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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 13, 2021 12:22:43 GMT
No this is more like it!
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 12, 2021 20:15:29 GMT
I think the line up this year is one of the most uninspiring they have ever had, I can barely muster any excitement for it and I can't remember feeling this way about it.
To be fair though I've still enjoyed the series in the past where I've not thought much to the celebs beforehand in the end, you go on the journey with them and get to know them and root for them.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 11, 2021 18:38:30 GMT
Sneak peak of songs from the sitzprobe You’d think someone could have told the ensemble that it’s being filmed and they should at least pretend to look interested. It’s the most miserable looking sitzprobe video I’ve seen in ages. Still… super excited and hopefully that this will be a hit. It does seem to lack a bit of energy, I very much did notice that and thought it was weird. Perhaps it was at the end of the day or just filmed for that video and they were exhausted or something.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 11, 2021 15:18:17 GMT
I'm really excited for this. It's finally happening.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 10, 2021 14:07:39 GMT
What are the conditions though, I'm trying and nothing is being taken off. Is it certain dates and price bands?
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 10, 2021 13:05:00 GMT
Whats the promo code? Can someone send it to me?
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 8, 2021 18:05:00 GMT
you wonder if she didnt mentally really turn up for her last event this morni6n, which I dont know how I feel about. I think that's more than a bit unfair given she won two of the four disciplines! As the 2x defending champion she was always going to be picked, but GB could have given Elinor Barker or Katie Archibald the ride instead. Though given she didn't ride the team pursuit final Barker may not have been on top form either. She literally said it though, she said she feels like her Olympics is over in the interviews she gave after the Gold and she alluded to feeling like that in her interviews this morning as well. I'm just saying that maybe she wasn't as motivated and focused on the event as she might have been normally. She has natural ability and so that is always going to get her so far even if she wasn't fully committed. I think it would have been a good opportunity to throw someone else in there who maybe felt like they had more to achieve.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 8, 2021 14:27:53 GMT
We did well for saying some of our top stars were either injured at the wrong time or didnt perform to expectation.
Good to see Jason Kenny come away with that Gold. I love Laura Kenny as well but you got the impression she was done after her Gold the other day, infact she said that, and you wonder if she didnt mentally really turn up for her last event this morni6n, which I dont know how I feel about.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 5, 2021 13:12:29 GMT
Well, the one to watch for me tomorrow and Saturday is Tom Daley with the 10m platform. High hopes for his medal chances. China won every diving gold medal, except Daley and Lee..... China faltered a bit in that competition, which is incredibly rare, and Daley and Lee were able to take advantage, you'd have to say the same circumstances would have to occur for Tom to be in with a good chance for Gold but fingers and toes crossed. That would be a great story and a big moment.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 5, 2021 12:07:37 GMT
Sky Brown? Not only is she remarkable (for any age, not just her young age) but she's got a great attitude. Hugging and congratulating her competition, being able to get out of her head to succeed on her final run. She's got the right attitude, as far as I'm concerned, because it's about being YOUR very best, which isn't necessarily the same as being THE very best. And being 'the best' can (should?) encompass more than winning... winning and losing with grace, giving it your best effort... that's the Olympic ideal. Adam Peaty for me as the superstar. A beast of a competitor, redefined his event, still about a second quicker than anyone else, not beaten for six years. One of the countries greatest ever sportsman. Tough crowd here if we are still looking for a superstar There's a difference between a sporting superstar because of your achievements and the sort of thing i'm talking about. I remember when half the nation probably stayed up till 3am to watch Rebecca Adlington win her gold in Beijing and she had thousands of people out out on the street for a homecoming parade in her town being broadcast live on the TV because the nation fell in love with her so much. Same with Mo Farah when everybody was gathered round the TV to watch him win Gold in London, same with Jess on the same night. Adam Peaty is AMAZING and swimming really is my fave sport so I totally agree he should be a superstar but he isn't really is he? He's a superstar in swimming and of course seen as incredible sportsman but for whatever reason I don't think that translates to being a superstar with the public or being a nations sweetheart during/from this games.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 5, 2021 12:00:50 GMT
This Olympics for me is missing that big new GB star and household name coming through. Sky Brown? Not only is she remarkable (for any age, not just her young age) but she's got a great attitude. Hugging and congratulating her competition, being able to get out of her head to succeed on her final run. She's got the right attitude, as far as I'm concerned, because it's about being YOUR very best, which isn't necessarily the same as being THE very best. And being 'the best' can (should?) encompass more than winning... winning and losing with grace, giving it your best effort... that's the Olympic ideal. Absolutely a great achievement but for me it doesn't seem she's got quite the hype some of the stars i mentioned got when they performed at the Olympics. I'm not seeing anyone coming through at that level of hype at this Olympics. Really you have to look at Adam Peaty and wonder why he doesn't quite get that level of attention given his achievements and performance at this games as well getting Gold.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 5, 2021 4:30:28 GMT
This Olympics for me is missing that big new GB star and household name coming through. The one that suddenly becomes a national treasure and makes everyone book an appointment to be round the TV when they go for Gold. The new Rebecca Adlington or Mo Farah or Nicola Adams, those types of stars that are made during an Olympics. For me even though we've had some great medals and new personalities pop up there hasn't really been those sort of stars made that we've got from other Olympics, or that really big 'moment' where the nation is on tenterhooks and felt something special to witness, at least as far as I can see. Maybe it's still to come. Probably Dina would have been it and provided that moment if she didn't have her injury and managed to do something special (which seems like a tall order given the rest of the field in that event anyway).
