Ok, I still love Dancing With The Stars but when did it become Dr. Phil? Or, should I say…when did it become Dr. Drew? I’m really not happy with the changes that the show is making and trying to appeal to the Springer audience. Anyway, goodbye to Maurice and Cheryl. Sorry, but that’s it for now.
Well, week 4 of Dancing With The Stars saw Rocco leaving the show just as I predicted. Of course I didn’t really need a crystal ball since it was Misty May’s injury that saved him from leaving earlier.
Week 5 was really interesting because they added some new dances. I’m not sure I’m really that enthusiastic about the Hustle but the Jitterbug that Brooke Burke did was fun. Still I’d rather see more of the Ballroom Dances like the Waltz, Foxtrot, and Tango.
Now week 5 is over and Toni Braxton has been eliminated from the competition. It’s really too bad; I thought she was doing pretty well. Not well enough to win the competition but certainly better than Cloris Leachman and Susan Lucci. It just goes to show that there is a definite popularity issue with how the voting is done.
Season 7 of Dancing With The Stars is well underway here in week 4 of the competition. I admit it. I like DWTS a lot. This season may very well be the best and most competitive since the show’s debut. Two Olympic champions started, An Oscar winner, A Superbowl Champion, A Grammy winning singer, Assorted Actors, etc, and they’re all Ballroom Dancing. It’s just cool.
But, I’ve been asked who my picks are for finalists this season. I’ve narrowed it down to two…and “in no particular order” as they say…Brooke Burke, and Warren Sapp. Both are dancing very well, put on a good show for the audience, and have lots of appeal. I didn’t really know what to expect from Brooke Burke since I’d only seen her hosting shows on TV and gracing numerous computer monitors, but she’s shown she can really dance and be competitive. On the other hand I thought Warren Sapp might be pretty good. It seems like the NFL players that have been on the show have done very well and Sapp is no exception. I’m guessing that having a high degree of conditioning, a strong work ethic, and a competitive spirit that NFL players have to have makes it easier for them to do well.
I’ll be watching tonight to see who’s eliminated but I doubt it will be Brooke Burke or Warren Sapp. If I had to guess who will leave I’d say….Chef Rocco Dispirito or Oscar Winner Cloris Leachman, but I’ve been surprised before.
Nov 29
Ok, I’ll say it. “I told you so.” I’ve been predicting that Helio Castroneves would be in the finals of Dancing With The Stars since the first or second show. Congratulations to Helio and his partner Julianne.
Even though I’m not surprised that Helio won the dancing title I am surprised at who was there at the end with him. I could not have predicted that Mel B and Marie Osmond would be in the finals. With Marie Osmond I wouldn’t have thought that she’d have the stamina to do so well, nor that she’d bounce back after the loss of her father. The other surprise was Mel B. When the season started I didn’t think she’d make it because I thought her partner would be in jail for choking the life out of her whiny butt. Oh well, nothing like live TV.
Wow, what a week on Dancing With The Stars. Mel B got a perfect score and deserved it. Jane Seymour got even better and seems to be a real contender despite being the oldest of the remaining competitors, as well as the best looking. But the real shocker….Sabrina Bryan was eliminated! You could have knocked me over with a feather. I had picked Sabrina to be a finalist but I guess she just didn’t have the votes from the fans at home.
So who’s gonna be in the finals of Dancing With The Stars now? I still think that Helio Castroneves is a favorite based on his dancing, but will he have the popular support? I think that Cameron has improved but I don’t think he really can win it, but will his soap star status give him the edge?
I don’t know what’s going to happen but I’m looking forward to the rest of the season.
Dancing With The Stars finally saw the end of Mark ‘The Mouth’ Cuban. Yes, the boy billionaire lost 30 pounds and learned to move his feet without moving his mouth but couldn’t buy the affection of the fans. People finally saw through his nice guy act. Oh, I finally figured out why he might have been chosen for the show to begin with….he’s a producer….of movies. He has been the producer of several movies including the now showing “We Own The Night.”
I don’t know what else to say about this week on Dancing With The Stars…I finally can focus on the people that could actually win it without buying it.
Dancing With The Stars said goodbye to a champion this week. Floyd Mayweather was the dancer released in round 4 and that’s a tragedy. It’s a tragedy because “Bigfoot in a suit”, Mark Cuban, is still in the running. It’s a tragedy because the other person in the bottom two, Mel B, is still in the running.
