Las Vegas Odds For DWTS Season 18 Week 8, Do You Agree or Disagree With Them?
Sorry for the lack of Las Vegas Odds posts this season, but, Sports Bovada and other sources haven’t been posting and/or updating them like they use to. However, Sports Bovada updated their odds for Dancing With The Stars this week. Take a look below and let us know if you think this is about right?
Meryl Davis 1/2
Amy Purdy 4/1
Charlie White 5/1
James Maslow 10/1
Danica McKellar 15/1
Candace Cameron Bure 50/1
My thoughts: The way the judges are pimping Meryl (which I think is totally wrong), the odds makers probably have it correct. I do think they have the top three correct, but, I think it should be Charlie and Amy at the top with Meryl in third (if we were to judge who has had the most clean and challenging dances, etc). For fourth, I think it’s going to be between James and Danica. These next few dances will be telling for them both as anything could happen. Even though she improved last week, one placement I totally agree with is how they have placed Candace.
Let’s see what Heidi and Court think….
Courtney: You know the pimping is bad when they have Meryl at 1/2 odds – which means that for every $2 that you bet that she will win, you’ll only get $1 back if she actually wins. If that seems like a bad investment, it is – but because the oddsmakers think she’s such a sure thing, it’s the only way they can profit from bets made on her. 😛 That’s pretty bad – especially when it seems like the judges are doing everything in their power to keep Charlie from getting within spitting distance of Meryl on the scoreboard. Although if the outrage I saw this week after he got hosed (yet again) is actually translating to votes, now might be a good time to put some money on Charlie…because the tides could turn. I don’t think they can get away with severely hosing him in the semifinals or finals…and the gap between he & Meryl could close quite a bit in those weeks as more couples go home. As for the rest of the board – I’m kind of torn on Candace & Danica; Danica is the better dancer, but I get the feeling she’s not as popular with the fans…whereas Candace, the weaker dancer, seems to be connecting more. I think James is about right sitting the middle of everything.
Heidi: I don’t recall that pimping has ever worked in the past, to any real degree. Didn’t work with William Levy, didn’t work with Chelsea Kane, didn’t work with Zendaya (although she was pimped to a lesser extent than her predecessors), didn’t work with Gilles (part deux)…I can’t remember if Melissa (part deux) or Brandy were truly pimped. I think we thought Brandy was, at the time, but then the real pimping began in later seasons. Melissa I do think was pretty well pimped the second time around, but she also had a set of other factors working in her favor, not the least of which was that she was the only non-winner in the final three of the All Star season. So that’s 0.5 out of six?? Not good odds on Meryl. However, if the judges don’t let up, they could have success number two on their hands. I like Meryl – I just don’t think she’s that much better than Charlie and I find him and Sharna infinitely MORE likeable. Will he win out in the end? I would like to see that, if only to see TPTB’s plans blow up in their faces. 🙂 Anyway, barring further injury to Amy, I tend to think the top three are correct, I’m just not sure it’s in that particular order. I also am not sure that James will last as long as fourth place. Yeah, he’s got fans, but Danica and Candace’s fans are right in the DWTS wheelhouse. I guess we’ll see. 🙂
I don’t think Meryl has a shot of winning , honestly. They may be trying to pimp her out, but she doesn’t have nearly the fan base as some. I think it’s often forgotten that she, Charlie, and Amy share quite the Olympic fan base–splitting votes. I think Meryl will be the surprise elimination, coming out in 3rd or 4th. I think the true competition is between Amy and James. Who doesn’t want Amy to win? She is a gorgeous dancer, shown growth, an inspiration, and it would be great PR for DWTS. It also helps to have the Hough fan base behind her.
I know some are wary of social media, but I think it says a lot of how many fans James has. Over 1 million on twitter, plus he has stars like Victoria Justice and Big time Rush supporting him (over 15 million followers). And we all know how crazy some tweens can vote alone.
