'Dancing With the Stars': Results from Week 3
Tonight's Dancing With the Stars results show starts with some montages from last night, but we're here for the, well, results. So let's skip right to that.
First to find out they are safe are Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani. So are Gilles Marini and Cheryl Burke, as well as Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas. Lastly, and shockingly, for this set of results, Steve Wozniak and Karina Smirnoff are safe. And Karina screams, she is so shocked, followed by some jumping around and hugging.
I usually skip over Samantha Harris' interview questions on the results show, but I have to record this one for posterity. She asks Woz if he's shocked to be safe, and he says, "I don't think I've ever been so surprised by anything in my life except for when I got served with divorce papers."
More results: Lawrence Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska are safe, as are David Alan Grier and Kym Johnson and Chuck Willes and Julianne Hough. And: Lil' Kim and Derek Hough.
Next week's dances are the Lindy Hop and the Argentine Tango, which are demonstrated, sort of, by Cloris Leachman and Corky Ballas.
Then, it's Hall & Oates ... They perform "Maneater." (Carla, do you recognize them yet?) Seems a little like Hall could have used some more warm-up time before the performance. After the break, it's Adele's turn, with "Chasing Pavements." She sounds amazing.
Steve-O and Lacey Schwimmer are safe.
Holly Madison and Dmitry Chaplin are in the bottom two.
Ty Murray and Chelsie Hightower are safe.
Denise Richards and Maksim Chmerkovskiy are also in the bottom two, so they'll be in the dance-off against Holly and Dmitry.
Holly and Dmitry are first, and they're a little better. Holly especially starts out a lot stronger than last night, and then the wheels kind of fall of again. But overall, it seems better. Len Goodman says she came out hot tonight and partied in the party dance, but he does point out a mistake "going into the running promenades." Bruno Tonioli says she is hot top, middle and bottom, but her timing wasn't fabulous. Carrie Ann Inaba says she brings a party atmosphere every night, and she's glad she kept her foot on the ground to avoid a lift. Scores: 6/6/6, for an 18/30 (a point higher than last night).
Denise and Maks are next. She clomps around a little less, but not much. She really doesn't seem to be enjoying herself at all -- even in backstage footage, which makes it not pleasant to watch her. Bruno says she improved a lot (Really?) from last night. Carrie Ann says she is good under pressure, and she worked on her hands and her presentation. Len says she proved she deserves to stay. Were they watching the same performance I was? Sigh. Scores: 6/7/7, for a 20/30 (it's weird because the scores they show on the screen are 7/7/6, and there's a lot of confusion). Bet they get it figured out during the break, but Carrie Ann is really not amused that Samantha is saying that she picked up the wrong paddle. Really not amused. After the break, Tom says yes, it was a 20/30.
And the eliminated couple is: Denise and Maks. She says she's a huge fan of the show, and at least her daughters like her dancing.
What do you think of the results? I'm OK with them.
Comments
Awesome! The save for Woz, and Denise gets the boot. I love America!
Posted by: Carla | March 24, 2009 11:16 PM
DENISE RICHARDS clomps around and has a total lack of talent and MAKSIM cannot get her to improve. No one can. She has no oomph. No spontaneity of her own. PAINFUL TO WATCH. HOLLY MADISON WAS ALSO TOTALLY DEVOID OF DANCING TALENT.
She was bumbling around like an idiot. I felt sorry for DMITRY CHAPLIN that he was stuck with her. EVEN STEVE WOZNIAK HAD MORE OOMPH THAN THOSE 2 WOMEN.
Posted by: Mary Dakis | March 25, 2009 12:28 AM
I really didn't like demise, the only reason I am sad is because make is a god! He is so wonderfully beautiful that it is so sad for me to see him go!
Posted by: Limdsey | March 25, 2009 12:40 AM
it was painful to watch her last night and to have to go through that again unfair to the viewer. It would take longer than the the season of the show to make Denise Richards a dancer...but i will miss Maks he's totally my fave pro.
Posted by: stephsmithanie | March 25, 2009 12:49 AM
I am glad Denise was sent home. She totally sucked! Am sorry to see Max go, he's a great dancer and a nice guy!
Posted by: christina | March 25, 2009 1:42 AM
If Denise got a 20/30 and Holly got a 18/30? then how is Denise off and Holly still on? That IS confusing! Or did i read this article wrong?
SKK: They combined last night's scores with viewer votes.
Posted by: Donald Sturch | March 25, 2009 1:49 AM
There must be a lot of geeks voting for Woz--or else a lot of people who felt he got shafted by the judges. Give the man this: he is really funny.
I would have been okay with both Denise and Holly going home last night.
SKK: Agreed! They were both pretty bad, but Denise is way less likable.
Posted by: Dahlink | March 25, 2009 6:37 AM
I think that a lot of people at least enjoy and/or identify with Wozniak's attempts and are voting for him. This truly is just a popularity contest and I think that a lot of votes went to him instead of Denise Richards. I'd be willing to bet she got close to Zero. She's only famous as Charlie Sheen's ex-wife-who-dragged-him-through-the-courts-over-their-daughters. If you like Sheen, you dislike her. If you think Sheen's a jerk, you think she's a bigger one for marrying him.
Posted by: Eve | March 25, 2009 11:33 AM
I must agree that Denise did NOT look like she was enjoying herself. She was trying to smile and it was forced. I think she danced poorly with not a lot of grace. (Obviously, I couldn't do better.) BUT, she seemed to feel sorry for herself especially when she stated that at least her daughters like her dancing. oh wah wah. Also, her make up looked dreadful. Holly really seemed to enjoy herself, even though she seemed nervous. She takes the criticism well and you can tell she is really hearing what suggestions the judges have for her. I am personally hoping Shawn Johnson wins. She is so cute and smiley and fun to watch.
Posted by: jennissa | March 25, 2009 12:23 PM
I think both Denise and Holly should have been voted off. They are both terrible. Denise, looks like she dreads going out and doing her number. She doesn't look like she is all there.
Holly just has no grace and is very stiff. And that constant giggle of hers just irritates me to tears. I will give her this she seems less "bitchy" then she did when she was on Girls Next Doors. I think Bridget would have been a better dancer.
One final comment, and I wonder if anyone else has noticed ... the judges seem to be exceptionally mean and I think rude to Woz. Leechman was 100 times worse and annoying and they were never so "vicious" with her. At least Woz is trying and he is likable.
Posted by: Jackie | March 26, 2009 9:03 AM
DWTS judges & Samantha Harris say strange, rude, inconsistent things to keep up the ratings, like Paula and Simon. Mark Ballas, Cheryl Burke, Julianne & Derek Hough are by far the best dancers, absolutely amazing, could watch only them all night!
Posted by: Janne Peterson | March 26, 2009 2:37 PM