Celebrity Circus has had a rather interesting run as its had both good and bad weeds. I must say it was at least somewhat entertaining but could never be as good as Dancing With The Stars. Tonight the winner will be revealed between Stacey, Wee Man and Antonio who will take home a prize which we never really were told what. Although the reveal was rather simple all the celebrities were back to perform one last time.

Blu, who was out first, sang her famous song instead of doing the stunts which she really sucked out. Good for her I guess but apparently she didn’t care enough to even try. Janet left the show rather early and I almost forgot she was even on it. Tonight she performed with Vladimir on the swinging thing. It was pretty good as she jumped into the air only to be caught mid fall. I don’t remember if she did this during the show but if not she should have as she did it really well!

Christopher Knight then came onto the set and let everyone know how he enjoyed the experience. He wasn’t able to do any stunts or perform though as his arm is still healing after breaking twice in only a short few weeks. He was good while he was on and he went out in a very sad way. Last up of those who went home pre-finale was Rachel Hunter. She performed the first act she ever did and did it rather well. I must say I was a fan of Rachel throughout the show and although she may not have been the most athletic she was the most fun to watch!

For their final performances ever in the Circus the three finalists performed together. Wee Man did his balancing act with Vladimir. Stacey did her flying hula hoop act while Antonio did a flaying st rapes act. It was nice to see them all working together to perform and I must say they all did well. Following the act the three was narrowed down to two with Wee Man being the one to take the fall. This left either Stacey Dash or Antonio Sabato Jr as the winner but we had to wait to see. Wee Man let everyone know he was there to have fun and he sure did just that.

The entire night and competition culminated here as it was time to crown the winner of Celebrity Circus. Both Stacey and Antonio did a great job throughout the season but Stacey seemed to be a step above throughout her entire run. Although Stacey had the better performances throughout Antonio’s perfect 10 last week from the judges was hard to beat and he was crowned the winner of the Celebrity Circus. I’m not sure if there will be another one but if there is you’ll know I’ll be watching and covering it right here at Reality Rehash!

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America’s Got Talent returns with more acts trying to make it on the show. We return to Atlanta, Georgia for like the fifth time but hey who is counting. First up was a guy who looked like a security guard who had an odd talent. He sang opera….. just like a women. She, I mean he, got three Xs from the judges since they wanted him to sing like a man. Next up was a young girl who performed with her dad. The duo performed some sort of karate act with the girl beating up the dad. She flipped and performed other stunts, even after getting an X fro Piers mid way. Piers gave her a no while David gave her a yes. Sharon was the deciding vote and moved her on to Vegas.

Being in Atlanta we were bound to have a few country singers. Sarah was the first in the bunch and she was a bit plain but sang well. The three judges loved her and said she had talent, moving her onto Vegas to pursue her country career. A few others then moved on in a quick recap. A fire act, a pole dancer and some tribal dancers moved on to Vegas. A dance troupe who were all family were then up. They performed well together and the judges felt they had great energy. The judges loved them of course and they moved along to Vegas as well.

Auditions then move back to New York for even more excitement. The James Gang was the first to perform and they seemed promising. The group sang some jazz but more contemporary and danced around. It was rather entertaining and the judges agreed as all three moved them on with a yes to Vegas. A  young girl was up next who was adopted from China. She’s a contortionist and at 11 she’s pretty amazing at it! Everyone loved the girl and thank God she moved on to the next round of the show!

Two polka dancers were up next. It was a bit odd to see them bouncy around but hey whatever they do to keep them happy. The audience hated it and all three judges Xed them at the same time. None of the judges let them go through along with the next few acts. A strange singing guy, a ventriloquist and three strange singing ladies rounded off the crazies who obviously wouldn’t go on to Vegas.

The last act was the one they’ve been promoing all week with the judges and audience crying. Kyle is an R&B singer who had to sing to provide for him family. He teared up before singing but sounded great and shows he’s dedicated his life to singing. The crowd went crazy when he finished along with the judges. If everyone wasn’t crying they sure started when his mom rushed the stage. Jerry even shed a tear as they passed Kyle onto Vegas as we all expected.

