Rewind: Dancing with the Stars, Week 7

This was the first week of Dancing with the Stars that I have been upset with America's choice on who went home. Does anyone think Billy Ray Cyrus should still be there? Or is this a Vote for the Worst kinda thing? Maybe he's got the Tween vote since he's on the Disney show Hannah Montana? Who the heck knows.

TV Guide went behind the scenes this week and found out some good dish on Carrie Ann Inaba's notes from the judging. Here are some excerpts of the choice pieces:

Laila Ali: "I‘m so happy that Laila showed us the beef!" says Inaba. "She finally let loose. I knew she had it in her. And it wasn't in the way I thought she would do it. I thought it would be this very powerful and dramatic thing. But it was very light and elegant and graceful."

Apolo Anton Ohno: "Apolo had a rough night tonight," says Inaba. "I think Len was a little hard on him for the first round [the fox trot]. But Len is the ballroom expert, so maybe he saw things that Bruno and I didn't. But I think that critique rattled Apolo a little bit. Tonight, he had a bit of the Ian syndrome, in that he was in his head. And then he was off rhythm, he was dancing ahead of the beat, and he and Julianne weren't connecting. They were out of sorts with each other."

Joey Fatone: "Joey decided he was going to leave Apolo and Laila in the dust. He finally realized we're getting close to the end and now he's giving 100 percent. It's amazing he's done so well up until now. I feel like he's only been giving 85 percent."

Ian Ziering: "Ian finally came out of his shell," says Inaba. "Authenticity reads so well on this show. When Ian's not comfortable, it shows. Tonight he decided, ‘You know what? I have nothing to lose.' He had a few missteps. But we're going to see a lot of growth in him. And he saw how the people reacted, so I think it's going to be a little addictive for him."

I pretty much agree with Carrie Ann, but I didn't think Apolo did that bad this week! Poor Julianne had the front of her dress fall off on national television, leaving only a sheer layer with her white bra showing through. Give them a break!

Sadly, my favorite thing about the the episodes was looking at who was in the crowd. There was a little 90210 reunion, with Tori Spelling, Jason Priestley and Jennie Garth. Mario Lopez, who is still dating Karina Smirnoff, and his mom were there to cheer her on. Shandi and Brian were there, too. When do you think Justin Timberlake will show up to cheer on Joey? Can't he get his priorities straight and put his tour on hold to be there?!

Here's some video from this week's episode.

John Ratzenburger and Edyta Sliwinksa do the foxtrot:



And the rumba:



Billy Ray Cyrus and Karina Smirnoff do the waltz:



And the samba:



Joey Fatone and Kym Johnson do the foxtrot:



And (my favorite of the night), they did the jive:



Ian Ziering and Cheryl Burke to the tango:



And the mambo:



Apolo Anton Ohno and Julianne Hough perform the foxtrot:



And the mambo:



Laila Ali and Maksim Chmerkovskiy perform the quickstep:



And the samba:



The professionals dance while Meatloaf performs Bat out of Hell:



Junior Champions perform:

Mario Lopez and Karina Smirnoff Still Together?

Former Dancing with the Stars contestant Mario Lopez and his former professional partner Karina Smirnoff seem to be still plugging along in the romantic sense, though still not admitting to any relationship. The couple were at the 4th annual Triumph for Teens Awards Gala in Beverly Hills last night.

Photo from People.

Dancing with the Stars Week One

So I am an idiot. I forgot to set up TiVo to record Dancing with the Stars last night. They are going to take my reality TV fan membership card away. Luckily, the B-list stars on the show have a cult-like following and posted videos on You Tube for our viewing pleasure. Enjoy!

Former Miss USA Shandi Finnessey and Brian Fortuna :



Laila Ali and Maksim Chmerkovskiy. I'm loving Maksim's hair:



Heather Mills and Jonathan Roberts:



Billy Ray Cyrus and Karina Smirnoff:



Joey Fatone and Kym Johnson (crappy video, but you get the idea) I'm calling it now. It's all about Joey, he will win. And yes, I am still an NSYNC fan:



Do you think they gave Joey to Kym because they felt bad for hooking her up with Jerry last year?

Did Mario Use Karina?

The National Enquirer is reporting that Mario Lopez and Karina Smirnoff broke up shortly after returning from their Mexican vacation. Apparently the cause of the break up was that Karina accused Mario of setting her up to be photographed while they were in Cabo San Lucas at Casa Armara, the estate owned by "Girls Gone Wild" owner Joe Francis.

"When the pictures of the two of them ran after the trip, Karina was furious," said the source.

"She felt the whole thing had been set up and arranged by Mario and his pal Joe to make a few bucks and get some publicity."

They've both since moved on - both have been seen with others since their break up.

Photos from US Weekly.

Mario Lopez Dances His Way Into a New Job

Variety has reported that Dancing with the Stars runner-up Mario Lopez has just signed a "talent holding deal" with the CW network. It means that they will either develop a show for him or cast him in a pilot sometime during the 2007-08 season. They basically guarantee him some sort of job, which is a good thing.

Although he hasn't really been on the unemployment line, nothing has brought him the success of his Dancing with the Stars stint since he was AC Slater on Saved by the Bell. He did have a brief spot on Pacific Blue, hosted America's Most Talented Kid, and made appearances on Comedy Central's Mind of Mencia, The Bad Girl's Guide, Eve, The Bold and the Beautiful and Nip/Tuck. And there was that short-lived talk show, but nothing like this.

Photo from E! Online.