Dancing with the Stars - Season 7 (1 Viewer)

[TonyTone]

Pairings for the upcoming season:

Lance Bass / Lacey Schwimmer
Toni Braxton / Alec Mazo
Brooke Burke / Derek Hough
Rocco DiSpirito / Karina Smirnoff
Maurice Greene / Cheryl Burke
Kim Kardashian / Mark Ballas
Cloris Leachman / Corky Ballas
Cody Linley / Julianne Hough
Susan Lucci / Tony Dovolani
Misty May-Treanor / Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Ted McGinley / Inna Brayer
Jeffrey Ross / Edyta Sliwinska
Warren Sapp / Kym Johnson

I'll start the handicapping by offering that my pick for pre-season favorite to win it all is Lance Bass...with Ted McGinley as my pre-season dark horse (it was a toss-up between him and Susan Lucci). I know it's too early to say it, but...looks like no repeat for Mark this season.

 

[Parker Clack]

Interesting line up.

I will go with Misty May, Brooke Burke and Warren Sapp.



Parker

 

[Mikah Cerucco]

TMZ is "reporting" that Kim Kardashian cut up her foot.

Warren Sapp is definitely an interesting choice.

I'm curious to see how Susan Lucci does.

I've never watched the show before. Does everyone perform each week?

 

[Parker Clack]

Everyone performs each week then viewers call in to vote for their favorites. They send one couple home a week.

 

[Patrick Sun]

Decent eye candy in this line-up, but I think the athletes will rule the show.

 

[Aaron Silverman]

And the sun will come up in the East.

Does Misty May-Treanor have an advantage here? . . .

 

[Patrick Sun]

Are they dancing in sand?

 

[DaveMcS]

And here's my annual "looking forward to Mac's HD screen shots" post

 

[TonyTone]

Updated the first post to include complete pairings...

 

[TonyTone]

One would hope she'll fair much better than the last "model" (similar to Brooke's line of work) who appeared on the show...anyone remember Josie Maran's quick flameout? No? Well, that's how quick her flameout was--LOL!!!

 

[Patrick Sun]

ABC brings us 3 nights of DwtS this week starting tonight 8 p.m. EDT for a 2-hour premiere, then at 9 p.m. EDT on Tuesday for another 2-hour ratings milkage, and then at 8 p.m. EDT on Wednesday for its 5th hour this week.

 

[Patrick Sun]

What is it about them always giving Maksim physically imposing female partners? Misty has a remarkable physique (you can't really tell while she's on the beach doing her thing, but on the dance floor, it's another story).

Susan Lucci looked like she was dancing on rice paper, that wasn't fun to watch. Tony seems to be paired with such women of middle age.

Brooke got overscored on her hip moves because she didn't really move well on the floor, just her hips.

I fear for Cloris's health, but loved her segment all the way through to her reaction to the scoring.

Warren's a big teddy bear who can dance. Finally Kym gets a partner who's got lots of strength to do the tough moves and tricks.

Ted won't fare as well on the latin dances, I suspect.

Lance will focus on razzle-dazzle, but his eyes were always looking in the same direction, which was off-putting.

Jeffrey will be going home this week, too bad for Edyta.

Kim seemed to be playing clumsy in her vid segment, but wasn't as clumsy during her dance, but still a bit stiff on the floor. Mark has his work cut out for him.

Will check out Toni, Cody, Maurice, Rocco later.

 

[Brett_M]

Lance Bass + Lacey Schwimmer -- Great first dance. Lacey and he make a great pair. Lance has the dancing experience, even if it was boy band stuff. He's a performer and it will help him a lot. (Season Top 4)

Toni Braxton + Alec Mazo -- A good job. She needs to be sexy and have fun. She's in good hands.

Brooke Burke + Derek Hough -- Best of the night for me and they looked great together. Say what you will about overscoring but it didn't look like a first night dance to me. (Season Top 4)

Rocco DiSpirito + Karina Smirnoff -- He needs to stick with cooking. Stiff and lumbering.

Maurice Greene + Cheryl Burke -- He had fun and will improve. Cheryl's a great partner.

