The Judges: Nigel and ... Whoever Else They're Inflicting on Us This Season

[luvthepros]

Leah Remini???? What the hell does she know about dance? I saw her compete on DWTS and she was not good.

This is a joke. TPTB are making a mockery of this show. I'm mad as hell.

[lilmarysunshine]

2 hours ago, luvthepros said:

Leah Remini???? What the hell does she know about dance? I saw her compete on DWTS and she was not good.

This is a joke. TPTB are making a mockery of this show. I'm mad as hell.

I had gotten away from this show but really loved it the first few seasons. I had time so thought I would check it out again. I don’t think I can do JoJo - tries way too hard and is too much. Picking a non-dancer in Remini put the nail in the coffin this season for me. 

[luvthepros]

16 hours ago, lilmarysunshine said:

I had gotten away from this show but really loved it the first few seasons. I had time so thought I would check it out again. I don’t think I can do JoJo - tries way too hard and is too much. Picking a non-dancer in Remini put the nail in the coffin this season for me. 

I'm still watching for the dancing............ begrudgingly! 

[crowceilidh]

So long as she avoids developing schtick(please listen JoJo), Remini is capable of being a talking head that I will listen to.  It's highly disappointing that they couldn't find someone more dance educated though.

[sharifa70]

So, there wasn’t a single person with actual dancing credentials who was available to judge? Not one? Not even another former SYTYCD contestant? I would have loved to see one of the ballroom specialists come back as a judge. I’m not a dancer and would appreciate judges with actual dance vocabulary, like tWitch pointing out how grounded the tall contemporary dancer was able to get, or JoJo talking about specific technical details. I don’t want a judge whose expertise is “yeah, you were on the beat and you looked good.” I can do that much.

Edited June 12, 2022 by sharifa70
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[Haleth]

On another forum I defended this show when a poster was disparaging competitive reality shows. I insisted that this one was serious about presenting the best dancers and awarding the best talent. I said there was no silly stuff. Picking a replacement judge who knows nothing about the technical aspects of dance just destroyed my argument. 

[mojoween]

You could have given me 7,432,761 guesses and I would never have landed on Leah Remini.  I just … I don’t get it.

Edited June 13, 2022 by mojoween

[HerkyJerky]

On 6/13/2022 at 1:59 PM, mojoween said:

You could have given me 7,432,761 guesses and I would never have landed on Leah Remini.  I just … I don’t get it.

For entertainment value? She has always had a good quip at the ready. But it’s probably going to be as much of a train wreck as it was when Ellen Degeneres was a judge on American Idol back in the day.

[healthnut]

On 6/12/2022 at 11:46 AM, sharifa70 said:

I don’t want a judge whose expertise is “yeah, you were on the beat and you looked good.” I can do that much.

You have way more confidence in her than I do, I don’t even expect her to know if someone is on the beat. 

I do not miss Mary or Nigel so I’m cool with them moving on, but I cannot believe they couldn’t get a choreographer/former contestant/dwts pro, hell I’d take a dance teacher from a local studio. Why not return to S1-S4 format when they had a rotating third judge? There has to be tons of people begging to a chance and some exposure and we get Leah Remini. I’m just so confused. 

[realdancemom]

7 hours ago, healthnut said:

You have way more confidence in her than I do, I don’t even expect her to know if someone is on the beat. 

I do not miss Mary or Nigel so I’m cool with them moving on, but I cannot believe they couldn’t get a choreographer/former contestant/dwts pro, hell I’d take a dance teacher from a local studio. Why not return to S1-S4 format when they had a rotating third judge? There has to be tons of people begging to a chance and some exposure and we get Leah Remini. I’m just so confused. 

Yes, a rotating judge would have been a good idea if they couldn't get somebody to commit long term on short notice. 

[sharifa70]

7 hours ago, healthnut said:

There has to be tons of people begging to a chance and some exposure and we get Leah Remini. I’m just so confused. 

Exactly. From what I can tell from her Wikipedia page, her only dance….let’s call it “experience”…was as a contestant on Dancing with the Stars (she placed 5th). That’s it. I mean, I took ballet in 2nd grade and danced in a Bollywood troupe for three years (with far more enthusiasm than talent), so I guess I’m qualified! Sign me up!
 

[hiisa]

I was watching People Puzzler--I love Leah as the host there and think she does a fabulous job--and one of the contestants started doing a few silly dances and Leah started dancing with him (she covers her nose whenever she laughs. It's a weird little quirk.) and all I could think is this lady who isn't even doing a great job at this "picking up the change" dance is going to be judging dancers. Like real dancers who have been training for years, waiting and training their whole lives for this moment. That seems wrong. 

[luvthepros]

28 minutes ago, hiisa said:

I was watching People Puzzler--I love Leah as the host there and think she does a fabulous job--and one of the contestants started doing a few silly dances and Leah started dancing with him (she covers her nose whenever she laughs. It's a weird little quirk.) and all I could think is this lady who isn't even doing a great job at this "picking up the change" dance is going to be judging dancers. Like real dancers who have been training for years, waiting and training their whole lives for this moment. That seems wrong. 

You said it the best. It is WRONG......on every level. Agree.....these dancers have poured their hearts, soul and lots of money into their dance training. They are going to be judged by a non dancer? What in the hell are TPTB thinking????

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