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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 8:30 pm
I am on the west coast and just tried to vote for drew and it said "Your timezone is currently closed, please place your vote at "website"". How annoying, it is 8:30 when are the phone lines going to open?
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Chalupa
Member
09-21-2005
| Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 8:35 pm
They opened at 9 pm here...so maybe at 9 pm there you can vote?
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 8:39 pm
Thanks, I hope so, I am not even that interested anymore, except for Drew. So I want to get my voting done!!
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Clutterfree
Member
10-24-2003
| Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 10:09 pm
Lisa Rinna on Jimmy Kimmel, about 2/3rds the way through hour show. Didn't dance, but Louis in audience. Tried to be diplomatic, but finally admitted she's rooting for Drew. Also, they had a great shot of her facial expression in background (they zoomed in for closeup) as she reacted to Master P's after-dance explanation of why not-so-good. Also she said her husband is very secure in himself and not once jealous of Louis.
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 10:29 pm
I got in 9 votes for Drew (on 2 phones) before our time zone closed. Just now I tried online voting as well, and it's letting me vote over and over again instead of telling me I already voted. I'm not even using the "back" button. It's just letting me in through the front door (so to speak) as much as I want. You'd think they'd have it set up so I couldn't do that. This show has made me so cynical and suspicious that as soon as they mentioned that extra dance for the judges on Sunday my reaction was "something's wrong." I can't help feeling like they want to see how the audience votes so the judges can adjust their scores accordingly. Why would they save another dance for Sunday and waste an entire hour of tonight's show on recaps? Sunday was the time to do recaps. If they just wanted one more original dance, they could've cut out the encore dances.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Friday, February 24, 2006 - 12:45 am
I agree Curly. They sure love to stretch things out. I could have done w/o seeing the favorite professional dances, too. Another two hours on Sunday? I guess that would make sense but tonight, they could have cut a lot of the extra stuff and just let us see them dance! Go Drew & Cheryl!!! They were awesome!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, February 24, 2006 - 2:20 am
First, let me say from the start that my next comment is horrible, infantile, petty and tacky but YEAH!!!! STACY'S FREESTYLE WAS HORRIBLE!!!! YIPPEEEEE!!! GO DREW!!!!! I was impressed with Jerry and my heart just smiled at how he lit up when he finally got praises from the judges!
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Friday, February 24, 2006 - 6:28 am
LOL Texannie....I felt exactly the same way. Jerry did his dance and I was so excited for him...I couldn't believe those lifts they pulled off. It was his best dancing so far. Then Stacy did hers and it just didn't showcase their talent at all. In fact, I think I could have done most of it myself (and I am a lousy dancer.) And though the judges raved about the lift, I didn't think they pulled it off. Her legs are just too darn long and his arms too short to make it work. OK, I felt sorry for her for about a minute, but got over it! Then Drew came along, with such an energetic and fun routine and I was cheering alone in my apartment. My neighbors probably wondered what was going on. I decided last night that not only do I enjoy Drew, but I love to watch Cheryl dance. She is fabulous. All in all, I thought most of the show was boring. I didn't want the recaps. And if we have to watch them again on Sunday's show, I swear I will turn the channel....and only turn back at the end to see Drew win. That'll teach them!
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Roteach
Member
06-01-2003
| Friday, February 24, 2006 - 7:04 am
I tried and tried to vote for Drew. I'd always voted online before. I didn't know that silence meant that someone would be on line soon. I guess I am used to the computerized AI voice. Oh well, we will see who wins. I will have Dancing on one TV and closing ceremonies on the other and will flip to Skating with Celebreties during commercials.
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Roteach
Member
06-01-2003
| Friday, February 24, 2006 - 7:05 am
Yesitsme, I agree with not liking to sit through recaps, but I bet they went to two hours to get ratings and to deter people from watching the Olympics. I will bet Dancing's ratings were higher the second hour than they were the first hour.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, February 24, 2006 - 7:10 am
Before I go back, read all the posts about last night... I've *finally* figured out what I really like about Drew (and what I don't like about Stacy). Drew shows a lot of humility and modesty. I was watching the recap and his reactions to the judges' comments, and was very impressed with how modest he seemed. Can't say that for Stacy. I've still got to see their two dances from last night, so will reserve comments till I finish that (this morning). However, I've gotta add... The entire recap/best dances/professional recaps/Samantha Harris thing was a total waste of an hour. Seriously! (And oh yeah, Samantha Harris shouldn't have tried that dance!)
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Roteach
Member
06-01-2003
| Friday, February 24, 2006 - 7:13 am
Aw, I missed Samantha's dance. So what did she try to do and with whom did she try it?
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Friday, February 24, 2006 - 7:24 am
I switched to the Olympics through most of the first hour. In fact, I almost didn't go back to DWTS. Why do they even need a co-host on this show? Tom is perfectly capable of doing it all himself (and I think he does a great job.) And why do they have to go backstage to get their scores? There is absolutely no reason for it (well, maybe they need the time to get the scores tabulated, but still...) The co-host role is so insignificant to me, I didn't even know they had switched the female cohost until I read an article about it! Not that I don't want to see more female hosts on shows....I definitely would like to see more, but they seem to pick men for wit, poise and talent and women for youthful good looks.
