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Dke1212
Member
07-13-2005
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 7:47 am
I just wish Derek and Nicole would leave. Don't like Derek at all. I know most do but he is so full of himself...
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Sportygirl
Member
06-14-2005
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 8:34 am
Dke, count me in on someone who doesn't like Derek either. There is a cockiness about him that is unappealing plus the fact he can push the envelope because he is given dancers who are young, flexible and usually have some sort of dance skills. I'd rather see someone who has grown throughout the season win than someone who was decent all along.
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Vsmart
Member
02-10-2003
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 9:13 am
Even tho I am skinny, I love Niecy. She is the only one who looks like she is having fun. Chan is so wooden, yet the judges overscore him to keep the male audience.
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 9:32 am
I had a dance teacher, too....in 4th grade. Lasted one year. It would not give me a heads up in DWTS... I promise! I think Erin and Maks were better throughout the whole swing competition, but Derek and Nicole played it smarter. D&N saved their energy, so finished strong....E&M pooped out. I kinda think I am pulling for Erin and Maks now. I never, ever thought I would want Maks to win, so it surprises me.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 9:45 am
Well, Erin may or may not have had a dance teacher in 4th grade, but she revealed last night that she had one when Mr Osmond was competing on the show and that her sister is a professional dancer: Zap2It.
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Gidget
Member
07-28-2002
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 9:55 am
I hope Niecy survives. Kudos on nice footwork. I love her attitude and the humor but I think she should cut the humor a bit or the judges are going to tire of it as a gimmick.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 10:07 am
Not a secret that her sister is a professional dancer. She talked about being proud of her before for performing during the Oscars. And yes, she has had some dance experience and she was a dancer on the college dance team. She put that out at the beginning as well.
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 10:27 am
Here's my 2 cents on why Donny won...he had the best freestyle, and the entire season he came across both as the good guy he is, and his routines were nearly always entertaining. One thing this show has proven over and over again is that the freestyle truly picks the winner. I think fan base, popularity etc will get someone into the finals. From there, thankfully, it has come down to quality. I can give many examples. IE Gilles was the crowd fav, but he was blown out of the water on the freestyle so he lost. Marie Osmond is another one with a huge fan base and need I remind anyone she left after the scary doll dance? (A routine, costume and makeup I still am trying to forget!) I truly believe if Mya had done better in the freestyle than Donny, she would have won. But his was amazing (I still go and watch it on YouTube when I need to smile) and hers was a big snoozefest. So guess my point here is that with all the talk of ringers, fanbases, etc, at some point it comes down to best freestyle. And best does not always equate with dancing ability...it is a package deal. You have to entertain, connect with the audience AND DANCE WELL. More often than not amazing America does seem to get it right, especially in the later rounds of all these voting shows it seems.
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 10:30 am
I wish everyone had dance in their background... some of the ones without it have been painful to watch!
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 10:39 am
Here's the judge score %- you can see it's starting to spread out a little: Nicole- 17.22% Erin- 16.27% Chad- 14.83% Pam- 14.35% Evan- 12.92% Niecy- 12.44% Jake- 11.96% Dialidol has Erin, Nicole, and Evan safe, everyone else is a question mark. I do think Niecy goes tonight- Jake probably has the slightly better fanbase (and more people than usual probably voted for Evan because of his low score- that limits the votes available for others).
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 10:51 am
Yessie - I agree with both of your statements: I kinda think I am pulling for Erin and Maks now. I never, ever thought I would want Maks to win, so it surprises me. & I wish everyone had dance in their background... some of the ones without it have been painful to watch! I really enjoy Neicy, she's so genuine, funny and joyful, and I like Pam too, her dancing talent is a pleasant surprise.
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 11:05 am
Wilson, I do hope your guess is wrong. I'm enjoying Niecy FAR more than many others on the show, including Jake at the top of my list. I'd like to see him go tonight. Plus she has been working and improving, him, not so much IMHO. I don't really trust DialIdol on DWTS because so many folks vote online. I think it can give us an idea of where folks vote, based on the calls, but those that really want someone to stay will then hit the emails. Does Jake have enough fans to do that? I'm not sure. I'm surprised Niecy hasn't won more folks over with her sense of humor and the fact that to me she is by far the most "real" real person on the show this season, even being an entertainer. We kept hearing how Kate was the real person, but to me Niecy is the one that comes across the most down to earth and the one most like those of us watching at home (with or without our own "jiggly parts." LOLOL BTW meant to add I didn't disagree w/Reader or Donny's Insider comment about "work ethic" in my earlier post. I think that factors in to the WHY they have the best freestyle in the end!! Just thought I'd clarify since I forgot to earlier.
