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Old 30-11-2016, 20:09
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Where has the thread about this programme gone?
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Old 30-11-2016, 21:02
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Where has the thread about this programme gone?
I couldn't ever find one and was too chicken to start one. I'll post on this one though.

Love the programme.
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Old 30-11-2016, 21:49
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I've been disappointed with Gareth's choices every episode yet the acapella group he chose that I didn't like proved to be the best on the semi final night.

I still would have loved to have seen the shanty guys with beards chosen though
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Old 30-11-2016, 22:03
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I've been disappointed with Gareth's choices every episode yet the acapella group he chose that I didn't like proved to be the best on the semi final night.

I still would have loved to have seen the shanty guys with beards chosen though
I liked the acapella guys from the south west a lot and they were magnificent last night. Otherwise I think there have been some dodgy choices, particularly the women from Durham. They're lovely but they were so far behind everyone else that it seemed odd to put them through to the group of three, let alone to the semi-final. The shanty guys were ok but a bit one trick pony. As are the gospel choir who I didn't think were all that good last night. They essentially showed they have no range by turning 'It's oh so quiet' into a gospel song.

I thought he did the young kids choir a real disservice last night with the song he chose for them. It seemed a very odd choice to me and they really struggled with it.

My biggest with the show has been the way in which he divided up the country. The north and Scotland and Wales and the Midlands are both huge areas from which to select only three choirs whereas the South West which is actually quite a small area of the country got three choirs all to themselves! And what about Northern Ireland? I get that it's only a short series and he couldn't do as many regions as he might like but the way he divided the country was just bizarre.
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Old 06-12-2016, 18:55
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I liked the acapella guys from the south west a lot and they were magnificent last night. Otherwise I think there have been some dodgy choices, particularly the women from Durham. They're lovely but they were so far behind everyone else that it seemed odd to put them through to the group of three, let alone to the semi-final. The shanty guys were ok but a bit one trick pony. As are the gospel choir who I didn't think were all that good last night. They essentially showed they have no range by turning 'It's oh so quiet' into a gospel song.

I thought he did the young kids choir a real disservice last night with the song he chose for them. It seemed a very odd choice to me and they really struggled with it.

My biggest with the show has been the way in which he divided up the country. The north and Scotland and Wales and the Midlands are both huge areas from which to select only three choirs whereas the South West which is actually quite a small area of the country got three choirs all to themselves! And what about Northern Ireland? I get that it's only a short series and he couldn't do as many regions as he might like but the way he divided the country was just bizarre.
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Lots I agree with here - wasn't a fan of the boys acapella but their soloist last week was truly amazing, particularly due to his aspergers - just shows what can be achieved. I did think the gospel choir coped really well with Oh so Quiet. Have to agree that youth choir struggled but definitely better than the mums.

Have to also say the division of Uk was actually bizarre - should have made the whole series longer and more Gareth driven than 'production' driven.
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Old 06-12-2016, 18:59
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I would suspect the country was divided - not by geographical size, but by population.

It would stand to reason that, where there are higher numbers of population, their are likely to be more people involved in choirs.

For all we know there may have been dozens of entries from the south & west, but very few entries from the rest of the country.
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Old 06-12-2016, 21:02
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Old 06-12-2016, 21:05
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One of the judges terrifies me; she looks permanently angry
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Old 06-12-2016, 21:08
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This is rather fun - if mean.
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Old 06-12-2016, 21:10
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Oh dear, Especially for you, bloody AWFUL. But funny.
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Old 06-12-2016, 21:47
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One of the judges terrifies me; she looks permanently angry
scary judge is there, looking very cross.
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Old 06-12-2016, 21:48
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Oh dear, Bulmershe sounding weak.
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Old 06-12-2016, 22:18
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I would suspect the country was divided - not by geographical size, but by population.

It would stand to reason that, where there are higher numbers of population, their are likely to be more people involved in choirs.

For all we know there may have been dozens of entries from the south & west, but very few entries from the rest of the country.
Even by population it makes no sense, the south west is actually quite a small region compared to the north and Scotland.

Anyway, I loved the show and I thought the right choir won. Again I thought semi-toned were amazing and although EAGA were good, Especially For You was not great and I didn't like what they did to Guide me oh thou Great Redeemer. Bulmershe were lovely but out of their depth.
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Old 07-12-2016, 01:09
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Agreed right choir won. I loved EAGA and their sound is amazing and that solo singer Kosi should have a record contract. However with the sound at the front so loud and amazing probably behind all that sound is less technical skill.

Semitoned don't really have a big production to hide anything. But they were brilliant.
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Old 13-12-2016, 18:40
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I wasn't in the choir at school so I don't watch this. My sister was quite a good singer though, and she was in the choir, but she doesn't watch it either. I don't think she does anyway. She never mentions it if she does,
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