So - nobody admitting to watching Britain's Got Talent?

[8ball]

Sometimes I catch a few seconds due to a channel-hopping error and it makes me sincerely hope this stinking excuse for a world comes to a crashing end as soon as possible.

And I usually have such a sunny disposition.

 

[Miss Potter]

I can't bring myself to type the name of Can't Spell Bound. (What is it with bad spelling? Is it cool?)

it's because they're from Spelthorne Gymnastics Club

 

[danny la rouge]

it's because they're from Spelthorne Gymnastics Club

That's just Hear'say.

 

[Geri]

I was convinced Twist & Pulse were going to win this, to the extent that I was going to put money on it.

Just as well I never got around to it!

 

[TAE]

I like Twist & Pulse and am glad they made it as far as they did, but I think the right act won.

Would be cool if they really did open the Olympics.

 

[danny la rouge]

Fair enough, they're not Cirque de Soleil, but I'm sure they can kill quarter hour of a show somewhere

They certainly killed something inside me last night.

 

[fen_boy]

Saw this for the first time last night, Spellbound are shit, why do people like them? They're not even very good at tumbling and gymnastics and that.

 

[Guineveretoo]

I haven't watched it, but I just looked at on youtube, because there was stuff on youtube about this marvellous, miraculous gymnast group who won.

They were quite good, I thought. I liked them throwing a lad over the heads of judges.

I expect there are lots of people who can do similar or even better, but they didn't enter for this talent show, whereas this lot did, so good for them.

I can't really comment on whether or not they should have won, since I have only watched a few minutes on youtube, so I won't

 

[butchersapron]

Leni Riefenstahl's final victory.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Saw this for the first time last night, Spellbound are shit, why do people like them

Because they're not shit.

 

[mrsfran]

I just walked past Spelbound in the canteen

 

[danny la rouge]

Because they're not shit.

They're not shit. They're clearly dedicated gymnasts. Their shtick is, however, dull.

 

[fen_boy]

Because they're not shit.

They're pretty average IMO, I've seen tons of better tumbling acts. They're nowhere near as good as the chinese lads that I vaguely remember Paul Daniels having on in the 80s, for example.

 

[AverageJoe]

Wagon Wheels were bigger then too

 

[Wookey]

I went to see Cirque du Soleil recently, and they pissed all over Spelbound.

Simon's statement that he'd never seen anything so fantastic on live TV before was just a blatant lie, told once he realised they were going to win!

Very talented, lots of hard work, but too much going on all over the stage at the same time - the secret is to direct the audience's attention to where you want it, not cosh them over the head.

 

[mrsfran]

I went to see Cirque du Soleil recently, and they pissed all over Spelbound.

Simon's statement that he'd never seen anything so fantastic on live TV before was just a blatant lie, told once he realised they were going to win!

Very talented, lots of hard work, but too much going on all over the stage at the same time - the secret is to direct the audience's attention to where you want it, not cosh them over the head.

I think the camerawork didn't help them in this respect. They kept pulling back to wide shots when there was something focussed going on and then zooming in when it was an ensemble move. Poorly done.

 

[danny la rouge]

I think the camerawork didn't help them in this respect. They kept pulling back to wide shots when there was something focussed going on and then zooming in when it was an ensemble move. Poorly done.

Actually really terrible camera work. I was acutely aware while watching. Mind you, at least thinking about it kept me entertained, which the Hitler Youth didn't.

 

[Wookey]

I think the camerawork didn't help them in this respect. They kept pulling back to wide shots when there was something focussed going on and then zooming in when it was an ensemble move. Poorly done.

Yup, I think that's it - the cameras should have practiced in relation to the routine. It would have looked better in person.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Well of course they're not as good as the Chinese, nor were that Shaolin team doing their stuff.

It's already been pointed out that they're no Cirque de Soleil either, BUT it's not something that you see a lot of in this country so it's a novelty for a lot of people.

 

[danny la rouge]

it's not something that you see a lot of in this country

Thank feck.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Thank feck.

Would prefer to see Cirque de Soleil myself

 

[danny la rouge]

Would prefer to see Cirque de Soleil myself

I'd have preferred the pogo stick guitar girl. Or the After Eights guy. He was a genius.

 

[danny la rouge]

After Eights guy opening the Olympics.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Thank feck.

After Eights guy opening the Olympics.

I missed that. Didn't watch a lot of it this year. It was pretty poor all round I think.

Oh, hang on, yes I did. Is he the guy that was trying to beat a world record eating After Eights? He was on last year as well

 

[danny la rouge]

Oh, hang on, yes I did. Is he the guy that was trying to beat a world record eating After Eights? He was on last year as well

Yeah. I think he did Ferrero Roche last year. Anyway, the record was 9 in a minute. (You have to open them without your hands). He managed four. And committed a foul by using his hands. I haven't laughed so much in years.

Now that's entertaining.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Yeah. I think he did Ferrero Roche last year. Anyway, the record was 9 in a minute. (You have to open them without your hands). He managed four. And committed a foul by using his hands. I haven't laughed so much in years.

Now that's entertaining.

Yeah, and I think Ant and Dec beat him. (I don't know which one is which)

 

[danny la rouge]

Yeah, and I think Ant and Dec beat him. (I don't know which one is which)

They did.

(Ant and Dec always stand in alphabetical order, as you're looking at them. Ant is on the left - balding and darkhaired - Dec is on the right - the shorter of the two).

 

[heinous seamus]

I'd have preferred the pogo stick guitar girl. Or the After Eights guy. He was a genius.

Chopping wood guy. I wanted to know how that story turned out.

 

[danny la rouge]

Chopping wood guy. I wanted to know how that story turned out.

Chopping wood guy. Missed out on that one. I just saw a few brief clips.

 

[Hocus Eye.]

I don't watch this show any more. I thought it was all about music. If they are having circus type acts then perhaps we/you will see some plate spinning. When I were a lad there was always somebody spinning plates on the black and white television. You don't see that anymore, not since the advent of colour television. Perhaps it is harder to do in colour. They really should bring it back though because people who are overworked at work often say that they are 'spinning plates'. If nobody sees this on television then no-one will understand the expression. It is not boring to watch at all; well not very boring, better than Emmerdale.

What happened to the Potter On a Wheel? That also involved spinning and was also in black and white. The wheel went the wrong way round. Some people thought it was because the film had been put in the wrong way round, but it wasn't. It was because the potter had been trained in Japan where the potters wheels spin clockwise. It is a cultural difference with the West. You see television can be interesting.

So Simon Cowell got a BAFTA. Ha ha!