Early Farewell To Louis And Sabrina, Should There Be a Judges Save on DWTS? TAKE POLL
Wow, did you ever hear the ballroom get so quiet as it did last night when Sabrina Bryan and Louis Van Amstel were eliminated on Dancing With The Stars? Those silent moments just about said it all, didn’t they?! Sad!! With some voters not being able to vote last week (because of the election debates and the baseball game messing with the schedule in some parts of the Country) and this week (because of the hurricane), we were all expecting we might have a surprise elimination. Even still, Sabrina and Louis…one of the best couples to dance on this show? No! Last night, after the show was over, judge Carrie Ann Inaba was tweeting that we should tell producers we want a “judges save” if we didn’t like the “surprise elimination”. Sorry Carrie Ann, I just can’t do it. Even though I don’t think it’s fair Sabrina and Louis are leaving early, the judges have enough control of this show as it is. What do you guys think? Let’s take a POLL:
With that said, here’s to Louis and Sabrina!! I think what I’ll remember the most about Sabrina is not her high performance energy and passionate dancing, but, her overall genuine love for Dancing With The Stars. A lot of celebrities come and go on this show without taking one look back. Not Sabrina. She LOVES Dancing With The Stars so much!! Here are some interviews from after their elimination last night to get their reactions. They have nothing but good things to say on the show, the cast, the fans, and each other.
You can read on their reaction at E News as well here. Below is a personal thank you from Sabrina and Louis from her You Tube Channel…
We’ll add their Good Morning America interview as soon as it’s available.
ADDING: And HERE is Sabrina and Louis on Good Morning America today.
I would Just Say No to a a judges save. It has the stink of even more manipulation by TPTB
I am with Jimmbboe! Carrianne and Len obviously have their favorites. Plus with how they tend to hold Shawn and Derek to a higher standard but yet give Kirstie Alley a higher score for a worse dance!
I agree Kelly. So unfair!
+1 Jim!!
No judges save. I don’t think that works on American Idol either. The person is voted off, that is the way it should be. Clearly the judges have their favorites and they would be the ones to do the save. The American Idol judges have their favorites, that is apparent when they saved Casey Abrams, for example.
I agree with Lois, it really doesn’t work on idol. Essentially what it does is keep someone who is really talented on the show for just a little longer. No one on idol who has been saved has gone on to win. I believe Jessica Sanchez has come the closest tho with coming in 2nd. We might as well just accept that in these reality shows where the viewing audience has a say, things won’t work out the way want them to or the way they should all the time. Also, what if they use the save early, and then someone else who is really good gets sent home and because the save is gone there’s nothing they can do? Same thing that has happened on idol. Just leave well enough alone
Vogue, I agree. The judges already have a say in their votes, unlike the American Idol judges. They also award extra points that provide extra cushion. What happen to Ralph Macchio was virtually a judges save that caused him to be eliminated. That pissed a lot of people off, including myself. Ralph was a fan favorite, whereas Sabrina never was in her season and isn’t in this season full of fan favorites. Saving her would be the expense of a fan favorite. Btw, Casey Abrams was a great save
Giving the judges a save is like giving an idiot a loaded gun – odds are they are going to either shoot themselves in the foot, or shoot an innocent bystander. And as someone above said – it’s just a stay of execution. The person they save will, in all likelihood, get sent home further down the line. If they weren’t getting the votes to begin with, a judges’ save ain’t gonna get them the votes they need to stay another week. Just…no.
I don’t think the judges should have a save. The judges are so inconsistent that it would end badly. Also, I think their manipulation would just get more out of control if they got a judges’ save.
Wouldn’t the storm have caused the same disadvantage for all the couples? Would they have wanted a Save no matter who was voted off, or just one of their favorites? If you want judges’ Saves, put it in the rules before the season starts! It seems their unfair voting backfired. Maybe it’s time for new, unbiased judges on this show.
At one time I would have said yes, but now NO – absolutely no judges’ save.
If the judges want to do right by the “good” dancers, it’s simple…do a better job with their scores. Stop strategizing and trying to manipulate the outcome based on what they think the viewers might do. Just give a fair mark based on the dancing each couple does on Monday night.
Agree no judges save, no surprise by the fact that Gilles wants the judges to have more control, shut up dude.
Remember the crapfest that got stirred up with the WTA Cha Cha – that was a not so thinly disguised judges save.
A judges save would be a mistake…if the savees aren’t getting the votes, they probably aren’t ever going to get them. I think it stinks that we won’t get to see Sabrina and Louis each week. They were such a pleasure to watch.
Don’t agree that the judges hold Shawn to a different standard..she and Derek got 10′s from CA and Bruno. I think Len is just saying for them to tone it down and put a little more ballroom into their routines…they have the option to continue like they have been, or make the old buzzard happy.
That comment from Len during a theme week created by production is asinine no matter how you look at it. And if he wanted more ballroom, why didn’t he SAY that?? No, he said the choreography was fantastic and the moves were well done. He actually complained about frippery “a tractor and a cow and all”. So, your excuse for Len doesn’t really fly, auntie. Not to mention that his Mambo was a proper mambo the week before and he still got marked down.
I’ll go with Buttercup, who’s in a position to know.
No to the Judges save, that was American Idol’s attempt to compensate for Autodialers but it has made little difference. The show is actually far less interesting.