I’ve watched DWTS from the beginning, however, this is my first time finding this site. So I just wanted to take a minute to thanks the mods–the spoilers are so awesome and I love seeing other peoples’ experience and opinions.
Brook – Cody has WAY more twitter followers than James does and we saw what happened to him.
At this point, I hope you’re right about Meryl. I’d much rather see Charlie win. Amy has already won several times over. I think I disagree that Meryl, Charlie and Amy are splitting a Olympic fanbase. I think Meryl and Charlie might be, but Amy came into this show with only 6k twitter followers – now that is not indicative of who is getting the votes, but it is indicative of overall fame and/or popularity – Meryl had 60k to Amy’s 6k. Plus, the Paralympics aren’t nearly as mainstream or as viewed as the Olympics are. Not to mention Amy is a snowboarder, not a skater – skating is one of the huge sports with the average DWTS viewer and viewers in general. I think Amy’s got her own fanbase that may not overlap much at all with Meryl and Charlies.
Meryl has topped the leaderboard 5 out of the 7 weeks, she has average points of 27.8 and a total of 222 points, ten points behind her are Amy and Derek. She has gotten 16 tens so far with the next closet being Danica and Amy both getting 6 tens so far(Including group dance.) Unless it comes down to freestyle which I hope it does, shes so far ahead of everyone else I think shes going to win. I have even been reading some people say to just give the mbt to them now.
You’ve brought up some very good points that I never thought about! I completely forgot about Cody. My only explanation for that was that he literally had no personality, IMO. His fans are more the age range of 9-15, those probably didn’t carry much voting weight. But I guess it isn’t about twitter followers, its more quality versus quantity. Some fans vote 100s of times for their favorite dancers.
I’m really hoping Charlie (especially) pulls out some 10s this week. Meryl as well, but I think this is Charlie’s week. I’ve read so many negative posts (not here–but others) saying mean things about Meryl on Charlie’s account or about Charlie on Meryl’s account. I don’t know either, but I think it’s so blown out of proportion. I think M and C would be so upset. They do nothing but support each other and praise each other. It’s pretty evident when Charlie is the first one clapping in happiness for Meryl’s 10s or Meryl looking upset when Len gave Charlie an 8. I doubt they want their fans attacking each other–the competitive fires are heating up for sure. I would be overjoyed to see either win, and I am sure they feel the same way. They each are so different, powerful, and beautiful which is why they are King and Queen of ice dance.
Double edged sword, Kelly – will those people still VOTE??
I wish I could edit my posts to add things to it so I didn’t have to double post (can I?). But I think Meryl being at the top of the leader board consistently is actually a negative thing. I think for the lay viewer, they feel the need to vote less because their “favorite” is on top and needs less votes. This is why, again, I think Meryl will be our shocking elimination. And if so, Charlie is getting all my voting power because I believe he is amazing–his personality and floppy blond hair help even more, lol.
I want Amy to win, and think that Amy is quite capable of taking it all, but I don’t trust the producers not to pull a fast one and give it to Meryl. I’d like to see Amy, Charlie, and James in the finals, in that order.
Are the 1/2 odds a first for DWTS?
Oh, how I wish there were odds for whether Maks will return with his mirror ball for another season of “brilliant” dancing, or whether he will take the ball and run.
Between the backlash on social media and these odds, perhaps they’ll dial back the M and M show a bit. I noticed DWTS is not pimping Meryl on their facebook page this week, well, so far anyway.
I’m intrigued as to how Candace and Danica are comparing – with each other and with everyone else – in votes. I know they’ve both been in jeopardy but I wonder if the nostalgia vote is helping or dividing them. I think Candace is probably doing quite well in votes, although I don’t see her making the finals.
My gut says that Charlie will win. Although I’ve actually preferred Meryl’s dances so far (and even though I’m a fairly newbie of a poster, I’m sooo not a Meryl/Maks shipper. That’s something I do NOT understand), I think Maks’ Freestyles that I remember haven’t been anything that great. Unless he knocks it out of the park, I think Charlie or Amy may be able to take it with their Freestyles.
