Spoilers!!! DWTS 11, Week 5 – The Results
Another week another results show. I have to say that their “in jeopardy” really doesn’t hold a lot of water these days. Who are they kidding?
Anyway, I sucked at predictions this week, since Team Florky leaves the dance floor, as opposed to either Bristol or Audrina. I think that Derek/Jennifer and Rick/Cheryl fans better get their butts in gear voting because often the reason for the stupid jeopardy is that fanbases of good dancers aren’t voting enough.
Or, they just like scaring people. 
But if you read my earlier numbers post you know what it would have taken for Jennifer or Rick to actually be eliminated. So who was the real bottom two? Ideas?? I say either Bristol or Audrina. Maybe they didn’t put Audrina in jeopardy because they hosed her with the music. That was kind of them, but it doesn’t do her any favors next week.
Florence Henderson = CLASS ACT
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Well the Monkees certainly dodged a bullet tonight! I’m sure Bristol was in the bottom two. After Bristol goes next week, I don’t really know who will be next – Kyle maybe. I wonder what the theme is the week after next cuz I think he will do fine with the rock n’ roll next week.
I don’t think I remember Tony looking and feeling so down as they showed in the backstage stuff from last night. I just felt so bad for him….
I also felt badly for Florence, too, because she had been wanting to be on the show since day 1…. I remember, too, how bright eyed and excited she’s always been….
Been watching DWTS since day 1. Never so disappointed as in tonite’s results. Palin should have gone home and she knows it. Makes me scared for real elections. Even Mark knew Florence was no where near as bad as they were. I almost don’t want to watch DWTS any more. Put Palin and Florence moves next to each othe on a split screen and let’s be honest. Shame, shame, shame on DWTS. Where’s the star? Name of show should change.
*makes an extremely sour puss face* me no likey bristol send her home! me likey florence! shen nice
Well Florky made it half way! VERY respectable! GOOD JOB MISS BRADY! Your awesome! And you went out with a bang.
Florence you’ll be missed. I hope that either ABC or one of the magazine shows picks her up as a DWTS correspondent. She is one classy lady.
This is the first time Jennifer was put in “jeopardy.” I wonder what TPTB are trying to tell us. A) She needs more votes. B) trying to make us believe that she ain’t running away with the trophy. I choose B.
It was time for Florence to go. Next week it would have been brutal for her. She did a GREAT JOB and should be proud.
Ah, they are always trying to make it a horse race, Jennifer. I don’t think there’s anyway of knowing what they are really going for. Could be any number of things. Keep the people tuned in to the very end – that’s probably why they called Derek and Jennifer in Jeopardy right at the top of the show, then Rick and Cheryl next. They had to know as soon as they put Florence up there everyone was going to call her gone.
Well folks, what a joke tonight was, Bristol and Mark should have been sent home, I have visited many sites and the bet was that Bristol was gone week 5, even Good Morning America were talking that she would be gone. IS THIS RIGGED?????????
i FOR ONE have never voted for Bristol, all five weeks have been a joke as far as Bristol and Mark are concerned. The monkey suits suited them well, Bristol cannot even make a good monkey dance. Sarah Palin must have had all her buddies calling in more the once to jam the votes for Bristol
Florence did a outstanding dance routines, for a woman her age and then you see Bristol its makes you want to stop supporting the program. DWTS and those judges has lost my respect for fairness and honest judges, they play favorites make you wonder how much they were paid to keep Bristol on.
NEXT WEEK SHE HAS to be go, in fairness to others who are really working and their footwork
is so much higher skilled then Bristol.
Oh well Bristol is making Money and that is what is about, I sick of this Palin exploiting everyone they are around.
Its all political as I have stated before, Sarah Palin made it so.
DWTS will be another of shows not to watch its like most of them all rigged and phoney.
Keep up your great comments and thank you
Heidi, I agree. Florence gets the “Class Act” award this year!!! What a Lady!!!
As for the hot seat. It was so fakey this time. No way should Jennifer and Derek deserved to be in jeapordy! They creataed all of this for drama imo!
