I used to watch DWTS back in the days when it was shown on UK TV, and the spring series in particular used to fill the gap between series of Strictly quite nicely. It was pretty much identical then, with a few dances like the mambo thrown in because they are popular in the US. Then something changed, they started doing weird shit like country and Western week where they danced around bales of hay and I stopped watching then. I think it was dropped from UK tv about then as well.
Fast forward to now. I've been looking at some of the routines on YouTube and its now changed beyond all recognition. It looks like a completey different show. Awful costumes, routines that last less than a minute and bare no resemblance to what they are supposed to be. Absurd theme weeks as well, 'partner swap week' anyone? The year that changed my life week, usually sentimental bullshit featuring emosh crying on the VT's (even the X Factor hasn't gone down that road yet). And my personal favourite, 'Disney week' where CGI cartoon characters appeared on screen and danced with the couples...
The set is now hideous and you can't even see the band or singers anymore. Tacky, tacky, tacky. Why did Artem and Gleb chose this crap over our Strictly?
Please don't let this ever happen to our Strictly!
Fast forward to now. I've been looking at some of the routines on YouTube and its now changed beyond all recognition. It looks like a completey different show. Awful costumes, routines that last less than a minute and bare no resemblance to what they are supposed to be. Absurd theme weeks as well, 'partner swap week' anyone? The year that changed my life week, usually sentimental bullshit featuring emosh crying on the VT's (even the X Factor hasn't gone down that road yet). And my personal favourite, 'Disney week' where CGI cartoon characters appeared on screen and danced with the couples...
The set is now hideous and you can't even see the band or singers anymore. Tacky, tacky, tacky. Why did Artem and Gleb chose this crap over our Strictly?
Please don't let this ever happen to our Strictly!