[shefair]

Unappreciating result of superstar show Ben very nice but nice does nothing for me,

a bad boy floats my boat every time and Jesus is a bit of a bad boy in the show

[Cat.J]

I'd just like to appreciate the British 3-Day Eventing Team who were just brilliant today and finished in silver medal position going into the show-jumping tomorrow.

And I'd like to really really unappreciate the BBC for shoving the Equestrianism away on a channel that you can't see unless you have Sky (I went to a friend's house to watch it today). We have one of the best Eventing teams in the world and there is a very good chance they will come away with both team and individual medals, yet the good old Beeb thinks horsey sport is elitist and that no-one will want to watch it

OK, rant over!

[Camis]

Originally Posted by Cat.J

I'd just like to appreciate the British 3-Day Eventing Team who were just brilliant today and finished in silver medal position going into the show-jumping tomorrow.

And I'd like to really really unappreciate the BBC for shoving the Equestrianism away on a channel that you can't see unless you have Sky (I went to a friend's house to watch it today). We have one of the best Eventing teams in the world and there is a very good chance they will come away with both team and individual medals, yet the good old Beeb thinks horsey sport is elitist and that no-one will want to watch it

OK, rant over!

They were brilliant this morning - it was nerve-wracking stuff!

I'd like to unappreciate all the moaners who can't celebrate a good British performance if it doesn't end with a gold medal. There are some right miserable bu&&ers on the London 2012 board!

[Cat.J]

Originally Posted by Camis

They were brilliant this morning - it was nerve-wracking stuff!

I'd like to unappreciate all the moaners who can't celebrate a good British performance if it doesn't end with a gold medal. There are some right miserable bu&&ers on the London 2012 board!

Wasn't it fantastic? I got quite emotional, which is very unlike me!

I had a quick peek at the British performances thread yesterday, but didn't read much. It would irritate me too much to see all the moaning by fat lager-swilling couch potatoes who've never done a bit of exercise in their lives - if they think they can do better, they should get off their backsides and start training!

Have just finished watching the team show-jumping - for those who didn't see it, we got the Silver!

[Agent Krycek]

Originally Posted by Camis

They were brilliant this morning - it was nerve-wracking stuff!

I'd like to unappreciate all the moaners who can't celebrate a good British performance if it doesn't end with a gold medal. There are some right miserable bu&&ers on the London 2012 board!

I've taken to ignoring those threads now, no point getting wound up, just enjoying the sports. Yes, I know we're a bunch of cynical moaners on here, but at least we tend to at least try and do it with a modicum of humour

Now, where do I go to nominate Ryan Lochte for this year's SCD http://img2-1.timeinc.net/people/i/2...lochte-300.jpg

[allgrownup]

I'd just like to massively unappreciate the format change on SYTYCD. The voting out on last weeks performance just doesn't work for me, at all. And then they vote out Amber! I.can't.even....
It's as if they still don't wan't to break up couples, with Amber and Brandon being the ones mashed together after last weeks eliminations. If they don't want to break up couples, let us vote for couples and then eliminate couples!

Loved having Christina Applegate back as a judge, she is awesome.

[Camis]

Originally Posted by Agent Krycek

Now, where do I go to nominate Ryan Lochte for this year's SCD http://img2-1.timeinc.net/people/i/2...lochte-300.jpg

Mmm I also liked Chad Le Clos - the guy who beat Phelps in the butterfly. Plus there would be the added bonus of having his dad around - I thought his interview with Clare last night was brilliant

[franglemand]

For Superstar I'd mostly like to unappreciate that at no point during the series did I really care who won at all. I thought Ben did well, he'll probably make a good job of the part. *shrug* I had a vague preference in the final for Rory not getting the part just because sing off the previous week highlighted for me that if David liked to act to the back row of the gods (and hey, that tendency didn't do Rachel Tucker any harm once she got off tv and back into theatre), Rory seemed to be acting to... maybe the front of the stage? He wasn't even looking at the camera for most of the sing off. As per usual, all the contestants who lasted a few shows will probably find more work and in fairness most of them did already have careers in musical theatre so I'm sure they'll all be fine. The final itself was severly lacking in excitement and any kind of camp, musical threatre-type spectacle. Where were the balloons? The coloured coats? The overwrought duelling "As long as he needs me"s? The choirs of kids involved in the show? The flying on wires? I'm sorry but a few half-hearted pyrotechnics and a small choir just do not cut it. Also, did they think we'd get bored if we heard Gethsemene more than once or something? Every other series we've heard the final two sing a song/ the song they'd be performing if they won all the way through and frankly the trio version of Gethsemene just didn't really work. Hearing it three times might have been a bit much admittedly, but never has a series like this finished with me having so little an idea of the part the winner is actually going to play. I still don't understand why the opening group routines weren't numbers from the show (or at least from similar shows) like they have been every other series- some of the songs used just didn't suit the contestants' voices at all.

