Private Members Area – DWTS Season 17 Trio Week Discussion
The next episode of Dancing with the Stars Season 17 is in the books. What did you think of tonight’s show?
My inbox has been ravaged by fan after fan saying that they’re not going to watch the show and that they are appalled at who got sent home. That they’re not going to watch the show until the judges votes were the only thing that counts (like that wouldn’t have its own controversy).
This kind of thing happens every year, but the volume is a little higher than usual and the responses are a little more level headed than the usual shippers who are nuts over a particular star or pro. So, maybe there’s something to it. Although, it’s all I can do to hold back from saying…who cares?
I’m sure that sounds a little heartless, but we’re just talking about a TV show. I understand the pain of being deprived of seeing one of my favorites dance another week. Edyta was voted off far too early, far too often. I know that pain well, but life goes on. It’s just a show and I enjoy the dances regardless.
Ok, there’s my mini-rant. What did you think?
So true John (and thanks for reminding me). We all get so invested in this show sometimes forgetting about the real tragedies and sadness going on in the world. For instance: I can’t believe what happened in the Philippines. I am praying for those people constantly as it could be any of us in the same position.
As you know, I love the show with all my heart! It is what it is to me, pure entertainment, pure fun! And I find it educational too because I’m learning about dancing, about all of the celebrities who have ever been on the show. Sure,I have been very sad about certain eliminations over the years. Who isn’t? But, I continue to watch the show with the same enthusiasm. I would not think of missing it just because of an elimination.
I actually love my escape into dancing twice a year to devote my attentions to something other than all of the tragedies that surround us. This show is certainly not going to find a cure for cancer for example but it may give a cancer patient pleasure watching it. I know my late hubby would have watched the show with me and had a ball doing it. He became a figure skating enthusiast because I love it and we went to at least a dozen Stars on Ice Shows plus other skating shows. Sure there are little things about the show that bug me. But it is what it is and is going to be.
Anyway, I do take the show seriously in that I love to learn about things happening on the show, the pros, celebrities. I take my poem writing seriously to make them the best they can be to represent the show and my writing.
I sure hope the show goes into Season 20 and beyond and still twice a year. Because I would miss it terribly.
I have a dream to be in that ballroom sometime drinking in the experience. Seems very remote because I live 3,000 miles across the country. And the funds to go out there.
Anyway, I say, On With The Show!!!!!
For one, it seems odd that you’re getting the messages that people are going to stop watching. Do they realize that this is a fan blog that doesn’t control anything that happens with the show? haha
There’s always the dancers that leave earlier than we expected and this season just happens to have more than normal. I agree with the “who cares” response though. If you really cared about them staying, you should have voted harder.
I think we all complain about the show a lot as there’s a lot of manipulation that goes on…especially more lately. In the end though, as much as we all complain, we’re here because we love the show. It’s great to see somebody that we’re already familiar with learn something new, have fun and just see a different side to them. Do I want to see good dancing? Yes. Do I get frustrated that the judges seem to score all over the place lately? Yes. Will I stop watching? Absolutely not.
Also, I’m very thankful that I came across this site last year. I don’t think I would enjoy DWTS nearly as much as I do if I didn’t have a great group of people to talk about it with each week. And going off what Courtney said at the beginning of her power rankings, I’m very happy that people understand the concept of the show and don’t just start yelling and screaming because they don’t get their way. Thanks to all the dedicated DWTS fans and most importantly, all the mods who keep this all going for us!
Great posts and same here. I will keep watching no matter what because I love dancing in general. Like Kaitlyn, I love the show even more because of all of you.
Kaitlyn,
It is super funny that they think we’re the show or that we have some sort of influence on what happens. We try everything we can to let people know we’re a fan site, but some just don’t get it. It is funny to see what people send. I’m pretty sure they send it to us because we are open to hearing things on our simple contact form. The show doesn’t have that.