Dancing with the Stars semi-finals: no spoilers

May 12, 2014 22:07

WOW! just...WOW! This is why I love this show.

ETA: I should say there are possible spoilers in the comments.

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ink_gypsy May 13 2014, 12:59:18 UTC
Well I'm bummed because my favorite got eliminated.

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dreamflower02 May 13 2014, 13:32:33 UTC
To be honest, I hated to see them go too! But the DANCING! Every single dance was a showstopper--every year my respect for the pros grows, as they find new ways to do the same old dances.

I confess, I always dread when they get to the semi-final stage most seasons, because by that stage nearly everyone who is left is a favorite and deserves to be in the finals.

I honestly thought it would be one certain couple, and was shocked when I saw they were safe. But that couple has improved a lot the last couple of weeks, and the celeb has a large fanbase.

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ink_gypsy May 13 2014, 16:31:47 UTC
Sadly, the show has become a popularity rather than a talent contest. I enjoy the dancing, but accept the fact that the celebs who remain are often there because of their fan base, not their talent.

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dreamflower02 May 13 2014, 17:55:00 UTC
The popularity element has always been there. Still in most years those who don't deserve to win are pretty much gone by the semi-finals.

I've seen seasons in which a celeb who was talented got eliminated unexpectedly early, but I don't recall one in which the finalists were not all really good! And I've seen seasons in which they have done things with the judging that pretty much assures that.

And a lot of times I think it also depends not only on the popularity of the celebs, but also of the pros. I can think of past seasons in which I voted more because of the pro than of a celebrity I had not really ever heard of!

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shirebound May 15 2014, 14:50:16 UTC
Just FYI, your new chapter at SOA is one of the chapters I can't access. It looks like a lot of error messages are coming up. :(

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dreamflower02 May 15 2014, 15:42:58 UTC
I also posted at fanfiction.net and AO3. I'll be putting it up at MPTT shortly.

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