Oops. Creataed =created
Not at all surprised to se Florence gone. Also not surprised to see the producers going for a little shock value by putting Jennifer nad Rick “in jeopardy”
I AM surprised at the lack of pro dancing this episode. Out of 3 musical guest numbers, 2 had their own dancers doing the usual MTV moves and the final one had a couple of guest pros dancing Contemporary. Not the kind of dancing this show is about in any of the cases….
@Rob: oh please give the conspiracy theories a rest. DWTS isn’t rigged, no show of this type is. Well, except insofar as they stack the deck when picking the contestants, but there’s no tampering with the votes going on.
Bristol simply has more support among the watchers than Florence did, it’s as simple as that. Is that support based purely on the quality of dance? No, of course not. That’s just the way we humans are: we do a lot of things for all the wrong reasons. Like voting for contestants on a reality show based on their level of attractiveness or on some perceived adherence to ideals we agree with, instead of on their actual talent for the task at hand.
So Bristol probably gets a lot of votes from people who agree with her mom. Florence got votes from people old enough to have fond memories of that TV show she was on – but how many of those are there left? I for one had barely heard of it.
I don’t think the show is rigged, but I do think all three judges were unusually kind to give Bristol all 6′s this week. Anyone else, this far into the competition, who flat out forgot that many steps and danced half-time on a jive and out of sync at that would have gotten reamed by the judges. I hope they give it straight to her this upcoming week. Otherwise they are just helping more worthy dancers get eliminated. Bristol’s best dance was her first. She has gone nowhere since then.
I swear to god Rob, between you and Andie I’m getting prematurely gray.
And people complain because I’m biased. That’s a laugh.
I will say this AGAIN this season. If you want someone to leave the show, you HAVE TO VOTE FOR SOMEONE ELSE.
Johan I couldn’t agree more. Who the hell were all those dancers?? I know our pros need a rest and all, but I’m not on ABC at 9 pm on Tuesdays to watch freakin’ MTV.
I’m not surprised Florky left. I know Bristol was bad, but from what I’ve read and what people I know have said Florence had creeped them out. Seems last weeks too sexy Rumba and the thing with Barry Williams in which she didn’t (but actually did) confirm they had a thing, was just too much for some people.
These mid-season weeks are all about the inevitable. Your favorite may last a week or two longer, maybe not. But in the end, the herd gets thinned and we end up watching whatever filler the producers put up. Sad commentary that the fake commercials are pretty much what I remember. Anyway, I too would have loved to see a professional ballroom or latin dance. Is that too much to ask?
i have to agree with Jilly. In any other season with any other star the judges would have been brut honest about the crappy dancing, how much they screwed up and how it didn’t even look like a dance. so here’s a question: “Why are the judges being so nice to THIS contestant? why not critque and judge her the same way the have and are judging/critiquing everyone else?”
I agree with LisaC. Florence was creeping people out. It was just uncomfortable to watch. I do agree that she was a class act in her “farewell speech” though. See, she’s better when she’s not acting the “sexy”. I guess part of that was Corky’s choreography though. I don’t know what those Ballas men are thinking lately!
Yep, really miss the pros dancing on Tues. nights!!!
I was kind of wondering if the result would have been different for Florence had she been paired with Jonathan instead. All moot now but just crossed my mind last night.
Also I thought that Brooke said that Cheryl/Rick and Florky had the lowest combined percentage of scores and votes. Usually they say nothing or say in jeopardy. I wonder if the height thing really is impacting people’s votes–it still bugs me. Plus I think Anna has a growing fanbase from Evan and with Kurt improving every week, they probably are getting more votes than Cheryl/Rick. IMHO. Kurt and Anna’s package was adorable too.
I knew the Jen/Derek part was just for ratings.
Yes, Heather I agree. I wonder if Bristol wouldn’t be doing better also with another partner. I think someone mentioned that Louis would have been a better partner for her. I totally agree. Too bad nobody asks the fans about pairing up the stars. Now there’s an idea whose time may have come! If only they would ask!
