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STRICTLY COME DANCING FINAL THREAD 22/12/12

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Sparklingbrook · 22/12/2012 18:34

Place your bets......

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BigW · 23/12/2012 13:05

Darcey is brilliant - actually stopped watching when alesha was a judge. I couldn't stand her! I like the judges line up now - I don't think they should change. Should totally ditch Bruce though. As well as being cringy, I find him a little creepy.

AmIthatTinselly · 23/12/2012 13:20

I was a bit dubious about Darcey, but I think she has been a brilliant addition to the judges panel. Craig is still my favourite though.

Chubfuddler · 23/12/2012 13:39

So the official scd website says nimble and DVO joint runners up. Is that usual? To not know who came second?

AmIthatTinselly · 23/12/2012 13:49

It's only unsual in that there were 4 in the final this year, rather than 3. Usually the third place is eliminated, leaving two for the second programme. So easy to see who is clear second

gettingeasier · 23/12/2012 13:58

I second Claudia and Richard Arnold he really grew on me !

I am not very knowledgeable about TV personalities though Smile

DowntonSprouts · 23/12/2012 14:15

It was rumoured some time ago that the replacement for Brucie, should it happen, would be Vernon Kaye. So making it a husband and wife double act.

I think that would be awful!

Chubfuddler · 23/12/2012 14:44

God no not vernon Kay. I cannot stand him. The longevity of that charmless lump's career is one of the modern wonders of the world.

MrsReiver · 23/12/2012 14:58

Vernon might actually be worse than Bruce.

ArielTheBahHumbugMermaid · 23/12/2012 15:03

I know it's been said a lot before, but Anton?

frankinsensible · 23/12/2012 15:23

Vernon Kay, no way (that's what I'm going to chant outside if they do hire him...) I think Richard Arnold would be nice for ITT occasionally but not the main show. I would be very happy if they had Anton, I think he would be perfect. I don't exactly mind Tess but she is pretty vacuous compared with someone like Claudia who is funny and smart and doesn't just endlessly say 'what would it mean to you to be in the final blah blah'.

The amount of padding/recapping last night was a big let-down for me. I know the Beeb is on a shoestring but this is one of their flagship shows and if they're going to pay all the pro's to stand around they might as well pay them to dance around. Weirdly, despite all the recaps, they also missed the opportunity to do a really classy review of the best dances and big moments from the show - it all looked very lazily cobbled together. Part of the problem - discussed a lot on here a few weeks back - is that the dancing is so badly filmed that they haven't got decent material to work with. They should take some advice from the sports dept, the filming of football is amazing these days - slow motion, close ups, matching music with action.

WhoKnowsWhereTheMistletoes · 23/12/2012 15:27

If Vernon took over I don't think I'd be able to watch.

TheDailyWail · 23/12/2012 15:31

I was disappointed that Louis won. Anyone but him would have made me happy. But I will accept that I am in the minority. I just never warmed to him.

Wonderful year though and hopefully next year will be Pasha's year. He's lovely.

ArielTheBahHumbugMermaid · 23/12/2012 15:34

I have just been google imaging Pasha Blush.

And I thought he was about fifteen, but it turns out that he's 32. That shortens my odds from about 1,000,000,000,000 to 1 to about 1,000,000,000 to 1. There's hope yet.

AmIthatTinselly · 23/12/2012 16:20

Ariel shorten the odds even further by going to see his and Katya's show. I went in May and they both do a meet and sign thingy after the show.

I shook his hand twice, DD got her picture taken with him, and he is lovely

I have already got front row tickets for April show Xmas Grin He dances with some people out the audience

ArielTheBahHumbugMermaid · 23/12/2012 16:37

Oh GOD! I'm THERE! GrinGrinGrin

Timetoask · 23/12/2012 16:54

What's wrong with Vernon Kay? I love Vernon Kay!!!,

Nancy66 · 23/12/2012 16:56

I think they also need to go back to a 3 contestant final. 4 didn't work.

ArielTheBahHumbugMermaid · 23/12/2012 16:56

But there should be four every year. It's only because no one dropped out this year.

Nancy66 · 23/12/2012 16:58

there's never been four before. Originally it was always two and then at around series eight they changed it to three

Chubfuddler · 23/12/2012 17:01

Even with four someone came second. Either nimble git more votes than DVO or other way round. Why aren't we allowed to know? I'd be pissed off if it was me.

ArielTheBahHumbugMermaid · 23/12/2012 17:06

Ah, I must be mistaken. I was merely parroting what someone else said upthread Grin

AndiMac · 23/12/2012 17:46

Minichristmas you said earlier that you wished an older celebrity could at least make the final. Jason Donovan was over 40 and was a finalist last year and Pamela Stephenson was a finalist the year before and was over 60. No one over 40 has won it however, if I'm remembering the statistics from Russell Grant correctly.

pinkteddy · 23/12/2012 18:18

Its better to have 5 left in the semis as that covers them if someone has to drop out. There have been several series with only two in the final (as someone has dropped out) and its never as good. Maybe they should have a 40 plus strictly one year?! People like Cherie Lunghi have been very good and could have gone much further IMO but they don't stand a chance against the young ones.

fussychica · 23/12/2012 18:24

Great idea pink - poor Anton will never win as he is always put with the older woman - wonder if he gets extra cash for that?

Thought DVO showdance in the first show last night was great (didn't see late show) but knew Louis would win.

Nancy66 · 23/12/2012 18:27

Anton has to be paired with the old trouts though because he is past his best