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Chalupa
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09-21-2005

Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 6:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chalupa a private message Print Post    
I can't decide if the judges want Jerry in the final or not. They gave him low scores, but they have to know that the bashing of him is only going to make his large fanbase vote even more for him than ever. Hell...I'm a diehard Drew fan and if I hadn't already given him all my votes, I may have sent one Jerry's way.

While I think Stacy deserves to be in the finals, and I think she has a big enough fan base to get there, I would just love to see the judges reactions if she didn't make it.

Sherbabe
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07-28-2002

Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 7:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sherbabe a private message Print Post    
I agree Nick. Len wants Stacy.

I'm voting Drew.

I can't get thru on fone lines

Snoopsmom
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02-19-2003

Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 7:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Snoopsmom a private message Print Post    
I voted for the first time tonight, and made all my voted for Lisa and Louis. Jerry was ok tonight, and I love his determination and spirit, but I thought throwing votes to him and Anna would only hurt Lisa and Louis.
Would love to see Stacy eliminated, just to see the dramatic crying reaction of Bruno!

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 8:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
Lisa must be getting a lot of votes...I started trying to vote as soon as the show was over and in an hour's time, I could only get through three times. I hope that's a good sign.

Lisa has been my darkhorse since the beginning...even with all the jumping, squealing and whatnot. I dunno, I just get a sense of genuineness from her...like she's really putting her heart into it.

Something about Stacey never settled right with me and it might just be because she's to good for what is supposed to be an amatuer competition. Drew's pretty good but I never made a connection with him. Even Jerry, I was such a fan of his when he played football, but I haven't found him very appealing.

Honestly, George and Lisa were/are my fav's.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 8:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I'm watching the show now and...

Did anyone else notice that Stacy's quick step was more jive than quick step? And yet she got such massive praise and three 9's? Sorry, not impressed. (And I really and truly was watching with an open mind. Really!

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 8:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
Part of the reason that I root for Stacy is the bum rush she gets here and other places. It seems that nothing she does pleases some people. She is a beautiful dancer and it's not her fault that she was asked to be on this show. Not saying it's anyone here, but some of this hatin' is pure jealousy ...

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 8:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Lady, I can guarantee you I am not jealous of Stacy. What bothers me is that the judges are so clearly biased in her favor. And it does bother me that she had so much dance training prior to this show.

But I am not jealous. In fact, my legs are longer than hers! So there! :-)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 8:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I like Jerry, but I'm not much impressed with his tango. He looks a bit stiff, I think. Or maybe it was something with his footwork. I really gotta hand it to this guy, though... he's done awesome for being a football player.

And now listening to Bruno (who is so in love with Stacy he needs to take a cold shower)...


Curlyq
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07-10-2002

Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 8:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Curlyq a private message Print Post    
I was able to vote for Lisa on one phone and Drew on another, but it took me longer to get through on Drew's line so he must be getting more votes.

You know, I love 70's and 80's music. It's the music I grew up with. Yet I just don't get why they play so much of it on this show. Wasn't part of the concept of this show that they'd make ballroom more appealing to the masses by dancing to today's music? If they are going to play old songs, why not just play the more traditional standards for these dance styles? It made such a difference to see them fox trot to "It Had To Be You" and "Fever." Several numbers tonight suffered in my opinion due to inappropriate music. "Material Girl" was an awful choice for the cha-cha, and Anna even had to comment (love that she did that) about how you can't take the tango seriously when it's being performed to Blondie.

That being said, there were a couple of foolish mistakes made tonight. Anna joked a couple of weeks ago about taking a page from George's book after they received a lower score than him. Apparently she wasn't kidding. Foolish move. The judges kept emphasizing that this is the semi-finals, and George's props and theatrics weren't enough to get him there so why would they want to copy that? Last year O'Hurley and Charlotte were able to pull that off, but that's because he was also dancing very well.

Meanwhile Stacy's cha-cha was surprisingly blah. She was so stiff, especially in her legs and I'm amazed that not a single judge made note of it. It certainly didn't rate a 10 IMO. She's done better in the past. Why Tony thought they needed to actually act angry for the song is a mystery. Stacy said to listen to the lyrics of the song, but the lyrics are a girl saying how much she's enjoying life now that her ex is out of the picture. Stacy looked like she'd just been dumped 5 seconds before coming out on the floor. The cha-cha is a fun dance. It's not the paso doble.

As to it not being Stacy's fault she was asked to be on this show: it was certainly in her power to say "No thanks. I don't think it would be right to compete against a bunch of novices since I am a professional dancer." Nobody made her participate. Write that off as female jealousy if you wish, or take it for what it is, a woman's differing point of view that would be no more or less valid if it came from a man.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 8:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I'd like to see an all female Stars and an all male Stars. I don't think it's quite fair this way. It's a lot easier to follow than to lead. And if the man screws up, it can be really disastrous (although, admittedly, the female professionals have done a great job of covering up some whoopsie's).

But I guess my point is, I think they'd be better "matched" (challenged? whatever) if the professionals were all men or all women. We might then be able to do a more apples vs apples comparison. (Jerry, I think, is at a major disadvantage. Moreso than Drew. And Lisa covered up some errors pretty good once she remembered to follow Louie.)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 8:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
And... I said this about Stacy so I gotta say it about Drew... Is it really fair to have them perform live somewhere where there are hundreds (if not thousands) of people who probably would've never voted and may now vote for this couple? Disneyland?

Clutterfree
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10-24-2003

Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 8:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Clutterfree a private message Print Post    
Didn't like the music for the quickstep tonight (what was it that they used, can't remember...); distracted me like "9 to 5" last week.
Much happier with "It Had to Be You" for Drew's dance.

