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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 8:27 pm
I guess I'm alone in my disappointment. I don't know if I'm watching this again. They let some brilliant dancers go in favor of singers who couldn't really dance. I don't care if it's supposedly easier to teach singers to dance (which I don't buy). When you call a show "Dance Wars" I expect the emphasis to be on the dancing. I don't care about cheesy musical performances. I want to see them move. After two hours of watching the audition process, the ending performance just felt lame and anti-climactic. I did appreciate the way they fast-forwarded the audition process instead of making us watch it for weeks on end. I may give it one more chance, but only if there's nothing else to watch.
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Sharinia
Member
09-07-2002
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 8:48 pm
I didn't see the whole thing, but have to admit I was not impressed. I like Bruno & Carrie Ann, but the talent they ended up with does not excite me at first blush the baritone guy could be interesting but he's the only one who caught my attention
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 9:11 pm
I enjoyed it. Some of the audition kids were so sweet. Interesting to see the face of young America. I don't watch those kiddie talent show shows, so this was sort of new to me.
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Cindy
Member
09-20-2005
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 9:11 pm
I watched it. I think I finally stopped drooling so I can post. I never thought of Bruno as sexy until tonight. But man he can pull off a pair of jeans. I enjoyed it. It's not going to be a group version of "So you think you can dance". I am thinking more Broadway type of numbers. I think it will make their dancing more difficult while singing and more fun so I am looking forward to it.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 10:34 pm
I'm enjoying it, so far..
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 10:39 pm
I like Bruno, but that tank top with the gold chain needs to go. He just can't carry it off.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 10:45 pm
Zach is Julianne Hough's ex.
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Dovez
Member
08-27-2005
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 11:53 pm
didn't like and i'd wanted to.
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Sharinia
Member
09-07-2002
| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 12:08 am
interesting.. thx kl i'd so wanted to like it too, dovez. i'm hoping it will grow on me but this felt like a let down
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 6:30 am
I really enjoyed the show. I liked how positive and kind Carrie Ann and Bruno were.
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Shelb724
Member
10-20-2002
| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 7:11 am
imo--it reminded me a lot of "so you think you can dance" with singing . so i'm okay with it. i'm also thinking that a lot of those kids who could dance, but not sing, will end up on so you think you can dance.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 8:02 am
There were some bad voices at the end last night for the group number. I was disappointed in some that they let go and some that they kept. Will be interesting to see what numbers they come up with. Will it be all group? Solo? Couple?
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 8:11 am
I haven't seen the show yet so maybe they covered this question. I just find it strange that they call it "Dance War" when so much of it seems to be about singing?
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 8:38 am
Jimmer, I don't think they put anymore emphasis on singing than they did dancing. I guess 'sing and dance wars' was too long. 
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Stacey718995
Member
07-06-2007
| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 8:44 am
I liked the show but I got confused, what was the war part of it? I thought it would be his group vs her group, granted I was on the phone the last part, but did I miss that much?
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 8:58 am
Stacey that will come next week. That's when we'll find out who is on Carrie Ann's team and who is on Bruno's team. Last night was all about the auditions, the Hollywood callbacks, and the final 14. Next week, teams will be chosen (or identified), and two will be going home. I think, next week, the "wars" will begin. As far as the dancing vs singing vs personality... I can see where they are coming from. If you don't have a voice, it'll be hard to teach you to sing in less than six weeks. If you have a smidgeon of rhythm, you could probably learn how to dance. And personality is going to play a big part. If you dance and sing, but fade into the background, who's gonna vote for you? I liked how nice the judges were, for the most part. It was nice to see some of the less talented brought forward, to see if their "diamonds in the rough" can be polished. (That one girl with the great eyes, for example.) And since there ain't nothing else on on Mondays now, I think this show will be light enoug fare to be enjoyable.
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Stacey718995
Member
07-06-2007
| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 9:32 am
Thanks Costa I must have missed them say that and as usual ITA I really enjoyed the judges too, it was a whole different side to them, it made it fun to watch
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Spunky
Member
10-08-2001
| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 9:42 am
This is another show to watch on fast forward till the final moment when the selection is presented. We'll have to see the format of the next show to find out if this is going to be as good as Dancing with the Stars... thank god for dvr..
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 10:24 am
Why would this be as good as DWTS? It's a completely different show, with a completely different concept? The only thing it has in common are three people who are on both shows. I think this is more like SYTYCD Plus.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 10:37 am
Why couldn't it be as good as DWTS? By being 'as good as' do you mean the same kind of show or just as enjoyable? There are lots of shows that I think are 'as good as' another show, but have no similiarities except for the fact that I find them enjoyable.
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Gallaleo
Member
09-17-2006
| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 10:42 am
I really enjoyed the show mostly because Zach did so well always love home town (close to anyways) talent and to find out he is Julianne Hough's ex totally makes it that much better. I have never been a fan of any of the judges on DWS But Carrie Ann and Bruno were both great. Gives me a totally different opinion of them.
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 10:58 am
What about the fantastic dancer (black guy - can't remember his name) that missed making the last cut for So You Think You Can Dance last season. Did anyone else recognize him? He made the final 14 and his dancing reminds me alot of Danny's style of dance. Good for him!!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 11:16 am
I guess I didn't mean not as good as, but different. It's also a brand new show. DWTS has had enough seasons now to have worked out (most of) the kinks. (Do you remember the early seasons when the hosts didn't do any ad libbing? Some of the comments really didn't exactly apply, since they were written before the actual live performance.)
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Cpmfinster
Member
08-15-2005
| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 11:43 am
If they didn't pick some dancers that need help then they might as well have just gotten professionals without an audition process. I think part of the show will be to see not just how well Carrie Ann & Bruno can choreograph but how well they can teach & make better dancers for those who need it most.
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Dovez
Member
08-27-2005
| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 12:30 pm
sooo..... after thinking it over, i realize that the "ringers" -as i shall refer to them -just make this show a bit too like antm in terms of nepotism. it would seem that for the most part, the talent pool-or the really obvious talent- is actually a group of people already known to the ptb. of course, this is happening in all of the reality shows which really makes them more on the lines of casted shows. am i wrong to not be too amused by the fact that zach, et al have had contact with this type of reality world before? and it is funny that while dh and i were watching the first show, we both commented that zach and a few other dancers did that ballroom hip swivelly thing but tried to keep it under wraps. if you look back at the audtions you will see what i mean.
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