Originally Posted by Doug P:
“Barrowman is far too busy..................”
“Barrowman is far too busy..................”
He has already confirmed he would love the job , so u never know . i would love him to take over .x
Brucie leaving?
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Bit of lateral thinking. Who says it has to be a man? It could be a woman. What about ................................. Widdy! 
No, please stop throwing things at me!
No, please stop throwing things at me!
When we had this discussion about Brucie's successor last year, a large number of 
s were posted by a large number of people at the name of Johnny B being touted.
"The John Barrowman Strictly Come Dancing Show" sums up the fears of such posters, myself included, about the effect he would have. Brucie's 5-second tap dances and corny jokes are mild irritants compared to what ultravain JB would inflict. I'd rather grit my teeth and watch Anton; at least he knows what irony is.
s were posted by a large number of people at the name of Johnny B being touted."The John Barrowman Strictly Come Dancing Show" sums up the fears of such posters, myself included, about the effect he would have. Brucie's 5-second tap dances and corny jokes are mild irritants compared to what ultravain JB would inflict. I'd rather grit my teeth and watch Anton; at least he knows what irony is.
Originally Posted by tonydancer:
“"The John Barrowman Strictly Come Dancing Show" sums up the fears of such posters, myself included, about the effect he would have. Brucie's 5-second tap dances and corny jokes are mild irritants compared to what ultravain JB would inflict. I'd rather grit my teeth and watch Anton; at least he knows what irony is.”
“"The John Barrowman Strictly Come Dancing Show" sums up the fears of such posters, myself included, about the effect he would have. Brucie's 5-second tap dances and corny jokes are mild irritants compared to what ultravain JB would inflict. I'd rather grit my teeth and watch Anton; at least he knows what irony is.”
Yup, it would turn into the John Barrowman show wouldn't it - not ideal. And I am a fan of JB, but I don't think he would be right in this context.
Originally Posted by Tommo781:
“Bit of lateral thinking. Who says it has to be a man? It could be a woman. What about ................................. Widdy!
No, please stop throwing things at me!”
“Bit of lateral thinking. Who says it has to be a man? It could be a woman. What about ................................. Widdy!
No, please stop throwing things at me!”
I will throw things at the tv if Widdy has anything to do with it!I find Bruce's "jokes" boring and embarassing. I think the audience laugh to be polite, rather than because they have a genuine urge to laugh.
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Originally Posted by Alabama_Worley:
“I like Graham Norton a lot. Think Clary would be a bit too camp, but I've also heard John Barrowman's name mentioned.
Wogan?? As bad as, if not worse than Brucie!”
“I like Graham Norton a lot. Think Clary would be a bit too camp, but I've also heard John Barrowman's name mentioned.
Wogan??
As bad as, if not worse than Brucie!”
That's the problem, names like Norton, Clary and Barrowman keep being mentioned. All would be a disaster.
I don't think Wogan would want a weekly commitment to the programme.
I am sure Anton would like to do it but he would be even worse.
I admire Brucie - what a trouper he is! But he's not the same as he was even a couple of series ago; the strain is beginning to show, I think. When he is allowed to do the odd ad-lib, he's as brill as ever, but the relentless 'jokey' introductions to the dancers are really beginning to pall. I think it's time he hung up his dancing shoes.
Am I the only person who thought Graham Norton and Claudia did a really good job on that execrable Eurovision dancing show (whatever it was called)? I think they'd make a great team to replace Bruce and Tess.
Am I the only person who thought Graham Norton and Claudia did a really good job on that execrable Eurovision dancing show (whatever it was called)? I think they'd make a great team to replace Bruce and Tess.
Originally Posted by lundavra:
“That's the problem, names like Norton, Clary and Barrowman keep being mentioned. All would be a disaster.”
“That's the problem, names like Norton, Clary and Barrowman keep being mentioned. All would be a disaster.”
Quite so. The last thing we need is a gay host. Too many men are afraid to take their wives dancing as it is. Say what you like about Brucie, at least the doddery old twit is hetero. The old Come Dancing had sports commentators as hosts: Peter West and Brian Johnston come to mind. I think Tom Bergeron is a sportsman also. Who among today's sports commentators would be suitable?