On the good side of things the dancing of each star is really improving and getting more exciting. Both Jenny Garth and Jane Seymore turned in some of their best performances and have really stepped it up, but Helio and Sabrina are still right there at the top. Helio turned in a solid performance while Sabrina got the first perfect score of this season.
It’s really getting good and I’m looking forward to next week.
Congressman Bennie Thompson (D – Miss), chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, thinks NASCAR fans are disease ridden and that his aides need to be inoculated before mixing with us. How’s that for some elite behavior from an elected official? How’s that for alienating a large portion of voters from his own district?
According to Yahoo Sports: “The seven-term Congressman recently instructed committee aides who visited Talladega Superspeedway last weekend and are also at this weekend’s Nextel Cup race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway to be immunized against a variety of diseases such as hepatitis A, hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus and influenza.”
Something not in the story that I’ve wondered about…is this an indication that Congressman Bennie Thompson is a racist? I certainly hope not and I don’t know of anything he’s said that would make that case, but he’s African-American and the overwhelming majority of NASCAR drivers and fans are white. If a Republican Congressman had made a comment like that about a predominately African-American event what would the press be doing right now? They’d be camped out on that Republicans doorstep and asking if he was part of the KKK. Where’s the coverage here? Why didn’t this story about a Democratic Congressman lead the 6 o’clock news?
Hopefully, even without heavy news coverage the voters in Congressman Bennie Thompson’s district will shake his hand and let him know they’ve had their shots when he’s out pressing the flesh. Hopefully they’ll remember what he thinks of them when they vote in the next election.
But you know what? This type of thinking by a Congressman like Bennie Thompson is not unusual in Congress. These elected officials go to Washington, D.C. and start acting as though they’re royalty and above the citizens they are there to represent. It’s time we all got together and voted out ANY politician who has had more than two terms in office. Congressman Bennie Thompson has had 7 terms, look what it’s done to him.
Hard to believe three weeks have gone by on Dancing With The Stars. We’ve finally had to say goodbye to Wayne Newton and that’s kinda sad but completely expected. I’ve been a fan of Wayne Newton for many years, probably because I grew up in Las Vegas but…he really had no chance on Dancing With The Stars. It’s sad to see him go because he was probably the competitor most entitled to the “Star” designation.
On the men’s side of the competition I still can’t wait for Mark Cuban to be gone. I admit he’s doing well especially since he had hip replacement surgery in June; however, he’s still a guy that would get beat up frequently if he didn’ t have a lot of money. I’m not saying he’s a jerk but if you want to….go ahead. The favorite is still Helio Castroneves. For a race car champion he’s pretty darned good. If enough people will watch the dancing instead of taking part in the popularity contest he has a good shot to win it all. Cameron? He’s doing ok but most of his votes are from his fan base. Should I mention Floyd Mayweather? Wow, I thought he’d do pretty well and he is but there’s still something missing there, maybe he’ll step it up.
On the women’s side of the competition does anybody really think that Scary Spice Melanie Brown can win? I certainly don’t think she can get it done but who knows? Jennie Garth and Marie Osmond are also long shots. Jane Seymore is, at 56 years old, still a very beautiful woman but can she be a competitive ballroom dancer? I doubt it. It’s just a guess on my part but Sabrina Bryan seems to have what it takes to go all the way.
What do you think? Helio and Sabrina in the finals of Dancing With The Stars?
I can’t believe that I’m sitting here watching The Bachelor on the DVR, but it’s what Lydia wants to watch after having seen Chuck and Heroes tonight. I don’t know what season this is…something like the 10th…but there’s something that kinda makes me laugh. Did you ever notice that on The Bachelor, when they do the personal interview with the women, that some of the women are crying and saying “this is so tough, I didn’t sign up for this.” What? This is not the first season of the show. All of these women have seen the show and…yeah, they did sign up for it. They knew what would happen on the show.
The other thing that makes me laugh is the host during the Rose Ceremony. It gets down to the last rose and the host, Chris, steps up and says “Ladies, the final rose.” Duh. The women are five feet away and the rose is on a tray clearly visible…do they really need to be told it’s the last one?