Poll – Who would you want on an all-star season of Dancing With the Stars?

As season 14 of Dancing With the Stars rapidly approaches its finale, you might think it’s too early to start thinking about the fall’s 15th season, but the rumor machine had a little bit of an early kick start last week. How, you ask? Well, former DWTS contestant, and second place finisher in season 3, Mario Lopez let slip while appearing on Live With Kelly that the producers have asked him to return for the 15th season which will be an all-star season (technically, isn’t every season an “all-star” season with the word “stars” in the title?). Well, whatever they want to call it, season 15 is rumored to feature returning celebrities from the past 14 seasons.

But who should come back? There are certainly many variations they can do on the all-star theme: Bring back all of the winners — Kelly Monaco, Drew Lachey, Emmitt Smith, Apolo Anton Ohno, Helio Castroneves, Kristi Yamaguchi, Brooke Burke-Charvet (with Samantha Harris co-hosting?!), Shawn Johnson, Donny Osmond, Nicole Scherzinger, Jennifer Grey, Hines Ward, and J.R. Martinez (let’s assume this season’s winner will be too exhausted to dance another season back-to-back … and 14 is an even number, which still puts them over the normal starting line-up by two). Of course, Mario Lopez would not be part of this group, so maybe they’ll do all the second place finishers — John O’Hurley, Jerry Rice, Mario Lopez, Joey Fatone, Mel B, Jason Taylor, Warren Sapp, Gilles Marini, Mya, Evan Lysacek, Kyle Massey, Kirstie Alley, and Rob Kardashian. Unfortunatley, that is a little heavy on returning men, so that won’t fly.

So who should come back? Who would be your dream teams? Let’s assume they pick one person from each season (which they probably won’t, but for our purposes that’s how it’ll work), maybe someone who left earlier than they should have. And we have to keep a balance of men and women as well. So (trying to think back to the early seasons is no small feat), I would assemble the following stars:

• Joey McIntyre — just because John O’Hurley probably wouldn’t do it again … remember how he thought he should have won, and they even went so far as to produce a special dance-off episode between him and Kelly Monaco … which he lost
• Stacy Keibler — she was good, and she’s now dating George Clooney
• Mario Lopez — because he’s already been asked, but you could substitute Joey Lawrence here as well
• Laila Ali — she was a contender
• Sabrina Bryan — who was the first celeb voted out way before her time, but after doing the live show in Vegas will she be up for another season of the show? If not, substitute Mel B here
• Marissa Jaret Winokur — just because I like her and she needs to be on TV more
• Lance Bass — shoulda went further
• Melissa Rycroft — bending the definition of “star” too much (but not as much as Bristol Palin), but she did well on her season
• Tom DeLay … I KID! … Joanna Krupa — Kelly Osbourne would also be acceptable, but I think Joanna was robbed
• Evan Lysaceck — because I don’t have any athletes on the list thus far
• Kyle Massey — he’s in the audience every week anyway, so might as well dance — although he is also doing the live show, so that might give him an unfair advantage (plus, his was the only season I didn’t watch so I haven’t seen him dance)
• Ralph Macchio — if his knees can handle it again
• Kristin Cavallari — who went home way too soon (third!), which was even more shocking than Sabrina Bryan’s exit
• Sherri Shepherd — the best of the eliminated so far this season

So, Tara, who do you think should return to the ballroom?

Tara: Well, Chuck this is like a wish come true! Imagine, I get to pick my very own lineup … *cue smarmy dreamlike music in the back ground*

OK, if I could do this My Way? I’d go for strictly for ratings, and set out from the get go and try to make this the biggest entertaining, cat fighting train wreck in the history of television. (Not much different from what the producers have in mind now, come to think of it.)

The women would include: Lisa Rinna, Vivica A.Fox, Mel B., Kirstie Alley, Ricki Lake, Margaret Cho and Shannen Doherty. (Simply because I’d love to see if any of these women have any hair extensions left at the end of the season, due to the brawls that would ensue. I’m actually smiling wickedly right now. Plus? You know they’d all get into an “unsaid but definitely obvious” contest to see who could lose the most weight. Again? Dee-licious.)

The men I would chose to return would include: George Hamilton, Billy Ray Cyrus, Rocco DiSpirito, Penn Jillette, Steve Guttenberg, Adam Carolla, and Ted McGinley. (Just to ensure the women would advance, and to “experience” that lineup. I mean c’mon!)

There’s my dream team, Chuck. You have to admit? It would be a rockin’ season of foibles and fables. (With glitter and sequins added, of course.)

And yes, I realize that I’m not appealing to the Younger Demographic. Screw ‘em. Most of the shows we see are geared their way. I say let them go and watch something else!

Chuck: Well, there you have our picks. (Although I don’t know why Tara didn’t toss Kate Gosselin into the catfight mix, and Buzz Aldrin in with her less than mobile gentlemen!) Now it’s your turn to cast your votes. Click on over to the next page to find our polls for each season, and pick the celebs you think would burn up the dance floor.

Clacked by Chuck Duncan
on Apr 30, 2012 @ 12:00 EST5EDT