[Speed Gibson,
Friday January 20, 2006 at 11:08pm]
Dancing with the Stars
It's back, bigger and better than ever, and I love it. Yes, the fix was in last series, but hey, these are all celebrities and professionals. This time, we get to vote as well via 800 numbers for half their score.
This is one of the best produced shows of any kind. The stage, the lighting, the orchestra, the timing, the talent, the camera work, the costumes, and the yes, the dancing are all great. Host Tom Bergeron is smooth and effective while hostess Samantha Harris brings a surprisingly pleasant pageant tension to the proceedings. The judges are all business, know their dancing, and have great command of the language. Simon who?
The orchestra has been outstanding, as are the audio technicians who pick it up so well. The arrangements are powerful as need be for the dance, yet never upstage the performers. American Idol would do well to study what this show is doing so much better in this department.
If you had any doubts about the professional dancers teamed up with the celebrities, watch the special numbers they do by themselves. Burt Bacharach joined the orchestra to play and sing "Reach Out for Me" for all ten professionals and I don't know when I've seen such a beautifully staged and performed musical number on television. I'm sorry if I'm gushing, but it was that good.
Seven are left, including NFL receiver Jerry Rice, and rapper P Miller. Even aging George Hamilton is hanging in there.
Give it a try!
This is one of the best produced shows of any kind. The stage, the lighting, the orchestra, the timing, the talent, the camera work, the costumes, and the yes, the dancing are all great. Host Tom Bergeron is smooth and effective while hostess Samantha Harris brings a surprisingly pleasant pageant tension to the proceedings. The judges are all business, know their dancing, and have great command of the language. Simon who?
The orchestra has been outstanding, as are the audio technicians who pick it up so well. The arrangements are powerful as need be for the dance, yet never upstage the performers. American Idol would do well to study what this show is doing so much better in this department.
If you had any doubts about the professional dancers teamed up with the celebrities, watch the special numbers they do by themselves. Burt Bacharach joined the orchestra to play and sing "Reach Out for Me" for all ten professionals and I don't know when I've seen such a beautifully staged and performed musical number on television. I'm sorry if I'm gushing, but it was that good.
Seven are left, including NFL receiver Jerry Rice, and rapper P Miller. Even aging George Hamilton is hanging in there.
Give it a try!