No Heather, Rick and Cheryl were not told they had the lowest combined score. They only said Rick and Cheryl were in jeopardy, just like Derek and Jen. Brooke said the lowest combined score was going home.
For those that think Rick and Cheryl aren’t getting the vote, know that the NBA presence on the show is doing a lot to get the vote out through their official pages and twitter. They are making a statement and are interested in creating as much of a presence as the NFL if they have all stars competing. Kareem Abdul Jabar was on last season, and I’m sure there will be others like Shaq making an appearance this time. Anyone who dances with Cheryl Burke with ability will be a threat for the top 3. Don’t forget Ocho went to top 4 in a very competitive season last time.
I totally agree about Mark being Bristol’s biggest problem. I was one of the early folks who wanted to see her partnered with Louis instead – and in hind sight, I do think that pairing would have been more successful. I don’t know how TPTB come up with the teams – obviously, height has to be a consideration but only, it seems, for the women. They wouldn’t put a tall woman with a short man, but it’s OK the other way around. I also think that some of the celebs ask for certain Pros – ask, or maybe even insist – making it part of the deal before they’ll even agree to do the show? I can see some celebs saying they’ll only consider doing the show if they can be paired with so-and-so.
My personal favorites would have been:
Bristol & Louis
The Sitch & Chelsie
Rick & Kym
Margaret & Mark
I have to admit, though, that I liked The Sitch with Karina as well. OK, let’s be honest – I liked The Sitch, period. Didn’t think I would AT ALL, but that little goober grew on me
Can’t believe I’m admitting that in public, but it’ll remain our little secret, right? 
I know the idea of a DWTS of Champions show has been floated many times. Personally, while it would be great to see past champions perform again, I’d be more interested in seeing the #2 through #4 finishers of past seasons battle it out for the trophy. And I propose that they INTENTIONALLY pair them up with a different Pro than the one they had during their season – make for a more fair competition in that everyone is back to square 1 with a new partner – would certainly solve the problem of how to handle a situation when 2 celebs had the same pro in their respective seasons. AND I would really love to see how a capable celeb could do under the guidance of a different teacher. And maybe even have winning celebs of past seasons sit in as guest judge – give Bruno a much needed break
– or even as a 4th judge. Something to think about, now that they’re likely to have issues recruiting new celebs, given the tongue lashing they can expect from Bruno 
Just saying ….
Is it me, or has Bruno toned down the nasty/ugly/hurtful of late ?
Okay, I’m supposed to be working. People need to stop posting so that I don’t have to keep reading.
LOL David! I know what you mean!!! Such great posters and awesome discussions!! I’m so addicted!xxx
linde, Mark and Margaret, really?? Why?? I get Kym and Rick, and I liked The Sitch and Karina together, but what would Mark do for Margaret? Just askin’.
I was not surprised at all that people didn’t vote for Florence. Her packages were weird and her dances a bit off putting, which is a shame because I think it was mostly Corky’s fault and not her ability, nor do I think it was reflective of the true Florence Henderson. I do wish they’d have put her with Jonathan.
As far as Bristol with Louis, I agree it would have been a much better pairing. However, I can’t imagine that someone with Sarah Palin’s demographic would love the idea of their “First Daughter” dancing with an openly gay man. (I understand it’s not Sarah, but Bristol, but you have to think that is at least part of their voting/viewing audience). Not that I think that ALL of her contingency would be so closed minded, but good lord some of those tea parties rallies are so filled with hate mongering it scares the bejesus outta me. So I’m not surprised they didn’t pair her with him.
I do feel bad for the kid. Mark just isn’t trying anymore.
Also, I really liked the kids dancing on the results show. They are obviously amateurs, but it was very touching to see the mom watching them. Lacey was cute with the youngest one – plus that is one of my all time favorite songs.
