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What's up with Len ??
yorkshirelass2
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Why is Len so grumpy, and snarling at the audience already ?? He did it last night and then tonight he was snappy and irritable again. Lighten up Len, please.
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Are he and Bruno doing their commute to USA for Dancing With the Stars? He always get very cross and tired when he is doing that but it's not on being so grumpy and rude. Get a grip Len.
I agree, even though I think Len is an excellent judge. It's just that sometimes he seems in a pretty foul mood and it's started with the very first show this year. As far as I know, Craig has never been snappy or rude to the audience, even though they often disagree with him and boo him regularly. He just carries on as normal. I think he's an excellent judge too, as it happens. I'm awaiting Bruno falling off his chair again, as he's already leaping about and gesticulating.
"A dance made for radio"
If I was on the hourly rate he's on, I'd feel churlish being anything other than bloody ecstatic all of the time.
He's as much a part of the pantomime as everyone else on the show, as his frankly appalling acting skills betray.
Are people genuinely sucked into believing that the judges behave authentically? That Craig is truly the Pol Pot of the dance world? That a dancer of Darcey's calibre is incapable of judging a male dancer because his biceps have made her teeny little brain turn to girlie mush? That Len is a solid-gold 'dahnce purist' befuddled by the modern trends for rule-breaking and waftiness?
Its all fake. Apart from Bruno falling off his chair. That happens for proper real every series. Honest.
He wasn't snarling at all - in fact considering that he was in the middle of making a professional judging point, the audience should have cut out the booing just because he was giving some criticism.
I agree with this. He is paid to be a judge and to give an opinion. Like it or not, the audience should be respectful of that fact, no matter who is speaking. I've not been in the audience at the live shows and have always wondered if the Production team get the audience to boo?
Well said, I am not sure that I was watching the same show as some people and it's only week 1!!
It annoys me soooo much. If I was judging I'd make Len's reaction look sweetness and light. First few booers who got downed with a sniper rifle would soon put a stop to it ;-)
I'd take the active encouragers out too
I completely understand if on occasion the audience feel the judge says something which is uncalled for and express disapproval (or rather support for the dancers) but no, it's every negative comment Craig and Len make. Every. Single. Time.
I absolutely HATE this, its so bloody rude! Never has Craig shouted down, pulled faces, shouted at Len, yet Len thinks its acceptable, he's a bully and hope he's pensioned off so someone who really knows what they're talking about (look at Karen/Ian on ITT) can take over
I suppose one problem with Len is that most of the time he makes (obviously carefully pre-prepared scripted) one-liners that don't give anything constructive but occasionally he will make some serious comments and might get booed. Perhaps if he stuck to only making serious comments then the audience might take him more seriously.
I still think the studio manager encourages the audience to react to him.