Editor: Please welcome back guest author Sarah Johnson Carter for her second stab at reality TV recapping. And the Russian judge gives her a 9. This week’s assignment was to create a dance tribute to the “Most Memorable Year of My Life.” The celebrities chose… Read More »Dancing With the Stars, Week Three Recap – Can you hand me a tissue?
A song based on a theme from country music legend Hank Williams Jr, has been the theme song of Monday Night Football (on ABC and then EPSN) for 23 seasons, but “Are You Ready For Some Football” won’t be heard tonight after the performer potentially… Read More »Hank William Jr Song Pulled From ESPN NFL Broadcast After He Slurs President Obama
What makes the ABC comedy The Middle so relatable is the characters. No single one is more important than another. It’s the family unit as a whole where we truly see a little of ourselves. Wednesday’s episode, Hecking Order, really hit home with me. During… Read More »The Middle – Season 3, Episode 2: Hecking Order
Nothing says episode 2 like a fashion show…am I right!? We begin with Eve and Abby heading down the runway during Miami fashion week while Kate and Bosley look on from the audience. This turns into a crazy chase for a stalker, resulting in Eve… Read More »Charlie’s Angels – Episode 2 of ???
Editor: Please welcome back guest author Estelle with a review of ABC’s Revenge.
Beware of the spoiler. (Unless you are like me and can’t help yourself.)
Like Billy Joel says, it’s a matter of trust.
And Emily doesn’t have a lot of it. Who can blame her? The second episode of Revenge introduces us to the next “victim” in her take downs: Bill Harmon, a hedge fund trader, who seems to have been one of her dad’s best friends before he testified against him in court. (Anyone recognize Matthew Glave from his Miami-Vice portrayal of Glenn in The Wedding Singer?) Bill was even around when her dad gave her the adorable golden retriever (with a stellar memory) when she was a little girl. Emily, of course, does what any girl on a mission does… she convinces Bill to invest all of his money into AllCom, a cellular company that her old buddy Nolan is rumored to be joining forces with.
This is why I don’t invest in stocks because I didn’t see this coming. Nolan decides to invest in another company and Bill is basically screwed. All the money, gone. Not as glamorous as revealing the affair last week but hey, Emily won… again.
Editor: Please welcome guest author Kristen Barrett who feels a very special connection with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. It’s definitely not an understatement to say that Extreme Makeover: Home Edition has opened new doors for families across the U.S.. With the first season or two… Read More »Extreme Makeover: Home Edition kicks off new season with very special visit
Editor: welcome back Rob Shahan with his recap of the Elimination Round. WARNING SPOILERS: Hi there everyone and welcome to this week’s Dancing with the Stars Elimination Recap! Dancing Nation has spoken and this week Elisabetta Canalis was kicked off the dance floor! Elisabetta finished… Read More »Dancing With The Stars – Week 2 Elimination
Editor: please welcome Rob Shahan who will form the other half of our Dancing With the Stars recap duo.
Hi there everyone and thanks for dropping by this week’s Dancing with the Stars Blog! This week’s episode was entertaining and upbeat as each dancer had their choice of jammin’ to either the Jive or the Quickstep.
First off though, a little background on yours truly. I am a huge TV fan but am lacking in the dance knowledge department. Sure, I can groove on the dance floor (after some liquid courage) but I will leave the dance technique judging to the experts. I will bring a light hearted and fun perspective to the blog as well as my witty humor.
Hope Solo (no relation to Han) and her dance partner Maks Chmerkovskiy were up first. Earlier this year she wowed a worldwide audience as her USA Women’s Soccer Team finished second to Japan in the World Cup and now she is trying to kick (pun intended) that athletic prowess over to the dance floor. Dressed in a soccer jersey (including high-heel Converses – is Converse the official athletic footwear of DWTS?) and dancing the Jive, she gave us a sexy shimmy at the beginning of the dance and had fun throughout. The judges said she lost some of her kicks and flicks (note to self, I need to look up the definition of “flick”), she could use a little more rehearsal and relax a little more. No one on the show is more athletic than Hope (and she cleans up very, very well). The judges moved their critical opinion to the scoreboard and gave her an overall score of 19. p.s. Judge Bruno later said flicks come from the knee – I am learning!
Kristin Cavallari and I have a history. Earlier this year I sent her and her then-finance Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler a wedding gift. Sure it was the least expensive item on their registry but I thought a thank you note from them would be a unique memento to have in my sports room. They received the gift and were kind enough to send me a thank you card!