http://www.anwyn.com/2007/11/27/dancing-with-the-stars-finale/ Sometime editor, all-the-time mother, delivering facts, reviews, commentary, and rants. Occasionally in that order. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:16:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.anwyn.com/2007/11/27/dancing-with-the-stars-finale/#comment-163060 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:09:58 +0000 http://www.anwyn.com/2007/11/27/dancing-with-the-stars-finale/#comment-163060 I, too, think Mel B. should have won. I would have watched the finale but for the fact that there is no reason under the sun why that show should be <i>two hours long</i>! You were wondering why they bring back all the previously eliminated dancers for the finale? That there's the reason. Got to fill in all that air time, and with the maximum number of commercial breaks. I tried to watch the last 1/2 hour eveb, but they kept going to commercials with the requisite "teaser" for what would happen after the commercial break (and the "teaser" was nothing to get excited about). That and I can't stand the way they run the show 2 times a week -- I work a part-time job in addition to a full-time one, and I don't have two nights a week to devote to following one show. It's the trend to come, however, in the era of running the cheapest shows to produce: so-called "reality" programs and variety shows like "Dancing With The Stars" (called "Strictly Come Dancing" in the UK, where the show originated). So, rather than watch the whole show, I relied on snippets and re-caps. I wish there was a happy medium! I, too, think Mel B. should have won. I would have watched the finale but for the fact that there is no reason under the sun why that show should be two hours long! You were wondering why they bring back all the previously eliminated dancers for the finale? That there’s the reason. Got to fill in all that air time, and with the maximum number of commercial breaks. I tried to watch the last 1/2 hour eveb, but they kept going to commercials with the requisite “teaser” for what would happen after the commercial break (and the “teaser” was nothing to get excited about). That and I can’t stand the way they run the show 2 times a week — I work a part-time job in addition to a full-time one, and I don’t have two nights a week to devote to following one show. It’s the trend to come, however, in the era of running the cheapest shows to produce: so-called “reality” programs and variety shows like “Dancing With The Stars” (called “Strictly Come Dancing” in the UK, where the show originated). So, rather than watch the whole show, I relied on snippets and re-caps. I wish there was a happy medium!

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