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Posted Aug 7th 2009 1:18AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, So You Think You Can Dance
(S05E23) I think Cat Deeley looked fabulous tonight. The panel was chock-full of choreographers: Lil' C, Mia Michaels, Tyce Diorio, Debbie Allen, Adam Shankman, Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe. They brought them all up on the dais so they could each choose their favorite dances from throughout the season. That means encore performances of the best of Season 5. That's not a bad way to fill two hours.
In the end, though, it comes down to Kayla, Brandon, Jeanine and Evan. Who did America love the most last night and throughout the summer? The recap actually gave me tingles. Despite a distinct lack of personalities, there were some stunning moments of dance. And I'm ever so thrilled that the new season is less than a month away. It's a long show, so hang in there.
Continue reading So You Think You Can Dance: America's Favorite Dancer (season finale)
Posted Jul 24th 2009 12:32AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, So You Think You Can Dance
(S05E19) This was the gala 100th episode celebration of
So You Think You Can Dance. As such, we got a nice video montage of the entire series to this point. It was great seeing some familiar faces again, as well as a very few that I actually forgot about. We even got a quick shot of first season host Lauren Sanchez, the Brian Dunkelman of
SYTYCD.
GROUP NUMBER
"One," A Chorus Line (Contemporary, Mia Michaels) Well, I didn't really like that one at all. A bit of a hot mess all over the stage. With the mirrors and camera angles chosen, it was more confusing than anything else.
SPECIAL GUEST
Katie Holmes - "Get Happy"
Well, this will certainly go down as one of the most hyped guest appearances ever on the show. But how did it go?
Continue reading So You Think You Can Dance: 2 of 8 Voted Off
Posted Jul 23rd 2009 12:20AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, So You Think You Can Dance
(S05E18) While Mia Michaels was a little better during her last guest stint at the judge's table, it was Ellen DeGeneres that excited me the most. I'm a huge fan of DeGeneres, dating back to her stand-up work. And while I think she's hilarious and I love her comedic style, I'm not sure if her presence here made much sense.
GROUP
"Let It Rock," Kevin Rudolf f. Lil' Wayne (Contemporary, Travis Wall)
I'm not sure this offered each individual dancer the chance to shine that Travis indicated it would; either that or they were all shining in the same style. Nevertheless, it was a high energy performance. I actually found the lighting on the costumes a bit distracting from the performances, but as it's a group number, I'm not too worried about it.
Continue reading So You Think You Can Dance: Top 8 Perform
Posted Jul 10th 2009 12:15AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, So You Think You Can Dance
(S05E14) Nigel was finally ready to announce their pending plans for a Michael Jackson tribute, but apparently the big plan hit an insurmountable impasse as they couldn't get the music cleared. It's a shame, because I think the diversity of styles broached on
SYTYCD would have made a much better tribute to the King of Pop than that sub-par MJ episode of
American Idol the network re-aired the past few weeks.
This is also the last chance that the judges will have to maintain at least a bit of control over who gets eliminated week after week. Next week is the Top Ten and the control shifts entirely to America to figure out who goes home. What isn't clear is if they'll start competing individually or if America will be voting out entire couples. That said, will they even be keeping the same partner from one dance to the next from here on? We already know current partnerships are breaking up. So many questions, so much unclear! But who's in that Top Ten?
Continue reading So You Think You Can Dance: 2 of 12 Voted Off
Posted Jul 2nd 2009 12:43AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, So You Think You Can Dance
(S05E11) You know that there is going to be a lot of unnecessary fluff when there are seven couples and two hours to fill. The show decided to give us highs and lows of the dancers. Damn time wasters. Did anyone notice the credits took twice the amount than they normally do?
Our guest judge was Mia Michaels who admitted that her harsh opinion of Brandon has changed. Cat in her hot fuchsia dress mentioned a "big announcement" near the end of the show, as if she didn't want us to switch over to
America's Got Talent. Unfortunately, it wasn't
Michael Jackson related.
Continue reading So You Think You Can Dance: Top 14 Perform
Posted Jun 26th 2009 3:57AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews
(S05E09) Oh my god, a group number? Who knew?
Group Number - "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)," Pitbull (Hip-Hop, Dmitry Chaplan and Napoleon & Tabitha) Cat got a more dramatic entrance after this busy little number. I found myself enjoying the piece as we got into the middle of it. The beginning seemed overly long with the close-ups of the dancers undulating around in the dark. It was more posturing than dancing at that point. But when we got into it there were some nice moments, though no particular breakout stars.
Which actually sums up some of the problems with this season so far. Brandon is a force to be reckoned with, and I like Ade but I think by this point last season I was already seeing a lot of fun personality from Twitch, Joshua, Katee, Chelsea, Courtney, Gev and so many more. Where are those strong dynamic and unique performers this year? We have a lot of great dancers, but a real dearth of stars.
Continue reading So You Think You Can Dance: 2 of 16 Voted Off
Posted Jun 18th 2009 1:28AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, So You Think You Can Dance
(S05E07) Shane Sparks, you sly devil. Somehow he managed to choreograph two routines and allow his face to be shown. That's great because Shane has provided some of the best hip-hop choreography this show has seen. Unfortunately, this episode didn't show any of it.
Cat Deeley starts off the show on an odd note. I didn't know that wrapping my living room drapery over one shoulder is fashionable. The order of the show threw me off, because they put the best performances in the middle and the bad ones on the ends.
Continue reading So You Think You Can Dance: Top 18 Perform
Posted Jun 11th 2009 12:41AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews
(S05E06) Not to be a hater, but my favorite thing about this first performance episode was the complete and total lack of Mia Michaels anywhere on the show. Now I actually enjoy some of her work as a choreographer, but her horrendous judging and her personality, in general, are becoming very off-putting to me. But we don't have to even think about her tonight because we got the delightful Adam Shankman on the panel instead.
I like Adam because he's got such an upbeat personality, but he's not afraid to criticize when necessary. And when he does, he gives constructive criticism to generally improve the dancers. Tonight he revealed that Katee, Joshua, Ivan and Twitch all have roles in the new movie he's working on:
Step Up 3-D.
Continue reading So You Think You Can Dance: Top 20 Perform
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