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Me thinks it has.

I wonder, did the original creators of DWTS over in England have people like this in mind when they created the show?

• Yet another ABC Soap actor  (and I use the term loosely)
• yet another obscure senior citizen
• yet ANOTHER blonde bimbo bombshell actress(ish) – or at least she used to be.
• yet ANOTHER football player with 2 left feet
• a reality tv “star” x SIX
• 90210 throwback – again
• a tv reporter (again)
• an Olympic athlete (again)
• an ABC Bachelor/Bachlorette (again)
• I don’t even know HOW to categorize Kate Gosselin – she falls under so many of the above.
• Semi-obscure actress turned reality show host?
• Kardashian Look-a-like scantily clad pop band member (ala Cheetah Girl & 2 of the Spice GIrls)
• Seriously – Kate Gosselin has EIGHT YOUNG CHILDREN that she will foist off on someone else in order to attend to the maaaaannnnyyyyy hours of rehearsal that all these people have to do.  Of course, that will mean taking time away from her book tour, too.  How ever will she handle it.  *rolls eyes*

Pamela Anderson – reality tv & felon

Shannen Doherty – reality tv & felon

Kate Gosselin – reality tv “Octomom”

Nicole Scherzinger – reality tv & singer

Erin Andrews – who?

Niecy Nash – reality tv

Evan Lysacek – athlete

Aiden Turner – soap star

Jake Pavelka – reality tv

Chad Ochocinco – athlete

Buzz Aldrin – “Octogenarian”

I’m left wondering just how many “seasons” we have left of DWTS.  Will they finally downgrade the name to “Dancing with the used-to-be-famous-but-not-necessarily-in-a-good-way”, or perhaps “Dancing with the people-who-have-something-to-plug”?  MAYBE it should be “Dancing with the reality “Stars””.

I can say that for myself, I used to watch it live every week, both nights.  I’d shush my kids, shut the door and just enjoy the show.  Now, I tivo it and IF I watch them the next morning, it’s a surprise.  At least last season, I watched for Donny Osmond & Kelly Osbourne.  The season before, Marie Osmond (ALSO a mother of 8!).  They were people to root for. 

It leaves me wondering, also, if this is why some of the pro dancers don’t compete – like Jonathan Roberts this year, Juliana Hough last year.

I’m so psyched that Dancing with the Stars is back!  I’ve somehow become a Reality TV junkie, and have really missed this show.  I am hoping that this season will be just as much fun to watch as the last two, and I have the feeling it will.

The opening number of all thep rofessionals was really awesome.  Fun, flashy and very sexayyyyy. I just wish they’d calm down with the camera work so we can actually WATCH them dance!

Tonight was the men’s “edition” and they call it “Macho Monday” … well, we’ll see about that. LOL

 

First up was Penn Gillette.  He’s a BIG guy.  He’s paired with Kym Johnson, who is just soooooo cute.  She did wonders with Joey Fatone and Mark Cuban, so we’ll see what she can do with him. 

They danced the cha-cha-cha this week.  He did pretty good for the first time – he’s big, so he’s not quite as quick most of the dances really require you to be, but still, he did pretty well.  LOL When they were finished dancing and went over to Tom, Penn started off by challenging the judges with “what do you got? What do ya got?”  Len mentioned foot work and Penn blamed Kym LOL    Bruno wants him to be refined.  Carrie Ann liked his energy & agreed about the foot work (and his monstrous feet).

Scores – ouch. 5-6-5 Total of 16.

Next up, Jason Taylor, apparently a football player LOL  Yeah, I don’t get out much.  He’s a big guy too.  All kinds of macho, muscular.  He’s paired with Edyta Slowinska and they danced the fox trot.   He moved with alot more grace than you typically see out of first week participants.  They really did well for the first week and their scores reflected that.  7-8-7 for total of 22.

Next, Christian de la Fuente – an actor, I guess. He’s niiiiice to look at, to be sure.  He’s paired with Cheryl Burke, 2x winner of DWTS.  They danced the cha-cha-cha and he did pretty well – kind of stiff, but muchhhhh better than Cheryl’s previous partner (Clyde the really tall dude).  I think he’ll have a good chance just because he’s so much smaller in stature.  Their score – 7-7-7

Two time winner Julianne Hough is paired with ‘comedian’ Adam Corolla – obnoxious at it’s best.  I thought he did pretty well, but the judges boxed his foxtrot with 5-5-5.  (he called Carrie Ann a bitch) lol

Mario – apparently doesn’t have a last name – but sings quite nicely.  I don’t know if anyone else noticed, but this boy is like … a mirror image of Chris Rock!  He’s paired with Karina Smirnoff.  During their 4 week practice session, though, she had to have neck surgery – but you’d never know it.   They did really good for a first week – he can actually move his hips, which is just crucial in this competition.  They got the highest scores of the night – 8-8-8-!

