Im Still waiting for somebody..........anybody to tell me exactly what made his act so "moving" 
George - Im just not getting it ??
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Originally Posted by OlgaChristie:
“Quite agree. There is nothing unique about his act - lots of people can do that type of dancing given a few hours training. I didn`t like the way he was saying how amazing his performance was - little Mr Humble he isn`t”
“Quite agree. There is nothing unique about his act - lots of people can do that type of dancing given a few hours training. I didn`t like the way he was saying how amazing his performance was - little Mr Humble he isn`t
”
Yeah right......
Originally Posted by OlgaChristie:
“I think he`s been to the Leon Jackson Sob Story School (I want to make a better life for my mother)........... certainly worked for him”
“I think he`s been to the Leon Jackson Sob Story School (I want to make a better life for my mother)........... certainly worked for him”
Bitter much? Rhydian must be proud of his fans
Originally Posted by shaneyshaney:
“Im Still waiting for somebody..........anybody to tell me exactly what made his act so "moving"”
“Im Still waiting for somebody..........anybody to tell me exactly what made his act so "moving"
”
Me too.
Every act has given it their all and shown desire and emotion.
The panel are just trying to justify their decision to give George a second chance by overdoing the praise they give him.
Originally Posted by shaneyshaney:
“Why on earth were the bloody judges still bigging him up yesterday when he was'nt even on the show, OKAY WE GET IT - you are drumming up votes for him to make it slightly more interesting against the obvious winner that is Faryl.
What stumped me most is that everyone is going on about how "moving" his peformance was...........can somebody...........anybody tell me exactly how a boy flapping his arms around under a watering can is moving ??
I can understand people getting emotional about a heartbreaking song or a beauoful voice, but this ?? I despair.”
“Why on earth were the bloody judges still bigging him up yesterday when he was'nt even on the show, OKAY WE GET IT - you are drumming up votes for him to make it slightly more interesting against the obvious winner that is Faryl.
What stumped me most is that everyone is going on about how "moving" his peformance was...........can somebody...........anybody tell me exactly how a boy flapping his arms around under a watering can is moving ??
I can understand people getting emotional about a heartbreaking song or a beauoful voice, but this ?? I despair.”
The judges were actually there and could see what he was doing unlike the viewers at home who had to cope with shots of the judges interspersed with the cameras rushing about all over the place. Maybe they saw a lot more than we did
As it was, I wasn't exactly moved by the performance, but I loved his audition, both times and voted for him on the strength of that.
Originally Posted by Love Bear:
“I didn't see what all the fuss was over George. And I do believe he was acting bigtime after his performance.”
“I didn't see what all the fuss was over George. And I do believe he was acting bigtime after his performance.”
Agreed!
I was cringing. I can't stand over the top, rehearsed reactions.
Originally Posted by Reality Sucks:
“The judges were actually there and could see what he was doing unlike the viewers at home who had to cope with shots of the judges interspersed with the cameras rushing about all over the place. Maybe they saw a lot more than we did”
“The judges were actually there and could see what he was doing unlike the viewers at home who had to cope with shots of the judges interspersed with the cameras rushing about all over the place. Maybe they saw a lot more than we did
”
But it's the viewers at home who have been posting how moved they were.
Fair enough, if that's how they felt, but it had nothing to do with camera angles.
Originally Posted by Sid_1979:
“But it's the viewers at home who have been posting how moved they were.
Fair enough, if that's how they felt, but it had nothing to do with camera angles.”
“But it's the viewers at home who have been posting how moved they were.
Fair enough, if that's how they felt, but it had nothing to do with camera angles.”
Thats exactly what I meant, loads of people here are posting on various threads about how great he was and about how moved they were..............yet not a single one can say "why" his dancing moved them
Originally Posted by shaneyshaney:
“Thats exactly what I meant, loads of people here are posting on various threads about how great he was and about how moved they were..............yet not a single one can say "why" his dancing moved them”
“Thats exactly what I meant, loads of people here are posting on various threads about how great he was and about how moved they were..............yet not a single one can say "why" his dancing moved them
”
I guess it's a matter of personal taste.
Some acts manage to touch you and others don't.
George left me feeling very indifferent.