Maks better hope winning doesn’t come down to him choreographing a fantastic freestyle, cause I don’t think he capable of that. (JMO)
In fact I think the only way M&M could have a winning freestyle is if Derek choreographed it for them.
And as others have posted if Amy is eliminated, all of my votes will go to Charlie.
Nah, sorry Brook – I don’t think there is a way for people who aren’t moderators to edit their own comments.
You’re right – being consistently at the top of the leaderboard and never getting attacked (by Len in particular) is risky. It has been in the past, for sure.
No, Rose, it’s not a first – can’t remember who they’ve done it for before. Corbin? Zendaya?? These odds posts are a funny thing – rarely do they turn out right.
Someone was saying earlier – on another post – that the Freestyle gets you the win (Joanna made me think of this). I think the ONLY time this has been true was for Kellie Pickler – her great freestyle got her the win. But I do think the Freestyle can COST you the win, if you know what I mean. If Maks does his usual crap freestyle, it could cost him and Meryl the win. I suspect Sharna – if the judges allow them to make it to the end – will likely kill it. If Amy is there – Derek…well, nuff said. James and Peta – unlikely she can pull out a good one. I think her freestyle with Donald was all Donald. Put simply – I believe that a great freestyle won’t really guarantee you a win, but a really bad freestyle can certainly PREVENT you from winning.
Either way, Meryl and Charlie will get unwavering praise from me. The fact that they are able to learn dances, travel 2-3 days out of the week, and have 3-4 hours of sleep before Monday night shows astound me. They aren’t the first celebs to have crazy schedules, but I think they take the cake for the most physically demanding. While in interviews (on DWTS) I notice Meryl still has that ice skating stance. Particularly when her team was being critiqued. Danica and Candace were standing with their legs slightly crossed, but Meryl was in a wide based stance. I’m sure yall can go look up pictures. Of no importance whatsoever, I just thought it was interesting to notice.
Kellie’s Freestyle was amazing and while I didn’t root for her in the season, it really shut up the comments that she was emotionless and didn’t really connect when she danced.
The other season 16 Freestyles were a bit dull for me. I was actually rooting for Zendaya that season but I didn’t really feel like her Freestyle made much of an impact and wasn’t too memorable. Aly’s confused me, because Mark kept talking about the ‘vertical bar’ as if he’d never heard of pole dancing in his life. And Jacoby’s was overshadowed by the marching band.
In fact, Heidi, I sometimes wonder how much that whole season was actually Donald. You could tell he had been watching the show for a long time as he said to strategize their moves each week – like when they were planning the Freestyle, he knew what William and Katherine were gonna do. I know it’s weird to say, but at that point I think Donald had more knowledge of the show than Peta.
PJ#10 Erin’s freestyle was choreographed by Mandy Moore but it didn’t mean anything. This time Maks has 90lb professional dancer so I’m sure it’ll be a combination of high difficulty lifts and actual dancing. Haha, I’m sure he is willing to pay out of his own packet to the best choreographer in the country.
You aren’t the first person to make that observation, Joanna – lots of us here credit Donald for the win that season much more than Peta. He was driving that ship and was a huge fan of the show and the professional dancers. He went in with a strategy. Very smart man.
On top of that – Donald’s wife was a one-woman PR machine. I think Donald & Bettina won that season (with an assist from Karina, who had the idea for Donald’s freestyle), with Peta just along for the ride.
You do realize that Erin wasn’t Maks’ first trip to the finals, right Alicia? This will be his FIFTH time, if he makes it. His previous freestyles besides Erin’s were nothing to write home about. Erin’s might have been good if danced by someone else. Depending on the freestyle he wants, I’m not sure that Derek would be available to choreograph for him. 😀 All the other top choreographers are contemporary (noooo) or hip hop (LOL). I suppose he could try for Jason Gilkison. Or maybe Tyce Diorio.
