26-06-2022, 02:43 PM
Although part of me thinks it's had its day British television is crying out for something to knock Strictly off a perch that it, frankly, doesn't deserve to sit on.
The only way this is going to work is by playing a straight bat. The public will see right through the gimmicks and BS that blighted the later years of the original series.
The show jumped the shark when Lucie Jones and Jedward were in a singoff in 2009 - after weeks of slating Jedward, Cowell then incredibly saved them in order to 0 a deadlock, knowing full well that Lucie had come bottom in the televote.
I wonder if they'll do a separate Sunday night results show. I don't think it would be a bad idea if they ran the voting more like the semi finals of Eurovision - guest artist bookended by two recaps, close the lines, another guest artist performs whilst everything's verified and just lose whoever's come last in the televote. If they can sort the pacing out it might stand a chance.
The only way this is going to work is by playing a straight bat. The public will see right through the gimmicks and BS that blighted the later years of the original series.
The show jumped the shark when Lucie Jones and Jedward were in a singoff in 2009 - after weeks of slating Jedward, Cowell then incredibly saved them in order to 0 a deadlock, knowing full well that Lucie had come bottom in the televote.
I wonder if they'll do a separate Sunday night results show. I don't think it would be a bad idea if they ran the voting more like the semi finals of Eurovision - guest artist bookended by two recaps, close the lines, another guest artist performs whilst everything's verified and just lose whoever's come last in the televote. If they can sort the pacing out it might stand a chance.