I also hate when they throw in the non-show pros so much. A sprinkling here and there, okay – I love watching dancing no matter what. But part of the appeal of the results show is to see the pros you know whip out what they can really do.
i think they put bristol with mark because of age and height. which is a good and bad idea. good because it doesn’t look like a mom dancing with her son(or dad with daughter) but bad because well it just doesnt work. i think they should have put bristol with derek(age wise it would have made more sense than mark since derek is younger.). though the producers seem to have a double standard for the pairings. the female pros get whomever while the male pros seem to have a little choice(with the exeption of tony last season, poor guy)
Re: Double standards. I would like to see an older (over 30 or even 40) female pro paired with the older male celebs, such as the Hoff. They haven’t had that since season 1 and Charlotte Jorgenson, I think. Otherwise, we only see Corky with an older female celeb, but never the opposite.
Teresa, Derek is almost exactly a year OLDER than Mark – he just normally looks younger. I do agree that Bristol/Derek would have looked better – Derek is taller than Mark by at least 2 inches so Bristol wouldn’t look taller than him. But Mark always seems to get the very young ones (if young ones are on the show), while Derek normally gets women at least 10 years older than him – I think Nicole was the closest to him in age and she was 6 years older. I think much of the pairing is personality in addition height. Personally, I think that Jennifer requested Derek and they gave her what she wanted. Louis is shorter than Mark, so while I would have liked to see that pairing, it would have looked odd.
I don’t think there is a double standard for the women either, the pattern just isn’t as easy. Lacey gets the rebel or wild guys, Chelsie gets quirky, Cheryl gets athletes..and so on. I think most of them have a type.
I just did an age check and found out that Kym is 34 and Karina is 32. I didn’t realize. But still kind of young, compared to the age of some of the male contestants.
The age thing may have came into play with Florence too – i.e., thinking it might turn off viewers to pair her with an even younger dancer. However, Jonathan’s classy choreo might have gotten her more votes (and better scores) in spite of the larger age difference. Less ICK factor, at least for me!
Did I read somewhere that Florence actually asked for Corky?
I think Florky got hosed. They deserved the 7′s but Bristol was waaaay overscored with a 6. If they gave her the same as last week a 4. Florky would still be there for week 6. Problem is Florky’s age became a factor. ABC is guilty of ageism here, well intentioned or not. Over 75 and doing two dances next time, one of which is the Lindy Hop marathon was a risk they were unwilling to take.
i really didn’t like the sequence about the family from the congo. i thought it was objectifying and exploitative. “let’s take a family that is poor, and have them dance! because dancing is great and we pity people!” what is this? i wish barthes and althusser were alive to comment. yikes!
Well I guess the judges didn’t expect so many people to vote for Bristol. How much control can the judges have when they don’t know how many are going to vote for a certain couple? I mean if a couple doesn’t dance well, there must be some people who take that into consideration and will not give them their votes, or am I just naive? The judges can show what they think by giving low scores and hoping the fans follow their lead, but in the end it comes down to the fan base.
I agree wholeheartedly with so many of your opinions! I was totally creeped out by Florence and Corky and their constant pushing of her “sexy,” she’s 76 for gosh sakes and she’s a beautiful woman, do we really need the sexy take on EVERYONE?! Why not go for the elegant and dignified?!
Heather, I would have LOVED to have seen her paired with Jonathan!!! He would have taken her a completely different direction, one that I think would have worked far better for her! Corky is just distracting and honestly he bugged the you know what outta me!
Linde: It is my GREATEST hope/desire that we get All-stars just the way you described it! My husband and I have been hoping for the past year that the producers are thinking the same thing! I still think I’d like the contestants to be paired with their original partners, can you imagine the competition and dances we’d get?! It’d be amazing!!! I really want your angle on the Champions version where all the past winners compete against eachother with a different pro than they won with, since I think that’d even out the playing field. Oh, from our lips to God’s ears, please, please, please…
Mark’s my fav but I agree he seems as if he’s given up on Bristol and I was ready for them to go home last night. I hope they will at least “try” next week to make their voters proud and show that they are grateful for their spot this coming week…I can’t take any credit for their staying, I love Mark but I voted fairly on Monday and I’m sorry to say they didn’t earn my vote that night.