Yes Maks, hire Tasty Oreo (Tyce) to more epically fail at freestyle with Meryl. I think it may play out more like Melissa. Non offensive freestyle overshadowed by Shawn but still praised because of their agenda. I see more all star rigged playing here. Maks coming back redeemed bad boy finally winning with uber ringer Meryl.
Maks backhanded compliment to Derek was just that but Derek has nothing to prove. Lets see if Maks can package it all well to win. He never did before and may need producer assist to get it this time.
Thanks for the posting the odds, I couldn’t find them anywhere.
I want two guys and two girls for the finale. And I hope they’ll be:
Meryl
Amy
Charlie
James
I think all four of them is doing really well. I don’t think Candace can improve much more and Danica was great in some dances(contemporary, quickstep) but I don’t think she was that good in last two weeks. Ok, last week she was injured and I think it affected her a lot. But if the injury is limiting her and she keeps dancing like last week, then I don’t think she should be in the finals. Not that I think it would be “unfair”, I just want to see better dancers in the final.
Now, my prediction… I think the final four will be Meryl, Candace, Amy and James. I hope I’m wrong but I think that with the duo dance scores, Charlie will be eliminated, because I think james and Amy’s dance will win that round. But I still don’t know how this duo thing will work. I hope I’m wrong about Charlie. And I think Candace is getting a lot of votes.
Sorry for the typos/errors 🙂 .
I think Amy is going to win it all, and I think the freestyle will seal the deal. Maks may not screw up the freestyle this time around, but it is a safe bet that Derek will absolutely kill it!
Going into this season, I thought Charlie would do better than Meryl. Nothing to do with their respective dance abilities, but he is more relatable, more likable, more personable. Meryl has surprised me by coming out of her shell, showing a personality, a sense of fun, and a different side to herself. That said, thanks to the judges treatment, Charlie now has the ‘Underdog Mojo’ versus ‘Queen Meryl’!
Only on this show could the reigning Olympic Ice Dance Champion somehow be considered the underdog against his own partner, the other reigning Olympic Ice Dance Champion. This show is a very special kind of crazy sometimes.
If Amy has to drop out, I give the win to Charlie over Meryl.
Just from reading all the threads, here and elsewhere, the obvious antics, by TPTB, that have occurred this year will backfire for M&M. I think that if Amy for some reason isn’t at the end Charlie will take it! I feel that most of the Amy fans will shift over to Charlie.
Yes Alicia I was aware of Mandy Moore choreographing Maks & Erin’s freestyle.(Have been watching for MANY seasons). I truly was being SARCASTIC in suggesting Derek choreograph M&M’s freestyle. However, if Amy is somehow not in the finals(NOOOOOO), and he was asked for help I bet being the class act he is, that he would do whatever he could to help.
Now would Maks ask him for help?
If Danica is in the finals it hurts Meryl because the brothers fans will have to split votes. Also consider the last few eliminated couples and where their votes may go. I think it is Meryl’s to lose, but far from a sure thing.
I hadn’t realized that the pros brought in other choreographers at times. I wonder who pays the outside choreographer — the pro or the show?
My gut is telling me either Danica or Charlie are going home this week. I know Charlie might be an odd pick but it’s just a feeling I have (no “social media” or “scientific” proof). I just worry that the judges comments and low scores might have taken a toll BUT I’m hoping he got a lot of sympathy votes this week and can make it to the finals as I think he’ll have a good night on Monday with the Quickstep and Contemporary.
I think people are assuming just because Danica is a good “technical” dancer people are voting for her. I think she’s too “middle ground” and not grabbing enough attention. I actually think Candace is pulling in more votes than her and having a bad week may finally put her over the edge.
My pick for the final four is still Meryl, Amy, James and (hopefully) Charlie. As for the winner???? All signs point to Meryl but I’ve watched enough seasons to know not to buy into that just yet.
@ PJ – Maks is so desperate for a win, I wouldn’t doubt he’d beg Derek for some freestyle help.
