DWTS, Yawn...

The overall best dancer did not win last night. Actually, he lost it - mostly due to his free style dance on Monday which sucked big time. Cheryl should be shot for her lousy choreography - too much smarm and not enough dance.

I am not a fan of GMW, but must admit she did the best job of performing the final two nights. Notice I said performing, not dancing.

The whole show was obnoxious and boring to the extreme - 1 hour, not 2, would have been OK. That "roast" bit by the so-called comedian was demeaning to all involved and insulting to the audience.

I was really upset when the final result was announced. But after reading the blogs and comments this morning, I can put it in better perspective. I thought I was obsessed and opinionated, but some of those people are positively RABID. Time to move on people - me too.

But why do I keep having the thought that GMW reminds me of a female Emmett Smith?

DWTS, semi-finals

Finally we are down to the final 3 - who, by the way, are the 3 I picked from the start. No surprise that CuteCowboy is gone - as likeable as he is, he just is not that good as a dancer. The judges are REALLY stuck on the GMW - I just don't see it, but that's me. The Cheerleader gets no respect from the judges - or at least not as much as she is due as she is head and shoulders above GMW (I almost called her Miss ChunkyLegs, but that would be mean). The only surprise next week would be if YummoG doesn't win. I'm not holding my breath in anticipation, and you shouldn't either.

DWTS Results

Boy, did I call that wrong! I am still shaking my head in wonder after reading that the Rapper was the one kicked off last night. Her fans must have all been out on the streets, doing their thing, and didn't bother to vote for her. She certainly is a better dancer than CuteCowboy.

I can't even begin to guess who will make the finals now. I guess that's "why they play the game".

DWTS, Quick Hit

Seems like every week there is one surprising knock-your-socks-off dance. This week it was the Cheerleader's Samba. Her waltz was lovely, but her samba really commanded attention. The major surprise was that she managed to move so well in light of the rib injury the week before.

Sadly, it is time for CuteCowboy to hit the trail. He has worked so hard and so sincerely, but he is over his head here and has never managed to lose that deer-in-the-headlights look.

DWTS, this week's results

I, for one, am certainly happy that CountrySinger is gone. But I fear CuteCowboy's turn is next week. Although, it could be Cheerleader since her rib won't be healed and she won't be 100%. I think GMW needs to go as well - she has not improved since the first week, even slipped back. My guess is that YummoG and the Rapper will be the last two standing - that will be a really interesting face-off.

DWTS, this week

Whew! JudgeLen sure had a burr up his butt last night. He was unnecessarily cruel to CuteCowboy after the individual dance; although he did sort of try to make up for it following the team dance. But then he turned his spite on YummoG. Cranky is OK; it’s what we expect from JudgeLen. Mean is not, ever.

What a lousy break for the Cheerleader. She has been good enough that she would have been way up the leader board, but I fear she will be booted without getting the chance to dance to stay. Bummer!

Julianne is still carrying the CountrySinger – I don’t share the judges’ new found enthusiasm for him. He remains really ordinary.

Nor do I understand the judges’ fascination with GMW. She doesn’t come close to TheRapper in excitement and Cheerleader in style.

The Rapper, once again, had the best individual performance – as well as best team dance. Some dances are inherently dramatic and effective when done well, and the Rapper’s Paso was extremely effective. I continually marvel at how her pro – who is not a tall person – can make himself look long and elegant. He’s one of the best.

YummoG was a lot of unexpected fun doing the Lindy. It didn’t reach out and grab like some of the more intense, dramatic dances do; but it was good for what it was.

We’ll see what the results are this evening. I won’t be watching – too painful to sit through all that nonsense. I’ll pick up the results from the internet.

DWTS this week

Now that we’re getting into the doldrums of the DWTS season, I have found the perfect way to watch (other than reading a good book and only looking up for the actual dancing), is just to record it and watch the next day. That way I can fast forward not only through all the commercials and the stupid Samantha parts, but also bypass the ever-so boring practice clips. Also, my tolerance for the results show has dropped to 10 minutes, max; so I just check the ever handy internet the next morning and Voila! I know who is a goner.

