Originally Posted by Heebyjeeby:
“I'm not. We don't just pay for the voting. We also pay the licence fee, which pays the prducers, the judges, the whole caboodle. So they ahould be bloody answerable and not treat the paying audience like morons.
Yes, I know I am 'outraged of X'. Am utterly pissed off. I have a great life, loads of money (though it is crass to say it), beautiful homes, lovely family, lots of interests and stuff going on, travel, horses, pottery studio, pool, tub, blah blah blah, but despite all these 'better things to do', For several years I have had Strictly Saturday Nights with my hubbie, enjoying the relative 'feel good factor' thatcwas Strictly as opposed to the X Factor, BB, Celebrity Get Me Out of Here etc, all of which would make me feel a bit tainted watching them.
After last weekend Strictly feels overly manipulated, false and grubby. And I for one won't be watching.
I'm sorry if the post seems a bit boasty. But some posters always respond, 'get over it, it is a light entertainment show, don't take it so seriously'. I wanted to explain, that even when you have had a very lucky, happy and diverse life, I felt that there was some 'magic' in Strictly in the past that added something to that life. No longer.
And yes, I do care about terrorism, real issues, and I give in an organised and systematic way to charity
Despite being aware of and involved in more serious issues, Strictly was a glittery haven of delight and escape. No longer.”
I'm glad that your life is such a great one, and I am sad that what is, to a baffled viewer like me, such a trivial thing has marred your enjoyment to such an extent and even stopped you from continuing to watch it.
I adore Strictly: yes it is a "glittery haven of delight and escape" (love that description!) which is why I can't take it too seriously. It makes me laugh and smile, and I love the love that exudes from it between the contestants. If only it rubbed off onto the viewers! It is my Saturday night delight, my glittery haven of delight and I will continue to watch it avidly.