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America’s Got Talent is back and this time they are going to a brand new town to start: Dallas, Texas. Here we got most of what I expected, cowboys and other random stunts. Most of the first acts sucked, including the stupid line dancing guy. Who ever heard of a one person line dancer? The group included some hoola-hoopers and a horse wrangler. Nothing with talent.

Next up was someone who I believed was really good but it was odd since the judges were kind of mixed. Of course she wasn’t that smart, but she did sound great! Sharon didn’t like her singing, Piers loved it while David was mixed as well. They let her do Dolly Parton and once again the crowd loved it. In the end the second shot saved her as David loved the Dolly song, thank God because she was really great! Sharon even loved her this time.

They then showcased some of the talent that got passed through. Two acrobats, an 11 year old piano player went through along with street performers. Those from the street performer group were pretty good as they balanced the one guy on some knives! Of course none of these are your average Dallas talent which I think the town lacked a bit.

Beyond Belief, a dance troop, was up next and they had a good package on them. They were pretty good and of course loved by the crowd but the judges as mixed feelings for them. Piers of course hates the outfits and makeup, his normal dislikes, but he loves their dancing. Sharon loved it while David agreed with Piers. That moved the troop along giving us another group moving on to Vegas.

Animals then became the stars of the show. A pig, named Smithfield, was a painting pig who painted abstract…. obviously. It wasn’t really an act but was somewhat funny at least. Piers gave him an X before he even picked up a brush and the others followed suit by not putting the painting pig onto Vegas. Wow I didn’t see that one coming. More animals were then shown, a lady dancing with a dog, more of the pig, a button hitting monkey and a few dogs doing tricks were all kicked off the stage. Then it came time for a REAL act featuring an animal. Doing an acrobatic canine disk routine was Tucker. He danced around, lunged for Frisbees and flipped his way around the stage. It was a great act and was very high energy! The dog flipped in such an amazing way that the judges just had to move him on to Vegas.

A Frank Sinatra impersonator went out next. Not only was he impersonating Sinatra but singing his music as well. At 71 he’s one of the oldest the show has seen this season so it was interesting to see him perform. He sounded great and everyone loved it! David and Sharon even got up and danced to his music while most were stunned how close to Sinatra he sounded! Piers said he was perfect, which is an amazing statement, so it was obvious he was moving to the Vegas round. It was a great way to end the Dallas auditions and now we move on to Chicago.

Back in Chicago it was time to start the show and brother/sister dancers kicked things off. They claimed to be the best salsa dancers you would ever see and they were kind of right! They danced amazingly well together and got the crowd pumped for sure. Piers even said they could make it to the end so it was obvious they judges would pass them through and off to Vegas they go. The next couple was a “singing couple” who were WAY too happy. Their singing was way off since she was great while he sucked horribly. Has the wife performed well together she could have gone passed through but with the crowd booing it was obvious they wouldn’t be passed on to Vegas.

Next up was some guy who was at least seven feet tall. George The Giant was his name and his talent wasn’t obvious at first. But after a few minutes things became rather gross as he pulled a straw completely through his nose and through his mouth. He even drank through the straw while it was in his mouth. Sharon wasn’t too fond of it but the ended was sure a fire starter, literally. Fireworks exploded from his chest to end his act and things were very strange from the judges. Although he has a strange talent Piers said yes while Sharon said no. It was then left up to David and he said yes, moving the strange giant off to Vegas.

Jessica, a singer, was up next and pretty nervous. She had a great back story that makes for great tv and her performance was great as well. She even got a standing ovation from the crowd which is a sure sign of moving along. They loved her and moved her on to Vegas, although they wanted her to smile and relax. She promised to try and that got her a yes from Sharon, meaning she went along to the next round.

The show then moved onto Atlanta, Georgia with some very odd “talents”. The first guy they showed was a male stripper who was so strange it was somewhat unbearable to watch. Thank Jesus he didn’t move through since it was just so odd. More strange acts ensued, most of them doing some sort of striping or pole dancing. Luckily “Busty Heart” well busted on to the stage, huge breasts and all. What she did was crush objects using her boobs and also they didn’t pass her through it was seriously the most crazy act I’ve ever seen but very funny!

