Ok, I watch this. So what.

dude

dude

I know.

Why man why?

fritz

Hmmm?

I thought about recording the tryout episode just so I could watch people taking face plants, because that's all I really want to see anyone. But then I figured I'd feel dirty about having that on my DVR.

The "Too Much Bootie" number that came on first was quite good last night though. Those two get mad props.

fritz
asshole

So You Think You're a Man?

So You Think You're a Man?

lol

My wife wanted to watch it, and a couple of the girls were hot.. I don't feel that bad about watching it.

It's the reactions that get me :D

http://www.hellkom.co.za/lol/eina_bliksim.mpg

asshole


For some reason I can not stop laughing.

9:00 pm tonite. The finals, beotches!

My girlfriend makes me watch this show. I prefer Hells Kitchen.

Let me whittle this show down to the only 5 seconds you need to watch:

http://imagesocket.com/images/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa3on30c35d.gif

That would have been a great move. Let's see William Hung injure himself with such passion.

Thank God Ksyrup didn't post the clip of the girl barfing on the stage from nerves.

OW. I can't stop laughing when I see it though... I'm a horrible person. I think it's because of the hat that pops off his head.

Thank God Ksyrup didn't post the clip of the girl barfing on the stage from nerves.

Ooooh! I guess I missed that. We only watched the first two episodes.

Ooooh! I guess I missed that. We only watched the first two episodes.
Consider yourself very fortunate.

Ok, I watch this. So what.

Then you'll probably be interested to know that Menudo is making a comeback.

Then you'll probably be interested to know that Menudo is making a comeback.

OK, it's at this point that someone needs to post the animated gif of the chick barfing.

Then you'll probably be interested to know that Menudo is making a comeback.

Well I have a thread detailing this very fact so yes.

It's the reactions that get me :D

http://www.hellkom.co.za/lol/eina_bliksim.mpg

He had to draw blood on that. Not only that... but I think he had some plumber crack action going on as well.

He pulled the ol' humiliation combo!

Each time that clip starts over, I laugh harder. It is like some kind of sick feedback loop.

That clip has replaced the tripping penguin as the funniest/most mesmerizing fall down clip I've ever seen.

I don't think I've ever seen the trippingn penguin, but is it better than the YouTube falling kung fu video?

Natalie is hot. Now, that she is gone, I'm not nearly as interested in watching the finals, but will since my wife wants to watch it..

i love this show because it enables my house to be filled with my gf's hot gf's.... and project runway, i love that show too.

Natalie is hot. Now, that she is gone, I'm not nearly as interested in watching the finals

Ditto. And yes Natalie is HAWT!

I don't think I've ever seen the trippingn penguin, but is it better than the YouTube falling kung fu video?


You can see it here. It's pretty old, and since this one doesn't repeat over and over, it loses the full effect. I couldn't help but be mesmerized by the damn thing:

hxxp://www.dorks.com/html/Penguin-Trip.html

YEAH BOOYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

It's back!

My wife has us watching it again. I hope they have some dancers as hot as Natalie. That ball room dancer that Nigel was fawning over didn't really do it for me last night.

My wife has us watching it again. I hope they have some dancers as hot as Natalie. That ball room dancer that Nigel was fawning over didn't really do it for me last night.

she was hot from a distance. her face looked like an old catcher's mitt though.

YEAH BOOYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

It's back!

yup, sex is back. I'm the best! I got better moves now and you Nigel shouldn't be a judge...

:D :D :D :D :D :D


FM

I wanted to punch that dude's mom's face. She's the reason her son is a delusional 30-something living at home with no career or friends. Dude's gonna spend the rest of his life trying to fulfill his mom's "if you believe it you can be it" motto, since there's apparently no one else in his life to slap him back to reality. Pretty sad, actually.

But funny.

We didn't see most of the show, but the dude who came back to do the swing dance was awesome. Best part of the show.

I cracked up when he was bobbing his head waiting for the meat of the song the second time.

I wanted to punch that dude's mom's face. She's the reason her son is a delusional 30-something living at home with no career or friends. Dude's gonna spend the rest of his life trying to fulfill his mom's "if you believe it you can be it" motto, since there's apparently no one else in his life to slap him back to reality. Pretty sad, actually.

But funny.

yeah, very sad. The "you can't tell him he can not be anything he wants because if he wants to, he can be it" skit was very,. very sad. But damn it was hilarious watching him. :D


We didn't see most of it, but the dude who came back to do the swing dance was awesome. Best part of the show.

and yeah, that dude's big "HUH!" when Nigel asked him if he did swing the first time around was priceless, same thing when Nigel stopped the music and he replied that he was waiting for the music to really pick up. That was indeed very good...