However, I would like to see dances receive the scores they deserve. Team Gangnam’s group score should not have even been in the same hemisphere as Team CMM. (Don’t get me started on any of Shawn’s individual scores except their Quickstep.) Give the dancers the scores they earn and stop padding certain “favorites.” Problem Solved.
But major props to Sabrina, she was a class act her entire run of the show. She stayed positive each week and truly loved every minute of her experience.
I don’t know who “Buttercup” is PH, and what I said about Len was just my take on it…might be right, might not, but that’s what I got from what he said. I probably shouldn’t comment on the week before, cause I really don’t remember, but is it a possibility that he,Len, ballroom judge, didn’t think it was a good mambo?
A judge’s save would be interesting, but would only be meaningful if the only reason the couple ended up with the lowest scores is because of a poor dance/low scores from the judges. Otherwise, if the couple is being eliminated basically because of not enough viewer votes, they’ll likely be down for the count the next week anyway. But there’s always the possibility that the couple might have had low viewer votes because they had high scores and viewers thought they were safe and didn’t bother to vote for them. So if the judges save them one week, they could possibly survive the following week. But I’m not much of a believer in this latter theory.
Also, it is possible for a couple to do a more difficult (i.e., “better”) dance, yet still end up with lower scores than another couple. The judges are allowed to deduct for mistakes, “illegal” moves, lower emotional quality, “not their cup of tea”, etc. So it is actually possible for this to happen legitimately. Whether or not it was legitimate in this case (i.e., Shawn and Derek) is obviously a matter of opinion.
No, I don’t think so, auntie. He’s clearly taking the Nicole route with her – intentionally underscoring for the entire season up until the end. That ALL he complained about was “cows and tractors” is pretty telling. He had nothing else to complain about. When someone says “I don’t have an agenda” it’s a tell. It’s like saying, “I gotta be honest” – that usually means anything but.
A save isn’t the problem. Firt problem is judges be fair.
I’m am all for a giving the save a shot on dwts. If it keeps a good dancer on the show a little bit longer its worth it to me. I might get to see that magical routine (that usually happens once or twice a season) that I might never have gotten to see otherwise.
They could try it for a season or two and nix it if it didnt work. They could do 2 per season max. Maybe have One allowed per half and none in semifinals or finals. Maybe making it be unanimous vote by judges would help. Would it work all the time? Likely not, but worth a shot i think.
Ideas?
I agree with everyone who said no. The judges have already proven by their inconsistent and completely unfair scoring that has already been done by them that they are the biggest part of the problem.
It truly was sad and emotional. I did feel badly for Sabrina, but I was glad it was them and not others I like more. I kinda thought it might be Emmitt or Kirstie, but doubted the second one because of all of their fans combined (Maks and Kirstie. Obviously there will be shockers in the weeks ahead and I’m gonna try to just remain positive and enjoy it.
Oh, I forgot! I said “No” too!
While I’m tempted to click yes on the judges save, (Sabrina shouldn’t have left) I have to go with no. The fans votes wouldn’t really matter any more. Plus, if the judges got to save a couple, the next thing you know the judges would be deciding who gets the mirror ball trophy. Their power would snowball out of control.
Wed already had a judges save. It was called Winner Takes All. You see how well that did.
The way the judges are they would save Gilles one week and then the next week Shawn would get voted off. (Hypothetical scenario there but you get the picture.) My point is a save should be for someone like Shawn and Derek getting booted off because of Len and his mood swing form of voting. Actually that reminds me of a comment Tom B made last season about two tens and a mood swing. Gotta love Tom B.
Judges saves do not work. This has always been a show abou the fans. Do the fans always know the right telant to keep? No. This stopped being a dance competention about five seasons ago. I am surprised that they haven’t added a third night for just BTS and really get into the reality show circuit.
I vote for who entertains me the most. They may not be the best dancer but they entertain me. Is that fair, I’m not sure but that’s just me. But if a couple gets to the point where I have to change the channel just to avoid them being on screen even of they are the bestdancer……….(sorry G fans) they are not going to get my vote.
Becoming frustrated fan of DWTS. Skilled, proven, and hardworking dancers should not have to put up with these premature eliminations. They have judges on the program to do the job of keeping it fair. Its a “dancing competition” not a “popularity contest” folks. Lets get back to weighting more heavily with the judges points than the vote-ins! I must say that I find Len’s moody and schizophrenia-like behaviour tough to take sometimes when he is overly mean with his comments. He forgets sometimes, that these are NOT professional dancers. The work ethic is so high with them that they are looking more and more like the professionals – can’t believe what they achieve each week. Have been loving this show but rethinking the value of watching if these unfair eliminations continue.
Yes, DWTS is technically 50% judges scores’ and 50% viewer votes.
However, the judges’ 50% barely has any power…each week the spread is usually no more than 3%, which might as well be nothing. As we’ve seen, it is very easy for the voters to overcome that difference, giving them the virtual power.
Having said that, I don’t think there should be a judges’ save, because any competition involving audience vote is never about the “best.”
The judges score could have lots of power if they weren’t such cowards to use them correctly. Or if there wasn’t another plan involved.
No to a judge’s save, it could backfire badly when the following week a double elimination would have to take place. And who knows who the judges would pick to save?