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Strictly Stupid
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See this from today's Mail: http://
Some viewers demanding Ed Balls quit, and others saying he is what Strictly is all about. For me, almost pro dancer Danny Mac (let alone experienced dancer Louise and possibly Ore though he denies it) is not what Strictly is about as he started great and will end great. Ed Balls however is on "a journey", yet his dancing will never compare to Mac's. Fault lies with people choosing the celebs for the show. Make them all non-dancers, I say
Some viewers demanding Ed Balls quit, and others saying he is what Strictly is all about. For me, almost pro dancer Danny Mac (let alone experienced dancer Louise and possibly Ore though he denies it) is not what Strictly is about as he started great and will end great. Ed Balls however is on "a journey", yet his dancing will never compare to Mac's. Fault lies with people choosing the celebs for the show. Make them all non-dancers, I say
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Have to agree with you vernonk. They should all start out on a level playing field but of course it won't because it's down to a personality driven show. IMO it's unfair to the contestants who are complete novices when competing against those who already have had training in dancing or are from that sort of entertainment background. As for those suggesting Ed Balls quits because he's not 'as good' as some of the others...damned nonsense, a public vote takes place and the result should be stuck with. Some people just don't accept a fair decision do they!
The show's remit is entirely entertainment.
The problem with giving the public a vote - and the parallel is Ali G over on X-Factor - is that the public is prone to be wilfully mischievous with its voting powers, which increases the profile of the shows, and vexes anyone with anything approaching a moral sense of fair play.
I think the job of choosing a selection of people who are not only nominally famous, but also have no dance skills would be pretty tricky, not to say unentertaining.
One Ed Balls, the same as one Ali G per serious makes for controversy - a bunch of them would make for boring television, which defeats the main remit of either snow.
The problem with giving the public a vote - and the parallel is Ali G over on X-Factor - is that the public is prone to be wilfully mischievous with its voting powers, which increases the profile of the shows, and vexes anyone with anything approaching a moral sense of fair play.
I think the job of choosing a selection of people who are not only nominally famous, but also have no dance skills would be pretty tricky, not to say unentertaining.
One Ed Balls, the same as one Ali G per serious makes for controversy - a bunch of them would make for boring television, which defeats the main remit of either snow.
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