# Dancing with the Stars **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 9, 2005, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars/307539 "2005-06-09T01:52:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars/307539/101 "2005-07-07T16:50:49Z")
> [@Greywolf73](#): > > I had _just_ finished telling my husband that no one had ever gotten 10s in the competition in response to his remark that there was no way Kelly would win unless she managed to score 10s all the way across. And then she got 10s all the way across. Me: :eek: 😕 :mad: Heh! An exact replay of what was happening chez twicks! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars/307539/102 "2005-07-07T17:33:55Z")
John and Charlotta were dancing with a sexual overtone. The other two were damn near having sex with a dancing undertone. So who wins? ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars/307539/103 "2005-07-07T23:12:41Z")
I was having the same conversation at about the same time with the gentleman at my place. It was funny. At first, we were complaining about the audience vote being the tiebreaker since we figured John and Charlotte would finish first with the judges and Kelly and Alex would finish first in the voting. Suddenly we found ourselves hoping that the voting would have John and Charlotte first, forcing a win for them. They were robbed, all right. A coworker of mine who didn’t get to see the last episode asked about it; she couldn’t believe they’d lost either. The winners didn’t appear on _Good Morning America_ this morning, at least not before I left for work. Other, less pleasant things took priority. ☹ CJ ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars/307539/104 "2005-07-08T23:10:14Z")
there is just no way that dance warrented a perfect score. Even I could see al of the hesitations and compensating steps Kellie took. The dance didn’t flow smoothly and you could see her visibly gear up and take a deep breath for the nect stunt. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that yet another “reality” show is biased but how can tghey so rub our faces in it? ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars/307539/105 "2005-07-09T05:13:39Z")
Did anyone catch Kelly and Alex on Leno tonight? I tuned in just as Leno was finishing the interview. Of course he asked them to dance. When Alex twirled Kelly off the floor at the end of the dance, she tripped. Leno had to catch her or she would have fallen on her face. Leno viewers who hadn’t watched Dancing With the Stars are sure to have a high opinion of the show after seeing that. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars/307539/106 "2005-07-09T13:29:46Z")
I’ve been repeatedly stunned that Kelly made it past week three in this competition, because the only dancer more wooden than her was Evander Holyfield, but I knew that she would win every audience competition simply because she’s the only one who’s actually _currently on the air_. Friggin’ soap opera fans. I have nothing but contempt for 'em. Anyone who can actually dance knows John and Charlotte kicked ass. They greatly improved their quickstep routine, throwing in plenty of new moves, while the only thing Alec and Kelly did different was fail to lose any of her clothing. And the freestyle? Don’t get me started. When your partner obviously drops you, you don’t deserve a perfect score. Bah, this was worse judging than figure skating. But at least that host guy kept forgetting the mic. That was funny 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars/307539/107 "2005-07-09T14:02:13Z")
And because she failed to lose any of her clothing, Kelly actually got a worse score on the samba. 25 instead of the original 26. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars/307539/108 "2005-07-12T18:03:17Z")
Fox’s attempt to cash in on this – **So You Think You Can Dance** – starts next week (Wednesday 7/20). Dunno if it’s ballroom or MTV stuff – probably the latter. ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars/307539/109 "2005-07-12T19:01:19Z")
From what I’ve seen, it looks sort like “Idol” in that you have to do different ‘styles’ of dances each time: hiphop, freestyle, ballroom, whatever. Hey, beats reruns. Hope they have a less stupid way of scoring, though. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2005, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars/307539/110 "2005-07-17T20:53:00Z")
According to this week’s **Entertainment Weekly** (7/22 issue), > [@](#): > > …it’s hard to feel anything but outrage at Kelly Monaco and Alc Mazo’s upset victory. (It seems O’Hurley agrees; sources say he threw a fit backstage)…Something is seriously rotten in the state of televised dance-offs. Glad he was classy on-camera about it – but glad he communicated the profound wrongness of his loss also. ---
**Author:** ![marymargaret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@marymargaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marymargaret)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars/307539/111 "2005-07-18T15:36:11Z")
Has O’Hurley been interviewed since the show ended? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars/307539/112 "2005-07-18T15:44:35Z")
I’m guessing ABC is keeping him incomunicado (probably under heavy sedation). ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars/307539/113 "2005-07-18T16:16:22Z")
Both John & Charlotte and Kelly & Alex were on \*\*Larry King Live \*\* just after the competition, but I didn’t watch it. ---
**Author:** ![marymargaret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@marymargaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marymargaret)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars/307539/114 "2005-07-18T16:28:03Z")
> [@DeVena](#): > > Both John & Charlotte and Kelly & Alex were on \*\*Larry King Live \*\* just after the competition, but I didn’t watch it. Did anybody see it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars/307539.md?page=5)