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Season 17: general discussion
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Time for a new thread!!!
The new cast:
Bill Nye with Tyne (!!!!)
Brant Daugherty with Peta
Corbin Bleu with Karina
Keyshawn Johnson with Sharna
Bill Engvall with Emma
Jack Osborne with Cheryl
Amber Riley with Derek
Elizabeth Berkley with Val
Snooki with Sasha
Valerie Harper with Tris
Christina Milian with Mark
Leah Remini with Tony
The new cast:
Bill Nye with Tyne (!!!!)
Brant Daugherty with Peta
Corbin Bleu with Karina
Keyshawn Johnson with Sharna
Bill Engvall with Emma
Jack Osborne with Cheryl
Amber Riley with Derek
Elizabeth Berkley with Val
Snooki with Sasha
Valerie Harper with Tris
Christina Milian with Mark
Leah Remini with Tony
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Hope SCD poache him!
I'll start with:
Jack Osborne
Reality TV star and MS sufferer - part of a famous family
Valerie Harper
Seventy-something actress best known for paying Rhoda in the Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda - currently in remission from brain cancer
er...that's it
(okay, I have a vague notion of who Amber and Elizabeth are )
Surprised she's not with Derek
This says what shows etc they famous for briefly if that helps. http://www.buddytv.com/articles/dancing-with-the-stars/dancing-with-the-stars-season-51091.aspx
She's one of the few in the cast I've heard of, I think she's most famous for appearing in the teen sitcom 'Saved by the bell' and the gratuitously explicit film 'Showgirls'.
So Val gets another strong ringer for the second time on the trot......hmm he seems to be generously favoured now.
Thanks. This is what it says:
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi: Star of MTV's Jersey Shore
Keyshawn Johnson: Former NFL wide receiver
Valerie Harper: Star of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda who recently survived brain cancer
Brant Daugherty: Star of ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars
Christina Milian: Singer and actress, former social media correspondent for The Voice
Bill Nye: The Science Guy (actor? presenter? a scientist???)
Elizabeth Berkley: Star of Saved by the Bell and Showgirls
Corbin Bleu: Star of High School Musical
Amber Riley: Star of Glee
Bill Engvall: Blue Collar Comedy Tour comedian
Jack Osbourne: Star of The Osbournes
Leah Remini: Star of The King of Queens
photos here with a bit more bio:
http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/dancing-with-the-stars/meet-the-cast-of-dancing-with-the-stars-season-17-48092.aspx
This cast is great but I think ours is more entertaining TBH
Looking forward to Amber the most and also Jack. Should be a great season.
Snooki will be 1st out I think. She is not a likeable personality I think.
I think one of the Bills will be out first (what a waste of Emma if so)
BIB She has really changed for the better since she had her kid 1 year ago. She is not the same Snooki that was on the Jersey Shore. I am actually pleasantly surprised to see how she turned her life around . I think that a lot of people will warm up to her and will be surprised (in a good way ) by her demeanor. Sure twitter following may not mean a lot but she has the biggest fanbase a celeb ever had on this show. Almost 6.5 million followers.
She may become another Kelly Ozbourne that a lot of people expected to dislike but the public fell in love with her in season 9.
A lot of people think that Elisabeth will go very far and might even win but I actually think that she will be one of the first female celeb to eliminated. She doesnt have a big fanbase compared to most of the female cast.
This season fanbase will be very very important and looking at this cast Elizabeth imo has a very small fanbase compared to all these celebs even Leah .Sure some people will recall her from STB but its not going to be enough. She may be a ringer but if she doesnt have the fanbase she cant go far.
Karina and Corbin : favorite couple to win : They were just too adorable this morning. Best chemistry so far and he is an excellent dancer. Plus Karina always wanted him to do the show so I know she is thrilled .
The male cast is fantastic, most of them seem so likeable.
Amber and Christina might be the last 2 female celebs to be eliminated.
And Awwwww at Valerie but poor Sweet Tristan. Oh well.........I see that he is becoming the new Tony.
Overall like I have already said, its a very good cast.
With the difference that Tony had at leat something like a ringer in his first season and tristan had in 5 seasons so far no ringer.
