new season of Strictly Come Dancing!

[zoooo]

That was impressive, but it was more a circus act than anything you could call dancing.

 

[Sweaty Betty]

I bloody love karen!!!!!!!

 

[Badger Kitten]

That was impressive, but it was more a circus act than anything you could call dancing.

yes, it was very Blackpool.


The pro men made the jive look cool; compare Tom's embarassing campness.

 

[Badger Kitten]

How bitter is Austin?

 

[Badger Kitten]

Oh! Wonderful!


everyone is crying and jumping!

 

[Sweaty Betty]

THATS bOLLOX!!!!!!!! its just a repeat of tonight and theyve made more fucking money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[spanglechick]

fuck a duck.

was that planned then?

 

[Sweaty Betty]

fuck a duck.

was that planned then?

Its prolly so camilla can say she made a final!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tom should have gone he does not dance like a finalist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Badger Kitten]

they said earlier that ''the top 2 have the same number of votes''

now they are saying ''your votes will be carried over to the final''

wtf?

 

[Sweaty Betty]

there will be a backlash i feel

 

[zoooo]

Aw, but it was nice to see them genuinely all so happy and surprised, bless 'em.

 

[trashpony]

wtf happened? I got embroiled in watching girls aloud and missed it

 

[Ms T]

they said earlier that ''the top 2 have the same number of votes''

now they are saying ''your votes will be carried over to the final''

wtf?

My guess is that something went wrong with the phone voting. Tess said at the beginning of the programme that they'd had to close the phone lines.

Something is definitely amiss. Am trying to speak to the Press Office to find out.

 

[danny la rouge]

they said earlier that ''the top 2 have the same number of votes''

now they are saying ''your votes will be carried over to the final''

wtf?

Yeah, run that by me again?

I was confused about that when they said it at the start. What, the votes were exactly the same?

Do you think this was always planned, so they could have a 3 couple final?

 

[danny la rouge]

Tess said at the beginning of the programme that they'd had to close the phone lines.

Yup, but it didn't make sense.

 

[Popsicle]

I was under the impression from when John Sergeant dropped out that they normall have a 3 couple final.

Seem to remember them saying that it would be interesting having 2 couples in the final.

So that might be why.

Or I might have made that up in my head.

 

[trashpony]

Oh! Wonderful!:


everyone is crying and jumping!

what happened?

 

[danny la rouge]

I was under the impression from when John Sergeant dropped out that they normall have a 3 couple final.

Seem to remember them saying that it would be interesting having 2 couples in the final.

So that might be why.

Or I might have made that up in my head.

Yes, they normally have a 3 couple final, but if somebody's Dad dies, or John drops out, then the arithmetic doesn't work.

So, we were all set for this being a two couple final...when, oh dear, something happened with the phone lines.

 

[Rollem]

have i missed something?

 

[trashpony]

have i missed something?

I hope someone answers you. I'm pissing in the dark here

 

[Sweaty Betty]

They put all 3 acts through!!!!! BOLLOX

 

[trashpony]

They put all 3 acts through!!!!! BOLLOX

what???! what's the point of that?

 

[Rollem]

thats a bit wank, why didnt they just miss a week on air instead?

oh well, good job i never actually bother to vote

 

[Sweaty Betty]

what???! what's the point of that?

Exactly---- fucking drama for sod all and wont it be exciting to do it all again next week

 

[Sweaty Betty]

thats a bit wank, why didnt they just miss a week on air instead?

oh well, good job i never actually bother to vote

me too- glad i kept my voting for ALEX

 

[purves grundy]

Oh dear. Shouldn't have done that.

Would the BBC actually dare try another phone-in con, though?

 

[Sweaty Betty]

Oh dear. Shouldn't have done that.

Would the BBC actually dare try another phone-in con, though?

I reckon they did it to avoid a fix as something went wrong with the phonelines and voting!!!!!!!

 

[perthperson]

I think it's because there's no way Tom could have avoided being in the bottom 2 and in the dance-off, because the two girls got 3 points and he only got 1. -

Rachel 3
Lisa 3
Tom 1

So even if he came top of the public vote and got 3 points for that one of the girls would still get 2 points for coming 2nd with the public and so beat him eg

Rachel 3 + 2 = 5
Lisa 3 + 1 = 4
Tom 1 + 3 = 4


Therefore (imo) the bbc reckoned they'd be committing some sort of fraud on us* because they say "if you want to keep x from the dance off, vote for them" They hadn't worked out what would happen if 2 of the 3 couples tied for top place with the judges.

*And obviously then there would be a bigger scandal than J Ross and R Brand and probably Gordon Brown and the Archbishop of Canterbury would have to resign.

 

[danny la rouge]

I think it's because there's no way Tom could have avoided being in the bottom 2 and in the dance-off, because the two girls got 3 points and he only got 1. -

Rachel 3
Lisa 3
Tom 1

So even if he came top of the public vote and got 3 points for that one of the girls would still get 2 points for coming 2nd with the public and so beat him eg

Rachel 3 + 2 = 5
Lisa 3 + 1 = 4
Tom 1 + 3 = 4


Therefore (imo) the bbc reckoned they'd be committing some sort of fraud on us* because they say "if you want to keep x from the dance off, vote for them" They hadn't worked out what would happen if 2 of the 3 couples tied for top place with the judges.

<doh> I think you're right.

Why couldn't Tess have explained it like that?

 

[perthperson]

It'll be better with a 3 way final anyway I reckon - I think Tom probably has a good chance of winning if it's all the public vote in the final - can't remember if that's how it works in the final?

Gives the tabloids more fodder for the next week anyway.