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Posted Mar 25th 2008 11:25PM by Brett Love
Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews
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S06E04)The votes have been counted and tonight it was time for the first ever double elimination. The new format did change things up, but I think it's for the better. Given the four weeks of training that each of the couples put in before the show begins, it's nice that they all got an extra shot on the dance floor. Filling in the gaps this week were musical guest The Jonas Brothers, and the return of the Macy's Stars of Dance. Were our predictions right? Yes and no. We'll take a look at the hits, and the misses, after the jump.
Continue reading Dancing With The Stars: Week 2 Results
Posted Mar 25th 2008 12:52AM by Brett Love
Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews
(S06E03) Alright, back for week two. With no eliminations in week one, that means we had twelve performances in a jam-packed two hour show. As is usually the case, now is when we start to get a good feel for who the contenders are. A couple people showed themselves to be just that. Along the way, we also were reminded of some classic DWTS bits and pieces. There was the couple with a weaker performance getting soft balled on their critique, and the couple with one of the better performances taking a few extra jabs from the judges. And, of course, there was the usual bit of questionable scoring. It's a lot to get to, and we'll give it a shot, after the jump.
Continue reading Dancing With The Stars: Week 2
Posted Mar 19th 2008 1:08AM by Erin Martell
Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews
(S06E02) The season premiere of Dancing With The Stars gave the men a chance to showcase their talents on the dance floor. The second night of competition was all about the ladies, who danced either the Foxtrot or the Cha Cha Cha. Len warned the ladies right from the start that he was cranky, and it showed in his comments. His remarks ranged from rhyming to his dislike of all things hip-hop. Fortunately, his grumpy mood improved once the front runners hit the dance floor.
Continue reading Dancing With The Stars: Week 1, Part 2
Posted Mar 18th 2008 2:21AM by Erin Martell
Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews
(S06E01) Tom Bergeron opened the season premiere by telling us that "anything can happen" this season, and I officially began my Dancing With The Stars exaggeration tally. They're changing things up a little for Season Six. Week One will feature two nights of performances and no elimination. Week Two will include one night of performances and a double elimination on the second night. Next Tuesday the lowest-scoring man and the lowest-scoring woman will be sent home. Got all that? Now, let's get to the performances!
Continue reading Dancing With The Stars: Week 1, Part 1 (season premiere)
Posted Mar 14th 2008 9:21AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Watercooler Talk, Dancing With The Stars
Yes, it's that time of the television season once again. The fine folks over at ABC are back with another round of Dancing With The Stars. The competition kicks off for real on Monday, but Erin and I thought it would be fun to see what everyone thinks about this latest group of contestants before they all hit the dance floor. Who looks to be the favorite? And who looks to be in trouble before the show even begins. After the jump, I'll take a look at the ladies competing in season six.
Continue reading Dancing With The Stars Preview: The Women
Posted Feb 29th 2008 10:04AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Pickups and Renewals, Ratings
Reality rules at ABC -- or so it seems. Today the network announced that five "alternative" (their word, not mine) shows have been picked up for next season:
Dancing with the Stars (no surprise),
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (still no surprise),
Supernanny (understandable),
Wife Swap (not too unexpected) and
America's Funniest Home Videos (are you kidding me???).
Yes, yes, it's true. Even in this era of YouTube, there's an audience out there that still enjoys
America's Funniest Home Videos. ABC has booked it for an 18th season, making it the longest-running primetime show in the network's history. Host Tom Bergeron will be back -- natch -- and more money will be awarded to the funniest videos, which are now DVDs.
Continue reading ABC renews five reality shows
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