Yes, there's another game show. Show Me the Money. Hosted by your favorite space pioneer, William Shatner. More pretty girls, and they're dancing. But Shatner is dancing also. Oh my. He's shaking his tailfeather. That's funny.
It was the freestyle round, and lifts were allowed. Let’s do this.
Emmitt and Cheryl: Their lifts were a little shaky, but the fact that they pulled out the Hammer moves proved they were willing to take a risk. I think I’ve seen enough silly bicep bands to last a lifetime, though. Score: 29
Mario and Karina: “It Takes Two” to possibly woo the voters away from Emmitt. Personally, I thought their dance was cheesy enough to appear in an episode of Saved by the Bell. But they did have a lot of fun, and that’s more than I can say for most of their other performances this season. Score: 30
Final prediction: Well, what do you know? The judges’ scores made for another tie. Why am I not surprised? So it's up to the voters, and it's a tough call, but … Emmitt by a bicep band.
The finalists performed encores of their favorite dances from the season:
Emmitt and Cheryl: Once again, his shoes matched his shirt matched her dress — this time red all over. An overall fine performance. The overwhelming support from the judges scare me a little though. What if there’s Emmitt backlash with voters as a result? Naw ... Score: Three more tens!
Mario and Karina: I let out a groan when I heard they were doing the paso doble — that dance just bores me to tears. They sho nuff worked it out, though. But I could still look at Mario’s face and tell that he was going over the steps. Or maybe he was practicing his li'l speech about Karina: “She made me a better man.” Barf. Score: 30!
For the first dance, both couples were given the fantastic Stevie Wonder song “Sir Duke,” and told to do with it what they pleased. Both decided on the samba.
Emmitt and Cheryl: Just when I thought Emmitt’s shiny green shirt was the best part of this performance, he gave the finest finish of the season by doing some sort of indescribable, funked-up sidestep. Score: Three tens!
Mario and Karina: The former A.C. Slater knows what his fans like — he kept that smile plastered on his face, making perfect dimples the entire time. And he even did a little grindin’ at the end. The kid’s learning a little from Emmitt, I do believe. Score: 29
The crowd could barely contain its excitement at the beginning of Dancing With the Stars, even when Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris were trying to deliver their cheesed-out intro copy. Looks like there'll be three dances from each finalist -- a repeat of a favorite past performance, a dance-off to the same song and -- the part I'm looking forward to most -- a freestyle. I could do with less of (1) the clips from past shows and (2) the footage of Mario and Karina pretending to hide their romance. Yeah, I said pretending. More to come after the first couple of rounds.
Today's WTF moment is brought to you by the New England Patriots, who have signed 43-year-old Vinny Testaverde. Can someone say panic button? Tom Brady has had a couple of bad games, but he by no means belongs on the bench. Maybe coach Bill Belichick is taking a page from Bill Parcells' motivational tools handbook. Let us hope.
What's wrong with you people? No one's even mentioned Emmitt Smith on Dancing With the Stars at 7 tonight on ABC. C'mon, it's the television event of the first half of November! Everyone's saying women inspired by Emmitt's booty-shakin', take-me-in-your-arms he-man sexiness will drag their men to Arthur Murray Dance Studios for lessons. I don't know. I think most people will take the easy way out and we'll just have a spike in baby births in nine months. We'll keep you posted!
The NBA All-Star ballot is out, and Mavericks fans have another reason to loathe the Spurs and Heat: They each got six players on the ballot, while the Mavericks got five. But hey, it's just the All-Star Game. Mavs seeking your votes are Dirk Nowitzki, Josh Howard, Jason Terry, Jerry Stackhouse and Erick Dampier. The game will be played in Las Vegas on Feb. 18. So go vote.
Hunting (haha) for the perfect gift for your crazy cousin? A&R Collectibles has developed a “moose mug” inspired by National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. The acrylic mugs are $59.95 for a pair at www.arcollectibles.com. No fancy crystal here, folks. So get comfy in your trailer and pour some nog. The strong kind. Dickie not included.
Downtown Dallas gets a new restaurant tonight, a lovely thing since we have lost a few in that area recently. It's Luqa at 1217 Main St., a fancy-pants place with a two-story wine tower, rooftop garden, water feature and the chichi Petrus Lounge.
Dallas native and chef David Gilbert will be serving up the fare, which promises to blend "global aspects and avant-garde innovations," whatever that means. At the very least, it certainly sounds better than the Lean Cuisine I was planning on eating for dinner.
