the nerve! Lol!
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the nerve! Lol!
I was surprised. I thought they were better this week!
I wish you had put a spoiler alert because I taped it and haven’t had a chance to watch yet. I’m sorry to hear that, I thought that she would make it at least three weeks. Certainly not be eliminated the first week. I’m surprised but not really surprised. Mary wasn’t focused, she was doing too many interviews. The good thing is it got her back out there again and she looked great.
Another Cancellation Mishap. She shoulda done those book events; at least some copies would have been sold.
Maybe she had the same work ethic as she had when with Diana Ross and the Supremes. With Dancing With the Stars, she was off doing interviews rather than doing dance rehearsals. Mary will be Mary ......
The look of terror on her face when dancing was clear. She was not prepared. At the end of the 2nd dance, she shamefully hid her face into the chest of her partner.
Well, at least she got $125,000 for forty hours of work. [[20 hours rehearsal a week). Much better than many of her current bookings. And she got some national publicity to let people know that she is still out there.
I did not expect her to come anywhere close to winning but was sad to see that she was the first one to be dropped, especially knowing that Sean Spicer still survives in the competition.
I know nothing about dancing, but someone above pointed out that she was not prepared or focused. I didn't see others doing publicity or interviews and Mary was all over the place doing interviews, and someone said that she kept her concert gig at Niagara Falls.
Mary may have not won, but her attention seemed to be on publicity, not winning. She got what she wanted.............Publicity. So, perhaps she did win.
Being the first one voted out is a HUGH OUCH. Mary wanted the publicity and spotlight she craves, but it was short-lived. And, it ended on a humiliating note.
I can’t even ^^^
Didn't watch so can't comment on her performance , but it sounds like she wasn't stellar ... well obviously not if she got voted off so quickly.
I'm sort of relieved for her though, I was dreading perhaps an injury , some strenuous moves required for certain dance styles at times.
I don't know if she's the oldest person to ever appear on there or not? But likely close to it.
That took guts on her part , so bravo Mary regardless!
I’m not sure she was in good enough shape for this; you need stamina and strength and extra weight and age wouldn’t help
Apart from the obvious financial incentive i found it strange and rather concerning that she actually agreed to appear on this programme. It is a tough ask for a 75 year old to put herself through such rigorous training. Hopefully she sought medical advice before agreeing to appear.
Diana has turned this gig down year after year due initially to her advancing years, but more recently due to a broken ankle she suffered a few years ago. Having said that they continue to ask her to no avail. I hope Mary thinks it was worth the effort.
I absolutely love Ms. Wilson, and I have nothing but respect and admiration for her giving this show a try. She has wanted to do it for years, and it finally came about for her. As for the quality of her dancing, yes, she made some mistakes, but she was nowhere near as bad as say, Lamar Odom or Sean Spicer, or even a couple of others. She deserved another couple of weeks. Len Goodman simply made the wrong decision.
Again, I commend Ms. Wilson for doing DWTS. For her age, she looks DAMN GOOD, and even though there are people out there who dislike her, they need to grow up and do as I am sure their mothers told them - "Say something nice, or say nothing at all."
Don't forget.... all you who say you will never watch DWTS again... Ms. Wilson will be on the finale at the end of the season. Surely you will tune in for that.
I didn’t believe Mary would win, simply because of the stamina required for those dances, but I am disappointed she didn’t last longer. I found myself really looking forward to DWTS this year and it was due to Mary being included in the cast. I DVR’ed last night’s episode and haven’t watched yet, but I now know the outcome...
I agree with you.... So good to see The Supremes represented in prime time... and Mary's appearance on DWTS last week boosted their music sales substantially, according to Billboard magazine.
Sad thing is: Why do we have Team Mary, Team Diana, etc??? How utterly Stupid!
This was a generally positive event other than the early exit. It's too bad that she exited early if she actually did better than some of the others. It should not be minimized how taxing the physical requirements of this type of activity are; a lot of training is required. I wonder if some of this isn't preordained - as in they knew who was going to be cut early on?
Motown and every Supreme benefitted some although the money from any sales will be minimal. But there is some increased visibility especially to Mary.
I didn't expect Mary to win but I thought she would last longer than a week. IMO, she was certainly much better than Ray Lewis, Sean Spicer, and especially Lamar Odom. She just didn't have enough of a fanbase to pull her through. I mean, Odom is a popular athlete plus an ex-Kardashian to boot. It is hard to compete against that.
But it was nice to see the attention she received, albeit briefly. And more than likely, she will perform on the finale as Gladys and Patti did when they competed.
How many people on here voted for her?
Is it just a vote - that's what determines whether you stay or go?
I didn't realize Patti Labelle had been on as well.
I voted for Mary and lobbied for others to do likewise But ran into an unexpected obstacle: fans of the show take their vote very seriously and only agreed to vote for Mary if they felt she was the best. I had never seen the show before and quite frankly it’s not my cup of tea… I only watched it because Mary was on. After the first episode aired, I heard from my friends who watch the show regularly and they were all fairly negative about Mary‘s appearance for various reasons that I don’t see any point to go into and I guess I can see their point. Well, one thing was she was trying to hard and had a phony smile on her face, but it look like they all did to me. I assumed that she would get a lot of votes because she looks so fantastic at 75 and is moving so well, and that all the Supremes fans would vote for her and she would last a long time…… I’m thoroughly shocked that she got voted off last night but dancing with the stars regulars told me that it was the right thing to do. I still disagree back, you can’t argue with The vote.
I know a lot of people who voted for Mary, but they are Supremes fans and not really concerned with how well Mary did or did not do…… Like me, they just wanted her to win.
I assume that she would get a certain amount of money per episode and I was hoping that that would be a wonderful little nest egg for her I’ll find out the details after things calm down.
Mary was never a dancer, she could swing and sway and do little movements…… But she was never a dancer and she made the most noticeable mistakes of anybody in the choreography During DR&TS. I think she equated herself just fine and she has nothing to be ashamed of, it is a big ouch to be the first one voted off and that’s going to sting, but she still got a shit ton of publicity out of it and it will help sell the book.
You do realise there is a very unpleasant individual on here who posts far more negative bile than anyone else don't you? Recently he was wishing Diana Ross to have a broken arm. I don't recall you condemning that, or indeed many of the other disgusting things he has posted? Perhaps you need to look at the big picture before making such a fool of yourself in future? Best regards to you.
I'm no expert, but of the three original Supremes i always considered Mary to be the best dancer. It was always Florence who at times looked awkward and uncomfortable with the choreography. This was most noticeable on her final Sullivan appearance during the modern millie routine. Mary by contrast always appeared slick and accomplished, especially when performing more complicated routines.
Yeah competitors are voted after every dance. Whoever has the most votes is saved from being eliminated.
It wasn't because Mary couldn't dance or because she was 75. How else did Gladys and Patti, who are the same age, get on there?
Everyone picked had to have some skill to compete in the first place. For Mary, this was great publicity especially for Motown 60 so she was repping for Motown.