It seems the talent in Atlanta was kind of sucky but a tap dance troupe saved the day! As they danced in sync it was great energy  and they did really well together! Although each had their own personalities, they moved well together and looked great! Not only did the crowd give them a standing ovation but Sharon and David did as well. It was an amazing act and they really deserved all the great compliments they got. Thanfully they moved through and I can’t wait to see how they do in Vegas!

One of the more risky acts was then up and it was a sword swallower. He said he had to actually nudge his heart a bit to do his act and it was a tense moment. He got through it not once, but twice. Then he pulled out the big guns, swallowing several swords at once. It was somewhat hard to watch but amazing at the same time. Although David almost killed the guy by buzzing him half swallow, Piers and Sharon moved him along since it was an amazing talent.

Last up was another child singer who was sure to impress. He was only 9 years old and had autism but was so cute! He sang pretty well and the crowd loved him.  The judges loved him too for obvious reasons and put the kid through for a shot in Vegas! That concludes another audition episode of America’s Got Talent and it sure had a ton of talent! Hopefully next week performs as well since tonight will be hard to top.

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Last week Celebrity Circus brought some amazing and not so amazing performances. This time around everyone seemed to step up their game but still one person had to go home. The show started off quickly with Joey revealing the first three celebrities safe from elimination. Stacey, Antonio and Janet. I can say that I’m not surprised the three moved on as they were heavily praised by the judges last week. Although I don’t think all of them had amazing performances I was excited to see what they could do this week.

Stacey was up first and performed a similar act to Rachel’s last week, the spinning/hanging ring. It seems like she had a tough week as she had to change her routine last minute but it didn’t show that much in her performance. Her act was actually very good but not as amazing as the judges made it out to be. I feel they are favoring her for some reason when she doesn’t deserve it as her performances haven’t been all that spectacular.

Antonio was next and we saw a short segment of how well he and his partner are getting for the act. He performed a body balance act with a professional. Although it wasn’t that dangerous it was interesting to watch and did seem difficult. He made it look easy and although he improved from last week his scores were still somewhat low compared to Stacey’s average of a 9.

Next up was Janet who the judges said lacked “sexiness” last week. She worked on that during most of her practice and almost seemed to care more about being sexy then actually doing the stunts. Her act this week was very well performed. Although the lady judge (no clue what her name was) didn’t think she was “technical” enough the two guys loved it. I for one think Janet’s performance was much better then Stacey’s as she did several of the stunts on her own. I hate comparing everyone to Stacey but they set her bar so high when she really isn’t there yet.

It was then time to reveal the next two safe from elimination. Chris and Wee Man were told they were moving on, leaving Rachel and Blu on the bubble to leave. I knew that Blu would be there but Rachel? Her performance was very good last week and the judges stupid bashing probably put her there. I hate how delusional they are and it really does seem they are playing favorites.

Chris’ performance was very different from the others as he was doing a Fire Clown act. It’s something I’ve never heard of before but was very funny and very entertaining! He set himself on fire several times, swallowed and spit fire and also blew up his crotch! To me the fire was more dangerous then the swinging in the air, but the judges didn’t agree. Apparently only “flying” acts deserve praise and they gave him one of the lower scores of the night.

Wee Man was the next to go and he was performing the German Wheel. He seemed hesitant at first since it’s what Chris broke him arm on but quickly got past the fear. During practice it seemed he wanted to bond more then practice. They had a segment of him and his coach at a spa and swimming in the pool. The judges busted him on it later but I’m sure it was a segment scripted by the producers. Although he seemed to train hard his show didn’t go so well. Wee Man fumbled several times, getting out of synch and even tripping once or twice. After receiving pretty harsh words from the judges, Wee Man showed that he could do a “coin flop” but it was too late. He received two 4s and a 6, giving him the lowest score of the night.

