Mia

So this year's popularity contest rolls on. Well, it's obviously not a contest to find the best dancer, is it? Gah. :lol: I thought that as well. It's basically a woman lifting her legs at impossible angles whilst being thrown around by a strongman, and though it was impressive, it was not really dancing as such. And I'm sure he nearly dropped her a few times!

I just can't really see it with Ricky... I think he's very over-rated to be honest. His dancing is very inconsistent. I'm not saying he isn't good, just that he's not as good as everyone says. The male celebs seem to get an easier ride than the females - as long as they don't fall over or forget their steps, everyone thinks they are wonderful, yet the females have to be perfect!

I really enjoy Merlin, it's consistently good entertainment. I love the relationship between Arthur and Merlin and the humour it brings. And now Morgana's going over to the dark side!!

I'm glad Anton and Laila went, they were the worst dancers. What a treat to see Vincent and Flavia do their Argentine Tango! I'm a bit worried about Flavia this series though. She seems to have lost her sparkle and something doesn't seem right. Hope she's not ill or something.

Good idea!

Ha! So Sally has finally shown her true colours to Laurel - she was pretty creepy. I just wish Laurel had had a tape recorder hidden somewhere when she admitted what she was up to. No doubt Sally will be trying to have her sectioned next!

It's from Buffy, I think it's spoken by Anya. I thought it summed me up quite well, as patience is not one of my strong points!

Lol, I thought there was a good connection between Rachel and Vincent! I'd have rather Lisa won it than Tom as well - I hated Tom and Camilla's comedy dance that everyone else raved over. That's a good point, I never would have thought of that.

Yay! That was the best possible result from my point of view - Natalie in the dance off with a stronger dancer, so we could definitely get rid of her. Sorry Chesil, but I couldn't stand Natalie Cassidy. She tried hard, but was not a good dancer, very heavy on her feet, stiff and often lumbering and clumsy. I did feel sorry for Vincent though, having to go. (But not as sorry as when he was robbed of the title when dancing with Rachel Stevens. ) Anyway, I digress... I really enjoyed all the Charleston dances, and hated both the rock and roll ones! The Charlestons were great. For sheer entertainment I loved Chris and Ola's - I had a great big smile on my face from start to finish. I thought they were all good though. I didn't like the idea of the group Viennese Waltz though. It may be how things are done in proper competitions, but I really don't see how the judges can properly judge when everyone is dancing at once, they are bound to miss things. And surely people who have already done a Viennese had an advantage over the others who hadn't? Or had they all done one previously? I loved the dramatic dance with the two professional couples dressed in black. Does anyone know the song they were dancing to? I'd Google it, but I can't get Google on my computer now for some reason. Great show!

Also from Stephen King, there is Firestarter, the story of a young girl with pyrokinesis (the ability to set fire to anything using only her mind). Naturally, bad guy government types are after her... This is one of my favourite King books, I really felt affection for the main character and her father (who also has some psychic abilities - he can "push" people into doing what he wants them to do).

I'm watching it on the red button on Freeview but it's proving to be a bit of a pain. You never know when an episode is starting, so you just have to press the red button and watch with the sound off, waiting for the episode to begin, so you end up seeing spoilers etc. If they'd said earlier that it was going to be on on 5th December, I would just have waited for that.

I completely agree! Craig is the fairest and he does give constructive criticism too. I like Craig too. I used to like Len but I've gone off him lately, he can be a right funny and very aggressive with Craig too.

Yes, I felt really sorry for Jade. She was one of the contenders IMO. I too am glad Ricky went, I've never seen anyone so big-headed and arrogant since thingummy went (I've forgotten his name! The one that desperately wanted to get to Blackpool). I just wish he'd gone the previous week so Tuffers didn't have to. It was a bit dull. The best dance was Ali's. I agree that Ricky did not deserve a 10 - to me that shows up her lack of judgement.

Well, I think you'd enjoy it. I was older than 24 when I read it and quite jaded, but I still liked it!

That was kind of a strange episode. I enjoyed it (if enjoyed is the right word, it was rather nasty) as it was the lovely David for an hour, and that can never be bad, but... I spent most of the ep thinking "rescue them, you callous ", but then when he did I thought "you really shouldn't have done that". It was interesting the way the Doctor became arrogant and decided to rewrite the laws of time so he could do what he wanted, the inference being that it happened because he had no-one to stop him (ie no Donna). But would Donna or another companion have stopped him? They might have done so, but Donna wanted to save Pompeii... It was pretty powerful at the end, when Brooke shot herself and the Doctor realised what he'd done. Some fine acting from David as usual. But the other two crew are still loose in the world, which will no doubt muck up the whole space/time continuum... I can't wait to see Donna, she's my favourite companion ever, but I just hope it doesn't result in her death. I was upset enough when she left.

It's bugging me that no-one has actually told Natasha that Nathan was blackmailing Leyla. But then she probably wouldn't believe it of her darling son. I really wish they'd get rid of him as I can't bear to look at his horrible smirking face much longer. An accident whilst some sheep castrating was happening would be acceptable. Edit: I've just got round to reading your signature and only just realised you're Gyre!! Doh.

I agree with all of that! I didn't want Phil to go, he was charming and did a really good dance too. Ricky isn't half as good as he thinks he is. Laila was lucky that she got the sympathy vote; it could have gone either way. It was a risky decision to dance - she should have stayed out like Jade. I wonder if the show's producers put pressure on her to take part? I didn't think I would miss Brucie, but actually I did! And I want to know how much of my TV licence money was paid to Ronnie Corbett to nearly fall down the stairs and tell a couple of ancient jokes. Tess was slightly stilted, but I do like her and Claudia.

Yeah, Sally really gives me the creeps! She's pretty clever the way she's going about things too - she always looks as though butter wouldn't melt. I hope she gets found out soon.

Well, Nathan getting a well-deserved knee to the nadgers wasn't quite as enjoyable as I expected, due to the poor execution (Nathan was doubled up slightly before Leyla's knee connected!). It was still good though!! Poor old Laurel. That was rather nasty. She must not have any sense of smell though not to smell the smoke coming from the curtains. And Sally on the swings, looking at one point like she was going to have an attack of conscience and then she didn't. And having the presence to mind to unlock the door again so it didn't look suspicious... The sooner she's sorted out the better.

It's a very long time since I read this, but I remember really enjoying it and lending it to my mum. She couldn't get into it at all!

Sally gives me the creeps. When she was standing watching Laurel burn - how could you do that to someone? It has obviously given her ideas... And surely Marlon noticed she was just standing there when he came running up? Why isn't he suspicious? I thought it was a bit daft of the Barton's to put the Wylde's faces on their bonfire dummies and then invite them to the party!! Way to get evicted, dimwits... Gyre, stand by later this week to see Nathan get his come-uppance - I can't wait!!