Dancing With The Stars: Week 10 - The Winner

Although Helio Castroneves seemed to be the crowd (and female) favorite going into tonight’s Dancing With The Stars show, the IndyCar Series driver was actually running behind Melanie Brown when it came to overall performance.  Thanks to the four 30’s she achieved throughout the competition, the Spice Girl was averaging 27.4 points per dance.  Helio’s three 30’s put him just a hair behind at 26.9.  (Marie Osmond, with 24.5, was obviously a distant third.)

Crowd favorite or not, I think most viewers would have been satisfied with either a Melanie or Helio victory; both dancers were equally deserving.  Unfortunately, this thing called ‘audience votes’ threatened to throw a wrench into an otherwise great season.  As much as I liked Marie, she remained in this competition far too long.  (Apparently devotees and their dolls have been calling to keep her alive.)

But in the end, it really shouldn’t have been a surprise that Helio would walk away with the disco ball in hand.  As I’ve learned from one of my favorite Little House on the Prairie episodes, two girls pitted against one guy will always split the votes.  These two ladies against a cute, dimpled, charming guy—well, they never stood a chance.

Posh Gets Poor Reality Results

Bad reviews and minimal viewers after Monday night’s reality extravaganza of Victoria Beckham (former Spice Girl and wife of soccer star David Beckham) could signal the beginning of the end for Posh’s reality dreams. The New York Post called Beckham herself “vapid and condescending” and the show “an orgy of self-indulgence.” There aren’t a whole lot of places to go with any show, after that. Victoria Beckham: Coming to America is yet another attempt from NBC to bring in more viewers, and though almost five million tuned in to see Posh Spice house-hunt, drive an American vehicle, and learn about earthquake safety, more people watched re-runs on both ABC and CBS.

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