DWTS - week 3

I am really enjoying this season! It's pretty even as far as how the stars are dancing, with some better than others and some worse than others.

I'm really really enjoying Kirstie and Maks. I can't believe how well she's dancing, and Maks loves her. That was too bad about Maks's stumble in the rumba last night, but they pulled it up. I think if not for that, they would have got a high score, maybe the top. So right now, they're my favorite team.

Unfortunately, the station lost service in the middle of the show, and I missed several dances. Wish it would have been some that I didn't like. Like Wendy and Sugar Ray. Sorry, I see them gone very soon. Not crazy about Romeo either so I could have missed his routine.

That's another thing I'm liking about this season. Voters are actually voting for good dancers! The bottom 3 last week were the worst dancers and it wasn't about their popularity. Sugar Ray was there, and these venerated old-timers usually stick around for a while.

There is something on my mind about the order of the dances. It seems to me, things should start with the easiest dances. Cha Cha is always first, and that's simple enough for a first Latin. I think Waltz would be a better first ballroom. But then they throw Jive in the 2nd week and Jive is not easy. The stars should have a chance to get their feet under them before they tackle it. Not only that, but it's one of my favorites and I like to see it done well. Rumba would be a better 2nd week dance because it's slower and the dancers can practice technique in it.

So what else is on the DVR? I'm suffering through the spring hiatus on many of my favorites. Hate that. I'm into it, I don't want a break.

Smallville. I have no idea what is happening here. They promised this final season would wrap up the Superman mythology, but so far it's been kind of disjointed. Like the Lex-clone now known as Conner. Is he the future Superboy (is there a Superboy?) or will the Lex DNA take over to make him the arch-villain again? I'm thinking the latter as there was always Lex, wasn't there? Lois lost her edge, and I don't care for her. I love the Chloe-Oliver (Green Arrow) dynamic, but I'm sure it's not going to be a big part of the rest of the series. Last we saw, they got married in Vegas and went off into the sunset. Yeah, disjointed. I guess what I was hoping to see was the reformation of the Justice League including all the former members of Watchtower. And will Clark not learn to fly until the very end?

Supernatural. The season is stacked on the DVR, and I haven't seen any of it yet. I'm looking forward to a marathon watch. Also waiting for it to pick up after the spring break. I might have to add this series to the library.

Merlin. Also stacked, and another that might be library-worthy.

Being Human. I'm not sure if I like this. The problem is there is 2 versions. The original British version that I saw first. I thought it was canceled when Syfy picked it up and made an American version with new actors. Then it seems the British version is still being produced. Color me confused. I don't know which to watch, and usually forget to check the BBC listings for it. This is not a show I fret about missing.

The Event. This is another one that irks me with the long breaks. I've lost momentum. Hey, if the break will be that long, at least run reruns so we can catch up again.

Other stuff I'm watching:
The Good Wife
Grey's Anatomy
Private Practice
Ordinary Family
Harry's Law
Nikita
Hellcats
Gossip Girl
Vampire Diaries
Mr. Sunshine
Big Bang Theory
Glee
House
Sanctuary (coming back soon)

Dish Network added Starz channels temporarily to my line up. Supposedly free for a year. I don't take movie channels, that's what Netflix is for. I have adjusted the Netflix queue as Starz showed some of the things I had saved. But I'm here to tell you, the Starz line-up is not going to make me want to pay for it. I find maybe 2 or 3 movies a week that I want to watch, and then they are run over and over again before anything new comes along. Why would I pay for that?

Speaking of Netflix. I like a la carte movies, but it's so frustrating that new releases aren't released when they are released elsewhere. What's up with that? At one time I thought about switching to Blockbuster because they did release them right away, but it's a good thing I didn't. The local Blockbuster is closing shop and I think they might have given up the movie via mail concept.

Till next time.
Good morning.