News of the World: Strictly fiasco...
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Originally Posted by Analogue_TV:
“Screws of the world sums it up well...
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/show...n-tangoed.html”
“Screws of the world sums it up well...
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/show...n-tangoed.html”
Bit unfair saying no one explained what happened. Tess said as soon as the Results show came on that the line's had been frozen because the bottom couple couldn't be saved from the dance off.
Originally Posted by Analogue_TV:
“Screws of the world sums it up well...
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/show...n-tangoed.html”
“Screws of the world sums it up well...
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/show...n-tangoed.html”
Good article!
EXCEPT- I detect BBC spin already....
Brucie, Tess and the judges are absolutely furious. They can’t believe that such an idiotic mistake has been made
..... erm- its the judges fault in the first place!!
Originally Posted by vikenti:
“my favourite thing is 'the insider' saying it's GCSE maths...”
“my favourite thing is 'the insider' saying it's GCSE maths...”
Is that one of us? do journos look at DS after shows like this? Would be interesting to see how many complaints the bbc got...
Originally Posted by Fudd:
“Bit unfair saying no one explained what happened. Tess said as soon as the Results show came on that the line's had been frozen because the bottom couple couldn't be saved from the dance off.”
“Bit unfair saying no one explained what happened. Tess said as soon as the Results show came on that the line's had been frozen because the bottom couple couldn't be saved from the dance off.”
it was too late then though.
Originally Posted by Analogue_TV:
“Screws of the world sums it up well...
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/show...n-tangoed.html”
“Screws of the world sums it up well...
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/show...n-tangoed.html”
Good article though
Originally Posted by Fudd:
“Bit unfair saying no one explained what happened. Tess said as soon as the Results show came on that the line's had been frozen because the bottom couple couldn't be saved from the dance off.”
“Bit unfair saying no one explained what happened. Tess said as soon as the Results show came on that the line's had been frozen because the bottom couple couldn't be saved from the dance off.”
I agree and any of the information could have been cribbed from here hours ago.:yawn:
"The News of the World" can reveal...nothing.
It's not even mentioned on the front page of the actual paper as they had everything set up for the X-Factor result!
Originally Posted by caz789:
“So the News of the World tipped the BBC off...lol”
“So the News of the World tipped the BBC off...lol
”
waves to the "News of the Word.." ...I think it should have read ...The Digial spy /BBC forum ..tipped off..
`The Strictly judges quickly realised the error and were involved in a huge bust-up behind the scenes as producers were alerted to the fiasco.`
Ohhh fight !!
Oh there`s a poll going on their website too.
Ohhh fight !!
Oh there`s a poll going on their website too.
Originally Posted by boddism:
“Is that one of us? do journos look at DS after shows like this? Would be interesting to see how many complaints the bbc got...”
“Is that one of us? do journos look at DS after shows like this? Would be interesting to see how many complaints the bbc got...”
All the time.
Originally Posted by RichmondBlue:
“"Camiller Dalllerup"...you evidently dont need GCSE English to work for the NOTW.”
“"Camiller Dalllerup"...you evidently dont need GCSE English to work for the NOTW.”
Brendan Coal...Vincent Simmyowny...Leesa Snowdon...Tom Chamebers...Rachel Stephens.
I've got a GCSE in English, you know.
Originally Posted by Analogue_TV:
“Screws of the world sums it up well...
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/show...n-tangoed.html”
“Screws of the world sums it up well...
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/show...n-tangoed.html”
Rubbish, and talk about stealing ideas from the forums (as the last paragraph clearly shows they read this forum). They tip the BBC? Will BBC even care about NOTW?
The problem is not the voting system as such but a semi-final consisting of three couples, not four. John Sergeant's decision to quit SCD left a hole where the fourth semi-finalist spot should have been. Tom Chambers would have competed the dance off with another couple, assuming the other couple didn't tie in first place with Lisa and Rachel! LOL
Er... I think that makes sense. My head hurts thinking about it.
Er... I think that makes sense. My head hurts thinking about it.
Originally Posted by SCD-Observer:
“Rubbish, and talk about stealing ideas from the forums (as the last paragraph clearly shows they read this forum). They tip the BBC? Will BBC even care about NOTW?”
“Rubbish, and talk about stealing ideas from the forums (as the last paragraph clearly shows they read this forum). They tip the BBC? Will BBC even care about NOTW?
”
Was the last quote from here or the BBC forum?