I wasn’t too surprised that Florence went home. I think unless a miracle happens and Bristol starts to dancel ike Brandy, Audrina, or Jeniffer she is next to go. Florence was a class act but it was pretty obvious that Florence and bristol were the next two to go so it doesn’t really matter what order they got eliminated. As for Jeniffer and Derek being “in jeopardy” that was crazy. Everyone knew she wasn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Rick and Cheryl being one of the last two waas exactly what they needed. Rick is good but his dances aren’t memorable. Thats probably why he was called safe so late last night. As for Kyle, Len giving him a 5 was a bit much. He deserved at least a 7. The dance wasn’t bad….Len should complain to the producers instead of taking it out on the kid. I think I know why Bristol was safe this week though: she actually showed emotion for once. Plus, the monkey suit was quite hysterical and showed that she has a playful fun side. That is the Bristol we want to see!
On a side note, the thing they did for that mother really made my day. It was so sweet and totally unexpected. Also, I think that Shakira should do the show (if Nicole can do the show why not her lol) she was great. Finally, I am a huge Jason Derulo fan but was it just me or was he a little off last night? (His cd is great but so far his live performaces have been just ok).
Judges have failed to be honest and have shown that they can be mean and their remarks also are not very kind.
Bruno when Cho did her first dance with the flowing gown with she got wrapped up in he was very very nasty, I do not see any difference in that stupid moneky suit that Bristol came out in. Why did Bruno not call out WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT???????
Bristol and Mark from what I see and their dance routines are very WEAK, HAVE NO REAL MOVEMENTS THAT REVEAL ANY SKILL OR ABLE TO FOLLOW THE DANCE STEPS. Bristol is being kept because she is Sarah Palins daughter, Nothing will change that until she is gone.
Strange, Bristol said that she had found a friend in Florence, I bet she is the only one that even had any real conversations with.
Mark is young and has his own ambitions which is music. Bristol has restricked his dance movements . If you notice there are no lifts or real dance moves, they are all guarded moves,
I do not think Mark could lift her anyway .
This is still about dancing not about persons, concentrate on their foot movement. and how hard they have worked to together to become a team as one .
Sorry, to say it has been lost this season 11
I am sorry the judges are not really looking at the dance steps proved this with Bristol .
. do you call this playing favorites. Just how many times have people called in to load the votes. on any one person. Sorry but like most elections they can be rigged. Have we not learned that from the past.
Week 6 should be interesting
JAY, I agree with you what has happened to real dances The choice of music is not even match the dance they are doing.
Tango, Rumba, Waltz some are good, but the real pros that danced and really could dance.
This more modern music and dance is something
different,
I wonder if Mark picked that stupid Monkey suits hoping they would get kicked off. Margaret Cho sure got low marks and nasty remarks for her dance, I see no difference, It was simply out of place and was stupid .
I have a hard time with the judges they are inconsistent with their votes and depends who it is, they play favorites,
I see them as playing the head games
I would love to see some real ball room dancing
with music that goes with each dance. What happend to real dancing.
Rob, I can appreciate how passionate you are in your feelings for Bristol, and I would really enjoy hearing about the celebrity dancer that you feel is your favorite? What is it that you like about him/her? Have you followed the celebrity before? Are you a seasoned DWTS viewer, or is this your first season? Which pro do feel is your favorite?
I also didn’t really care much for Florence paired with Corky. I remember how the Cloris/Corky pairing went, and I was skeptical at first. But, I thought that Corky would keep things classy with Florence, and was disappointed that he didn’t. I also wish Jonathan could have been paired with her, he would have given her the Class she deserved on the dancefloor. Although, Corky is an excellent teacher, and he did a wonderful job teaching Florence.
