Originally Posted by KorkyTheCat:
“7th November
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“7th November
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Was that the date of the Great Scottish Firework Debacle?
*adopts sombre tone*
Eleven seven Never forget.
When will Carol leave?
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Was that the date of the Great Scottish Firework Debacle?
*adopts sombre tone*
Eleven seven Never forget.
Originally Posted by Andy_Smith1:
“Undoubtedly the worst female dancer in the competition and now each week seems as though she is about to burst into tears every time she gets judges comments and scores. and as the weeks go you can see how much she doesn't want to be there anymore She seems to lack any kind of personality other then being "happy" and the awkwardness between her and Pasha is becoming more apparent each week. So when is leaving.?
Unfortunately due to her support from BBC Breakfast and Chris Evans on Radio 2 as well as perverts who post videos like this on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wroB-sX-hb0 looks like she will be here for the long run
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“Undoubtedly the worst female dancer in the competition and now each week seems as though she is about to burst into tears every time she gets judges comments and scores. and as the weeks go you can see how much she doesn't want to be there anymore She seems to lack any kind of personality other then being "happy" and the awkwardness between her and Pasha is becoming more apparent each week. So when is leaving.?
Unfortunately due to her support from BBC Breakfast and Chris Evans on Radio 2 as well as perverts who post videos like this on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wroB-sX-hb0 looks like she will be here for the long run
”
not much cop, but hugely popular, carol has the distinct advantage of never doing an ounce of dance (from hip hop/pop video to modern to ballet as a 5 year old)before...so she should go far...
Originally Posted by Arcana:
“When the presenters run out of meteorological puns? ⛅”
“When the presenters run out of meteorological puns? ⛅”
We'll have to wait until the winds of change then.
Originally Posted by Jim Kowalski:
“You do realise she doesn't actually program the Met Office's supercomputer.”
“You do realise she doesn't actually program the Met Office's supercomputer.”
Of course. My point was that her interpretation /presentation of the facts, which is her job, presumably, is often flawed. She spends more time during the forecast preening her ego than she does talking, even reasonably intelligently, about the weather.
As for that permanent rictus grin - truly awful.
And still, her dancing is well below the standard that even Judy Murray managed last year.
I don't get why people get so annoyed when weaker dancers progress further in the comp than their ability merits. Strictly is an entertainment show, it adds to the mix for me, and you have to remember some, like Carol, are starting from a much lower base than others with previous dancing experience.
Carol & Pasha are an endearing partnership, Pasha has actually choreographed some very nice routines, and Carol has applied herself well.
Jeremy and Karen, meanwhile, are adding even more by way of entertainment value
Carol & Pasha are an endearing partnership, Pasha has actually choreographed some very nice routines, and Carol has applied herself well.
Jeremy and Karen, meanwhile, are adding even more by way of entertainment value
Carol will leave when she faces the combination of not getting enough public votes and not surviving the dance off. Simple to understand.
Originally Posted by johnnyutah:
“I don't get why people get so annoyed when weaker dancers progress further in the comp than their ability merits. Strictly is an entertainment show, it adds to the mix for me, and you have to remember some, like Carol, are starting from a much lower base than others with previous dancing experience.
Carol & Pasha are an endearing partnership, Pasha has actually choreographed some very nice routines, and Carol has applied herself well.
Jeremy and Karen, meanwhile, are adding even more by way of entertainment value”
“I don't get why people get so annoyed when weaker dancers progress further in the comp than their ability merits. Strictly is an entertainment show, it adds to the mix for me, and you have to remember some, like Carol, are starting from a much lower base than others with previous dancing experience.
Carol & Pasha are an endearing partnership, Pasha has actually choreographed some very nice routines, and Carol has applied herself well.
Jeremy and Karen, meanwhile, are adding even more by way of entertainment value
”
And, to be fair, it's only WEEK TWO!!!! (of the dance-offs).