Also, critique of camerawork again: cameras going completely black during Stacy's number, I think it was, and I remember one other time really out-of-sync.

Question: What was Anna trying to say about the tango to the judges? I really got confused there; one or two of them was saying it didn't have tango content, and I couldn't really get her rebuttal....did anyone catch that part?

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 8:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Carrie Ann is right... that is not an angry song. It's a celebration "since you've been gone". And sorry, but Stacy did mess up her steps in a couple of places. (Personally, I think she relied on her body on that one, and not on her dancing.)

And good for Jerry for sounding off against Len. (Len's comment was quite rude, too!)

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 9:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
I really enjoy them all and hate to see anyone go

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 9:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
wow, lol ... seems I ruffled a few feathers here and I even made a point of saying that "not that it's anyone here" ... and that's my opinion and if it differs from yours, well ....

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 9:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
costa, that's pretty much what i was trying to say about the professional being the man rather than the woman. i agree with you. from my earlier post:


<<i also think it's harder for a celebrity male to be the lead person with a professional female partner. so drew and jerry automatically have it a little harder than the girls, who get to follow their professional dance partners. IMO, of course.>>

as far as drew, i was surprised that older judge thought he was too rough. if this dance is supposed to be sexy and romantic, he did it for me. some kisses are 'butterfly kisses' and some are just raw, passionate sex, which is great in itself! i found drew's sexiness to be the passionate kind and it worked for me. i think bruno only really likes stacy and everyone else will garner some 'negative' comment of some sort.

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 9:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
i did notice that when i called for certain couple, i got lots of busy signals. i finally got an open line. i almost hung up because it was probably 15 seconds before i got the recording that said, 'thank you for voting for...'
i wonder how many other people think their calls didn't go through and hung up?
is anyone else having trouble with a line 'open' for a long time?

Clutterfree
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10-24-2003

Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 11:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Clutterfree a private message Print Post    
Yes, I have learned to be patient with "open line", that it may indeed lead to the confirmation of vote!

I've been thinking more and more how much those professional dancers contribute to the success of their teams, because unlike Skating with Celebrities, they have to be not only performer and teacher, but also choreographer! (Skating has separate choreographers.) The short piece recently on how the professional dancers work with their "star" partners was enlightening, I wish it had been longer. I remember Louis saying how he tried to incorporate Lisa's persona/style into the dance choreography, for example, reflected in one judge's comment tonight about how much of Lisa they see in the dance.

Any one understand judge's objection to Anna/Jerry's tango, and what she said in rebutal?

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, February 17, 2006 - 2:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
she said "of course it's not a proper tango, it's to Blondie for god's sake!!" LOL
loved that!!!!!!!

Clutterfree
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10-24-2003

Friday, February 17, 2006 - 3:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Clutterfree a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Texannie, what a hoot!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, February 17, 2006 - 5:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
After watching the entire show last night, I think both Bruno and Len have already determined who they want to win, and will do what they need to to ensure that. Although I have to admit I was a bit surprised (and pleased) that Drew got two 10's, I'm not impressed with how both male judges seem to have a need to tell everyone how terrible they are *except* for Stacy. I was not impressed with her at all last night (missed footwork, pasted smile during the quick-step-that-was-a-jive). Yet she got raves from the male judges.

Bruno has such an obvious prejudice, it's almost funny. Yeah, this is a "game" but still... do you think you could be a BIT more impartial, dood?

Tabby, I'd mentioned several times in the past about how the female stars had it easier than the males stars.

And I totally agree with you about Drew's rhumba (or was it a tango?)... I thought it had a lot of passion and they really did tell a story. Of course, the two 10's did indicate two of the judges agreed (loved how Carrie Ann and Bruno shook hands when their comments meshed... in front of Len! LOL!).

And yeah, how the heck do you dance a tango to Blondie? In fact, I, too, was shaking my head at the musical choices. Cha cha to "Material Girl"? Huh?

I wonder if they are limited to the songs they can pick, due to royalty issues. (For example, on American Idol, they have a playlist they can choose from. Those are the songs that can be performed publicly without royalty payments or infringements.) So maybe DWTS is too cheap and is purposely picking songs that are "free"? Anyone know?

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Friday, February 17, 2006 - 6:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Do we KNOW that Stacey was asked to be on the show? I wondered about that. I was thinking that perhaps, since she wants to move into acting (does that surprise anyone?) that maybe she had her publicist or agent approach the producers.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, February 17, 2006 - 7:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
No idea Rox, but it could/would make sense. There was a blurb in some article I read about her how she so liked the limelight, she decided to go into modeling or acting.

Ah... found the quote in my post of 2/11:

quote:

The taste for the spotlight while dancing soon spurred an interest in modeling and acting.




Honestly, I'm not so sure she'd make such a good actor. I think she'd need lots o' training. ;)

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Friday, February 17, 2006 - 8:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
She apparently already has done some modeling in the past -- they showed the runway shots on one of the entertainment shows last night. She did some lingerie modeling.

She is rather expressionless - which I wonder is due to Botox or something? She is undeniably attractive, and has a beautiful body, but she just doesn't stir any great emotion in me while she dances.

Drew's Latin dance though - it was HOT! Len was wrong.

Sherbabe
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07-28-2002

Friday, February 17, 2006 - 10:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sherbabe a private message Print Post    
I saw a clip of here modeling lingerie, as well. She was talking about her 41 inch legs. Now, all of a sudden, they are 42 inches.
Go Drew!