[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Good luck to all the couples. Let's enjoy Strictly 2020

[StaceySlaterIceSkater]

Really don’t like Max, but sure Dianne will bring out the best in him

[LukeB]

Maisie winner

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Wow, Harvey really has good rhythm

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Originally Posted by Mitchell

Really don’t like Max, but sure Dianne will bring out the best in him

He seems a bit cocky to me?
But he's lucky he has Diane, she's good.

[Amy Jade]

Maisie and Bill are my favourites

[Nicky91]

first of all, respects for all production crew making this possible

now onto the pairings, my faves first

Caroline & Johannes, i find Caroline classy, i saw bit of character potential, elegance in group dance, her footwork was okayish work needs to be done on that but i already find her a better match with Johannes than Catherine last year was

HRVY & Janette, best pro he could've gotten, since he hasn't got much muscle, and she is the shortest of the pro's, do think they have potential but i dare not to say much regarding the ballroom dances given Janette has ****** up before with that


Jason & Luba, i think this could be something too, i think he is very hard working to improve, also think he could be the one american who might win over GBP votes, given he ain't a ringer unlike Ashley, Michelle


now who positively surprised me (more or less)

Bill Bailey i mean personality wise my god Oti really has a handful on him, his over the top expressions, dance wise in group dance he seems very light on his feet lol, and i knew as a musician he must feel the rhythm so yeah he has potential to be better than completely hopeless


Jacqui, oh poor Anton getting a next dud, also she is soo stiff

Ranvir surprised me even more for the worse, how wooden she is, i mean Gio's first duffer, yes i think so



Max & Dianne pairing, i am happy since i found it sad how Dianne went home too soon with Dev last year, not gonna see Max as a ''ringer'' at all, i think he could be more a journey contestant


JJ, i have respect for his time at royal commando forces, also very nice what he said about Prince Harry, if it wasn't for him and invictus games he wouldn't be standing here


Nicola & Katya i first was in horror of a female same-sex pairing, not again i thought, but Nicola seems better than Kerstin tbh thank god so she won't be likely to get a 1 from me lmao


duration of this series is 9 weeks, so 4 weeks less than a normal series with 15

[Nicky91]

not really one whom i really dislike which is a good thing


Clara just not sure what i think about her, not sure how she'll do either

[Morgan.]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

first of all, respects for all production crew making this possible

now onto the pairings, my faves first

Caroline & Johannes, i find Caroline classy, i saw bit of character potential, elegance in group dance, her footwork was okayish work needs to be done on that but i already find her a better match with Johannes than Catherine last year was

HRVY & Janette, best pro he could've gotten, since he hasn't got much muscle, and she is the shortest of the pro's, do think they have potential but i dare not to say much regarding the ballroom dances given Janette has ****** up before with that


Jason & Luba, i think this could be something too, i think he is very hard working to improve, also think he could be the one american who might win over GBP votes, given he ain't a ringer unlike Ashley, Michelle


now who positively surprised me (more or less)

Bill Bailey i mean personality wise my god Oti really has a handful on him, his over the top expressions, dance wise in group dance he seems very light on his feet lol, and i knew as a musician he must feel the rhythm so yeah he has potential to be better than completely hopeless


Jacqui, oh poor Anton getting a next dud, also she is soo stiff

Ranvir surprised me even more for the worse, how wooden she is, i mean Gio's first duffer, yes i think so



Max & Dianne pairing, i am happy since i found it sad how Dianne went home too soon with Dev last year, not gonna see Max as a ''ringer'' at all, i think he could be more a journey contestant


JJ, i have respect for his time at royal commando forces, also very nice what he said about Prince Harry, if it wasn't for him and invictus games he wouldn't be standing here


Nicola & Katya i first was in horror of a female same-sex pairing, not again i thought, but Nicola seems better than Kerstin tbh thank god so she won't be likely to get a 1 from me lmao


duration of this series is 9 weeks, so 4 weeks less than a normal series with 15

9 + 4 is 13 Nicky

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Morgan.

9 + 4 is 13 Nicky

yes 13 weeks is normally in the series (i included the final)

[Morgan.]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

yes 13 weeks is normally in the series (i included the final)

You said 15

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Morgan.

You said 15

yes 15 celebs is normal amount


so it makes sense for their being 8 and a final, in a series with 12 celebs


so maybe just a double elimination in the semi final if i counted correctly

[Nicky91]

i mean i rather have a double elimination in semi final over a first week boot


so happy that week 1 no one goes home as normal

[Baileysguzzla]

Adored the launch

Gorka and Maisie is a fab choice as a couple. As is Jamie and Karen! Bill and Oti will be a howl


Also I cried at the start when they danced to everybodys free. Beaut!!

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Strictly Jake

Adored the launch

Gorka and Maisie is a fab choice as a couple. As is Jamie and Karen! Bill and Oti will be a howl


Also I cried at the start when they danced to everybodys free. Beaut!!

Bill's ''it's me'' my dad said who is he impersonating Mario right

i know i said stuff at his celeb reveal, but he got rhythm for sure, and i do no longer just see him as a comedian, but this shows he is also a musician at heart

[Nicky91]

i kinda watched bits of launch show again

i actually like it more now than last few years

Clauditorium like this feels much more relaxed to watch rather than it being so crowded


i do not miss the audience, some were too shouty, too noisy with the clapping, but i do like there is a bit of audience still

the judges seats are a improvement too, and pls keep this 3 judge panel from now on, also a relief, no bruno falling from his chair phew

that we get scores mid 20's from now on with 3 judges will be different to get used to but its what american version has been doing for years and also lets dance germany has 3 judges for a long time, so we will see few single figures scores lol especially if Craig gets his 1 or 2 paddles out


i luv Claudia a lot more now (same reason as what i said of clauditorium space)


the celeb/pro pair reveals are much lovelier like this rather than how it was done at first, also keep this even when it's normal again


we will probably get training VT's before performance solely, no comedy vt's which is also a really good thing

[Nicky91]

tonight week 1 show

[Nicky91]

https://www.thisisbigbrother.com/for...d.php?t=371072

a link to see this weeks songs/dances

[Nicky91]

[joeysteele]

I love Strictly.

However for me I like to see who isn't that strong at first then how they progress.
They have less time to in this series unfortunately.

However, I'd be marking on improvement too, not just those who are good at the start and remain so.

This looks overall a good set of contestants this series.
So good luck to them all.

I've no favourite as such as yet, there's individuals I like as celebrities, however I ain't seen any of them dance yet.

Looking forward to it, good to see the BBC have at least one thing worth watching the next few weeks.

[Nicky91]

Week 3 will be Movies Week btw

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Good luck to all the couples tonight, especially Hrvy and Jeanette.
Who are officially Team FieryMess

[Nicky91]

i'm looking forward to all couples but the most to Bill & Oti's Cha Cha, Caroline & Jo their american smooth, Jason & Luba their american smooth

also kinda excited to see Nicola & Katya's quickstep, because Get Happy is a very lovely song (i know Hugh Laurie also did a nice cover of that one, and i know it more also from Ant-Man )


Jacqui & Anton too maybe but more because i like that Monty Python song

[Nicky91]

also cannot wait to see everyone's intro poses for first time

[Nicky91]

2 hours and 55 minutes till first show


also huge relief no one goes home this week, and i guess from next week onwards results shows get more tense because of no spoilers