I have never watched a single episode of any of the six seasons of CBS's reality sensation Dancing with the Stars. When I learned that season seven starts in a month, I was startled to find out that the show had been around for seven years. Upon further research I discovered that the seven seasons had somehow been squeezed into five years. At this pace it'll surpass Survivor's ridiculous eighteen seasons in eight years.
The only reason I'm writing anything about the show is because I read this morning that television veteran Ted McGinley will be a contestant in the upcoming season. If you're not familiar with Ted, he's been around for years on shows such as Happy Days, The Love Boat, and most famously Married...With Children. Through no fault of his own he's seen as the kiss of death for a number of television shows. More a victim of bad timing, the general belief is that once Ted McGinley is cast in a recurring role a show's days are numbered. Apparently, Ted's got such a reputation for this that he's even got his own category over at JumptheShark.com.
Dancing's ratings were down last season as were every other show. They're adding Ted McGinley and American Idol is pulling a Cousin Oliver by adding a fourth judge in the upcoming eighth season. Not that I think either of these shows are going anywhere, but a man can hope.
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