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Clutterfree
Member
10-24-2003
| Friday, February 24, 2006 - 7:35 am
Agree, why the female cohost? If they ARE going to have a cohost, have someone knowledgeable about dancing who maybe can provide some side commentary like the Olympics? I have no sense of knowing this person at all except for a pretty face. Have decided my favorites of the PROFESSIONAL dancers are Louis and Max, and of the females, definitely Cheryl!!! I love Louis and Cheryl together. Wondered about Len's comment last night, when he said something like "we've got the best girl dancer ....and the best man dancer here" in all the 5 series. I think Cheryl (and female cohost, who said "Len had some kind words for you too") and myself, all thought the compliment was meant for Cheryl, but later I wondered if he meant the comment in regards to Stacy and Drew, not Cheryl and Drew...hmmmm...
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Friday, February 24, 2006 - 8:25 am
I think he meant Stacy, not Cheryl. It's almost like they don't even notice the professional dancers. I hate that they do that. You know, in a lot of cases the professional dancers have invested far more in their careers than the "celebrities." What's with the 5 series? I thought this was the second. Have they done it in another country? That confused me.
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Clutterfree
Member
10-24-2003
| Friday, February 24, 2006 - 8:38 am
Yesitsme, I think this show aired in Britain originally, and that's where the 3 other series would come from, I think...anyone else care to back this up? I think the show had a slightly different title in England?
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, February 24, 2006 - 9:15 am
Finally saw the freestyles, and... Jerry! I totally smiled all the way through, and some of those lifts were really nice. He is not the best dancer, but I really give him a lot of credit for just putting it out there. That was a humorous and totally entertaining dance. (And it must've been hotter 'n heck under those wigs!) Stacy. <yawn> I did NOT see anyone pulling out all the stops there. And although I give 'em kudos for attempting the lift, it wasn't very clean. It was pretty boring and, like the judges, I really did expect a lot more from her. I didn't see any "risk" in her dance (except for maybe that final lift). She has done better in her required dances -- even the samba -- than in this freestyle. Drew!!!! OMG, I absolutely thoroughly enjoyed that dance. It really did have everything... personality, fast footwork, lifts. It showcased his powerful style. I laughed. I cried (tears of joy, since it was so well performed). Now THAT dance, the two of 'em really DID pull out ALL the stops. I am so glad that Drew got all 10's on the freestyle. That was well-deserved. Such an enjoyable dance to watch!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, February 24, 2006 - 9:45 am
Just coming to agree with everyone. Stacy's freestyle was boring (slow) and that lift in progress looked positively awkward. Jerry's was a lot of fun to watch -- funny and definitely the best he's danced. Drew -- WOW! He and Cheryl were fabulous! Loved the song, loved the dance, loved it all! I was grinning from ear to ear by the time they were done. Has anyone gone to ABC and read how Sunday's dance will affect the voting?
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Enbwife
Member
08-14-2000
| Friday, February 24, 2006 - 10:13 am
I voted 5 times for Drew by phone. I loved his free dance. Stacy was boring! Jerry was good but he doesn't deserve to win. Samantha's dance was interesting... I love this show and am sad it's ending. I really hope Drew wins!!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, February 24, 2006 - 10:18 am
Teach, I think the three do another dance on Sunday, and that dance is scored. The scores are added to their scores from last night. And THAT counts for half their total. The other half comes from viewer votes. For ranking points, so far Drew has 3, Stacy has 2, and Jerry has 1. Adding the votes in, it's possible that Drew and Stacy could tie (if Stacy gets 3 points for viewers and Drew gets 2, they'll both have a total of 5; there is no way Jerry can get more than 3 ranking points from viewers so he'll have 4). What I'm not clear on is if the votes from the judges are combined (so if both Drew and Stacy get 30's next time, Drew will still have the highest ranking points of 3). BTW, in the event of a tie, the celeb with the highest number of votes wins. And if there is a tie in votes (for some weird reason), then Len is the tiebreaker.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, February 24, 2006 - 10:18 am
Curly, you are allowed only one vote per email address. In order to log in with a new email addy, you have to close the browser window. You can then go back thru and log in with a new email addy.
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Friday, February 24, 2006 - 10:23 am
I haven't read what they said online online, but I think they said on the show that the three performances are added together for the judge's scores (their total scores for ranking will be out of a possible 90 points, made up of last night's 2 dances and Sunday's.) I know Drew had mentioned that if there was a tie, the audience votes would decide it.
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Mysti
Member
09-28-2005
| Friday, February 24, 2006 - 10:34 am
Add me to the list, I cannot believe how BORING Stacy & Tony's freestyle was! With all the moves Stacy can do why did Tony choose a very simple hustle routine with a couple of lifts??? I just don't get it at all. I LOVED Jerry & Anna's dance, I think he did a great job, the costumes were perfect and he had some wonderful moves. He's not the best dancer left but he outdanced Stacy last night. Drew & Cheryl's dance was amazing. I enjoyed every minute of it, it was exactly what I expect from the freestyle dance. I hope he wins, I gave him my votes! I think Drew just sizzles on the dance floor. If I was his wife, after the baby was born & my hormones were back in order, I would take all the furniture out of the livingroom, put in a dance floor & every night be in there working on his technique!
Save a horse, ride a cowboy!!!
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Friday, February 24, 2006 - 11:00 am
Can anyone tell me where I can download last nights show, my TV guide stated 1.5 hours and I taped and missed all the freestyle
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Friday, February 24, 2006 - 11:20 am
Jasper, me too. I set the DVR but then at 8:30 it switched to the Olympics. I just want to see Drew and Cheryl. That song is my ringtone on my cell phone.
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