Dancing With The Stars Season 13 - How The Game is Played

Even though the first dancing episode of the new season has yet to happen, the game was already started a long time ago. Proving that the popular bread winning show for ABC (owned by Disney) as well as the multiple tiers of corporations, including entertainment and news outlets, magazines/newspapers, electronic media (blogs, internet sites and mobile devices), PR firms, talent agents, photographers, interviewers, hair/makeup, clothing designers and so many others who benefit from sticking their fingers in the “reality celebrity competition” ratings pie known as Dancing With The Stars, share a concerted effort in the success of the show.
Some events on the surface seem random but when looked at in a relative chronological order, a very interesting game reveals itself.
DWTS is BIG Business. Therefore, there are moves being played, for fun lets call them chess moves, that should be noted.
In July 2011, a story on TMZ said that DWTS’s producers were going after A-listers after season 12. As an incentive the stars could have more freedom and pick their own rehearsal schedules, costume choices and music selections.
Also in July via PopCrush, Lady Gaga announces collaboration with musical icon CHER with a song called ‘The Greatest Thing’. And according to TV Guide, the single and music video is due in September 2011. The song is targeted for the LGBT community.
After the media blitz that still is going from her daughter Kim Humphries’ wedding, Kris Jenner, matriarch of the money making megalithic Kardashians, announces that she will guest on two different morning talk shows. In a media coup, Jenner will co-host ‘The Talk’(on CBS) and on ‘The Today Show’ (NBC) in September. The news of Kris Jenner being on both shows broke about 7 days ago. CBS is owned by CBS Corp (Westinghouse Electric, Viacom). NBC is owned by Comcast Corp. ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ is on E! which is owned by NBC Universal.
A few days ago, Lady Gaga did a cross gender character on the Viacom owned 'VMAs'. According to most, it was a big fail since it was revealed she copied almost identically a character that Annie Lennox (formerly of Eurythmics) did during the 1984 Grammy Awards. Meanwhile Annie Lennox's manager is Simon Fuller of XIX Entertainment. Fuller also produces and is the creator of 'American Idol' as well as 'So You Think You Can Dance'. Lady Gaga's copycat antics although a failure to most, brings negative attention to her which she seems to derive pleasure and power from. Almost as some sick inside joke, the more people hate on Lady Gaga, the more successful she becomes like some kind of demon. I digress anyway, Gaga’s dragging up Annie Lennox’s “Sweet Dreams Are Made of These” performance in turns draws attention back to Annie Lennox and interest in her musical archives as well as what Lennox is doing presently. Very Clever chess move.
So let me sum up what all the above seemingly random acts become when one puts them down on the board.

Chaz Bono (originally daughter of Cher, now a man) activist for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LBGT) is partnered up with Lacey Schwimmer who has gotten implants, bleached her hair blonde, has had facial surgery and is also working on her career as a singer. What better way to get attention than to be paired with one of DWTS most controversial contestants. The longer Chaz Bono stays on the show the better. Cher who has a huge Gay following has a legion of fans. Combined with Lady Gaga’s twitter monsters, imagine the ratings checkmate when Cher appears on DWTS and if or shall I say when she performs with Gaga.
The conservatives will hate on Chaz, which in turn will only bring more attention to the show. It is a win/win for DWTS executives.
As for Rob Kardashian if the kid can dance, it will be a gold mine.

Knowing the mastermind of manager mother Kris Jenner, if I were her, I would have been making Rob take dance lessons by the age of four. With Kris being a host on two major network talk shows, she has a forum to promote her son and all her family's endeavors. Kris Jenner is a very savvy business person. Her family is a Corporation.
The above game reminds me of CAA (Creative Artists Agency) when it was run by Mike Ovitz. He figured out quite brilliantly that if you have the top directors, the top writers, top actresses/actors, the top musical acts and the top composers, when a film or TV show gets made, you have Your Team in the highest positions. Therefore you are getting a cut from the back end as well as the front while you are also getting numerous percentages on a production. That is how the ultimate chess game is played and won. As well as orchestrating the machine that runs the money. You are the wizard behind the curtain pulling the strings on the short term goals and profits as well as long term future residuals off the present day pursuits.
The last couple of years DWTS has had several conservative celebs like
Bristol Palin and Tom Delay that drew huge controversy. It seems only fitting that now they go to the other swing of the pendulum with Chaz. Chaz Bono is the "King" of the Show. Let’s hope he can dance.

DWTS Has A New Cast & New Attitude Chaz Bono, David Arquette and More

David Arquette had spilled the beans and announced that he was going to be on the latest season of Dancing With The Stars with last year Mirror Ball winner with Hines Ward, Kym Johnson. I decided to investigate. Also after Russell Armstrong's death then the news that his business associate Alan Schram died with a gun shot to the head with both deaths labeled a suicide, I've been in a fog about "reality" shows. Side note, I was asked to be apart of a "reality show" and I thought about it long and hard and didn't sign. Funny how things happen for a reason. It has been unsettling to meet people and photograph them at media events or in Beverly Hills and they die under suspicious or unexpected circumstances. Doing this type of work and actually taking the pictures and the videos instead of just buying frames puts one face to face with the people in the media. Some you bond with while you are covering a story. Others you meet at various events and say hello. Shooting DWTS has been one of my favorite things to do over the past 3 years. So I was looking forward to it as well as the challenge. I ran into Mark Ballas and later I see a blond woman. At the time I didn't see who she was. I was very far away. Meanwhile I'm on the side walk not on the property and this guy comes over and starts sticking his hand in my camera. I'm surprised by this, I keep my cool and say I'm on public property. I'm being respectful what's your problem? And he blocks me and sticks his hand in my camera. Later he gave me this nice memento.

This guy was close to physical violence over a person taking a photograph from the side walk. Really? I hope he has good health insurance and he is well paid for his "protecting" a reality star from being photographed. I asked him where he was the day before when David Arquette gave an interview? He didn't answer. The day after the Arquette story broke, I heard a rumor from the site StoopidHousewives that Kim Richards of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was going to be on the show. Also various sources said Chaz Bono was going to be on the show. So there are leaks everywhere. I couldn't figure out why the guy was acting like such a DICK. I thought it was Kim Richards it wasn't. Meanwhile it is now Monday morning, almost 3am and I kept the secret for several days. The funny thing about life is, when you are a decent person primarily and you give people respect, you don't follow people like other paparazzi to their home etc., you have fun with the people you photograph and interview and it shows, you get treated like a piece of shit by a guy that takes his job title a little too seriously. Make your paper baby and continue to loose your soul. One has to remember who owns the media. I think it is 8 corporations that hold the entire world in the palm of their hand. They have products to sell, humans to hypnotize and minds to mold. Disney is one and of course DWTS is on ABC which is owned by Disney. I'm sure the guy will be promoted to a high office. I waited long enough. FOR SURE DWTS list so far Ron Artest, Kristen Cavallari with Mark Ballas, Elisabetta Canalis with Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Chaz Bono partner Lacey Schwimmer, David Arquette and Kym Johnson, Karina Smirnoff is back but her partner did a dash Kim Richards and Rob Kardashian very likely. The ones in bold I know for a fact. The entire cast list will be out later today. I have exclusive pix from Friday have to wait a little longer to post here right now. Maksim may not be on board since his brother is dancing with Elisabetta Canalis the exGF of George Clooney. Will Derek Hough return? I am expecting to see Tony Dovolani. Tune in later.