# Dancing with the Stars -- DWTS -- Fall 2013 with Bill Nye the Science Guy **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 4, 2013, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2013-with-bill-nye-the-science-guy/667991 "2013-09-04T13:34:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2013-with-bill-nye-the-science-guy/667991/1 "2013-09-04T13:34:25Z")
[Holy shit! Bill Nye?](http://bit.ly/1fySl0t) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2013-with-bill-nye-the-science-guy/667991/2 "2013-09-04T13:37:40Z")
Valerie Harper is the older star – new subcategory, “dying before our eyes.” Snooki and Jack Osbourne are the reality stars. Bill Nye, the “Science Guy” “Pretty Little Liars” actor Brant Daugherty former NFL wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson singer and actress Christina Milian actress Elizabeth Berkley (of the infamous "Showgirls) “High School Musical” actor Corbin Bleu “Glee” actress Amber Riley country comic Bill Engvall “King of Queens” actress (and, until very recently, Scientologist) Leah Remini. Holy shit. I bailed last season, but – yikes, they pulled me back in. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2013-with-bill-nye-the-science-guy/667991/3 "2013-09-04T13:48:52Z")
They didn’t give Derek a ringer this season? That’s amazing. Tony usually gets the heavier ladies. It’ll be interesting to see how Derek handles not having someone that is very fit. heres the pro pairings Amber Riley …Derek Hough Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi …Sasha Farber Brant Daugherty …Peta Murgatroyd Leah Remini …Tony Dovolani Corbin Bleu …Karina Smirnoff Christina Milian …Mark Ballas Valerie Harper …Tristan MacManus Bill Nye …Tyne Stecklein Keyshawn Johnson …Sharna Burgess Elizabeth Berkley …Val Chmerkovskiy Bill Engval …Emma Slater Jack Osbourne … Cheryl Burke ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2013-with-bill-nye-the-science-guy/667991/4 "2013-09-04T13:51:39Z")
Tony usually gets older ladies – Leah seems about right. And I look forward to seeing what Derek can do with Amber. This could turn out to be a pretty entertaining season! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2013-with-bill-nye-the-science-guy/667991/5 "2013-09-04T14:02:35Z")
Why does Tristan always get the geezers? Is it just me ( 😉 ), or is there less eye-candy, either gender, this season? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2013-with-bill-nye-the-science-guy/667991/6 "2013-09-04T14:04:11Z")
There’s some ringers this season. Elizabeth Berkley trained as a teenager to be a professional dancer and performed ballet. Corbin Bleu has a lot of dance training too and it’s more recent than Berkley. Valerie Harper was a Broadway dancer/chorus girl before she started acting. But her age and illness will be a tough obstacle. I’m hoping she does ok and has fun doing the show. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2013-with-bill-nye-the-science-guy/667991/7 "2013-09-04T14:30:20Z")
Thirding the “Derek didn’t get a ringer” comment. There aren’t any female athletes this season. You know, I think ballroom dancing would be a great Olympic sport. Considering how popular the dancing shows are all over the world, I think it would be great. I’d consider kicking weightlifting off for ballroom. StG ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2013-with-bill-nye-the-science-guy/667991/8 "2013-09-04T14:40:04Z")
Took me a while to pick out the Disney Star for this season. I didn’t see anyone I recognized, so I went to ABC’s page and read up on who’s who. Still don’t recognize him, but at least I know who is Disney this season. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2013-with-bill-nye-the-science-guy/667991/9 "2013-09-04T15:07:39Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > They didn’t give Derek a ringer this season? That’s amazing. Tony usually gets the heavier ladies. It’ll be interesting to see how Derek handles not having someone that is very fit. Derek has had non-ringers (Lil Kim, Ricki Lake, several models who couldn’t dance). He’s just a really good choreographer and knows what works with his partners & the audience. Tony & Tristan do almost always get the “women of a certain age” and that streak has continued. As a Seattleite, I will be pulling for Bill Nye. ---
**Author:** ![Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Long_Time_First_Time)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2013-with-bill-nye-the-science-guy/667991/10 "2013-09-04T21:22:41Z")
We’ll have to see if Nye has any chemistry on the dance floor. Is this a sign that Glee is over? Can’t wait for it to start. ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2013-with-bill-nye-the-science-guy/667991/11 "2013-09-04T21:26:19Z")
There is Peta Murgatroyd…then everyone else. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2013-with-bill-nye-the-science-guy/667991/12 "2013-09-05T00:49:07Z")
Picked wrong _Glee_ and _PLL_ actor: Glee: Jenna Uskowitz PLL: Shay Mitchell Noticed I have to root for Jack Osborne! Are you f-ing kidding me! ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2013-with-bill-nye-the-science-guy/667991/13 "2013-09-05T02:57:25Z")