Originally Posted by shaneyshaney:
“Thats exactly what I meant, loads of people here are posting on various threads about how great he was and about how moved they were..............yet not a single one can say "why" his dancing moved them”
“Thats exactly what I meant, loads of people here are posting on various threads about how great he was and about how moved they were..............yet not a single one can say "why" his dancing moved them
”
Why does it even matter?
Are you really that bothered that people see things differently to you?
I would love to know which advert or whos dance act he's going to rip off in the final
I predict its going to be ...Weapon of Choice by Fatboy Slim with Christopher Walken Dancinghttp://http://youtube.com/watch?v=sMZwZiU0kKs
I predict its going to be ...Weapon of Choice by Fatboy Slim with Christopher Walken Dancinghttp://http://youtube.com/watch?v=sMZwZiU0kKs
Originally Posted by Chilly Mondo:
“BUT ALL HE DOES IS JUST WAVE HIS ARMS ABOUT IN A SHOWER.
Sorry for screaming but it appear to be necessary as you have just disregarded every post, addressed absolutely nothing and just use this thread as an appreciation thread which it is not.
How old are you?
”
“BUT ALL HE DOES IS JUST WAVE HIS ARMS ABOUT IN A SHOWER.
Sorry for screaming but it appear to be necessary as you have just disregarded every post, addressed absolutely nothing and just use this thread as an appreciation thread which it is not.
How old are you?
”
18. Please don't use that as an excuse to patronise me. I'm entitled to my own opinion regardless of my age (which, btw, I find is a pathetic way for people to put others down - as if age has anything to do with it - I've met some 15 year olds who are a hell of a lot smarter and wiser than people thrice their age). This thread is full of George hate, so I just thought I'd add my input and show that some people actually appreciate what he does, which you can only interpret as 'waving his arms about in a shower'.
Maybe you don't apprecaite this type of dancing, and so cannot see how talented this boy is, but I love this style of dancing and I have to say, George is amazing at it and has the skill, but his choreography needs improvement.
Originally Posted by _Zd_Phoenix_:
“That's an absolutely pathetic and unpleasant series of comments! Trolling like that is totally against forum rules - it's not on to make childish digs at other posters who happen not to agree with you.
I had quoted your longer post in order to address what you were saying, but why should anyone spend time taking you seriously when you're posting nasty responses?
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Doesn't seem to be on the ball? He won the round which also had the highest vote of the series. I mean it's fair enough that you don't like him, but you can't possibly have not noticed that a load of people do - obviously Simon isn't on his own.
Charlie on the other hand was out of tune and very stretched and shaky at points. He's a cute kid who's only an ok singer.
As for 'fake humility' I think it only reflects badly upon your self to make such unfounded statements about people when you don't know them. Who are you to say he's fake? That's not very nice.
If you don't see the subtleties there, then you're not going to see variety (granted, it's a lot bloody harder to look when the camera work is TERRIBLE) - in the same way, someone might look at a quickstep and just think it's a load of bobbing about and running across the floor, whereas, of course, this is not the case.
The act was intricately choreographed and there was a lot of very different stuff in there - but again, bloody camera work will not have helped that in the least. I think there could have been better work in the shower bit.
Only a couple of bits were actually slightly out of time (although I'm not entirely sure the particular moves were meant to follow the music at that point), but it was a problem that on a medium range camera shot and at the end of a routine, he's doing much simpler movement before the finish - it wasn't out of place, but could be taken as that quite easily, so maybe it should have been a lot less subtle.
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Nooooooooooo
Have people who say this watched the advert? I mean the idea that it's 'replicated' is either a complete bastardisation of the word replicated or just a really bizarre comparison. George's dancing was much, MUCH faster, and in a different and far more advanced style. Even to people who haven't seen this style of dance before, I can't imagine how they can think that such a very simple style as seen on the advert can be confused with the complicated close work that George was doing.
That seems a rather unfair objection - surely no one can be claiming to think this is new or that it's the contestant's idea?
This is the problem with the criticism - it's not objective criticism, it's all too personal. I mean that's a massive amount of supposition that you have absolutely zero basis to claim, which makes it rather insidious really. I mean you're pretty much making up stuff about him when you have no rational claim to do so.