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 11:15 am
Well, I could see Jake going, but it's probably between him and Niecy. Evan's fans will vote for him more than usual because he got such a bad score, so I'm discounting him. Pam has almost a 2% lead over Niecy, and I think that's too much to overcome. Jake has to make up a half a percentage point to catch Niecy- that seems doable. Personally, I'm just hoping Erin gets the encore tonight- Nicole's had it before.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 11:17 am
Lurk it would be awesome if Neicy won, but the likelihood of that is unfortunately remote. So I figure it would be great if Max and Erin won, cuz I find their little unfolding romance very entertaining, especially after what that <77> put him through last year when she callously broke his heart.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 11:37 am
Honestly, I'm not enjoying Niecy all that much, and I have more than my own share of jiggly parts. I'm tired of hearing her talk about 'em...don't need to since I am faced with my own every day. And sometimes I get the feeling that she is more interested in getting her schtick in than learning to dance.
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 11:49 am
Oh Mame, don't get me wrong, I don't think there is the slightest chance in the world that Niecy will win. I just don't want her to go home tonight. I'm hoping for at least 1 or 2 more weeks of enjoying her! Ro, your opinion is your opinion so I'll leave that totally alone, but I feel she has greatly improved on dancing ability. So even if you take out her banter, I personally always like to see contestants that are working and doing better. To me she def is on that list. Jake, not as much. For that matter, Evan came in with more ability, but I haven't really seen him grow all that much, just stay at the initial level. So I'm really not sure where to put him on my list lol.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 12:13 pm
Lurk, I realized you weren't saying that you thought Neicy would win. I was just saying, since we both really like her so much, that wouldn't it be awesome if she did win! She is just so freaking joyful and the best part of each ep, at least IMHO. Once she's gone, the show's sparkle will dim a bit this season for me.
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Gidget
Member
07-28-2002
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 12:39 pm
Niecy could win if the fans willed it. Her schtick is what comedians do. Never saw a comedian without a schtick. Have you noticed her mom in the audience? I think that is cute. I don't know who the other people are that sit with mom. Could be her son. He must be getting big by now. When Niecy goes I go. I am only watching this because of her. Well that and it comes on after Jeopardy and I don't have a remote and I am too lazy to change the channel unless something I really want comes on.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 12:45 pm
Gidget, thanks for reminding me that there is a shred of hope for 'our' Niecy. (Yours, mine, Lurks, et al.)
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Bonbonlover
Member
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 4:06 pm
Wilson... you think Jake has a fanbase? I really don't think it is too large. Most that watched him on TheBachelor can't wait for him to be voted off. He is dancing decently so he may have a few followers who didn't see him on TheBach, but heck... not a large fanbase.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 4:45 pm
I also hope so much you are wrong about Niecy vs Jake.. I was unbappy last night.. had been having problems with my phone line and was trying to troubleshoot, so I started watching the show late and was charting and stupidly didn't realize just how late. Put it this way.. I got just one vote in.. for Niecy but had planned for her to get the max from each of three phones, at least. I'm sure not in Jake's fanbase. I don't think it is either/or between Nicole and Erin as far as talent ahead of time or training, but surprisingly, since I started the season not liking Nicole and neutral on Erin, I've come to sort of like Nicole and find that Erin and Maks leave me totally cold.. I don't like their interaction, the look is wrong.. she's just very tall and has odd affect or facial expressions. Pam I'm up and down on, Jake just not my cup of tea and Chad.. tired of the interplay and just okay for me. Leaves me with Niecy for now and she's not my world favorite person but I sure hope she stays and Jake goes this week.
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 5:09 pm
Mame...I even voted today, online, and did a fair amount of emails (most this season!). Of course that alone won't save her. I'm just crossing my fingers I had company!! I'm surprised this link isn't here. I saw a story hours ago that came close to shocking me. I meant to post a link then got to chatting and forgot (sad but true lol). It's rather jaw dropping. Maks not only tore into the judges again, but pretty much said Len is old and needs to retire. GASP! Now I love me some Maks, and I enjoy his honesty, but even I think he may have gone a bit too far there. I like Len (except when he keeps picking on Derek...who I LOVE). Just wish he would be a bit more consistent with what he likes and what he hates. Here's the link...I'd say it's well worth reading. Seems kinda risky for Maks to keep mouthing off this way, doesn't it?? Especially for Erin?! http://tinyurl.com/244h3mc BTW that is an article from USA Today, and it references and links to a US weekly article. Both are different, but with same quotes. I suggest reading both! At least in the latter he mentions Len's reaction to this (says he shouldn't be surprised...um Maks bet you are wrong lolol).
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 5:10 pm
Bonbon- I just think Jake has whoever watched both DWTS and The Bachelor (they both are mainly female audiences). It's corporate synergy- same thing with Erin (it's to draw ESPN viewers). Speaking of which, Erin is SAFE..
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 5:12 pm
and Chad gets the encore??? I guess they're saving Erin for next week (next Tuesday is her birthday)...
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 5:15 pm
Oooh results.. thanks, Wilson, keep it up!!
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