It was then time to reveal who was going home. Joey then announced eliminated and the best part of the night began. Knowing that the judges couldn’t say a work Blu erupted into a rant against Aurelia (had to look that up) and basically said she disagreed with what she said last week. She told Aurelia that she wants a challenge between the two of them to see who could do each others job better. Blu argued that Aurelia could never sing her songs but she herself could do Aurelia’s job. Blu then walked off stage with a smile as you could hear Aurelia in the background asking if she could talk. Of course she couldn’t as it was time for a commercial break and time for Rachel to perform.

During the week Rachel seemed to have the most rough time. She was doing a hammock routine but since she is so tall the average hammock was too small for her. One of the coaches in the circus decided a new version of hammock had to be created so Rachel performed a stunt designed just for her. I must say that it was very good and much better then last week. The judges agreed and told Rachel they loved her progress. Her scores were around a 7.5 and she was happy with that as she only had a few days to prepare.

After two episodes of Celebrity Circus I can honesty say I’m hooked. It’s similar to Dancing With the Stars but different in a way as it is defenitly more risky and challenging. I hope it continues to keep my interest as they bring more stunts and harder stunts into the show. Hopefully the judges will wise up and stop favoring certain people and hopefully more drama happens next week!

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Another Celebrity “talent” show is just beginning and I ask myself just how long it will last. It seems as if Celebrity Circus will go the way of “Secret Talents of the Stars” as it has a very similar concept. This time around there are less A-List celebs and much more D-List celebs and most are reality veterans to begin with. Wee Man, Rachel Hunter and Christopher Knight have been in reality television for several years now and it’s not that surprising to see them back. The other celebrities aren’t that noticeable either as most were famous way back when.

The shows concept is to take celebrities and make them practice “death defying” circus acts. They then have to perform these acts in front of America where we will vote for one of the celebrities to be voted off. It’s nothing knew, basically a change of a used format, but at least sounds interesting I guess. All the Celebrities say it was hard to do all the stunts but seriously a CIRCUS show? I can only ask when NCB will start to air America’s Got Talent instead of Celebrity Talent.

Antonia Sabato Jr was up first and does a silk flying act. His act was pretty good as it does seem he needed at least some talent to perform the stunt. Although most of the moves were fairly straightforward and not TOO risky yet it makes me wonder if the show will have them doing the same acts week after week of if they must learn new ones. I’m blogging as I watch the show and so far I’m at least somewhat impressed.

Now we are treated to the judges. A trapeze artist, an Olympic medal gymnast and a choreographer. Nobody noteworthy besides Joey Fatone being the host. I find it funny that the choreographer is English. Do they really ALWAYS have to have at least one British judge? I guess it is in the Reality Competition Handbook but apparently they decided not to break the mold. Although the judges gave him a good critique Antonia Sabato Jr got a seven, eight and another eight. Somewhat impressive but I thought they would be better. It was just revealed that the show is using the same format as Dancing With the Stars as the judges votes count for 50 percent while America’s vote count for the other 50 percent.

Rachel Hunter is next and someone I’m waiting for. She’s always been good on all the past shows she’s been on so I expect a lot from Rachel. It seems like she will be dong cercau which is basically like Antonio’s act yet with a spinning ring. It seems like Rachel had some pain during the practice as she had a few herniated disks. Rachel is now up, literally 50 feet above the “runway”. Her act involved a lot of spinning, spinning and more spinning. Her dancing practice a few years ago really paid off big time for this as she’s doing really well so far. It’s a great act, it looks great and she’s doing some hard stuff which surprises me. When it’s all said and done Rachel did well and I’m glad! I’m rooting for her as she’s great for the show for multiple reasons. The judges didn’t really like it apparently as they say she didn’t do too many tricks. Although they say she’s out of her element they say she did ok but not that great. The scores are in, a six, seven and another seven. Not TOO bad, hopefully she stays!

