Dancing with the Stars Season 10 – from the Skybox?
Well, this should be interesting. An excerpt from Newsday.com – and no, I can’t get the whole article. I refuse to pay 5 bucks to that site to see one article. If anyone has more of the article, I wouldn’t turn it down. 🙂
What’s new this season of “Dancing With the Stars”? What isn’t? So tweaked and revamped are so many elements that this edition could be called “The New Dancing With the Stars.”
Take that glass-enclosed balcony, for example. What glass-enclosed balcony you (rightfully) ask? “DWTS” has added a “sky box” from which contestants, or “stars,” as they are quaintly referred to on this set, can watch…
Now, call me crazy…but I don’t need all the crazy changes to keep me interested in the show. Just a good, not too huge cast, my favorite pros and DANCING. Geez. I was just saying in the comments that this is the first season I’ve been truly excited for in a couple seasons because I think they did so well with the cast (on paper) and they have to go and make a bunch of changes? Did they learn nothing from last season? Why the incessant need to tinker with something that wasn’t broken?? And no, don’t tell me about the ratings – they weren’t down that much and it’s the number two show on television, behind only American Idol.
My tally thus far of the changes?
– the stars get their scores right away from the judges, no going backstage to talk to Brooke first
– they can watch from a skybox – ala American Idol Top 24??
Madness.
Is the skybox so we can see how other pros and celebs react to their competitors? So is Brooke going to be asking questions in that sky box instead of backstage? Just seems silly.
The way I understand it is that the couple will dance, the judges will critique and give the score while the couple is standing there – which makes me wonder if that will influence their scoring. 🙂 THEN, maybe they talk to Brooke? I dunno, but I would guess yes. As for seeing the couples in the skybox? Who knows. If they cut to the sky box DURING the dance, I’ll be pissed off.
They better not! I do not want them to ramp up the drama. Show us the dances! No one watches to see other people’s reactions to the dances.
What do you think is the point of giving the scores right away?
If you watched Thin Ice last night, they gave scores right away and then went to talk to Ms Hasselback. It worked okay *shrugs*
Frankly I don’t understand the point of this “box” the contestants can watch the show anyway? There is a monitor backstage that is showing the dance floor. I suspect that the box won’t get used once the couples start getting two dances because there is just no time. UNLESS ABC is planning on using the “sky” box as the confessional?
One thing it will allow the judges to do is to CHANGE their score based on the reaction of the couple. If they do the typical Derek polite smile and nod the score stays the same. If they do the Maks or Tony eye rolls with righteous indignation, they could change it and not for the better. 🙂 With the previous system their score was locked in,, and there was a fuss if it appeared one of the judges changed their score (Carrie Ann). It could give the judges a bit more power if any of the contestants get too lippy.
I do not want judges to change their scores based on the reaction of others. Carrie Ann said she hopes people will talk back when they get their scores. I think the show wants more drama.
Sky box? I think that’s kind of ridiculous. I thought they were just bringing the red room out into the open. Now they’re going to have a balcony for them to wait in? That doesn’t seem to make sense. Maybe it’s just a rumor, considering this seems to be the only article on it. We’ll find out soon enough though!
I don’t think the judges will be able to change their score in this format. The judges have always decided their score right after the dance anyway and handed a slip of paper to a producer who took it backstage. Probably so they could put the scores on screen and give the total score to Samantha. I think that’s a good change.
The skybox is odd. I’m just not sure where they would put it. I do like that they can see the dance floor and react. It will also add some pressure to the situation I think. Although, if they could see it on TV, is it that different? We’ll see tonight.