I take it all back, Strictly lacklustre? Perhaps not and we're loving all the controversy here so talking of 'hoofers' like Fred Astaire can you believe the John Sergeant furore this morning and even worse the headlines?
John shunned by fellow Strictly competitors... (the rotters)
John not trying hard enough...( how very dare they)
John like wheezing Winnie the Pooh dressed up in sequins...( but we all adore Winnie)
There is national uproar and "Excuse me, wake up Britain you nation of idiotic klutzes, this is a dancing competition please take it seriously " statements from all and sundry.
In which case, why invite John onto the programme?
Just to make a fool of himself and provide a bit of entertainment before the real 'hoofers' strut their stuff ?
There's no publicity like bad publicity so, whilst being hoist with one's own petard, I'll wager Auntie Beeb is loving it all and of course don't they have John Sergeant on the payroll anyway?
Yes indeed we must advance sociological evidence, the nation has found its new Depression-busting "Fred", here's Joseph Epstein's take on what happened last time round,
'..an audience whose lives were greatly stinted by economic depression was ready to entertain - more important, to be entertained by - the fantasy of easy elegance.'
That's us we're all economically depressed but this is 2008, we're not bothered about the dancing any more, we want something else and John has it in spades, an easy, unforced elegance and dignity and we just love a tryer so what's the betting John Sergeant at least makes the final because there's nothing Britain does better than what it's doing right now.
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