Anonymous
11/14/2025 14:59
Subject: Dancing with the Stars Deseased
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:So many contestants have passed away! And not all were old!
Florence Henderson: Died in 2016.
Valerie Harper: Died in 2019.
Cloris Leachman: Died in 2021.
Mary Wilson: Died in 2021.
Anne Heche: Died in 2022
Aaron Carter: Died in 2022.
Kirstie Alley: Died in 2022.
Jerry Springer: Died in 2023.
Suzanne Somers: Died in 2023.
Shannen Doherty: Died in 2024.
Jacoby Jones: Died in 2024.
Turn on the radio sometime.
Michael Jackson: Dead
Tom Petty: Dead
Prince: Dead
Eddie Van Halen: Dead
Dolores O'Riordan: Dead
Tina Turner: Pushing up daisies
Sinead O'Connor: Dead
Whitney Houston: Dead
Kurt Cobain: Worm food.
George Michael: Dead
Freddie Mercury: Dead
And yet, all their music is heavy rotation still. It's bizarre.
You forgot Al Jolson.
Anonymous
11/13/2025 13:24
Subject: Dancing with the Stars Deseased
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I was surprised how choked up I got seeing Tom Bergeron. I still don't understand why he's not on anymore.
I've never watched the show before this season, but I love dance and am thoroughly enjoying this as a much-needed and welcome escape. It is my not-guilty-at-all pleasure. The highlight so far for me was the Chicago team dance, which is worthy of inclusion in the repertoire of many major dance companies. Come on, Joffrey Ballet, this is so up your alley! I've been impressed by the judges; their critiques are detailed, spot on, encouraging, and mostly fair, though I think the remarks about Jordan Chiles this week were harsh.
Bergeron was a nice addition to the crew; in particular, his mentioning to Rumer Willis his memory of having met her father when she was a contestant was a lovely grace note. After the show, I went down a bit of a rabbit hole and read that he came to a parting of the ways with the producers when he protested their inclusion of Sean Spicer as a contestant. People magazine has a story quoting him as saying he would have been against inserting a political tone even if the Dem-GOP roles had been reversed. Good for him.
PP you're responding to. Wow - did not know that about Tom. Good for him!!! What a shame for us. I like Alfonso, but he was incomparable.
As someone who has watched since season 1, episode 1, it's nice to see someone still discovering the show and enjoying it so much! I've felt the show has grown tired, but this season the celebs are pretty good... Whitney's Cell Block Tango is one of the best dances I've ever seen on the show!
I don't think you can stream the really old seasons, but there's lots on YouTube out there if you ever cared to look into them. So many amazing dances. My favorite couples of all time were Mario Lopez/Karina Smirnoff, Julianne Hough/Apolo Anton Ohno (who is still great, per the other night!), and Nicole Scherzinger/Derek Hough. There's a certain charm to the older seasons, where they had stricter pros, more emphasis on ballroom, no contemporary and jazz except in your freestyle, and no distractions like smoke or troop members incorporated into the celeb's dance.
You would have loved Len Goodman as a judge!
Apolo was great and he said he had not danced in years. I was impressed with him and all the returning celebrities.
Anonymous
11/13/2025 13:12
Subject: Dancing with the Stars Deseased
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I was surprised how choked up I got seeing Tom Bergeron. I still don't understand why he's not on anymore.
I've never watched the show before this season, but I love dance and am thoroughly enjoying this as a much-needed and welcome escape. It is my not-guilty-at-all pleasure. The highlight so far for me was the Chicago team dance, which is worthy of inclusion in the repertoire of many major dance companies. Come on, Joffrey Ballet, this is so up your alley! I've been impressed by the judges; their critiques are detailed, spot on, encouraging, and mostly fair, though I think the remarks about Jordan Chiles this week were harsh.
