MelissaRycroft-related stories
Posted Nov 18th 2009 1:29AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews
(
S09E19) It's been nine weeks on
Dancing with the Stars and I didn't expect to see Joanna, Kelly, or Donny around this long. Unfortunately, one of them was eliminated.
For no reason, Melissa Rycroft showed up on this results show and slipped in the professional's performance. This was probably because her fans caused an uproar since she wasn't a candidate for the Design A Dance competition. Instead of "Sabrina was robbed" we got "Melissa was robbed," and ABC listened.
It was a busy show, but the elimination was not a shocker to me. By this point, fan support outweighs the judges scores.
Continue reading Review: Dancing with the Stars - Performance 9 Results
Posted May 20th 2009 1:02AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews
(S08E21) The night started with a grand swoop of the set, something I wished that would be used more often. Unfortunately, the episode really dragged on until the last hour. I guess I'm now prepared for the long results show for
American Idol tomorrow.
I get to make my final jab at Samantha Harris for the season:
someone has to fire her stylist. That dress was ugly.
The outcome was a little bit of a shock, but I would appreciate a win from any of the three contestants. We start (and end) the night with Lady GaGa, and she didn't do half bad.
Continue reading Dancing with the Stars: The Finale
Posted May 19th 2009 12:38AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews
We're finally at the end of the season with the three strongest dancers. After ten weeks, I have no clue how Belinda Carlisle did back in week one. At this point, you could tell me that Nancy O'Dell was eliminated in week two and I would believe you. The mirror ball trophy was placed in front of the judges table and the judges seem excited about the competition. Unfortunately, we got some more disappointing freestyle performances.
The interesting thing about the three competitors is that their strengths are in different categories. Shawn is probably the quickest learner and can technically perform. Gilles is best with Latin, and Melissa is best with Ballroom. Melissa probably has the biggest hill to climb, coming from third place and stuck with a Latin performance.
Continue reading Dancing with the Stars: Week 11
Posted May 13th 2009 12:32AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews
(S08E19) I normally have the opportunity to watch
Dancing with the Stars in high definition, but this week's results show I watched from the 4:3 resolution. I have to admit, this show needs the extra sides of frame for HD. There is a degree of beauty missing from the show.
One thing I forgot to mention about Melissa's performance last night was that she got an unlucky draw. I find it unfair to have the Cha-Cha near the end of the season since it lacks the flair of the Salsa and Samba, or the passion of the Paso Doble. I gave her some credit for doing as well as she could, but she lacked the passion.
It turns out that Afton was cursed. Everyone that Afton touched, including herself, got eliminated. More about the professional competition and the elimination after the jump.
Continue reading Dancing with the Stars: Week 10 Results
Posted May 12th 2009 1:04AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews
(S08E18) Tonight's episode didn't have to be two hours. I already suffered from watching a three-hour finale of
The Celebrity Apprentice, and when I saw the show start with a professional group dance, I knew this episode was going to be padded. That three-minute buffer of dancing could be worse; Samantha Harris could have tried to interview the celebrities for three minutes.
I caught Samantha Harris this afternoon on the syndicated version of
Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, covering for Meredith Vieira, and she was a little better on that show. I have to think that she just can't roll with the punches as well as Tom Bergeron. Her flaws really kicked in tonight as she fumbled through the whole show. Can't we have a contest to find a new co-host?
Continue reading Dancing with the Stars: Week 10
Posted May 5th 2009 12:23AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews
(S08E16) Tonight we found out how badly Melissa's injury affected her:
not at all. If anything, the injury made her work harder. We're provided with two dances per celebrity tonight (one ballroom, one Latin), and even though the show could be accomplished in an hour and a half, we're given another half hour of padding.
We start the night with a professional group dance demonstrating ballroom. The best part of the professional dance was that there was an audience shot right after, and no one looked impressed. After ten minutes of padding we start the night with Shawn Johnson.
Continue reading Dancing with the Stars: Week 9
Posted Apr 29th 2009 12:05AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews
(S08E15) I finally learned my lesson and turned the channel at the minute before the top of the hour. I was rewarded with the Team Tango dance. I was dreading the group week, because I thought that whichever team got Ty, it would have been a crutch. I was wrong; there was no Susan Lucci this year. The synchronicity of the end sequence is great to see.
Tonight's recap pointed out two odd things I never noticed: 1) There was a woman's head that blocked part of the judge's table; if I were the producers, I'd ask her to move. 2) Bruno sniffed Ty's shirt when he took it off during the Team Tango. More odd nuances after the jump.
Continue reading Dancing with the Stars: Week 8 Results
Posted Apr 28th 2009 1:03AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews
There was something wrong about this week's
Dancing with the Stars: everyone who performed did well. If it weren't for Melissa hurting her rib last week (which I predicted would become a problem), the show would have actually been a close race. The paranoia of the news got me wondering about Melissa's disappearance; for a quick second I thought she had contracted the swine flu. Thankfully, it was just her rib.
