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Post by theglenbucklaird on Oct 9, 2016 18:46:26 GMT
Wow, didn't see Redknapp going out this early. Falling flat on her face attempting plié didn't help.
Thought if she had any of the grace of her husband on the football field she was a shoo-in
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2016 19:00:12 GMT
So upset Tameka went!!! She was one of my favourites - lots of fun!
So annoyed she went over Ed or Naga, who I think are the weakest
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Post by d'James on Oct 9, 2016 19:04:02 GMT
So sad for Tameka. I really like her. Someone's got to go but it's a shame it was her. I mean I doubt she could've won it but should've had a few more weeks in it.
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Post by missbabs on Oct 9, 2016 19:10:21 GMT
I think the problem for Tameka was that the comedy vote was split between herself, Ed and Rinder (both of whom seem very popular)
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Post by anthony40 on Oct 9, 2016 19:25:28 GMT
Well that was (kinda) emotional, wasn't it?
Hope Burley is coping okay- calm down, breath into a paper bay, have a galls of water and put your feet up. Whilst Gorka's gone, Pasha's still there.
I am not in any way being malicious or machiavellian but I wonder what Brucie's doing?
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Post by d'James on Oct 9, 2016 19:27:35 GMT
I think the problem for Tameka was that the comedy vote was split between herself, Ed and Rinder (both of whom seem very popular) Interestingly, I think she should've gone down the comedy route a bit more and she'd still be there. I don't think people were expecting her to take it as seriously.
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Post by alece10 on Oct 9, 2016 19:50:00 GMT
This always happens in the early stages that some half decent dancers go in favour of poorer dancers. It's all down to popularity at the beginning and how big a following a celebrity has. Naga has a big following from the BBC breakfast audience so she will be there for a few weeks more. Once we get down to the last 6 or so then it turns into a proper talent competition. Can't say I'm bothered Tamika has gone. She does my head in and don't find her remotely funny. Could Gorka come back on his own please? I also thought Will Young would be better than he is and what is it with all the bizarre outfits he wears in practise?
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Post by wickedgrin on Oct 9, 2016 20:25:23 GMT
But some of us need a bit of genuine excitement on a Sunday evening! Yes, indeed. At my age it's the only excitement I get on a Sunday evening - or any evening come to that!
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Post by wickedgrin on Oct 9, 2016 20:29:26 GMT
I love to see their faces waiting for the results! Once the poorer dancers are through to next week - e.g. Ed Balls, the better dancers know it could be ANYONE that is in the bottom two. Poor Tameka must have known she was going home up against Laura. I was surprised she was in the bottom two with the EastEnders following - I thought she would have lasted longer!
But overall it is a terrifically produced show.
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Post by stanne on Oct 9, 2016 20:30:51 GMT
An impassioned plea... to our Theatreboard Friends and fellow Strictly Fans- Please, please don't tell us your reactions to the Strictly result before the "Sunday" show. As two previous posters have suggested, this reaction (I'm in shock/Thud/Didn't see that coming) tells us something we don't want to know. We all know where we can find the real spoilers. But some of us need a bit of genuine excitement on a Sunday evening! (It's one of the reasons I've never been able to watch Titanic twice. Once I know there's an iceberg ahead... ) Apologies Caiaphas! This will be me next week -
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2016 20:41:29 GMT
To be fair, people can be surprised about anyone. Ed came at the bottom of the leader board but I'd have still been surprised if he'd have been bottom two this week. Similarly, I wasn't surprised about Tameka. I didn't find her as entertaining as everyone else seemed to. I think Laura suffers from a lack of chemistry with Giovanni (as much as the papers are trying to make out otherwise) and the height difference isn't big enough for stuff like lifts. She did well with the waltz last week but her latin really suffers in comparison. Think it's a shame that the show paired them up (assuming for the publicity) as I really like them both but just don't think they suit each other as dancing partners.
Claudia and Ore were my favourites this week. Also like Daisy and Danny week in week out. Louise is a good dancer but comes across very bland to me.
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Post by lynette on Oct 9, 2016 22:41:07 GMT
I dunno about Laura. I have no idea what she does in real life. But I think Tameka had a difficult if not rotten time. She was given the hard dances , the Paso, the charleston which demand such character way before the rest will get them. No waltz no Viennese so she could show some grace. And what a dreadful costume this week- - a practically black full length effort, almost a burka for goodness sake. Dark costumes rarely score well with the public vote. Laura had feathers. I know different dance but excuse me, a tango? You can certainly glam that up. No, Tameka was robbed...and I'm losing my faith in the set up. I'm not saying it is rigged...far from it but there are ways of nudging, aren't there?
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Post by foxa on Oct 10, 2016 7:36:00 GMT
I dunno about Laura. I have no idea what she does in real life. But I think Tameka had a difficult if not rotten time. She was given the hard dances , the Paso, the charleston which demand such character way before the rest will get them. No waltz no Viennese so she could show some grace. And what a dreadful costume this week- - a practically black full length effort, almost a burka for goodness sake. Dark costumes rarely score well with the public vote. Laura had feathers. I know different dance but excuse me, a tango? You can certainly glam that up. No, Tameka was robbed...and I'm losing my faith in the set up. I'm not saying it is rigged...far from it but there are ways of nudging, aren't there? I agree with Lynette both about the choice of dances for Tameka and that final costume. The charleston suited her and she look cute in that outfit, but I thought her Paso was a bit flat and the cop costume for the tango was a disaster. Not only was it not becoming, but I felt I couldn't really see her dancing well. She did allude to it having been a hard week when talking to Claudia after the dance and she wasn't her usual effervescent self. When she and Gorka were doing their goodbye dance she pulled up her skirt and showed that she had a huge blue knee brace, so it appears she'd been dancing with an injury. I'm not sure Gorka was the best partner for her - he was cute and they spoke affectionately of each other, but I didn't get a sense of a lot of communication and his choreography was a bit blah. It's such a strong year that some good people are going to go out early, but I found her one of the most delightful interviewees and think with some other dances she could have been really entertaining. I had predicted it would be Anastacia and Naga in the bottom two, but Naga in particular must have more of a fan base than I had expected.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2016 7:49:20 GMT
Ye Gods! Tameka was robbed. 'nuff said.