Bergeron was a nice addition to the crew; in particular, his mentioning to Rumer Willis his memory of having met her father when she was a contestant was a lovely grace note. After the show, I went down a bit of a rabbit hole and read that he came to a parting of the ways with the producers when he protested their inclusion of Sean Spicer as a contestant. People magazine has a story quoting him as saying he would have been against inserting a political tone even if the Dem-GOP roles had been reversed. Good for him.
PP you're responding to. Wow - did not know that about Tom. Good for him!!! What a shame for us. I like Alfonso, but he was incomparable.
As someone who has watched since season 1, episode 1, it's nice to see someone still discovering the show and enjoying it so much! I've felt the show has grown tired, but this season the celebs are pretty good... Whitney's Cell Block Tango is one of the best dances I've ever seen on the show!
I don't think you can stream the really old seasons, but there's lots on YouTube out there if you ever cared to look into them. So many amazing dances. My favorite couples of all time were Mario Lopez/Karina Smirnoff, Julianne Hough/Apolo Anton Ohno (who is still great, per the other night!), and Nicole Scherzinger/Derek Hough. There's a certain charm to the older seasons, where they had stricter pros, more emphasis on ballroom, no contemporary and jazz except in your freestyle, and no distractions like smoke or troop members incorporated into the celeb's dance.
You would have loved Len Goodman as a judge!
Anonymous
11/13/2025 12:51
Subject: Dancing with the Stars Deseased
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’m watching tonight and had the same thought.
Who are you pulling for to go to the semifinals?
Whitney is hands-down, the best dancer, but I am not rooting for her. She’s just so offputting.
I have a soft spot for Robert Irwin!
Agree....and me too!
Anonymous
11/13/2025 09:19
Subject: Dancing with the Stars Deseased
Anonymous wrote:I was surprised how choked up I got seeing Tom Bergeron. I still don't understand why he's not on anymore.
He was let go around the same time Sharna Burgess was let go and she was such an amazing dancer and pro. It was pretty shocking. She threw some shade at DWTS especially about Tom’s firing so it didn’t sound like It was on good terms.
Anonymous
11/13/2025 08:39
Subject: Dancing with the Stars Deseased
Anonymous wrote:I was surprised how choked up I got seeing Tom Bergeron. I still don't understand why he's not on anymore.
I've never watched the show before this season, but I love dance and am thoroughly enjoying this as a much-needed and welcome escape. It is my not-guilty-at-all pleasure. The highlight so far for me was the Chicago team dance, which is worthy of inclusion in the repertoire of many major dance companies. Come on, Joffrey Ballet, this is so up your alley! I've been impressed by the judges; their critiques are detailed, spot on, encouraging, and mostly fair, though I think the remarks about Jordan Chiles this week were harsh.
Bergeron was a nice addition to the crew; in particular, his mentioning to Rumer Willis his memory of having met her father when she was a contestant was a lovely grace note. After the show, I went down a bit of a rabbit hole and read that he came to a parting of the ways with the producers when he protested their inclusion of Sean Spicer as a contestant. People magazine has a story quoting him as saying he would have been against inserting a political tone even if the Dem-GOP roles had been reversed. Good for him.
Anonymous
11/13/2025 01:02
Subject: Dancing with the Stars Deseased
I was surprised how choked up I got seeing Tom Bergeron. I still don't understand why he's not on anymore.
Anonymous
11/12/2025 17:40
Subject: Dancing with the Stars Deseased
Anonymous wrote:So many contestants have passed away! And not all were old!
Florence Henderson: Died in 2016.
Valerie Harper: Died in 2019.
Cloris Leachman: Died in 2021.
Mary Wilson: Died in 2021.
Anne Heche: Died in 2022
Aaron Carter: Died in 2022.
Kirstie Alley: Died in 2022.
Jerry Springer: Died in 2023.
Suzanne Somers: Died in 2023.
Shannen Doherty: Died in 2024.
Jacoby Jones: Died in 2024.
Most were old or already with the disease that killed them.