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Regee
Member
10-09-2005
| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 7:40 pm
It keeps saying the page not avalible, grrrrrrrrr, so I am back to calling
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Dfng
Member
08-04-2005
| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 7:47 pm
I loved Mario tonight but no shocker there. I just think he outdances Emmitt in all areas. That freestyle was amazing. I really thought Emmitts was not original but just a copy of MC Hammer's dancing. He makes me smile, sure, but that's it. Mario all the way.
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Alliet
Member
07-11-2005
| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 7:54 pm
I have registered under all my AOL screen names to vote for E&C. And a couple of Yahoo ones, my website one... DH's ones... Yes, I want Emmitt to win. I didn't like Karina's freestyle choice either. It was too breakdancey for me. Actually, DH and I were expecting far more after they talked the talk about all the daring and frightening lifts then only produced two less than stellar lifts. I thought it was same ole, same ole with Mario doing more M Jackson immitation. Emmitt doing MC Hammer was hilarious.
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Dfng
Member
08-04-2005
| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 8:02 pm
Alliet, thanks for the idea of registering under different email address's. I have 5 just from work. Guess I better get busy and start voting for Mario. If Emmitt wins I will be disappointed but happy for all you Emmitt fans.
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Alliet
Member
07-11-2005
| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 8:09 pm
Oh, poop! Me and my big mouth! LOL
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Dfng
Member
08-04-2005
| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 8:15 pm
Alliet...I knew you were not going to be happy with yourself for giving up that bit of information. Don't worry, I think Emmitt has all the fan base and he will win.
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Alliet
Member
07-11-2005
| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 8:30 pm
It doesn't really matter, Dfng. I am sure I am not the only person who has thought of this. Didn't work last week (when I registered) as I only voted for Joey and Emmitt and Joey was booted.
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Loyolamom
Member
05-10-2005
| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 8:35 pm
I knew the judges would wimp out and leave it a tie at the end of the night. I have to say I was disappointed in both freestyle routines. Neither one compared to Save A Horse Ride A Cowboy from last year. I am hoping that Emmitt wins though
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Chalupa
Member
09-21-2005
| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 8:43 pm
I think I have figured out my issue with M/K...well at least the one that relates to their dancing (I've mentioned far too many times on this board what I think about Mario as a person...ugh). My problem is I very rarely get the sense that they are dancing together and I thought that was very evident in the freestyle tonight. It seemed like all Mario, and Karina was a bit of an afterthought. Plus, it seemed like they barely looked at each other while dancing, and bc of that, were unsynchronized at times. Also...I just thought his moves were kinda lame tonight. Since Karina seemed not as confident in this dance as the others (jmo based on the rehearsal footage and performance) and its not really what she's trained in, I'm gonna say Mario choreographed a lot of this freestyle, and I just didn't like it. I didn't get a WOW factor from it at all. I was just like Oh, there goes Mario again. Same old, same old.. And maybe Emmitt and Cheryl's lifts were a little shaky, but at least they did some tricks. It seems like the judges want you to bring the tricks (they didn't like Stacy's boring as hell freestyle last year), but damn those tricks better be perfect. Plus Emmitt and Cheryl have a BLAST together on the dance floor and I think it shows. Again, all I got is an icky vibe from Mario and Karina. I sent 5 phone votes and 10 online votes to Emmitt and Cheryl. As much as I want Emmitt to win, I think I want it even more for Cheryl. I think she is just the perfect professional for this show. She's talented as hell, knows how to work her partners strengths to their advantage, and always makes sure they have fun. I don't get that from a lot of the pros on this show. ETA I agree Loyola...I think Save a Horse has ruined all future freestyles for me. I don't think anything will top that...
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Alliet
Member
07-11-2005
| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 8:46 pm
See, I didn't get what the judges were all raving about with Mario's freestyle either, Chalupa. I thought it went against the grain of what they normally like and look for (understanding that it is FREEstyle here, though). I agree that it was very Mario-fied too. As I said earlier, same ole, same ole.
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Alliet
Member
07-11-2005
| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 8:47 pm
This is the first season we have watched and we didn't start till the second week so I have no idea what other freestyles were like in previous seasons.
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Shel
Member
07-27-2005
| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 9:29 pm
I want to start by saying -- GO EMMITT!!! Second lift mess up, bah humbug. Phooey on Bruno. :-) Okay, in defense of Mario's Freestyle, that really is harder than it looks. I had to choreo and teach a routine in that pop-lock/hip-hop style. Seriously not an easy task, and it was only a 90 second routine with breaks for tumbling passes. This was a really good dance, you just have to know the style (which most people don't just because it's not "mainstream"). Of course, where were you looking, Bruno, during that handstand lift part? Now THAT was a bit "unclean". Should not have been a perfect 30 if Emmitt's didn't get one because of that second lift "clean"-ness. Ride A Cowboy was the standard set for Freestyle. Compared to that perfect 30, both of tonight's shouldn't have been above 29. Makes you wonder what Joey would have done for the Freestyle -- a cutesy tap routine in top hat and tails? Just kidding. I love Joey too. All three of these guys deserve to win and would have had they all been in separate seasons. GO EMMITT!!!!!! You're the KING!