As for Jennifer and Derek being put in jeopardy, they’ve not had a true “bottom 2″ all season yet. And, they HAVE put people under the Red Light Of Doom just for ratings… For example, the one I AM STILL ANGRY ABOUT THIS MANY SEASONS LATER…. In Season 5, all season, the producers tried to create Sibling Rivalry between Derek and Julianne Hough, and in the Semi-Finals, they made a “last ditch effort.” That was the week that Jennie and Derek were eliminated, and they put Jennie/Derek and Helio/Julianne together under the RLOD, trying again to push that sibling rivalry that they kept saying didn’t exist. Then again, in Season 6, in week 4, Adam and Julianne were eliminated. They kept saying during the performance show on Monday, that it would be the first week that they would announce the bottom 2. So because they had said they would announce the bottom 2, and Shannon/Derek weren’t, they couldn’t try to push the rivalry issue between Julianne and Derek, they kept Shannon/Derek from finding they were safe, until the last minute, before the bottom 2 were announced.
I think I strayed offtopic…
Meggie: I felt that Margaret & Mark’s personality would have connected better – she’s a little out there, she’s lively, salty. Mark does wonderful with a capable partner, but doesn’t have much of a plan B when they don’t pick it up well. I thought Margaret showed real potential to actually learn and PERFROM these dances. The problem with VanCho was the heavy handedness – too much off the mark comedy, to much message – with all due respect to the message. Margaret’s popularity in the gay community, plus Louis being an openly and activist gay man – the combination was too much. I think Mark would have taken her down a more traditional ballroom route.
As far as Bristol with Louis – I did not realize he was shorter than Mark, so that would not have worked at all. And, of course, the politics of it all – well, I guess I was hoping for a little karmic justice. Wouldn’t it have been a total ROTFL hoot if Bristol had won this thing with Louis
Joan Davidson – An All-Star season would be great, but if they keep the celebs with their original partners, they won’t be able to have Kristy AND Shawn back, nor Apollo AND Helio. That’s why it makes sense to me to intentionally put them with somebody else.
And they should ask us to vote on who we would like to see paired up with whom – like they do the Design a Dance thing
BTW – Florence with Johnathan would have been wonderful. They don’t use JR enough as it is!
Absolutely NO on the Design a Dance style voting on All Star idea – then you would have all of Mark’s partners and no one else. The problem with Design a Dance the way they have it currently constructed, is that it’s NOT a measure of which pro people want to see, but which pro has fans wacky enough to vote like Maniacs for 3 weeks, 24 hours a day. Seriously – Mark and Sabrina?? No. The very first Design A Dance only allowed voting for a week, if I remember correctly. If they are going to have people vote they have to do it more like how you could vote for the Top 10 Dances (how much you want to bet we see all 4 of Mark’s in there?) – or better still, you can only vote ONCE. Period. Then we would see who the majority want to see.
Cheryl, Julianne, Mark and Derek all have won more than once, so if they had an all-star season, with original partners, they could have Drew OR Emmitt, Apolo OR Helio, Kristi OR Shawn, Brooke OR Nicole…. So, basically, close to half the cast wouldn’t be able to dance. (4 out of 11…. My math stinks) And, chosing via Design a Dance wouldn’t work, I agree with Heidi about that. And, I just don’t like the idea of an All-Star season. Which Champion would I want to come in last?
Ok im sorry there is no WAY Bristol and Louis would of worked. Louis is a liberal gay friendly dude and Bristol is a bible believing christian, Someone woulda been shot in there sleep by week two………….And it probably woulda been Louis. Come to think thouh……! Na i shouldnt go there.
I like the way they were paired but i think Mark should push her more.
I would like to see for an All star show fan vote for their top 6 favorites of all time. (ideally 3 men and 3 women, but that’s subject to the vote)
To give the word ” all-star” some legitimacy, those who received a 30 at least once in their season would be invited to participate. Not everyone will participate, but hopefully fan favorites will. The vote could be once as suggested.
Then the top 6 could be available for a one week show, during the Christmas season.
Night one they all prepare new choreography for a show dance to Christmas music. Then they all participate in a Team dance. (1 hour 30 min)
Night two the top 6 result night…instead of announcing a bottom, since these guys are all great, everyone will be asked to reprise their favorite routine of their season. Then the one with the best overall score and vote total will win a donation to the charity of their choice. (1 hr)
that is though LOL!