Good God. This is like a week 7 thread!!!!
There are others in the competition who haven't made much progress yet aside from Carole and - I repeat - IT'S ONLY WEEK RUDDY TWO, NOT WEEK SIX/SEVEN!
Originally Posted by Miriam_R:
“Carol will leave when she faces the combination of not getting enough public votes and not surviving the dance off. Simple to understand.”
“Carol will leave when she faces the combination of not getting enough public votes and not surviving the dance off. Simple to understand.”
Indeed.
It's a pity people don't get this basic concept.
I call it the 'Big Brother' syndrome. People from that background tend to think that contestants get booted off when actually, it is about positive voting and as long as people 'vote for their favourites' (which is what we're urged to do every week) then whoever are the 'most favourites' of that weekend (combined with the judges' scores) will remain.
And .... IT'S WEEK TWO, NOT WEEK SIX/SEVEN. (Just thought I'd throw that one in free of charge).
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Originally Posted by DeltaBlues:
“I'm mildly baffled by the claims that Carol has a big fanbase. She seems to be a pleasant woman from the little I've seen of her, but she presents the weather. Do people really become "fans" of a particular weather person? Since Michael Fish and John Kettley hung up their little cloud symbols, I doubt I could name a weather presenter until now and I only recognise Carol because of Strictly. Am I missing out by not being in a climatologist clique?”
“I'm mildly baffled by the claims that Carol has a big fanbase. She seems to be a pleasant woman from the little I've seen of her, but she presents the weather. Do people really become "fans" of a particular weather person? Since Michael Fish and John Kettley hung up their little cloud symbols, I doubt I could name a weather presenter until now and I only recognise Carol because of Strictly. Am I missing out by not being in a climatologist clique?”
You are clearly a young working person. Carol is a regular on BBC Breakfast, which is watched mainly by retired men and women, where she does an outstanding job, far better than the majority of weather presenters. My husband,for one, absolutely loves her. Even so, we hope for her sake she goes soon, because she is well out of her comfort zone, and I feel for her when she stands there with that radiant smile whilst Craig and even Bruno comprehensively rubbish her.
Originally Posted by Elsa:
“Hear hear! Cloying!! I know I 'should' like her, she's so sweet, always says the perfect luvly grannie cutesyisms, but I've had enough - I don't mind her dancing, just want her to shuddupaboutit. Can't they show her baking tortes or something? Silently! Or better still, throwing a strop at Pasha. Anything to give her a human personality instead of this Stepford Grandma cheeriness. I thought Scots were supposed to have a natural knack for grimglumming instead of this perky-pesky 1950's America treacle.”
“Hear hear! Cloying!! I know I 'should' like her, she's so sweet, always says the perfect luvly grannie cutesyisms, but I've had enough - I don't mind her dancing, just want her to shuddupaboutit. Can't they show her baking tortes or something? Silently! Or better still, throwing a strop at Pasha. Anything to give her a human personality instead of this Stepford Grandma cheeriness. I thought Scots were supposed to have a natural knack for grimglumming instead of this perky-pesky 1950's America treacle.”
I think you hit the nail on the head.
Hopefully soon she'll be gone
Originally Posted by Rosegrower:
“You are clearly a young working person. Carol is a regular on BBC Breakfast, which is watched mainly by retired men and women, where she does an outstanding job, far better than the majority of weather presenters. My husband,for one, absolutely loves her. Even so, we hope for her sake she goes soon, because she is well out of her comfort zone, and I feel for her when she stands there with that radiant smile whilst Craig and even Bruno comprehensively rubbish her.”
“You are clearly a young working person. Carol is a regular on BBC Breakfast, which is watched mainly by retired men and women, where she does an outstanding job, far better than the majority of weather presenters. My husband,for one, absolutely loves her. Even so, we hope for her sake she goes soon, because she is well out of her comfort zone, and I feel for her when she stands there with that radiant smile whilst Craig and even Bruno comprehensively rubbish her.”