Originally Posted by allgrownup

I'd just like to massively unappreciate the format change on SYTYCD. The voting out on last weeks performance just doesn't work for me, at all. And then they vote out Amber! I.can't.even....
It's as if they still don't wan't to break up couples, with Amber and Brandon being the ones mashed together after last weeks eliminations. If they don't want to break up couples, let us vote for couples and then eliminate couples!

Loved having Christina Applegate back as a judge, she is awesome.

Agreed on all points. It's incredibly weird having a bottom three based on last week's performances only announced after the next set. I also don't get why Lindsay was automatically safe, considering how many girls are on improvement/ maturity arcs this series and how incredibly similar she is to Witney as a contestant. I like Lindsay and would have been sad to see her go but out of the three girls there this week... I'd have sent her home. Amber I thought did well all three weeks, especially considering she was dancing ballroom for two of those, and she already has a maturity to her dancing that most of the others tend to lack (Lindsay, Witney, Amelia, the two dancing Pebbles... just off the top of my head). Eliana I don't think has done quite as well the past few weeks but allowing for the fact that she's had pretty much no support from her partner on stage (and that's *needed* when you're dancing something like a jive) and the rubbish Tyce routine she got in week 1, I think she's done everything that could be expected of her. Also I love (/hate) how this new method of choosing whether or not contestants have to do a solo shields those who probably wouldn't do a great solo for one reason or another. I'm guessing whatever ballroom/ Latin solo Lindsay could have done would have looked less than impressive next to what Amber and Eliana were doing.

For the Olympics, I'm still on a high after the boys gymnastics' team not only qualified for the final for the first time in almost 100 years, they actually won bronze! So, so happy for them! I did end up feeling sorry for the Ukrainian team after all the faff over the last Japanese pommel horse score (for those who didn't watch, by the end China and Japan were competing for gold and silver and GB and Ukrain were neck and neck fighting for bronze. Then one Japanese team member fell off pommel horse and the last one up (who we weren't watching because all focus was on the last British guy's floor routine, with maybe half an eye on the Ukranians on rings) thoroughly messed up his dismount. When the scores went up, GB were suddenly, completely unexpectedly, in silver medal position with Ukraine winning the bronze and Japan in fourth. Japan challnged the final score of the guy who messed up his dismount, leading to several tense minutes as everyone waited to see what happened. An extra 0.5 was added to the score as a result of the challenge, taking Japan back up to second, leaving us in third (as we had been expecting) and the Ukraine out of the medals in fourth.) So, I'll unappreciate the judges who got the score wrong the first time but I can't unappreciate any of the gymnasts involved because they all did so, so well. The girls' team came 6th in their final as well, which is brilliant considering that all the top teams were on form and again, it's the first time we've even qualified for the team final in such a long time.

[durnovarian]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...-Strictly.html

I haven't read the whole article, but the attitude expressed in the intro para sounds perfect - I'd vote for her!

[SaraV1308]

Originally Posted by durnovarian

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...-Strictly.html

I haven't read the whole article, but the attitude expressed in the intro para sounds perfect - I'd vote for her!

I think she'd be perfect (as long as she doesnt have anything else on... I think someone mentioned a walk or a climb or something on one of the other rumour threads).

[Camis]

**off topic rant alert**

I am seriously unappreciating my husband's employers. We are due to go on holiday to France on Saturday - our first holiday in 4 years. They have just told him they need him to go to Kuala Lumpar on Wednesday. Even if he is only there 24 hours, he's not going to get home till sometime on Friday, which means he is going to be absolutely knackered for the drive to France. I've never driven abroad before....



Sorry, rant over, back to your original schedule.....

[SaraV1308]

Originally Posted by Camis

**off topic rant alert**

I am seriously unappreciating my husband's employers. We are due to go on holiday to France on Saturday - our first holiday in 4 years. They have just told him they need him to go to Kuala Lumpar on Wednesday. Even if he is only there 24 hours, he's not going to get home till sometime on Friday, which means he is going to be absolutely knackered for the drive to France. I've never driven abroad before....