 It’s now Wee Man’s turn and this should be interesting. He’s used to these types of stunts from Jackass but it seems he’s doing the “Wheel of Death”. He has to walk around a large wheel that will spin him up and over the air. It’s basically a giant hamster wheel that flies into the sky. The wheel of death was banned for over 20 years but now its up to wee man to perform it. It’s nothing more then walking in a moving wheel. The stunt isn’t that entertaining in my opinion but that’s not really his fault I guess. With the wheel on fire and Wee Man walking on the outside it hasn’t added much. Of course it IS dangerous, just not that entertainning. Of course he did stumble in the end but otherwise the Wheel of Death wasn’t that deathly. The judges agreed that there didn’t seem to be that much danger there. Scores are in, an eight, seven and a five. I’d probably give his a four considering it wasn’t that entertaining.

The next one up is Stacey Dash, someone I’ve never heard of. Oh now I know who she is, the girl from Clueless. She’s considered a celebrity? Well now onto the show, she’s scared to death and not really up to it it seems but then her mindset changed. Seems like her circus stunt is a bungee routine. While practicing she broke her rib, forcing her to take a few weeks of practice off. Although the doctor said to take a few weeks off she’s practicing anyway which shows she really is there to win. Her bungee routine is then and she’s also in the air like the others. Her flips and other movements do seem off a bit, maybe its the rib but not sure. Compared to Rachel’s it seems somewhat less dangerous but more active as she’s flipping allover the place! Towards the end her routine got much better and apparently it was enough to impress the judges. They seemed to love it, apparently they didn’t see what I saw. The votes are in and she gets three eights, the highest so far.

Blu Cantrell is up and loves the circus, not realizing what she got herself into. It seems like she’s scared of heights and she’s been put on the Spanish Web. She’ll be spinning an a long rope…. up in the air. The teachers for the circus don’t seem to think she wants to be there but she says she is. I’m kind of worried about Blu as it seems she may not have the best chance at this so lets see how she does. Most of her routine seems to be focusing on the other acrobats performing around her. She finally gets in on the act, spinning while dangling from the he rope. So far she hasn’t done too much other then the three spins. Of course it seems like hard work but her routine just doesn’t compare to the others at all. The judges agree with me for once and one even does a split in the air. The judges seem to be the most entertaining part of Blu’s routine. Finally the scores are in and Blu gets a four, six and another four. Not too good, she’s as good as gone and she’s not happy calling it “bull crap” and getting into it with the judges. Joey pulled the plug pretty early so we didn’t get to hear the rest.

 Christopher Knight aka Peter Brady is the next circus performer up. He’s nothing knew to reality television so we know he brings some entertainment. His stunt is the German Wheel. He’ll be strapped in the middle of a wheel and forced to spin around. In his first time practicing Chris breaks his arm, making him the second performer with a broken bone. Of course this doesn’t stop the show so Chris’ stunt is changed to a high wire. His teacher has never done the high wire either so they both have some learning to do. His partner for the stunt, Holly, must balance on his shoulders as has walks the high wire and this makes me nervous. So far he’s doing well but now in the middle of the rope he’s blindfolded, Adrianne looks on in fear. I wonder why she isn’t up there doing this but oh well. Chris makes it across the rope on his first try but ow its time to make it difficult. Holly is now joining him and its time to really see if he can pull it off. Although Chris isn’t on a harness they put Holly on one just for safety which was a smart move. A few shots of Adrianne shows how scary the stunt really is but Chris makes it across fairly easy and shows no hint of a broken arm. Although this was a fairly simple stunt it had my on the edge of my seat, I hope the judges agree. The judges aren’t saying good or bad but rather that he did well for his age. The one guy seemed excited but he seems excited about everything, of course it’s the British guy. With that the scores are in, a six, a seven and a seven. Not the best but still better then Blu.

Only one performer is left and that is someone unknown to me, Janet Evans. Apparently she won an Olympic Gold for swimming but I’ve never heard of her. Once again Janet is up in the air and even fell from her floating trapeze during practice. Her actual stunt now begins and her stunt is a duo trapeze. So far her act is going well as she’s keeping up with the actual trapeze artist. Dangling by one foot is pretty impressive and I have a feeling she may be getting some great praises from the judges. Her performance went really well and she had one of the best I think. The judge who was a trapeze artist said she did well so as did the other two judges. Although they said she was a bit clumsy they said she did very well and are even calling her the dark horse of the competition. The final scores of the night are in, an eight and two sevens. This means she isn’t the top spot but pretty far up there.

