Steve Wozniak To Appear On Dancing With the Stars

Redpill82 writes "It has been confirmed that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak will be a contestant on the new season of Dancing with the Stars starting on March 9. Did ABC determine that ratings were low with the technology community? I know I'll be interested in seeing how far Mr. Wozniak goes in the competition."

Comments

Why I respect Woz

[Dystopian Rebel]

- he is famous engineer (I will never be famous)
- he is a talented engineer (I will never be talented)
- he built revolutionary products (I write Perl scripts)
- he's a member of the Segway Polo team (I have a folding bicycle)
- he gets to dance close with a hot woman on television (Mom, what's for breakfast?)

backstage conversation

[William Robinson]

Bill: You won't believe Steve is such a good dancer.

(Ballmer jumps on stage for monkey dance)

Bill: Oh, forgot to mention, I was talking about Wozniak.

Woz may be talented, famous, and dancing

[wiredog]

with hot chicks. But I have a sub 50k Slashdot UID!

Christ, I am such a loser.

Re:Woz may be talented, famous, and dancing

[ComputerSlicer23]

If it makes you feel any better, you beat Woz to registering for slashdot.

Kirby

Re:Woz may be talented, famous, and dancing

[BitZtream]

Loser perhaps, but you aren't so much of a loser that your going on dancing with the stars, which no self respecting person does.

My guess...

[MikeRT]

Either really well or really badly. My hunch is that it won't be in between.

Re:My guess...

[FlyingBishop]

I do a lot of ballroom dance, and it's a pretty common occupation for engineers to be fantastic at.

Really, who would be fantastic at a social skill that hasn't truly been in vogue in half a century except nerds?

Sharks?

[Migraineman]

Perhaps the dance floor can open to reveal a pool full of sharks. Or maybe, Woz and Steve-O can dance in a Jackass-esgue showdown. (No really, Steve-O is one of the contestants.)

Re:There's a precedent for this

[Hognoxious]

I thought he quit because the panel kept bitching about the public voting for him?

Pretty stupid, if you want the winner to be based on skill rather than popularity then just have professional, expert judges decide. Of course that loses the opportunity to rake it in from all those premium rate calls.

How much does a sub 1k Slashdot UID cost ?

[messner_007]

How much does a sub 1k Slashdot UID cost on a free market ?

Maybe I can buy myself a good UID and the girls will go crazy on me.

Re:Segway polo

[SteveWoz]

BitZtream is not off base. I was very athletic in school with letters and trophies and all. 15 years ago I could run a marathon. After a spinal injury I have not kept in good shape and I let my weight go too, so this will be hard for me. But it's not about dancing. It's about ratings and attracting viewers. You never know what pranks I might find a way to pull on the show.

I don't mind it when people treat me badly. I wish I had no fame and no money, and I do my best to limit both. But I'm not cool enough to turn down the producers to DWTS. By the way, I had never seen the show until I watch a DVD last night.

Re:How much does a sub 1k Slashdot UID cost ?

[Cornflake917]

Maybe I can buy myself a good UID and the girls will go crazy on me.

I believe you might have come up with the worst strategy for getting girls, ever.

Re:star?

[R2.0]

A quibble regarding Cloris Leachman. From Wikipedia:

"Cloris Leachman (born April 30, 1926) is an American actress of stage, film and television. She has won eight primetime Emmy Awards--more than any other female performer--and one Daytime Emmy Award. She won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in the 1971 film The Last Picture Show."

Yes, she's well past her prime physically, but she was (and is) quite talented. And telling John Stamos she was going to strap on her Oscar and fuck him with it qualifies her for comedy legend, right there.