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One last ‘Dancing;’ who will win?
It seems like forever ago, but it’s really only been 10 weeks since Wayne Newton, Floyd Mayweather and Mark Cuban lumbered onto the floor in “Dancing with the Stars.”
The rotten apples have long since gone (along with at least one really good one, Cheetah Girl Sabrina Bryan), so tonight at 8 we’ll have the bloated, two-hour results. If you’ve followed the show all season, you can skip all the recaps and tune into about the last 15 minutes for an end to the suspense and the crowning of the winner.
Who’s going to win?
Going on judges’ points alone, that would have to be “Scary” Spice Girl Melanie Brown. But public voting counts big in this competition, and Marie Osmond has a surprisingly ardent fan base. She’s been surrounded by lots of drama, which might have contributed to the appeal: She fainted, her father died and her son wound up in rehab. Plus she really IS fun to watch, all grins and gumption.
But Marie’s rag-doll freestyle dance last night might have killed her chances. The usually fawning judge Bruno Tonioli described it as a bizarre combination of “Baby Jane and the Bride of Chucky.” That was too kind. It was awful.
Race-car champ Helio Castroneves also has been a huge fan favorite this season, in no small part because of his enthusiasm, mile-wide smile and his hugely talented partner Julianne Hough. He’s probably improved the most as a dancer and has had the most fun of anybody. Voters like that.
After winnowing to three from the original dozen, “Dancing” is down to one final surprise, and I can’t really pick a winner. How about you?
NBC renews two newcomers
With the writers’ strike now in its fourth week, it might be a moot point, but NBC has given full-season renewals to “Chuck” and “Life.” The former isn’t a big surprise, but the latter sort of is — “Life” has been sagging sadly in the ratings.
And speaking of the strike, negotiations are continuing this week between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The talks are being conducted in secret and under a media blackout, so we don’t have a clue what’s happening.
But as long as they’re talking, there’s hope.
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By alissa
November 27, 2007 1:12 PM | Link to this
I LOVE DANCING WITH THE STARS!!!!!!
Helio and Julianne are totally gonna win!
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