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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 9:13 am
For me Kristy being on the show kind of crosses a pointless line. She's clearly the best dancer and will continue to be the best dancer, however much the others improve. I didn't feel that with the Cheetah girl, she had training but not training that was so close to formal dance training. But hey, it's nice to watch Kristy, she's good. And it's not guaranteed she'll win because those cute guys are going to get a lot of votes!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 9:17 am
At any rate, half of their scores are most often not based on how well they dance but on how much the public adores them. That popularity contest thing. Although I'm not sure of the fan base of any of the other female stars (Priscilla? Marissa? Shannon?).
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 9:55 am
OK, so I'm watching the results show right now. Both the previous night and at the beginning of last night's show, Bergeron said someone would be eliminated in the "first few minutes" of the results show. It's now over 30 minutes since he said that at the beginning of the results show. Um, halfway thru is not the first few minutes in ANY sense of the word!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 11:29 am
Shannon is quickly becoming a favourite of mine, even though I don't know her from a bag of rocks. LOL.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 11:53 am
Agreed, MB. In fact, I mentioned it in my article last week that if she became more comfortable in heels and with her legs, she could be in this thing a long time.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 12:48 pm
LT 
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Ladyinatl
Member
04-06-2006
| Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 1:51 pm
If you listen on Monday Begeron said it was the first few minutes of the Results show which started at 9. Not the recap show that started at 8. My Tivo showed them as two shows.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 3:11 pm
I watched ONLY the results show. In fact, I said "I'm watching the results show now". The first elimination didn't happen until 31 minutes and 30 seconds INTO THE RESULTS SHOW.
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 3:29 pm
I noticed that too and wondered how the hell they can get away with that, and then realized who's gonna do anything about it, what we put up with from the msm is stunning.
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 3:50 pm
It doesn't bother me when they have had training....I just love to watch the dancing and while I like to see them improve, I appreciate the ones who can already do it well. I can't figure out a way that they can make this really "fair." For example, me the clutz against anyone would be unfair! Even with my one year of dance classes (after which my mother decided we did not have the money for me to continue, even though I thought it would have been a good investment of my future because there had to be some well-hidden talent that we would get to eventually.) Still, a show with "stars" who have all had training may be interesting. And I must admit...I am one of those people who lets personality heavily favor her vote, even though I agree I should vote for the dance. But the best dancer is not always my favorite...and the best dancer doesn't always win. Look at the Cheetah girl Sabrina last year....she was head and shoulders above the rest and was out relatively early. (Hey, didn't I see her in the audience the other night?)
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 4:02 pm
I ended up not watching either show.. My DVR did a quick switch to DWTS results show after one of my recordings ended (even though I had cancelled the DWTS recording there) and they had Marissa and Monica standing there so I just watched those results and they showed Penn and then I set up Jimmy Kimmel to record and later deleted both DWTS from the upstairs DVR. This is one of many very bloated shows and I am SO grateful that I can FF through much bloatage at times. I base my favorites on who entertains me more.. that is Kristi and Mario and then also who improves as time goes by. And someone may well win me over, just not yet.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 5:32 pm
well, everyone thought that the Cheetah girl was a shoe in and look what happened to her. LOL
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Shel
Member
07-27-2005
| Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 7:55 pm
Tex, I think a lot of people assumed Sabrina would be safe because she was so good and gave votes instead to sentimental choices. That's probably why so many people were upset. Guilt. This year, I really love Steve (sentimental, lol), Jason and Mario (both very cute as well as hot dancers). I think it's a guy's year to win again. Kristi has the best chance so far of the girls but people may overlook her in voting.
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 9:10 am
I'm enjoying this season as an observer only, don't have to vote or get too emotionally involved. Without Maks in the picture I have no interest in who wins and am just having fun watching - it's a nice change. Steve is a sweetheart tho... 
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Spunky
Member
10-08-2001
| Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 10:46 am
Again, I can only watch this show by using the ff button, maybe later on I will let the judges comments play out... and watch all dances and not just my favorites. So sorry to see Julianne's talent so wasted with such a partner.
