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"How can they make this show even better in the next edition?"
Posted by RealityMom on 06-17-05 at 03:11 PM
Now that "DWTS" is the newest hit of the summer and another edition is a sure thing, there should be bigger bucks to spend on the show. So what are some suggestions you have for next season. Some posters have suggested new hosts. Since so many of us have compared this to ice skating where former skaters are the ones who do the waiting for the scores interviews, perhaps an interviewer who could actually comment on the dancing would be an improvement.
What I would love to see is some real theme nights. Wouldn't it be great to have an "art deco" theme where everyone looked like they stepped out of a Fred and Ginger movie and the set was all black and white and silver, and the music was Gershwin?
Or how about a 50s night where the set looked like a high school prom?
It goes without saying that there now should be some bigger stars! What are your thoughts?
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"RE: How can they make this show even better in the next edition?"
Posted by Swami on 06-17-05 at 05:19 PM
I actually like the host. Maybe Lisa will figure her role out, I'm not ready to throw her over just yet--she improved a lot from week 1 to week 2.

I would like to see better music selections. Also? I think everybody should do the same dance--everyone tango or everyone jive--not an either/or. I would also like to see cameramen who know when to show the dancers feet (which is most of the time.)

"RE: How can they make this show even better in the next edition?"
Posted by brvnkrz on 06-18-05 at 12:01 PM
I'll just walk around posting ditto to Swami.
However, I don't like the hosts at all. I want new hosts. I also agree that they should all do the same dance, it's hard to compare the energy of the jive to that of the Tango.
We also commented on the camera work. Terrible camera angles a lot of the time.
I think the band is terrible. I would prefer pre-recorded music.
Or at least a good band.

"RE: How can they make this show even better in the next edition?"
Posted by RealityMom on 06-18-05 at 12:05 PM
Well, brvnkrz,
If you just walk around, you'll make an excellent partner for Evander. We'll just shoot you from the waist up, too.
"Who should be on?"
Posted by Puffy on 06-19-05 at 06:42 PM
How about a list of reality show DAW's who we'd like to see on Dancing With the Stars?



"RE: Who should be on?"
Posted by Gisele on 06-20-05 at 11:47 PM
John O'Hurley as host because he understands that the whole thing is a spoof.

Regular ballroom dancing music. Some of the big band stuff is great.

Supply the judges with better canned lines. Funny criticism not serious criticism. It isn't a real ballroom competition, or a real contest for that matter. They are going to start having trouble getting even d-list "stars" if they keep it up.

More on the pros.

The music used for "last-dance" in both cases was in poor taste.

I'm watching this for fun, end it on an up-note. For example, give the ladies flowers and the celeb a cheque for a charity. Doesn't have be a lot, even just 1,000$.

The "competition" should feel relaxed, like a game of softball at a company picnic. You try to win, but hey, it's just a game and the prize is a set of ugly dishes or something equally worthless.

"Great idea!!"
Posted by Tiggertramp on 07-07-05 at 01:28 PM
I think John would make a great host!

I would also make sure there were no boxers. You need people who can *move*.


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"RE: Who should be on?"
Posted by RealityMom on 07-07-05 at 01:26 PM
Puffy,
I've been thinking about your suggestion in light of the finale last night and I do think that having all the stars from one genre- whether it's all reality people, soap opera stars, the cast from one show, etc. might help eliminate or at least, lessen some of the popularity aspects of the show. If the reality person on this season had been someone like Stephenie from Survivor, who was so admired, she might have lasted a lot longer than Trista did, who I think lost both because of her dancing ability and the audience's ambivalence towards her. Someone like Steph might have counterbalanced the popularity of Kelly.
It's most obvious, though, that what needs the most improvement on the next edition is the scoring. The producers want the best of both worlds- the audience vote and judges' input but so far, they haven't figured out how to do this so that performance is the ultimate factor.