Originally Posted by peeve:
“I admire Brucie - what a trouper he is! But he's not the same as he was even a couple of series ago; the strain is beginning to show, I think. When he is allowed to do the odd ad-lib, he's as brill as ever, but the relentless 'jokey' introductions to the dancers are really beginning to pall. I think it's time he hung up his dancing shoes.
Am I the only person who thought Graham Norton and Claudia did a really good job on that execrable Eurovision dancing show (whatever it was called)? I think they'd make a great team to replace Bruce and Tess.”
“I admire Brucie - what a trouper he is! But he's not the same as he was even a couple of series ago; the strain is beginning to show, I think. When he is allowed to do the odd ad-lib, he's as brill as ever, but the relentless 'jokey' introductions to the dancers are really beginning to pall. I think it's time he hung up his dancing shoes.
Am I the only person who thought Graham Norton and Claudia did a really good job on that execrable Eurovision dancing show (whatever it was called)? I think they'd make a great team to replace Bruce and Tess.”
He can leave, pension off lol.
Personally, I'd like to keep Claudia on it, although perhaps not if she had to give SCDITT - she really is brilliant on that.
Kate Thornton? She does the live shows...
Kate Thornton? She does the live shows...
Originally Posted by piimapoika:
“Quite so. The last thing we need is a gay host. Too many men are afraid to take their wives dancing as it is. Say what you like about Brucie, at least the doddery old twit is hetero. The old Come Dancing had sports commentators as hosts: Peter West and Brian Johnston come to mind. I think Tom Bergeron is a sportsman also. Who among today's sports commentators would be suitable?”
“Quite so. The last thing we need is a gay host. Too many men are afraid to take their wives dancing as it is. Say what you like about Brucie, at least the doddery old twit is hetero. The old Come Dancing had sports commentators as hosts: Peter West and Brian Johnston come to mind. I think Tom Bergeron is a sportsman also. Who among today's sports commentators would be suitable?”
There don't seem to be the quality sports commentators that there were in the past, most of them seem to mangle the English language as bad as many of the sportsmen.
Perhaps someone from a news background?
I would be happy for John Barrowman to give the job a go. I think he might be surprisingly good, he can also dance which obviously counts for a lot.
Love him or not, Brucie will be a tough act to follow.
Anton - no thanks.
Love him or not, Brucie will be a tough act to follow.
Anton - no thanks.
Originally Posted by saoir:
“Brucie MUST STAY !!! No one else can do it. No one.”
“Brucie MUST STAY !!! No one else can do it. No one.”
Couldn't disagree more on that.
Originally Posted by Doghouse Riley:
“I get the feeling he's had enough and he doesn't like some of the changes.
But like or loathe him, it wouldn't be the same without him. Some of the "pantomime element" would be lost and the latter is part of the appeal for many.”
“I get the feeling he's had enough and he doesn't like some of the changes.
But like or loathe him, it wouldn't be the same without him. Some of the "pantomime element" would be lost and the latter is part of the appeal for many.”
It took him ages to make up his mind about signing the contract for this series.
I have the feeling from the post-Blackpool shows that he knows he's lost the audience for his infill jokes.
Maybe in future he'll just do the Christmas Show, because that is a one-day event where he would be able to hold the audience;
Originally Posted by pickledgherkin:
“I would be happy for John Barrowman to give the job a go. I think he might be surprisingly good, he can also dance which obviously counts for a lot.
Love him or not, Brucie will be a tough act to follow.
Anton - no thanks.”
“I would be happy for John Barrowman to give the job a go. I think he might be surprisingly good, he can also dance which obviously counts for a lot.
Love him or not, Brucie will be a tough act to follow.
Anton - no thanks.”
It's Hobsons choice with those two. Barrowman is far too "look at me!"
Anton is presently a bit lightweight, but I'd prefer him to Barrowman.
Personally, I would love to see Karen Hardy on the show. But I am hoping that Alesha gets the boot, and if we can't have Arlene back, we have Karen Hardy as a judge.
Originally Posted by saoir:
“Brucie MUST STAY !!! No one else can do it. No one.”
“Brucie MUST STAY !!! No one else can do it. No one.”
Your right, He must stay AT HOME.
Why replace him. Tess is doing half the job with Claudia anyway because he can't cope with the whole show.
If only he had been put out to grass before the generation game.
It doesn't matter who lands the gig, they're going to get a massive amount of flak from the off. I just hope they're prepared to have a lot of complete rubbish written about them for 14 weeks.
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