Originally Posted by floopy123:
“The problem is not the voting system as such but a semi-final consisting of three couples, not four. John Sergeant's decision to quit SCD left a hole where the fourth semi-finalist spot should have been. Tom Chambers would have competed the dance off with another couple, assuming the other couple didn't tie in first place with Lisa and Rachel! LOL
Er... I think that makes sense. My head hurts thinking about it.”
“The problem is not the voting system as such but a semi-final consisting of three couples, not four. John Sergeant's decision to quit SCD left a hole where the fourth semi-finalist spot should have been. Tom Chambers would have competed the dance off with another couple, assuming the other couple didn't tie in first place with Lisa and Rachel! LOL
Er... I think that makes sense. My head hurts thinking about it.
”
Well if there'd been 4 couples then the scoring could have gone
Rachel 4+1 = 5
Lisa 4+2 = 6
Austin 2+3 = 5
Tom 1+4 = 5
I emphasise could. But with the fourth couple there Tom would've been able to survive the dance off despite finishing bottom and there being a tie at the top. So what you say makes complete sense.
The BBC insider still reveals that they still can't think it through. Giving the girls 2 points would have just made it inevitable for Tom to go through only on the public vote despite dancing worst - its the same problem - making it impossible for him to go instead of making it impossible for him to stay. He gets 3 points from the public and one from the judges and the girls with 1 plus 2 and 2 plus 2 end in the dance off. t A vote for Rachel or Lisa would have had no point that way. Nor would the dancing.
The answer would be to find a way to break any tie (ask the judges who performed better) or to ensure that there were 4 people as intended in the SF .
The answer would be to find a way to break any tie (ask the judges who performed better) or to ensure that there were 4 people as intended in the SF .
Originally Posted by thenetworkbabe:
“The BBC insider still reveals that they still can't think it through. Giving the girls 2 points would have just made it inevitable for Tom to go through despite dancing worst - its the same problem - making it impossible for him to go instead of making it impossible for him to stay. He gets 3 points from the public and one from the judges and the girls 1 plus 2 and 2 plus 2 and end in the dance off. t A vote for Rachel or Lisa would have had no point that way. Nor would the dancing.
The answer would be to find a way to break any tie (ask the judges who performed better) or to ensure that there were 4 people as intended in the SF .”
“The BBC insider still reveals that they still can't think it through. Giving the girls 2 points would have just made it inevitable for Tom to go through despite dancing worst - its the same problem - making it impossible for him to go instead of making it impossible for him to stay. He gets 3 points from the public and one from the judges and the girls 1 plus 2 and 2 plus 2 and end in the dance off. t A vote for Rachel or Lisa would have had no point that way. Nor would the dancing.
The answer would be to find a way to break any tie (ask the judges who performed better) or to ensure that there were 4 people as intended in the SF .”
Maybe the average judges score over the series could be taken into account if there's a tie? So the one who averaged highest claims the 3 points, and the other 2?
Originally Posted by boddism:
“Is that one of us? do journos look at DS after shows like this? Would be interesting to see how many complaints the bbc got...”
“Is that one of us? do journos look at DS after shows like this? Would be interesting to see how many complaints the bbc got...”
Collectively we are rather good. Lots of the Big brother stories seem to come from monitoring here - its easier than watching.........
Originally Posted by Fudd:
“Maybe the average judges score over the series could be taken into account if there's a tie? So the one who averaged highest claims the 3 points, and the other 2?”
“Maybe the average judges score over the series could be taken into account if there's a tie? So the one who averaged highest claims the 3 points, and the other 2?”
Thats another good tie breaker - just as long as its not Len voting for the one the other 3 wouldn't vote for.
Originally Posted by vikenti:
“my favourite thing is 'the insider' saying it's GCSE maths...”
“my favourite thing is 'the insider' saying it's GCSE maths...”
And then giving a dud solution that just tells you that O level was much harder.........
Originally Posted by vikenti:
“my favourite thing is 'the insider' saying it's GCSE maths...”
“my favourite thing is 'the insider' saying it's GCSE maths...”
20 years ago it would have been maths standards for 6 year olds not 16 year olds.
3+2 = 5 (Lisa - probably or Rachel)
3+1 = 4 (Rachel - probably or Lisa)
1+3 = 4 (Tom)
5 is greater than 4 i.e. no way Tom could avoid the dance off even if he came top in the public vote!
Originally Posted by vikenti:
“my favourite thing is 'the insider' saying it's GCSE maths...”
“my favourite thing is 'the insider' saying it's GCSE maths...”
I know our education system is not what it was since the days when O level included calculus - but last time I checked 1+3 was key stage 1.
Edit: whoops two people got there before me... I'm too slow at typing at this time of night.
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