I had a sneaking suspicion this would happen. Putting a furren Wimbledon winner on the show was just rubbing thr GBP's nose in it.
― Madchen, Sunday, 20 September 2009 10:04 (fourteen years ago) link
But keeping in a big plank of wood over her in the dance-off was just insane. Thread obviously now needs Marcello to bang on about the half-Mauritian guy and the other foreigner being in the dance-off thanks to Racist Great British Public.
(they were really in the dance-off because the two worst dancers are insanely popular in real non-Strictly TV/sport terms)
― ailsa, Sunday, 20 September 2009 10:10 (fourteen years ago) link
This thread hasn't been posted to in a while, but I just want to revive it to say this: Great British Public, what the eff-ing blazes are you thinking? Ali and Zoe in the bottom two? You're all crazy for guys with comedy muscles and cheeky chappies, that's the only explanation.
― a gift from your mind in the form of the perfect beat (snoball), Saturday, 31 October 2009 20:55 (fourteen years ago) link
I have mostly been communicating with people by non-ILX means due to no seeming interest in this part of the world, but, honestly, people, whoever you are, STOP FUCKING VOTING FOR CRAIG. HE IS SHITE.
Hopefully he will go to Blackpool, and then his mammy can nip along the road and take him away back home again and we can get on with the real stuff.
I do secretly find it quite funny that it's always James Jordan who ends up the victim when PUBLICVOTEGATE rears its ugly head.
― ailsa, Saturday, 31 October 2009 21:02 (fourteen years ago) link
Whoa Ailsa - I thought you didn't mind Craig?!? Nevertheless, last night was utter bollocks - how the feck did Ali and Brian get in the bottom two? I can *sort of* see why Zoe doesn't get votes - she is a decent dancer, but a bit characterless - but Craig, Laila, squeaky Hollins and Tuffers are all worse. Oh and Eastenders Ricky. Good to see Johnny Hollins though(cue chants of Johnny H's Blue Army, Johnny H's Blue Armeeee!). Anyway we're slowly coming to a household concensus that Ali n' Brian are the best. I do NOT like Ricky Whittle!
Having said all of that, Len's meltdowns everytime the public come up with a vote like last night's are pretty tiresome.
― Dr.C, Sunday, 1 November 2009 18:32 (fourteen years ago) link
I like Craig a lot, but I don't want to see him dance any more to know that he really can't do it very well. Also, am fed up of Flavia's "wtf am I doing still here" not-even-very-convincing-any-more fake grin.
― ailsa, Sunday, 1 November 2009 18:41 (fourteen years ago) link
So yeah.....poor old Ali out and the gurning Hollins through to the final. A less than vintage year for Strictly. Better celebs needed next year, and please no Alesha or Darcey.
― Dr.C, Monday, 14 December 2009 10:16 (fourteen years ago) link
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/49021000/jpg/_49021946_bbc_daniels_widdecombe.jpg
― James Mitchell, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 07:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Ugh. Do not want.
― ailsa, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 08:06 (thirteen years ago) link
The large version I meant to paste in is even worse.
― James Mitchell, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 08:09 (thirteen years ago) link
*Ann Widdecombe*Felicity Kendal*Gavin Henson - Welsh rugby player*Goldie - what would a celeb talent show be without Goldie?*Jimi Mistry - the obligatory "actor who used to be on Eastenders"*Kara Tointon - the obligatory "actress who used to be on Eastenders"*Matt Baker - ex Blue Peter presenter*Michelle Williams - one of the two people in Destiny's Child who wasn't Beyonce. This year's "foreigner who gets voted out in the first week by an intolerant Great British Public".*Pamela Stephenson - AKA Mrs Billy Connolly so expect the Big Yin to be seen in the audience a few times.*Patsy Kensit - what would a celeb talent show be without Patsy Kensit?*Paul Daniels - "you're going to like this... not a lot but... oh who are we kidding, you're not going to like this at all". They should pair him with the tallest dancer.*Peter Shilton - ex England goalkeeper.*Scott Maslen - used to be on The Bill.*Tina O'Brien - as a daring innovative ground breaking etc. twist this year, an actress who used to be on Eastenders
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Wednesday, 8 September 2010 08:27 (thirteen years ago) link
duh I mean Coronation Street
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Wednesday, 8 September 2010 08:36 (thirteen years ago) link
Scott Maslen is ex-Stenders as well (in fact, he's actually current Stenders, isn't he?)
