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danieldwilliam) wrote2013-09-30 11:09 am
danieldwilliam) wrote2013-09-30 11:09 am
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On Bruce and Craig
Strictly is looking a little like a pantomime this year. More so than usual.
I think Bruce is looking at his last season of Strictly. His timing is poor. I’m genuinely not sure he knows what he’s doing all of the time. His health and ability to compere the show are becoming a bit of story in their own right. An unwelcome distraction. He was in his time an excellent light entertainment host. Even a few years ago he was very good. I think his time has passed. The man has worked long and hard at his career and I would rather see it end this year whilst he can, just about, still deliver, rather than see him soldier on a season or so longer and his career end when he pisses himself on live television.
Tess looked more relaxed than I’ve seen her look in a while.
I’m disappoined with Revel-Horward. In the past I’ve respected his opinions and the bluntness with which he delivered them. Usually his critisism is well founded and constructive. If you listened to it and did something about it you improved and he would often notice this and comment on it.
This weekend he seemed viscous and drowned the contestents in a slew of, what appeared to me to be quite technical points. I’m not saying he was wrong, just that he put the boot in and seemed to enjoy doing so. Whilst it is inevitable that on a judging panel one of the judges will be strict and blunt I don’t want the show to revolve around Revel-Horward being nasty to people.
So far, I see a risk that this year the main focus will be whether someone hits Craig before Bruce falls over.
I think Bruce is looking at his last season of Strictly. His timing is poor. I’m genuinely not sure he knows what he’s doing all of the time. His health and ability to compere the show are becoming a bit of story in their own right. An unwelcome distraction. He was in his time an excellent light entertainment host. Even a few years ago he was very good. I think his time has passed. The man has worked long and hard at his career and I would rather see it end this year whilst he can, just about, still deliver, rather than see him soldier on a season or so longer and his career end when he pisses himself on live television.
Tess looked more relaxed than I’ve seen her look in a while.
I’m disappoined with Revel-Horward. In the past I’ve respected his opinions and the bluntness with which he delivered them. Usually his critisism is well founded and constructive. If you listened to it and did something about it you improved and he would often notice this and comment on it.
This weekend he seemed viscous and drowned the contestents in a slew of, what appeared to me to be quite technical points. I’m not saying he was wrong, just that he put the boot in and seemed to enjoy doing so. Whilst it is inevitable that on a judging panel one of the judges will be strict and blunt I don’t want the show to revolve around Revel-Horward being nasty to people.
So far, I see a risk that this year the main focus will be whether someone hits Craig before Bruce falls over.
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I think she’d have to be a markedly better dancer to get over what I think are the limitations in her asset class.
So long as Susanna gets to the final, I’m content.
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Right now if I had to pick a winner, I would pick Sophie. I think she and Natalie are in a different class from the rest - Natalie is the better, but not by so much that it shows - and I think she'll get the votes. But there's still a lot to play for. Ashley is very cute and voters will like him.
(Your friend Josh thinks it is hysterical that his sons are called Mason and Buddy, which are the names of the dogs where Marcus and Livs live.)
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I personally would not call my children Mason or Buddy but, on reflection, I can’t think of a good reason not to other than signalling class, educational attainment, aspiration, familial loyalty and certain philosophical and literary alligances.
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I hate swans.
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Sophie I find has a curious personallity. She appears very personable, witty and charismatic when she engages but she seems quite shy. Not sure how this plays out.
I think Natalie has to be the favourite.
I wonder what the best way to use my votes to help keep Susanna in is.
I have Ashley in the office sweapstake.
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I was a bit surprised last year that the Olympian was more popular than the Girls Aloud singer, but maybe I shouldn't have been. I think his musculature was a factor, although that might be unfair.
I agree re Sophie. If it's an act, it's a darn good one.
Popularity - Mechanics
I’m wondering if there is any way I can use the efficient market hypothesis to steal someonelse’s ability to see inside or, more likely, their ability to bribe low level BBC staff members.
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Thinking about my own voting intentions I imagine his musculature helped.
Is Louis gay? I am carrying a stereotypical but, I think not unfounded, assumption that gay men are more likely to vote than the average citizen.
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Do you watch it together?
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