And Dance With the Stars continues with six left.
A quick check in with the Bachelor finds him down to six choices.
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"Dancing With the Stars" 2007 Performances 4/23/07
On the evening of this writing, 4/30/07, ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" is scheduled to continue on with six contenders remaining. This critique and commentary is written for the performances on 4/23/07-a week ago. On that evening, Heather Mills was sent packing. The remaining contenders are:
Ian Ziering
Billy Ray Cyrus
Joey Fatone
Laila Ali
John Ratzenberger
Apolo Anton Ohno
The evening's performances began with Joey Fatone doing a Samba. An odd vignette had last year's contender, Jerry Springer, returning during Fatone's practice session to allegedly "make him masculine". Now Joey Fatone is quite masculine but he had been criticized for being a bit too "feminine" in an earlier dance. I'm supposing that Springer was a popular contender on the series and the producers were looking for a way to believably bring him back for a quick visit. Only I didn't believe that Jerry Springer was any expert on masculinity for a second.
At any rate, during Fatone's Samba he sure exhibited some manly "pumping" actions that were almost x-rated. The Judges declared Joey messed up a little bit but he was awarded a total of 27 points out of 30 so he couldn't have messed up too bad.
Heather Mills and her partner performed a Paso Doble to the tune "Don't Cry for Me Argentina". I noticed some fine hand movements and this was the first dance that had me actually seeing Heather's fake leg. The judges declared the performance "fantastic" but said Heather could improve some. Heather and her partner were awarded 23 points, not a shabby score.
The viewing audience evidently didn't agree as the following night Heather was voted off the show.
John Ratzenberg was next. John performed a Mambo, a dance described as being "all about feet and hips". John's partner Edita wore one of the sexiest outfits so far this season and the duo danced to a tune called "Mambo Swing".
The truth is Ratzenberg does not dance very well although the Judges charitably declared that he was like a "dancing teddy bear". John and his partner scored 19 points out of a possible 30. Even though this was the lowest judge-awarded score of the evening, Heather was the dancer sent home. That's been the rather odd pattern this season; the women, even though better dancers, are sent packing way quicker than their awkward male counterparts. I don't know if this is because the likely female-dominated audience jealously sends the pretty females packing or, a more likely scenario, the male audience, few and far between and likely light in the loafers, jam the phone lines to send home the females.
Lailia was up next and she danced a Cha-Cha to the tune "Hold On, I'm Coming". Laila looked as pretty as I've seen during this series with sexy curly hair and some fine dancing. Laila and her partner scored 28 points out of 30.
Billy Ray Cyrus danced a Jive to the tune "We Love to Boogie". Billy Ray, besides John Ratzenberger, is another awkward dancer and he'd tell you that his own self. During Cyrus' performances the focus was more on humor and fun than technique. Several of the moves during this performance were cuter than all get out-including the end with the hat over his crotch and the one quick dance move that had the female upside down with legs spread wide. Billy Ray took a quick peek in-between and giggles abounded.
The judges declared Billy Ray as "always entertaining" and he and his partner scored 21 points.
One of my favorites, Apolo, performed a Rumba. A chair prop was used although the judges grumbled about this. I thought Apolo did a great job and I genuinely enjoyed watching his performance. The judges declared the performance featured "beautiful, fantastic choreography" and the team received 28 points out of a possible 30 total.
Ian Ziering ended the evening with a Paso Doble to the tune, "Waiting for Tonight". I thought the performance as just okay, I certainly was not moved as I had been with Apolo's performance.
The judges commented on Ian's posture, or lack of, and awarded Ian 24 points.
That same evening all the dancers performed a group Swing dance and it was enjoyable to watch. The following night, as stated, Heather Mills was sent home, leaving six left.
My predictions for the top three are:
1-Apolo
2-Laila
3-Joey Fatone
DANCING WITH STARS POST LINKS
OPENING NIGHT
Quick Step and Rumba Night
Ten Down to Nine
Nine Down to Eight
Eight to Seven
Seven Down to Six
"The Bachelor" Whittles the Field Down to Six
Once again, this commentary is about the episode which aired on 4/23/07. On the evening of this writing yet another episode of this rather weird reality series will continue but for now, let's talk about the nine which are now down to three.
Frankly it's been difficult for me to follow all these ladies but I'm supposing that with a narrowing field I will come to know the contenders for Andy Baldwin's heart a bit more. Up until now, they all seemed like pathetic females who are so desperate for a man that they sell their soul and dignity.
This episode began with all the contenders and Andy taking a trip to Lake Tahoe. Of course Bevon had an injured ankle from the prior week and was unable to partake in the fun on the slopes. Bevon through a hissy fit and Andy, being a doctor and everything, had to comfort her. This to the supreme jealousy and cattiness of the other contenders.
At Lake Tahoe there would be two so-called "group dates" and one so-called "one-on-one" dates. I have no idea how these very cherished dates with Andy are chosen in terms of the female who would attend, but this week it was contender Amber who would be alone with Andy.
