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Isn't It Great To Have 'Strictly' Back...All The Better Knowing That Cowell Hasn't...
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miles19740
01-10-2010
got his grubby little mits all over it. 'Strictly' has always been better than Cowell's efforts.

Anyway...great to have the series back, bigger and better than before. Favourites from tonight have to be Matt and Fel. Goldie has potential to.

Great to see Brucie back where he belongs. I wish I could say the same for Tess. Tess, it is couples not coples. Sort it out love
snork
01-10-2010
Much as I hate the tit for tat rubbish that goes on between the two, I do think that, thankfully, the two shows have a different audience. I am glad to be part of the "older" (33) audience that Cowell and Walsh derisively refer to. At least I know that although the judges may try and manipluate the show on Stricly, it isn't a complete marketing exercise like it is over on the £ Factor.
Paace
01-10-2010
Yes it is. My main fear before it started was we were going to see less of the footwork this series judging by the paucity of it in the training clips. So was pleasently surprised that it was the same.
Disagree with your last paragraph. Bruce was a pain, only interested in how his crappy jokes are going down, while Tess was excellent and professional as always.
sammyvine
01-10-2010
Xfactor is still the most watched show in the country tbh.


I only watch xfactor when it happens to be on...and there's nothing else but there are endless people i know who find Strictly boring and get surprised that i watch it.

Guess it's just taste
boddism
01-10-2010
I thought Strictly was excellent tonight and this is gonna be a great series. Had the kinda special feel last seen on series 5

I cant stand Cowell and never watch his tripe...

P.S. Im not too much of an oldie... in fact much younger than S Cowelll himself.
Maz1111
01-10-2010
I've been watching strictly since I was in my early 20's. Does that mean I have been watching the wrong show?! I think the difference is SCD has class and the other is trash! People who watch SCD have taste - simple as.
boddism
01-10-2010
Originally Posted by Maz1111:
“I've been watching strictly since I was in my early 20's. Does that mean I have been watching the wrong show?! I think the difference is SCD has class and the other is trash! People who watch SCD have taste - simple as.”

Well thats my thought.... but I was too embarrassed to say it...

X Factor is for the chav element IMO...
BuddyBontheNet
01-10-2010
Originally Posted by boddism:
“I thought Strictly was excellent tonight and this is gonna be a great series. Had the kinda special feel last seen on series 5...”

My feelings exactly - what a buzz! I gave up watching X Factor during the 2nd series in 2005 and now it is TV trash to me (I appreciate millions disagree).
mimicole
01-10-2010
I watch both, though spend most of my time critisising (sp) x factor while watching it Don't know why I watch it to be honest.

I love strictly though, especially ITT. Gotta love a cup of tea and ITT of an evening
miles19740
02-10-2010
Originally Posted by snork:
“Much as I hate the tit for tat rubbish that goes on between the two, I do think that, thankfully, the two shows have a different audience. I am glad to be part of the "older" (33) audience that Cowell and Walsh derisively refer to. At least I know that although the judges may try and manipluate the show on Stricly, it isn't a complete marketing exercise like it is over on the £ Factor.”

Absolutely...and the celebs cannot get away with faking it either because it is visual. Auto-tune won't save Ann Widdecombe. I hate the x factor and all that it stands for and represents.
miles19740
02-10-2010
Originally Posted by Paace:
“Yes it is. My main fear before it started was we were going to see less of the footwork this series judging by the paucity of it in the training clips. So was pleasently surprised that it was the same.
Disagree with your last paragraph. Bruce was a pain, only interested in how his crappy jokes are going down, while Tess was excellent and professional as always.”

Can't stand Tess and her northern twang. Does my head in. Give me Bruce of the rest anytime.
miles19740
02-10-2010
Originally Posted by Paace:
“Yes it is. My main fear before it started was we were going to see less of the footwork this series judging by the paucity of it in the training clips. So was pleasently surprised that it was the same.
Disagree with your last paragraph. Bruce was a pain, only interested in how his crappy jokes are going down, while Tess was excellent and professional as always.”

You forget, Strictly is on a quality channel...namely...BBC1, not like the x factor, where what danni or simon wears, says or doesn't say is the most important thing.
miles19740
02-10-2010
Originally Posted by sammyvine:
“Xfactor is still the most watched show in the country tbh.


I only watch xfactor when it happens to be on...and there's nothing else but there are endless people i know who find Strictly boring and get surprised that i watch it.

