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    Strictly Come Dancing 2009

    I read today that Arlene is to be dropped as a judge. The producers (apparently) want to appeal to a younger audience and are potentially going to have Alesha as her replacement.* My view is that Arlene is the weakest of the judges - and any potential replacement is better - although Alesha may be too 'nice'. (Contracts have not yet been signed!)

    They also want to 'sex it up' by bringing in more American dancers (hmmm so USA = sexier?) and celebs who will have raunchier dances......

    I wonder if this will be the start of a slowish fall from the peaks as each year it has to be sexier and raunchier and more daring....................like Big Brother.




    * Rumours of David Bailey replacing Len Goodman have not yet been confirmed.

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    Re: Strictly Come Dancing 2009

    Quote Originally Posted by JiveLad View Post
    I read today .
    You mustn't believe everything you read in the The SUN

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    Re: Strictly Come Dancing 2009

    I was at the NEC last week and they were already advertising the 2010 Live Tour!

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    Re: Strictly Come Dancing 2009

    IMO, from what I saw of the US version and the UK specials where they've had US stars on, the standard of the US celebs is nowhere near as good as the UK ones.

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    Re: Strictly Come Dancing 2009

    Quote Originally Posted by JiveLad View Post
    They also want to 'sex it up' .
    in which case I want Rahel than than Alisha

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    Re: Strictly Come Dancing 2009

    As much as I like Alisha, I don't think she should be a judge. I don't mind if they replace any of the judges, but they should be replaced with a 'qualified' judge. Alisha would be representing the 'unqualified' public view, which is what the phone voting is for.

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    Re: Strictly Come Dancing 2009

    Quote Originally Posted by daveb9000 View Post
    As much as I like Alisha, I don't think she should be a judge. I don't mind if they replace any of the judges, but they should be replaced with a 'qualified' judge. Alisha would be representing the 'unqualified' public view, which is what the phone voting is for.


    Exactly what I was thinking. So, who should replace Arlene? Presumably needs to be female so it's not an all male panel.

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    Re: Strictly Come Dancing 2009

    Quote Originally Posted by Twirly View Post


    Exactly what I was thinking. So, who should replace Arlene? Presumably needs to be female so it's not an all male panel.
    Lily B!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Re: Strictly Come Dancing 2009

    Quote Originally Posted by CJ View Post
    Lily B!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Re: Strictly Come Dancing 2009

    Quote Originally Posted by CJ View Post
    Lily B!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Someone will have to update this Wikipedia article if Lily became a judge.

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    Re: Strictly Come Dancing 2009

    Quote Originally Posted by CJ View Post
    Lily B!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    now that would be worth watching... CRH would not stand a chance

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    Re: Strictly Come Dancing 2009

    Looks like it is official now See Here

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    Re: Strictly Come Dancing 2009

    Quote Originally Posted by Icey View Post
    Looks like it is official now See Here
    Alesha is nice enough in her own, Bambi kind of way, but as a judge?????!!!!!! The official announcement said she knew what it took to win - yeah a decent partner! No, won't be watching this year; I'm out.

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    Re: Strictly Come Dancing 2009

    Quote Originally Posted by Icey View Post
    Looks like it is official now See Here
    Alisha Dixon was very nice and sweet and danced beautifully to her choreographed routines but that does not make her an expert and it’s just another example of dumbing down, which is a shame as Strictly has been one of my favourite programmes and the only one I felt was passed their sell by date was Bruce.

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    Re: Strictly Come Dancing 2009

    Quote Originally Posted by Maxine View Post
    Alisha Dixon was very nice and sweet and danced beautifully to her choreographed routines but that does not make her an expert and it’s just another example of dumbing down, which is a shame as Strictly has been one of my favourite programmes and the only one I felt was passed their sell by date was Bruce.
    You have to remember that this is not a regular dance competition. Since one of the couple is not an experienced dancer, it would be pointless judging them as if they were. Only Len is a professional judge - Craig, Bruno and Arlene are actually choreographers, and to be honest Arlene demonstrated in the first series that her knowledge of ballroom dancing wasn't really very expert. I believe that the role of such a judge is to assess whether the performance works as a performance, and I think a number of people on this forum could do this equally as well as Arlene, albeit with different subjective opinions. If Alesha was good enough to win the competition then in my opinion this also makes her a good enough dancer to judge in this capacity.

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    Re: Strictly Come Dancing 2009

    Obviously Aleesha will have to be totally unbiased towards her former partner! Maybe he'll be dropped to avoid any bitching about it when the judging doesn't go the way the competitors want.

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    Re: Strictly Come Dancing 2009

    Quote Originally Posted by emmylou25 View Post
    Obviously Aleesha will have to be totally unbiased towards her former partner! Maybe he'll be dropped to avoid any bitching about it when the judging doesn't go the way the competitors want.
    That's an interesting dimension which I hadn't considered............hmmmm

    My main contention is that Alesha will just be too nice to everyone - and, much as I did not like Arlene as a judge, there was a certain frisson to some of the arguments.

    I hope Alesha does not get coached in the sort of American "O-h m-y G-o-d that was f-a-n-t-a-s-t-i-c" sychophantic......stuff

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    Re: Strictly Come Dancing 2009

    Quote Originally Posted by Maxine View Post
    Alisha Dixon ...........but that does not make her an expert ............

    Quote Originally Posted by Oscar Wild
    An ex is a has-been, and a spurt is a drip under pressure.
    What qualification should a SCD judge have ?

    At least, unlike any of the other judges, Alesha will know exactly what it is like to be on other side of the judges table. As a past winner she must also know what is required to win the completion

    Do remember, the only real completion is between the BBC and ITV

    I suspect, I not the only one who rather watch Alesha than Arlene
    Last edited by philsmove; 6th-February-2010 at 01:52 AM.

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    Re: Strictly Come Dancing 2009

    Quote Originally Posted by philsmove View Post

    I suspect, I not the only one who rather watch Alesha than Arlene
    sorry too late to edit


    I suspect, I am not the only one who would rather watch Alesha, than Arlene

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    Re: Strictly Come Dancing 2009

    IMO they should have made Karen Hardy a judge instead of Alesha.

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