Sorry, rant over, back to your original schedule.....

Sorry to hear that Camis...

Driving on the continent is ok actually most of the time (as long as you don't intend to drive to or through Paris?!)....

[ysbryd y ddawns]

Originally Posted by SaraV1308

I think she'd be perfect (as long as she doesnt have anything else on... I think someone mentioned a walk or a climb or something on one of the other rumour threads).

I really really misread this the first time. Personally (altho lovely in a swimming costume) I'd like to see her all dressed up.

Agree it's not likely this year.

[durnovarian]

Massively unappreciate this:

http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/li...pool-1-4811874

Not because I particularly appreciated the 'journey to Blackpool' or, worse, the "journey" to Blackpool stories.

But because I **really** don't like the sound of 'resources being put into other areas of the show'....

[ysbryd y ddawns]

But is it even true?

Thought Strictly was heading to new BBC quarters - if I recall rightly they said it was the last time for the series in London.

[SaraV1308]

Originally Posted by durnovarian

Massively unappreciate this:

http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/li...pool-1-4811874

Not because I particularly appreciated the 'journey to Blackpool' or, worse, the "journey" to Blackpool stories.

But because I **really** don't like the sound of 'resources being put into other areas of the show'....

Originally Posted by ysbryd y ddawns

But is it even true?

Thought Strictly was heading to new BBC quarters - if I recall rightly they said it was the last time for the series in London.

I thought it was confirmed that they were keeping TC1 so shows like Strictly would stay in London (even if they had to be moved for the duration of the refurbishments at BBC TV Centre)?

Keeping on thread topic ** I unappreciate the thought of even more budget for props.

[SaraV1308]

Sharpening my pencils ready for Strictly Launch show day - Saturday 15th September ....

And even before then..... Pasha and Aliona ............... (thoughts please)...
and thus presumably ..... Artem and Karen ....

[KitKat21]

Originally Posted by SaraV1308

Sharpening my pencils ready for Strictly Launch show day - Saturday 15th September ....

And even before then..... Pasha and Aliona ............... (thoughts please)...
and thus presumably ..... Artem and Karen ....

I was just coming on to unappreciate Pasha and Aliona being put together. Not happy.

[Kmc1978]

Originally Posted by KitKat21

I was just coming on to unappreciate Pasha and Aliona being put together. Not happy.

NOOOOOOO!!!

[durnovarian]

Originally Posted by SaraV1308

Sharpening my pencils ready for Strictly Launch show day - Saturday 15th September ....

And even before then..... Pasha and Aliona ............... (thoughts please)...
and thus presumably ..... Artem and Karen ....

Didn't Pasha refuse to dance with her last year? I seem to recall he accepted the gig on condition he didn't, but maybe I just dreamed that! Other than that, I'm entirely with kmc on this one.

[KitKat21]

Originally Posted by durnovarian

Didn't Pasha refuse to dance with her last year? I seem to recall he accepted the gig on condition he didn't, but maybe I just dreamed that! Other than that, I'm entirely with kmc on this one.

I head the same thing, so don't think you're imagining it!

Wonder what's changed.

[SaraV1308]

Originally Posted by KitKat21

I head the same thing, so don't think you're imagining it!

Wonder what's changed.

Maybe he had MORE issues with Karen....

It should make for an interesting series - to check out the body language between the pros if nothing else....

Perhaps Pasha has thawed in his opinion of A.

[KitKat21]

Originally Posted by SaraV1308

Maybe he had MORE issues with Karen....

It should make for an interesting series - to check out the body language between the pros if nothing else....

Perhaps Pasha has thawed in his opinion of A.

Maybe.

Wonder when we'll find out who's taking part this year.

[SaraV1308]

Originally Posted by KitKat21

Maybe.

Wonder when we'll find out who's taking part this year.

I should think the papers will have a pretty correct line up by the weekend of 8/9 September. I should think the BBC Strictly team will do the usual press release drum roll thing on the morning of 11th latest. The red carpet bit of the launch show is being recorded on the Tuesday (11th) with the main launch show (dancing and pairing up) is being filmed on Wednesday 12th.

[Cat.J]

Just a quick unappreciate for the Vanish advert at the top of the screen. It kept getting in the way when I was trying to log in just now and wouldn't let me log in. Please sort it out Mods, thank you.