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“Dance Moms” recap: Jill Is Going To Cost Me A Lot Of Money In Therapy

July 24, 2012 Lori Acken

Boy howdy, do things get rolling quickly on this little crankfest! I haven’t even come close to maxing out my admiration for the drama mama’s fashion choices when the studio door opens and evil strolls in. I mean, Jill. Sporting Linda Evans’ Dallas hairdo. And another pon-shirt. And approximately half her body weight in eye makeup. The Ladies of the Loft are appalled! See? Appalled! Jill is undaunted. She wants back in at the ALDC and she doesn’t care what she has to do to get there. Including barging in on Pyramid time, causing the Abster to declare her officially […]

Gary Cole is “An Officer and a Murderer” in Lifetime’s harrowing true-crime film

July 20, 2012 Lori Acken

I got my first — and terrifyingly memorable — look at Gary Cole in 1984, when I was a college girl living in a ramshackle house with a bunch of other college girls, and he starred in Fatal Vision, the chilling NBC miniseries about the case of Capt. Jeffrey MacDonald, a real-life doctor and Green Beret convicted of killing his family. The telefilm was a smash and Cole went on to have one of the most varied and prolific film and television careers in the business, including standout roles in The West Wing, Entourage, Talladega Nights … and, of course, […]

“Dance Moms”: Here’s Brooke’s missing “Paint The Pictures” solo

July 19, 2012 Lori Acken

Dance Moms fans, by now you’ve heard the rumblings that the show’s producers took a few liberties with how the results of the teen solo division actually played out at Tuesday’s episode’s Starbound competition. Namely, that they kinda left out the fact that Brooke performed a solo at all, not to mention that it was she who won second place, while Payton actually came in 7th. Perhaps to assuage the testy masses, Lifetime posted this video of a truly breathtaking Brooke performing the “Paint The Pictures” solo that we should supposedly have seen first at Energy Dance in Chicago, had Kelly […]

“Dance Moms” recap: Drop Dead, Diva!

July 18, 2012 Lori Acken

So what’s the bets for tonight, Dance Moms Nation? Will Paige be at the bottom of the pyramid for performing her mother’s choreography over Abby Lee’s? Will Jill and Kendall reappear at ALDC? Perhaps with another piece of furniture for Abby’s lobby as an olive branch? Will Abby Lee be wearing a necklace with even more crap on it than last time? We should really find out. * UPDATE: Find out more about Abby Lee’s new series Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition and see a first pic from her Aug. 12 Drop Dead Diva appearance! Abby’s in awfully good spirits for pyramid time, […]

Lifetime announces new docu-series “Prom Queens”

July 12, 2012 Lori Acken

Girlie-reality lovers, what’s better than a Tuesday night with Lifetime’s Dance Moms? A Tuesday night with Lifetime’s Dance Moms and Prom Queens! The network is planning to follow its dance-and-drama docuseries smash with the brand-new true-life series about teen girls from eight American high schools vying to become the queen of their respective proms. The show will document the extreme lengths to which these ladies — and often their equally hell-bent mothers — will go to achieve the pinnacle of high-school social superstardom. Prom Queens is created by the folks who brought you The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Beverly […]

“Dance Moms” recap: Ringers ’Round The Apples

July 11, 2012 Lori Acken

Now, there ya go! THAT was an episode! We had villains we love to hate, villains we hate to love, drama that made me clutch my head and holler “ahhhmahhh gahhhd, that’s so fake,” a tablecloth/poncho for a shirt, drinks with Kelly and Christi, and my Welcome to Ohio sign (John R. Kasich, Governor). Welcome back, my Dance Moms of yore! Welcome back! Now stay. Staaaaay. Let’s get the business end of things outta the way. • Miss the episode? Watch it here for free. This week, we will be traveling to the land of Kasich and Candy Apples, and, […]

“Dance Moms” recap: Abby’s Rants-A-Thon

July 4, 2012 Lori Acken

Aw, c’mon, man! I thought I was getting one — just one — episode where we could all sit back and revel in the talent of our favorite little dancers before we wade back into the well-dressed sturm und drang of life at ALDC. I thought tonight’s Dance Moms Drinkie Word could be “Hooray!” But nooooo! We get an hour of Abby bitchin’ away with no moms to call her on it. Still, I must admit I thoroughly enjoyed the little trip down Memories-of-Abby’s-Hairbands Lane. And whether the high priestess of dance liked them or not, it was lovely to […]

“Dance Moms” recap: Secrets, Lies & Leslie

June 27, 2012 Lori Acken

Is it just me, Dance Moms Nation, or was this the feel-bad episode of the year? So much so that I changed my mind about what this blog should be called about 18 times in the first ten minutes alone. Abb-niss Eats The Children. Everyone’s Replaceable. Bully For You — whoops did that one already. Hush, Little Leslie, Don’t Say A Word. Go For The Silver (Anniversary). IT’S THE LARGEST COMPETITION IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD! And given the various horrors of last week’s trip to Michigan, I expected Abby to spend at least the whole time I decided what to call […]

“Dance Moms” recap: A Tale of [Those] Two [Other] Studios

June 20, 2012 Lori Acken

I’m troubled, Dance Moms Nation. No, not about the overall feeling of discord and dread that seems to have permeated Pittsburgh. No, not about the conspicuous lack of attention my beloved Ohio sign is getting thus far. Not even about how much sleep Maddie is getting, which I don’t think is enough. While all of those things do worry me, what is weighing so heavily on my mind is how fashionable everyone in the Pitt Crew has become. I mean, accessibly fashionable. So that even I can understand it. Fashion for TV Writer Dummies, if you will. Witness Kelly’s lovely […]

Exclusive “Dance Moms” party pics of Chloe, Christi, Clara, Nia, Holly and Paige!

June 14, 2012 Lori Acken

Dance Moms fans, lest you worry that it’s all work and stress and no play for our Pitt Crew ladies, big and small, we’ve got the adorable photos to prove otherwise! Courtesy of Dance Moms‘ own Christi Lukasiak, here are exclusive shots from Chloe’s and Nia’s joint birthday celebration last weekend, complete with Nia’s cuddly surprise gift, a peek at Kelly’s cute son Josh, precious pictures of Chloe’s little sister Clara — and a bonus Dance Moms Fashion Moment! The birthday girls: The birthday girls with Paige: “NIA GOT A DOG for her birthday! Big concession by Dr. […]