Show Format: Irritations and Fresh Ideas

[FLAfan]

If the DCC don’t find another platform for the show I wonder if that will cause VK to not return??

[Holly85]

5 hours ago, Lynnbo said:

Don’t they usually start tryouts in May? 

Yes online auditions start may 2-10 for the first round according to their website 

[LilyD]

Over the past few years, it seems that the decision to renew was taken on an annual basis and not too long before the actual filming started. That to me, shows a reluctance from (possibly) CMT to commit to the show. It could very well be, that the recent scandals were the final straw for the network to not renew the show. 

Like it or not, but our society is changing at the speed of light. Things that were fine only 5-10 years ago, are now deemed inappropriate or heartless.  The show often balanced on a very thin edge between entertainment and cruelty. Take Hannah and Lily's cruel cuts, Meghan's notorious "thud" and the uncountable times they were fat-shaming those girls because they had wiggly tummies or had gained 2 pounds and were no longer a size 2... We, on this board, are already very aware of the fact that the DCC are not leading the fairytale life they claim. It's hard work, little pay within a highly men-controlled company who mainly focus on how they look.

So, I'm guessing that MTT's cut was at least partial due to scandals past (Jerry Jones, Erica W, this year's pay out) and for fears of further scandals, public outcry for cruelty or racism or claims from former cheerleaders because of how they were treated. To me, it really sounds like CMT wanting to end this while still being on a high and before more bad things come out.

Edited April 13, 2022 by LilyD

[Survivor197]

6 hours ago, LilyD said:

Over the past few years, it seems that the decision to renew was taken on an annual basis and not too long before the actual filming started. That to me, shows a reluctance from (possibly) CMT to commit to the show. It could very well be, that the recent scandals were the final straw for the network to not renew the show. 

Like it or not, but our society is changing at the speed of light. Things that were fine only 5-10 years ago, are now deemed inappropriate or heartless.  The show often balanced on a very thin edge between entertainment and cruelty. Take Hannah and Lily's cruel cuts, Meghan's notorious "thud" and the uncountable times they were fat-shaming those girls because they had wiggly tummies or had gained 2 pounds and were no longer a size 2... We, on this board, are already very aware of the fact that the DCC are not leading the fairytale life they claim. It's hard work, little pay within a highly men-controlled company who mainly focus on how they look.

So, I'm guessing that MTT's cut was at least partial due to scandals past (Jerry Jones, Erica W, this year's pay out) and for fears of further scandals, public outcry for cruelty or racism or claims from former cheerleaders because of how they were treated. To me, it really sounds like CMT wanting to end this while still being on a high and before more bad things come out.

Completely agree. It is a big risk for CMT

[cgloss]

But wasn’t the show the highest rated show on CMT? My guess is that the Cowboys wanted more money, especially in light of the success of Cheer, and CMT couldn’t meet their demands. 

[corrieb90]

I still can't get my head around them cutting brennan and hannah, that was pretty ruthless especially when both of them seemed really sweet girls. 

1 minute ago, corrieb90 said:

I still can't get my head around them cutting brennan and hannah, that was pretty ruthless especially when both of them seemed really sweet girls. 

I forgot lily too!

[Holly85]

17 minutes ago, corrieb90 said:

I still can't get my head around them cutting brennan and hannah, that was pretty ruthless especially when both of them seemed really sweet girls. 

I forgot lily too!

I love Lily but she is no more safe on dbc squad then dcc 

Edited April 14, 2022 by Holly85

[corrieb90]

On a completely unrelated note, I missed out on getting the dcc hoodies that they used to sell on the Dallas Cowboys website.  :-( does anyone know how to get one? They always ran out of my size or sold out fast!

[DocBrown]

I didn’t mind the healthy eating segment as such, because that’s fairly pertinent to their lifestyle. 
I didn’t enjoy the Star segments in the later seasons, like when they went down to the fitness facilities (I’m thinking season 13 onwards?) and it just all seemed so contrived. 
 

