Thanks to reader and buddy ColoradoKila for the tip about this past weekend’s MAD TV skit mocking So You Think You Can Dance. Not only are the impressions hilarious, they’re not too far off from the real thing. The Mary Scream slayed me everytime. Ew and that Nigel? So hideous that it’s brilliant.
Hey gang, I’m sorry that most of this season’s recaps have been in either podcast format or on AfterElton but I appreciate your continued interest in my coverage of the show! You guys rock!
Last night’s actual finale was incredible! The energy was high, the dancers were on point and overall the majority of the dances they showcased were my faves. I have to take Mia to task for her saying that his season had the best choreography of any other… oh honey that’s so not the case. Aside from the initial season, this was the worst sampling of choreography I’ve seen in a long time. Sure the addition of Sonya and the Aussie were great but when NappyTabs are your staples week after week, I have to question the overall quality. Even Mia failed miserably this season with her heinous finale routine so again, it wasn’t the best the show’s ever seen.
My favorite part of the night was hands down, the return of my faves… The Best of SYTYCD! I loved catching up with the kids from Seasons 1-3 and the group dance was banoodles to say the least. Travis and Neil in the same routine almost made both of my heads burst from the crazy greatness. Hok, Dom and Ryan were working it as usual. Jailbait Ivan killed out there, the kid is supa-fresh. Allison’s leg extensions are out of this world and I wondered if that high kick he does was her favored method of birth. Can you believe that bitch has a kid? What?!! How sexy ass were Anya and Dmitry all spinning around the stage? Hotness! Hell even Benji was fantastic! The question still remains…
WHERE THE HELL IS SABRA JOHNSON? I know she’s alive because GMMR has pictures of her from the Fox Upfronts but where the hell is that little pixie of a girl? The radio silence on Sabra has me wondering if she’s the biggest disappointment of all the winners so far. I mean come on girl, what are you up to?
Mary and Dmitry were awesome and it was great to see Nigel final gets ta steppin’ but didn’t he creep you out a little? He was like some pedophile leading the children to the underbelly of hell.
I guess I’m happy with Joshua Allen winning but I really was pulling for Katee. Yes you read that right, I was hoping Katee Shean would win. She was my least favorite heading into the competition but in the end, the girl could kick everyone’s ass. She was flawless but her lack of personality is what done did her wrong in the end. I loved that she scored a fat $50k though! That’s pretty sweet.
Ah, it’s over… I pray that next season will be spectacular and everything I want my SYTYCD to be because this season left me a little “meh”
*Don’t forget to download all of your favorite songs from SYTYCD Season 4 over at my Episode Music Guide!
Ahhh, this is why I loved the previous seasons of So You Think You Can Dance more than the current one. These kids make me swoon… Having both of my Season 2 and 3 boyfriends on stage at the same time was a little awkward but totes hot! Travis Wall and Neil Haskell, for you I will… do anything you want! Good times.
I know I’ve been down on So You Think You Can Dance for a couple weeks but my overall love for the series hasn’t faltered… know that going into this. Last night I was completely dissatisfied with the Season 4 finale and it was so much so that at one point I was actually pissed off I was watching 2 hours worth of the show.
There was only 1 routine that I feel was worthy of being in the finale and it was also the only routine that really showcased why these people were in the finale. No I’m not talking about the Russian Trepak which I loathed, I’m talking about the man, the myth, the legend Wade Robson’s number that Katee and Joshua performed. It was the only routine all night that made me think, these kids are frakkin’ banoodles! It was dark, emotional, haunting and absolutely gorgeous to watch. I was sincerely wow’d by this number but that’s where my excitement ended sadly.
So before someone has an aneurysm I’ll talk about the Twich/Joshua Russian Trepak. I understand that it was meant to showcase their strenght and their amazing abilities but I don’t think it was all that. The posturing and the chest pumping was annoying considering no one has pit these two against each other all season, so to make a fake rivalry now is ridiculous. I’ve seen Twitch and Joshua spin and jump higher and faster than they did last night so I felt it added nothing to the competition… other than hospital visits. This is the number that sent both boys to the hospital over the weekend and I can see why. They damn near killed themselves doing a number that came nowhere near the talent we saw in Season 2 or 3 between Benji and Travis, Danny and Neil. Those were dances that showcased each dancers talent while still fitting the spirit of the show and of the competitive nature between them. This was just whack… and I know I’m in the minority here.
