I thought he was good too 
Only saw Friday's part though..*rushes to BBC website to see Monday's*
Only saw Friday's part though..*rushes to BBC website to see Monday's*
James Jordan's presenting abilities - Discuss
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It strikes me as odd that Alesha gets dog's abuse on here for her diabolical grammar, yet James doesn't. He speaks in exacty the same way she does.
"You was fantastic", etc.
Why is it overlooked for him, yet she gets such a lot of abuse for it?
And I'm not saying that as a fan of Alesha as a judge. I liked her as a contestant but I think she is out of her comfort zone, to use the Strictly vernacular. Personally, I reckon Alesha should be sacked, Arlene reinstated and that Vernon Kay should be brought in to take over from Bruce.
"You was fantastic", etc.
Why is it overlooked for him, yet she gets such a lot of abuse for it?
And I'm not saying that as a fan of Alesha as a judge. I liked her as a contestant but I think she is out of her comfort zone, to use the Strictly vernacular. Personally, I reckon Alesha should be sacked, Arlene reinstated and that Vernon Kay should be brought in to take over from Bruce.
For me, a pro dancer would be the wrong choice for the main presenter, whomever they were. That's for two primary reasons. First, there would surely be an overwhelming temptation for them to chip is their two penn'orth, which isn't what they would be there for (I know that there are people who will say that Bruce does this, but I think he's relatively restrained about it and imagine how much worse it would be with an opinionated pro dancer). Second, carrying a two hour live show needs a seasoned TV professional, it's certainly not a job for a debutant.
Should Bruce ever be replaced, they need somebody with similar credentials: an experienced host of unscripted live TV with a good knowledge of dance. A tough brief to meet.
Should Bruce ever be replaced, they need somebody with similar credentials: an experienced host of unscripted live TV with a good knowledge of dance. A tough brief to meet.
Originally Posted by norbitonite:
“Should Bruce ever be replaced, they need somebody with similar credentials: an experienced host of unscripted live TV with a good knowledge of dance. A tough brief to meet.”
“Should Bruce ever be replaced, they need somebody with similar credentials: an experienced host of unscripted live TV with a good knowledge of dance. A tough brief to meet.”
That sounds supiciously like John Barrowman, to me
Nooooooooooooooooooooooo.
Originally Posted by Espresso:
“That sounds supiciously like John Barrowman, to me
Nooooooooooooooooooooooo.”
“That sounds supiciously like John Barrowman, to me
Nooooooooooooooooooooooo.
”
I actually edited out of my post 'somebody like - but preferably not - John Barrowman.'
Here's a thought:
Claudia takes over from Bruce
James Jordan takes over from Tess
Karen Hardy takes over from Alesha
Alesha takes over from Claudia on ITT.
Originally Posted by Espresso:
“It strikes me as odd that Alesha gets dog's abuse on here for her diabolical grammar, yet James doesn't. He speaks in exacty the same way she does.
"You was fantastic", etc.
Why is it overlooked for him, yet she gets such a lot of abuse for it?
And I'm not saying that as a fan of Alesha as a judge. I liked her as a contestant but I think she is out of her comfort zone, to use the Strictly vernacular. Personally, I reckon Alesha should be sacked, Arlene reinstated and that Vernon Kay should be brought in to take over from Bruce.”
“It strikes me as odd that Alesha gets dog's abuse on here for her diabolical grammar, yet James doesn't. He speaks in exacty the same way she does.
"You was fantastic", etc.
Why is it overlooked for him, yet she gets such a lot of abuse for it?
And I'm not saying that as a fan of Alesha as a judge. I liked her as a contestant but I think she is out of her comfort zone, to use the Strictly vernacular. Personally, I reckon Alesha should be sacked, Arlene reinstated and that Vernon Kay should be brought in to take over from Bruce.”
I agree with you about the grammar. I said on another thread that I really enjoyed James's presenting at the weekend but I found his bad grammar off-putting.
Originally Posted by norbitonite:
“I actually edited out of my post 'somebody like - but preferably not - John Barrowman.'
Here's a thought:
Claudia takes over from Bruce
James Jordan takes over from Tess
Karen Hardy takes over from Alesha
Alesha takes over from Claudia on ITT.”
“I actually edited out of my post 'somebody like - but preferably not - John Barrowman.'
Here's a thought:
Claudia takes over from Bruce
James Jordan takes over from Tess
Karen Hardy takes over from Alesha
Alesha takes over from Claudia on ITT.”
To be honest I would have been in favour of Alesha taking over from Tess or Claudia before she became a judge but after her comments to Craig K about Zoe I wouldn't trust her to be unbiased in any capacity.
Have to say I thought he did really well , agree with you about the grammar and he would have to sort that out if he wanted to become a regular presenter
Also I think he is so sweet with Ola , both of them are very likable this series
Also I think he is so sweet with Ola , both of them are very likable this series
Originally Posted by norbitonite:
“
Here's a thought:
Claudia takes over from Bruce
James Jordan takes over from Tess
Karen Hardy takes over from Alesha
Alesha takes over from Claudia on ITT.”
“
Here's a thought:
Claudia takes over from Bruce
James Jordan takes over from Tess
Karen Hardy takes over from Alesha
Alesha takes over from Claudia on ITT.”
