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Skating with Celebrities star Kristy Swanson found her way back into the headlines by getting into a brawl with her skating-partner-turned-boyfriend's ex-wife.
Katharine McPhee fans are jumping on the bandwagon of sending snacks to important people.
It doesn't matter if Rosie is the new host or not. The Price is Right is now dead to me without Bob Barker.
Maybe she's just channeling Anna Nicole Smith* or something, but celebrity skater Kristy Swanson is in a bit of trouble with the mounties up in Canada. She has been arrested for allegedly attacking the ex-wife of her baby daddy, professional ice skater Lloyd Eisler. Lloyd and Kristy had a baby together back in February, which is about a year after they originally hooked up while paired up on Fox's short-lived show, Skating with Celebrities. Lloyd Eisler's wife was eight months pregnant at the time that he left her for Kristy.
People magazine is reporting that Kristy actually blames Eisler's ex-wife for the altercation, though Kristy is the one who was arrested.
*Kristy's most recent gig was a guest stint on Law & Order where she played a character who was based on Anna Nicole Smith.
**UPDATE Kristy is pressing assault charges against Eisler's ex-wife. Canadian police took photos of bruises and cuts on Kristy's body. It sounds like quite a brawl. And they're fighting over this guy.
American Idol's ratings may be down, but it is still the number one show on television. And the juggernaut has spawned all kinds of imitators, including, America's Got Talent, Dancing With the Stars,Skating With Celebrities, and Rock Star Supernova.
And now, the Jackson Family is developing its own talent contest for CBS, tentatively called Pop Dynasty. Before you ask, NO, neither Janet nor Michael is involved with the show. This is Jermaine, Tito and LaToya's baby. The three Jacksons will serve as the show's judges.
NBC has ramped up the promotion for their new reality show, You're The One That I Want. We've mentioned the show a coupletimes in the past. The short version is that contestants are going to compete for the roles of Danny and Sandy in a new production of the Grease musical.
That's all well and good, but I can't help but wonder just who is going to watch that. Musical theater certainly does have a core audience, but I have a feeling that it's not big enough to measure up to the demands of prime-time network TV. I get the idea behind the show, it's got the singing of Idol and the dancing of DWTS, but that doesn't make it Idol or DWTS. We've already seen what happens when people try to clone these shows. The One and Skating with Celebrities come to mind.
And I thought it was just a fling. Actress Kristy Swanson and figure skater Lloyd Eisler, winners of FOX's Skating With Celebrities, are expecting a baby. Kristy's due date is Valentine's Day, 2007. It's the first baby for Kristy and the third child for Lloyd Eisler. It became pretty obvious during the competition that the two had hooked up. They went from awkward to smooth in just one week. After their 'turning point' performance, Kristy got caught up in the moment and tried to kiss Lloyd on the lips but he turned and she planted one on his neck.
I guess love is what makes a good pair of skaters. Or sex.
Good Day LA host Jillian Barberie got married to her actor boyfriend over the weekend. She married Grant Reynolds, who doesn't have a photo on his very short IMDB resume so I'm not sure who the guy is. The couple held an intimate wedding ceremony in Barberie's backyard. Even her co-hosts from Good Day LA weren't invited-- she announced her marriage on the air yesterday and they were surprised. Besides her hosting duties on Good Day LA, Barberie is perhaps best known as a sideline reporter for FOX's NFL and recently she was runner-up on Skating with Celebrities.
Part 6 of 7? You know what that means... we aren't
going to find out who the winner is until Thursday next week.
This episode was really a
drag. And when I say "drag", I mean that they really dragged this one out to fill an entire hour without
actually announcing the winners. The episode began with a recap of who got voted off when, and then all the skaters
returned for encore performances. Todd Bridges is awkward and mechanical on the ice, reminding everybody why he was the
first one to be booted off this competition. Kurt Browning is sporting a bald head? In the middle of the show all the
teams resurrected previous routines that they skated, an element otherwise known as a time suck.
This could explain a lot. Star Magazine and the gals on
The View are reporting that Skating with Celebrities pair Kristy Swanson and Lloyd Eisler are now an
item. On Monday's episode, these two really sizzled. Kristy seemed a lot more comfortable with Lloyd than she had in
the past episodes. She almost kissed him on the lips at the end of their routine, but he turned and she got his neck
instead. I know she's an actress, but she looked totally smitten with him during that whole routine. Whatever it was,
something changed for those two between the fourth and fifth competition. If it is true, it's not all happy. Lloyd's
wife is eight months pregnant with their second child.
We're down to three teams: Kristy Swanson and Lloyd
Eisler, Jillian Barberie and John Zimmerman, and Bruce Jenner and Tai Babilonia. I think it's pretty obvious who the
weak skaters are here, but we'll see what happens on the ice.
Just a quick recap: last week we bid farewell
to the not-very-graceful Dave Coulier and Nancy Kerrigan. Before that, Deborah Gibson and Kurt Browning were out, and
the first team eliminated was Todd Bridges and Jenni Meno.
I accidentally kept my local FOX station on after watching the "I've got hand!"
Seinfeld rerun, and noticed something odd when Skating With Celebrities came on the air: Scott
Hamilton was hosting. Since I've never watched the show, I was kind of surprised by this. I mean, he's been a skating
analyst at the Olympics for years now, and he's currently in Torino as we speak. So, at the same time we see Scott
interviewing Emily Hughes and Sasha Cohen, he'll also be introducing such figure skating luminaries as Dave Coulier and
Todd Bridges.
I wonder if viewers are going to think a little less of Scott's analysis now that he's also
hosting a cheesy reality show. We know NBC
was a little nervous, but they added Hamilton to their Torino team, anyway. Of course, given the recent history of Olympic figure skating, maybe the FOX show is the classier
gig, after all.
