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Britain's Got Talent 2019

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    #842
    SirChenjin
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    iamwhoiam wrote: »
    And the two dancer kids .In fairness they didn't even have a dead nana to use

    And they were so gracious about not winning. I loved them and thought they were really talented.


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    #843
    Strazdas
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    Mam of 4 wrote: »
    Thanks Iamwhoiam , I didn't see their first audition , so didn't know if there was a back story there :)

    You could just tell they weren't spoilt or precocious. Charlie is from Manchester and Libby is from Liverpool and they are just two ordinary kids who love dancing and are not in it for the fame


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    #844
    Mam of 4
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    Strazdas wrote: »
    You could just tell they weren't spoilt or precocious. Charlie is from Manchester and Libby is from Liverpool and they are just two ordinary kids who love dancing and are not in it for the fame

    They were lovely youngsters , loving what they do . Brilliant dancers , you'd love to see them do well for themselves as they get older .


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    #845
    Strazdas
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    Mam of 4 wrote: »
    They were lovely youngsters , loving what they do . Brilliant dancers , you'd love to see them do well for themselves as they get older .

    In a way, it was no bad thing that they didn't win. It allows them to get on with their dancing and being two normal kids......winning the thing and £250k would be too much of a distraction


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    #846
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users Posts: 30,186 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    Now I know it's great he gave it to charity and all that but I always feel sorry for the acts who could have badly needed the money starting off in life/with kids/etc.


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    #847
    RobertKK
    Registered Users Posts: 33,727 ✭✭✭✭RobertKK


    ...and all the Queen wants is some cows.

    https://twitter.com/ryanjl/status/1135312011791863808?s=21


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    #848
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users Posts: 30,186 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    Result's Breakdown!
    Semi-final 1
    Dave & Finn - 29.2%
    Flakefleet Primary School - 25.6%
    The Haunting - 13.4%
    Rosie & Adam - 12.4%
    Khronos Girls - 6.8%
    Tony Rudd - 5.6%
    Akshat Singh - 3.6%
    Brian Gilligan - 3.4%
    Semi-final 2
    4MG - 28.2%
    Siobhan Phillips - 15.9%
    Matt Stirling - 14.9%
    Faith Tucker - 11.3%
    Giorgia Borg - 11.3%
    Vardanyan Brothers - 8.9%
    State of the Fart - 5.5%
    The Queen - 4.0%
    Semi-final 3
    Colin Thackery - 29.1%
    Kojo Anim - 23.9%
    John Archer - 19.0%
    Chapter 13 - 16.6%
    Angels Inc. - 4.2%
    Rob King - 3.3%
    Gomonov Knife Show - 2.6%
    KNE - 1.3%
    Semi-final 4
    Ben Hart - 28.6%
    Mark McMullan - 25.4%
    Graeme Mathews - 12.5%
    Kerr James - 11.3%
    Lil Icons - 9.3%
    Duo A&J - 6.6%
    Jimmy Tamley - 5.7%
    Ursula Burns - 0.6%
    Semi-final 5
    X - 27.4%
    Jonathan Goodwin - 22.0%
    Libby & Charlie - 17.0%
    Barbara Nice - 14.1%
    Leanne Mya - 8.7%
    Gonzo - 7.4%
    Jacob Jones - 2.3%
    Fabulous Sisters - 1.1%
    Final
    Colin Thackery - 25.3%
    X - 17.8%
    Ben Hart - 10.2%
    Kojo Anim - 9.6%
    Dave & Finn - 9.1%
    Flakefleet Primary School - 8.8%
    Mark McMullan - 4.6%
    Jonathan Goodwin - 4.4%
    Siobhan Phillips - 4.0%
    Libby & Charlie - 3.9%
    4MG - 2.3%


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    #849
    Vicarious Function
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    Surprised Libby and Charlie scored so low in the Final. I imagine the Primary School benefited from numbers, which would have included Family, Friends, (of each individual) Rest of the School, Town, Parish etc.


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    #850
    Strazdas
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    Vicarious Function wrote: »
    Surprised Libby and Charlie scored so low in the Final. I imagine the Primary School benefited from numbers, which would have included Family, Friends, (of each individual) Rest of the School, Town, Parish etc.

    I would have had them and Jonathan Goodwin (the escapologist) much higher.

    The top 2 was probably predictable enough.


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    #851
    donkeykong5
    Registered Users Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭donkeykong5


    Anyone gonna watch love island. Never watched it before. But will give it a go !


