It starts tonight! Yay! I know for a fact I’m not the only one totally geeked about this (hi amarinth!).
The only question is – shall we do a single thread for the whole season, as we did last winter, or do you want a new thread each week?
Yay! Jerry Springer in pumps!
I am so excited about this! But I hate that it’s on against *House * this season. Casa DeVena is in intense negotiations concerning which will be watched and which will be TiVo’d.
I was wondering who was going to start this thread. I’d say keep it all in one, rather than starting a new one each week. I think it’ll be more organized this way.
My question of the week is, “Is Jerry Springer really as bad as the ads make him out to be?” The people I take ballroom dance class with also figure that Harry Hamlin will be out to stay on the show longer than his wife did.
I think Harry Hamlin might have a slight advantage. He was probably there watching a lot of her practice sessions, as well as the performances and I am sure his wife probably gave him a few dancing lessons over the summer.
It’s not just that. Right now, it looks like 8pm Tuesday will be NCIS, Gilmore Girls, House, and Dancing with the Stars - not in that order. (And something non-memorable on NBC). I did just order the dual tuner TiVo, so it won’t be as bad of a problem in two weeks (once it arrives).
I cannot wait to see Jerry Springer dance.
I’m surprisingly psyched for this show, considering that (1) I don’t dance, (2) I don’t even like ballroom dancing, and (3) I’ve never heard of most of the stars. That apparently carries no weight with the entertainment portion of my cortex, however.
Glad Tucker Carlson will be among the first to leave – if not the first. That was almost as bad as … what was rap daddy’s name?
I’m thinking it’s a common assumption that Mr. Smith will last a good while with his background. Tucker…heehee that will just be entertaining.
I’m thinking it’s a common assumption that Mr. Smith will last a good while with his background. Tucker…heehee that will just be entertaining.
Master P.
Hmm… 11 couples, six with a male star and five with a female star. Who dropped out? And was that to prevent another last-minute Master P debacle?
Jerry Springer wasn’t too bad. I hope Harry Hamlin gets to stick around a while, I didn’t think he was as bad as the judges did. I get the feeling Tucker Carlson was kind of counting on being the first off. He seemed to be having fun but I don’t think he’s taking it too seriously.
That Mario Lopez looks like a winner already! Wow!
Hamlin was stiff as a board.
Loved Emmitt Smith.
Tony Davolani looked like he smelled something bad. I think he’s pissed that he’s stuck with a clunk of a partner.
Jerry Springer surprised me.
The rest of 'em are pretty meh!
Hi, Twickster!
Oh man, I’m deleriously happy this thing is back on again, for some reason.
I had composed a lengthy post, but the dog ate it, apparently, so I’ll just say that from a technical standpoint I though the best of the first week were Mario/Karina, Willa/Maxsim, and Joey/Edyta. I’ll go out on a limb and predict that at least two of these couple will end up in the finals. Monique may be a bit of a sleeper, here; we’ll see. Viveca A. Fox acquitted herself pretty well, and it will be interesting to see how she progresses. Biggest disappointment by far was Harry Hamlin; he’s definitely gonna have to step it up if he wants to get past week three or so.
At least there’s no Master P, thank Og, although Tucker Carlson came close, with his daring routine that involved sitting motionless in a chair for most of the number. The only thing that could have made it better would have been if he had been munching on a donut. Clearly, white conservative pundits can’t jump. Jerry Springer was predictably dire as well, but he’s obviously an audience favorite (and, when you think about it, probably the biggest ‘star’ overall of the group) so I guess we’ll be seeing his low-rent George Hamilton stylings for a few weeks more.
Most of the rest didn’t make much of an impact for me, and (what do I know?) I thought the judges gave Emmitt Smith too high of a rating. Maybe they were accounting for the fact that he’s not exactly built of this sort of thing, or maybe they’ve just got a thing for footballers.
I totally agree with this. I was listening to their comments thinking “Did they just watch the same routine I did?” I thought he was fine, and he’ll definitely make it to the halfway point, at least, but whiskey. tango. foxtrot. [get it? foxtrot? Hahahahahahahahaha. I slay me.]
(And hi yourself, El Kabong – I was hoping you’d show up here.)
The other thing I was thinking last night as I was brushing my teeth – the men this season seem like much bigger stars than the women, or at least better known. I’ve heard of all of them, even if I’ve never all of them in action.
The women, OTOH – Vivica Fox is a legitimate star – honest to god, though, I don’t think I’ve even heard of any of the others. Oh wait, Shana Mosley, or whoever she is – I’ve heard the name, but not much beyond that.
Oh, and that black teenager (or is she older than that?) – was I the only one who found it kind of oogy that Len was demanding more sexual tension with her partner?
And I think Tom Bergeron’s ad libs responding to the judges are often quite funny. (Okay, probably not all ad libs, but still funny.)
Me, too! And I know why. It’s pretty. It’s funny at times. There’s no backbiting or dirty tricks. No mud or starvation is involved. And the best couple will probably win! It’s just what I need right now!
OK I just voted online. I really like the 11 votes per email address. I had this sick need to dump all of them on Tucker just so we can see ever worse dancing week to week, but I didn’t.
I wondered about the scores they gave Emmet Smith, too. Mind you, I like his attitude. Tucker Carlson does look like this season’s Master P. At this point, the gentleman and I do a better cha-cha!
How was Harry Hamlin? His was the only routine I missed. Given the way he worked with his partner, I didn’t think Mario would do well at all. He did a terrific job of channelling that manic energy onto the dance floor. He still gets my vote for Most Likely To Be Killed By His Partner.
Also, am I the only one who thinks the ladies had an advantage by doing the foxtrot rather than the cha-cha? I’ve been studying both, and I’d say it’s a bit easier simply because the tempo of the music is a bit slower. Cha-cha has been the easiest of the Latin dances for me, but all of the songs they chose for it were fairly fast songs.
I won’t be able to see the results show tonight and I didn’t have time to set the VCR. Would someone please let me know what happens?
She’s 25. But I’m pretty sure that Louis is gay, so I don’t think going out to dinner is going to do the trick.
I thought Emmitt was a bit overscored, just because he was a lot better than anyone expected him to be. I thought his dancing was on a par with Jerry Rice’s at the end of last season, after Jerry had had time to improve.
I hope they keep the Karina-isms coming. “Len is going to have a field trip with this.” “Stop acting like a mouse on a wheel.” 
And I hope that Mario spends the next ten years with people randomly turning to him and asking, “Do you have batteries in your pants?” 
She-Carnage and I voted for Mario, Vivica, and Sara (I may be biased, Nashville native that I am, but I feel Sara didn’t deserve the low scores she got) 3 times each and Emmitt twice (cause we think he will be fun to watch. Wifey commented on the Jerry Springer - George Hamilton similarities before…whichever judge it was that noted it.
Tonight Tucker will leave. Next, based on last night’s performances, should be Jerry.