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Post by tonyloco on Jan 30, 2018 13:08:34 GMT
Although compared to some of the other dross on tv , such as 'celebrity' big brother it is very high brow!I admit its not as good as previous series but in the absence of strictly it will do for now! I have tried watching this but I keep losing interest and, despite being a devoted follower of the previous series (in the plural), I find this leaves me cold. My biggest disappointment is seeing Jane Torville sitting there on the judging panel and not skating! As an afficianado of classical ballet, I think Jane is one of the few human beings blessed with perfect musicality as a dancer, albeit on ice. In many ways she reminds me of the greatest female dancer I ever saw, namely Dame Margot Fonteyn, whose career I followed in detail from 1960 right through to the end of her partnership with Nureyev. Jane, like Margot, fills every phrase with dancing. She never just moves from one place to another – she makes every movement a musical statement. The fact that she is no longer in the first flush of youth hardly matters when, like Fonteyn at the end of her career, she can still embody the beauty and grace of dance in a way that few others can and she will never lose than inborn talent. Oh, perhaps I had better have a lie down in a darkened room! |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 30, 2018 21:03:32 GMT
Although compared to some of the other dross on tv , such as 'celebrity' big brother it is very high brow!I admit its not as good as previous series but in the absence of strictly it will do for now! I disagree. This years DOI makes CBB look like University Challenge. |
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Post by justfran on Feb 2, 2018 23:43:46 GMT
I agree with many others that the return of DOI has sadly lost its sparkle. I’ve previously watched every series and been to several tours but have lost interest in this year already and am no longer watching. Too many ad breaks, presenters that are too self interested, odd shaped ice rink, Torvil & Dean better as the trainers than judges.
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Post by Tibidabo on Feb 4, 2018 20:47:27 GMT
I have no idea what the judges see with Jake.
Dan always moves in with his partners!
Didn't particularly like any of them this week. Max was probably the best for me.
How gorgeous were the olympians? Does anyone know if they are serious medal hopes? I've never heard of them.
All I can say is that it's just as well we have the shy, humble human being that is Antony Cotton to save us from this dross on a Sunday night. The world would be a far more dismal place without his meek and modest musings and his unpresuming presence within the proceedings.
Not.
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