Same with the etiquette training - I really don’t care how they eat French onion soup. Although it did cement my position as a Lauren fan girl when she was stuffing bread 😂

I wanted to like the Jay segments but watching him encourage the girls to do sit ups with completely the wrong technique - faster is not the right technique - really annoyed me. I’m amazed they didn’t do themselves an injury they were up and down so fast. That’s not correct. 

[GonnahearmeRoar]

On 4/11/2022 at 11:55 PM, FLAfan said:

If the DCC don’t find another platform for the show I wonder if that will cause VK to not return??

VK will stay no matter what.  She has a lot of Dallas pride and has been wanting to be a DCC all her life.  Don’t know about others on the squad as they are not as invested.   My opinion is VK would benefit from having more privacy.  I do hope the show continues on another platform because I enjoy watching the process.  But could see many reasons why someone like VK wouldn’t mind if it wasn’t filmed.  

Edited April 14, 2022 by GonnahearmeRoar

[vanillagum]

3 hours ago, Holly85 said:

I love Lily but she is no more safe on dbc squad then dcc 

what do you mean?

[Holly85]

13 minutes ago, vanillagum said:

what do you mean?

What I mean is that she can be cut on dbc as well I just watched them cut a soon to be 6th year 

[Lynnbo]

Any news on a new platform? 

[Holly85]

4 minutes ago, Lynnbo said:

Any news on a new platform? 

No

[Kamal]

I'm confused.

 

The Youtube channel posted a new video. I thought this Youtube channel was managed by CMT MTT and not the DCC social media team. So why is there a new post if the show is canceled? I guess CMT is posting this because they want people to watch the old seasons?

[dccfangirl]

I think what the Jezebel points to is that DCCorg always seemed to view the show as complimentary of DCC and tried to control the girls to make the organization look perfect and aspirational. 

It was actually a pretty tough indictment of the organization. Which was highly enjoyable for the viewer. They would defend eg weight shaming the cheerleaders but we could all see that it was really bad behaviour. 

It was my favourite reality show because it was "real" - despite the scripting, this was genuinely women either getting fired or landing their dream job.

I think it's been a really under utilized asset so hopefully this is an opportunity to show more rather than less of the cheerleaders' lives. I also would have thought that the success of "get ready with me" and "a day in the life" content would allow a year-round approach rather than just TC.

[Blue hues]

On 4/14/2022 at 4:59 PM, GonnahearmeRoar said:

VK will stay no matter what.  She has a lot of Dallas pride and has been wanting to be a DCC all her life.  Don’t know about others on the squad as they are not as invested.   My opinion is VK would benefit from having more privacy.  I do hope the show continues on another platform because I enjoy watching the process.  But could see many reasons why someone like VK wouldn’t mind if it wasn’t filmed.  

What else does VK do?  Is she in school, or has she been raised to be a lifetime DCC, and that’s all there is to her?  I would hope got some besties out of her time with DCC!

[GonnahearmeRoar]

4 hours ago, Blue hues said:

What else does VK do?  Is she in school, or has she been raised to be a lifetime DCC, and that’s all there is to her?  I would hope got some besties out of her time with DCC!

That lack of team friendship issue is a mystery to me.  VK seems to be keeping her life outside of DCC pretty private. Hopefully she is in school and not just modeling clothes. 

[dccfan204]

On 4/15/2022 at 11:45 PM, Holly85 said:

No

Any updates?

[Holly85]

5 minutes ago, dccfan204 said:

Any updates?

No 

[LaurelleJ]

On 4/27/2022 at 1:07 AM, Kamal said:

I'm confused.

 

The Youtube channel posted a new video. I thought this Youtube channel was managed by CMT MTT and not the DCC social media team. So why is there a new post if the show is canceled? I guess CMT is posting this because they want people to watch the old seasons?

My guess is money. These videos are a super easy way for them to generate money on youtube with content that has already been produced. 

[MrsEVH]

On 4/27/2022 at 12:07 AM, Kamal said:

I'm confused.

 

The Youtube channel posted a new video. I thought this Youtube channel was managed by CMT MTT and not the DCC social media team. So why is there a new post if the show is canceled? I guess CMT is posting this because they want people to watch the old seasons?

It was nice that they showed Nadia Marcella even though she didn't make it. 

Edited May 4, 2022 by MrsEVH