Originally Posted by grandmastashi:
“FWIW I've only ever seen a couple of series thanks to girlfriends at the time; those happening to be the first one and the current one.
From an objective point of view, I'd say part of its problem is that it suffers from ITV's usual 'successful show complacency' that taints a lot of their entertainment output. They hit upon a successful format, then beat it into the ground for as long as they can or someone puts a stop to it.
Visually it looks like it belongs in a different era (and I get that some of the cheesiness is part of the appeal), but the set is very, very dated and lifeless in a way, with the 60's style staircase that has no real purpose other than for the presenters to walk down at the start. Also else everyone sort of being 'just off to the side' of the ice rink looks very uncomfortable... almost as if no one really knew how to make the set 'work' properly. The natural comparison is the Strictly come Dancing set, which feels full of life with the audience close to the action, the live band in the background etc
I say this not as a big criticism of the show but as someone who's only really seen bits of the first and last series, but it just doesn't feel like it's evolved that much in the time between then and now.”
“FWIW I've only ever seen a couple of series thanks to girlfriends at the time; those happening to be the first one and the current one.
From an objective point of view, I'd say part of its problem is that it suffers from ITV's usual 'successful show complacency' that taints a lot of their entertainment output. They hit upon a successful format, then beat it into the ground for as long as they can or someone puts a stop to it.
Visually it looks like it belongs in a different era (and I get that some of the cheesiness is part of the appeal), but the set is very, very dated and lifeless in a way, with the 60's style staircase that has no real purpose other than for the presenters to walk down at the start. Also else everyone sort of being 'just off to the side' of the ice rink looks very uncomfortable... almost as if no one really knew how to make the set 'work' properly. The natural comparison is the Strictly come Dancing set, which feels full of life with the audience close to the action, the live band in the background etc
I say this not as a big criticism of the show but as someone who's only really seen bits of the first and last series, but it just doesn't feel like it's evolved that much in the time between then and now.”
Those are very interesting comments and different from ones I've seen before.
Originally Posted by robbleona:
“Its always been like SCD-lite. And watching the REAL stuff at the brilliant Sochi Olympics makes you see the pathetic limitations of BOTH the 'celebrities', the pro dancers and certainly the ridiculous '10 for Quinn to win 'Judges.
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“Its always been like SCD-lite. And watching the REAL stuff at the brilliant Sochi Olympics makes you see the pathetic limitations of BOTH the 'celebrities', the pro dancers and certainly the ridiculous '10 for Quinn to win 'Judges.
”
Yes, all of the DOI routines seem slow and dull, with overused lifts and false-seeming 'performances' desperately trying to add interest and excitement.
I know it's not 'fair' to compare with Olympic skating, but when we're taking about what's worth watching, we don't have to be fair. DOI simply isn't good enough, and the gushing over some of the celebs as if they'd done something wonderful just makes the judging seem false as well.