Can go with that except for the last one. Get rid of Alesha altogether, and Claudia (I have been campaigning for her to be Bruce's replacement for ages) can do ITT as well as the show. Or at least till I can think of someone else
Originally Posted by Doghouse Riley:
“James got a lot of stick on here in his first series as he wouldn't take any nonsense from a really stroppy madam who didn't want to do the work, she was bone idle.
She really thought she was somebody as she'd been in a soap. (Yes it is a soap, but you can call it what you like).
Whatever happened to her?”
“James got a lot of stick on here in his first series as he wouldn't take any nonsense from a really stroppy madam who didn't want to do the work, she was bone idle.
She really thought she was somebody as she'd been in a soap. (Yes it is a soap, but you can call it what you like).
Whatever happened to her?”
Faded into obscurity...where she belongs.
Ms Bouzova's idleness didn't exactly do her profile any favours -- I mean, who wants to hire someone with that kind of attitude?
James was right to be hard on her...it's a shame people saw it as "bullying". She was paid a lot of money to appear on the show -- she could've at least made the effort.
Loving James' presenting skills -- he's a natural.
Originally Posted by Gill P:
“Wasn't it Georgina Bulsara? And didn't she step in when someone else dropped out.”
“Wasn't it Georgina Bulsara? And didn't she step in when someone else dropped out.”
No, I think she's from Surrey rather than Zanzibar.
Originally Posted by Phyllis Stein:
“Yes, he's good but he still looks like a goat.”
“Yes, he's good but he still looks like a goat.”
Say what you really think!
I am very impressed with James on ITT. He seems to have taken to presenting like a duck to water.
I hope they use him more on ITT. Would also like to see him try and teach Claudia in the dance masterclass.
I hope they use him more on ITT. Would also like to see him try and teach Claudia in the dance masterclass.
I thought he was good too, mild speech impediment aside. I like James now. I think as he has got on with all of his partners other than the drippy casualty girl, that maybe she was a bit of a lazy blighter. Maybe the production team now knows this pushes his buttons and give him people more suited.
Originally Posted by Karen1974:
“I am very impressed with James on ITT. He seems to have taken to presenting like a duck to water.”
“I am very impressed with James on ITT. He seems to have taken to presenting like a duck to water.”
I was impressed too, although I've never liked him much before.
Originally Posted by Karen1974:
“I hope they use him more on ITT. Would also like to see him try and teach Claudia in the dance masterclass.”
“I hope they use him more on ITT. Would also like to see him try and teach Claudia in the dance masterclass.”
Now that's a brilliant idea!
Originally Posted by Phyllis Stein:
“Yes, he's good but he still looks like a goat.”
“Yes, he's good but he still looks like a goat.”
How very dare you! James is absolutely gorgeous -- love his sparkling blue eyes (swoon).
Originally Posted by norbitonite:
“I actually edited out of my post 'somebody like - but preferably not - John Barrowman.'
Here's a thought:
Claudia takes over from Bruce
James Jordan takes over from Tess
Karen Hardy takes over from Alesha
Alesha takes over from Claudia on ITT.”
“I actually edited out of my post 'somebody like - but preferably not - John Barrowman.'
Here's a thought:
Claudia takes over from Bruce
James Jordan takes over from Tess
Karen Hardy takes over from Alesha
Alesha takes over from Claudia on ITT.”
NOOOOO! Absolutely no way. Claudia makes ITT.
Zoe Ball takes over from Tess
Claudia stays where she is on ITT
Karen Hardy replaces Alesha
James Jordan stays doing back stages reports for ITT, and takes over from Len doing the dance masterclass on ITT.
Originally Posted by Balthus:
“How very dare you! James is absolutely gorgeous -- love his sparkling blue eyes (swoon).”
“How very dare you! James is absolutely gorgeous -- love his sparkling blue eyes (swoon).”
Enjoy
http://student.vfs.com/~3d55ljubomir/Satyr%20ZFront.jpg
Originally Posted by Karen1974:
“NOOOOO! Absolutely no way. Claudia makes ITT.
Zoe Ball takes over from Tess
Claudia stays where she is on ITT
Karen Hardy replaces Alesha
James Jordan stays doing back stages reports for ITT, and takes over from Len doing the dance masterclass on ITT.”
“NOOOOO! Absolutely no way. Claudia makes ITT.
Zoe Ball takes over from Tess
Claudia stays where she is on ITT
Karen Hardy replaces Alesha
James Jordan stays doing back stages reports for ITT, and takes over from Len doing the dance masterclass on ITT.”
I'd buy that.
Just to remind you of what James looks like...
http://premium1.uploadit.org/baton01/bat17/closer10.JPG
Yum!
Originally Posted by Balthus:
“
Just to remind you of what James looks like...
http://premium1.uploadit.org/baton01/bat17/closer10.JPG
Yum!”
“
Just to remind you of what James looks like...
http://premium1.uploadit.org/baton01/bat17/closer10.JPG
Yum!”
Nightmares for me tonight then 
Originally Posted by Phyllis Stein:
“ Nightmares for me tonight then ”
“
Nightmares for me tonight then ”
I can't see the attraction either!
Brendan, on the other hand, has been appealing to me of late
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