Dancing With the Stars

Who's watching the premiere tonight? It's their "all-star" edition, with celebs who've already competed. I'm not real crazy about that concept; I prefer being surprised (for better or worse) by dancers I know nothing about.

Here are the couples:

Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Pamela Anderson and Tristan MacManus
Helio Castroneves and Chelsie Hightower
Joey Fatone and Kym Johnson
Shawn Johnson and Derek Hough
Drew Lachey and Anna Trebunskaya
Giles Marini and Peta Murgatroyd
Kelly Monaco and Val Chmerkovskiy
Apolo Anton Ono and Karina Smirnoff
Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas
Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani
Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke

nay,This show kind of bores me.unless it's ppl i like on it.

I am not watching tonight, but I am torn. I really enjoyed last season! But I think I feel like you do, Rob, that we've already seen these people! I understand why they're doing it...I mean, other shows have 'all star' seasons. I sure did like Helio though, and of course Apolo! I guess there are bunch I haven't seen yet, either.

I didn't. I thought I might try to catch it, but I really only watched it for Melissa Gilbert last season. Maks is leaving after this season, so that might be a reason to catch a few episodes.

Maks is leaving?! I didn't know that! There was a time when I really would have missed him, but that day is gone. Kind of like my past infatuation with Mel Gibson.

I'm with you on the Mel Gibson thing. As for Maks, I guess there's some discussion about it. It looks like he isn't bowing out until his contract is up, which is two years. He wants to pursue acting. Here's the latest I found on it: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/09/maksim-chmerkovskiy-not-leaving-dancing-with-the-stars-bergeron-says/

Guess I shouldn't be surprised that Maks is wanting to pursue acting....he IS quite the charmer and exudes (over)confidence. I couldn't stand to watch him though---he has gone so far down in my opinion. I know MG seems to still adore him, but I have seen enough.

Go Apolo!!!!! The only reason I am watching this season. Plus taking ballroom lessons I can notice and appreciate things much more. But this is much more complicated than what I am learning. I don't know how these stars do it, lol.

bye bye Pamela Anderson

They didn't show the night of competition here last night because of the Packer game. So I didn't see any of it. I did see the results tonight, though. There are a few people on this show that I just want off of there, but I know they will be on for awhile. So I might avoid it this year.

Honestly, the ONLY one that I want to win is Gilles Marini. I think he was COMPLETELY robbed the year he was on. So I am pulling for him.

I don't know if I will watch much of it, though. I am OK with an all-star season. I just don't like the way that they are doing it. I would much rather have seen a season of all second place contestants. All the ones that never got the trophy (i.e. Gilles Marini). Then, the next season (or maybe the one after that would be better) they could have a championship season (all the trophy winners competing). Then a few seasons later maybe have an all around all-star competition. Just not now. I wish it was more the second place contestants only. I think I would be more interested in this this year than I am if it were that way.

MissOleson wrote:

They didn't show the night of competition here last night because of the Packer game.

Sooo, how did that game turn out?

sweetkrissy2011 wrote:

bye bye Pamela Anderson

I'm glad she's gone. The costume she wore has more fabric than most things we usually see her in. She really looked rough.

The only reason I am sad that Pam is gone is that Trystan is gone. Love me some Irish men, lol! He always gets stuck with the crappy dancers. So not fair!

bethandmanly wrote:

sweetkrissy2011 wrote:

bye bye Pamela Anderson

I'm glad she's gone. The costume she wore has more fabric than most things we usually see her in. She really looked rough.

Me too,

Rob wrote:

MissOleson wrote:

They didn't show the night of competition here last night because of the Packer game.

Sooo, how did that game turn out?

You know what? I finally saw that call today. Finally. It is too bad that it is an official call no matter what.

MattLabMyLove wrote:

The only reason I am sad that Pam is gone is that Trystan is gone. Love me some Irish men, lol! He always gets stuck with the crappy dancers. So not fair!

Yes!!! I was so mad that he got her. I figured that she would probably be the first to go. I held out hope that she would stay a little longer. I hoped that he would've been able to get her to be a better dancer than before. He is the one dancer I can say that I developed a "crush" on. It is so frustrating that he gets the dancers that will never make it to the finals. No matter how good the professional is, they aren't able to work miracles. It is so frustrating.

MattLabMyLove wrote:

The only reason I am sad that Pam is gone is that Trystan is gone. Love me some Irish men, lol! He always gets stuck with the crappy dancers. So not fair!

I agree. He doesn't seem to get the best partners. On the up side, once he's eliminated, he can dance with the other pros.

Very true. I think Pam was to drugged to do any good.

She wasn't a good dancer anyways

Maybe if she wasn't such a goof, she would have done better, lol.

I decided Tuesday night that I am not going to watch it anymore. I am kind of frustrated at the results. The only people I wanted to see towards the end were Drew Lachey, Gilles Marini, Helio Castroneves and Joey Fatone. Well, Joey Fatone is now gone (which NEVER should've happened this week) and that made me lose interest. Seriously. There is no reason for that to have happened. I find it hard to believe that Bristol Palin got so many votes that she stayed. I just don't get it. This is the thing that aggravates me during a regular season, too, with the worst dancer of the week - or season - always managing to hang on no matter what.

While I would still like to see Gilles Marini win his overdue trophy, I lost interest in it this week. Oh, well.

I haven't watched a single episode of this season. I wouldn't really consider any of the cast as "all stars"

They should have brought back Jennifer Grey, then I would have watched.

MattLabMyLove wrote:

Maybe if she wasn't such a goof, she would have done better, lol.

It is official. I am not going to watch it ever again. I know I said I wasn't going to already, but I was speaking of this all-star season. Now I am talking about the show all together. I am never going to watch a regular season again. I think there is something really odd going on (I kind of have for years). Call me a conspiracy theorist, but there has to be more to this keeping bad so-called dancers on and constantly sending home the good ones. Either the producers are behind it for "drama" or the viewers are just stupid. Yes, everyone has a right to their opinions on the people that they like the best, but NOBODY can say that the last 3 people that were sent home were worse than a certain somebody that I NEVER thought should've been on the show in the first place.

I've always thought the show was "Fixed" by who wins.It's not fair