Armstrong & Miller, back at ya!
Brucie Has Gone Past His Sell By Date
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Originally Posted by zoepaulpenny:
“HI i think Bruce forysth needs to retire he has had the same act for 30 years.. tonight on SCD. and with others like Sammy Davis jr, Kenny lynch and so on... please retire Bruce you are not funny nor entertaining..
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“HI i think Bruce forysth needs to retire he has had the same act for 30 years.. tonight on SCD. and with others like Sammy Davis jr, Kenny lynch and so on... please retire Bruce you are not funny nor entertaining..
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How many show business people change their act significantly, Take That were on tonight, they always seem the same to me as does Robbie Williams. Most of the modern "comedians" who will probably be happy to knock Bruce Forsyth do the same act every time they appear.
Originally Posted by nedtheatomic:
“Armstrong & Miller, back at ya!”
“Armstrong & Miller, back at ya!”
Yes - and they show perfectly how it's demonstrably ludicrous.
Bruce Forsyth may not be everyone's cup of tea but normally an artiste doesn't have a career spanning 8 decades if they have no talent.
Originally Posted by Moany Liza:
“Yes - and they show perfectly how it's demonstrably ludicrous.
Bruce Forsyth may not be everyone's cup of tea but normally an artiste doesn't have a career spanning 8 decades if they have no talent.”
“Yes - and they show perfectly how it's demonstrably ludicrous.
Bruce Forsyth may not be everyone's cup of tea but normally an artiste doesn't have a career spanning 8 decades if they have no talent.”
yes but it is only this year he has fluffed his lines almost every week . is this not a sign ..
Originally Posted by zoepaulpenny:
“yes but it is only this year he has fluffed his lines almost every week . is this not a sign ..”
“yes but it is only this year he has fluffed his lines almost every week . is this not a sign ..”
...a sign so utterly major that it will totally escape the BBC.
My husband and I watched it and I had to leave the room when Brucie did his "song" - it was so awful.
Originally Posted by lennie_rw:
“My husband and I watched it and I had to leave the room when Brucie did his "song" - it was so awful.”
“My husband and I watched it and I had to leave the room when Brucie did his "song" - it was so awful.”
Not my favourite style but some people like it. I left the room when Take That came on, I hear one or two people like them so I don't begrudge them appearing.
Originally Posted by zoepaulpenny:
“yes but it is only this year he has fluffed his lines almost every week . is this not a sign ..”
“yes but it is only this year he has fluffed his lines almost every week . is this not a sign ..”
That's live entertainment for you!!
I'm sure that if the BBC were of the opinion that he was detrimental to the show, they'd not sign him up again. He's still more of an asset than Claudia "Airhead" Winkleman who was about as much use as one woman missing!!!
The whole point is that this is family entertainment - you'll notice that he always addresses "ladies, gentlemen and children" at the start of the show - so if the show is aimed at a demographic which cuts across age generations and intended to appeal to the whole family I see no reason why he should be put out to grass, just to wheel in a newer model. There are enough younger people associated with the show as it is so why does everything have to cater for one demographic group only?
The BBC rightly has been criticised for its ageist treatment - usually of female broadcasters - so I don't see why they should get rid of Bruce Forsyth when he is still performing perfectly well. At least he is sufficiently self-aware to make fun of his own errors.
He was the worst he has ever been this weekend.
I had to change the channel when he started 'singing'.
I had to change the channel when he started 'singing'.
He really needs to retire now. That "performance" was embarassing.
I get the impression the producers are scared to say no to him; because it's Brucie's show an' all.
I get the impression the producers are scared to say no to him; because it's Brucie's show an' all.
Originally Posted by mimicole:
“He really needs to retire now. That "performance" was embarassing.
I get the impression the producers are scared to say no to him; because it's Brucie's show an' all.
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“He really needs to retire now. That "performance" was embarassing.
I get the impression the producers are scared to say no to him; because it's Brucie's show an' all.
”
It's called "Strictly Come Dancing" - not "Brucie's Strictly Come Dancing" - so it isn't his show at all.
Originally Posted by Moany Liza:
“It's called "Strictly Come Dancing" - not "Brucie's Strictly Come Dancing" - so it isn't his show at all.”
“It's called "Strictly Come Dancing" - not "Brucie's Strictly Come Dancing" - so it isn't his show at all.”
I know that...but he doesn't
Originally Posted by mimicole:
“I know that...but he doesn't”
“I know that...but he doesn't
”
So, when he says "It's time to meet the stars of our show", you think he's referring to himself do you?
OK then....
Originally Posted by Moany Liza:
“So, when he says "It's time to meet the stars of our show", you think he's referring to himself do you?
