Reality Reiterated: "Project Runway" Gets Emotional, and Michal Bolton in the "DWTS" Doghouse

Reality pickings for the gays are a little meager. It’s like trying to find a pork chop backstage at fashion week. It’s just not there. Nonetheless, there were a couple great shows that aired this week (including Top Chef: Just Desserts which is hilariously recapped by Steven Frank on this very website!) In other gay and/or gayish reality…

Michael Bolton makes an ill-advised entrance on Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars

Taking a page from the CBS playbook, the folks over at ABC milk the reality cow until she’s as hollow as a network executive. Opening the season with 12 contestants, it makes perfect sense that we need two hours to catch each one perform. I’m also a fan of the rehearsal antics, but do we really need a one-hour “When is Michael Bolton being sent home” show? Apparently we do. It’s important that DWTS results shows include random musical guests to use as filler.

But I digress. My particular favorites (again) include Jennifer Grey, whose only competition appears to be that adorable lil’ scamp, Kyle Massey. He’s an actor, so he brings more than just some new moves to the game, but then so does Jennifer. Brandy is pretty good but you’ll have to excuse me if I disagree with the opinions about—and the scores of—the two sports guys. Okay, Rick Fox is dreamy and has some moves, but Kurt Warner is just stiff. Not Michael Bolton stiff, but stiff.

Speaking of Michael Bolton, did anyone else feel uncomfortable watching him come out of a dog house with a bone in his mouth? When you are already at the bottom, it’s not a good idea to have props of any kind when that stodgy coot of a judge, Len Goodman, is consistently growling at the use of such devices.

As you probably know, poor Mr. Bolton was sent home. Watching him dance was like watching someone with no bendable parts attempt to twist themselves into a pretzel.

I’m still holding out hope for our Margaret Cho. She’s got the chops but can’t seem to help herself when it comes to those faces we normally love when she's performing comedy. They just don't work on the dance floor.

Bristol Palin was okay, although she still looks completely uncomfortable around her way-too-touchy dance partner, Mark. (Sidebar: Be sure to check out the Youtube clips involving Sarah Palin getting booed on the episode!)

In the meantime, stick around for next week’s fantastic competition show and the one-hour “How do we fill the hour until Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino is voted off?” show!

It might be time for Sorrentino to break out the big guns.