I work full-time but it would be stretching it to call me "young"...I would have thought the references to John Kettley and Michael Fish would have given it away!
Given her wooden performance, notwithstanding her fixed smile, (you know, the one that doesn't quite reach her eyes), she should have gone this week.
Originally Posted by johnnyutah:
“I don't get why people get so annoyed when weaker dancers progress further in the comp than their ability merits. Strictly is an entertainment show, it adds to the mix for me, and you have to remember some, like Carol, are starting from a much lower base than others with previous dancing experience.
Carol & Pasha are an endearing partnership, Pasha has actually choreographed some very nice routines, and Carol has applied herself well.
Jeremy and Karen, meanwhile, are adding even more by way of entertainment value”
“I don't get why people get so annoyed when weaker dancers progress further in the comp than their ability merits. Strictly is an entertainment show, it adds to the mix for me, and you have to remember some, like Carol, are starting from a much lower base than others with previous dancing experience.
Carol & Pasha are an endearing partnership, Pasha has actually choreographed some very nice routines, and Carol has applied herself well.
Jeremy and Karen, meanwhile, are adding even more by way of entertainment value
”
The very fact that SCD is an entertainment show is precisely why I don't understand the appeal of Carol, as I can't see any entertainment value in a middle-aged woman plodding around the dancefloor and grinning a lot. But hey, different things appeal to different people and obviously someone likes her - thankfully nobody TOO good has been booted out yet, if that happens and Carol is still there then she'll really get slated.
Originally Posted by johnnyutah:
“I don't get why people get so annoyed when weaker dancers progress further in the comp than their ability merits. Strictly is an entertainment show, it adds to the mix for me, and you have to remember some, like Carol, are starting from a much lower base than others with previous dancing experience.
Carol & Pasha are an endearing partnership, Pasha has actually choreographed some very nice routines, and Carol has applied herself well.
Jeremy and Karen, meanwhile, are adding even more by way of entertainment value”
“I don't get why people get so annoyed when weaker dancers progress further in the comp than their ability merits. Strictly is an entertainment show, it adds to the mix for me, and you have to remember some, like Carol, are starting from a much lower base than others with previous dancing experience.
Carol & Pasha are an endearing partnership, Pasha has actually choreographed some very nice routines, and Carol has applied herself well.
Jeremy and Karen, meanwhile, are adding even more by way of entertainment value
”
I completely agree with this. Also, in fairness to Carol and Jeremy, they are both much better than some of the so-called 'duffers' of the past.
Carol v Jay in the final...with out and out niceness comprehensively beating out pure and simple 'ringah-ness'!!!
Originally Posted by DeltaBlues:
“I work full-time but it would be stretching it to call me "young"...I would have thought the references to John Kettley and Michael Fish would have given it away!”
“I work full-time but it would be stretching it to call me "young"...I would have thought the references to John Kettley and Michael Fish would have given it away!
”
I'll show my age too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db6WHtNV5-I
Originally Posted by Miriam_R:
“Carol will leave when she faces the combination of not getting enough public votes and not surviving the dance off. Simple to understand.”
“Carol will leave when she faces the combination of not getting enough public votes and not surviving the dance off. Simple to understand.”
I was going to post that.
Originally Posted by Rosegrower:
“You are clearly a young working person. Carol is a regular on BBC Breakfast, which is watched mainly by retired men and women...”
“You are clearly a young working person. Carol is a regular on BBC Breakfast, which is watched mainly by retired men and women...”
Eh? All the young working people I know (myself included!) watch BBC Breakfast in the morning rather than that trash on the other side. That way we get actual news, not celeb gossip
Carol is popular because she's 'The World's Nicest Woman'. No seriously, she's such a warm, lovely lady that it's hard not to like her. That will keep her going for a couple of weeks yet but like all not so good dancers her time will come on this show. I think she'll go before Jeremy tbh. Although Kirsty and Jamelia may well be out before them.