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Flossiebebe
Member
09-01-2005
| Friday, March 28, 2008 - 8:40 am
I'm finding it hard to want Priscilla to stay in this very long. She just seems so passive. At least Marissa is very excited and seems to love the experience. I've always liked Kristi who seems so natural and 'girl next door.' But I'm really rooting for Shannon as the underdog
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 2:13 pm
Cheetah Girl didn't entertain me at all... I really like Kristi and have seen her skate a few times and now that Monica is gone, Kristi has my heart. But others could move closer, just remains to be seen. Yeah, I hate that Julianne is stuck with this partner. She is a real joy to watch. LOL, Marissa certainly is excited but way too manic for me. Shannon hasn't grabbed me but I'll definitely pay better attention this next week.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 5:14 pm
Marlee is my fav!!!!! I have always loved her, she has a really great sense of humor.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 6:05 pm
Kristi and Jason are my favorites. Mario would be up there, but I can't stand his partner. Marlee is amazing, but I think she's getting unfair scores based on her disability. Julianne is fun, wish she had a different partner.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 6:53 pm
Is Mario paired with Karina? If so, then yeah, I'd like him except for her. And I agree that Marlee is getting "soft" scores. I don't think she did anything to deserve the high scores she received.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 7:24 pm
Yeah, Mario is paired with Karina, the poor sportsman.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 9:13 pm
I'm in the same boat with Mario/Karina. Wish he was with Julianne.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, March 30, 2008 - 9:52 am
I don't know what it is about Karina, but she is one of my least favorite pros. Maybe it's the sour face she gets each time she loses? I also don't like Edyta (I think the dances she choreographs are all about showing HER off and not showing off her partner's abilities). I think the reason Cheryl and Julianne have been so successful is that they really work within their partners' abilities (and limitations). They both seem to be good teachers, and I think they both make it enjoyable for their partners. And it shows. (Especialy considering that they've monopolized this show with a total of four out of six wins!)
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, March 31, 2008 - 5:03 am
No...say it ain't so!!!!!!!!! from realitytvworld Tom Bergeron: Paula Abdul wants to go 'Dancing with the Stars' By Christopher Rocchio, 03/28/2008 Paula Abdul is apparently serious in wanting to prove she can still dance like there's no tomorrow. Dancing with the Stars host Tom Bergeron appeared as a guest on American Idol host Ryan Seacrest's Wednesday morning KIIS-FM radio show and said he spoke with Abdul Tuesday night in the hallway at CBS' Television City, where both Idol and Dancing tape. "This very attractive young woman came up to me and said she'd really like to be part of Season 7," said Bergeron. "[Abdul] said, 'I have no ballroom training -- obviously, I've been a choreographer -- but I have no ballroom training and I'd love to be part of [Dancing with the Stars].' And I said, 'What about Fox? Won't they be...' and she said, 'No, no. I can do this. I can do this.' I said, 'Paula, if you believe that, then I've got your back!'" Seacrest asked Bergeron if he thought Abdul was being serious, and he answered in the affirmative. "She was serious, and we had one of our top Disney/ABC executives in the ballroom [Tuesday] night," continued Bergeron. "I went up to her and said, 'Paula Abdul wants to do Season 7,' and [the executive] said, 'That's a great idea!'" Seacrest's KIIS-FM co-host Ellen K. then openly questioned how Abdul could do both Idol and Dancing with the Stars since both film at the same time. "Not in the fall. Not in the fall," correctly answered Bergeron. "It's in the spring we kind of butt heads." Seacrest sounded excited at the possibility and also quickly worked out the contractual logistics in his head. "I love her admission and that would be fantastic to watch. I love Paula and we would cheer her on," he gushed. "I think the reason that she probably could do it is because she'd be a contestant on [Dancing with the Stars] -- and she probably has a deal [with Idol] where she can't be a host or a judge on another show." Ellen K. raised another good point about it interfering with eighth-season Idol auditions -- but Bergeron had an answer, citing Dancing with the Stars fifth-season celebrity participant Cameron Mathison, who constantly flew cross country for tapings of Dancing with the Stars and All My Children. "We have had people with very busy schedules manage to work in the training," he added. In January, Dancing with the Stars professional Louis van Amstel said he had recently spoken to Abdul and she expressed interest in the ABC show. "I thought she meant to sing," he told TV Guide at the time. "But she said, 'No. I want to dance.'" While Abdul lacks experience in the ballroom, her work as a choreographer is well documented. Before starting her career as a pop star in the 1980s Abdul worked as a Los Angeles Lakers' Laker Girl and eventually became the group's choreographer. She then went on to choreograph music videos for numerous artists, from Duran Duran and Dolly Parton to Janet Jackson and INXS. Her music video for "Opposites Attract" won Abdul a 1991 Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video.
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Angelicfairies2
Member
07-19-2004
| Monday, March 31, 2008 - 6:12 am
Hahah I'd love to see Paula on there <100>
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