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Who’s who in Dancing with the Stars this season

Katkat — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:53:00 +0000

Come March or April, I’ll become a couch potato again. A lot of my favorite TV shows are coming back for new season/episodes: Glee, Gossip Girl, America’s Next Top Model, Dancing with the Stars, etc. Added to those shows but currently I’m watching Grey’s Anatomy, Project Runway, Marriage Ref, and American Idol. I’m TV show-overloaded!!! It’s a good thing there’s TV recording or else I will break our remote control jumping from one channel to another.

This year’s Dancing with the Stars will have a fantastic lineup. They have famous celebrities in store for season 10. To name with their pro partners:

1. Buzz Aldrin and Ashley Costa – Buzz Aldrin has a mouthful of occupation: Astronaut, scientist/inventor, bestselling author, advocate for man’s future in space, Buzz Aldrin is considered one of the greatest heroes of space exploration.

2. Evan Lysacek and Anna Trebunskaya – Evan Lysacek is the Olympic 2010 gold medalist for men’s figure skating. But wouldn’t this intervene with his competition for the World Figure Skating Championship on March 20-29?

3. Pamela Anderson and Damian Whitewood – Pamela Anderson…need I say more?

4. Erin Anderson and Maksim Chmerkovsky – Since joining ESPN in 2004, Erin Andrews has become one of the most well-known sports reporters in the country.

5. Chad Ochocinco and Cheryl Burke – the dance floor is never without a football player. Chad Ochocinco is one of the NFL’s most prolific wide receivers.

6. Aiden Turner and Edyta Sliwinska – Aiden Turner was cast for the role of Aiden Devane on ABC’s “All My Children” in 2002. He played that role for eight years, and recently left the show to pursue other acting opportunities in film and television. Hmm…lots of people from All My Children are joining the show.

7. Shannen Doherty and Mark Ballas – 90210 alum; will this make or totally break her career?

8. Kate Gosselin and Tony Dovolani – why is she here? Shouldn’t she be focusing on taking care of her 8 kids?

9. Niecy Nash and Louis Amstel – Niecy Nash is the host of Clean House.

10. Jake Pavelka and Chelsie Hightower – the Bachelor turns to dancer. I guess this is his free dance lessons for the wedding.

11. Nicole Scherzinger and Derek Hough – Pussycat doll Nicole has the most advantage here. Is there going to be a stripper pole?

Samantha Harris is leaving the show and she will be replaced by Melissa Rycroft to host the show with Tom Bergeron. There’s still no Julianne Hough this time. Is she out for good? Dancing with the Stars season 10 will premiere on March 22 at 8/7 on ABC.

Stay tuned!

Dancing with the Stars season 8 names winner!

Katkat — Wed, 20 May 2009 07:35:34 +0000

Dancing with the Stars season 8 finale came to an end. It was a tight competition among the 3 dancers: Gilles and Cheryl, Shawn and Mark, and Melissa and Tony. Though the comeptition was intense, the atmosphere was filled with goodwill, friendship, and bittersweet feelings as the season is ending.

The 3 dancers danced their last dances which scores will be added to their previous scores from the night before. That score and the viewers vote would determine who wins the title. As for me I’m just happy that my rooster won! Even though all three dancers got perfect scores in their last dance, it had come to a contest of popularity. Tom revealed that only less than 1% separated the score between the champion and runner-up. So who won?

My prediction was right. Third place went to Melissa and Tony. I feel bad for Tony. But if it’s possible I want all of them to win! 2nd place went to…tadadadadada…Gilles and Cheryl. So another Olympian won the gold – Shawn and Mark took the trophy this season! Wooohooo! This season has been the greatest Dancing with the Stars season ever! Hope they can come up a good lineup next season.

Who's your bet?

Katkat — Mon, 11 May 2009 02:21:58 +0000

Some reality tv contests are coming to an end. Notably are American Idol and Dancing with the Stars. I’ve faithfully watch this program and I think these would be the results:

American Idol – Among Kris Allen, Adam Lambert, and Danny Gokey, who would take the crown? I like Kris Allen because he has style but I think Danny and Adam are the more popular contestants right now. But if I’m the judge, I would like Kris and Adam in the final 2. Danny for me has become monotonous and unoriginal in terms of performance. He can sing but he doesn’t show any unique performances/musical arrangement unlike Kris and Adam. But I believe Adam will win this year because he has consistently showed great memorable performances. Do you like how this season turned out? IMHO, I didn’t like this season because there’s not much excitement in terms of talent. The only talented contestant is Adam. I was hoping for Danny but he turned out boring when he delivered the same kind of performance week after week. I think the best showdown of all American Idol seasons were between Carrie Underwood vs Bo Bice and David Cook vs David Archuleta.

2. Dancing with the Stars – this has been the most exciting season ever! The competition is really hot. It’s now down to 4: Gilles and Cheryl, Shawn and Mark, Melissa and Tony, and Ty and Chelsea. Although Ty is really cute and endearing with the effort he puts on the dance floor, I think he should be the next one out. I’m voting for Shawn and Mark to win this year’s title. I like Shawn’s enthusiasm, professionalism and charm. For the final 2, I want to have Melissa competing with Shawn. I want Melissa to place runner-up just because of Tony. I don’t think Tony has come this far and besides they’ve been working really hard with Melissa having a handicap. But I think the finale would be between Gilles and Shawn. Gilles has that sexiness which earns him a lot of women’s vote. Although they haven’t regained their top scores, Gilles always give a great performance.

Who’s your bet?