People can well attack on the style or whether they liked it or not, and all I can do is disagree and think it's a conflict of taste ... but these personal attacks on a contestant they know nothing about are really, really poor. :/”
“That's an absolutely pathetic and unpleasant series of comments! Trolling like that is totally against forum rules - it's not on to make childish digs at other posters who happen not to agree with you.
I had quoted your longer post in order to address what you were saying, but why should anyone spend time taking you seriously when you're posting nasty responses?
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Doesn't seem to be on the ball? He won the round which also had the highest vote of the series. I mean it's fair enough that you don't like him, but you can't possibly have not noticed that a load of people do - obviously Simon isn't on his own.
Charlie on the other hand was out of tune and very stretched and shaky at points. He's a cute kid who's only an ok singer.
As for 'fake humility' I think it only reflects badly upon your self to make such unfounded statements about people when you don't know them. Who are you to say he's fake? That's not very nice.
If you don't see the subtleties there, then you're not going to see variety (granted, it's a lot bloody harder to look when the camera work is TERRIBLE) - in the same way, someone might look at a quickstep and just think it's a load of bobbing about and running across the floor, whereas, of course, this is not the case.
The act was intricately choreographed and there was a lot of very different stuff in there - but again, bloody camera work will not have helped that in the least. I think there could have been better work in the shower bit.
Only a couple of bits were actually slightly out of time (although I'm not entirely sure the particular moves were meant to follow the music at that point), but it was a problem that on a medium range camera shot and at the end of a routine, he's doing much simpler movement before the finish - it wasn't out of place, but could be taken as that quite easily, so maybe it should have been a lot less subtle.
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Nooooooooooo
Have people who say this watched the advert? I mean the idea that it's 'replicated' is either a complete bastardisation of the word replicated or just a really bizarre comparison. George's dancing was much, MUCH faster, and in a different and far more advanced style. Even to people who haven't seen this style of dance before, I can't imagine how they can think that such a very simple style as seen on the advert can be confused with the complicated close work that George was doing.That seems a rather unfair objection - surely no one can be claiming to think this is new or that it's the contestant's idea?
This is the problem with the criticism - it's not objective criticism, it's all too personal. I mean that's a massive amount of supposition that you have absolutely zero basis to claim, which makes it rather insidious really. I mean you're pretty much making up stuff about him when you have no rational claim to do so.
People can well attack on the style or whether they liked it or not, and all I can do is disagree and think it's a conflict of taste ... but these personal attacks on a contestant they know nothing about are really, really poor. :/”
Bravo! Great post
Originally Posted by Eclipse80:
“Why does it even matter?
Are you really that bothered that people see things differently to you?”
“Why does it even matter?
Are you really that bothered that people see things differently to you?”
Your missing the point, if people cant say why they were so moved then they are obviously just saying it to jump on the judges bandwagon...........which is pretty sad. If Amanda had'nt cried and he had'nt got those comments no one here would be saying they were so "moved"
Originally Posted by shaneyshaney:
“Your missing the point, if people cant say why they were so moved then they are obviously just saying it to jump on the judges bandwagon...........which is pretty sad and pathetic. If Amanda had'nt cried and he had'nt got those comments no one here would be saying they were so "moved"”
“Your missing the point, if people cant say why they were so moved then they are obviously just saying it to jump on the judges bandwagon...........which is pretty sad and pathetic. If Amanda had'nt cried and he had'nt got those comments no one here would be saying they were so "moved"
”
How exactly do you know what everyone is thinking?
Maybe no one feels the need to waste their time breaking down to you every single emotion they felt at the time they watched George. It's strange but true
George is a good dancer. Not brilliant, yet, but very good, with a lot of potential. When he's older he'll be far far better, with more control.
What's worth noting is that, although to some he's just "flapping his arms about", but to others who are more familiar with certain styles of street dancing, you can see how much effort and heart went into the routine, the variety within it, and his general talent.
He's used a combination of break dancing, C-walking, some popping, waving and gliding mixed with contemporary dance and other styles.
So, from the dancing world point of view, I think he did very well, and created a very impressive routine which brought in many aspects of modern dance, but he's still young and not in complete control of himself, so it can look lazy and unstructured in a few places.
