Saturday 19 December 2009

Strictly popularity vs talent

Definitive evidence closes the case for the prosecution, m'lud.

Strictly Come Dancing, and its Saturday-night television scheduling cousins, is a contest where charm and likeability trumps ability: Chris Hollins beats Ricky Whittle to the glitter-ball mantle for the 2009 UK series.

The telly genre is called 'light entertainment' -- not 'light expertise' or 'light education' -- for good reason.

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