Dancing with the Stars 7

November 28, 2008 by Andy Dehnart

Brooke Burke won Dancing with the Stars 7 Tuesday night. After her win, Brooke told People that the experience “was really trying, physically, emotionally, you name it.” It’s the first win for her professional partner, Derek Hough, whose sister Julianne won twice and announced she’s quitting the show. Brooke and Derek’s final dance earned a… continue reading

November 25, 2008 by Andy Dehnart

Dancing with the Stars 7 concludes tonight starting at 8 p.m. ET. One of the three quasi-celebrity finalists will win a shitty trophy and bragging rights. Going into the finale, Brooke Burke has 58 points, while Lance Bass and Warren Sapp are tied for second with 53 points each. During the absurdly bloated finale, which… continue reading

November 20, 2008 by Andy Dehnart

Julianne Hough, who missed two weeks of Dancing with the Stars 7 and then was eliminated Tuesday on her first week back, definitely won’t be back for Dancing with the Stars 8–and may be leaving the show for good. “Actually, I’m not going to be back next season. … That’s final, I’m definitely not going… continue reading

October 29, 2008 by Andy Dehnart

Late last week, Cloris Leachman said it was “a miracle” she was still on Dancing with the Stars 7. Last night, like a piece of toast with the Virgin Mary’s image that was re-toasted, that miracle came to an end. Characteristically, she refused to go. “I’m not leaving!” she said, but eventually, she did go…. continue reading

October 28, 2008 by Andy Dehnart

Dancing with the Stars 7 was watched by more people than the World Series on Monday night, although the two only overlapped for a half-hour. In other words, a quasi-athletic competition featuring C-list celebrities defeated a competition between two actual, although perhaps B-list, athletic teams. At 8 p.m., 18.02 million people watched Dancing–and possibly Cloris… continue reading

October 27, 2008 by Andy Dehnart

Yet another Dancing with the Stars 7 cast member is being hospitalized, although this time, it’s not directly related to the actual dancing. Julianne Hough, who’s partnered with Cody Linley and danced tonight, “has been diagnosed with endometriosis and is scheduled to have an appendectomy today,” USA TODAY reports. It’s because of “a tissue growth… continue reading

October 27, 2008 by Andy Dehnart

The most entertaining, and perhaps most controversial, contestant on this season of Dancing with the Stars 7 isn’t quite sure why she’s still on the show. “The fact that I’m still on is a (expletive) miracle. I suppose (viewers) see fun and hope and happiness,” she told USA TODAY, which apparently used the “(expletive)” because… continue reading

October 26, 2008 by Andy Dehnart

Last week, an alleged anonymous show staffer said that people were “downright concerned” that Cloris Leachman was making Dancing with the Stars 7 “a big joke,” and that co-host Samantha Harris was “sick and tired” of the actress’ antics. Predictably, people who are actually willing to talk on the record say that the alleged staff… continue reading

October 23, 2008 by Andy Dehnart

Cloris Leachman, who was the single best thing about Dancing with the Stars 7, has allegedly ticked off the show’s producers, co-host, and competitors for stealing the show. The Chicago Sun-Times Bill Zwecker quotes an anonymous source–“a staffer who has been with ‘Dancing With the Stars’ since the beginning”–who says that “‘We thought it would… continue reading

October 21, 2008 by Andy Dehnart

Dancing with the Stars head judge Len Goodman says he will quit either the US or the UK version of the show, which he and Bruno Tonioli film simultaneously by flying between L.A. and London every week. The jet-lag takes it toll. I wasn’t going to do it this year — the flying backwards and… continue reading

October 17, 2008 by Andy Dehnart

The first new fall TV show to be cancelled is ABC’s hybrid game/reality show Opportunity Knocks, and ABC plans to replace it with a condensed repeat of the Monday night live Dancing with the Stars 7 performance show. On Tuesday nights at 8, “ABC will air cut-down, hourlong ‘Dancing With the Stars’ recap episodes, leading… continue reading

October 10, 2008 by Andy Dehnart

Dancing with the Stars pro Cheryl Burke, who’s won the competition twice, has recently been criticized for gaining weight (about five pounds) and is being called fat by stupid bloggers and message board-dwelling halfwits who probably can’t remove themselves from the couch without the help of a forklift. Cheryl appeared on Good Morning America and… continue reading

October 9, 2008 by Andy Dehnart

Dancing with the Stars has had an increasing number of injuries; there now seem to be more injuries than actual stars. But the show has a plan that would let contestants remain in the competition and not perform live if they injure themselves during rehearsals. If a contestant gets injured during one of their three… continue reading

October 8, 2008 by Andy Dehnart

Just as the series has done when it lost previous contestants, Dancing with the Stars 7 did not eliminate anyone last night following Misty May-Treanor’s departure from the competition. Instead, this week’s and next week’s votes will be combined, and someone will go home next week. We did, however, learn who would have been eliminated:… continue reading