Comments on: The Woz speaks: 'Teletubbies aired for 5 years'

The harsh criticism tossed the way of Steve Wozniak's skills on "Dancing with the Stars" may turn out to help him, if viewers cast enough sympathy votes.

[carpevis]

Without dissing 'the Woz', I'd like to point out that although DWTS is part talent, part popularity contest, popularity or talent alone will not get you into the finals. You have to have both in equal measure. Steve doesn't have the natural talent. I'm not saying he can't improve. But without that improvement, I expect, like Cloris Leachman, the Woz will hang on far longer than he should based on talent alone just because he has a 'fan base'. Rallying the geeks to his cause is an injustice to geeks should someone with no talent win against obviously better dancers. Geeks have always been pushed out because they were not popular and decried that practice. Revenge of the Nerds here would only prove that it's not how good you are that counts, but how popular. Which means the popular people were right all along. Great going, geeks. You proved the discrimination against you by the popular crowd was justified.

[Dylan_Wisor]

What?

[Len Bullard]

It could have been worse. He could have danced with Kathy Griffin.

[Dalkorian]

Oh you are one sick little puppy.
;-)

[AlternateRoute]

I would have liked to see him dancing with Steve Jobs

[kelmon]

I really can't stand these ridiculous shows but perhaps we should draw parallels here with the show's parent, Strictly Come Dancing, and the John Sergeant "incident". While he was described as "a dancing bear", he was the audience favourite and eventually withdrew from the show in order to avoid causing embarrassment by actually winning.

The whole concept is just stupid. On one hand it's a talent contest but on the other it's a popularity contest and sometimes the two just aren't compatible. Personally, I'd rather watch paint dry...

[Dalkorian]

Really only have one thing to say ....
GO WOZ!
:-)