OK then.... ”
“So, when he says "It's time to meet the stars of our show", you think he's referring to himself do you?
OK then....
”
He has always treated the celebs and pro dancers as the stars and that is how it should be.
Far too much fuss about the presenter. Brucie's ok at least he cares more about dancing than his ego.
Originally Posted by Doug P:
“He has always treated the celebs and pro dancers as the stars and that is how it should be.
Far too much fuss about the presenter. Brucie's ok at least he cares more about dancing than his ego.”
“He has always treated the celebs and pro dancers as the stars and that is how it should be.
Far too much fuss about the presenter. Brucie's ok at least he cares more about dancing than his ego.”
Absolutely.
His humour may not be to everyone's taste - my own included - but it is generally self-deprecating and not dubious in content. If he targets anyone other than himself, it tends only to be the judges. They all look as if they can cope with it.
Brucie went past his sell by date several years ago. He's now festering at the back of the fridge covered in green furry stuff and scaring unsuspecting children who happen to poke their noses round the door.
Despite this, I think I'd miss the old giffer. His "comedy" act may have been written as a postscript to the ten commandments but he cares about the show, he knows about the genre and he brings genuine warmth. In a strange way, it works - and who knows what we might get as a replacement?
Despite this, I think I'd miss the old giffer. His "comedy" act may have been written as a postscript to the ten commandments but he cares about the show, he knows about the genre and he brings genuine warmth. In a strange way, it works - and who knows what we might get as a replacement?
Originally Posted by Moany Liza:
“Absolutely.
His humour may not be to everyone's taste - my own included - but it is generally self-deprecating and not dubious in content. If he targets anyone other than himself, it tends only to be the judges. They all look as if they can cope with it.”
“Absolutely.
His humour may not be to everyone's taste - my own included - but it is generally self-deprecating and not dubious in content. If he targets anyone other than himself, it tends only to be the judges. They all look as if they can cope with it.
”
Yep would totally agree again. If Brucie wants to come back he should. I can think of many others who would be much worse.
Was a good excuse to have Ola on. If nursery rhymes had a girl like that in, I'd have come on a lot quicker in my reading. But why'd he have to sing? "The Entertainer" would have been fine, and it's got no words in it...
Originally Posted by Moany Liza:
“That's live entertainment for you!!
I'm sure that if the BBC were of the opinion that he was detrimental to the show, they'd not sign him up again. He's still more of an asset than Claudia "Airhead" Winkleman who was about as much use as one woman missing!!!
The whole point is that this is family entertainment - you'll notice that he always addresses "ladies, gentlemen and children" at the start of the show - so if the show is aimed at a demographic which cuts across age generations and intended to appeal to the whole family I see no reason why he should be put out to grass, just to wheel in a newer model. There are enough younger people associated with the show as it is so why does everything have to cater for one demographic group only?
The BBC rightly has been criticised for its ageist treatment - usually of female broadcasters - so I don't see why they should get rid of Bruce Forsyth when he is still performing perfectly well. At least he is sufficiently self-aware to make fun of his own errors.”
“That's live entertainment for you!!
I'm sure that if the BBC were of the opinion that he was detrimental to the show, they'd not sign him up again. He's still more of an asset than Claudia "Airhead" Winkleman who was about as much use as one woman missing!!!
The whole point is that this is family entertainment - you'll notice that he always addresses "ladies, gentlemen and children" at the start of the show - so if the show is aimed at a demographic which cuts across age generations and intended to appeal to the whole family I see no reason why he should be put out to grass, just to wheel in a newer model. There are enough younger people associated with the show as it is so why does everything have to cater for one demographic group only?
The BBC rightly has been criticised for its ageist treatment - usually of female broadcasters - so I don't see why they should get rid of Bruce Forsyth when he is still performing perfectly well. At least he is sufficiently self-aware to make fun of his own errors.”
you've got to admit bbc are a lameduck where it comes down to managing the show properly.
Originally Posted by Tall Paul:
“you've got to admit bbc are a lameduck where it comes down to managing the show properly.”
“you've got to admit bbc are a lameduck where it comes down to managing the show properly.
”
I don't know if I'm missing something but I don't understand your post at all.
Why have you italicised these words?
Originally Posted by Moany Liza:
“I don't know if I'm missing something but I don't understand your post at all.
Why have you italicised these words?”
“I don't know if I'm missing something but I don't understand your post at all.
Why have you italicised these words?
”
as it forms a phrase from those words lol.
Originally Posted by Tall Paul:
“as it forms a phrase from those words lol.”
“as it forms a phrase from those words lol.
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"lameduck managing properly"
Nope, you've still lost me, I'm afraid.
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