The first group date featured Tessa, Kate, Tina, and Stephanie from South Carolina. Some interesting things happened on this group date, which seemed to be an afternoon on the slopes. Kate turned out to be a very bad skier and as she was sent home during the Rose Ceremony of Humiliation (my title), I must guess that Andy is an avid skier and this is why he sent Kate packing. No wait. Later Kate and Andy share a gondola and Kate takes that opportunity to declare that another contender is not for him. Hey, it was a catty moment, the sort of stuff women do. It was probably not a good idea for this series as go with me here, likely all the contenders think the other contenders are bad for Andy.
On the same date, Stephani T. warned Andy that Amber was too passive/agressive for him. Heh. This is called using psycho jargon to attack a challenger for a guy's affections.
Tina, on the other hand, asked Andy about money and wow, I thought, a common sense question here. I mean, go on, the issue of money is tip-top on most females' minds when they are considering a possible male lover. Andy declared that the yacht and fancy car used on the show are not his and that he is but a humble naval Lieutenant medico, not obscenely wealthy at all.
Another group date included Nicole, Danielle, Bevon and Stephani from Kansas. Bevon, being of injured ankle, was blessed with some special private time with Andy during their gambling group date. What a hoot.
First Andy maintained that he was always a nerd and pretty Bevon, of course, declared that she too was nerdy and always a social outcast. Heh. If those two perfect human beings are nerds and outcasts than there is no hope for the rest of us.
This duo did share some kisses and once again I must comment that if Andy the perfect male really kisses like what I'm seeing he can just forget it. For it's not enough to be a doctor, handsome, personable and seeking a permanent relationship. A fellow also needs to know how to KISS dammit, and those flat-lipped things Andy's giving out just ain't gonna do it. But then perhaps he's not allowed the kiss he'd like to give due to producer commands.
Amber and Andy had a date by a roaring fire and Andy did give Amber a rose, determining that she would not be sent home that night. This duo discussed all the cattiness and the prospect of the contenders questioning his motives. Which made me wonder what the hell did he expect? One handsome guy and 25 ladies vieing for his affections, go with me here, cattiness would be the norm. Perhaps Andy needs lessons on how women think?
As is the tradition, a rose ceremony was held later and Stephanie from South Carolina, whew...she wore a dress that amply showed off her very un-natural breasts. Three contenders were sent home that night: Stephanie with the artificial boobs, Kate and Nicole. One contender, Tessa, is the only one so far to display some common sense. She expressed some trepedation about this whole concept and suggested she might like to go home and give the whole crazy idea up.
Thus far, with six left, it seems that Andy does like ankle-injured Bevon quite a bit. Beyond this all the ladies seem to melt together for this viewer. Tonight I will watch this reality show again and try to get a "feel" for these ladies to determine if even any of them are worth beloved Andy's affections.
Bachelor Ladies LEFT:
Tessa
Danielle
Bevon
Tina
Amber
Stephanie from Kansas
BACHELOR 2007 LINKS-Officer and Gentleman
Let the Roses Begin
Wiggly Jiggly Boob Night
Down to Nine
Three More Gone; Down to Six
Three More Gone; Down to Six
"The Apprentice" 2007 Ends; A Winner Emerges
This year's Apprentice series, named "Apprentice LA" ended at the Hollywood Bowl on 4/22/07. The winner was Stefani.
The prior week the teams were given a task to create a commercial for the air freshener Renuzit. Frank and Nicole's offering, a disjointed thing concerning a hospital, an injured son and a worried mother, was determined to be the loser of the two offerings. Frank and Nicole were fired right away.
This left Stefani and James. By me, James deserved to win the thing although I still don't know why Trump fired JAmes and I certainly did not understand his rather mysterious comment that he was sending JAmes home because of some dialogue they had earlier. "You know what I'm talking about," Trump declared and hey, I didn't know what he was talking about. And it was never explained either.
All this being now stated, it's no mind. This year's show barely survived and as I've stated often, if Trump wants to keep this thing going he needs to revamp his concept. First, some things he should NOT do. One-DO NOT HIRE MARTHA STEWART TO FIND AN APPRENTICE. Two-FORGET OUTSIDE TENTS.
Trump needs to somehow involve his viewing audience in this thing. Yes viewer voting is all the rage but hey, it works. Viewers who have a stake in the possible winners tend to tune in. Also, Trump might want to consider giving viewers a chance to suggest actual tasks for the would-be contenders.
Whatever the case, I will be surprised if this reality show pops up again next year.
APPRENTICE 2007 LA LINKS
First Show 1/7/07
Swimsuit Task 1/14/07
Michelle Quits 1/21/07
Pollo Loco
The Honey of a Task
Priceline Trips and Language
Marketing the Lexis
The Soap Opera Task
Universal Studios Task
The LA Times and Mouthwash
Three Teams of Two
Renuzit Task
The New Apprentice 2007 WINNER!
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