Laura is so bland I forget that she's on half way through her dance.
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Post by freckles on Oct 10, 2016 9:22:38 GMT
What did everyone think of Ball & Boe? I thought it sounded a bit of a mess, one of them singing straight and one operatic didn't seem to work. A shame as I like them both individually, but together wasn't impressed.
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Post by poster J on Oct 10, 2016 9:29:18 GMT
I dunno about Laura. I have no idea what she does in real life. But I think Tameka had a difficult if not rotten time. She was given the hard dances , the Paso, the charleston which demand such character way before the rest will get them. No waltz no Viennese so she could show some grace. And what a dreadful costume this week- - a practically black full length effort, almost a burka for goodness sake. Dark costumes rarely score well with the public vote. Laura had feathers. I know different dance but excuse me, a tango? You can certainly glam that up. No, Tameka was robbed...and I'm losing my faith in the set up. I'm not saying it is rigged...far from it but there are ways of nudging, aren't there? She's an actress, the character dances should have played to her strengths - but they didn't. If you think they were difficult, a Viennese Waltz would have been much worse. Tameka's problem was she was polarising - I know a lot of people (and I also agree) who found her intensely irritating and unfunny, and so really didn't care if she went out early. She's clearly not that popular with the Eastenders fanbase or she'd still be there, whereas Naga seems to be harnessing the BBC Breakfast support to keep her in even though she's not very good. And at least Ed Balls and Judge Rinder are amusing people and being taught proper technique (though as far as I'm concerned the sooner Rinder goes, the better as he's just as annoying as Tameka). Gorka's choreography was uninspired (though the Charleston probably wasn't him, but that was dire as well) and that didn't help Tameka's cause much.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2016 12:08:11 GMT
What did everyone think of Ball & Boe? I thought it sounded a bit of a mess, one of them singing straight and one operatic didn't seem to work. A shame as I like them both individually, but together wasn't impressed. Agree... Like you, I like them both individually, but this just sounded wrong. And it came across as a bit of a cheese-fest. Not for me...
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Post by Honoured Guest on Oct 10, 2016 16:04:46 GMT
What did everyone think of Ball & Boe? I thought it sounded a bit of a mess, one of them singing straight and one operatic didn't seem to work. A shame as I like them both individually, but together wasn't impressed. Couldn't really hear them over the boiling kettle.
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Post by Honoured Guest on Oct 10, 2016 16:09:38 GMT
Tameka does always make me laugh, ever since Beautiful Thing: "Have I got C*** stamped across my forehead?" But I wondered if her hilarious intervention as Ore o'Doom dramatically wept would annoy some people?
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Post by d'James on Oct 10, 2016 16:34:30 GMT
Tameka does always make me laugh, ever since Beautiful Thing: "Have I got C*** stamped across my forehead?" But I wondered if her hilarious intervention as Ore o'Doom dramatically wept would annoy some people? I thought that was hilarious when she joined in and then everyone did, but a lot of people on other sites seem to like to pull her up on all her behaviour.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2016 17:17:58 GMT
What did everyone think of Ball & Boe? I thought it sounded a bit of a mess, one of them singing straight and one operatic didn't seem to work. A shame as I like them both individually, but together wasn't impressed. I said the same last night. I felt it didn't work at all and did not inspire me to buy the album.
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Post by wickedgrin on Oct 10, 2016 17:38:39 GMT
Ball & Boe sounded dreadful! Awful harmonies and I didn't think the voices together worked at all. Plus I found two guys singing a love duet a bit odd, especially as they ensured they WERE NOT singing to each other - very much against the lyric! The whole thing was bizarre - I cannot see albums being sold on the back of that although no doubt the "fans" will pack out the concerts!
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Post by poster J on Oct 10, 2016 19:53:35 GMT
Tameka does always make me laugh, ever since Beautiful Thing: "Have I got C*** stamped across my forehead?" But I wondered if her hilarious intervention as Ore o'Doom dramatically wept would annoy some people? It annoyed me. I thought it was completely over the top and unnecessary - when she started I thought it might have been genuine emotion, but it quickly turned into anything but. Given Ore and Joanne were genuinely emotional, it seemed very attention-seeking. She annoyed me long before that though, and she just wasn't very good.
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Post by anthony40 on Oct 11, 2016 16:46:38 GMT
For anyone interested Es balls was on Loose Women today and personally I thought he did a pretty good job promoting not only Strictly but his partnership with Kataya in the show and himself.
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Post by longinthetooth on Oct 11, 2016 18:01:03 GMT
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Post by anthony40 on Oct 11, 2016 18:01:57 GMT
Wow!
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Post by anthony40 on Oct 11, 2016 18:03:42 GMT
On has to wonder if it has anything to with him back talking to Len?
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Post by foxa on Oct 11, 2016 18:04:45 GMT
I was just coming to post the same thing. What happened?
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Post by lynette on Oct 11, 2016 18:06:23 GMT
Well nobody likes being ticked off in public. Sorry for his pro partner, he was quite good, might have done well.
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Post by d'James on Oct 11, 2016 18:09:29 GMT
Wow. I'm not a fan and didn't particularly like his dances but I hope it's nothing serious.
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