Panic Among "Suits" At ABC-TV. Will Scientologists Steal "Dancing With The Stars" Victory?

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[bkepley]

It’s more likely the of, shall we say, less than perfectly proportioned ladies voting by the millions. I say no one else stands a chance.

[chopperman]

Judging by the volume of comments on the network’s dedicated fan pages, it looks like Kirstie and Hines are fan favorites while Chelsea and Hines are judges’ favorites. I think that would give the edge to Hines.

[NCC-1701]

My bet is on Hines Ward. He will win DWTS since he was denied a nice big ring back in February. He is the most polished contestant left among the three. Kirstie gave it a very good shot but she will fall short, unless the game is rigged. Chelsie is a consistant second.

[MindBender26]

Trust me, it’s worse, much worse.

[Wuli]

I will say one thing that I think is clear about Kristie’s performance on Dancing With the Stars - she really is a hard and dedicated worker; give her a job to do and she will put her all into it.

I think what that did it for her with the fans was the distinction between her and one of the early favorites - Ralph Macchio. Ralph was seen, even by the judges, as very good, even in the beginning. Then, he didn’t get worse, but he really didn’t get better. Kristie kept improving.

I have never been a big fan of Kristie’s and I still am not. But if effort and determination count for anything, she deserves her success on the show so far, and she MIGHT even deserve winning (even if I am partial to Asians).

[Yorlik803]

I couldnt care less. All these shows are slop.Cottencandy for the mind.

[GnuHere]

She DID lose weight (who could not when dancing 5 hrs a day?), but I cracked up when she was on Leno and claimed she’s a size 6! Talk about delusional. I have a friend who’s a size 0 due to a naturally tiny frame, and she asked, “In what country?” Of course the designers suck up to people like this. “Sure, Kirstie, what size would FEEL good for you to say?”

I don’t know who was voting for her, whether it was old Cheers fans or Scientologists, but it clearly propelled her over Disney kid Chelsea, whom I had never heard of, but was the better dancer.

[King Moonracer]

I sometimes watch the show, when I have a stack of one dollar bills I can throw at the female dancers that is. oh my!

[Labyrinthos]

She credits it with saving her from drugs.

Too bad Scientology can't save her from food. What a bunch of losers.

[Political Junkie Too]

Up until now, all couples have been boy/girl. Certainly that discriminates against the “gay” community.

Last season, they paired Margaret Cho with Louis Van Amstel, in order to make a Gay Pair. They lasted about four weeks.

This season, they paired Van Amstel with a Playboy Playmate of the Year.

-PJ

[Political Junkie Too]

This is what keeps ABC Execs up at night? Not the fact that their "News" department has zero credibility, but that a Scientologist my win a dance contest? What a sad statement on network TV priorities.

After reading all the behind-the-scenes comments at the New York Observer after the retiring of ABC News executive Mimi Gurbst last year, this show just might be a reflection of how their News department operates.

-PJ