Rob Wade Talks On The New Season of Dancing With The Stars Season 23
Don’t miss reading an interview with Rob Wade at TV Guide. He talks of how excited he is on the new cast and the pros who were brought back. He also gives some hints on the episodes coming (I love the idea of a Cirque de Soleil tie-in spectacular). Read on….
It should also be packed with special episodes, though Wade acknowledges that there needs to be a balance between spectacle and competition. But at least one real-world event pressured DWTS to do something it’s never done before.
Dancing With the Stars’ new cast features Olympians, a rapper and a loud-mouthed politician
“There’s a lot of [presidential] debates in the first few weeks of the season, so we’ve jumped around with our schedule a bit, which has left us in Week 3 with just a one-hour show instead of a two-hour show,” he says. “So we’ve had to create possibly one of the most impactful shows we’ve ever done. There will be 12 dances in one hour, the couples are going to have to face off against each other, so we’re going to pair them into six different powers. Never has more dancing been done in one hour of television!”
Additionally, Dancing With the Stars is working on a Cirque de Soleil tie-in spectacular, bringing in the Andrés Ruis Orchestra (though that still has to be confirmed), hoping to bring back the Showstoppers episode, tying in one episode with Halloween and bringing in plenty of guest judges that will be announced later.
More at TV Guide.
Interesting article. I see Rob mentioned in the interview that he predicts Laurie to win the mirror ball this season. Not sure I am ready for another season of the show manipulating and pimping Val to ensure a win for him. Ugh..
I pray for no pimping too. I just hate that. They’ve got such a great cast and one that deserves a lot of respect without any shenanigans.
The head showrunner has no business predicting who he thinks will win. It’s tacky and disrespectful to the other contestants.
At the end of the article he mentions havin some guest judges. Hoping that we will see Mark, Tony, and Kym in that group. I would rather see them than some of the other guest judges they have had in past seasons.
Laurie really doesn’t need any pimping. It’s highly unlikely she would not make the finale no matter who her partner was. The only way I can see her not making top 3 is if she really can’t dance. So her winning or losing will hinge on the strength of her routines. Since choreography may be an issue sadly she could be overscored pushing out people who are good dancers. I’d watch what happens with Derek’s and Cheryl’s and maybe Gleb’s scores to see how much pimping they intend to do.
Guest judges? Please no PittBull. I don’t understand DWTS love of that man.
The prediction comes from the author/interviewer, not from Wade. In fact he says he is terrible at predicting the winner, and further down says Marilu and Derek might go all the way.
I agree with you, Narice, Laurie doesn’t need pimping. America loves the final five, she’s got great energy and personality. I highly doubt she’d be a bad dancer too. I’m just hoping that TPTB resist the urge to tinker with her, because that would really ruin her in my eyes.