That ends the first night for the celebrity circus. Although the show had some lackluster performances it was pretty good. One thing they did do right though was using well known songs and music. That added a lot to the show for me as great music often makes a great show. So far I think Celebrity Circus is a good filler for now but if it was airing during a busy television season it wouldn’t fair as well. We’ll have to see if its still around for next week or if it suffers the fate of some other celebrity shows recently. If it does stay around I’ll be tuning in, especially if Rachel stays for awhile!

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Last night ‘Secret Talents of the Stars’ premiered. I wasn’t going to watch it at first but figured I’d give it a shot since they were promoting it so much during Big Brother. It seems like an interesting concept but still kind of ridiculous if you ask me. Celebrity shows haven’t done too well on CBS so I was shocked they’d even try another one. What the show is all about is taking ‘well known’ celebrities and having them perform something out of the norm. This means boxers are rapping, dancers are singing and singers are dancing.

One of the most interesting things I saw from the show was just how nervous host John O’Hurley seemed. The show was live so obviously things can go wrong and obviously he wasn’t ready. He seemed fine vocally and probably could have pulled it off if it wasn’t for his terribly shaking hands. It almost seemed like he was about to drop the mic several times and I couldn’t take my eyes off of just how nervous he seemed and his hands wouldn’t stop shaking! The judges are somewhat whacked out as well. Most crazy was Debbie Reynolds who apparently is a famous actor yet I have no clue who she is. She had several good jokes that you would never see coming from her and like O’Hurley said, almost turned the show into Pay Per View.

First up to perform her ‘hidden talent’ was Sasha Cohen. She’s an American ice skater whose hidden talent is contortionism. You know, bending your body into crazy ways they were never meant to be. Her performance was pretty good as she performed with ‘backup contortionists’. You could hardly tell the difference from her and her backups when they did group stunts. The only problem she had was falling off of her three person pyramid towards the end of her act. She was nervous pre-show about toppling the tower and she succeeded in doing so.

The voting for the show was then revealed and it’s rather odd. The show had people voting live on CBS.com during the commercial breaks after each act. I went to the website to see how voting was done and it was a simple yes or no question asking if that person should move on. I don’t understand how this is fair really as each contestant will have a different amount of people voting during each break depending on how fast the break is. Also won’t the last person going have a disadvantage?

Next up was George Takei of Star Trek fame. He had several quotes throughout his pre-show package and they were really banking on all the Trekkies to watch I’m sure. His hidden talent was that he sings country. He performed and was mentored by Montgomery Gentry but apparently not well enough. He was off time during his performance and didn’t really get into the groove of the song. Only one judge was really truthful during the whole show while the other two continued to tell the ‘celebrities’ how good they did. Even if they didn’t.

Third up was Clint Black, a country singer. His talent was a little more out there for his profession as he did a stand up comedy act. It was pretty good, I must admit, but was much more slow paced compared to the previous two acts. He made jokes about the show, his life and country music. I couldn’t really hear the crowd laughing too much but compared to the two previous celebs, he was rather good.

Last to go was singer Mya. She seemed rather nervous and I’m not sure why as she should be used to performing. Her talent was old school tap dancing and performed with several other backup dancers as well. It’s something you could see her doing, since she is a singer/dancer after all. Her performance went really well and all the judges agreed she was the best out of all four, but that didn’t help her in the end.

After the last commercial break we were then quickly told which two celebs would be moving on. Clint Black was told first and would be the first to enter the semi-finals. George was then told he had not made it, obviously, so it was down to Sasha and Mya. Both performed well but the judges loved Mya compared to only liking Sasha. In the end their votes didn’t matter and Sasha was the one moving into the semi-round. Like I said it seems going last may be a disadvantage so that may have been Mya’s demise.

The show was somewhat interesting, somewhat confusing and somewhat hard to watch. I wasn’t sure what was going on at times but that just may be the first live show jitters. Hopefully the next few weeks will be interesting. No huge names are slated for the show but at least we have a few consistent celeb-reality hopefuls to look forward to.

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