I’m not at all surprised that LT was the chosen one this week. His heart has never been into the show, and he never seemed to enjoy what he was doing. Perception can be a major part of how people react, and it was easy to perceive that this was not where he wanted to be. Although he might be a very nice guy, a dancer he is not.

The Cute Cowboy did a really good job on the waltz, but either he or the Country Singer will be the next to punch out. The Country Singer’s pro partner is carrying him, but Julianne can’t do it all.

I’m getting less and less impressed with the GMW, although the judges – particularly Bruno – seem to really like her. The Rapper is the one to watch – she just keeps getting better. YummoG seems to have reached a plateau – hopefully he can find some way to regain momentum as he is still the best dancer on the show.

DWTS, results

Wrong again. So what else is new? Jackass WAS the one to get the boot. FINALLY!

I must confess – I didn’t bother to watch the results show after about the first 20 minutes. There is something excruciatingly painful about watching nice guy Tom and dumber-than-dirt Samantha trying to s-t-r-e-t-c-h out the proceedings to fill the hour. The over-blown, highly dramatic (?) pronouncements of who is “safe” and who is not make me want to yell “Just get on with it!” Samantha’s colossally stupid questions of the celebrities “backstage” make me cringe in sympathy as they struggle to come up with some reasonable response. Does she write her own stuff? I can’t believe professional writers would come up with such garbage.

Oh well, at least I get to watch CuteCowboy one more time.

DWTS, Wk Whatever

I knew YummoG could do passionate and intense, but I wondered about more fun and light-hearted. Wonder no more, he can’t – at least not as well. It was a good performance, but a bit of a let-down after the previous two weeks.

The Cheerleader and the GMW better look over their shoulders – that’s the Rapper closing fast, breathing down their necks and set to race on by.

LT tried so hard, but even a session with Warren Sapp couldn't turn surly into fun. LT could have the moves if only he could lose the football attitude.

Time to get serious about culling the herd. I think CuteCowboy will be next to go – the hordes of brain-damaged adolescents will probably keep Jackass on for a couple of more weeks, in spite of the judges' best efforts to get rid of him. The CWSinger will also be one of the culls shortly. I’ve been wrong most weeks about who will go, so we’ll see.

DWTS, Wk 4

Talk about Shock and Awe!!! I am still in total awe over YummyG’s terrifically tantalizing tango! He should have gotten bonus points for Beyond Perfection.

I AM shocked, tho, by the harsh judgments heaped on poor Woz by the judges. Cloris was just as bad last season, and they were not nearly as cruel in their criticisms of her. He really didn’t deserve such treatment, even bad as he was.

BlondBunnyBimbo managed to whine her way right off the show. There IS a god.

I agree with the judges on GoldMedalGymnast – too much flipping and not enough dancing. I bet she wasn’t that chunky when she was competing in the Olympics.

The Rapper did an outstanding job on her tango and is closing on third place.

The competition has made the first turn and is headed down the backstretch. I am looking forward to an outstanding race. But can YummyG possibly get any better?

DWTS, Wk 3 results

Wow! Was I ever wrong! Jackass and Woz didn't even make the bottom 2. Shows what that vast mass of male adolescents with the quick thumbs on the cell phone can do.

Of course, Denise had to go sometime soon, but I really thought Blond Bunny Bimbo would be the one.

Next week, 2 "stars" get booted. Hopefully, they include any 2 of the 3 - Jackass, Woz or BBB.

DWTS, Wk 3

Some quick thoughts on last night's offerings:

Jackass & Woz - both deserve the boot tonight; I'm not picky which one gets it first.

BBB - she's pushing Jackass & Woz for worst performer, but biggest whinner trophy is hers alone.

