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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2018 17:58:39 GMT
And so sue me Dr Ranj was just adorable in that Monster suit. And I love him. Hoorah! Dr Ranj to WIN! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2018 18:15:50 GMT
And so sue me Dr Ranj was just adorable in that Monster suit. And I love him. Hoorah! Dr Ranj to WIN! Team Ranj all the way! Especially if he gets the fluffy monster out again (not a euphemism) |
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Post by jaqs on Oct 31, 2018 12:50:59 GMT
I adore how earnest Dr Ranj is, I love a trier on these shows.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Nov 3, 2018 19:18:23 GMT
That was a not an extraordinary jive, it was very basic and pedestrian - other than tricks from AJ... is it because they don't want to be too critical of someone with a disability? To do that would be patronising and inappropriate.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Nov 3, 2018 19:33:56 GMT
Great music for the AT - always one of my favourite dances. But she should never have been dressed in that blue frock. She stood out for the wrong reasons. Doing that with an injury is never going to be easy.
Oh for the chance to see it danced by two men - as it is often danced in Argentina - it would be incredible...
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Post by lynette on Nov 3, 2018 19:42:07 GMT
Why didn’t they give Dr Ranje a ballroom like foxtrot? Too much of the 'costume' dances. Kate in trouble, very heavy, sorry. Just wondering why Tess hasn’t got a brooch poppy?
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Post by oxfordsimon on Nov 3, 2018 19:50:59 GMT
WTF is this mess? No way is that a street/commercial routine. It was more contemporary than anything else. Not sharp enough to be street.
They are commenting on something I didn't see. And, as ever, it was the Kevin dance with someone else doing a few bits in the background.
It will be massively overmarked.
And lose that bloody silly hat.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 3, 2018 19:52:19 GMT
Shirley doing her ‘signature move’ in the jive.
I wonder what happened to Corky. He looks a character! (Watch to the end).
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Post by oxfordsimon on Nov 3, 2018 20:01:50 GMT
What is the point of the judges when they refuse to vote honestly. A QS where the footwork and syncro goes wrong from the outset, it is never going to be worth 7. If you dance it all wrong, you should get marked accordingly.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Nov 3, 2018 20:05:20 GMT
I am guessing Pasha and Ashley only had half an hour to work on that. It was dull.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 3, 2018 20:19:57 GMT
What is the point of the judges when they refuse to vote honestly. A QS where the footwork and syncro goes wrong from the outset, it is never going to be worth 7. If you dance it all wrong, you should get marked accordingly. I don’t know why they felt it necessary to appease Danny with soft peddling comments. “Your top line is divine” “I hope people still vote for you”. Why? It was a mess! Judging by his face Danny doesn’t take negative feedback too well. Bit of a diva maybe? |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Nov 3, 2018 20:26:09 GMT
We are seeing the judges jump the shark when it comes to scoring now. There is no way at the VW was worth 8. It was not 2 points off perfection.
It was always a bit odd - but now it is just random - erring on the side of being massively overgenerous.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Nov 3, 2018 20:29:09 GMT
Who chose this awful music for a Paso? It was not easy to stay in time (which they did fail to do on occasion) but it was was just so non-Spanish as to make a mockery of the dance style.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 3, 2018 20:49:01 GMT
I know nothing but Joe’s feet were all over the place. And yes he DOES look like an awkward 27 year old from the West Country. A bit of eyeliner ain’t changing that.
I suppose having 4m YouTube followers has its benefits. If it was anyone else they’d be out by now.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Nov 3, 2018 20:53:52 GMT
I give Joe credit for having got to a reasonable standard from zero stage/dance experience. In terms of journey, his is the most impressive of this season.
Is he a great dancer? No. But has he improved from week one? Absolutely.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2018 21:21:16 GMT
I give Joe credit for having got to a reasonable standard from zero stage/dance experience. In terms of journey, his is the most impressive of this season. Is he a great dancer? No. But has he improved from week one? Absolutely. I think they are determined to have him in the final. Nines? Only for the eyeliner. |
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Post by lynette on Nov 3, 2018 21:36:30 GMT
Joe very much overscored but they adore him, don’t they? Are we missing something on the telly?
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Post by anthony40 on Nov 4, 2018 18:36:04 GMT
So this morning I dragged out my original cast recording (now on CD) of Starlight Express and there he is, Danny John Jules as Rocky I
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Post by Raven on Nov 4, 2018 19:11:41 GMT
I do think Kate will be eliminated tonight. Her dance was very stilted and heavy and I felt almost lazy? It's like she's not fully committing herself to the dance.
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Post by alece10 on Nov 4, 2018 19:57:33 GMT
Some dodgy camera work in the opening number. You could see dancers running on behind the staircase and one of the girls holding up her dress and pulling up her knickers. "Oh er missis"!
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Post by jaqs on Nov 4, 2018 20:23:22 GMT
I usually like Faye but her gritted teeth throughout the dance made her look awful, not helped by the dark lipstick.
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Post by karloscar on Nov 5, 2018 9:34:20 GMT
Given that Ashley and Faye have been too good from week one, it's pretty clear that Stacey and Kevin will win this year. It's been a dull year so far, don't know if I can be bothered with the rest of the series.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2018 11:03:50 GMT
Good. I wouldn't mind that now that Dr Ranj has gone. At least Stacey shows a bit of personality (God forbid for some viewers). Pasha and Giovanni could be dragging mannequins around the floor and we wouldn't notice.
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Post by vdcni on Nov 5, 2018 12:04:47 GMT
I liked Ranj but this was inevitable, Jeanette doesn't have the experience to teach quite a few of the dances, if she couldn't get Aston very far Ranj didn't really have much of a hope.
It's a bit dull this year, lacking in interesting personalities. Most people are pretty low key with one hideously shrieking exception who has even worse been paired with Kevin who edges close to Anton level obnoxiousness at times. To be fair I liked their Tango last week but their street commercial was an overmarked mess - how the judges thought was at the same level of Charles's a few weeks ago I don't know. Unfortunately I think it's between them and Joe for the win at this point.
That said it's time for Charles to go, apart from one dance he has been pretty average and he clearly doesn't have the votes so he's just taking up space right now. Then Lauren can join him, rather than inflict another painfully dull dance on us. Danny is a bit of a mystery but he's clearly got some votes behind him to dodge the dance off but he looks too hit and miss to win at this point.
I'd like to see Graeme and Kate make Blackpool as I think it would mean more to them, they are both proper traditional Strictly contestants and have a bit more life about them.
Faye and Ashley look to good to win at this point, of the two I prefer Ashley who isn't anywhere near as bland.
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Post by lou105 on Nov 5, 2018 16:10:04 GMT
Given that Ashley and Faye have been too good from week one, it's pretty clear that Stacey and Kevin will win this year. It's been a dull year so far, don't know if I can be bothered with the rest of the series. It would be fascinating to see voting figures to date. We really have no idea what influence Joe's huge following on social media is having. Thankfully so far he's danced well enough that no-one has had cause to question why he's still in, but it could be that he has an unassailable lead every week. |
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