How can the judges be stopped from fixing the leader board?

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mintchocchip

24-11-2008

Originally Posted by footygirl:
“No worries Minty- can we agree though that in the semi finals the judges should not have the power to save a person for the final. It should be the way it used to be- the two couples with the highest combined total go through
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Its a bit of a grey area for me as I can see the advantages of the dance off (can't be bothered to write an essay right now lol). But yes, I agree with that. In fact I think they should take the judge's power away earlier, or not have it at all.

Though that would mean the possibility of a final full of pants dancers, but if the majority of the public choose this then its what they want.

footygirl

24-11-2008

Originally Posted by mintchocchip:
“Its a bit of a grey area for me as I can see the advantages of the dance off (can't be bothered to write an essay right now lol). But yes, I agree with that. In fact I think they should take the judge's power away earlier, or not have it at all.

Though that would mean the possibility of a final full of pants dancers, but if the majority of the public choose this then its what they want.”

Well- the public didn't do badly when they picked Mark Ramprakash and Matt Dawson over Emma Bunton- and it was a good final
I bet the judges got their pet lips out when Emma was evicted- no doubt they wanted Emma in the final- and I have no doubt they would have picked her over Matt Dawson

Alli-F

24-11-2008

Originally Posted by Romus:
“Not part of the dance, but perhaps an attitude that makes me "cold" towards them because I don't "warm" to them generally - Austin and Tom's triumphalist punching of the air when they avoid the dance-off. It is vulgar display and disrespectful to their fellow dancers who have to endure the dance-off.

I've never noticed this before to be honest, but I did notice it when seeing a repeat of the reactions on tonight's ITT.

Does it not show: arrogance and competitiveness - both things that many many many many female performers have been accused of in the past - yet nary a peep about these two suffering those "bad" qualities. ”

No, it doesn't!

I think it shows relief. Just like Ian sticks both arms in the air, does that make him doubly arrogant?

The men punch the air, the women cover their faces, it's a way of letting off emotion and relief, it doesn't show any disprespect to any other competitor in my eyes.

mintchocchip

24-11-2008

Originally Posted by Alli-F:
“No, it doesn't! I think it shows relief. Just like Ian sticks both arms in the air, does that make him doubly arrogant?

The men punch the air, the women cover their faces, it's a way of letting off emotion and relief, it doesn't show any disprespect to any other competitor in my eyes.”

Yeah I agree I think its just quite a blokey thing to do in response to getting through.

footygirl

24-11-2008

Originally Posted by mintchocchip:
“Yeah I agree I think its just quite a blokey thing to do in response to getting through.”

If that's why people arrive at the wrong concusion that Tom annd Austin are arrogant- well that is unfair

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