The TV Zone

Yes, that's why I love live TV, too - you never know, you just never know.

Because, if you can read lips, as 25 million people did last night, they know what Cloris Leachman called Len in the season premiere. And if that wasn't enough, she laid the "s&*%$!" word onto Carrie Ann, and then Bruno got pretty much the same. This in response to VERY generous scores of (I believe) 6s.

But the s-word - you know, in French, "merde" - did sneak in without getting beeped.

Said she, translated to French, "Merde, I can't even add up those numbers..."

(She probably shoulda gotten fours. Question: What expletive would come with a four? )

Amazing, and...a "Dancing with the Stars" first!

How WAS Frau Blucher, otherwise? As pretty much you would expect, she was perfectly OK... But my fearless prediction: She will not last much beyond this week, if that, and after last night's now-legendary outburst, I'm thinking the producers are hoping that she gets the hook by tonight. What a shame if she goes. Cloris is a fun gal! She's got MY vote.

This season's winner? I stick with my original prediction: Lance Bass will win this thing. There is no doubt. He is so good, so facile, so famous, and so perfect for all the requirements of this show - notwithstanding the fact that every 'N Sync fan will of course vote for him - that it's all over, right now. Turn out the lights - although we do have to come back tonight to see what other choice descriptors Cloris will lay on us.

You go girl.

Lance and Lacey Schwimmer? I was very impressed, and I'm NEVER impressed by the first episode of this show; it tends to be arduous, if not painful. Not this one: Bass/Schwimmer came out and tore it up, and only an hour into the seventh season. Pretty impressive.

Here's a repeat (and glad to see my old friend, Phillymac25630 back...)