Originally Posted by claire2281:
“Eh? All the young working people I know (myself included!) watch BBC Breakfast in the morning rather than that trash on the other side. That way we get actual news, not celeb gossip
Carol is popular because she's 'The World's Nicest Woman'. No seriously, she's such a warm, lovely lady that it's hard not to like her. That will keep her going for a couple of weeks yet but like all not so good dancers her time will come on this show. I think she'll go before Jeremy tbh. Although Kirsty and Jamelia may well be out before them.”
“Eh? All the young working people I know (myself included!) watch BBC Breakfast in the morning rather than that trash on the other side. That way we get actual news, not celeb gossip
Carol is popular because she's 'The World's Nicest Woman'. No seriously, she's such a warm, lovely lady that it's hard not to like her. That will keep her going for a couple of weeks yet but like all not so good dancers her time will come on this show. I think she'll go before Jeremy tbh. Although Kirsty and Jamelia may well be out before them.”
Totally agree with you.
I am not retired, far from it.
I watch BBC Breakfast because it focus on real news instead of the manufactured Z list celeb gossip. I haven't watched ITV breakfast since TVAM days
Originally Posted by MayD:
“So was Chris Hollins. Got MUCH further than he should”
“So was Chris Hollins. Got MUCH further than he should”
Who was also on BBC Breakfast, if I remember correctly?
Natasha Kaplinsky
Bill Turnbull
Chris Hollins
Susanna Reid
Carol Kirkwood
All danced on Strictly & were BBC Breakfast Presenters.
If I have missed anyone out please forgive me, I am old & my memory isn't as good as it once was
Bill Turnbull
Chris Hollins
Susanna Reid
Carol Kirkwood
All danced on Strictly & were BBC Breakfast Presenters.
If I have missed anyone out please forgive me, I am old & my memory isn't as good as it once was
Originally Posted by mirandaweb:
“I'll show my age too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db6WHtNV5-I”
“I'll show my age too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db6WHtNV5-I”
I've had that song in my head ever since I posted.
Originally Posted by mirandaweb:
“I'll show my age too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db6WHtNV5-I”
“I'll show my age too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db6WHtNV5-I”
Oh crikey - now that will be going round in my head for days. Another one showing her age here!
To get back to Carol, she'll last a few more weeks yet - I'd say maybe until Blackpool - but then I'd expect her to be gone as by then she'll be pretty much certain to be bottom with the judges and unless she's top with the voters (which I doubt she is, just higher than those who have already gone) then she'll end up in the dance off and bow out gracefully as Judy Murray did last year.
I can see why people would vote for her. She's very popular because of her day job. She's pleasant and cheery. She tries really hard to learn to dance and she is improving.
I think she'll be here a few weeks more.
I think she'll be here a few weeks more.
Originally Posted by Alleycat666:
“Oh crikey - now that will be going round in my head for days. Another one showing her age here!
To get back to Carol, she'll last a few more weeks yet - I'd say maybe until Blackpool - but then I'd expect her to be gone as by then she'll be pretty much certain to be bottom with the judges and unless she's top with the voters (which I doubt she is, just higher than those who have already gone) then she'll end up in the dance off and bow out gracefully as Judy Murray did last year.”
“Oh crikey - now that will be going round in my head for days. Another one showing her age here!
To get back to Carol, she'll last a few more weeks yet - I'd say maybe until Blackpool - but then I'd expect her to be gone as by then she'll be pretty much certain to be bottom with the judges and unless she's top with the voters (which I doubt she is, just higher than those who have already gone) then she'll end up in the dance off and bow out gracefully as Judy Murray did last year.”
I am sure she will be graceful when she does go, she's a classy lady. Just a shame she doesn't seem to be enjoying it anywhere near as much as Judy did; she looks quite forlorn at times.
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