I am happy to say that I finally have a reality show to review. Since there are celebrities involved and not Joes off the street it is technically "surreality". My first victims will be those on Dancing With The Stars. Last season was highly enjoyable with the exception of Master P and in the end I think the right man won. Drew Lachey made me like him more than his brother which is actually not hard to do. And I touched Drew's foot once at a 98 Degrees concert. I was 17 - it was exciting.
Anyways, on with the show.
First up to the guillotine are Joey Lawrence and Edyta. I used to have the biggest crush on this boy. And I think Edyta can do a lot more with him than what she could do with George Hamilton. No offense to George but we're talking an age difference of like 30 years. So let's see. It was definitely hot. Not quite Drew and Cheryl yet, but its getting there. I completely agree with Len and Bruno that Joey needs to work on his hips but he looked totally comfortable out there.
Scores: 7, 7, 7
Next, Sara Evans and Tony. I'm already wondering about how much chemistry will be there versus Tony's chemistry with Stacy. Two totally different women here. Y'know, it was graceful. It wasn't that bad. Sara's real problem was a huge lack of confidence. You could watch her face and picture her thinking in her head "okay I step here and then I turn..." She's not Stacy but I think the judges were really hard on her. She doesn't deserve the same criticism as Master P or Kenny Mayne.
Scores: 5, 5, 5
Next, Tucker Carlson and Elena. I don't know either of them so there will be absolutely no bias here. Yay! Tucker is awfully confidant. Let's see if the confidence is valid. Well, he didn't quite stoop to Master P like levels, but the dance really didn't require a whole lot of him so he loses points on the difficulty scale. He should not get a better score than Sara. I do agree with Len though that he would be much better suited to the non-Latin dances.
Scores: 5, 4, 3
Next, Monique Coleman and Louis. Can Monique best Lisa Rinna? We will see. Practice looks promising. Monique did what Sara couldn't do. She got into the role and had fun with it. She didn't appear nervous at all. I think she did surprisingly well. Len wants them to get more romantic? How romantic does he want it? Sex on the dance floor?
Scores: 6, 6, ? (my VCR cut out)
Next, Emmitt Smith and Cheryl. Both have been champions. I have a feeling this could be a team to beat. They were really good, but at this point I still think Drew was better. I don't know why they go so crazy over these football players. I mean, considering you don't picture a running bank doing the cha cha cha its impressive, but at the end of the night I don't think Emmitt is going to be the best.
Scores: 8, 8, 8 (they deserved 7's tops)
Next, Willa Ford and Maksim. Yeah its team hottie. I am scared of Willa in this competion. Let's see if I should be. I loved it. I thought it looked very natural and they both had fun. Best female so far. Very fluid and sexy.
Scores: 7, 7, 8
Next, Mario Lopez and Karina. This brings back so many Saved By The Bell memories. Mario has ADD. That's hilarious. I heard prior to watching this that this was good. Let's see. This is OFFICIALLY the team to beat. I wouldn't have known Mario wasn't a professional. They will kill in every Latin dance. They had better get a better score than Emmitt and Cheryl.
Scores: 9, 8, 9 (very much deserved)
Next, Shanna Moakler and Jesse. Aka former Mrs. Blink 182. This should be interesting. She kind of reminds me of a younger version of Tatum O'Neal but less whiny. That was a backwards compliment. I liked the dancing. Better than I actually thought it would be. Harsh judges. Harsh.
Scores: 7, 5, 6
Next, Harry Hamlin and Ashley. I call this team robbing the cradle. Poor Ash always gets partnered with older men. I don't think Harry is going to be as good as Lisa. Time will tell. Well, he's not the atrocity that Master P was, but he's not at the level his wife was YET.
Scores: 5, 6, 6
Next, Vivica A. Fox and Nick. I love Viv. I think she could be very good. And you have to have the obligatory older woman make it far in the competition. Especially since there are so many youngins. Very, very hot. Loved it. Vivica is a bad ass.
Scores: 6, 8, 8
And lastly, Jerry Springer and Kym. You know, I wasn't expecting a whole lot, but it was very George Hamilton. Except I think George is more charming.
Scores: 5, 5, 6
My top picks of the night were in synch with the judges. In fact, I think those six will be the final six. That would be Mario, Emmitt, Joey, Vivica, Willa and Monique. 3 guys, 3 girls.
I am stating this without knowing who was voted off. I will go and check and then return to finish this post.
*checks*
Yeah I kind of figured Tucker was toast. He was this year's Kenny Mayne all the way. I would have liked to see him do one of the slower dances, but hey - Sara gets to stay and even though she's the weakest female dancer I still love her.