DLT, I don’t think Charlie is going home. IMO, he and Amy are the most loved on this show. I don’t think either are going home soon…I hope not anyway. It just wouldn’t be right.
A part of me hopes that Charlie is getting the Donald treatment but I also wonder if they want Charlie and Danica out to help Meryl and Maks to win. It seems sadly most Charlie and Meryl fans are leaning more ?Meryl right now already.
I think the top four is pretty much right. Not in that order though, imo. As much as I want James to win and I am throwing him all my votes, I am not so sure he’ll be able to win. Still holding onto SOME hope because, why not? 😛 I would be very happy with Charlie winning though which I think could very well happen. My guess is maybe Amy comes in third and then Meryl and Charlie fight it off in the final and Meryl comes in second. That would be a very nice scenario for me. Danica and Candace.. well I am not sure. I could see Candace MAYBE bumping James out of the final four but I don’t feel too confident in that. Danica I think might be going home this week. Out of the C-bros the focus has been too much on Maks so I think the C-bros-lovers are probably giving more votes to Maks than Val. I also don’t think Danica’s fanbase is as strong as Candace’s . Guess time will tell, indeed.
Brook #6/Mods, isn’t that sort of what happened with Sabrina? Really good dancer gets too comfortable at the top of the leaderboard, so fans don’t vote, so good dancer goes home? I find myself conflicted in a different way in terms of this prediction – on the one hand M&C have a rabid fan base, but they are splitting votes…
Joanna #15, I was also rooting for Zendaya – I liked that she involved kids, but the rest was kinda lackluster, which supports the idea that a freestyle can prevent you from winning. Agreed on Jacoby, and I think Mark wanted to avoid the term “pole-dancing” because of the negative connotation.
The thought of Tyce being in the same room as Maks makes me laugh. He is…. eccentric, to say the least. They would be a very interesting combination. I also don’t think that he would call in Derek, but you never know after the team dances and Saint Meryl the Peacemaker.
Finley #23, that’s a really good way of putting it (second-to-last “paragraph”). This show is a special kind of crazy.
Grateful I was recommended to check U out “Pure Dwts”. I’m jaded and cynical in so many ways that I forgot “pure” was even a word. If U could bear with me a second. A small item to consider when placing odds is that all major stats must b evaluated. I do believe they are missing a crucial voting demographic. A relative has a bridge club – 3 tables of 4 all women ages 62 and up . All fans of dwts & for 10 of them this is their 18th year of watching. All have cell phones (7 have hubbys w/cells) and all have land lines & they vote hard if they like someone – also some are now having several family members doing gramma & gramps a favor by also voting for their favorite . 1 has a grandson who records the show on a dvd for her to take every Tuesday to the Sr Ctr where she volunteers (they were tired of watching broken down old movies for the 40th time following lunch). He being a 19 year old computer whizz did his magic with Sr Cntr computers after informing them they could vote dwts online so everyone there that wants to vote can (usually 24 men & women age 55 & up & if someone doesn’t vote they generously allow another to vote (again). Surprising the number of men outnumber the women & I’m told are in line with who the women like best. Who does this group of “oldsters” (not an insult, it’s what they call themselves) favor?? I was surprised. After informing me they may be old but they’re not dead yet. they.gave me some of their assessments. These quotes are paraphrased – RED was simply trying to distract us from concentrating on her celeb’s dance moves, she didn’t wear anything like that dancing with blondie. If the ice dancers simply can switch their talents from ice to wood, then let the pros strap on a pair of skates and try their hand on the ice. Amy is an inspiration but there’s a reason she didn’t compete in the olympics but rather the para olympics. Len is a cranky old fart that reminds of my 3rd X (roundly cheered by the group). Why do they have Maks always pawing & nuzzling that tiny girl, it’s demeaning, others chirp in it’s showmanship, breadcrumbs for those starving for tv soap opera passion. Maks looks so good clean shaven although he still dresses like he just crawled out of bed (maybe Charlie can give him a few pointers, I think maybe he’s the one that got Mak’s to shave, remember Meryl”s been rubbing up against Charlie for a lot of years) Why do so many of those bare chested men slather themselves with oil so they look more slippery then a greased pig. So they are perceptive. Did U see Charlie in the group dance, what a little firecrack! Their favorites are the ice dancers, but Charlie is their man & they don’t like seeing him being hung out to dry every week. One of the women being a former owner/instructor of 6 dance studios said she believes with her “critical eye & expertise” that Charlie’s Paso was extraordinarily well done and the take down finale was an absolute