Strictly Speaking

Apart from Chelsee (how I hate deliberate mis-spellings, assuming it si) I felt last night's Strictly had plateaued and I was not impressed. I do enjoy, however, watching the competitiors in the background when Tess is interviewing the couple who have just danced. Guess who looks as if she really couldn't be bothered to be there?
Could competitiors also be any more humble about how they are doing this for their families and how great "people" are (Russell) - how wonderful it is to "meet people" etc. Where has he been for the rest of his life - a hermit in a cave? In the rainforest communing only with monkeys and parrots?
Bah humbug!

I see you're in the christmas spirit early gracesmum

But going back to your earlier post about Nancy ...think a lot of people are voting for Anton ...as think he's got a raw deal again. And he is one of the nicer professionals

Getting fed up with the judges,apart from Craig they hardly reflect the standard of the dancing at all. Len has voted 7 too many times for me! Also,they do seem very biased.

yes nanachrissy ...at least Craig differentiates with his marking ...even if James doesn't like it!!

Only think Alisha gave a 10 to compensate for Len's comments.

At least it looks ...on paper...as if the public vote may have an impact this time.

I wish they'd tell us how the public are voting ...found it quite interesting when ITV did it ...at one point with the Ice Dancing show earlier this year.

Last night it seemed as if half of them had come to an agreement to do part of their dance on the stairs!

Anyone else not impressed by the new '...and here they are in training' clips? Very little training shown, but increasingly, faked-up situations and silly faffing. At least the Robbie & Ola thing at the football ground was real, most of the rest of them were just silly. Strictly producers please take note: We don't need the programme dumbed down to the level of many other reality tv shows!

I do agree, Notso. What a waste of time those 'location' shots are. I like to record the programme and fast forward over those bits.

I also record the show so that I can skip the bits between dances and judging.

I should like to see Brucie dumped and replaced by Anton for the next series.

Ooh yes - I'd definitely vote to swap Brucie for Anton. No contest!

Keep Brucie and swap Tess for Anton!

No numberplease, like shysal's idea better

Perhaps James should be given the 'no hoper' next year instead of lovely Anton

I find James infuriating, I dislike him intently. He is aggressive and rude towards the judges, and he isn't that great with his celebrity either with his dance routines. He used to be bolshy, then last year he seemed to improve, but this year ugg awful. I think Nancy yet again was the worst dancer, lets hope she gets the chop. I wasn't too keen on Chelsea, but she seems to be growing on me and her dancing last night was excellent. My favourite though is Robbie Savage, he admits that he is not great, but a 'great girls blouse' . Still not keen on Lulu though.

I can't believe it! Nancy is still in.

Noooooooooo!

Why Rory? It could have been Anita, Audley, Lulu or NANCY! What's going on?

I'm speechless - can't believe it. Rory doesn't deserve that.

People are obviously voting for Anton, I think he`s great, but Nancy, YUCK! Get`er off!!

Travesty - how do we know that the auduence vote is genuine and not engineered by the Beeb to keep the viewing figures up? Remeber the telephone votes scandal of a couple of years ago?
I was devastated for poor Rory - and that woman is not evn entertaining in what Craig describes as a "sado masochistic way. Shame on you Strictly !

I think everyone was feeling the pressure and not dancing as well as usual this week. next week should be very good as the halloween special will give everybody a "lift". I particullaly enjoyed Flavia and Vincent"s Argentine tango they are really superb dancers.Shame about Rory tho

Dreadful result...... Rory was superb last week whereas Nancy is consistently awful. Wish I'd bothered to vote now!!!

As a matter of interest, do any of us vote? I did once or twice - but not in recent years - when I thought that a popular soap star might outvote a much better dancer. I think it was the first series, when Natasha Kaplinski won. I wonder how she would match up with the winners of subsequent series like Alesha Dixon or Mark Ramprakash (my favourite!).

I refuse to waste my money on voting !

I usually vote, but haven`t done so far this year.

I see we have two injuries ...
Robbie ..broke his nose on the camera at the end of the dance
Russell ...damaged knee in Tango ...awaiting MRI scan!! News item full of woe ...may have to leave etc ...let's hope that's just media hype.

Unlike James ranting on ...we heard nothing of these injuries in the programmes!!

So who are the true professionals then??

Rory should have stayed and that horrid woman should go - I think Anton would be quite relieved! I have voted in the distant past but not recently. Hopefully next week will give things a bit of a lift