For any families who watched Dancing with the Stars and were sure they could hold their own on the dance floor, now's their chance to prove it. On Feb. 29 at 9 pm/ET, Lifetime's premiering Your Mama Don't Dance, a new reality series in which parents and their kids pair up to compete in nationally televised dance-offs.Given that the show is not only pairing aspiring young dancers with their moms and dads but also promises to "explor[e] the sometimes love/hate... relationship between kids and their parents," we're prepping for major meltdowns coupled with some insane dance moves. Ian Ziering won't be able to compete in this one, but he will be hosting what we imagine to be a combo of DWTS, Fame and every family holiday we’ve ever had. Three celeb judges are TBD. Any guesses so far? — Anna Dimond
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For Beverly Hills, 90210 fans, it doesn’t get much better than this: Two grads of West Beverly High’s Class of ’93 reunite (well, sort of ) on Sunday (9 pm/ET) when Jason Priestley (aka boy-next-door Brandon Walsh) is joined by his old Peach Pit pal Ian Ziering (the affable Steve Sanders) on Priestley’s Lifetime dramedy Side Order of Life. “To reunite implies we have been away from each other, which couldn’t be further from the truth,” says Ziering. “Jason and I are the best of friends. As far as working together, we haven’t had any scenes together so far, but there is something in the works.” Ziering, who’s slated for three
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As Ian Ziering struggled mightily to dance his way into fourth place on last season's Dancing with the Stars, there was one fellow cast mate who showed up twice to root him on: Beverly Hills, 90210's Jennie Garth. "I was just determined for him to get a '10,'" says Garth, referring to the top score from the judges. "I know that that was what he was going for. And when he did, I felt like he could go home."
Did she herself feel the pull of the parquet floor? "No!" she says. "I was thinking that there's no way I needed to be out there."
It wasn't like she wasn't asked. Twice before, Dancing's producers had come to her, asking Garth to cut a rug. "But I've been having babies since I
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Old Christine meets up with an old friend when Jason Alexander guest-stars on an episode of Julia Louis-Dreyfus' CBS comedy this season. Alexander will play a lizard handler for children's parties with whom Christine goes out on a date.... Starting Sept. 23 Ian Ziering guests on three episodes of Lifetime's Side Order of Life, which stars Jason Priestley. Ziering plays Jenny's possible cell-phone mystery man.... Jeremy Davies (Rescue Dawn) has landed a recurring role on ABC's Lost.... The Reporter also says that 18-year-old Steven Christopher Parker is joining ER in the recurring role of a nervous and emotionally fragile intern. Oh boy, someone grab a mop.
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First of all, loving you guys for writing in last week. The world is filled with blogs these days (hell, this site is filled with blogs), so for anyone to read mine, much less reply? I’m feeling very Sally Field. Thanks for liking me!Now, about the 90210-Melrose situation that seems to have erupted. Like Chappy explained with NASA-powered GPS accuracy in the comments, the final two episodes of 90210’s sophomore season introduced Grant Show as Melrose’s Jake Hanson, the dude who taught Drunky McKay "how to surf, ride a motorcycle…pick up girls." And having just finished the second season on DVD, that skill set obviously also included getting with Kelly Taylor, which is what Hanson tries while not building Jackie Taylor and Mel Silver’s wedding pavilion and squinting through his carefully swept-back-but-floppy hair. "I should probably be arrested for thinking what I’m thinking right now," he tells our favorite jailbait. Nothing says romance — or spin...
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