Notes from the first week of Dancing With the Stars:
* Kenny Mayne was the first "star" to get the boot. He shouldn't have been. Though he clearly would have been the second. His sense of humor will be missed, though his inability to display it in short bursts won't be.
* Master P should have gone first, given that he may be the one man in America who is a worse slow dancer than me. Not sure if he got through based on his fan base or the fan base of his partner, who danced on the first installment. And while sartorial idiocy seems the norm for ballroom dancing, I'm still wondering who thought the baseball cap with the rhinestone 'P' was a good idea.
* George Hamilton is no John O'Hurley. But he seems to recognize that.
* During the results show, Tatum O'Neal spent pretty much the entire half hour talking to her partner. He may just tank a dance next week so he can get some peace and quiet.
* The producer who decided that the two male judges should be more over the top needs to be beaten. The British guy is annoying but tolerable; the Italian guy makes Roberto Begnini seem restrained. The WWE woman who is in the competition (Stacey Kebler? Is that right?) should get involved.
* Speaking of whom, she dances very well. I'd not be surprised to see her in the finals.
* Can we get the folks at Intervention to get Lisa Rinna in for an episode to get her off the collagen? Make it a 2 hour episode, anything. Her lips need saving.
* Jerry Rice showed surprising skill, though I think he was trying to downplay expectations when he said during a sideline interview that the dancing was harder than going across the middle in the NFL. I think he'll do well, but may not outlast someone like Drew Lachey, who (like McIntyre last time) is showing that boy band dancing may be good for something.
* Oh, there was a crowd shot of Nick Lachey during the Thursday show. I wonder if that fulfills any contractual obligations for ABC? It's not like he and the ex-wife will be doing any more variety shows. Thank God.
* Tom Bergeron has a new co-host this year. I don't care for her. She's a little too much E! correspondent for me.
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The WWE diva's name is Stacy Keibler. She's a former Baltimore Ravens cheerleader who took dance lessons for 15-16 years. Along with Lachey, she may be the most "trained" competitor on the show.
Not a fan of the show, but other friends who are are predicting a Top 3 of Keibler/Hamilton/Carrere.
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