DWTS 5

Every year it seems there's more "stars" I never heard of before.

Oh, and I see now why Louis van Amstel was on AMC. Cameron Mathison is one of the celebs. That means he's going to last at least til the top 2 or 3. He might turn out to be a very good dancer but having the AMC fanbase backing him up won't hurt, that's for sure.

Marie should've left weeks ago (that third spot should've belonged to another star ( Sabrina, Cam, or Jenny). Personally I thought her freestyle was just more of the same stiff and limp movements she's been doing all season. I don't think her dances are all that entertaining either; perhaps because the media is ODing on Osmonds right now. Donny's on all entertainment shows critiquing the dancers-- except Marie. WTF does he know?!?!? He's not a professional dancer and he hasn't even been on the show. So, STFU, Donny! If Marie wins it's because of the Osmond media juggernaut they've launched since she debuted on DWTS. I think Donny and her are using this show to boost their careers. This show has really helped at least one star from eash season refresh their career. I just see Osmands everywhere for a long time-- which means I'll be tuning out as much as possible. She annoys the hell outta me! All her quips are like nails on a chalk board!

Rant over.

Helio came out strong with both his dances. Len was WAY too harsh on his jive. It wasn't that bad (Marie's dance had as much is not more technical probs, but they didn't bring that up, WTH). But his freestyle was MUCH better than anyone else's. I think Helio should win, because he's been the most consistent.

I still have yet to see a freestyle routine that could top Drew and Cheryl's season 2 show-stopping routine--that's my favorite dance of all time

I must say I agree with everything you said!

Marie was horrible and deserved the scores she got. She shouldn't even have been in the final.

I was torn to the last minute about who I wanted to win. But I was so happy for Helio and Julianne. They deserved it! Feel bad for Mel & Maks though. Maks was soooo close and Mel's been doing really well, and she's improved pretty much every week.

I must rant on Samantha a little too. She's so freakin annoying! She hardly ever let anyone finish with what they have to say, heck she cut Helio off totally back stage. I understand there's a schedule to follow, but if she could talk less then maybe the contenders would be allowed to say more then "Yes, it was so much fu...". And her fake laugh drives me nuts too.

Sorry, just to let it out. lol

Edited November 30, 200717 yr by Cheyenne

TVGuide

Looks like Maks might be done with DWTS. From his comments you'd think he is the only pro who hasn't won. I haven't noticed Derek complaining about the unfairness of it all.

Wow. TVguide.com is reporting that Maks is definitely leaving DWTS and that the new season starts in March.

he says women cant win this competition but fails to realize that the very first winner was a woman

Not to mention that a lot of women do vote for women and some of the pros are becoming celebs in their own right (as the article mentioned). Pretty soon I think Johnathon and Derek will have fanbases too. Maks was on the verge of having a decent sized one himself in my opinion, although I don't like him. Honestly, I think he is a poor loser and can't admit his freestyle choreography wasn't that great, especially compared to Julianne's.

I'm really glad we are getting a new season in the spring. I though Dance Wars might be a replacement.

Helio and Julianne will be making appearances on the tour. I'm loving following the are they/aren't they a couple rumors.

I think I vote for women as well..they just happen to be the professionals. I started watching DWTS mid-season 2 and right away I was awed by Cheryl. Season 3 I was mostly voting for Cheryl. I loved her chemistry and creative choreography with Emmitt. Helio & Julianne remind me of them in terms of his charm, his smile and what the pro got out of him. When I saw their foxtrot the first week, I didn't just see a dance or a routine, I saw 2 people who played off each other so well you would think they'd been dancing together in the movies or something. I was hooked.

I think Dance Wars is meant to be what I call "milking the cash cow." Keeping the DWTS momentum going in between seasons, keeping the ratings up and the money flowing in.

Edited December 7, 200717 yr by applcin

Maks changed his mind about leaving. He said he made that remark under stress and that he loves the show. Hey...you notice that so far at least one member of every second place team has griped about it except for Jerry Rice?

I mean, this show has done a lot professionally speaking for a lot of its participants, not just the winners. Unknowns become known, has-beens become centerstage again, people with some bad reputations or bad press have gotten some polish. Some have landed new opportunities as a direct result of the show. Not too many folks getting short-changed here, let's not hold any telethons.

When all was said and done...the final thing Tom said to the teams was "Has America made you their champion?" America chose and it didn't choose Maks this time. Doesn't mean it won't next time.

^^ Exactly. Maks is on my $hit list right now and I would have to freaking adore his next celeb in order to vote for him. I think he just wanted to hear all his fans beg him not to leave and get a little extra publicity. Some of the talented pros haven't even made it to the finals yet, never mind win. I don't see Chreyl (sp) threatening to quit because they gave her Wayne Newton as a partner!

^^ Uhm well, Cheryl (it's not that hard to spell ) is a two-time champ so she wouldn't dare to wine just because she happen to get Wayne as a partner this season.

I don't understand why you're bringing Cheryl into this discussion. If you were talking about Edyta who's been in every season yet never won, I would get your point. But Cheryl, h*ll no. Edyta deserves to win, and she deserves to get a kick a$$ partner next season (if she's still with the show by then that is).

Edited December 7, 200717 yr by Cheyenne

Ummm Well, Maks has done pretty well for himself too. He needs to learn to lose with grace like Cheryl. THAT was my point. And you can keep your snark about my spelling skills to yourself.

Uhh, slow down would ya. Snark? Haha, you put the "(sp)" right after her name yourself. lol

Chreyl (sp)

And it was a joke hence the " ". I kind of figured out you don't think her name is spelled that way. But then again, maybe you were kidding with your last comment yourself, I sure hope so. It's hard to tell on a forum sometimes since you can't see any facial expressions.

Like I said, Cheryl won two times. There's no reason why she should be upset, whiny or what ever. She should be damn grateful she won with Emmitt, as I'm sure she is. And imo I don't think it's fair to compare her with Maks since he never won, 2-0 is a pretty big difference. Edyta vs Maks I'd buy. That was my point.

Edited December 8, 200717 yr by Cheyenne

But makes was given everything he needed to win, he didn't because he just wasn't all that with his final dances. I guess, I'm just saying he needs to look at himself instead of claiming a woman can never win (especially when one already did). My point in bringing Cheryl up is that she didn't even have a chance to win this time and she isn't crying about it(it doesn't matter to me that she won twice. The deck was stacked against her, not against Maks).

If you aren't given a chance, I can see going to the press and making some comment MAYBE, but when you have no one to blame but yourself, I think it's pretty weak to put it off on the voters. It just seems to me he can't face the fact that he lost fair and square.

Edyta also had a partner who had a chance of winning, which is why I'm not using her as a comparison or Derek for that matter. It's good that they aren't trying to put the blame for their loss on the audience, but like Maks they have no reason to complain because they had the tools to win.

Anyway, that's how I see it. I think it would be much better if none of the pros took their issues to the press. I don't think it gets them the sympathy they hope it will.

Now that RB is back on AMC and we saw her in the audience so many times, it looks like she's going to have her dancing shoes on sometime soon.

Dancing with the Stars Season 2 will be rerun on BBCAmerica, if you get the channel. It will combine each episode to two hours and it will air every sunday at 8, starting January 6th.

I can't wait! I hope they repeat seasons 3-5 as well.

It seems they are skipping Season 1

If anyone is watching Dance War, that guy Zach that is on Bruno's team is Julianne's ex-fiance'. She was in the audience Monday night next to his mom.