Finally, Steve Guttenberg and Anna Trebunskaya – Steve’s older, so he’s not quite so fluid, but you can tell he’s really into this so it’ll be fun to watch.  Although it was kind of like watching it in slow motion. LOL   They got 6-6-6 … definitely room for improvement.

It’ll certainly be interesting to see the ladies on Tuesday night!

By the way, did Samantha Harris look fabulous or what?

 

 

Quote of the Day:
I never put on a pair of shoes until I’ve worn them for five years.
–Samuel Goldwyn

Dancing with the Stars on Monday was a disappointment to the judges and to me.  I really expected more.  It was more along the lines of the first few weeks, rather than the finals.  And ummm… Marie & Jonathan… wtf?  Weird Weird Weird.  I think she sealed her fate as a runner up.   The only dance worth it’s weight was Helio & Julianne’s freestyle, which really was cool.

Tuesday’s finals… I figured Marie would go out next.  It was nice to see everyone back again… well, most of them anyway LOL  It was also a nice way to remember why these people left lol (I’m rotten, I know)

All in all, I love this show.  And the finalists, both Mel & Helio, both deserve the title. 

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Yay CONGRATS TO HELIO!!!! YAYYYYY

 

They’re both just so damned cute together! I’m glad they won and I can’t wait for next season.

 

Tonight is the finals for Dancing with the Stars.  I’ll make my prediction now and say that Mel B & Max win it, though I’d love to see Marie & Jonathon win it.  I’m psyched, though it’s kinda bittersweet, because after tomorrow night, I gotta wait MONTHS for it to be back on LOL

 

In any case, I’m sorry for the fluff post – just haven’t got much to say today I guess.  I did more housework, despite the damned numbness coming back in full force today. Ugh.

And no, no word from the neurologist, either.  I’ll call tomorrow though.

Annnnd, My sister is still hanging in there – she went to her regular doctor today and heard the baby’s heartbeat, so that made her feel better, although she’s still rather crampy.  So keep those fingers crossed

Quote of the Day:
The person who is not hungry says that the coconut has a hard shell.
–African Tribal Saying

Survivor: I’ve come to the conclusion that I simply do not want ANYONE to win the million dollars. They’re all obnoxious jerks. Frosti was nice, dammit. So of course, they push him off the plank. Jerks. Oh, and uhh Frosti – she’s So NOT in your league, but not in the way you meant.

Amazing Race: Did anyone else want go to over to that girl while she was screaming and trying to milk the camel, and SMACK HER? omg – I’ve just about had it with this show too LOL

This week’s Dancing with the Stars brought the semi-finals and again, there were some excellent performances. The costumes, though – just GORGEOUS.

Marie & Jonathan’s 1st dance, the quickstep, was just beautiful and finally got them the 10s they’ve been striving for although Bruno… hmph -only gave a 9. It’s so nice, too, to see all her brothers in the audience cheering her on Their 2nd dance, the mambo, wasn’t as impressive – but still fun to watch.

Mel & Max’s Viennese Waltz really was beautiful -they’re really talented and work so well together. They deserved their 10s. Their 2nd dance, the paso doble, was fierce. I think anyone who gets Max for a partner is really lucky. Laila last year, Mel this year – both in the finals? That’s not a coincidence.

Jenny & Derek’s 1st dance, the tango – Jenny looked angry! I really wasn’t impressed with it, unfortunately. Her expression even after the dance, while listening to the judges, left me wondering if something had happened during the dance. She mentioned something too, but they didn’t elaborate. Still – their 9s reflected it too. Their 2nd dance, the ChaCha, was much better, with alot more interaction and you could tell she felt it too. They got 3 10s finally!

Helio & Julianne – they’re just so fun to watch. Their foxtrot was beautiful. Helio’s known in the racing world for climbing the fence when he wins – I wonder what he’ll do if he wins the mirror ball trophy? Their 2nd dance was also a ChaCha and honestly, it wasn’t one of their better dances – I felt like all he did was point (like Cameron) and Julianne did most of the work. The judges, though, didn’t and gave them all 10s.

I figured (and was right) that Jenny would go home this week. She looked tired, she looked ready. She did a great job, though I can’t wait to see next week’s finale, although I also hate to because then it means they’re done for the season!

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Quote of the day:
The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous. – Shana Alexander