I know. I still think she's rubbish and I love opera. Always have done. She's the Argos version for the masses.

She tried crossovers, didn't work, I agree. Andrea Bocelli did the same, more successful, but still don't like it. Alfie Boe did the same, he was properly trained but he also buckled and tried crossovers. Argh...

Very quiet on here right now. No sound of old threads about ageing celebs being bumped...

Yeah. I'll be crying into my Jameson's over that. Not. Give up pet

Nevermind. Not that you care (I don't really!). You are americanised. That's up to you. I thought you had better taste. But I have to say this: you are a snob!

I don't mind Lacey. Think fame's gone to her head a bit, but she's still more bearable than Maks. Can't explain my dislike for Chelsie. She's a bit like Our Leona but without the occasional pangs of affection.

Gave up on Dancing With The Stars a couple of seasons ago, but follow along a bit to see if it's got more bearable. Still seems like the same old same old ; theme weeks every 5 seconds ; random 15 point bonuses ; 1 great dancer per series plus a lot of preening dross pumping out crap (occasionally masked by Derek Hough's exertions); group dances and team dances and swing-a-ma-jigs ; same old egomaniacal pros making it to the end every time ; comedy skits up the bum ; overly-sentimental and miserable ; Bruno and Len making their UK varients look bearable.

Yeah ... still love it though

She a moral free, fame hungry *insert other words that will get me banned* little madam and I dislike her quite a bit (in case you couldn't tell) - if she ever moved to SCD that would be the last time I ever watched.

BIB: Thank you Monkseal, for the summary. So I am glad I didn't miss much. The DWTS is just too tacky. Alright, they may have improved the musicians and singers (the little I watched of Tristan seemed to confirm this). The whole production is SO gimmicky and I am surprised a supposed ballroom dancing teacher would prefer the silly American version to the British one. Yes, the SCD we see now is trying to emulate the US version when it comes to tack, but there is still much I like about the UK version. Tsk. Waiting for sofakat to talk me down again...

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I have to agree with this. The themed weeks are unbearable. They have a much better band and singers but the pros don't get to choose any of their music. Some of the choices from the producers has been infuriatingly stupid.

This was so splenetic I immediately googled "David Cook", "Lacey Schwimmer" and I understood.

It depends on the theme. 80s week worked quite well over there & was quite fun but the memorable year theme was schmaltzy & uncomfortable to watch at times. It came across as very x-factor sobstory-ish which detracted from the dancing for me.

Hate the halloween theme in both shows

While I do like the big band in dwts, I hate the 'doo wop' stuff the singers do while the contestants are being introduced.

For me at the moment, neither scd or dwts is better than the other. They both have things that I like and dislike.

Having just watched ITT, I have to unappreciate Anita Dobson's breathless luvvie act and the tired old Strictly cliches she invariably comes up with ('I'm loving every minute!' ' I just don't want it to end' etc) and the bow on the head which makes her look like an over-eager over-decorated fox terrier and the general girlishness. Yuk!

Yeah, this girl being swept up thingie might seem rather endearing in the first few weeks, but it appeared she's just doing it again, and again, and again. Week after week after week. Yuck. Today, officially, I've gone off her. Enough is enough. If I want tooth decay I would rather eat some real treacle.

A bow on the head of a gushy 62 year old

Course I will hun, he looks tough enough to take us both!



I wub you! You can always explain why I like or dislike someone technically when I don't know why, I just have a gut feeling.

I didn't have the guts to watch even though Tristan was in the clip.



Oh, we can but hope!


She's gone up in mine, I fink she's perfick and I want to be like her when I grow up!

I can vomit in Audley's dreads if you like?

And the lowered eyes and looking up from under the eyelashes is all a bit sickly sugary gooey doey eyed now

That's exactly it for me too.

It's the same but different. Sometimes worse, sometimes better - and where it's worse than Strictly it's really worse - but where it's better it's far and away better.

I actually preferred the DWTS Halloween over Strictly. It was amazingly more restrained. Some of the music was iffy - but so was Strictlys and by and large the costumes were better - apart from Karinas - which was something noone should have had to wear in public.

I think you will find there is at least one ahead of you in the queue

I love David Cook but Jesus, he has dodgy taste in women. I didn't know he dated her during the run but God the one he went out with that former contestant who was such a skank!

I can run further and faster than you and I can bench press 100 kilos, I'd take you in a fight!

Eeep

I was happy to share until you tried to cheat the queue!

hi, this is where we moan about things, right?

can i add a random moan about audley, to unappreciate yet another week of him plodding around the dance floor whilst insisting on VT that he trains hard, dances well and always comes up with the goods.

and can i especially unappreciate any (more) comedy threads against craig, or anyone else come to that.

FGS can we have him out this week?!?!?

I genuinely think Nancy was a better dancer and she was definitely better entertainment.

/exit rant mode

Karinas outfit was..erm...interesting. A catsuit version of the dress Lacey wore for her rumba with Chaz which was also...erm..eyecatching for possibly the wrong reasons. A link is here for anyone who hasn't seen it. The dance starts at approx 2.15