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ABC announces new cast of Dancing With the Stars
Dancing With the Stars is a show that makes no sense to me. I understand the appeal of it; I'm usually very interested in any program that involves celebrities doing ridiculous things on national television and I know that people love bright shiny costumes, but it still somehow manages to hold no interest for me whatsoever.With that said, I know that the announcement of each season's DWTS cast is heavily anticipated and rumored for months before the actual announcement. We heard that Dan Marino may be a contestant; a claim that was soon denied. 82-year-old Cloris Leachman was another name floated, as was Magnum, P.I. himself, Tom Selleck. Kim Kardashian and Kathy Griffin were also said to have been approached.
As with most rumors, some of these turned out to be false, but others had some truth to them. Follow me after the jump for the official (and completely insane) cast of Dancing With the Stars' seventh season, along with some twists the producers have cooked up for this go-around.
Tommy Lee may be returning to network TV
After the runaway success of Tommy Lee Goes To College and Rockstar: Supernova, it just makes all kinds of sense, right? Errrr, maybe third time's the charm? Whichever way you are viewing your glass today, Fox has a new animated series in development called The Life And Times Of Jimmy Jaxx. The show, being helmed by the team behind Blades Of Glory, is loosely based on the many and varied exploits of Lee's life.
As much as I like to blame Lee and his "band" for the destruction of the otherwise solid Rockstar concept, this idea sounds like it has some potential. The jump from Tommy Lee's life to outlandish cartoon isn't a difficult one to make. There should be no shortage of story ideas for the foreseeable future. Personally, I'm holding out hope for the Mick Mars guest spot in the Halloween episode. There's no reason this couldn't get slotted into Fox's Sunday animation block.
'Rock Star' band Supernova changes its name
The battle over the name Supernova was going on throughout this past season of CBS's Rockstar. In the end, a judge ruled that Tommy Lee and his band could not record or perform using the name. That left everyone, some of us anyway, wondering just what the new name would be, and now we have that answer.Rock Star Supernova
Yeah, ok. I'm a little underwhelmed by that. I suppose it's different enough to get around the legalities, but if you are going to go to the trouble of changing the name anyway, why not go back to the drawing board and do it right? The band is currently at work on their record with a tour kicking off over the New Year's holiday. And if you just can't wait, they have released two songs, complete with Lukas Rossi vocals, on Yahoo music.
What's on tonight: 30 Days, Project Runway, Mythbusters, Greatest Game Shows
At 8, CBS has a new Rock Star: Supernova. - NBC has a new, 90 minute Last Comic Standing, followed by a new America's Got Talent.
- Discovery has two new eps of the science series Everything You Need To Know at 8, followed by a new Mythbusters.
- Also at 8: HBO has Paul Newman in Empire Falls.
- At 9, ABC has a new Primetime, followed by another new episode.
- FOX has a new So You Think You Can Dance at 9.
- GSN has episodes of their new game shows at 9, Chain Reaction and Starface, followed by another installment of The 50 Greatest Game Shows of All-Time, shows 20-18.
- At 10, FX has a new episode of 30 Days.
- There's a new Project Runway on Bravo at 10.
- Also at 10: Showtime has Stewart Copeland's documentary about The Police, Everyone Stares.
What's on tonight: Eureka, World Series of Poker, Last Comic Standing, Fear Factor
At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother: All-Stars, followed by a new Rock Star: Supernova. - NBC has a new Fear Factor at 8, followed by a new Last Comic Standing.
- AMC has Jaws at 8.
- Also at 8: ESPN has two new episodes of The 2006 World Series of Poker (circuit championships, from Atlantic City and Las Vegas).
- At 9, ABC has a new ep of The One.
- Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9.
- TLC has a new Overhaulin' at 9, followed by a new Miami Ink.
- There's a new episode of Work Out on Bravo at 9.
- Also at 9: Sci-Fi Channel has a new Eureka.
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