January 28, 2010
Paula Abdul on DWTS Season 10 – Addendum
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I’ve seen a number of different possible scenarios for Paula on Season 10, in addition to the possibility of her competing. The way that TMZ worded their article, I assumed they wanted her as a contestant. However, I’ve seen some assume she would be on as a Judge. I’ve also, since Sam quit, seen quite a few people state that it seems obvious that Paula would take Sam’s place – including Annie Barrett from Entertainment Weekly (via Twitter).
What is the likelihood of either scenario?? Well, considering that Paula was supposedly offered 1 million dollars, I have to believe that it’s either for competing or judging and that if it’s judging it’s one season only. Paula made many times that on American Idol, so she doesn’t need the work, plus that number seems too low!! Additionally, I have to think that hosting with Tom Bergeron would be a step down, in her mind, from judging on American Idol (and possibly, now, X-Factor). Also, since one million dollars is far above what I’ve heard the most popular celebs have made on that show, I’m starting to lean towards her being the fourth judge. Since the British version of DWTS has four judges on a regular basis, this isn’t out of the question. She would definitely add a different judging element to the show and, frankly, she’s every bit as qualified as Carrie Ann and Bruno, maybe more so. That’s why I’m so opposed to her being a contestant. I think I actually wouldn’t mind seeing her on as a fourth judge. AND, a fourth judge would mean less filler on a two hour performance show when only 12 couples are dancing.
So…contestant, judge or host? Your vote? Mine is for judge, definitely not for either contestant or host. Tom is awesome enough – add in Drew or maybe Brooke Burke. Heck, even Melissa Rycroft!
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12 responses to "Paula Abdul on DWTS Season 10 – Addendum"
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I don’t want Paula as a contestant. I had my share of ringers last season. I would love to see her as a judge though! And I don’t know if she could keep up with Tom as a host lol. Can’t wait to see what happens though!
I wouldn’t really want to see her on the show at all. I really hated her as a judge on American Idol, it was always positive gibberish. I like judges that are honest and coherent and entertaining. She really isn’t any of those. Oh well, I can always just fast forward through her. I got to the point where I was doing that with Samantha Harris.
I agree with everything in this article. I definitely think she would be amazing as a judge.
I wouldn’t mind seeing her doing either one. She would make a great judge of course but I would love to watch her dance. The fact that she is 47 and has a big old titanium rod in her neck evens out the fact that she is a dancer. Seriously if Kristi Yamaguchi can be a contestant then that pretty much opens the door to anyone. I skated for years and we spent as much if not more time in dance class than we did on the ice. Ice time cost major money.
She would be great as a contestant and judge. I would love to see her back on TV again.
Some thoughts.
The $1M is for “development”. I think that means they work together to see what projects can be developed together. I don’t think it’s $1m just to appear on DWTS.
Yes, she is as qualified as Carrie Ann (and possibly Bruno), so why do we need another judge that doesn’t have ballroom experience?
If she appeared as a host (and they could redefine the role) it would probably only be for one season which doesn’t really seem worth it to me.
Overall I think this has huge potential for a disaster. That’s why I love this show!
Whether it’s for development or cold hard cash, it’s still 1 million dollars to appear on the show – the 1 million for development, if TMZ is correct, is contingent on her appearing on the upcoming season. That means, in essence, they are giving her a million dollars for appearing on the show. If the money goes toward development is really irrelevant. For Paula Abdul, who appeared on American Idol for how many years and for how many millions? That’s chump change. The more I think about it, the less sense it makes. So I’m starting to wonder just what this appearance entails.
The $1million is to develop some other show on ABC. She will get an additional sum of money to appear on DWTS. I personally would love to see her dance, because she is a great dancer. They could stack the field with other strong dancers/skaters/ etc if that made it seem more fair to people. But the fact is very often the best dancer doesn’t win anyway. It’s more of a popularity contest.
So she would be making even more money for DWTS than a million – the million is still contingent on her appearing on the show – if TMZ is correct. No matter how you stack it up – Appearing on DWTS = 1 million dollars.
Of course the best dancer doesn’t always win – but as we’ve discussed on this site before, hugely popular people are also ringers of a sort. I think Paula is probably more popular than she is talented. You only have to watch the twitter reaction to get that feeling. There was as much “yay for Paula on DWTS” as there was “Oh no, not Paula on DWTS”. Speaking of Twitter, I actually felt sorry for Samantha yesterday – that was perceived almost totally as good news.
Sorry, I do not want to see Paula on DWTS. Let’s remember this is ballroom dancing, not Fame the TV show. She is also incoherent most of the time and that simply is not entertaining nor is it good judging. She has a name that evidently the producers think will draw in viewers – I disagree. Many fans will be turned off when she opens her mouth. As for being a contestant, even though there have been several ringers, they were supposedly trying to get stars without a lot of professional dance background. Otherwise, what’s the point to match people who haven’t danced professionally against someone like Paula, who has danced and choreographed? Paula is just a big steaming bowl of “not good” for DWTS. While she may be interesting she will destroy the show.
Paula knows more about dancing than anyone. She would be an awesome addition to the show. She would be great as a judge and she would also be great as a contestant. Plus, a huge ratings boost is guaranteed if Paula join. DWTS has nothing to lose if she joins, they will gain for viewers.
I have to agree with Heidi the money for exchange of hosting, competing or judging… it’s daffy!
There was a rumor Brooke Burke was put in the same position for the two past seasons. So it could be a relavent theory she may only be a judge for 1 or 2 weeks…
If they had her cheoreograph a group dance it could explain the low sum