Comments on: Strictly fans in a spin after “entertainers” Chris and Ola get through to finals

By: Ken J

Ken J — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:16:56 +0000

You certainly speak for me Mary, I have complained to the BBC via e-mail and asked them for an explanation regarding the semi-final no dance-off shambles. Personally, I think it was to give their man a better chance of getting through, because for sure if he had been in the dance-off, we would have had a final with the two best dancers in the competition.

I think we should be entitled to see the voting figures, there’s something not right.

By: mary

mary — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:59:01 +0000

Thumbs up for contributor 14, caroline, for her comment
on Alesha Dixon\’s case. Alesha is sweet and highly talented.
She deserves a break. Don\’t know why people keep slagging
her off. She very much deserved to be on that judging panel,
and for a beginner, she did a very good job on it. She is
a hard worker that\’s why she is where she is today. Deal
with it, you enemies of progress.

Alesha, don\’t let their blind judgement of you pull you
down. Go for it. We are behind you and most importantly,
God is backing the oppressed and lowly hearted nothing
else matters. Go girl!

It was a real travesty that chris and ola won the show.
Ricky was more than very good, he was excellenty
briiiiliant. On the night, he gave it a 110 percent and
should have undoubtedly won, but the crazy british public
as they usually vote on such talent shows decided to vote
for the hopping hobbit. The BBC presenters encouraged this
outrageous injustice of the highest order by cancelling the
semi-final dance-off. I won\’t be watching next year and I
know I speak for many.

By: Valerie R-J

Valerie R-J — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:33:47 +0000

Why does the BBC pay judges in Strictly Come Dancing, when it is the public who decide who wins??
I was under the impression it was a dancing competition, which it so obviously isn\\\’t.
John Sargent would have won it last year if he hadn\\\’t gracefully stood down, and he could barely put one foot in front of the other.

The public vote for their favourite TV celebrities, not for their good dancing.

I doubt very much if I will be watching it in the future. It\\\’s become like a pantomime with the audience shouting so loud you can\\\’t hear what the commentator or judges are saying. The judge Len putting the other judges down because he thinks his opinion is the best and only opinion worth having.
Bruce Forsyth tries to give the impression it\\\’s HIS show. He should resign, he\\\’s past his sell by date.
The show no longer has any status. It\\\’s not a competition. It\\\’s more like \\"I\\\’m a celebrity, get me out of here.\\"
Good things? Fantastic orchestra and singers.
Fabulous costumes, great professional dancers, and great competitors, who alas are only voted for because the public like them/know them, not because they have worked hard to become the best dancer to win the competition.

By: I L Ali + Brian

I L Ali + Brian — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:40:11 +0000

Exactloy brudie we all are entitleed to our own opinion and i think Cola should have won and I do respect other peoples views and I can see what they are talking about but mit is Tv not a 7* dancing competition

By: Dazzer

Dazzer — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:53:00 +0000

Just as last year the best dancer did not win. The show is called,please let me remind you, Strictly Come Dancing, so I would expect the best dancer to win. Rachel was robbed last year just as Ricky was this year.If we want to rename the show “Strictly give it a go” or “Strictly entertain us” or “Strictly BBC personalities will win” then the results have been fine. Ricky and Natalie were spectacular and should never have lost to the lacklustre hobbit and Ola chops. They may revel in it tonight, but in the days to come they should acknowledge that they were not the genuine winners.I will not watch again!

By: sophia

sophia — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:14:11 +0000

I completely agree with you, and I certainly won’t be watching or wasting my money on voting again. It’s a complete disgrace.

By: theo

theo — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:01:49 +0000

Having watched strictly since the first series I cannot believe what a pantomime it has turned in to.It is quite obvious that it is now a personnality competition being judged by biased, so called experts with over inflated egos.
Having just heard the results of this final seeing the look on the so called best dancers I feel sorry for the people who voted for them,perhaps they didnt realise it was a dancing competition.
Good-bye Srictly, its the last time I will be watching.

By: eric medcraft

eric medcraft — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:32:01 +0000

Having watched Strickly since it started.This series in my opinion is the worst.From day one there were only about 4 couples who could dance.Zoe, Aly, Ric Whittle, and Jade.the rest were just plodders.If Chris wins it will kill the programme.
Strickly needs a complete revamp.Bruce has got to go.When sick the prog flowed much better.
Change the format before people change channels..

By: Philippa

Philippa — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:04:45 +0000

I think that many of the recent problems and feelings of unfairness arise because the show is having to get only two people in the final over the last few years.

There should be an extra couple. If there are still 5 couples at semi-final stage then the top two could get automatic places and the other 3 would dance-off for the final place.

The final itself is also more exciting when there are 3 couples.

By: Al

Al — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:01:07 +0000

Think the BBC are going to have to decide for next year…dancing OR personality contest!
still a great show and would be a real shame to lose it
I,ll be watching the final,but not with quite the same anticipation of previous years..
highlight for me this year was….darcy bussel dancing,WOW!