Is it me or is Bruno not making any sense this season? He creates any excuse to get up, flail his arms into Len, and scream nonsensical phrases. The problem is that I think Carrie Ann is catching the Bruno flu.
Continue reading Dancing with the Stars: Week 8
Posted Apr 21st 2009 12:34AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews
(S08E12) After getting rid of Steve-O, mysteriously everyone got better. The average tonight was 26. There were some definite standouts.
We are reminded that the clothes were created by the contestants. I'm happy to see Edyta with clothes on, but I'm a little saddened that there was no denim for Ty. Unfortunately, Samantha was channeling
Pollyanna and I was expecting her to have a milk bucket ready for her daily chores. Take a tip from Cat Deeley and find a hip stylist. Speaking of which, more
So You Think You Can Dance references after the jump.
Continue reading Dancing with the Stars: Week 7
Posted Apr 15th 2009 12:32AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, The Apprentice, Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews
(S08E11) With no dance off, the results show lost most of my motivation. The fluff factor of the cheesy dances was in high effect. The episode was surprisingly sexual: Samantha couldn't keep a straight face interviewing Lawrence about Edyta's lack of clothes, Chuck said some double entendre involving Bruno, Shawn and Melissa considered putting their partners in very little clothing, and Steve-O used the word "Man-struate."
Luckily for America, the show created one of the best drinking games. It has nothing to do with scores, clothes, or Samantha Harris saying something stupid. More information after the jump.
Continue reading Dancing with the Stars: Week 6 Results
Posted Apr 14th 2009 12:38AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews
(S08E10) We're finally at the half-way point where (presumably) the bad dancers have disappeared. We have our four early standouts and then the other four. It's weird that there are only three female celebrities left, but those three are the best.
How do I love this show when there are two large flaws bringing it down? The musical arrangements this were horrendous. The band's take on "If I Were a Boy" by Beyonce and "Dance Dance" by Fall Out Boy were atrocious. Samantha still hasn't improved; this week she called Len a "Poopy head."
On a fashion plus, I got my wish of Edyta wearing legwarmers. Even Lil Kim has a pair. More musings after the jump.
Continue reading Dancing with the Stars: Week 6
Posted Apr 8th 2009 12:19AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews
(S08E09) I was jarred by the beginning of the show. I flip the channels and realize that right after the credits, the show started off with Lil Kim and Derek's performance. Wait, what? Gilles and Cheryl scored better by three points. No matter.
I'll admit that I skipped the performance in favor of
Adam Lambert. His performance on
American Idol was more interesting than five minutes of a dance I saw before. In the recap, we learned that last night Melissa ripped her dress, which is one of the reasons why she was thrown off.
Continue reading Dancing with the Stars: Week 5 Results
Posted Apr 7th 2009 1:16AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews
(S08E08) With the passion of the Paso Doble and the grace of the Viennese Waltz, most of the contestants have proven that they deserve to be here. Even Steve-O has improved leaps and bounds since week one.
Carrie Ann was on the attack the whole night. She had to be angry at her hairdresser and took it out on the contestants. This week was one of those weeks where the lift continues to be debated. She accepts Shawn for being artistic, but penalizes Melissa for a flub. More analysis after the jump.
Continue reading Dancing with the Stars: Week 5
Posted Mar 24th 2009 1:07AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews
(S08E04) Dancing with the Stars heated up tonight. This is the first night where we got to see the opening, and I'm saddened that the disco ball openings are no more. The kaleidoscope is still there, but now the show attempts to take advantage of the widescreen. Although Tom mentioned that everyone had the same amount of time to practice, you have to think that the four weeks before the show started is an advantage for endurance and teamwork.
There was a three-way tie for first place tonight. If this week is the precursor of who the final three will be, Gilles, Shawn, and Melissa seem to have it in their hands. I can definitely see Lil Kim fight her way in there; her strength is definitely the Latin section. More information and analysis after the jump.
Continue reading Dancing with the Stars: Week 3
Posted Mar 19th 2009 12:02PM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars
Three months ago, if you asked me who Melissa Rycroft was I would have had no clue. I've never watched an episode of
The Bachelor in my life. I spent my Mondays watching
The Big Bang Theory and
Jon & Kate Plus 8 and never got why or when they started the idea of rejected contestants becoming the bachelor/bachelorette.
Then out of nowhere, Nancy O'Dell has to pull out from
Dancing with the Stars. The ABC executives shuffle and put Bachelor contestant Melissa Rycroft in her spot. Half of America is happy to see her rebound from national dumping; the other half doesn't know who she is. Thus the big question: Is Melissa Rycroft a star?
Continue reading Is Melissa Rycroft a Star?
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