Tag: Dancing With the Stars

Loveline Will Air on AOL — Not the Same Without Adam Carolla

For years I’ve been wanting to see Loveline on television again. It was one of my favorite shows growing up, and it taught me everything I didn’t want to know about third nipples. I was so obsessed I even caught the evening radio show after watching it on MTV. Since Adam Carolla left the show, it has never been the same. Carolla says he left because he was strangely offered a much lower salary, which led him to think someone wanted to push him out. The disloyal Dr. Drew chose to continue the show without his much-need partner in crime, and Mike Catherwood is his current co-host. If you saw Catherwood on Dancing With the Stars, then I don’t need to explain why Mike Catherwood is not exactly . . . entertaining. So does it really make a difference that AOL will start to air video of Loveline? Bring back Adam Carolla!

Vintage Clip: Kirstie Alley Tells Larry King About Her Oprah Bikini Moment

I’ve developed a new love for Kirstie Alley lately, mostly because of her incredible performances on Dancing With the Stars. While watching some recent clips, I came across her interview with Larry King below, where she discusses her choice to appear on Oprah Winfrey’s show in a bikini. When King asked her “what she was thinking,” Kirstie accused him of looking disgusted by the clip. She then explained that she didn’t know the clip would live on forever, and she just figured she’d pose once and then be done with it. Here’s hoping she gets a show on Oprah’s new network where all she does is prance around in a bikini.

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Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy — Best Freestyle on Dancing With the Stars

Kirstie Alley is my favorite contestant in the history of Dancing With the Stars. The goal of the show is to find someone that you can watch progress throughout the season, and Kirstie Alley embodied that. Plus, she’s lost so much weight in such a short period of time, I find myself doing cartwheels in her honor. On tonight’s finale, Kirstie and Maks stole the night with their freestyle. It’s not that it was the most technically perfect, it just had the most heart. It also doesn’t hurt that Maks is an Adonis of beauty. Seriously — he hurts my eyes.
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Dancing With the Stars’ Hines Ward — NFL’s “Dirtiest” Player

While catching up on last week’s ‘Dancing With the Stars,’ I thought to myself, “gee, that Hines Ward is such a cuddly teddy bear.  In fact, I just want to hug him and pinch his cheeks.”  Since I don’t know much about him, I decided to do some research.  Turns out, he’s not so cuddly after all.  Two years ago, Ward’s peers voted him the “dirtiest player” in the NFL.  Apparently, he broke the jaw of Bengals’ Keith Rivers, with a “surprise downfield block.” I put that line from Sports Illustrated in quotations, because I have absolutely no idea what it means, so I’m unable to paraphrase.  And in case that annoys you, please make a personal phone call to my father, whose sibling favoritism resulted in my brother’s attendance at every football game.   But enough about me.  Anyways, Ward responded to the criticism by saying, “when I go across the middle, those guys aren’t going to tackle me softly and lay me down to the ground. That’s not football. I find it ironic that now you see a receiver delivering blows, and it’s an issue. But I haven’t changed. I’ve been doing it this way for 11 years.”  Again, I have no idea what “going across the middle” means, but it sounds serious.  Authentic teddy bears are hard to find, I suppose.

Audrina Patridge’s New Show — A Poor Man’s Version of ‘The Hills’

Judging from the clip below, Audrina’s new show looks like another peak into the boring lives of depth-less television stars. My patience for reality television is seriously waning (with the exception of Jersey Shore, of course). In the video below, Audrina’s mother apologizes for her drunken rant on Dancing With the Stars, and Audrina completely blows it off and says she doesn’t care what other people think. I’m no expert on alcohol so I might be wrong on this, but her mother looks drunk in the clip, which is ironic because she’s apologizing for her drunken behavior. Am I to seriously believe that Audrina is completely fine with her mother’s actions, and they’re one big happy family? All signs point to no, and unless they plan on taping some kind of intervention for what appears to be alcoholism, I don’t believe a second of that video. Again, I have absolutely no idea if her mother has a drinking problem, but I’m almost certain that this is faux reality hogwash.