Personally, I think he did very well, and it was an inspiring and energetic performance with a brilliant choice of backing track.
He didn't copy the VW advert either, as his style isn't a mirror of the routine the dancers (with different styles - David Elsewhere and co) composed and constructed.
My two cents.
What's worth noting is that, although to some he's just "flapping his arms about", but to others who are more familiar with certain styles of street dancing, you can see how much effort and heart went into the routine, the variety within it, and his general talent.
He's used a combination of break dancing, C-walking, some popping, waving and gliding mixed with contemporary dance and other styles.
So, from the dancing world point of view, I think he did very well, and created a very impressive routine which brought in many aspects of modern dance, but he's still young and not in complete control of himself, so it can look lazy and unstructured in a few places.
Personally, I think he did very well, and it was an inspiring and energetic performance with a brilliant choice of backing track.
He didn't copy the VW advert either, as his style isn't a mirror of the routine the dancers (with different styles - David Elsewhere and co) composed and constructed.
My two cents.
Originally Posted by Reality Sucks:
“ Bitter much? Rhydian must be proud of his fans”
“ Bitter much? Rhydian must be proud of his fans
”
I don't think anyone is bitter, things are going so great for Rhydian right now, in fact it couldn't be better.
But this isn't about Rhydian or Leon. I wasn't moved by George's story but I can understand that people were, the way it was presented, the music and atmosphere they used in the VT. BGT is quite manipulative this year - they decide who is to be liked and who is to be hated and they subtly lead the viewers in the chosen direction without them even realising it.
I'm sure George is excellent but I personally prefer Signature - I like their modesty, I find them entertaining. I also do not think it should be judged on who will benefit the most from the financial rewards - some are more shy about putting themselves and their problems forward. People should be allowed to make their decision on the performance alone and not be burdened by other things.
But it seems to be the era of the sob stories - even Gin has one now.
Originally Posted by Liz G-S:
“I don't think anyone is bitter, things are going so great for Rhydian right now, in fact it couldn't be better.
But this isn't about Rhydian or Leon. I wasn't moved by George's story but I can understand that people were, the way it was presented, the music and atmosphere they used in the VT. BGT is quite manipulative this year - they decide who is to be liked and who is to be hated and they subtly lead the viewers in the chosen direction without them even realising it.
I'm sure George is excellent but I personally prefer Signature - I like their modesty, I find them entertaining. I also do not think it should be judged on who will benefit the most from the financial rewards - some are more shy about putting themselves and their problems forward. People should be allowed to make their decision on the performance alone and not be burdened by other things.
But it seems to be the era of the sob stories - even Gin has one now.”
“I don't think anyone is bitter, things are going so great for Rhydian right now, in fact it couldn't be better.
But this isn't about Rhydian or Leon. I wasn't moved by George's story but I can understand that people were, the way it was presented, the music and atmosphere they used in the VT. BGT is quite manipulative this year - they decide who is to be liked and who is to be hated and they subtly lead the viewers in the chosen direction without them even realising it.
I'm sure George is excellent but I personally prefer Signature - I like their modesty, I find them entertaining. I also do not think it should be judged on who will benefit the most from the financial rewards - some are more shy about putting themselves and their problems forward. People should be allowed to make their decision on the performance alone and not be burdened by other things.
But it seems to be the era of the sob stories - even Gin has one now.”
That was directed at OlgaChristie who couldn't help bringing Leon Jackson into a thread about George Sampson. In fact, it's amazing how many times his name crops up in the BGT forum (nearly always in a negative way designed to put him down and to rubbish his ability and big surprise, usually by Rhydian supporters.)
As for George - I voted for him on the strength of his two auditions both last year and this year. Apart from his dancing which is brilliant, I find him very likeable. Sob story doesn't come into it. I would have preferred to see him dance without the water gimmick so hopefully he will come up with something different for the final.
As for Kate and Gin - they ARE a sob story - but in the nicest possible way and I love em and hope they win
Originally Posted by Chilly Mondo:
“Do I have to be a footballer to tell that the footballer last night dropped the ball?
Do I have to be an opera singer to hear a flat note?
It's a no to both so your age old argument never did and doesn't hold water.
What a ridiculous attitude of, If you can't do it you can't comment on it.