FM

"Um...we needed to see a little more."

"I was waiting for the 'duh dan duh' part."

"Um...we needed to see a little more."

"I was waiting for the 'duh dan duh' part."


Best part of the show. He should be fun to watch as long as he lasts.

yeah, very sad. The "you can't tell him he can not be anything he wants because if he wants to, he can be it" skit was very,. very sad. But damn it was hilarious watching him. :D
FM

I really felt bad for that Guy, you can tell he is "not right" and his Mom just exacerbates the problem.....I know you want outrageous moments, but why did Nigel even have to drag it out by arguing with his Mom, just say goodbye and leave the Guy a shred of dignity.

ksmurf, you just miss that Shatner show with the dancing women.

That Shatner show helped to advance the career of that hottie Julianne from Dancing With the Stars. I will forever be in gratitude to the Shat.

Best part of the show. He should be fun to watch as long as he lasts.He seems like a guy that is going to struggle as this show goes on and he's going to have to be doing couples choreography... I didn't watch the first season, but in the 2nd season even a guy as talented as Musa struggled with this... It seems like he will struggle too...But I'm sure for the first little bit he'll provide some entertainment. I have to think that some guys like him that are coming from a purely hip-hop, freestyle, solo background are looking to get just enough TV Time to get a hip-hop gig of some kind.Anyway.. i really enjoy this show.. from certain perspectives, I enjoy it more than Idol... But, I grew up around competitive dancing (my mother) so that is probably a large part of it - with Idol I know little-to-nothing about what is technically correct whereas I know a lot more when it comes to dancing...

ksmurf, you just miss that Shatner show with the dancing women.

you got that right

viva la million dollar dancers!

He seems like a guy that is going to struggle as this show goes on and he's going to have to be doing couples choreography... I didn't watch the first season, but in the 2nd season even a guy as talented as Musa struggled with this... It seems like he will struggle too...But I'm sure for the first little bit he'll provide some entertainment. I have to think that some guys like him that are coming from a purely hip-hop, freestyle, solo background are looking to get just enough TV Time to get a hip-hop gig of some kind.Anyway.. i really enjoy this show.. from certain perspectives, I enjoy it more than Idol... But, I grew up around competitive dancing (my mother) so that is probably a large part of it - with Idol I know little-to-nothing about what is technically correct whereas I know a lot more when it comes to dancing...


My take as well. I think Musa had great charisma and even that could only carry him so far. Same deal with this guy, I expect.

My take as well. I think Musa had great charisma and even that could only carry him so far. Same deal with this guy, I expect.

One thing I really like about the format of this show is that the judges maintain a certain amount of control with how the early voting works.. the fact that 2 guys and 2 girls are in the bottom, and then the judges select who goes home allows for a certain amount of a safety net when America doesn't know what they're talking about...

That being said, last season I think America did a pretty good job of identifying who the truely talented dancers were... I don't think there was anyone that was a Sanjaya like (or insert stupid Idol contestant here) in his overreaching his position.

I should so see if I can get on this show.

I should so see if I can get on this show.

If you hurry, you can make it to LA in time for next week's audition show.

I have to admit, having never seen anything other than a couple of audition shows from previous seasons, that this show is pretty damn good for what it is. And by that, I mean I think it's better than American Idol, even though it follows the same basic format. There are several reasons for this:

1. Just judging from the first couple of top 20 performance shows, it seems like they are investing way more time in backstory and that week's preparation for the dance than AI usually does. AI seems like they are trying to squeeze an extra 30 minutes into every show and is rushed. Considering it's the biggest show on TV, you'd think they'd be happy to run a 2.5 hour or 1.5 show when needed, instead of running everyone on and off the stage and cutting off the judges for time.

2. And on that point, they give the judges way more time to talk and - amazingly - nearly everything they say has meaning to the competition. There's no buffoonery (Randy), vapid optimism charading as critique (Paula), or even staged confrontations between Simon and Seacrest. There's a depth to the criticism that is almost completely absent from AI (aside from when Simon tells it like it is, but he usually only gets 10 seconds to talk anyway).

3. The format seems better-suited to dance than singing, IMO. I guess there's a valid comparision between the difficulty in switching styles of dance and song, but it just seems to translate to better, more consistent performances in dance (at least so far) as opposed to singing. Granted, I don't know squat about dancing, but I haven't seen anything as painful as BeeGees night, for instance, among any of the dancers. And it also doesn't seem as useless to have a hip hop guy do a broadway dance as it does for an R&B singer to do Bon Jovi.

