Dancing With the Stars - Ireland

I was pleasantly surprised by tonight's show. Just like the BBC show there was way to much filler, there was no need for the show to be 2hrs with only 5 dancers. I expect the same next week but when all 'celebrities' are on the show in week 3 it should be as bloated. I think Hughie may have used up the fake tan budget already. The Hometown guy should be around for the final. I like Des he came across quite well, I always wonder what he does in RTE when the GAA season is quite.

I didn't think Amanda was that bad. I don't get why RTE are so keen on Nicky Byrne, he's kinda bland and non descript really but he seems to be popular in Montrose. I'll be tuning in next week.

The music and acoustics were dreadful. The presenters were wooden and unnatural. Dancers were very good and judges fine too.
Shouldn't have taken two hours either

The boyband member looks like a young Gary Glitter.

wawaman wrote: »

I don't want to be in that gang!!

You wanna be in my gang?

Does anybody know the name of the song in the TV ad for DWTS? I like the sound of it.

I missed the show last Sunday night so this afternoon I watched it on the RTE Player with my 10 year old daughter. We were pleasantly surprised. At last RTE have given us an entertainment show that is 100% misery free.

Here are our positives and negatives from the first week -

Positives

Excellent production values - We loved the opening dance routine.

Nicky Byrne - he has become a warm, friendly and natural presenter, we would like him to take the main presenter role and leave the backstage interviews to Amanda.

Aidan (Kerry Footballer) we were impressed with his dancing, we reckon he might be one to watch.

Des Cahill - We're giving Des 10/10 for having the liathroidí to take part in the competition, it's gotta be hard for him, being surrounded by younger and more athletic dancers. It reminds me of when Ann Widdlecombe was on Strictly Come Dancing, there were weeks when I wanted to watch from behind the sofa but part of me also wanted to her to last another week. I hope Des hangs around for a while, it would be a boring show if everyone was a great dancer.

Brian (Judge) - We like Brian, he is giving the dancers constructive feedback while Loraine and Julian are being a bit too nicey nice (so far).


Negatives

Amanda - she is PAINFUL, PAINFUL, PAINFUL (with 100% Extra Free) ......and I've never forgiven or forgotten her role in that hidious programme, The Swan. We're stuck with her for this series but I would like to see more of Nicky and less of Amanda.

The female costumes - they are cheap and tacky looking compared to the ones on Strictly Come Dancing ones. Actually, they look like they were made by transition year students. (One exception, Des C's partner Karen had a beautiful pink dress).

Lack of a band - We would like see a live band on the show, just like Strictly.

Filler - A little too much filler but it's not a dealbreaker, we'll tolerate it, years of watching Tubs and D'arcy has toughened us up.


The Good, The Bad & The Funny

I suspect that Amanda's dress cost more than all the female costumes put together .........Amanda's dress provided some amusement and a little concern in our house. The 10 year old was very concerned about it...she thought that the dress was transparent ....and she spent the first hour of the show hoping that the 'buttons' on Amanda's chest wouldn't show :eek: She was somewhat relieved when I explained Amanda's 'buttons' were safely covered up under a thick layer of nude coloured fabric

Hughie looks like he has been dragged through a field of cow sh!te!

Way too much fake tan.

The advert for Ashford Castle cracks me up, €285 per night to stay there and they make it sound like they're giving you a great deal by throwing in breakfast for free :rolleyes: