Bruce has been brightening up my Saturday nights all my life. I hope that I'm as fit as he is when I'm pushing 80.
Bruce Forsyth back for Series 6 in 2008
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Originally Posted by libby3107:
“Bruce has been brightening up my Saturday nights all my life. I hope that I'm as fit as he is when I'm pushing 80.”
“Bruce has been brightening up my Saturday nights all my life. I hope that I'm as fit as he is when I'm pushing 80.”
Ditto, ditto!! Bruce has quite simply always been Mr Saturday Night. I'm pretty sure that Harold and William delayed the Battle of Hastings until after Bruce's show finished. Strictly without Bruce would be like Christmas without Santa, or a pub without ale!
So here's to Bruce in 2008!! Clink!
Originally Posted by Fosdyke:
“I'm with you on this, he's funny AND he knows what he's talking about where dance is concerned. Julian Clary would make a good second choice.
Hope Tess goes. Does there need to be a bloke + girly presenting it? Perhaps Anton together with Julian in a nice frock......”
“I'm with you on this, he's funny AND he knows what he's talking about where dance is concerned. Julian Clary would make a good second choice.
Hope Tess goes. Does there need to be a bloke + girly presenting it? Perhaps Anton together with Julian in a nice frock......”
Together in matching frocks - what a visual!
Originally Posted by arfurpewty:
“Brucie is effing great. But if i was to replace him, i would go with Paul o' Grady.”
“Brucie is effing great. But if i was to replace him, i would go with Paul o' Grady.”
Please no, I find him as fake as they come and charmless.
Bruce keeps the last vestiges of integrity in the show intact.
I know I'm in a minority here but I love the jokes, and all the asides where he goes wrong.
Like 'I'll clear this place!', 'I wish I was dead!'
The bit when he danced with the crew member when Mark and Karen went wrong.
And of course,
'You're my favourites!'
Well Brucie you ARE my favourite and noone else will do!
Except for the bit where Jill Halfpenny's mum made an appearance on the floor and he shooed her away!
Like 'I'll clear this place!', 'I wish I was dead!'
The bit when he danced with the crew member when Mark and Karen went wrong.
And of course,
'You're my favourites!'
Well Brucie you ARE my favourite and noone else will do!
Except for the bit where Jill Halfpenny's mum made an appearance on the floor and he shooed her away!
No I love Bruce his jokes put a smile on my face he's great family entertainment light hearted love it he has to be there he is part of what makes it as good as it is for me I tryed to watch the American version and I thought it was nothing on ours as the presenters were so boring!
Originally Posted by john888w:
“I know I'm in a minority here but I love the jokes, and all the asides where he goes wrong.
Like 'I'll clear this place!', 'I wish I was dead!'
The bit when he danced with the crew member when Mark and Karen went wrong.
And of course,
'You're my favourites!'
Well Brucie you ARE my favourite and noone else will do!
Except for the bit where Jill Halfpenny's mum made an appearance on the floor and he shooed her away!”
“I know I'm in a minority here but I love the jokes, and all the asides where he goes wrong.
Like 'I'll clear this place!', 'I wish I was dead!'
The bit when he danced with the crew member when Mark and Karen went wrong.
And of course,
'You're my favourites!'
Well Brucie you ARE my favourite and noone else will do!
Except for the bit where Jill Halfpenny's mum made an appearance on the floor and he shooed her away!”
Actually i think it's more like an embarrassed majority than a minority John!
I agree with you wholeheartedly anyway. As former BBC DG Greg Dyke said:
"I'm mad about him. He is one of the great performers of our generation - of any generation. He's got the look, he's got the style, he can do it all. He just is a star. You might ask how - or even why - but when you see it you cannot deny it."
By the way I am told that the BBC are going to do Bruce Night on his 80th birthday! Something to look forward too after the holidays finish!
I love Brucie. He makes the show for me, with all the messed up jokes and glances aside when they fall flat.
Originally Posted by Thriller:
“Bruce really needs to give it up now - he's just a bumbling old man and is losing it more and more each series. He even struggles to read from his card or auto-cue, calls people by the wrong name and buggers up his supposed "jokes".
He's almost 80 for crying out loud, he shouldn't even be working anymore - he was good in his day but his day was decades ago.”
“Bruce really needs to give it up now - he's just a bumbling old man and is losing it more and more each series. He even struggles to read from his card or auto-cue, calls people by the wrong name and buggers up his supposed "jokes".
He's almost 80 for crying out loud, he shouldn't even be working anymore - he was good in his day but his day was decades ago.”
you will be his age some time in the future. He is amazing and I hope he goes on for a long time.
Originally Posted by GreenGuy:
“I totally agree with this - he is a consumate professional and clearly gets on fantastically with the contestants, crew and even the judges... To those who say he's past it, who else can improvise like that and still keep the show moving along?
And I'm afraid I really like Tess, too. She seems so genuine compared with 95% of other hosts on TV and has an easy-going natural rapport with Bruce and the contestants. I am just baffled why people don't like her.
”
“I totally agree with this - he is a consumate professional and clearly gets on fantastically with the contestants, crew and even the judges... To those who say he's past it, who else can improvise like that and still keep the show moving along?