4. The competitors seem more into it than on AI. These people really want to dance for a living, whereas on AI, most of the contestants don't seem to have that desire. Or at least, the show does a terrible job of bringing that out. But the emotion displayed on just 2 shows of SYTYCD so far, compared to what I'm used to seeing on AI, is like night and day.

5. At this stage, I can't say - like I can on nearly every season of AI - that they should just cut 50-75% of them and get to the real competitors. Again, this might have something to do with my lack of familiarity with dance technique, etc., but then again, when someone like Mia Michaels hands out compliments to nearly everyone, I get the feeling the competition is at a high level, as opposed to AI, which clearly suffers from too many mediocre talents getting picked off one-by-one. Even with 18 people left, I have a hard time figuring which 3 couples should be in the bottom 3, let alone who should go home (although Cedric should leave soon simply because he's a one-trick pony).

6. I prefer the way the voting works - I like that the judges make the final decision after the audience narrows it down. That was how Rockstar did it as well. It just gives the competition more integrity, IMO, although I know the voting is one of AI's main selling points.

7. Lastly, I really like the fact that they're learning original dance routines every week. They're not just dancing a particular style from a show or movie or whatever that someone else has already done. I've always hated the cover song thing on AI, and I realize it's probably easier and more acceptable to do original dances than original songs, but again, it gives the competition more validity when these dancers are not only having to learn these dances, but they can't just pop in a tape and watch someone else do it or already know it going in. Plus, as I enjoy the craft of songwriting, it would be cool and add another element to the show if that was ever incorporated into AI (unless we'd just get 1000 style variations on This Is My Now).

Anyway, I guess I'm really enjoying this show! We haven't watched the vote-off yet, but we did get through the performances last night. I'm definitely pleasantly surprised by this show.

We haven't watched the vote-off this week, either. I agree with everything you said. It doesn't hurt (like each of the previous years) that there are a couple of good looking women on the show.

funny you bumped this cause I was thinking about bumping it myself.

Like you, I must say that I really enjoy this show, to my wife's (and my own I must admit) amazement. I've never watched AI, but you summarized how I feel about the top 20 we're seeing and the heart they pour out into their performances. I know didly squat about dancing, but some performances simply came and puled me, the emotions, the movement, some of them were just pure fun to watch.

I won't more since I see you have not watched the vote-off. Wouldn't want to spoil it too much ;)

FM

It doesn't hurt (like each of the previous years) that there are a couple of good looking women on the show.


yeah, there's that too. :D

A singer could have a great voice but be on the fatter side of things, but a dancer is usually pretty muscular and fit. Me loves that. :cool:

FM

My "admiration" for Faina is getting on my wife's nerves.

told you people this was a good show

Sorry, I was waiting for the JB Magic seal of approval, but I guess that ain't happening any time soon.

Sorry, I was waiting for the JB Magic seal of approval, but I guess that ain't happening any time soon.

what better Tom Bergeron or Cat Deely

You have to ask?

The only problem with all of these English people on dance shows is having to hear them pronounce stuff like "SAM - ba" repeatedly. Drives me nuts. It's like listening to the whitest white guy try to rap.

cat deely frighten me. she like giraffe.

Apparently, she's the Seacrest of the UK. I had no idea.

cat deely frighten me. she like giraffe.

Mmmm, that's one giraffe I wouldn't mind climbing. I think it's the accent.

As I said earlier in this thread, there are a lot of reason I think this show is better than AI. The judging format and personalities are a large part of it.

For what it's worth KSyrup, imo the bottom 10 dancers from this season are better than the bottom 5-10 last season.. early on last season there were generally 2-3 couples that had worse performances than even the very worst one this season.

I think it helps that these people have to love it. You're just never going to make the money in dance that pop singers make. So, you dont' have as mcuh of a money grubbing aspect (outside of the 250k for winning). After this show is over the best these folks can hope for is a career that they can live off of dance for 5-10 years the same way we do at regular joe jobs.

OK, we watched the vote off from last week on Monday night. It should go without saying that I'm mildly peeved Faina got kicked off - particularly since everyone acknowledged she was hurt by her one-dimensional partner, who somehow was given a third chance at the same moment she was let go. I don't quite get it. That kid isn't going to pick up dance suddenly. He might luck out and get a decent bit of choreography that will help him through another week, but there's no way he's in this for the long haul. Bad decision.

OK, we watched the vote off from last week on Monday night. It should go without saying that I'm mildly peeved Faina got kicked off - particularly since everyone acknowledged she was hurt by her one-dimensional partner, who somehow was given a third chance at the same moment she was let go. I don't quite get it. That kid isn't going to pick up dance suddenly. He might luck out and get a decent bit of choreography that will help him through another week, but there's no way he's in this for the long haul. Bad decision.

someone wants to boff faina...not sure who.

