Jeers to Dancing with the Stars for setting a new record for prime-time-killing filler. Seriously, do we need to sit through 92 mind- (and butt-)numbing minutes to watch six contestants do their two-minute routines? And there isn't even an elimination the first week! Factor in the corny "first meeting" segments, Tom Bergeron's high-larious ad libs and Samantha Harris' insipid post-dance interviews, and there's more stretching on the air than behind the scenes on this show. At least you can fast-forward through the vast majority of the episodes without missing anything. This is why God invented TiVo.• Read and react to Bruce's opinions on John Adams' Laura Linney, Lost and more.• Share your own raves and rants about other shows on the Reader Cheers & Jeers discussion board.• We may feature your Cheer or Jeer on TVGuide.com or in TV Guide magazine!
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Well, I think it's safe to say tonight got off to a rocky start. After delivering a decent samba, Marie Osmond passed out right on the ballroom floor! Longest. Commerical Break. Ever. I could be mistaken, but I thought I heard a few laughs from the audience at first, who must have thought she was joking around. But they quickly fell silent when Tom Bergeron went to break. During the commercial, I got so worried. I started to wonder what would happen if something went seriously wrong with her. Visions of heart attacks, strokes and aneurysms went through my head. Would the show really go on? Thankfully, she just became winded, and despite some embarrassment she's going to be fine. What a trooper! But Samantha Harris had it right; fainting was not going to get her a 10. This dance garnered Marie her lowest score yet.How great was Jane Seymour? When her dance started, I got a good view of the back of her dress, or lack thereof. What a body on her! I was amazed a woman 29 years my senior...
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Dancing with the Stars' Samantha Harris will guest-host ABC's The View this Thursday and Friday, as the daytime talker scrambles to accommodate the fast-tracked maternity leave of Elisabeth Hasselbeck. (Following Tuesday's taping, Hasselbeck is rushing off to Arizona, where hubby Tim is tackling a brand-new NFL quarterbacking gig.) As previously reported in the Soaps News blog, One Life to Live sweetheart Kassie DePaiva is Liz's first fill-in, on Wednesday.Also, as part of its sweeps plan, starting Nov.1 and continuing each subsequent Thursday, Viewers will be treated to a dance from couples voted off DWTS. The month also will feature such guests as Jerry Seinfeld, Peter Krause, Keri Russell, David Spade, Teri Hatcher, Steve Martin, Jason Bateman, Jorja Fox and Marcia Cross.
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Results night at Dancing with the Stars was chock full of comings and goings. First came word that cohost Samantha Harris would return from maternity leave next week. "She'll be here for our script meeting on Saturday," says host Tom Bergeron, who has kept in close contact with Harris. "And then she'll be back on the air Monday night."
Bergeron had predicted that Harris would be back within a month. She gave birth to a baby girl, Josselyn, on Sept. 23, the day before Dancing's fifth-season premiere. "When she starts talking about Josselyn, she gets all gushy," says Bergeron. "My girls are 19 and 17 now and I'm having a lot of 'sense' memory just talking to Samantha. I said, 'Doesn't baby head smell great?' And she said, 'You're right. Baby head is wonderful
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Episode Recap: "Premiere" (Sept. 24, 2007)Wow! Before the premiere of DWTS, I had no idea who Sabrina Bryan was — but now I won't forget her! That was some cha-cha. The best ever on the show, according to Carrie Ann Inaba. I agree. This girl is the one to beat!If anyone can go toe-to-toe with Sabrina, it's Mel B. She looks fantastic and she can shake it too! Her energy is surprising, considering she has an infant at home! Speaking of infants, congratulations go to Samantha Harris on the birth of her baby girl! It is different without her, is it not? It surprises me to say it, but I miss her. Drew Lachey is a welcome addition as host, but the backstage interviews just aren't the same.But back to the dancing! I love Jennie Garth. Is it me, or is she more beautiful now than during her 90210 days? Once she finds her confidence, I think she has major potential. I am rooting for her all the way!Someone else to look out for is Jane Seymour. She is grace personified! But maybe that sh...
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