I think you will find two things: You are wrong and We can!
You can tell your age range: "xChErRy-DrOpSx" Big and small letters mixed with extras Plus Britain is always a Capital letter.
So basically you are a teenager yelling at adults "shut up if you can't do better"
Suggest going to debating classes at school to learn how to form an argument.
OMG! I just noticed that you are a Leona Lewis fan as well. Sorry cancel all of the above post as that is enough on it's own. Did you every have any taste about anything?”
“Do I have to be a footballer to tell that the footballer last night dropped the ball?
Do I have to be an opera singer to hear a flat note?
It's a no to both so your age old argument never did and doesn't hold water.
What a ridiculous attitude of, If you can't do it you can't comment on it.
I think you will find two things: You are wrong and We can!
You can tell your age range: "xChErRy-DrOpSx" Big and small letters mixed with extras
Plus Britain is always a Capital letter.So basically you are a teenager yelling at adults "shut up if you can't do better"
Suggest going to debating classes at school to learn how to form an argument.
OMG! I just noticed that you are a Leona Lewis fan as well. Sorry cancel all of the above post as that is enough on it's own. Did you every have any taste about anything?”
Excuse me! who do you think you are?? i decided to use the username xChErRy-DrOpSx and its got nothing to do with my age, as for you CHILLY MONDO? please!
Suggest going to debating classes at school to learn how to form an argument.
UMM... HOW ABOUT IF I DONT NEED TO!
im voicing my opinions and you cant take it.....
I suggest you got to anger classes, your obviously having a swipe at anyone who writes in this thread. Infact, your having a swipe at anyone who HAS an opinion, which is different to yours!
Did you every have any taste about anything?
and whats that supposed to mean?? yes im a fan of leona lewis... i guess you have just made a spelling mistake...
sort yourself out before you go criticizing some one else
Originally Posted by Reality Sucks:
“As for George - I voted for him on the strength of his two auditions both last year and this year. Apart from his dancing which is brilliant, I find him very likeable. Sob story doesn't come into it. I would have preferred to see him dance without the water gimmick so hopefully he will come up with something different for the final.
As for Kate and Gin - they ARE a sob story - but in the nicest possible way and I love em and hope they win”
“As for George - I voted for him on the strength of his two auditions both last year and this year. Apart from his dancing which is brilliant, I find him very likeable. Sob story doesn't come into it. I would have preferred to see him dance without the water gimmick so hopefully he will come up with something different for the final.
As for Kate and Gin - they ARE a sob story - but in the nicest possible way and I love em and hope they win
”
I liked George last year, not so sure about him this year - but I don't have any knowledge of his style of dancing.
I too love Kate and Gin but I'm afraid the Royal Variety show might be too much stress for Gin and I am always afraid she will one day say no and walk off stage. I think Kate has the most courage out of all the acts - the key to their success is held in Gin's paws alone. However, Kate would put the money to good use so I have mixed feelings about whether I want this act to win. But she has done a remarkable job with a very hyperactive dog and I love their close relationship.
As I said, I prefer Signature to Georg, they are fun and just as skilled as dancers - their choreography is clever. But since everyone is raving about Georg, then he must be a very talented dancer.
Originally Posted by scotsbluebell:
“Give George a break! He is 14 years old - David Bernal is twice his age. Okay maybe he is a "learner" but he is top of the class for me! lol”
“Give George a break! He is 14 years old - David Bernal is twice his age. Okay maybe he is a "learner" but he is top of the class for me! lol”
well said! I don't particularly like the way David Bearnal moves anyway - too melty
Originally Posted by shaneyshaney:
“Am I missing something here ? Im not bothered about his sob story (as every act has one), Im talking about the person and the peformance. All I saw last night was a kid flapping his arms around for half the song then spinning round under some water. There was no variety, just the same spin and flap over and over and over again.
The praise and love here for him is strange to say the least. Also, I dont find as "likeable" in interviews as some other acts, he appears to stand there with a glazed look on his face. I know it's all irrelivent anyway as Faryl is the obvious winner (and anyone who thinks she wont win will be sadly mistaken), but to see a kid flapping his arms and reducing people to tears is, well, just plain wierd.”
