Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Dancing With the Stars 7: And the Winner Is ...

Tonight, the night we've all been waiting for. One hour fifty minutes of fluff for probably less than ten minutes of what we all want to see. The stars were slated to do one more dance tonight. Alicia Keys and Miley Cyrus were on hand to sing. All the eliminated stars were there to perform again, too. So was this a memorable finale or did I just lose almost two hours of my life?

To read my recap and the results, head on over to TVFunSpot

Monday, November 24, 2008

Dancing With the Stars 7: It's Finale Time!

Tonight, the final dances on Dancing With the Stars 7. Who'll bring it and take the mirrored ball trophy home? The three finalists are as different as can be. You have your boy bander, your athlete and your model/hostess. Brooke has been consistently good, Lance has come a long way with a new pro, and Warren has been charming his fan base. If it were totally based on technique, Warren would be a goner. If it were personality based, Brooke would be gone. All three have entertained in their own way. Tonight they had the Samba smackdown and freestyle.

I was really entertained by all of the dances. There weren't any obvious clunkers. I wasn't as impressed as the judges were by Brooke and Derek, but they were good. I was a little disappointed in Lance and Lacey's freestyle as I wish it weren't hip hop. Warren brung it. He was so much fun to watch, as usual.

To read the entire recap, head on over to TVFunSpot

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Dancing With the Stars 7: Week 9 Results with the Queen of Soul

Hey y'all. Once again when I don't get a chance to watch the Dancing With the Stars 7 performance show, all hell breaks loose. What happened to Brooke? I was really happy to see that there would be an hour recap show prior to the live show and it was worth watching for me. Lance and Lacey left them all in the dust. Both of their routines were the best, I don't care what Len says. I definitely did not think that Brooke and Derek deserved that 10 from him over Lance.

The finals of the Ballroom Kids competition also took place in that first hour. Each of the finalist couples got visits and coaching from one of the pros. Karill and Hanna were first. They received a visit from Tony and they did a cha cha. It was really cute, they were very peppy and did a great job. Julianne visited Mitchell and Maria. They did a samba and it was excellent. This was my favorite. Craig and Samantha were coached by Maks and did a jive. They did much better, IMO, than they did in the first round. It was then put to the viewers to decide the winner.

The second hour had musical performances from Aretha Franklin, Leona Lewis, Julianne Hough (yes, our Julianne) and John Legend. Aretha belted "Chain of Fools" and "Respect", Leona Lewis sang "Bleeding Love", John Legend sang "Green Light" and Julianne sang a song from her new CD. For the complete recap, head on over to TVFunSpot

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Dancing With the Stars 7: Week 8 Results and Therapy With Dr. Drew

Hey y'all. Tonight on Dancing With the Stars 7, in addition to the elimination of one couple, musical performances and a special dance by Lacey and her brother Benji, we finally saw the Design-a-Dance. Also, we were teased that Dr. Drew did couple interviews and touched a few raw nerves. Of course, even though we just watched a one hour recap show, we got another recap to start the show. This recap was highlighted by backstage banter between the judges. Len agreed with me about Lance's solo. I commented that it was too much hip hop and Len said it was too much boy band.

For my complete recap and results, head on over to TVFunSpot

Monday, November 10, 2008

Dancing With the Stars 7: I'll See Your Two Dances and Raise You a Solo

Hey y'all! Tonight on Dancing With the Stars 7, the stars have quite the challenge. Not only do they have to learn two complete dances, they must learn and perform a solo of at least 15 seconds during the Latin routine. Two weeks until the finals, who'll step up to the plate and who'll falter?

The ballroom round was fun. Brooke/Derek and Warren/Kym got identical scores of 28 for their Tangos to lead the pack. The Latin round had Brooke/Derek getting a 27 on their Mambo to take the overall lead. Warren/Kym are only one point behind. I, personally, thought that Warren/Kym had the most entertaining dance of the night with their Jive, but the judges didn't agree.

Maurice/Cheryl and Cody/Edyta are at the bottom of the leaderboard with 48/60. Read my entire recap over at TVFunSpot

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Dancing With the Stars 7: Week 7 Results Show - They're Dancing on the Ceiling

Hey y'all! Monday night, there was a twist on Dancing With the Stars 7 and it really affected the leaderboard. A disasterous team dance for Team Cha Cha sent Lance/Lacy, Susan/Tony and Cody/Edyta to the bottom of the rankings even after good scores on their individual dances. Team Paso (Warren/Kym, Maurice/Cheryl, Brooke/Derek) scored a 29 on their team dance while Team Cha Cha only scored a 20. That helped Warren/Kym because even though they had the lowest individual dance score, they shot up to third place.

Tonight's show featured musical guest Grammy and Academy Award winning singer/songwriter Lionel Richie and a Macy's Stars of Dance performance choreographed by Dave Scott. Kenny Mayne and Jerry Rice were also back with Dancecenter.

To read the rest of the recap, head on over to TVFunSpot

Monday, November 3, 2008

Dancing With the Stars 7: One-Two-Three TEAM!

Hey y'all! Tonight's Dancing With the Stars 7 has a different twist. Last week the stars and pros did a group number, but tonight they will split into teams and be scored on the team dance in addition to their individual dance. The teams will be Team Cha Cha versus Team Paso Doble. Last week, Lance and Lacey took over the top spot on the Leaderboard, can they hold on or will Brooke and Derek reclaim their throne? Len is back, will he be well rested and chipper, or is he still as crotchety as ever? Let's find out ...

First of all, let me just put this here. Most of the couples had a rough week at practice. There were arguments, tears, pain and doubts. There ... now I won't have to type that 4 or 5 more times. That seemed to have been the recurrent theme of the practice videos. I think the only ones that didn't have conflict were Brooke and Derek. Cody and Edyta only had a rough week because they were new to each other. They simply had chemistry issues.

How did your favorites do? What was up with that team dance? To find out, read the rest of my recap at TVFunSpot