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[magnatom]

It could be worse. My wife insists on watching 'America's Next Top Model'!!

AAAAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!

All that screeching 'Tyra mail, Tyra mail!!!!!!!!!' Is driving me looney!!!

 

[wafflycat]

OOOOH... that's grounds for divorce, that one!

 

[sheddy]

Can anyone explain the title ?
When I was a boy the Beeb did Come Dancing. Now its called Strictly Come Dancing. Why, do they perform with whips ?

 

[abchandler]

Can anyone explain the title ?
When I was a boy the Beeb did Come Dancing. Now its called Strictly Come Dancing. Why, do they perform with whips ?

The first reference I remember was the film Strictly Ballroom. Since then anything with THAT kind of dancing has to have Strictly in the title so that the moronsmasses know what kind of dancing to expect

 

[goo_mason]

I detest ALL of those singing / dancing / skating shows

Thankfully, my 8yr-old daughter does too, and she doesn't like HSM or any of that American singing-white-teeth Hannah-Montana-style rubbish. "I'm not really a girly-girl, Dad", she tells me. "People think I'm a weirdo because I like Dr Who, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh and dragons".

A friend of mine is a Hollywood costume designer, and worked on the Hannah Montana Movie (not yet out over here, I think). She sent my daughter a parcel over containing some Hannah Montana goodies (DVD, t-shirt etc), thinking that - as a girl - she'd love it. My daughter's expression on opening the parcel was priceless....

 

[sheddy]

In that cas I suppose I'd better see what the fuss is about.
I suppose anything that gets lardy types up off the sofa and jigging about has to be a good thing

 

[Globalti]

Unbelievable! Most members of this forum would denigrate most present-day TV output as irresponsible, crude, puerile, crass, drivel, etc etc. yet here you have a clean family programme, apparently the most successful TV show in the world for years, which encourages family fun and exercise, professionally compered by one of our most respected TV hosts and all you can do is denigrate it!

If you took the time to watch you might even find yourselves enjoying the professionalism of the dancers, the fantastic sets and costumes, the musicianship, the good humour and the lack of crudeness and swearing, the good-natured competitiveness and the excellence of the four judges. It is truly a refreshing beacon of how family entertainment ought to be, using all the modern technology available. Yet all you can do is sneer.

What exactly do you want shown on TV, oh fellow forumeers?

 

[Chuffy]

Unbelievable! Most members of this forum would denigrate most present-day TV output as irresponsible, crude, puerile, crass, drivel, etc etc. yet here you have a clean family programme, apparently the most successful TV show in the world for years, which encourages family fun and exercise, professionally compered by one of our most respected TV hosts and all you can do is denigrate it!

If you took the time to watch you might even find yourselves enjoying the professionalism of the dancers, the fantastic sets and costumes, the musicianship, the good humour and the lack of crudeness and swearing, the good-natured competitiveness and the excellence of the four judges. It is truly a refreshing beacon of how family entertainment ought to be, using all the modern technology available. Yet all you can do is sneer.

What exactly do you want shown on TV, oh fellow forumeers?

You know, as I pass Macdonalds I often find myself wondering why people denigrate the attention to detail, the wholesome family atmosphere, the pleasure that so many people get from being in clean, brightly coloured premises, the variety of foods on offer, the cheery, well designed marketing materials and the well-trained and incentivized staff members.

Strictly is Macdonalds TV.

 

[Sig SilverPrinter]

I detest ALL of those singing / dancing / skating shows

Thankfully, my 8yr-old daughter does too, and she doesn't like HSM or any of that American singing-white-teeth Hannah-Montana-style rubbish. "I'm not really a girly-girl, Dad", she tells me. "People think I'm a weirdo because I like Dr Who, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh and dragons".

+1

Thankfully my daughter would rather read a book.
As for strictly...when that came on ,on went the dvd of The Young Ones

 

[Rhythm Thief]

I just can't stand Graham Norton (is he still on it?) and I have no interest whatever in ballroom dancing. Or even in watching a load of nonebrities trying to perform ballroom dancing. So there.

 

[mikeitup]

I don't watch any of that stuff, SCD, BB, XF, BGT etc etc etc.

Only watch HIGNFY & MTW (when they are on of course)

I have read some very good books recently though (not celeb biogs etc either or tv series tie in bollocks)

"Dark Heart" by Nick Davies is highly recommended. (if a bit depressing) I also recommend his "Flat Earth News" too.

 

[beanzontoast]

I can't dance for toffee, but I really enjoy Strictly. Always have. I find it quite fascinating - far and away more entertaining than X Factor too, which I truly cannot abide.

Also like the It Takes Two follow-up show with Claudia Winkleman on BBC2 at 6.30 every weekday night. In fact, since the current series started we've only missed one programme, and that's because daughter forgot to set the Sky box. Claudia's so quirky. It takes talent to be an entertaining interviewer and draw the best out of the celebs. Mrs Beanz and I are hooked.

Mikeitup - HIGNFY gets a vote here too. Merton is a genius.

 

[John Ponting]

I just can't stand Graham Norton (is he still on it?) and I have no interest whatever in ballroom dancing. Or even in watching a load of nonebrities trying to perform ballroom dancing. So there.

No he isn't.

Was he ever ?

 

[wafflycat]

Perhaps he's getting mixed up with Julian Clary who was a contestant in a previous series?

 

[Rhythm Thief]

No he isn't.

Was he ever ?

It's entirely possible I'm mistaken. My point about the nonebrities still stands though.