“Am I missing something here ? Im not bothered about his sob story (as every act has one), Im talking about the person and the peformance. All I saw last night was a kid flapping his arms around for half the song then spinning round under some water. There was no variety, just the same spin and flap over and over and over again.
The praise and love here for him is strange to say the least. Also, I dont find as "likeable" in interviews as some other acts, he appears to stand there with a glazed look on his face. I know it's all irrelivent anyway as Faryl is the obvious winner (and anyone who thinks she wont win will be sadly mistaken), but to see a kid flapping his arms and reducing people to tears is, well, just plain wierd.”
I am sorry <astounded glance> but are you still doing the Hustle?
You say the love for him here is strange to say the least... A bit strong... wouldn't it be better to say that YOU personally don't get it and prefer Faryl. Wouldn't it be more believable to say that YOU are not in favour of progress that YOU don't want to see progress in entertainment that You would actually prefer our children to be singing out the top of the chimney's that they have just swept for penny guv'nor.
I agree that Faryl is talented, I think that Andrew actually has a better tone to his voice than her (for his age) but that aside I would prefer to see a child doing something more natural to their generation, something updated. George didn't just dance (what you call flapping bless you, the bird was in the 70's silly) he put on a show and he entertained. This seems to a concept that you have forgotten.
Originally Posted by OlgaChristie:
“I think he`s been to the Leon Jackson Sob Story School (I want to make a better life for my mother)........... certainly worked for him”
“I think he`s been to the Leon Jackson Sob Story School (I want to make a better life for my mother)........... certainly worked for him
”
That’s a needlessly nasty comment to direct at him. HE doesn’t make the damn VTs and you know it. It’s no secret that the producers go in for this kind of angle and a lot of people are sick of it, but blaming the kid for it only reflects malicious intent.
Why would you try to characterise him as being the orchestrator? It seems like a rather cheap attack to make on a kid to me :/
Originally Posted by shaneyshaney:
“Your missing the point, if people cant say why they were so moved then they are obviously just saying it to jump on the judges bandwagon...........which is pretty sad. If Amanda had'nt cried and he had'nt got those comments no one here would be saying they were so "moved"”
“Your missing the point, if people cant say why they were so moved then they are obviously just saying it to jump on the judges bandwagon...........which is pretty sad. If Amanda had'nt cried and he had'nt got those comments no one here would be saying they were so "moved"
”
I don't think you've thought that through very well at all.
Taste is not something that can easily be defined, so why are you expecting a point-by-point appraisal? Some people can be moved by a painting, a high note in a song and never put it into words, but who are you or anyone else to tell someone that such a thing cannot move them if they cannot explain it?
Since I tend to be analytical about my feelings though, I will have a go... It was the fact that I loved the routine, I loved how it came together, I found it to be exhilarating - but it was the fact that this was coupled with what seemed to be him giving it all that he possibly could that really made it special for me.
Originally Posted by Sid_1979:
“I guess it's a matter of personal taste.
Some acts manage to touch you and others don't.
George left me feeling very indifferent.”
“I guess it's a matter of personal taste.
Some acts manage to touch you and others don't.
George left me feeling very indifferent.”
Had to quote this because yay for a simple statement of not liking something without having to take it over the top.
Originally Posted by slappers r us:
“I would love to know which advert or whos dance act he's going to rip off in the final”
“I would love to know which advert or whos dance act he's going to rip off in the final”
I don’t often used the
smiley, but that deserves it.He didn’t ‘rip it off’ – the idea came from there, but the style was different and a lot more complicated. I can only assume you haven’t actually seen the ad, because it would take a stunning lack of observance not to see the very clear difference.
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Originally Posted by Chilly Mondo:
“What gave you away is calling someone a troll whose opinion you don't like. That always says everything we need to know about the poster.”
“What gave you away is calling someone a troll whose opinion you don't like. That always says everything we need to know about the poster.”
You have been trolling throughout this thread, and have been extremely rude and dismissive (not to mention sexist) to everyone who likes George. Quite a few people have noticed.
Originally Posted by Alrightmate:
“It's my opinion.
Yes it's supposition, yes there's nothing that makes it fact. No I can't trapse around the internet and post links to 'facts' or 'evidence'. But I don't need to, because the thing with an opinion is that it's an opinion.”
