How rare!

Rated: Strictly's back. Yay /The new male pro's
Slated: No Matthew, Ian (competing ). Someone else has said it already, but it hasn't even begun yet and already it is the Ann&Anton show

Rated - The Irish stew and bread was absolutely delicious.

Slated - I've drunk far too much wine this weekend.

Rated: Matthew Cutler sitting in front row
Slated: Matthew Cutler NOT dancing!

Also slated: heartburn - ate too much for dinner.

Rated: As of today, my twitter is full of strictly!
Slated: I don't want to wait 3 weeks.

Rated -- toffee cake

Slated -- not enough Ian

Rated: Boys: Scott * Mistry... Girls: Williams and Kendal
Slated: Boys: Daniels and Henson.... Toynton and Stephenson

So far....... Subject to change

Rated - Stephenson showing her comedy face and the that she may very well be able to dance.

Slated - nobody yet, it's too early/

Slated - BBC not bothering with Boards this year
Rated - this thread, a familiar and welcome thread

Rated - lots of couples that I look forward to seeing, particularly Felicity/Vincent, James/Pamela and Jimmi/Flavia

Slated - slight worry I have at the moment that the show will try too hard to look like "Dancing with the Stars", instead of being a great, exciting version of Strictly
Slated - me worrying too much, I should sit back and wait for the fun to begin

Slated - no Ian, Darren and Matthew in the main show...

Rated: The new hotty men (partic Robin), Jimi (sparkly eyes), Craig having had his tongue serviced...

Slated: I know it is boring and old news for some but....Alesha...

Rated: Michelle and Brendan, genius pairing!!

Slated: No Darren, Lilia or Matthew. It's just not the same without them competing.

Rated: Happy Flavia

Slated: The amount of time I've lost being online this weekend

Slated - Gree's off sick so I'm all alone.

Slated - I also lost a lot of time to the forums this weekend, so much so I had to make up the lunch boxes for my lads at almost 10pm! And the show hasn't even started yet.

Rated - Jude's back!

Rated : Felicity Kendall still being a sex kitten

Slated : The Matthew sized hole on the show

Rated: Katya's back and I like her dark brown hair - even if it wasn't intentional!

Slated: The Daily Star () for misquoting Bruce about Veron and texting - cheap shot!

Rated: Ola looking like she has the measure of PD

Slated: PD saying his 'Not a lot' catch phrase - hope it is the first and last time I hear it on the show :yawn:

The not a lot catchphrase was mentioned on BBC Breakfast this morning when talking about how much Ola will like being paired with Paul :yawn:

Rated: The celebs start training today

Slated: James and Pamela are training in New York - is a camera crew going with him, or are we not going to have any training footage from them?

Where did you hear this?

Rated : the rated thread

Rated : Strictly has officially started

Slated : We have to wait again now

Biggest ever Slated: "someone" in the house deleted the recording of Strictly launch show (& X factor) off the sky + so I haven't seen it

Rated : I-player!

How very dare they!!!!

Rated - Jude back

Slated - all the angst against alisha (I always spell it wrong*

Rated - Having the bed to myself tonight

Rated - My twitter is full of Strictly-related-people
Slated - I don't feel very well today.

Aww, hugs for mimi.

Jude, you need a word with that family of yours. Nobody touches the delete button without your say so in future!

Slated - Mimi feeling poorley (((hugs)))

Slated - its cold in my reception.

Rated - going on holiday next Wednesday

Slated - missing the first weekend of strictly

Rated - Sky plus

Rated - Robin (phwoar) and Artem (gorgeous and a great mover)

Rated - Pamela's skills so far. Looking forward to some over-the-top theatricality with her and James!

Rated - Jimi and Flavia. Mystic Lorelei senses they will be my favourites. And it's lovely for Flavia to have someone with just one left foot, for a change.

Slated - Gavin Henson. Oh dear.

Aww, thanks.