― ailsa, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 08:53 (thirteen years ago) link
hope he dances in character
― former moderator, please give generously (DG), Wednesday, 8 September 2010 08:53 (thirteen years ago) link
Anyway, am not excited. Calling Kara Tointon or Matt Baker ftw, without actually seeing any of them dance.
xpost aye (for non-Stenders-watchers, his character is in a wheelchair)
― ailsa, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 08:54 (thirteen years ago) link
possible winners: Felicity Kendal, Peter Shilton, Matt Baker
runners-up: Pamela Stephenson, Patsy Kensit, Goldie
kept in despite no dancing ability due to looks/comedy balloon muscles: Gavin Henson, Scott Maslen (twice, see below)
kept in despite no dancing ability due to soap association: Jimi Mistry, Kara Tointon, Tina O'Brien, Scott Maslen (twice, see above)
no chance: Ann Widdecombe, Paul Daniels, Michelle Williams (due to being a "furriner")
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Wednesday, 8 September 2010 09:03 (thirteen years ago) link
Sounds about right, but I think Kara Tointon will be best out of the soapies.
Going to stick my neck out and predict that Brendan will get Patsy Kensit.
― ailsa, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 09:34 (thirteen years ago) link
We are about to find out.
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Saturday, 11 September 2010 17:28 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't like this meeting up bit. It's like one of those awful charity auctions.
― trishyb, Saturday, 11 September 2010 17:41 (thirteen years ago) link
It's a bit cheesy. Matt Baker in equal measure terrified and excited.
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Saturday, 11 September 2010 17:42 (thirteen years ago) link
Erin a good match for Shilts though.
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Saturday, 11 September 2010 17:44 (thirteen years ago) link
Robin, Artem, and Jared. The sons Noah didn't talk about.
― trishyb, Saturday, 11 September 2010 17:45 (thirteen years ago) link
Michelle is partnered with Brendan.
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Saturday, 11 September 2010 17:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Frankie Say Strictly...
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Saturday, 11 September 2010 18:08 (thirteen years ago) link
Jesus, I'm already sick of looking at Gavin Henson's chest. If he was a woman, this kind of talk would not be acceptable.
― trishyb, Saturday, 11 September 2010 18:14 (thirteen years ago) link
He's on ITV1 in a bit in some kind of "celebs journey into the Arctic Circle", and you can bet that even in sub-zero temperatures the director will still find a way of showing Hewson's chest.
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Saturday, 11 September 2010 18:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Well that was a bit of an anticlimax and a half, wasn't it? And now we have to wait three weeks while they learn to dance. Borang.
― Madchen, Sunday, 12 September 2010 09:02 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah I don't understand why they did that. The BBC really taking advantage of the non-compete agreement with X Factor.
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Sunday, 12 September 2010 11:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Non-compete agreement? Whazzat then? I didn't hear about that.
― trishyb, Sunday, 12 September 2010 14:42 (thirteen years ago) link
BBC and ITV have agreed to schedule Strictly and X Factor so that they don't clash.http://www.metro.co.uk/news/839954-x-factor-and-strictly-come-dancing-agree-scheduling-deal
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Sunday, 12 September 2010 14:46 (thirteen years ago) link
You would think that would have made the BBC cock about with the show less, not more. Oh well. We'll see how it shapes up. And at least Claude will be doing the results show with Tess, instead of Bruce doing it. That's got to be good.
