SPOILER - So once again the judges manipulate the result

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tabithakitten

08-12-2008

Originally Posted by CityofRoses:
“Which still would have put him in second place on the leader board, they didn't have to give a 40 for that.”

But made it far harder to vote against him in a dance off. Sorry. Just playing devil's advocate.

CityofRoses

08-12-2008

Gethin's highest scoring dance got 4 9's, even if Matt had only got 2 10's they still could have believably put him through.

tabithakitten

08-12-2008

I know but see previous post.

RichmondBlue

08-12-2008

Originally Posted by Hayfever:
“God - this is getting ridiculous. This is an entertainment tv show where the celebrities take part to win a pink trophy. It matters not one jot who wins in terms of their future career. You'd think it was a matter national importance the way that folks are going on about conspiracy theories / judges. It is this over reaction to the show which is causing all the problems & will kill it. Just like has happened to BB.”

I dont think anyone in their right mind would argue with your logic..of course it doesn't matter in the whole scheme of things.
However, rightly or wrongly, people do care when they invest their time in an immensly popular talent show, week after week. We want to see the a fair result, a week later it will probably all be forgotten..as it should be. While it is running, the good old British sense of fair play comes to the forefront..a welcome trait in the British, in my opinion.
It's just a pity we dont get so worked up about more important things....

Larkenn

08-12-2008

Originally Posted by BuddyBontheNet:
“I'm following you about tonight - I agree.

I have said on the spoiler post that Austin danced two good dances tonight, where as Lisa danced one great dance and one bad dance tonight.

Yet again one extra mark per dance for Lisa saves her - no way did her jive deserve those marks and her waltz was not perfect even by SCD standards.

For the first time since SCD started I feel completely disillusioned and let down by the judges because of their over/under marking. And I hate to say this, but Len's practice of over marking to try and compensate for Craig's marks has had a big impact this series (I am not saying Len is the only judge who doesn't always mark what he sees - far from it).

I can't decide whether the judges -[LIST=1][*]honestly mark what they see[*]do manipulate the leader board deliberately[*]they are too dumb to work out the impact of their marks when comparing one couple's performance against another's on the same night.[/LIST]I just don't like the way that public vote being overturned as often as it has this series.”

I completely agree with this. The judges have ruined this series for me with their blatant favourtism and now the best dancer Austin is gone. I feel cheated. This is a ridiculous thing to do considering all the flack they got for the JS issue and now they're doing it again, pushing someone else out of the competition. We can only hope some or all of the judges get their walking papers for next years show. And this might be the case if rumours are to be believed.

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