stroke of genius choreography superbly executed; she informed us the judges should have commended him on his technical mastery then she proceeded to inform us Paso Doble (means 2 step) that the uninformed believe he took “too” many steps & the judges should have commented that 2 steps was indicative of the dance, artistic hand movement an integral part along with strong forward foot thrusts & she says their depiction was the most common male=matador, female=his cape. and that when Charlie snaps into position she finds him mesmerizing. She said the judges are the technical experts & they have been neglecting the technical aspects they supposedly are supposed to be scoring on and since most viewers are personality oriented the judges should be using their intrinsic expertise in informing the general audience. So is there a voting block (and I am thinking a possibly very large voting block) being overlooked. Maybe this is just a teeny isolated area that I’ve run into that vote, are knowledgeable, and are far from being a bunch of dull uninformed duds; & who overwhelmingly seem to have adopted charlie. Now if this is fairly wide spread & not just an isolated case – those voting odds are skewed. Personally I have him in the top 3.
notredamedeparis, thanks for your comment. I got a big kick out of reading how this group of spry, well-informed seniors view the shennanigans and I love the way they described the participants and the action after informing you they may be old, but they’re not dead 😛
Some of my favorites include:
RED dressing up to distract us from her partner’s dance moves 😉
“Len is a cranky old fart that reminds of my 3rd X” — ROFL
“Why do they have Maks always pawing and nuzzling that tiny girl” 🙂
“Did U see Charlie in the group dance, what a little firecrack!”
It’s nice to know “Their favorites are the ice dancers, but Charlie is their man.”
I can only imagine what they’re going to be saying about that disgusting ALM woman judging Monday night. I’d love to have you back to give us a report on that!
I so agree. Charlie really shone in that group dance. He danced with such abandon but gracefully like he does on ice. The part where Peta/James and Charlie/Sharna were dancing together you can just see the difference with the two of them.
Team Vida is grossly underscored IMO. Yes, they were not always in sync
but the routine was very entertaining. Nene was the only one subpar and it really sucks that all of them were penalized.
Ria, I do agree with you regarding Vida’s scoring. I was not able to see the dance until later so I knew the scores in advance. I think the 8s were ridiculous for the level of performance. It was not as technically good as Loca, but I have to say I thought it was more entertaining.
Ehhh… in my opinion, I think 36-37 should have been the most points awarded to Team Vida. In my eyes, they had less people, so it should be easier to have all of them in sync. It was very easy to see them out of sync a couple times, so that automatically made them get a point deducted from each judge. It was also quite a hassle with Nene so I’m sure they lost a point for that too. She is full of personality and sass, but come on, she slowed them down. I liked the individual portions of the dance, but overall the dance just felt SO long. And not in a good way either. I know everyone has different opinions, but this dance just didn’t hit it for me. I applaud the effort and I do think it was creative choreography, but like I said, I wasn’t a huge fan
I don’t know if I should be posting again so soon. Apologize if I blew it, eventually I’ll get it straight. @Ria yes they definitely favored Team Vida…@Cidra some of their Team Vida comments for U (yes I took notes) gonna do an article for local news carrier – again I paraphrase – – how in the hell did Charlie manage to leap over Sharna > he should try his hand at hurdles – they look so bouncy & happy & did you see that Charlie was the cheerleader – isn’t it nice they really included the big lady – they put the skilled one’s in the foreground & the other one in the background how smart – OMG I couldn’t believe the guy actually flipped that big lady, she had to b brave to let him do it I wonder if his back’s OK – how can charlie pick up & spin Sharna she’s not as small as his ice girl >> and this in answer from another lady> well did U see him in the Paso when he whipped off his bolero, he could probably lift Carrie Ann & toss her out of the skybox (admit this one had me laughing like a fool) – Charlie has one of the nicest & strongest backs I’ve see> someone chortles in that his front isn’t too bad either (well they did tell me they weren’t dead yet) I inquired about the other team – yes they were good but too too too polished & they looked all the same & if I went to a party and wanted to “Ole” a good time it’d be with Team Vida >round of cheers & toasts of I second that (of coffee, wine, & water) to Team Vida (so indirectly Charlie has cause me a lot of entertainment) 1 more sage comment from a sweet angelic little lady that I just loved > “I bet a saint he aint – he’s got too much spark to him, but I “just know” he’s at the top of the good guy list. Thanks for the invite to visit again say I.
