Bgt Dog Switch

[EDDIE51]

Did you know the winning dog in the final of BGT was a 'stunt double'?
Just seen this
http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jun/01/britains-got-talent-producers-sorry-for-switched-dogs-in-final

[Caribeing]

pankysmooch are you suggesting there were more dogs involved in the show!!

[Zacs-Master]

The act which people voted for was her name & Matisse. Not her name Matisse and dog X. There was clear deception.

[Ellipsis]

So when in the semi final there were two dogs on stage performing at the same time, clearly Jules and Matisse should have been instantly disqualified (and maybe shot) for not matching the name of the act.

[Zacs-Master]

What about the voters who didn't see the semi?

[Ellipsis]

What about them?

As I see it, the person who won the competition was Jules. It's her bank account that will be receiving the money. She was the one who put the effort into training the dogs for the audition, the semi-final and the final. We saw three different dogs, at least some of which were rescue dogs. We also know that we saw three different dogs.

The name of the act hardly comes into it - I think that came from the first audition, where it was just Jules and Matisse. In the semi-final it was obvious there was more to it than that, as it was in the final, since in both cases there were at least two dogs on stage at the same time. It always starts with Matisse though. He is the star dog.

I think Jules and her dogs are very talented and entertaining, and she deserved to win. I also think she deserves the kids TV show she dreamt of. Just my opinion!

[-Talbot-]

ITV have issued an apology, doesn't that say something?

[-Talbot-]

Matisse did not like doing the tightrope bit of the act .....so Matisse would be just like most dogs then?

I wonder how much convincing the other dog took?

[RATTER15]

It was an entertaining act that was deservedly voted as the winner, get over it guys!!!

and no, I am not a lover of dog acts.

Silly nonsense!!

[weecalf]

Nothing is as it seems on television and has always been sine there were string attached to that horrible muffin ,mime to awful songs ,stage managed antique shows ,actors playing low life's on television reality shows and other too useless to remember

[Ellipsis]

The apology is here:

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/britains-got-talent-producers-apologise-for-not-making-matisse-dog-double-stunt-clearer-10291003.html

> It was an entertaining act that was deservedly voted as the winner, get over it guys!!! and no, I am not a lover of dog acts. Silly nonsense!!

Well said Ratter.

As dog acts go, it was brilliant. As magic acts go, Jamie Raven was above average but not brilliant, and a bit needy and ungracious. As choir acts go, Cor Glanaethwy was brilliant but impractical; the choir equivalent of a church organ.

[-Talbot-]

It was an entertaining act


A matter of opinion. Why do people who do dog acts walk like they have *** themselves?

[andy-hughes]

Perhaps a more honest - and more entertaining way to get round this would for the lady to advise that Matisse is scared of heights - which apparently is true - so he has a 'stunt double' to do that bit - and bring on the other dog.

The audience would appreciate the humour of the situation, and no deception would have been involved.

[mallyh]

why didn't she call herself jules and a dog circus instead of just naming one dog .

[Retrochic]

or 'Jules and Friends'?

[Ellipsis]

She never actually said the name of her own act. That seems to have come from BGT itself. It all came from the first audition ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkOrDDr_s88

[dannyk13]

In which case it would have been ridiculous to change the name of the act for subsequent performances

[Retrochic]

danny I don't really know where you are coming from. Say there was an act called 'The Smith Duo' people voted them to the finals and then it turned out they had two other singers singing in the wings - deception. If they were called 'The Smiths' then as long as there was more than one of them this would account for any number of people singing. Same thing with the Jules and her dogs.

[dannyk13]

3.4 Million people voted out of which 600 complained.Nuff said.

[Retrochic]

danny Where did you get those figures from ?

[dannyk13]

This morning's Daily Mail