So Fergie is all over the radio these days talking about how all the boys “wanna slice” of what she’s got. And America’s tuning in tonight to see how well Mario Lopez does on Dancing with the Stars. But am I the only one who remembers when these two (along with Jennifer Love Hewitt) were just getting their start on the 1980s children’s program KIDS Incorporated?
Or am I just the only person in America who will admit that I woke up early on Saturday mornings so I could watch it?
Since Skin's on the Zune tip, it's probably worth mentioning that today's the first day Microsoft's music player is on sale. So far, it seems, only a few folks have gotten Zune fever. We'll see if all those marketing dollars eventually help Microsoft challenge the iPod's dominance.
I got a couple of Zunes in the mail yesterday, on loan from Microsoft, and my buddy Victor Godinez and I spent all morning wirelessly sending songs and photos to each other. Because we're dorks.
I'll have a full review in the paper later this week, but here's my early take: No vast improvement over the iPod, but a couple of nice touches -- the bigger screen, the radio tuner -- make it worth your consideration if you're in the market.
There was no one in the Quick newsroom more excited about the Sacha Cohen's Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan than I was.
Then the glorious day came, and I arrived at the Cinemark theater a full hour early, and I saw it, and it was ... OK.
But even though the movie disappointed me, now I have something new to be excited about: a plethora of fallout!
But more is coming every day! Look at this -- an article from ABC News suggests that Borat is making impressionable young people act sexist and anti-Semitic.
Is Borat the new Jackass? Yes. Except with Kazakh accents.
It appears Ashley Judd has decided to bare all for the December cover of Marie Claire. I'm not really sure how her breasts are going to be involved in a "fight to change the world" as the cover teases, but it might make for an titillating tale (sorry, couldn't help myself).
Dallas based hip-hop producer Rob Vik is featured in one of the new ads for the Microsoft Zune MP3 player. We finally caught it on YouTube and it's a really cool spot. Shot in Mr. Dibbs' basement, the gritty look and Latin groove reminds us of one of our favorite flix - Before Night Falls. This makes sense considering the hip-hop community's tendency to embrace gay writers. What?
The West End's got a new nightclub. The Tunnel opens this Thursday in the space next to the now-closed M5. Though the name isn't exactly original (there was a Tunnel in New York City, and one in D.C.), they've booked a big-name DJ for the opening-night bash.
Roger Sanchez, a Grammy-winning DJ and producer, normally spins in places like Ibiza. (As I sidenote, I actually saw him spin in Barcelona in 1998.... it was among the crazier nights out I've had, involving cheap wine, a beach and waffles.)
Anyway, The Tunnel's got lots of other stuff lined up too. If you check 'em out, let me know what you think.
I typically fall for male actors in shirtless roles, but this time a woman has won me over. (Basically because I wish I looked just like her ... yet I don't hate her ... odd). Anyway, I am glad to see that Indira Varma (left, not Stanley Tucci) has a new role as a doctor in 3 Lbs (9 tonight on Channel 11). She was fascinatingly beautiful as the troubled yet spunky Niobe in HBO's Rome (read her profile here). But then she threw herself off of a balcony. I think I remember crying. And usually I only do that during Cheaters.
Nip/Tuck has seemingly done it all: Dead mobsters in the living room. Transexual life coaches. Porn stars turned Scientologists. And the once-innocent Melissa Gilbert taking a dog for a lover.
Tonight the F/X show fast-forwards 20 years to show us how the lives of the most deliciously dysfunctional characters on television wind up. But more importantly, tonight’s episode is quite possibly the last for Joely Richardson. The British actress is leaving the show because her daughter requires medical attention.
Of course, now there’s nothing stopping Christian from acting on those strange thoughts, dreams and Brooke Shields-planted notions he’s been having about Sean all season. But Miami just won’t be the same without Julia around to be the moral anchor. Well, as moral as you can be when you're having an affair with the midget manny.
I've been doing this music thing for more than six years now. There are plenty of excellent local bands that get loads of attention with the growing number of music blogs and sites popping up every 10 minutes or so. Since much of the scene is so heavily covered, and of course Hunter is here to keep up with the bunch, I thought I'd redirect my attention toward new bands, or at least bands that nobody is talking about, but display darn fine sounds.