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 4, 2021 16:40:48 GMT
I loved that boxer earlier who was so open about being unhappy with a silver medal. I think that was on of out biggest issues before probably London 2012 actually, where the attitude was for athletes and the public to think they had done a great job if they just got into a final or scraped a bronze. You have seen over the last several years the mentality change to athletes aiming to win and be the best in the world rather than seeming just to be happy to be there.
That's not to say that if you get a silver or bronze or even just reach a final it's not a big achievement in many cases, but it's good to see a mentality where gold is the absolute aim.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 2, 2021 12:13:59 GMT
Just watching the bbc coverage and they are making a thing of Micheal Johnson tapping Gabby Logan and it being against the rules to touch or whatever and Gabby Logan had to say they are in a "bubble", plus they are all sitting 2 metres apart as well...have they not got the memo that social distancing has ended and there can be as much physical contact and mixing as they like? Very confused.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 2, 2021 8:33:34 GMT
I don't think you can call any latin champion or even any professional dancer a "terrible dancer" come on......he's not my fave but he's hardly terrible is he. Now a Tom/Gorka pairing..... I can when I have dance experience and know much better dancers - his Latin is OK but his ballroom technique is worse than some of the celebrities we've had in the past. He isn't the only one guilty of that (Nadiya and Aljaz are the only good ballroom dancers on the show, Oti and Amy's ballroom is ok) but it is infuriating. There are much better dancers out there than most of the current Strictly pros. I only rate a few of the current crop, and Oti and Nadiya are really the only ones I would pay to see dance (I would probably also pay to take a lesson from Aljaz and Amy as well). I'd much rather see Tom with Johannes than Graziano but I think the height difference is probably too great. Theres a difference between saying he's not one of the best professional dancers or you know much better dancers and calling him a terrible dancer.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 2, 2021 8:29:37 GMT
Bit of a shock this morning in the track cycling womens team pursuit qualifying with Germany getting a massive world record and Team GB looking a bit dodgy....my expectations have shifted with regards to that race now. That isn't really a shock on current form. Team GB were never odds on for gold. Germany were never expected to do that, the ones for Team GB to beat were USA. Chris Hoy said this morning Germany only came 6th or something the last big competition.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 2, 2021 8:11:57 GMT
Regarding Tom, it's going to be either Graziano or Johannes because they are the males pro's who've publicly been calling for a m/m pairing and said they would want to do it. I don't think you can call any latin champion or even any professional dancer a "terrible dancer" come on......he's not my fave but he's hardly terrible is he.
Now a Tom/Gorka pairing.....
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 2, 2021 8:06:07 GMT
Bit of a shock this morning in the track cycling womens team pursuit qualifying with Germany getting a massive world record and Team GB looking a bit dodgy....my expectations have shifted with regards to that race now.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jul 30, 2021 20:18:43 GMT
Does Sutton Foster usually do the matinees?
And nobody who saw Carly in West Side Story and/or The Color Purple is surprised she's shining here, she is an amazing talent.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jul 29, 2021 13:13:05 GMT
If people actually want something to show off their highly prestigious theatre board membership I'm sure we can sort it.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jul 27, 2021 11:05:55 GMT
Brilliant news. I'm off to join the queue now. Actually it will be interesting to see how packed it gets this year. People might flock because it didn't happen last year and it's the first big theatre event back but on the other hand a packed Trafalgar Square may still be a little too much for a lot of people.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jul 27, 2021 11:03:05 GMT
She does the evening highlights/round up show with Alex Scott. Thanks. That's why I've not seen her as I've not watched the evening show yet. I love Clare Balding, such a great sports presenter.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jul 27, 2021 10:44:20 GMT
Where is Clare Balding this time, I've not seen her so far. She does the evening highlights/round up show with Alex Scott.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jul 27, 2021 7:26:17 GMT
I don't know anything about Taekwondo really but what I do know is that in every match I've watched with a Team GB fighter they have ended up losing in literally the last few seconds. It seems a trend that possibly needs looking at....
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jul 26, 2021 19:56:51 GMT
What about the triathlon start where half of them couldn't dive because there was a boat in the way?! I still regret not going to London 2012 Olympics, I was worried when you had to ballot for tickets that I'd suddenly have loads and get billed and had no one to go with. I went to the Paralympics when I fully understood what I was missing and it was amazing. I'd be much more inclined to go to a large sporting event over here now if we hosted something even if it was to see other countries play if it was rugby, football or something. Just that big crowd experience. Well if we ever get back to that. As I mentioned, the commonwealths next year in Birmingham? That's the next biggest thing to the Olympics really in terms of a multi sport event. Tickets are available via ballot in September I believe. Yes that was one of the reasons i didn't end up going to the London 2012 games as well, one I didn't really have anyone to go with and 2nd the ballot was a bit overwhelming. Now I don't mind going anywhere on my own and I did back then, so it wouldn't bother me now if I couldn't find anyone to go with and I'm definitely going in for Birmingham tickets regardless.
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