― trishyb, Sunday, 12 September 2010 14:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Actually the BBC have cocked about with the show even more - the first episode was last night (Friday) at 9PM. I didn't even know it was on, expecting it to be tonight (Saturday), and it isn't available on iPlayer. Strictly must be one of the BBC's biggest draws this season, yet they're shifting it's scheduling all over the place like it was a BBC3 sitcom.
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Saturday, 2 October 2010 08:42 (thirteen years ago) link
It's on iPlayer now. Michelle Williams - not good. Also really annoying. Gavin Henson and Pamela Stephenson pretty nifty round the old floor. Judges wuv Kara Tointon.
― ailsa, Sunday, 3 October 2010 12:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Whole bunch of undeserved 8s before Matt danced. Based on previous scores, he should have got at least one 9, which would have been ridonk. Craig's score is the only one that counts these days.
― Madchen, Monday, 4 October 2010 12:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Michelle's 8 from Alesha was the daftest one. You can't just give someone 8s because you love them in their real job!
― ailsa, Monday, 4 October 2010 12:41 (thirteen years ago) link
I didn't know Gavin Henson was on this. Has he forgotten that he's a current professional athlete who you'd think has other things to be doing with his time?
― Antoine Bugleboy (Merdeyeux), Saturday, 23 October 2010 17:56 (thirteen years ago) link
He is a plank of wood.
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Saturday, 23 October 2010 17:58 (thirteen years ago) link
And MAtt Baker is wearing a funnee 'tache - wot larks Pip, wot larks, etc..
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Saturday, 23 October 2010 17:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh God, Peter Shilton doing the Charleston is nothing I ever want to see again. Alesha is on crack if she thinks that was worth a 6.
― ailsa, Saturday, 23 October 2010 18:03 (thirteen years ago) link
I seriously LOVE Pamela Stephenson on this so much.
― ailsa, Saturday, 23 October 2010 18:08 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm picking her as the winner, even at this early stage. None of the other couples are really anywhere close.
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Saturday, 23 October 2010 18:09 (thirteen years ago) link
Scott Maslen and Matt Baker are pretty good as well, to be fair, and Kara Tointon seems to have a decent shout at it as well. But outside that four, there's nothing much there. Widdecombe and Shilton have to go next, in that order. At least Shilton can make a fist of ballroom, so for that alone he deserves to stay longer than her.
― ailsa, Saturday, 23 October 2010 18:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Also James is my favourite out of the male pro dancers - none of this wacky personality nonsense like there is with Vincent, although he has dialled it down a bit.
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Saturday, 23 October 2010 18:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Unicycle!
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Saturday, 23 October 2010 18:14 (thirteen years ago) link
That was pretty good fun!
― ailsa, Saturday, 23 October 2010 18:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Very very good but verging on Blue Peter style gag dancing.
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Saturday, 23 October 2010 18:18 (thirteen years ago) link
Is tricky not to do gag dancing jazzhands stupidity doing a Charleston, tbf.
Michelle Williams has been uniformly rubbish this series, so hoping Ian Waite can make her better than Brendan has managed so far...
no, still stiff and gangly and in danger of snapping/falling over, being dragged all over the place, but I still think it's better than Brendan would have managed to do with her.
― ailsa, Saturday, 23 October 2010 18:22 (thirteen years ago) link
"The woman is supposed to follow the man" oh SHUT UP Craig
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Saturday, 23 October 2010 18:23 (thirteen years ago) link
A bit better this week but still stiff. It sort of, er, kills me that 'Killer' is used for this - is this what happens to 20 year old records? But it could have worked with a more focused dynamic performance.
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Saturday, 23 October 2010 18:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, agree with Len on Kara's charleston. Technically really really good, but too slow and not showy enough.
― ailsa, Saturday, 23 October 2010 18:29 (thirteen years ago) link