But maybe next season.
But imho a more well known cast i think so too. Last time a cast this well known was season 10.
I am also surprised by how Snooki has changed since having a kid. She really settled down and so far came across as a likable person. Like you said, I initially didn't like Kelly pre-DWTS but throughout the season, she completely proved me wrong and now I like her now. If all things go well for Snooki, she might make past week 4, which was where The Situation finished.
Part of me thinks Elizabeth might get booted out early too, primarily due to fanbase. Of the female cast members, Christina, Snooki and Amber already has an advantage with the viewers. With the male members, Corbin (former Disney star) and Keyshawn will get the fan votes. The public votes this season would be more crucial than ever. Unlike UK Strictly, where the scores are determined by placings from judges and viewers, the US DWTS overall scores are determined by percentage shares of the night from judges and viewers. With ABC airing the show once a week this season, it should get more interesting with how the eliminations are being conducted.
Pre-show predictions:
Of the males (in order of placing predictions):
1. Corbin
2. Keyshawn
3. Brant
4. Jack
5. Bill (science guy)
6. Bill (comedy guy)
Of the females (in order of placing predictions):
1. Christina
2. Amber (Derek will have many trick up his sleeves)
3. Snooki
4. Valerie
5. Elizabeth
6. Leah
The cast lineup is much better than last season. The ratings has the potential to go up this season as well, most likely in total viewers than 18-49. But both areas should see an improvement.
Will they be part of the troupe?
Pretty sure Gleb is in the troupe - looked like him dancing in some of the stills I saw from GMA. I haven't checked properly. Too busy sulking
Me too especially Corbin and Christina. I like Snooki and wants her to do so well (I know she will ) but she is paired up with Sasha and I cant stand him. I have a dilemma here !!!
I doubt it. Imo Amber will outlast Elisabeth and I can bet on it :cool:.
The Glee fanbase is HUGE and when you combine it with Derek's fanbase the most popular pro yeah good result. Imo Amber and Derek will make it to the quarter/semi finals at least but Amber will Outlast Elisabeth.
Are reading my mind ? lol. Couldn't agree more . I especially agree with the BIB.
Imo the first female celebs to be eliminated will be between Leah and Elisabeth.
I agree with your male ranking as well but I will shake things a little bit between your top 3 female celebs.
As much as I like Christina and wants her to do so well, I can see Amber and Snooki (if the public connect with her ) outlasting her. Once again its going to come down to fanbase and imo these 2 girls are more popular than her.
I love Mark ; he is my favorite male pro on DWTS but he can be a bit of a hit and miss with the viewers. So I really hope for Christina's sake that obnoxious Mark doesn't make an appearance this season or else its going to cost her some votes.
I immediately recognised Elizabeth's name though and because it was mentioned she's a 'ringer' I thought she might have some viewer appeal especially those who used to watch her in 'Saved by the bell'. Mind you I thought Shannon Doherty would be quite popular but if I remember rightly she was a first exit. Aww sorry soupy. He certainly seemed a good sport last season with Lisa - it would have been nice to see him with someone younger and more able. Hopefully he'll make a return as full pro next season.
Mind you I keep hoping against hope that they'll bring back Dmitry Chaplin but that doesn't seem likely anymore, they just bring him in to do one off performances.
I don't know much about Snooki - I know she was on 'Jersey Shore' which I never watched and she seems to be in the DM online website a lot, she does seem to suit Sasha in appearance - I'm not sure about Sasha , he's a really good dancer and seems quite a character but he also seems quite full of himself - we'll have to wait and see how he does as a teacher/choreographer. I think I prefer Henry Byalikov though.
BIB - lol! Thanks . If they've kept him for the troupe, I suppose there's a chance he'll be back with a sleb one day. I liked Dmitry too. Sigh.
Article in USA Today
a bit on info about the new format and also comments from a couple of the cast.
Yeah Topaz. Glee is mega popular with many audience figures. Amber could easily win even if she is semi good. Also with the Corey tragedy I can easily see a campaign to make Amber win over it (Which I am almost CERTAIN ABC will do a VT about, mark my words. ), Derek favoured once again :rolleyes: