DANCING WITH THE STARS 3/19/12: Season Premiere

I have to say…this was probably THE BEST season premiere EVER of Dancing with the Stars.  Why?  Because practically EVERY celebrity/contestant is GOOD!  I was so impressed!

Here are just the standouts for me tonight:

SHERRI SHEPHERD and Val:

• I thought Sherri totally held her own tonight.  The best thing about her is she looks like she is having SO MUCH FUN dancing!  That alone makes up for a lot!  Makes you happy watching her.  And I gotta say, she looked great in her dress!  A little top heavy, but otherwise the dress was quite flattering!

WILLIAM LEVY and Cheryl:

• I had to read up on who William was, but there’s really only one word to describe him:  HOT.  Man, the guy is gorgeous…He’s so tall and athletic!  Phew…just gotta *swoon* a little bit.  And THANK GOD the guy CAN DANCE!   Yay!  He’s very cute (kinda like a younger Ricky Martin), and boy do the women LOVE HIM?!  He got such a LOUD AND LONG standing ovation.  And you KNOW it was JUST ’cause he’s so hot.  BUT at LEAST he’s got some dancing chops to back it up!  Good for him!  I wouldn’t mind watching him again for the weeks to come…

KATHERINE JENKINS and Mark:

• While I did gush a LOT about William, hands down my favorite of the night was Katherine.  Did NOT know who she was…and totally don’t remember her performing on DWTS in a previous season.  But that didn’t matter.  She was REALLY GOOD.  She’s very pretty.  Love that she’s from the UK…Her accent is awesome.  But her personality is so sweet and cute.  She really seemed touched by all the praise after she danced, which was great to see.  Loved her.  Technically she’s QUITE GOOD.  So happy for her!  I just hope her “obscurity” isn’t going to hurt her chances!  ‘Cause she’s a TOTAL contender for that trophy!

GLADYS KNIGHT and Tristan:

• I guess it’s not THAT surprising, but Gladys Knight can DANCE!  And she looks great doing it!  She has such a great attitude about it, and right now I don’t feel too much “diva” coming from her…which hopefully stays that way.  And interesting they paired her with Tristan.  Once again (he was with Nancy Grace last season) he’s with the “older woman.”  He MUST be patient or something…or he’s pretty traditional in his choreography.

JALEEL WHITE and Kym:

• Another one not that surprising, but Jaleel can DANCE!  I figured he could.  And definitely because most people know him as the clutzy/dorky Urkel, even MORE it would be a surprise that he’s actually smooth on the dance floor.  I think Kym has a GREAT chance at that trophy this year!  He was great!

Who was YOUR favorite?

GLEE SNEAK PEEK: 3.01 “The Purple Piano Project” *SPOILER*

Here are the first 36 seconds of Glee’s season premiere. We get a few confirmations about who’s graduating/not…

Enjoy!

THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE 3/6/11: Season Premiere

Well, another season of The Celebrity Apprentice has begun…and DRAMATIC is probably the understatement of the season with this cast:

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There are some DOOZIES in this season’s cast, lemme tell you:

GARY BUSEY:  Man, this guy is CRAZY!  And that’s being nice.  For one thing, I guess now that he’s lost a lot of weight, he looks kinda creepy already.  This first episode he was the “pepperoni profit” man…the one standing outside the pizza parlor trying to get people to come in and buy some pizza.  Umm…if I saw that man trying to persuade me to come in to buy pizza, I don’t know if I’d do it…CREEPY!  He’s QUITE the character tho.  Sure makes for good TV.

STAR JONES:  Star made SUCH an impression with all her drama on The View…we haven’t really seen too much of her lately, but…we ALL KNOW she’s QUITE the diva.  She was the project manager tonight, and you can see she’s a very controlling person and has a strong personality.  So far, not TOO bad, but…I KNOW that inner diva will definitely become more apparent as the weeks go on.

LISA RINNA:  Lisa has never been my favorite person…and tonight just verified that.  She’s quite the two-face.  She grumbles left and right about Star’s decisions, delegations…but not ONCE did she tell her to her face (except during the boardroom when she was forced to by Donald Trump).  Ugh.  I can tell she won’t be her team’s favorite either.  Not based on the preview for next week.

RICHARD HATCH:  It’s been a long time since the first season of Survivor, but there’s a REASON this guy won.  Not only is he DEVIOUS and CUTTHROAT…but he’s as ARROGANT as you can get.  The way he talked when Ivanka came to check on the guys at the pizza parlor.  COCKY MUCH?  The guy is ridiculous.  The way he was picking on David Cassidy…then lying about how he WASN’T trying to be disrespectful.  GIMME A BREAK.  BUT I’ll give him one thing…his arrogance actually saved him tonight.  At least by being arrogant, he’s confidence in HIMSELF…unlike David Cassidy.

$115,000 vs $54,000?!  What a BLOWOUT!  Crazy!  The ladies even lost out on $35,000 and they still beat the guys by double!  Man!  Gotta say, I figured the ladies would win…but I was impressed at by HOW MUCH.  Not bad.  Guess they at least have a lot of connections/persuasive skills.

David was the right choice to boot out this week.  He’s totally TOO WEAK for this show.  I mean…just think if he stayed and was the next project manager?!  He wouldn’t be able to manage all those guys.  No way.

This is going to be SOME SEASON…and I’m looking forward to it!  :)