I haven’t had much time to blog recently so I thought I’d quite talk about some of the recent TV news bits that have been floating around. Sure, it would be better if I could wax on some actual TV watching but that would require me to have time to sit in front of the tube for more than 15 minutes at a time. You should see my dvr, it’s crazy backlogged.
Today it was announced that the MAD MEN actor I find most adorable in that teddy bear way is going to be doing a quick guest stint on THE OFFICe this fall. Rich Sommer (Mad Men’s Harry Crane) will be in the September 25th season opener, surely hilarity will ensue. I love Rich Sommer so I’m actually really excited about this casting news, though being completely honest I’m not that excited about The Office coming back. Yeah Yeah Yeah, whatever… I can want a good thing to end before it turns into complete shit. It’s my prerogative… well mine and Bobby Brown’s.
SUPERNATURAL’s most recent casualty, Katie Cassidy, has landed herself a new gig (one that doesn’t involve drinking and driving). She’ll be playing wife to Christopher Gorham (Harrison John aka Joe from Popular or as some of you more newbies to the Gorham train may know him… Henry from Ugly Betty) in CBS’s midseason dramatic thriller HARPER’S ISLAND. I actually really ended up liking Cassidy’s work on Supernatural so I hope that she can find success. I’ll tell you this, that’s one hot ass couple.
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE was renewed for a 5th season… well duh! *cue Mary Murphy scream* At least this gives us yet another chance for the lovely Cat Deeley to win a friggin’ Emmy.
So You Think You Can Dance winds down this week and at last night’s taping of the Finale performance episode, it looks like things went a little different than they normally do. From what I can cull together online, they did multiple tapings and each one had different segments that would fit into both the Wed and Thur episodes.
Everything I’ve been able to get my dirty little spoiler hungry hands on is listed after the jump… (more…)
Random, this just in… at last night’s Teen’s Choice Awards Mary Murphy confirmed that on Saturday, two dancers collapsed during rehearsals and were taken to the hospital. The two dancers have not been named but as always with show business, the show must go on and those bitches better get on that stage toot-sweet!
Any guess on who the wusses are? I kid… This season is turning out to be like the Poltergeist set. First what’s her face mysteriously broke her ribs now these two mystery contestants are wisked off. Mark is so behind this, I know it! Atta boy!
I know that I’ve been in radio silence regarding So You Think You Can Dance for the last few weeks but I’ve been a busy boy. I never watched more than 3 routines from the week Will and Comfort went home so I still don’t have much to report on that front. As I mentioned in my spoiler post earlier this week, I didn’t shed a tear or really even care that Will got the boot last week and that got me thinking…
Do I even care about SYTYCD this season? Of course the easy answer is yes! The more complicated question to ask though is how much?
A few weeks back I found myself getting really annoyed with having to invest 2 hours and 100 dances on a Wednesday night. Never in the history of my watching the show had I wanted less SYTYCD and I admit it’s crazy talk. Last week when I missed both episodes, I had no interest in going back and trying to watch the routines, the judges reactions and more importantly the contestant reactions to the supposedly shocking ouster.
This week I watched both the Wednesday night performances and the Thursday night eliminations back to back and found myself fast forwarding through the majority of both episodes so obviously I’m way over Season 4 of SYTYCD.
At this point I have zero interest in going to the SYTYCD Tour (all the air just sucked out of the room you’re reading this in) because I don’t really care about any of the dancers. I love my Marky Mark and it pained me to see him go last night (read my recap at AfterElton.com) but I didn’t scream or jump up and down in horror when he left. I think Twitch is a great personality but I think we’ve seen everything he’s got to offer and now we’re just killing time until the finale. Same goes for every contestant on the show.
Oddly, the two I’m most excited about in the Top 4 are Joshua and Katee. As you may recall, Katee was Enemy #1 when this competition began and I wished for her demise for the first couple weeks. Now I think she’s the one that excites me most and if her and Joshua continue to fly through the air like acrobats from Cirque du Soleil, I’ll have to reconsider my stance on the tour because their Contemporary routine this week was banoodles!
Alas I’m torn on what to think about the ennui I have toward Season 4 and I hope I snap out of it eventually but really does it matter at this point? The finale is next week and I won’t even be home to watch a winner be crowned. I’ll be doing my IFFBoston duties as we host one of our Summer Screening Series films so wow, there’s that!
The shortened season is both a blessing and a curse. The Olympics have forced the show to end earlier than it normally would and while that sucks in general, I’m also kind of excited for it to just be done with. What’s that all about?
