OneInAMillionYou absolutely, couldn’t agree more.
Tess gets a lot of stick because she’s in the wrong job. As supporting totty she was fine. And I know that sounds horribly sexist but that’s just how it looked to me. She actually did a brilliant job of making the odious Sir Brucie look competent towards the end of his tenure when he so obviously wasn’t. Yy to John Barrowman, or Lenny Henry maybe? I’d say Dawn French but I think the visuals with Tess towering over her would be unfortunate.
Imho the judges have been getting a bit carried away with themselves. Only Craig has fully maintained his judging integrity. Bruno says some sensible stuff if only he could sit still. Shirley is also kindly and constructive but she needs to be more impartial. Dave, . I don’t know, I thought she would add some much needed gravitas and technical scrutiny but I think the glitter has got into her brain.
The music is ridiculous, I guess they are trying to appeal to a young audience but surely educating them in old classics is just as valuable? I’d luv a Slade Paso! This will get me flamed but if I hear ‘Fever’ again I’ll scream.
I will say that for all I love a festive lurch down Memory Lane - Hold these, will you - Ahh, that’s better, where was I?
Yes, so, the SCD of Yore would be disappointing if we were watching them now. Standard wasn’t as high, sets were a bit Am Dram sometimes. There have been good changes as well as bad, it needs someone to look back and take the best from past series and jettison the silly gimmicks. I think that’s all I have to say.
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