Insiders: If Bristol Palin Wins, 'Dancing' Is Ruined

By Rob Shuter Posted Nov 18th 2010 09:20PM

At first, having Bristol Palin participate in 'Dancing With The Stars' seemed like a brilliant idea. Just like Kate Gosselin before her, casting an admittedly bad dancer who was shrouded in controversy has raked in big ratings and tons of press. But now the joke is on the show's producers, as they fear Bristol is actually going to win this thing.

"This will be a disaster for the show if Bristol wins," one TV insider tells me. "Any creditability the show had will be over. It will go from being a dancing competition to a popularity competition where whoever has the most rabid fan base will always win no matter how little talent they have."

And while it's true Bristol's dancing has dramatically improved since the season began, no one with working eyes would put her in the same league as the other remaining stars, Jennifer Grey and Kyle Massey.

"Another problem the producers foresee is that after Bristol wins no one in Hollywood will ever want to be on the show again," a well-placed ABC source tells me. "Why would a real star want to compete and lose against someone like [former U.S. Senate candidate] Christine O'Donnell or Levi Johnston. It's humiliating. The producers know they are in big trouble for sure."

And it's not just future contestants and viewers that the show needs to worry about. A friend of one of the judges tells me Bristol has made a fool out of all of them. It's now painfully obvious that the judge's scores and opinions mean nothing.

Let's hope they are all wrong and next season the show gets back to what it does best, dancing.

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Steven Cowan, left, stands next to Public Defender Jonas Bednarek at his initial court appearance Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010, in Madison, Wis. Cowan, of Vermont, Wis., blasted his television set with a shotgun after watching Bristol Palin's "Dancing with the Stars" routine Monday night, saying he was fed up with politics and Palin wasn't a very good dancer, according to court documents. Authorities said Cowan then pointed the gun at his wife who escaped and called police. A SWAT team surrounded the couple's Vermont farmhouse and officers were able to talk Cowan out Tuesday, after an all-night standoff. Cowan is charged with second-degree reckless endangerment. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

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This photo provided Wednesday Nov. 17, 2010, by the Dane County Sheriff's Department shows Steven Cowan, 67, of Vermont, Wis. Cowan blasted his television set with a shotgun after watching Bristol Palin's "Dancing with the Stars" routine Monday night, saying he was fed up with politics and Palin wasn't a very good dancer, according to court documents. Authorities said Cowan then pointed the gun at his wife who escaped and called police. A SWAT team surrounded the couple's Vermont farmhouse and officers were able to talk Cowan out Tuesday after an all-night standoff. (AP Photo/Dane County Sheriff's Department)

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Saturday 20 November

By Jim

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Yeah, and people like you also believe judges should make laws when voters vote differently than you. Typical.

By Shey

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I TOTALLY agree, or perhaps the judges should have 70% of the vote whilst the public have 30.

Thursday 18 November

By shari

I am boycotting the finals on Monday

By Digi

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WHat a pethetic culture of people that find this at all worthy of attn. Seriously pethetic, cant wait till the planet wipes the whole lot of you off the planet.

By montana

Probably the same pAthetic bunch of people who post and can't spell

By DW

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thats realy gonna hurt

Friday 19 November

By Debra

that is so grown up of you, you act like it is a presidental election or something, it is entertainment for goodness sake

By Steve

DWTS, turn the cameras off, close the doors, Shari won't be
watching Monday........

LOL suckers! Good riddence

By mama mac

Did you mean "riddAnce? Do us all a favor Digi, buy a dictionary,and use it for something besides a doorstop.

By Patty

It's a television show.......get over it. Besides, it just shows that anything that has to with votes and voting, can be fixed!!!

By pj512

I agree that we are all getting too upset. It is just a television show. Unfortunately those of us who are unemployed have way too much time to think about these things! But there is no way that Bristol should have even been on this show, much less still be there. If she wins, the show would lose any credibility it still has.

By vobox3343

eVEN dUBYA KNEW THAT.

By Lynn

Don't think it has anything to do with votes being fixed. A lot of people simply sympathize with her. She has had a bad wrap from the get go just because of who her mother is.

By wingoway

Isn't that exactly how we got our current president?

LOL Man so shes not only exploiting MOMMY's publicity but also the politics. What a joke! Plus by the extra pounds shes been putting on I'd say she 'dictates' the buffet table as well. Well its all good B.Palin screws everything up she touches. Feel pity for that kid of hers cause she's already tries using the kid as a tool for publicity. God only knows how retarded this all is.

By Connie

BRISTOL'S WEIGHT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS...THE POINT IS BAD POLITICS GOING ON...AS USUAL THEY CHEAT!!!

By Ann

I was going to say something, but it would be casting my pearls before swine.

OMG there's a great example of the "tolerance" the liberal left has!

By Stephanie

Wow...bitter, Bitter, BITTER? Does a dill pickle pucker up when you chomp into it? Your remarks are cruel, demeaning to
women, and malicious. There - sleep on that.

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