Strictly -- Should be fair to all contestants

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  • Firedragon
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    edited November 2016 #152

    I think the judge started off pretty level with him actually and Greg had no dance experience either and both have improved immensely. Sadly, some will always vote for the worst dancer just because he is soooo awful he is entertaining to watch Surprised As
    long as they keep him out of the dance off he will stay, but I wish he wouldn't kid himself that he is still in because the public love him.

    Alison

  • moulesy
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    edited November 2016 #153

    Bang goes my conspiracy theory! When panda-eyes kept mentioning "technical problems" with the phone lines I told Mrs M that was so they could doctor the result so that Ed would be in the dance off!

    She told me I was just being stupid - should have listened to the old girl, shouldn't I?!! Laughing

  • briantimber
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    edited November 2016 #154

    WOW!!! What a shockerSurprisedSurprisedSurprised

    And there will be more like that unless the public vote with their head and not with sympathyYell

    Must say that at one point I thought the TV had  changed channel to X factor......Simple minds??? forget it !!!.....To me they were like scraping your nails on a Blackboard....So terrible they put your teeth on edge.

    Surely Mr Balls has to go next?.....Cool

  • DSB
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    edited November 2016 #155

    I hope not, but it could well be the year the poorest dancer wins!

    peedee

    Or the most entertaining wins? I only catch glimpses of the programme and the dances I watch always seem very good and then they are pulled apart by the judges, so what do I know. I don't think Ed makes any pretence that he is even a competent dancer but
    he does have a high entertainment value. Probably to ball room dancing as Tommy Cooper was to magic!!!

    David

    What ever any of you think of Ed Balls, one thing for certain..... he's a darn site better than what I would be!!  Laughing

    David 

  • Firedragon
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    edited November 2016 #156

    WOW!!! What a shockerSurprisedSurprisedSurprised

    And there will be more like that unless the public vote with their head and not with sympathyYell

    Must say that at one point I thought the TV had  changed channel to X factor......Simple minds??? forget it !!!.....To me they were like scraping your nails on a Blackboard....So terrible they put your teeth on edge.

    Surely Mr Balls has to go next?.....Cool

    well we live in hope...I confess I'd have a lot more time for Ed Balls if I thought for one minute he entered the contest because he had a desire to be a competent dancer rather than to try and convince voters (of all kinds !) that he is a jolly good fellow
    who deserves to get his seat back at the next election.

    Glad I'm not the only one who thought Simple Minds were appalling too, some people really don't know when to stay retired do they Surprised

    I had a sneaky feeling that Greg & Claudia would be in this dance off (Frown) and I thought Greg danced much better the second time around and
    did have a lot of complicated footwork in his dance compared to Claudia & AJ who were quick but basically did the same steps over and over again, but yet again I suspect the judges just wanted to keep two girls in and get rid of a bloke this week, didn't really
    matter which one... !

    Alison

  • Rubytuesday
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    edited November 2016 #157

    Not really shocked the way the voting has been going that ED through,as for  x factor simple minds ...simply rubbish, Rick Ashley done good and looked better,

    but Honey G just goes to show public voting has gone haywire and no longer viable 

  • briantimber
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    edited November 2016 #158

    Think we both sing from the same hymn sheet FD..Wink

    Including your summary of the judges decision on the  dance-off .....Cool

  • Firedragon
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    edited November 2016 #159

    I agree about Rick Astley too, he has matured well and does still have a good voice, heard him on the radio a while back and actually considered getting his album, he was promoting some tour or other and sang several new songs that were really rather good
    IMHO Laughing

    I can't comment on x factor though, never watched it but it seems to run along the same lines re: voting by the public ?

    Alison

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited November 2016 #160

    I expect the producers of the programme knew full well that Ed Balls was unlikely to become a good dancer however much training and help he got. With that in mind they have deliberately given him roles that sort of camp things up and that seems to be popular with the voters. How far that goes remains to be seen? I have just started to read his book "Lessons in Life and Politics" so no idea yet whether he still hankers after a political career so whether it is his natural supporters or just amused general members of the public voting for him its hard to tell. From what I have seen there are two or three really good dancers left in the competition and it seems inconceivable that the public would vote one of those couples out in favour of Ed? Mind you I have been wrong about so many things lately!!!

    David

  • hostahousey
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    edited November 2016 #161

    What about Simple Minds, oh why not bow out gracefully.

  • Firedragon
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    edited November 2016 #162

    I think the problem this series is that now those left all have roughly the same level of 'celebrity' status, there is no big Corrie/Eastenders star or well-known current singing 'star' to capture a big proportion of the vote so Ed in particular has a big
    public following and no one big popular rival, so the vote is probably split fairly evenly between the others. Hopefully when we get down to the final three it will be a vote on the best dancer then (fingers crossed anyway)

    Alison

  • Metheven
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    edited November 2016 #163

    I would imagine there is a hardcore of voters and while there are 5/6/7 or eight contestants, a small vote for Ed can swing it in his favour. When it gets down to two or three that 'Ed vote' will be smaller in comparison as previous voters move over to someone else.

    I have enjoyed his entertainment but the time has come where a good laugh won't hack it, Ed will be in the dance off this Saturday.

  • 63ellsbells
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    edited November 2016 #164

     

    I have enjoyed his entertainment but the time has come where a good laugh won't hack it, Ed will be in the dance off this Saturday.

    Let's hope so Dave �

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    edited November 2016 #172

    Looks like page 17 has gone belly up!

    David

  • briantimber
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    edited November 2016 #173

    Yes, I've just found out Yell

  • Metheven
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    edited November 2016 #174

    Well typical, my post was something to be admired Cool

  • briantimber
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    edited November 2016 #175

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  • Kennine
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    edited November 2016 #176

    Ed will be in the danceoff this coming weekend. That means he will be out of the competition.  Closely followed by Robert Rinder the following week.

    As its the turn of a male to win strictly this year , Danny will secure the title unless he messes up.  If he does Louise Redknapp will win.

    Cheers .........K

     

     

  • Natasha2
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    edited November 2016 #177

    Ed will be in the dance off this coming weekend


    I will be very surprised if he is Kennine, he has obviously got massive public support.

  • 63ellsbells
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    edited November 2016 #178

    Ed will be in the danceoff this coming weekend.

     

     

    Let's hope you're right K...LaughingLaughingLaughingLaughing

  • IanH
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    edited November 2016 #179

    The judges are doing their best......they gave Ed a low score and then placed him last in that cha cha thingy.

    Surely it's the dance off for him this week.......and then he's gone! Laughing

  • bill
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    edited November 2016 #180

    I'd guess Judge Rinder and Ed for the dance off and whoever gets to dance off with Ed will win anyway.

  • Firedragon
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    edited November 2016 #181

    well, we'll know soon enough Laughing Obvious favourites for the final have to be Danny & Louise, it's just a case of sorting out the third
    one who goes to the last dance off, think we'll get there (possibly in a roundabout way) in the end. Everyone else think Ed was excruciatingly painful this week? Pleeease someone put us out of this misery!

    Alison

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