While working on Tonight's top five, I came across another excellent show produced by Carlin Stultz of Callithump Productions. Carlin throws a weekly (Tuesday nights) shindig at Club Dada and her taste is quite splendid. 'Nuther words, the broad knows good bands. I went in search of one of the local bands on tonight's bill at Dada and was quite pleased with what I heard.
There's not much I can tell you about the band other than its members are Guy "Fritz" Fitz, Ryan "Bryan" Rhodes, Jason Quincy "Mason" Romine, Curtis Tinsley, Jonathan "Geni" Toles, Laura Watkins. I can also tell you that their old-school new wave, new-school electronica sound has me captivated. I'll see what I can find out and get backatcha post haste. Meantime, enjoy another tune.
Check out clips from Ben & Skin's recent show on TXA21, including the postgame press conference. Mavericks Jerry Stackhouse, Devin Harris, Maurice Ager, DeSagana Diop and Austin Croshere play along nicely. And Dirk wears a funny wig.
Mötley Crüe is coming to town on Wednesday. While there is sure to be plenty of swag at the show to stock up on for Christmas gifts, the true Crüe fan in your life would like something that is one-of-a-kind. How about some sweet moon boots worn by Nikki Sixx himself? OK, maybe they aren’t moon boots, but they are sweet. Nikki is auctioning on eBay stage-worn boots and a military shirt to benefit his The Running Wild in the Night Foundation. Get a piece of their action here!
Rob Liefeld was the first “rock star” among comic book artists. His record-breaking sales in the early 1990s on X-Force led to his being featured in a Levi’s jeans commercial directed by Spike Lee.
Missed deadlines and troubling anatomy (his characters’, not his own) caused him to fall out of favor. The problems peaked after Marvel granted him complete editorial control of Captain America and The Avengers beginning in late 1996. The initiative was known as “Heroes Reborn.”
Ten years later, Liefeld’s returning to that storyline with Onslaught Reborn, a five-issue sequel written by Jeph Loeb. The first issue is due in stores Nov. 29. You can watch Marvel’s official serious preview, but we prefer the musical one.
By the by, Liefeld will be picking football games against the Quick staff in Thursday’s paper.
The Cavern Performing:The Lost Generation hosted by DJ Mwanza You'll hear music from bands such as Jesus Lizard, Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine, Black Sabbath, New Order and more.
10 p.m. No cover. $2 wells and domestics.
Recently we sat down with Josh Venable, host of the The Adventure Club on 102.1 KDGE. He started out in the biz as an enthusiastic teenager. Twelve years later, he continues to host his award-winning weekly show with that same enthusiasm and passion.
We talked about radio then and now, his favorite music, the local scene and more. Big-ups to Reid Robinson for sitting in with me and asking the really important questions.
Be sure and tune into The Adventure Club with Josh every Sunday night from 6 - 9 p.m.
T.O. just appeared on Live With the Cheeseballs. Reege tried to chest-bump him, but had to jump up to do it. Very awkward man moment. Kelly tried to get him to dance ("Can you bust a move?"). Very awkward woman moment.
Borat's everywhere, and who wouldn't want a piece of that Kazakh cash cow?
Her high hopes riding the hype, this eBay seller shows off her very own balloon sculpture of Sacha Baron Cohen's fictional journalist, not to mention an impressive set of lungs. She gets the goofy grin and the raised index finger down.
Gwen Stefani leads our Roll Call list in Quick today. Her new album, The Sweet Escape, hits stores on Dec. 5.
If you haven't seen the video for "Wind it Up," you should. It's a little odd. Gwen goes all Sound of Music on us, even turning curtains into oh-so-hip outfits for her young army of dancers. Julie Andrews, thankfully, does not make a cameo.
The recent return of the Geico caveman ads remind us of what we consider perhaps the boldest stroke in acting history. We’ve always found it a tad pretentious that “real” actors are above doing television. As if network TV hasn’t provided us with plenty of cinema-worthy programming (Uhh, hello – Eight Is Enough anyone?).
That’s why we applaud the greatness of Val Kilmer, a man we’ve always considered an actor’s actor. Not only has he gone the TV route, but he took it to that next level and rocked a commercial. Kudos to you, sweet fake Lizard King. And cheers to you Geico, for being on some ol' next-level bidness.
Hooray, Quick finally has a blog. Welcome to The Official First Day of Blah Blah Blah, our pop culture and other stuff blog. (We've been playing around on it for several days, as you can see).
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