Guess it's just taste”

Not by the ratings. Last years Strictly wasn't the greatest for various reason, but previous to that, it was matching the fix factor...and furthermore, I believe it is Strictly's year this year. It is going to kick Cowell's show into next week.
curvybabes
02-10-2010
Out of the 2 shows I love xf, only started watchin strictly past 2 yrs love it but xf wins easy ... brucie does my head in x
miles19740
02-10-2010
Originally Posted by boddism:
“I thought Strictly was excellent tonight and this is gonna be a great series. Had the kinda special feel last seen on series 5

I cant stand Cowell and never watch his tripe...

P.S. Im not too much of an oldie... in fact much younger than S Cowelll himself.”

Absolutely agree with you. Bang on...thumbs up.

I am 35...certainly not old, past it or whatever...and a musician...now that's a novelty! Is Cowell a musician? musical? can he write music? I doubt it. He is just trying to suffocate the music scene with the drivel that he churns out...namely covers.

I would love to be in the audience of, what he passes for, as entertainment, and boo all the way through. I hate him...the rich....
miles19740
02-10-2010
Originally Posted by Maz1111:
“I've been watching strictly since I was in my early 20's. Does that mean I have been watching the wrong show?! I think the difference is SCD has class and the other is trash! People who watch SCD have taste - simple as.”

Yes...liking it. Absolutely right on all accounts.

Whatever happens, Cowell must not get number 1 this Christmas. He must be stopped. Facebook...facebook...
miles19740
02-10-2010
Originally Posted by boddism:
“Well thats my thought.... but I was too embarrassed to say it...

X Factor is for the chav element IMO...”

Yes...loving the bashing of Cowell.
miles19740
02-10-2010
Originally Posted by BuddyBontheNet:
“My feelings exactly - what a buzz! I gave up watching X Factor during the 2nd series in 2005 and now it is TV trash to me (I appreciate millions disagree).”

only the brain dead and the clueless watch XF.
boddism
02-10-2010
Originally Posted by miles19740:
“Absolutely agree with you. Bang on...thumbs up.

I am 35...certainly not old, past it or whatever...and a musician...now that's a novelty! Is Cowell a musician? musical? can he write music? I doubt it. He is just trying to suffocate the music scene with the drivel that he churns out...namely covers.

I would love to be in the audience of, what he passes for, as entertainment, and boo all the way through. I hate him...the rich....”

I have just met my TV soulmate! LOL!
miles19740
02-10-2010
Originally Posted by curvybabes:
“Out of the 2 shows I love xf, only started watchin strictly past 2 yrs love it but xf wins easy ... brucie does my head in x”

:yawn: we will work on you. Why on earth do you think XF is better? Come on...sell it to me.
-Sid-
02-10-2010
The cast of Strictly might be older this year, but the show felt revitalised.

There was a fresh buzz about it.

By contrast, I tuned into a few minutes of X Factor on ITV2 earlier and it felt stale to me.

It's not all about having younger contestants. Far from it.
miles19740
02-10-2010
Originally Posted by boddism:
“I have just met my TV soulmate! LOL!”

Oh yeah baby. Together we will bring down Cowell and all who sail in her. Now to convince those who know no better.
Olls~
02-10-2010
Originally Posted by miles19740:
“only the brain dead and the clueless watch XF.”

How very dare you

I watch the X factor, but i watch all sorts of rubbish (thats my excuse )
snork
02-10-2010
Originally Posted by -Sid-:
“The cast of Strictly might be older this year, but the show felt revitalised.

There was a fresh buzz about it.

By contrast, I tuned into a few minutes of X Factor on ITV2 earlier and it felt stale to me.

It's not all about having younger contestants. Far from it.”

I agree. Its hard to pinpoint what was so good about this series opener, but it felt new and invigorated. Still too much Bruce for my bucks but that's just a personal preference. I haven't even watched any of X factor this year, which in previous years I would have done. I did catch 5 mins of the auditions and thought "when was laughing at mentally ill people considered entertainment", but hey ho!
boddism
02-10-2010
Originally Posted by miles19740:
“Absolutely agree with you. Bang on...thumbs up.

I am 35...certainly not old, past it or whatever...and a musician...now that's a novelty! Is Cowell a musician? musical? can he write music? I doubt it. He is just trying to suffocate the music scene with the drivel that he churns out...namely covers.

I would love to be in the audience of, what he passes for, as entertainment, and boo all the way through. I hate him...the rich....”

I think if someone is quite into the arts they are more likely to be anti Cowell.

whatever the faults of Strictly, and there are many, the levels of manipulation and BS are FAR less. Even when the judges or producers try to "push" a person the public can see through it... (Helloooo Lisa Snowden!)

I dont feel as patronised when watching SCD as when Ive seen extracts of x Factor
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