Sure Cat Deeley has been better than ever and there’s been plenty of shirtless mancandy but I feel like the show’s still lacking that certain something. They let NappyTabs have too much exposure this season and if they were geniuses like Mia Michaels or Mandy Moore I’d be fine with it but for every 4 bad routines there’s a good one. I didn’t think losing Shane Sparks and Wade Robson would have that much impact but I think it did. Is it possible that’s what I’m longing for and that’s why there’s a disconnect? Bringing on Sonya Tayeh was a huge benefit and having Lil C guest judge gave us more of his genius but I need something more.
Am I alone in this? Am I the only one that thinks something is off this season?
Wow, I feel like I’ve been in So You Think You Can Dance silence for quite some time. I still haven’t seen last week’s episodes though I do know that Will and Comfort went home. While I’m not surprised that Will went home, I know that the Judges are pissy beyond belief. I love the chaos that sending a frontrunner home brings to the table and it will make for a bitter and fun performance episode this week as Nigel tries to bully Mark or Twitch into failing and going home. Will just wasn’t a personality so he went home, plain and simple. I’m not shedding a tear, I’ll tell you that much.
Regardless, it’s time to move onto the Top 6 and the couples, routines and choreographers they pulled out of Cat Deeley’s hat this week.
So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 Top 6 Spoilers after the jump… (more…)
Alright gang, this might be the last you hear from me this week about So You Think You Can Dance because I leave tomorrow for Comic-Con. That means I’m on a plane during a portion of the performance airing and busy with geeky stuff during eliminations. If I get a chance to watch online at some point, I’ll add some commentary but otherwise this is Ducky signing off for SYTYCD until next week. How sad is that?
Spoilers for Week 7 of So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 after the jump… (more…)
We know that the Emmy’s are still two months away but now that the nominations ahve been revealed we thought we’d give you our opinions on the 60th Annual Emmy Award Nominations.
We cover all of the main categories and gush over our boy Lee Pace, not to mention the validity of nominees and what it takes to be an Emmy winner. Sit back, have a Red Bull and settle in because we’re talking for almost an hour.
So You Think You Can Dance is out of control with the number of dances peformed this week. I’m going to share some of my favorite routines with you guys because posting all 14,000 videos would be banoodles. Who has the time?
My Favorite Couples Routine of the Week - Comfort and Twitch’s Hip-Hop:
My Favorite Solo of the Week - Gev’s Elimination Solo:
Did you miss us? TV Talk Podcast: So You Think You Can Dance Edition is back whether you like it or not! This week we talk about the new and possibly improved Top 10 now that Jessica is out and Comfort is back in.
We’ll dissect each of the routines, the choreography, the outfits and the solos performed. Three hours of SYTYCD is amazing but it’s killing us folks so hang in there as we fumble our way through the Top 10 performances of So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 Week 6!
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Tonight my summer viewing schedule officially kicks into overdrive. Not only are summer staples So You Think You Can Dance and Big Brother 10 burning up my screen, it’s the premiere of Project Runway 5!
This is the first time all summer that I’m starting to feel overburndened by the amount of television programmed. I love that summer has become yet another bonafide season but I hate that every show I’m interested in seems to be jam packed onto the same nights. I’m not saying I have a solution or that programming on Friday or Saturday nights in the summer would be any better than what we’re presented with but damn, it makes me anxious to think about the number of shows I need to keep track of.
To give you a rundown, here are the shows I’m interested in and their nights. It’s banoodles I tell you, banoodles!
Mondays: The Closer, The Middleman, Weeds, Secret Diary of a Call Girl (though I’m totes behind) Tuesdays:Wipeout, Big Brother 10 Wednesdays:So You Think You Can Dance, Big Brother 10, Project Runway, Shear Genius Thursdays:So You Think You Can Dance, Swingtown, Burn Notice, Fear Itself Fridays:Doctor Who, Psych Saturdays: Nothing Sundays:Generation Kill, Mad Men, Design Star, Next Food Network Star
Surely I’m missing some shows and obviously you can tell I’ve already left some in the dust. My Boys and Kathy Griffin, sorry I’ll catch you in a marathon or on DVD, I don’t have the time. In Plain Sight, you just couldn’t hold my attention no matter how hot some of those leads are… sorry! I get brutal with the cuts in the summer and surely more will come. Just give me time, heat makes me a total raving bitch so I’ll leave a show in the dust without hesitation. Fate and Ducky are two fickle bitches!