And I'm afraid I really like Tess, too. She seems so genuine compared with 95% of other hosts on TV and has an easy-going natural rapport with Bruce and the contestants. I am just baffled why people don't like her.
”
I am with you there green guy!
Originally Posted by Thriller:
“Bruce really needs to give it up now - he's just a bumbling old man and is losing it more and more each series. He even struggles to read from his card or auto-cue, calls people by the wrong name and buggers up his supposed "jokes".
He's almost 80 for crying out loud, he shouldn't even be working anymore - he was good in his day but his day was decades ago.”
“Bruce really needs to give it up now - he's just a bumbling old man and is losing it more and more each series. He even struggles to read from his card or auto-cue, calls people by the wrong name and buggers up his supposed "jokes".
He's almost 80 for crying out loud, he shouldn't even be working anymore - he was good in his day but his day was decades ago.”
Another question thriller do you have a Granddad if you do how old is he........?
Originally Posted by arfurpewty:
“Just wondering, what is the age range of the Brucie haters?”
“Just wondering, what is the age range of the Brucie haters?”
If you read all these posts the Brucie haters are in the minority!
After seeing Bruce on ITT last night - when he was very funny - it seemed to me that he was an instigator behind the show, not just a front man??
Originally Posted by Thriller:
“I think Vernon Kay could easily step into his shoes - they should give the job to someone young, rather than another coffin dodger.”
“I think Vernon Kay could easily step into his shoes - they should give the job to someone young, rather than another coffin dodger.”
That would be the death of SCD - the prancing pillock - never!
Bruce should keep doing it as long as he wants to - he is the very soul of the show.
Originally Posted by kitten12:
“That would be the death of SCD - the prancing pillock - never!”
“That would be the death of SCD - the prancing pillock - never!
”
No thanks to Vernon-wouldn't surprise me if Dale Winton was a possible replacement
Originally Posted by DavidJames:
“11 million people seem to disagree with you, judging by the ratings...”
“11 million people seem to disagree with you, judging by the ratings...”
11 million people are tuning in just to see Bruce Forsyth? Get real - the majority of those would tune in regardless of who presented it.
Originally Posted by fredster:
“Another question thriller do you have a Granddad if you do how old is he........?”
“Another question thriller do you have a Granddad if you do how old is he........?”
Yes, he's 78 and he's just as much a bumbling fool as Bruce!
Originally Posted by Thriller:
“I think Vernon Kay could easily step into his shoes - they should give the job to someone young, rather than another coffin dodger.”
“I think Vernon Kay could easily step into his shoes - they should give the job to someone young, rather than another coffin dodger.”
You do realise that you will be old yourself one day
I hope there is a bit more compassion and respect around when that happens.
And Vernon Kay is a " One Trick Pony" .
Bruce is a song and dance man and all round entertainer who is probably more quick-witted than Tess will ever be
(and I quite like her )
Originally Posted by Zeus:
“Ditto, ditto!! Bruce has quite simply always been Mr Saturday Night. I'm pretty sure that Harold and William delayed the Battle of Hastings until after Bruce's show finished. Strictly without Bruce would be like Christmas without Santa, or a pub without ale!
So here's to Bruce in 2008!! Clink!”
“Ditto, ditto!! Bruce has quite simply always been Mr Saturday Night. I'm pretty sure that Harold and William delayed the Battle of Hastings until after Bruce's show finished. Strictly without Bruce would be like Christmas without Santa, or a pub without ale!
So here's to Bruce in 2008!! Clink!
”
He used to be Mr Sunday Night with " Sunday Night at the London Palladium"
Marvellous television with singing , dancing and comedy
( and that was just Bruce
)
Originally Posted by Inner Self:
“He used to be Mr Sunday Night with " Sunday Night at the London Palladium"
Marvellous television with singing , dancing and comedy
( and that was just Bruce)”
“He used to be Mr Sunday Night with " Sunday Night at the London Palladium"
Marvellous television with singing , dancing and comedy
( and that was just Bruce
)”
That was well before my time but I have heard how Bruce absolutely transformed that show so that it became the TV event of the week! I guess it's hard for us to appreciate now how much of an impact it had, because we have lived with TV for so long we have become acclimatised to it.
He's not funny. He can hardly remember the names.
Please, please replace him - I regularly switch over (out of embarassment) when he's on.
Please, please replace him - I regularly switch over (out of embarassment) when he's on.
Originally Posted by Zeus:
“That was well before my time but I have heard how Bruce absolutely transformed that show so that it became the TV event of the week! I guess it's hard for us to appreciate now how much of an impact it had, because we have lived with TV for so long we have become acclimatised to it.”
“That was well before my time but I have heard how Bruce absolutely transformed that show so that it became the TV event of the week! I guess it's hard for us to appreciate now how much of an impact it had, because we have lived with TV for so long we have become acclimatised to it.”
I was very young but it was required viewing
Everyone gathered around the television having high quality entertainment broadcast into their own house .
And if anything fell flat ( which it could often do as it was as I remember , live television ) , Bruce would ad lib and fill in until things could be sorted out.
The mark of a true professional
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