Less Interest in DWTS?

[DancePoet]

Is the Dance-Forums community less interested in DWTS than during previous seasons :?:

There seems to be less folks around when the show is being broadcast, although perhaps folks are still watching.

[sjack]

My computer isn't by my tv, although I do always watch the show and read the threads afterwards. :)

[LucyDiamond]

My computer isn't by my tv, although I do always watch the show and read the threads afterwards. :)
ditto

[wooh]

Last season most of the live show chat went to an actual chatroom (at MOIB I think.) So they're still watching, just not chatting in the thread.:)

[SPratt74]

I've actually been watching it, but my schedule is so busy right now that it's hard for me to get on the computer or to get home on time to watch the show for that matter. But I must say that I'm really impressed by the ladies this season! I truly believe that one of them will go home with the win. However, I enjoy everyone. It seems as though they are all having fun. Some are better than others of course, but I must say that I enjoy watching them all.;)

[danceronice]

I have to tape it and watch it when I get home from lessons, and by that point it's really too late for me to be on-line much.

[Laura]

The two-hour long show last night was kind of a drag. I liked it better when it was a friendly sweet funny one-hour show.

So I let my TiVo tape it all, and then skipped through everything but the actual dancing and judge's comments. By the time I was done I didn't feel like sitting around and talking about it.

I wonder if these 2-hour shows will eventually be the downfall of DWTS?

[nucat78]

I either watch a tape and zoom the chit-chat and commercials or I watch on abc.com - limited commercials and I can watch from/to any point.

I think the two hour shows have too much filler in them.

[ChaChaLicious]

i am definitely not as into dwts as i was when it first aired. gosh i remember running home from wherever it is i was just to watch now i just sorta force myself to watch because i love the dances, not so much the actual show. is that weird?
any way..

i agree with spratt, the ladies are definitely kicking butt this season.
i love love love kristi.. and i adore prisicilla (she needs to tone down with the cosmetic surgery) but she is a good dancer, relatively speaking. as far as the guys go, i love mario. it would be great to see louis or karina win a trophy for once. they are my favorite pros on the show. im still confused as to what happened with max... .... ... but i hope that kristi takes the disco ball home this season!

[Purr]

I have lost interest in the show, and I won't be watching it this season.

I posted this in another thread, but thought I would copy it over.

The show is on Monday night. Generally, I have a lesson (sometimes two) and an advanced group class. By the time I get home, the show's over. I suppose could tape the show and watch it later, but I haven't.

I watched the show every other season. There was a lot of good dancing. But, there was a lot of bad dancing, that I could have done just as well without seeing. Also, I don't like longer format - there is just too much filler and commercials. And, there was too much repeat footage. Anything really good, or really bad, on the Monday show is rebroadcast on the results show. Then, you see it all over again on the finale show, when they recap the season.

[BallandChange]

I know its early in the season but I don't think it is as deep with talent (the stars) as it has been the past few seasons. By the way, when is Tony Dovolani gonna get a break and have some talent that he could work with?

[fire_dancer]

I agree, and I think that the marketing around DWTS has lessened from the other seasons too, as though the network expects that people will naturally seek it out by now, and don't have to be convinced to watch.

[wooh]

I know its early in the season but I don't think it is as deep with talent (the stars) as it has been the past few seasons. By the way, when is Tony Dovolani gonna get a break and have some talent that he could work with?

Because the beautiful athlete with tons of dance experience Stacy Keibler wasn't talented enough?:rolleyes:

[anp73ga31]

I dont have internet at home anymore so I can't post about the show, though I do watch it. Not having internet is one of the things I am doing to help me be able to afford lessons and comps. Which is both :( and :D at the same time, for obvious reasons. lol.

[wooh]

The two-hour long show last night was kind of a drag. I liked it better when it was a friendly sweet funny one-hour show.

So I let my TiVo tape it all, and then skipped through everything but the actual dancing and judge's comments. By the time I was done I didn't feel like sitting around and talking about it.

I wonder if these 2-hour shows will eventually be the downfall of DWTS?

YES! I can watch a 2 hour DWTS in well under an hour. A results show (and I like watching the eliminations) in under 15 minutes. Of course, I'm also a girl that can watch the top 12 on American Idol's performance night in under 15 minutes. The filler stuff kills me! I can't imagine having to watch this stuff live!

[BallandChange]

Because the beautiful athlete with tons of dance experience Stacy Keibler wasn't talented enough?:rolleyes:

Hey Wooh, you got me . Stacy did have talent although that seems like a life time ago. I think Tony is too safe with his choreography.
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[Laura]

Arrrgh, why am I even bothering to watch tonight? So far it's just all the stuff I've already seen this week. What's the point of of having another show tonight?

Off to watch a PBS special on Issac Newton instead....

[White Chacha]

For me the Jimmy Kimmel segment was the beginning of the end for the show. Last season I started watching just the result show, and delayed through the Tivo at that. That's when they had the pro showcases.

[Joe]

I also record on my HTPC and just skip through all the junk. Heck, sometimes I skip through the dancing!

[fire_dancer]

I think, also, that the novelty has worn off a bit. At least it's helped spark a new interest in ballroom dancing, and has shown that it's not just a sport for older folks!

[nucat78]

I'm curious to see if interest in BR will fall off once DWTS is off the air for good.

[Beto]

I'm curious to see if interest in BR will fall off once DWTS is off the air for good.
I don't think so. Other shows that are on now or that will come on in the near future should keep people interested or at least aware of the art.

[liz]

how long do you think dwts will last? This is season 6....

[nucat78]

Primetime? I'll wager you your drink of choice that it'll be two more years at most after this. Doesn't mean they won't cable-ize it.

That's not based on anything but the fickleness of general viewers. I think a lot will just get bored and drift away unless they can continue to find unique contestants like Heather and Marlee.

[kayak]

I get bored with all the fluff and how there isn't anything in their dance that even resembles what even the best dancers in my area do. In a show dance format where there are no basic steps, a waltz, Foxtrot and ChaCha all look identical with different costumes.