Cute Cowboy - vastly improved; looked great in dress clothes (cleans up nicely), but probably just as good in bull-busting duds.

LT - finally showed some moves; not yet up to level of previous NFL participants.

Yummo G, Melissa (Cheerleader), and GMW - holding steady in win, place and show positions.

DWTS, Wk 2 Results

I was wrong - I was sure Jackass would be in the lame dance-off with Woz. Oh well, Blimp-linda was destined to go at some point. But was it really necessary to have us watch the BOTTOM TWO COUPLES dance 3 times?

Loved the big band number - THAT'S my kind of music. You know - rhythm, melody, harmony, words that make sense - all the good stuff.

DWTS, Wk 2

What, were they all sandbagging last week? Amazing improvement for most.

Woz didn’t look quite so silly and Telly tubbish.

Whoa! The Cowboy looks darn cute when he smiles – guess there’s not much of that goin’ on when clinging to the back of a bucking beast – and he actually got his feet off the floor this time.

BlondBunnyBimbo dropped a couple of notches and should soon be gone.

Sorry, but Belinda What’s-Her-Face still resembles a lead blimp lumbering around the floor.

Julianne (my former fav pro) and her CW squeeze were even more disappointing this week than last.

Lil Kim and her pro Derek (isn’t he cutest kid?) were surprisingly good – and I am predisposed against rap noise (refuse to call it music) and those who foist it off on the rest of us.

Didn’t mean to leave out Lawrence Taylor last time – guess the absence of personality (other than surly) didn’t bring him to mind. To paraphrase, he’s no Jerry Rice…or Emmett Smith…or Jason Taylor (Mr. Smooth & Elegant)…or Warren Sapp (wasn’t he an absolute hoot? Loved his total joy in what he was doing). LT did manage some facial expressions this week and his dancing wasn’t bad.

The biggest improvement was the absence of a live appearance by the Jackass.

The money bet is still on Melissa or Gilles.

DWTS

I must confess – I am a huge, huge fan of Dancing With The Stars. The show does border on being cheesy – or even pornographic with some of the moves and outfits – but there is something about it that just reaches out and grabs me. I eagerly await the start of each new season and check and double-check that both DVR’s are set to record it (yes, we have 2 DVR’S – gross extravagance you say? Of course!) The first few seasons I voted like a crazy person – my cell phone, GolfGuy’s cell phone (he did get tacky about that when he wanted to vote for someone else), the house phone, on-line – any and every way I could. The fall and winter of 2007-08 I was in a semi-comatose state and couldn’t summon up the energy to frantically dial and re-dial, so I fell out of the habit and haven’t picked it up again.

The fall season of DWTS does present a conflict as the booby network that gave up Monday Night Football chooses to put DWTS on opposite MNF. Football is the only thing that bumps DWTS. So I make sure the DVR is set (so simple even I can do it) and then I am careful to watch before the results show. But that does mean that voting, other than on-line, doesn’t happen – reinforcing my laziness.

My take on the first show of the spring season follows:
Woz wasn’t just bad – he was AWFUL! Now the Cowboy (Jewel’s husband) while kind of cute was just plain bad. As for Belinda What’s-her-face – the comparison to Cloris Leachman, from last season, was quite apt. The Jackass was – well, a jackass. Gilles will be one of the finalists, if not the winner. He was on KTLA the next morning – YUMMO! The 16 year-old Gold Medal Gymnast was quite good – but I hate to see a 16-year old looking and being dressed so maturely – even a GMG. The real surprise was Melissa, the reject/ditchee from Bachelor – she was elegant and lovely to watch and with only 2 days practice. Much better than the Blond Bunny Bimbo – who had a whole week of practice. Altho, the BBB does have the best legs seen on the show since the female wrestler from about season 2. The rest of the pack was… the rest of the pack – not very memorable, just filler.

The whole group has the opportunity to change my thinking tonight – and yes, they are dancing JUST for me…aren’t they? Stay tuned.