“It's my opinion.
Yes it's supposition, yes there's nothing that makes it fact. No I can't trapse around the internet and post links to 'facts' or 'evidence'. But I don't need to, because the thing with an opinion is that it's an opinion.”
That’s fair enough, but it’s my opinion that such a way of judging someone is pretty terrible. It’s a vague impression at best that has no real merit and yet people talk about it on here as if it means something, and I really don’t think it’s very nice.
It may be natural to get vibes off of people, but the world would be a nicer place if we were more aware of the limits of our capability to judge – especially when talking in a public sphere about a kid.
It should be pointed out though that a lot of my ire in that regard is directed at other people who have been quite unpleasant about him, so sorry for speaking generally.
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“'Singing in the Rain', no sorry, it just didn't do it for me. I don't think on the night he was anywhere near as good as all the hysteria makes him out to be.”
“'Singing in the Rain', no sorry, it just didn't do it for me. I don't think on the night he was anywhere near as good as all the hysteria makes him out to be.”
Lots of people liking someone is not hysteria.
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“But with George, Simon was fawning all over him despite a very hit and miss performance which was very patchy and inconsistent.”
“But with George, Simon was fawning all over him despite a very hit and miss performance which was very patchy and inconsistent.”
But the two don’t compare. Firstly and most obviously, YOU think that george’s performance was patchy, but that’s just your take on it. Someone like me on the other hand (after admittedly thinking that it could have been better at first), after looking at the performance a few times, think that it was actually very well worked indeed. When you see stumbling and arm flapping, I see a change of pace and a really interesting switch to dancing to the sample instead of synth.
Secondly, in an artistic performance such as that one, mistakes aren’t necessarily all that important as long as it still works overall. The ball kid had an act based around precision … and it wasn’t precise at all. You can’t really overlook that so easily as in a more artistic performance.
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“And I do think he was milking the audience a bit and playing up to them. When he was saying it was the greatest performance of his life, my natural feeling was to feel that he was being disingenuous and trying to do a number on the audience.”
“And I do think he was milking the audience a bit and playing up to them. When he was saying it was the greatest performance of his life, my natural feeling was to feel that he was being disingenuous and trying to do a number on the audience.”
It makes me laugh that some people are saying he’s trying to be humble to win votes, and yet a couple of posts later there’s someone saying that he’s trying to big up his own performance. I mean it’s crazy
I’m not actually criticising you on this one, I just find it really strange - the assumption that he has such a mind for manipulation (and yet would choose a really BAD tactic) that he has used his comments as a ploy is just absolutely bizarre to me.
Originally Posted by Eclipse80:
“Bravo! Great post”
“Bravo! Great post
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It would be if you support posters having catfights with other posters.
Originally Posted by Liz G-S:
“I liked George last year, not so sure about him this year - but I don't have any knowledge of his style of dancing.
I too love Kate and Gin but I'm afraid the Royal Variety show might be too much stress for Gin and I am always afraid she will one day say no and walk off stage. I think Kate has the most courage out of all the acts - the key to their success is held in Gin's paws alone. However, Kate would put the money to good use so I have mixed feelings about whether I want this act to win. But she has done a remarkable job with a very hyperactive dog and I love their close relationship.
As I said, I prefer Signature to Georg, they are fun and just as skilled as dancers - their choreography is clever. But since everyone is raving about Georg, then he must be a very talented dancer.”
“I liked George last year, not so sure about him this year - but I don't have any knowledge of his style of dancing.
I too love Kate and Gin but I'm afraid the Royal Variety show might be too much stress for Gin and I am always afraid she will one day say no and walk off stage. I think Kate has the most courage out of all the acts - the key to their success is held in Gin's paws alone. However, Kate would put the money to good use so I have mixed feelings about whether I want this act to win. But she has done a remarkable job with a very hyperactive dog and I love their close relationship.
As I said, I prefer Signature to Georg, they are fun and just as skilled as dancers - their choreography is clever. But since everyone is raving about Georg, then he must be a very talented dancer.”
But that would be fantastic entertainment.
It'd come up on one of those Christmas television shows which highlight a compilation of the best/funniest TV clips of the year.
It'd launch millions of youtube hits.
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