# "Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dance-war-bruno-vs-carrie-ann/432595>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 7, 2008, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dance-war-bruno-vs-carrie-ann/432595 "2008-01-07T14:52:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dance-war-bruno-vs-carrie-ann/432595/1 "2008-01-07T14:52:51Z")

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This _Dancing with the Stars_ spinoff starts tonight. My hopes are muted, but I’ll tune in at least once – it **might** turn out to be entertaining…

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**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dance-war-bruno-vs-carrie-ann/432595/2 "2008-01-07T15:05:00Z")

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I’d watch if they’d actually fight. Bruno might scratch Carrie Ann’s eyes out.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dance-war-bruno-vs-carrie-ann/432595/3 "2008-01-07T21:57:05Z")

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If the writers’ strike lasts long enough, they may do that for Season 2.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dance-war-bruno-vs-carrie-ann/432595/4 "2008-01-08T11:54:15Z")

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It would at least make more sense than throwing “singing” into the mix – which they tried, and failed, to explain the rationale for.

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**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dance-war-bruno-vs-carrie-ann/432595/5 "2008-01-08T17:08:47Z")

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So how was it? I watched about five minutes before I wandered off. I found the whole “Bring it!” attitude of the show annoying as hell so I bailed. Did I miss anything remotely entertaining?

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dance-war-bruno-vs-carrie-ann/432595/6 "2008-01-08T17:40:05Z")

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[QUOTE=Slacker]  
Did I miss anything remotely entertaining?  
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Um, no, actually. Except the shot of the auditions with someone in a gorilla suit, and Carrie Ann saying “actually, the gorilla is pretty good…”

Ten seconds out of a two-hour show isn’t much of a return on investment, though.

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**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dance-war-bruno-vs-carrie-ann/432595/7 "2008-01-19T23:55:34Z")

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Could someone enlighten me as to who Bruno and Carrie Ann are? I never got to watch Dancing With The Stars, so I have no idea who these two are or why we should care…

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**Author:** ![jacquilynne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jacquilynne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacquilynne)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dance-war-bruno-vs-carrie-ann/432595/8 "2008-01-20T00:02:10Z")

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[Carrie Ann Inaba, fly girl, choreographer](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Ann_Inaba)  
[Bruno Tonioli, dance instructor, lunatic](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Tonioli)

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dance-war-bruno-vs-carrie-ann/432595/9 "2008-01-22T13:19:50Z")

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I can’t believe I watched this last night. All of it. **shudders**