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    #852
    fritzelly
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    donkeykong5 wrote: »
    Anyone gonna watch love island. Never watched it before. But will give it a go !

    Are you a masochist or a single 21 year old who left school at 10?


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    #853
    donkeykong5
    Registered Users Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭donkeykong5


    fritzelly wrote: »
    donkeykong5 wrote: »
    Anyone gonna watch love island. Never watched it before. But will give it a go !

    Are you a masochist or a single 21 year old who left school at 10?
    Omg. Its crap. Cant get into it at all.


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    #854
    mikeym
    Registered Users Posts: 3,984 ✭✭✭mikeym


    Ah sure hes an old man.

    :rolleyes:

    Who cares the British public got it wrong as usual.


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    #855
    fritzelly
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    mikeym wrote: »
    Ah sure hes an old man.

    :rolleyes:

    Who cares the British public got it wrong as usual.

    Bar the kids no one else deserved to win either - at least he is gonna donate (a large sum?) to the Royal Chelsea


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    #856
    SirChenjin
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    Would be interesting to see how the programme would go if back stories and uniforms were cut out.

    Just have the contestants audition on their own merit as performers. Neither the judges nor the viewers know anything of their background, their history, their families.

    It won't happen, of course, because the whole thing is so stage managed but it would be interesting, IMO.


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    #857
    fritzelly
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    Sob story is prime time viewing - nothing more the average joe wants than a good old sob story regardless of how convoluted it is (like the Grenfell one)
    If the teacher had a class of disabled students he would have been onto a winner


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    #858
    Strazdas
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    fritzelly wrote: »
    Sob story is prime time viewing - nothing more the average joe wants than a good old sob story regardless of how convoluted it is (like the Grenfell one)
    If the teacher had a class of disabled students he would have been onto a winner

    Yes, people nearly vote for 'personalities' on these shows more than anything else.....same goes for nearly all of reality TV


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    #859
    SirChenjin
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    Strazdas wrote: »
    Yes, people nearly vote for 'personalities' on these shows more than anything else.....same goes for nearly all of reality TV

    Yes, that's true. I'm not a seasoned BGT viewer but I thought that a number of the finalists this year - and indeed the winner - were there on the basis of their stories rather than their talent.


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    #860
    Vicarious Function
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    Strazdas wrote: »
    Yes, people nearly vote for 'personalities' on these shows more than anything else.....same goes for nearly all of reality TV

    In the long run, though, real talent survives - examples Susan Boyle, Paul Pots Diversity who are still going strong ten years later.


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    #861
    fritzelly
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    Vicarious Function wrote: »
    In the long run, though, real talent survives - examples Susan Boyle, Paul Pots Diversity who are still going strong ten years later.

    Exactly, the real talent survives and makes more money whilst the winners morph into obscurity in most cases - one trick ponies are most winners


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    #862
    SirChenjin
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    Anyway, it has been a good thread, I have enjoyed reading everyone's views.
    We will reconvene I'm sure for the next show!


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    #863
    RobertKK
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    These sob stories and people who go in with a story always makes me think of this...if you want a smile on your face.



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    #864
    iamwhoiam
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    Unless there is an outstanding act people will vote for a personality . If you get excellent acts like Diversity , Attraction , Spellbound they will win
    Once the talent is fairly even the personality will win

    In Ireland its the big groups that win due to the small voting pool


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    #865
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 85,024 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    The same acts from AGT the champions for BGT the champions

    Are the superfans all English?
    https://forumofgames.com/




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    #866
    gmisk
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    That was tbh an odd first episode...the top 3 was poor bar the Americans imo...boogey storm zzz.
    The sand art thing was cool but it was on Eurovision this year so not really blown away by it.
    Also....the winners have seemingly been leaked online so kind of spoils the show a tad.


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    #867
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 85,024 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Is it not live, who won so?
    https://forumofgames.com/




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    #868
    gmisk
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    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    Is it not live, who won so?
    Definitely not live.

    I will post with spoilers but everything online is saying
    twist and pulse


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    #869
    Vicarious Function
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    The Judges seemed really surprised by the results of the "Superfans" vote - as indeed i was too.


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    #870
    fritzelly
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    Found the sand act very boring and seemed to go on forever
    Laughed my arse off at the Aussies


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    #871
    Vicarious Function
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    I din't find the sand act as good this time as the first time I saw it. Design-wise, it seemed less polished.


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