Strictly for Other People (Strictly Come Dancing)

Member Name: adambrown400

Product:	Strictly Come Dancing
Date:	30/09/09 (78 review reads)
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Advantages: My license fee paid for Brucie's idiot-cards

Disadvantages: read review

There is something intrinsically irritating about Strictly Come Dancing. Beneath its pseudo-campness lies a desperate show trying to squeeze the juice out of already washed up nobody's pretending to dance. Now, I'm going to show my age a bit here, I remember the original Gloria Hunniford presented 'Come Dancing' back in the 80's that appeared on Sunday nights around the same time as 'Antiques Roadshow'. Little has changed to urge me to watch the show.

My partner is an avid fan of Strictly, even going so far as to watch the 6:30 show with Claudia Winkleface on BBC 2 every night. I suppose its something that I just cannot relate to in any way shape or form.

For example there are the would be celebrities. This year they have got rejects from Eastenders and Ronnie Wood's ex-wife (announced by Forsythe as an 'entrepreneur'). Hardly the most thrilling of contestants to vote for.

Out they come week after week and prance about in their skimpy outfits to modern hits and then be judged by a band of crackheads calling themselves 'judges'. The dancing isn't in the least bit entertaining and at its worst is extremely embarrassing.

One of the other more irritating things about the show is the media furore that surrounds it. My weekday paper and weekend paper has page after page of nonsense devoted to it. Who gives a monkey's if someone has been voted off or sacked from being a judge. Its only a matter of time before the first onscreen death occurs on this programme (quite possibly old Brucie himself).

The BBC have thrown such a huge amount of money at this show. The costumes themselves are so opulent and apparently are thrown away after every performance - thats mine and your license fee!

No I'm not a huge fan of this programme. I remember the good old days of Saturday Night TV, before people found binge drinking as popular weekend entertainment. It was Little and Large, Noel's House Party, Big Break and You Bet - not this trashy drivel.

Summary: Not for me