For me, I’d like to as a top 6, Stacey, Nicole and Mya
for the women and for the men Gilles, Apolo and Mario Lopez.
YMMV
I’m less interested in seeing the Champions compete again as I am in seeing the almost champions go at it one more time for the trophy. And I think the only way for any “re-match” to work is to pair the celeb up with a different Pro – for the exact reason that that Lori details. I realize now I didn’t think the voting thing through very well – Heidi makes some good points. In my previous comment I was trying to say that we would vote only on the new pairings – the producers would present us with the the celebs that have agreed to sign on and the available Pros. As I’m typing this, though, I recognize how much producers can manipulate these choices so maybe voting is not such a good idea after all. We just all had such good ideas about how the pairings for this season might have worked better, I thought we might be on to something
I like Andie’s idea of inviting anyone who received a 30 during their season – I would include any who finished in the top 3, maybe even top 4. That might be a pretty long list, but not everyone will be able to compete again for a variety of reasons. It would work great as a holiday special, but it would be tough to limit to just 2 shows. And voting would be limited to the end of the next to last commercial break. Voting’s over – Show comes back on – We have a little Q&A, or maybe an all Pro dance, while the votes are counted. We go to last commercial, we come back with the results. That would put the keebosh on ballot stuffing to some extent, don’t you think?
Andie – spot on about doing it for charity. Each celeb wins $$ for their charity on a sliding scale relative to where they finish. No shame – no blame. Even if you’re the first voted off, your charity still gets a donation and everyone is delighted you came to the dance. Feel good all around: we’d get to see some good dancing, worthwhile causes would get a little boost and more Tom Bergeron
There are a total of 24 who have a 30 in their season. Kelly Monaco, John Ohurley, Stacey Kiebler, Drew Lachey, Joey Lawrence, Mario Lopez, Emmit Smith, Laila Ali, Joey Fatone, Apolo Ohno, Ian Ziering, Jennie Garth, Helio Castroneves, Mel B, Sabrina Bryan, Kristi Yamaguchi, Jason Taylor, Brooke Burke, Melissa Rycroft, Gilles Marini, Shawn Johnson, Donny Osmond, Mya, Nicole Scherzinger, Evan Lysacek, The show won’t tolerate some long protracted competition with all of those people, but if we have a chance to vote for our faves out of those 24 then it narrows the herd and makes two shows as a Christmas special feasible. If the show would accept it, having all 24/on is do-able, but they won’t do it for practical reasons.
We may also have one or two people from season 11 added to the list when it’s all said and done.
oops, that’s 25 not 24.
Yeah, Linde the idea is no bottom at all in a competition like this, just an announcement of the overall winner. They were all top of their game during their season.
Linde: Thanks for the explanation on Mark and Margaret – makes total sense!
Zack: I hear you re: the major differences in life style between Bristol and Louis, but I think it would have worked well. I don’t think Bristol could care less about his personal life style. I think she would just put her nose to the grindstone and learn to dance. And Louis would have pushed her. He wouldn’t let her get away with the “shy” defence. I think Mark babies her too much.
Meggie, not only that, but I think working with Louis would have been a positive experience for both of them. They both would have learned something, I think.
Louis has been saying that the rainbow costume/Pride thing is the reason he and Margaret got sent home and I think that shows that he’s not really in touch with how big of an impact that first dance had on the audience. I don’t think them getting sent home had nearly as much to do with the rainbow dress/Pride message as it did that comedy act they tried (and failed) at in the very first dance. It gave me a bad impression, and I know lots of people here were like “WTF?” I think that doing that in the very first dance just made a negative impression that carried over in the following weeks.
I think it should be a 2nd chances season so only stars who ended up in positions 2-4 are eligible. I liked the earlier idea about using a star as a 4th judge–perhaps that’s a good way to incorporate the actual winners into the season. I definitely want the same pros otherwise I wouldn’t get to see Evan with Anna again:)