Brook, you may be right that Team Vida was only deserved another 1 or 2 points, but since the scores are bunched so tightly that little bit may well make the difference in who goes home on Monday. So I can’t shrug off the underscoring so easily.
Can anyone answer this for me:
I’ve always wondering how many fan votes separate a point (in judges scoring)
So Charlie’s total was 71/80. How many fan votes (around) would he need to equal Meryl’s 78/80. I swear I am stone cold sober so if this doesn’t make sense I can further elaborate
*Side note: whoever chooses some of these songs for the dances is either laughing to himself/herself or is smoking some good stuff because these song choices have been awful*
#notredamedeparis
Those posts were quite amusing. Bing is totally missing this key demographic. I hope there are more of these folks out there. It gives me hope for Monday. 🙂
Hi, Brook #41! If you can wait a bit, Princess Heidi will put up the Dancing by the Numbers post for week 7. You’ll have an idea how many votes a celeb will need to be safe to dance the next week. It’s a very good gauge to use when trying to predict who might be safe/eliminated because it just uses actual scores. Plus, PH gives analyses for the numbers. You’ll find it a fascinating red, I believe.
I meant “fascinating read (not red).” Sorry.
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Nobleze, you are so right. Heidi’s new Number’s post just went LIVE! Check it out!
My mind gets all jumbled with the different seasons of DWTS and other shows like The Voice, American Idol, etc. But has DWTS ever had a “judges save”? And if so, why the heck did they get rid of it??! Even in ALM’s show (her competition show) that crazy b@#$% had a “save” card. I would love the judges to have ONE save card where they must come together and agree on if to save a celeb or not. Ex: When Sabrina Bryan went home and everyone was shocked/judges were upset they could have used a save card then. I may be the only one that thinks this is a good idea but it makes me so upset when some of the most talented dancers go home. I know it’s a show and good drama, but it’s not fun to watch one of the best dancers go home each season.
Yeah, I have to agree with Brook on the team dance – as far as team dances in general go, I was groaning all through that one. I believe I said on twitter…and maybe here….that it was a mess. And that was before the judges scores came down. After years of watching team dances on this show, you had to know that one was going to get 8s. I feel bad for Charlie, at least – but it is what it is in this case. They didn’t meet the standard for 9s.
The way the show is structured, Brook, the judges save wouldn’t do much good. They already try to use a “judges save” by overscoring their favorite couples. Since the viewer vote comprises half the total score, the “saved” couple would have to generate more votes to stay the next week with the same figuratively high scores. How likely is that to happen when putting that couple in jeopardy isn’t enough to do it? In her last appearance on the show, Sabrina was placed in a real bottom two – that told her fans that she was in trouble. She still went home two weeks later. A judges save wouldn’t do any good, because you can’t likely create more voters when you’re that good of a dancer already. Her first appearance on the show, she was the high scorer or close to high scorer every week (aka a judges save) the minute she had a bad dance (got a 25 – not really bad) she went home. She just didn’t have the fanbase to make it.
Most of the time, a judges save would only buy that person a week or two at most. If that.