DWTS Week 2 is kinder to Woz

You think a pulled hamstring, judges' scorn, and general lack of grace or terpsichorial skill are drawbacks? Fuggedabout it. You cannot stop the Woz, you can only hope to contain him: the second-week results from Dancing With The Stars were a surprise for Steve Wozniak and his partner Karina Smirnoff, as they avoided the bottom two slots and another dance-off.

For a while there it looked like Woz' injury might knock him out of the competition, but he stuck it out and delivered a performance that the panel hated but the Internet and phone voters cherished.

If the power of Apple fandom can keep Woz twirling and dipping long enough to, you know, actually learn to dance without hurting himself or others, perhaps we will see the King of All Geeks on the winner's podium by season's end. Perhaps.

[via CNN]

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frank

go woz! i think the judges are picking on him unfairly. he represents the whole concept of that show: take stars who don't know how to dance, and teach them to. to criticize him because he wasn't flawless is just ridiculous -- he is clearly a studio audience favorite because of his attitude. he keeps smiling, keeps trying and shrugs off the horrible things the judges say to his face.

March 26 2009 at 5:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Darren

Woz deserves his own show.

March 26 2009 at 10:26 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Luna Lovegood

Nah, there's already plenty of overweight buffoons on TV.

March 26 2009 at 11:33 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Ianm.martin

Google tells me her name is KarINA Smirnoff...

...not that I just google image searched her or anything.

uh...

March 26 2009 at 10:22 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jon

I wonder if Woz will fall on his sword like John Sargeant in the UK version. He was the "comedically mismatched" participant who was loved by the fans and hated by the judges, and he quit because he thought it was ludicrous if he were to actually win by popularity rather than skill.

March 26 2009 at 10:15 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jimbo

The only thing redeeming about this article and about Woz on Dancing with the stars is that beautiful woman he is posing next to.

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