(Actually, I don't personally care. I just wanted to put up a photo of Hamilton with his
Skating co-host, Summer Sanders. Isn't she cute?)
Now that Deborah Gibson and Kurt Browning are gone, the
playing field seems pretty evenly matched. It looks like the remaining teams had a lot of falls during the last few
practices.
Did host Scott Hamilton get taller since last week? Summer Sanders doesn't seem to tower over him
as much tonight. Or, maybe I'm just used to seeing them together now so the height difference doesn't bother me as much.
Well, the "witty" banter still sucks.
Before we begin, I have a couple of notes about the
contestants on this show:
Isn't it sad how the announcer refers to Dave Coulier as being from Full
House? I guess it could be worse. He could say, "Dave Coulier, allegedly the subject of Alanis Morrisette's
very bitter You Oughta Know." I actually think he may be more famous for
that.
NBC
has a new Surface (check out my interview with Carter
Jenkins) at 8pm, followed by repeats of Las Vegas and Medium.
ABC has a new Wife Swap, followed by In Style Celebrity Weddings and a new The
Bachelor.
CBS has a mix of repeats and new: a repeat King of Queens at 8, followed by a repeat
How I Met Your Mother, a repeat Two and a Half Men, and then new eps of Courting Alex and
CSI: Miami.
FOX has a new Skating With Celebrities, followed by a new 24.
7th Heaven is new on the WB at 8, followed by a new Related.
Still more repeats from UPN: One on One, All of Us, Girlfriends, and Half &
Half.
Also at 8: a new Wildfire on ABC Family, and AMC has National Lampoon's Animal
House.
At 9, a new Unwrapped on Food Network, "Fiery Foods."
Hallmark has the movie A Simple Twist of Fate, with Steve Martin, Gabriel Byrne, and Laura Linney.
It's on at 9 too.
Also at 9: the debut of the A&E movie Flight 93.
At 10, Discovery has a new American Chopper, followed by a new Roush Racing: Driver X.
Also at 10: HBO2 has Phantom of the Opera.
Do you miss the short-lived Law and Order spinoff, Trial By Jury? Catch a repeat on Court TV
at 11.
PBS has a new Tavis Smiley, with guest Newt Gingrich. Check local listings.
At midnight, the Travel Channel has a Winter Olympics special, Torino 2006: The Traveler's
Guide.
Maybe she's just channeling Anna Nicole Smith* or something, but celebrity skater Kristy Swanson is in a bit of trouble with the mounties up in Canada. She has been arrested for allegedly attacking the ex-wife of her baby daddy, professional ice skater Lloyd Eisler. Lloyd and Kristy had a baby together back in February, which is about a year after they originally hooked up while paired up on Fox's short-lived show, Skating with Celebrities. Lloyd Eisler's wife was eight months pregnant at the time that he left her for Kristy.
American Idol's ratings may be down, but it is still the number one show on television. And the juggernaut has spawned all kinds of imitators, including, America's Got Talent, Dancing With the Stars, Skating With Celebrities, and Rock Star Supernova. 
NBC has ramped up the promotion for their new reality show, You're The One That I Want. We've mentioned the show a couple times in the past. The short version is that contestants are going to compete for the roles of Danny and Sandy in a new production of the Grease musical. 
And I thought it was just a fling. Actress Kristy Swanson and figure skater Lloyd Eisler, winners of FOX's Skating With Celebrities, are expecting a baby. Kristy's due date is Valentine's Day, 2007. It's the first baby for Kristy and the third child for Lloyd Eisler. It became pretty obvious during the competition that the two had hooked up. They went from awkward to smooth in just one week. After their 'turning point' performance, Kristy got caught up in the moment and tried to kiss Lloyd on the lips but he turned and she planted one on his neck.
Good Day LA host Jillian Barberie got married to her actor boyfriend over the weekend. She married Grant Reynolds, who doesn't have a photo on his very short IMDB resume so I'm not sure who the guy is. The couple held an intimate wedding ceremony in Barberie's backyard. Even her co-hosts from Good Day LA weren't invited-- she announced her marriage on the air yesterday and they were surprised. Besides her hosting duties on Good Day LA, Barberie is perhaps best known as a sideline reporter for FOX's NFL and recently she was runner-up on Skating with Celebrities.
Part 6 of 7? You know what that means... we aren't
going to find out who the winner is until Thursday 
Dancing With The Stars may be over for now, but there's still
Skating With Celebrites, on FOX at 8pm. It's followed by a new 24. 
This could explain a lot. Star Magazine and the gals on
The View are reporting that Skating with Celebrities pair Kristy Swanson and Lloyd Eisler are now an
item. On Monday's episode, these two really sizzled. Kristy seemed a lot more comfortable with Lloyd than she had in
the past episodes. She almost kissed him on the lips at the end of their routine, but he turned and she got his neck
instead. I know she's an actress, but she looked totally smitten with him during that whole routine. Whatever it was,
something changed for those two between the fourth and fifth competition. If it is true, it's not all happy. Lloyd's
wife is eight months pregnant with their second child.
We're down to three teams: Kristy Swanson and Lloyd
Eisler, Jillian Barberie and John Zimmerman, and Bruce Jenner and Tai Babilonia. I think it's pretty obvious who the
weak skaters are here, but we'll see what happens on the ice.
Now that Deborah Gibson and Kurt Browning are gone, the
playing field seems pretty evenly matched. It looks like the remaining teams had a lot of falls during the last few
practices.
Before we begin, I have a couple of notes about the
contestants on this show:
NBC
has a new Surface (check out my interview with Carter
Jenkins) at 8pm, followed by repeats of Las Vegas and Medium. 
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