Karina Smirnoff Poses Naked for Playboy — What’s the Point?

I’m a huge fan of Playboy. I grew up in a house with Playboy magazines on the coffee table, and I read it for the articles (no, I’m not kidding). That being said, I have absolutely no idea why Karina Smirnoff would pose for the magazine. She’s already famous from Dancing With the Stars, and this will do nothing to elevate her career. Did she get paid a huge sum of cash? And please don’t tell me she wants to celebrate nudity — because it will pain me to respond. When you’re navigating your career in the business, every choice you make must be strategic. You cannot shoot from the hip, which seems to be happening here. Playboy is a vehicle for hot chicks that are struggling to get noticed, not for people already famous. Yes, Marilyn Monroe did it — but that was a different time. These shoots don’t get the same attention they used to.

Tabloid Gossip — Week in Review

  • Tyrese says it’s expected for men to cheat, and Wendy Williams head almost exploded.  Bossip
  • Eva Longoria discusses her divorce from Tony Parker with Piers Morgan.  TV Squad
  • LeAnn Rimes posted a picture of herself in a bikini on twitter in the exact same pose that Brandi Glanville posted months ago.  Coincidence — or an attempt to take a jab at her Eddie Cibrian/her boyfriend’s ex-wife?  The Superficial
  • Matt Lauer may leave The Today Show.  Socialite Life
  • The Reviews are in — Your Highness gets destroyed.  The Stir
  • Tina Fey is pregnant with her second child.  The Frisky
  • Dancing With the Stars’ Karina Smirnoff is posing nude for Playboy.  People
  • Kate Gosselin is being sued by her marriage counselor for unpaid fees.  Ear Sucker
  • Lindsay Lohan Responded to Betty White’s slam.  Ace Showbiz
  • Jennifer Aniston hates dating.  Pop Eater
  • Selma Blair shows off her pregnant belly — and her horse.  Pop Sugar

Maksim Chmerkovskiy & Kirstie Alley Take a Fall on DWTS

Just when you thought Maksim Chmerkovskiy was an invincible Superman-like dancer, think again.  On tonight’s Dancing With the Stars, Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy tripped mid-dance and fell to the floor.  Maksim blamed it on himself, saying, “his leg just gave out,” and Kirstie assured him that he need not apologize.  If these two weren’t already my favorite dancers on the show, they certainly are now.  It’s incredible that they immediately got back up and Maksim danced through his very obvious pain.  Did I mention that Maksim was wearing a very revealing shirt tonight?  That certainly helps with my overall assessment — not that I’m biased or anything. Watch below.

‘Dancing With the Stars’ Repeats Yesterday’s Show — I’m No Fool

Want to know an easy way for a television network to pocket a ton of ad revenue without doing any work? Run a clip-show! Tonight’s Dancing With the Stars “results show” consisted of an hour long recap of yesterday’s show, and I found myself completely baffled. “At some point they have to have original content,” I thought. No such luck. At the very least ABC could air back-stage material or dress rehearsal footage for the first hour. Instead, the entire hour consisted of the brilliant Tom Bergeron wasting his skills on just introducing yesterday’s dances, which I could have easily watched online instead. I understand that ABC wants to maximize their best product, but isn’t it possible to have original content for that initial hour? Sure, it’s possible. But it’s also expensive, and I’m guessing the theory at ABC is — why do it if we don’t have to? I know your tricks ABC.

‘Dancing With the Stars’ Premieres — Kirstie Alley Rocks the House

Just when I thought there would be no one to root for on Dancing With the Stars this season, Kirstie Alley shocked me.  I knew she’d be worth watching, but I had no idea she’d be incredible.  Her performance with Maksim Chmerkovskiy was the best of the night, and they actually had surprising sexual chemistry.  I use the word “surprising,” because I never thought Maksim and Kirstie would get along, given that they are both strong personalities.  I suppose it makes sense though.  Maksim needs someone to slap him around and compensate for his sometimes awkward interview demeanor.  Did I mention that Kirstie looks hot?  Can someone sign me up for their workout routine?  Watch below.