Kim Kardashian + Mark Ballas -- He's the best mail dancer and she is hot as hell. She's a little timid and needs to have some fun. Her image will hurt her most. She can do wonders by being a real person -- not a reality star with a sex tape.

Cloris Leachman + Corky Ballas -- A nice routine and inspiring performance. She won't last long but I'm pulling for her.

Cody Linley + Julianne Hough -- Looked pretty good for a kid his age and Julianne makes all of her partners look good. I think he'll stick around for a while. (Season Top 4)

Susan Lucci + Tony Dovolani -- Stiff and awkward. No elegance. She was kind of flighty too. Nerves got the better of her.

Misty May-Treanor + Maksim Chmerkovskiy -- She's a competitor and will bust her ass to get it each week. Maxim is fantastic and they will have fun together.

Ted McGinley + Inna Brayer -- The Atom's quarterback looked okay for a first try. He will improve.

Jeffrey Ross + Edyta Sliwinska -- Terrible. Poor Edyta. They're gone.

Warren Sapp + Kym Johnson -- He's light on his feet and that will be his best attribute. He'll stick around for a while. (Season Top 4)

I'm looking forward to tonight.

 

[Aaron Silverman]

Is anyone else starting to be a little put off by the absurd range of the contestants? I mean, John Ratzenberger was kinda adorable to watch for a while, but do they really expect us to be entertained by watching 80-year-olds and pudgy comedians compete against professional athletes and singer-dancers?

 

[Nelson Au]

There's obviously a demographic that enjoys the absurdity of the comedian and 80 year old the producers or network wanted to have to contrast the athletes. I agree it's silly.

What I am more amused by is what you could call, jumping the shark. Seems this this season has been promoted and set-up with such high expectations and really high profile stars. They know they're popular, but I wonder if they'll risk being over exposed and ruin the interest in the show. I guess they have to strike while the iron is hot.

Too bad for Edyta. I think Cloris Leachman is next. In spite of her charm and audience pleasing turns, she can't compete. Or Rocco is next, but he seemed like he'd improve as I'm sure the fans want Kim to improve.

 

[Brett_M]

Lance Bass / Lacey Schwimmer -- did well on Monday but need to conform to the rules to stay in it.

Toni Braxton / Alec Mazo -- did well and will continue to improve. Toni needs to be sexy and go for it.

Brooke Burke / Derek Hough -- great paso -- especially the choreography. Brooke is on top for now.

Rocco DiSpirito / Karina Smirnoff -- I don't know what it is but I like this guy. I hope he sticks around a bit more. Karina is so hot.

Maurice Greene / Cheryl Burke -- His shtick is getting old.

Kim Kardashian / Mark Ballas -- She's a non-entity. Gone and good riddance. How can someone so beautiful and built be so vacuous and unsexy. Wait, she's a rich, spoiled brat. That's right.

Cloris Leachman / Corky Ballas -- Her shtick is getting old, too. There's tension between her and Corky.

Cody Linley / Julianne Hough -- Great dance the other night -- again, the choreography. the'r in it for the long haul. Julianne is the most gorgeous creature on primetime TV right now.

Susan Lucci / Tony Dovolani -- better on Monday. She's still a bit stiff.

Misty May-Treanor / Maksim Chmerkovskiy -- I enjoyed their paso. Misty needs to go for it. She's an athlete -- I expect her to grow a lot.

Warren Sapp / Kym Johnson -- The team to beat right now. Their paso was technical and entertaining. His footwork is great in th Latin dances. We'll see how he dows in the classic ballroom routines.

 

[Patrick Sun]

Our national nightmare continues, but bootylicious got the boot.

 

[Aaron Silverman]

The show's been on in the US for just over 3 years and this is already season 7!

 

[Patrick Sun]

Well, it's on twice a year, just like Survivor (now on its 17th season).

 

[Patrick Sun]

I could not stop laughing for a good 2 minutes after Cloris and Corky finished "dancing". OMG, that was some good wacky stuff.

Brooke and Derek's dance was probably the first of the season that gave me slight goosebumps in certain spots of their number. Not sure it deserved a 10, but definitely a 9 for sure.

Rocco's probably going home if America still wants the Wackness to return next week.

Didn't need to see the footage of Misty's achille's tendon popping over and over again.