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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Friday, June 10, 2022 - 8:26 pm 
Competition begins next Wednesday
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Pamy
Member
01-01-2002
| Friday, June 10, 2022 - 9:44 pm
Can't wait!
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Saturday, June 11, 2022 - 6:56 am
Matthew Morrison is out as one of the judges. He allegedly violated protocol by contacting one of the contestants via Instagram. She felt uncomfortable and reported it.
So Jojo Siwa and Twitch and a third to be named later.
They changed up the format and had their top 12(?) already. None of the dancers, that made it, stood out to me.
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Pamy
Member
01-01-2002
| Saturday, June 11, 2022 - 7:23 am
I really liked him as a judge. I agree there are no standouts this year. Surprisingly, I like Jojo as a judge. I think she is doing a valid job.
new judge will be Leah Rimini!!! ugh with all the dancers and choreogs they pick her!
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Sincebb1
Member
08-22-2005
| Saturday, June 11, 2022 - 9:57 am
I don't like when they have judges (on any dance show) that are not choreographers and/or seasoned dancers. Just being a celebrity, or a celebrity that dances in their videos etc...is not enough for me.
Jojo gets on my nerves. Sorry to those that like her. She just does. At 19 she doesn't even have life experience.
I like Leah okay, although she can get on my nerves too. But if appearing on DWTS is now enough dance experience to get you a job judging on a dance show....
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Saturday, June 11, 2022 - 9:59 am
I was hoping they’d use Mandy Moore the choreographer.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Saturday, June 11, 2022 - 10:46 am
I agree with you, Pamy, about Jojo. She has a lot of dance experience. And I think she's doing a good job so far.
Though I like Leah Remini, I was also unsure about her as a judge. When I mentioned it to my hubby, he said, "Simon Cowell can't sing, but he's been a judge on singing shows for years. Also the people who vote aren't dancers either, so why should that be a requirement for the job?" Hmmmm, I see his point.
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Pamy
Member
01-01-2002
| Saturday, June 11, 2022 - 4:57 pm
but Simon was a producer so he knew how to search for talent
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, June 11, 2022 - 5:47 pm
Not watching.. yes, Simon knew talent and had created and produced talent.
Jojo gets on my nerves too.
I like Leah, not so much for a judging assignment, but I hope it pisses off the Scientologists that she can still get a gig, as I'm sure they were wanting to destroy her in every possible way.
Mandy Moore, fresh from This is Us, had a singing tour set up.. oh and then found out she was pregnant with second child.. not sure how that affects the tour, but she seems pretty busy.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Sunday, June 12, 2022 - 10:25 am
Sea, I think Kooklie was probably referencing the other Mandy Moore (the choreographer), who still choreographs for this show and has been a guest judge in the past. She would be perfect. It's confusing, I know.
When I first mentioned that SYTYCD was replacing Matthew Morrison as a judge, hubby jokingly said, "Maybe they'll hire Tyra Banks!" Arghhhh!!! 
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Sincebb1
Member
08-22-2005
| Sunday, June 12, 2022 - 10:40 am
Simon Cowell is a record executive. So I think he's absolutely qualified to critique singers. However I look at AGT as a talent show. Not a literal dance competition. So in that sense, I don't hold the judges to any particular standards. They're just judging entertainment value
On So You Think You Can Dance... It started out to be a high level of pure skill. In the first seasons those that were skilled in one type of dance only, didn't make it through. They had to be able to do all the different types of dance. They were judged on every step every extension...
I mean if you remember Mia Michaels... Her choreography was brutal and only the very best made it through. She was also one of the toughest judges. Sometimes too tough.
I would have loved Mandy Moore as one of the judges. But that means they would have lost her as a choreographer on the show. She produces such magical productions... I would rather have her as a choreographer.
Actually there are many of them that I miss. Travis Wall, Jean-Marc Généreux, Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo, Tyce Diorio, Shane Sparks to name a few. All of which I would welcome as a judge.
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Pamy
Member
01-01-2002
| Sunday, July 03, 2022 - 5:48 pm
this season is awful! The dancers are no where near the quality of dancers in the past. There are only a couple that have charisma.
The judges praise everything, even when we know they should be calling them out
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, July 04, 2022 - 2:00 pm
Oh of course!! That actually makes sense about which Mandy Moore. Sorry, I had not been back to the thread recently, but I have not watched this show for quite some time.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Tuesday, July 05, 2022 - 12:37 pm
I think they do have some quality dancers, but this season feels SO rushed! It feels like we have not been giving time to know them and they are gone. I also think not being able to vote has hurt this show. I don't like this abbreviated season much.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Wednesday, December 14, 2022 - 8:17 am
Twitch has passed away! I can't believe it. He was only 40.
https://people.com/tv/stephen-twitch-boss-dead-at-40/
eta: self inflicted gunshot wound.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Wednesday, December 14, 2022 - 8:22 am
I don’t normally cry when celebrities die, but this one hits hard and I cried. Every time he was on the screen, the joy just filled his soul and it passed through to all who watched him. We just never know what pain people are feeling. RIP Twitch, you were special.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Wednesday, December 14, 2022 - 12:22 pm
My hubby saw this on the Internet early this morning. I thought at first it must be one of those awful hoaxes, but no. So, so sad. He's always been one of our favorites from the show. Such a seemingly happy guy with so much to live for. Maybe he and Allison were going through something, or maybe he just suffered from chronic depression and never shared it. Just shockingly, horribly sad. I'm so sad for their young children.😥
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Wednesday, December 14, 2022 - 12:38 pm
I can't help but wonder if it hit him hard that Ellen's show ended. I mean he wasn't just her DJ sidekick. He also worked up to executive producer and it was his biggest job ever.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 12:13 pm
I'm with you Kooliebird - this one hit hard whereas most celebrity passing (not that I don't care that someone passes) I can just move on past. I think it is because we basically saw the beginning of his career on SYTYCD and the progression of it. His joy in his dance and his relationship always seemed infectious - but then again we never know what lurks in the back of people's heads. I am sending positive thoughts to his wife and children - such a sad and seemingly senseless loss.
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 1:43 pm
I feel exactly the same as what you wrote, Roxip. Thank you.
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Pamy
Member
01-01-2002
| Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 6:12 pm
How do you even explain this to your kids. My heart breaks for Alison.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 8:14 pm
This one is a real heartbreaker. So very shocking. he always seemed so happy, so much joy. And someone with his means has access to help if they seek it. So what went wrong? Why didn't he get help? So tragic.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Friday, December 16, 2022 - 12:17 pm
He may have been getting help, for all we know. The human brain is still a mystery. Even doctors are many times just giving an educated guess when treating people with mental illness. Everyone's body chemistry is different, and one person can have a bad reaction to a medicine that helps someone else. There's no quick fix -- and sometimes no fix at all -- for mental illness. tWitch is a true tragedy. 
I have a close family member with BPD (BiPolar Disorder). He has to have his meds adjusted every few years, because what once worked for him isn't effective anymore -- his body adjusts and changes how it reacts to the meds. It's a lifelong process.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Friday, December 16, 2022 - 12:33 pm
TMZ says that he left a note and that is wasn’t due to financial issues. Allison probably knows what was going on and will share if or when she wants.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Friday, December 16, 2022 - 12:50 pm
The note simply said that there were things "from the past" that he couldn't deal with any more. Perhaps Allison knows what he meant.
It's just so sad.
Babyjax, as I said elsewhere, I lost a friend who had been treated for bipolar for decades. I thought he was stable, and we had a pact that he would call me if he was suicidal. This time he didn't. 
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