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Buggles
Member
09-07-2002
| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 11:22 pm
I love E & C's chemistry. I think it is so cool that Emmitt feels comfortable having that chemistry in front of his wife/family (esp when Cheryl like gropes his package ), and that they are all beaming proud of him 
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 12:45 am
Wow, people agreeing with me: "I think Save a Horse has ruined all future freestyles for me. I don't think anything will top that..." I even saw in one of emmitt's moves last week a "Drew move" (more like a Cheryl-choreographed move) with Emmitt and Cherl imitating rope twirling in the air, and it stopped me enjoying the routine because I wanted to cry out, "You can't have that, it's Drew's" I thought both guys had "insecure" lifts tonight; the lifts were definitely not my favorite part. I would have given Mario's paso a "ten" and Emmitt's middle dance as well, but the rest would have been nine's.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 3:11 am
Did anyone notice how Mario kept saying 'who can believe it, me just a kid from Chula Vista dancing against Emmitt Smith, Super Bowl champion' like Mario was the underdog. also noticed that Mario totally forgot his partner when he made his plea to the viewers..even to the point where Samantha Harris had to remind him that he didn't do this alone! Beth, i thought the same thing about the Drew-like move..but I liked seeing it again! LOL
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Misspoufy
Member
09-30-2004
| Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 5:37 am
It's going to come down to whether you like a more technically perfect performance (Mario and Karina) or just like being entertained (Emmitt and Cheryl). I think Mario is the far better dancer, Emmitt makes you laugh and smile because he's having a laugh a minute. But, if you're honest about it, Mario is the far better dancer, their dances to the same song showed that. Emmitt shook his butt and shoulders a little and smiled a lot. Mario actually did the dance. So it'll come down to technically good over entertaining. It'll be interesting to see who wins. Either way they're both tons better than William Shatner dancing on HIS new show!!! (ugh)
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Chalupa
Member
09-21-2005
| Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 5:43 am
As long as I'm seeing "Drew-like" moves in Cheryl's routines, I'm cool with it. It's seeing the cape, and the drag the person with the cape in Joeys paso that made me go hmm...looks a little familiar...lol And for all I know that's a common move in all professional paso's, but as for me and people who only watch this show, I was like Damn, Edyta stole that from Cheryl...lol
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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 6:53 am
Actually it will come down to who has the bigger fan base. This was not about dancing so much. As much as I adore Emmitt and think he is great, there were better dancers than him who got knocked out. So this is more of a popularity contest.
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Alliet
Member
07-11-2005
| Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 7:04 am
Obviously it wasn't all about the dancing otherwise Jerry Springer would have been gone in week one. It's about entertainment. It's a TV dance show not a real ballroom dancing extravaganza. Mario, though trained as a child etc. etc. etc. is not the entertainer on that dancefloor that Emmitt is nor, IMO, is he as endearing as Joey was, for example. I am sure that many people voted for the dimples as much as for his dancing style/technique.
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 7:50 am
In one of Mario & Karina's "perfect 30" dances I saw something that looked way less than perfect: when Mario slid on his back through Karina's legs he just looked wierd - I mean his legs weren't even bent in the same angle - how could this get a perfect score? I agree, the judges should have just commented last night & not scored because it didn't mean anything to leave it all tied up. But at least it's hard to know which one 2 of the judges prefer. Bruno is for Mario all the way IMO but I just can't tell about the other 2.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 7:51 am
I tried calling in for Emmett and didnt get through once on the phone. I love Emmett but I dont think he will win. Mario gave a better performance last night. I thought Emmett's little girl was so cute at the airport, telling her daddy that everyone liked him better than Mario. So cute.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 7:54 am
If this were strictly about technique, Mario would have walked away with the prize a long time ago. He has superb moves, but I always have the impression with him that he just "tolerates" his partner on the dance floor. No real, genuine interaction. Mario's the star, and having to remind him of the fact that there was someone else there hustling for "his" marks, speaks volumes. Emmitt doesn't have the moves, but he has improved so much, and the joy of dancing comes through very strongly. His partner is also truly appreciated. You can see that from his whole attitude towards and treatment of Cheryl. My head is with Mario, but my heart is rooting for Emmitt.
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 8:09 am
The site that predicts the results for American Idol through something to do with the ability to get through to vote and is usually very accurate has Emmitt winning hands down. GO EMMITT!!!!!!!!
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 8:29 am
I didn't like either free style dance much, but my 3 votes went to Emmett based on his entertaining dance. I had a hard time getting any calls through. Finally I started getting through only to have my time zone close!
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 8:37 am
Yipee!!!!I sure hope this is right. I want Emmitt to win this. I want to see more of Mario & hope he gets a sit-com or something out of this. I wouldn't even mind seeing him on some kind of game show like Deal or no Deal - I just want him to get something regular on TV. Just because I want Emmitt to win doesn't mean that I don't totally adore Mario. I just like Mario by himself with no Karina (there's just something about her that bothers me).
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