American Idol second runner-up Danny Gokey has expressed interest in competing on Dancing With the Stars. Way to focus on that music career, sweet songbird. Scream on.
I’d like this to not happen, mostly because I was somehow able to avoid peer pressure from Idolatry’s anti-Gokey brigade and have somehow managed to remain relatively unbothered by Danny Gokey. I gather that he’s a total doofus, but come on — he was an American Idol contestant. I don’t expect American Idol contestants to be cool. Blasphemy, I know, but I’ve found the only way I can digest the show is if my standards are super low. They make my midseason breakthrough revelations — "Wait a minute…Adam Lambert seems smart!" — much more satisfying.
But back to Gokey. I’m not sure I’m ready for another season’s worth of Gokey on the television, especially since (as EW’s DWTS TV Watcher) my fast-forward button would be off-limits. Welcome to Gokey in Real Time, Annie! Gokey getting a spray tan. Gokey mouthing the words to his Viennese Waltz accompaniment. Gokey wedging a meaty palm in Cheryl Burke’s crotch for a probably illegal lift. I’m sure I’d begin to dislike him in episode 1! I suppose it would be about time.
P-Dubs, what do you think? Should there be a one-reality-show limit for all attention-mongering humans? Would you watch Gokey on DWTS because you love him? Because you hate him? For the sheer spectacle of it all? Would you rather see Scott MacIntyre, who told Slezak he’d want to do DWTS, try it out? Or will you never watch that ridiculous show ever in your life regardless of who’s on it, because YOU’VE GOT STANDARDS, DAMMIT?
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Nooooo! Please no! What horror, a season of the smug, arrogant goofball. I’d much rather see Scott, he seems to have more of a sense of humor.
Can he please just go away?
I don’t even watch “Dancing With the Stars”, but I don’t believe Danny Gokey should be seen in public. =/
I know that even from the beginning the term “stars” was very loose for DWTS, but c’mon we have officially scrapped the bottom of the celebrity bottom. I liked Bachelor Melissa and yes she was a good dancer, but a “star”. No way. Next it’s going to be a dance-off between Jon and Kate with the 8. I say to No to Gokey and any other semi-famous reality “star”. Really it’s time to end the madness.
God…that’s what we need…MORE Gokey on TV.
GO AWAY!
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Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
for the love of God…………WHY???????????????????????????
Please no more Gokey on TV. We had enough of him on AI. Besides I’m not sure if he could cope with all the gay dancers, we know he had a hard enough time accepting Adam’s sexuality.
Oh no!!! I thought almost one whole season of Gokey on AI is enough torture for me!! I’d rather see Scott dance!! I’m so glad he didn’t make it to the finale or we’ll have to hear his inarticulate interviews day after day! No offense he has a great voice but every time he open his mouth it just bothers me.
It would be interesting to see if he had to switch to Rec Specs due to all the physical activity. Contacts would not be an option.
American Idol contestants shouldn’t compete on “Dancing with the Stars.” They already have such a huge fanbase from the viewers who voted for them, it would be unfair to the other stars. If this were to happen, the next person that they’ll invite is Sanjaya which would make me boycott the show.
That’s possibly one of the worst ideas I’ve ever heard. Gokey was arguably the worst dancer in this year’s top 13 – and he’s the one wanting to do DWTS?
To be fair, I don’t really watch it, so I couldn’t care either way. If anything, I do want him to be on it so the credibility of his music career evaporates (Annie, I *was* on the Idolatry anti-Gokey brigade).
Having Sanjaya on the show would be almost as worse as having Lance Bass and Kim Kardashian.
I think he should do it, for two reasons: (1) As anyone who saw his performance of “Dance Little Sister” knows, he really could use some help with his dancing. (2) The more time he spends dancing and promoting eyeglasses, the less we’ll actually have to hear him sing!
I’d like to see Kara Dioguardi compete on the show instead.
OMG!!!! noooooooo. Enuf is enuf!! I can’t stand that smarmy arrogant person anymore. Please DWTS do not invite him!!!! Gokey go home to Milwaukee and stay there, please
IT’S SUMMERTIME – none of these people exist for me anymore…
GET CHELSEA HANDLER or CHUY TO DANCE…THEN ILL WATCH UNTIL THEN I WONT!!!
PLEASE GET CHELSEA…PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE!!!!!
ABC PLEASE GET HER PLEASE!!!
Yeah, I agree that Danny was a HORRIBLE dancer on AI this season (Adam and Matt were actually pretty good, to name a few). Why not invite Megan Joy along with him to do the Elaine dance? Also, I think the timing is bad. Gokey will still get a little hype all summer because of the tour, and can then release a christian album. I can definitely see him going in that direction, and being really successful with it.
I think even Aunt Gokey would put the kibosh on this.
its ooooooooooooooooooooookay
This is a good move for Gokey. First off, he gets a paycheck $80K a week or $200K for the season. Next, it keeps his name out there. I think it’s smart. He’s throwing his name out there, keeping it alive. He probably knows all the PR and attention will focus on Kris&Glambert, so he’s jumping out there putting his name out…smart move.
Yuck! He and Samantha could compete each week to see who could act more annoying.
um, please god, no. i don’t even watch DWTS, but still – we already put the go in the gokey!!!! and honestly, and this is saying a lot, i think i can stand his “singing” (read: screaming) better than his lame attempts at “danching.” when he sings, at least you can hit the mute button. we’d have to change the channel or turn the TV off if he dances…. argh.
um, please god, no. i don’t even watch DWTS, but still – we already put the go in the gokey!!!! and honestly, and this is saying a lot, i think i can stand his “singing” (read: screaming) better than his lame attempts at “danching.” when he sings, at least you can hit the mute button. we’d have to change the channel or turn the TV off if he dances…. argh.
The only thing more annoying than Danny Gokey’s allegedly smug and irritating behavior during his “Idol” run is the insistence of EW writers in bringing the guy up just to tear him down.
The guy already got eliminated from “Idol” and we got a pretty good final to what was mostly a crap season.
I know it’s summer, but there has GOT to be something more worth writing than the 793th “Danny Gokey sucks” joke.
Ceballos: I totally agree. We get it EW, you didn’t like Gokey. Get over it, move on. Find a new whipping boy.
Oh I’d like to teach him to dance, alright !!!! He’s adorable !!! Why on earth not ????
OK, OK, we get it! EW hates Gokey! I hope that’s how you start your interview package with the guy.
You can’t possibly believe he actually is seriously considering this? He was just answering off the cuff questions – I’m sure his pathetic dancing came up in the q & a and his answer was along the lines of “sure I’ll embarass myself – anything that will give street cred to sophiasheart.org”. So what? He’s trying to raise money for a good cause… that bugs you because why???
That being said, props to Annie for not jumping onto the “Put the Go in Gokey” bandwagon that every other writer (save for Dave Karger) seems to be on. Well, at least you didn’t jump on it immediately.