I hope Valarie can dance a few weeks and enjoy herself. It should help that her medication requires her to take Tuesday and Wednesday morning’s off from rehearsal. She is up in her seventies and her body needs that break. > **[Valerie Harper: Why I Said Yes to Dancing with the Stars](https://people.com/celebrity/valerie-harper-why-i-said-yes-to-dancing-with-the-stars/)** > > "When life asks you to dance, you just have to dance," says the actress, who was diagnosed with brain cancer > [@](#): > > Harper is so serious about her performance on the show that, with her doctors’ blessings, she’s rearranging her treatment schedule for the powerful medication she’s been taking to combat her cancer. > > “After she takes it, she doesn’t feel good for about a day and a half,” says husband Tony Cacciotti. “So right after the show on Monday nights, she’ll take it and then take a break from practices until Wednesday afternoons.” ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2013-with-bill-nye-the-science-guy/667991/14 "2013-09-05T12:10:46Z")
[Anna Trebunskaya](http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/09/dwts-pro-anna-trebunskaya-pregnant-will-miss-season-17/) is having a baby. Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2013-with-bill-nye-the-science-guy/667991/15 "2013-09-05T13:31:14Z")
She’s divorced from Jonathan Roberts – and the name of the father is conspicuous by it absence. Hm. ---
**Author:** ![Andiethewestie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@Andiethewestie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andiethewestie)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2013-with-bill-nye-the-science-guy/667991/16 "2013-09-05T13:38:06Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > Took me a while to pick out the Disney Star for this season. I didn’t see anyone I recognized, so I went to ABC’s page and read up on who’s who. Still don’t recognize him, but at least I know who is Disney this season. Corbin’s the ringer’s ringer this season. He danced as a headliner on Macy’s Stars of Dance, back in 2011 you know the part of the show where they used to highlight excellence in dance on the Tuesday results show? Yeah, it’s been a longer time for some of the others, except Christina Milian who in addition to being the annoying hostess on the Voice, is a singer and hip hop dancer looking to get an audience. As far as Amber is concerned, yeah she’s a heavyweight in terms of fanbase, definitely a fanbase ringer. So even if Derek can’t lift her, she’ll be around a long time. ---
**Author:** ![Andiethewestie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@Andiethewestie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andiethewestie)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2013-with-bill-nye-the-science-guy/667991/17 "2013-09-05T13:49:13Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I hope Valarie can dance a few weeks and enjoy herself. It should help that her medication requires her to take Tuesday and Wednesday morning’s off from rehearsal. She is up in her seventies and her body needs that break. > > [Valerie Harper: Why I Said Yes to Dancing with the Stars](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20731137,00.html) Man. This is going to be the angst of the season. Is Valerie well enough to dance each and every week?? I’m sorry, I just think the show is really scuzzy for casting her for ratings. If Valerie wanted to come on and do a special dance or whatever, I’m all for it. A triumph. But this is a competition. At what point do we root for dancing over the cancer fight? ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2013-with-bill-nye-the-science-guy/667991/18 "2013-09-05T14:01:40Z")
I like Valerie and hope her stamina keeps up, but I do wish Tristan would get someone that would keep him in the game longer. He’s a favorite of mine. Can’t wait for it to start. ---
**Author:** ![Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Long_Time_First_Time)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2013-with-bill-nye-the-science-guy/667991/19 "2013-09-05T19:26:58Z")
Just realized that Gleb isn’t coming back. I really wanted to see him again with a better celeb. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2013-with-bill-nye-the-science-guy/667991/20 "2013-09-07T23:43:24Z")
Tristan spoke out well against a really ugly personal attack. Good for him! This is just part of his response to a nasty Irish columnist, ["ABC hits new low with ‘cancer dancer’ Valerie Harper .](http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/abc-hits-new-low-with-cancer-dancer-valerie-harper-in-dancing-with-the-stars-222654951.html#ixzz2e9eQ2mRt) [http://www.macmaniacs.org/weekly-update.html](http://www.macmaniacs.org/weekly-update.html) > [@](#): > > I should refuse to play my part in this charade? I’m destined to become part of a circus animal show? It will trivialize and Hollywoodize a deep personal tragedy? If he really wants to be a winner he should refuse to take part in this year’s circus? That would really make the Irishman step out in a whole different way? > > You sound like a child – it’s all prejudice! We are all adults and we all have a voice and we all deserve to be heard. What the show needs is relevance and every person in every household has been affected in some way by illness and cancer in their home. I know I have and it is an honour and privilege for me, more so a moral obligation to help in any way I can to help even one other ‘cancer dancer’ out there to make a change. Whether this is the reason the show put her on is irrelevant because these are the facts of the situation and reality of our position. If I want to be a winner I will not refuse a ‘person’ and ‘human being’ from telling their story and I will not neglect the prejudice towards all ‘Irishman’ and throw it against a ‘sickie’. That is what being Irish is all about my friend. Standing up for the small guy and never giving up. I won’t only join in this circus - I’ll be the fucking Ringmaster!!!" [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2013-with-bill-nye-the-science-guy/667991.md?page=2)