OK, we watched the vote off from last week on Monday night. It should go without saying that I'm mildly peeved Faina got kicked off - particularly since everyone acknowledged she was hurt by her one-dimensional partner, who somehow was given a third chance at the same moment she was let go. I don't quite get it. That kid isn't going to pick up dance suddenly. He might luck out and get a decent bit of choreography that will help him through another week, but there's no way he's in this for the long haul. Bad decision.

Was waiting for your reactions to the vote off show. Gotta admit that I was good in not spoiling for you last week ;)

I was more than mildly peeved about it. Not so much the Faina being voted off as I could see what they meant, she was really good at ballroom dancing but her dancing in other styles left a bit to be desired. I first reasoned to my wife that no everybody can be good in all styles and she pointed out to me the winner of last year, Benji, who was primarily a ballroom (swing) dancer yet is simply an entertainer at heart in about everything I've seen him do.

What peeved me was that the same dang thing should have applied to Cedric. The man is mesmerizing to watch in what he does, but he is destroying his partners in couples. I fear for Shauna's (is that who he's with now? don't remember) stay on the show now that she's stuck with him...

FM

Yeah, I'll admit that for personal reasons I would have liked to see her stay, but understand the move. Although, I thought Jessie's solo sucked, but I knew she wasn't going anywhere based on the judge's previous comments. And the other chick went so over the top to prove she belonged, she wasn't leaving either. So it was almost a process of elimination. But then you just shit-can Cedric too, both because he is clearly only good at what he does, AND you don't have to force 2 people to get comfortable with new partners. Seemed like a no-brainer to me, and would have been fair to Faina - they danced as partners, and left because they didn't do well together.

Given my delay in watching last week's show, I'll return the favor.


*SPOILER ALERT*







Apparently this show is trying to run off the 18 heterosexual males who watch, because this is the second week in a row they've gotten rid of a hottie for no good reason. I don't think I've ever seen a losing contestant as obviously pissed as Jessie was last night. I have to assume she was ticked because she probably thinks (and is right, IMO) that she got voted off not because of her dancing, but because of the possibility that her medical issue comes back.

My wife and I, in our expert opinions, thought she did a fairly solid solo - certainly better than at least 2 of the others. And Nigel was so dismissive of the entire group, only calling out Lauren, that I thought it was a cop out because he didn't want to specifically address why she was let go.

On the guys side, Cedric officially becomes the John Stevens of SYTYCD. I was afraid the judges were making too much fuss over the fact that he should be voted out, and sure enough, the voters rallied behind him. It was obvious who was going home, though, after the solos. Jesus was terrible - wrong music, barroom dance routine, etc. The dude who got voted into the bottom 3 when Cedric was safe - man that was funny when Nigel gave him the "The fans didn't vote you into the bottom 3, they voted the other couples into the top 4" comment, and he couldn't stop laughing. That was great TV. I was hoping he would completely lose it, but he regained his composure....after 30 seconds of laughing so hard you could hear it through the mic.

Apparently this show is trying to run off the 18 heterosexual males who watch, because this is the second week in a row they've gotten rid of a hottie for no good reason. I don't think I've ever seen a losing contestant as obviously pissed as Jessie was last night. I have to assume she was ticked because she probably thinks (and is right, IMO) that she got voted off not because of her dancing, but because of the possibility that her medical issue comes back.


My wife and I thought the same thing that maybe her medical breakdown could have scared the judges into thinking she wouldn't be able to go the whole way. That's a shame. Her cha cha with Pasha was extremely hot.


My wife and I, in our expert opinions, thought she did a fairly solid solo - certainly better than at least 2 of the others. And Nigel was so dismissive of the entire group, only calling out Lauren, that I thought it was a cop out because he didn't want to specifically address why she was let go.


While her solo could have been more impressive, she had to be compared with Lauren (whom I love btw) who took 15 seconds walking and 5 seconds to take off her coat, and to Anya who was blah walking around on stage and doing an even less impressive solo than fellow Russian ballroom specialist Faina did just a week ago. Sarah's solo was strong enough to me, especially for a girl doing breakdance.

As for the guys, yeah, Jesus was out of his league against these two, but Danny annoys the hell out of me for some reason. Oh, he's good all right, but he's got extra terrestrially long arms and legs and that just bothers me for some reason. Neil was just outstanding. The height he can get on some of those jumps reminded me of some sport karate specialist I've seen at my school. Yeah, don't laugh. :p

FM

dola, and yeah, Cedric should have been sent home a couple weeks ago. I told my wife I hoped this would serve as a warning to the judges. You know how they told the first guy they sent home that he didn't give his all in his solo and that it should be a warning to all of them. Now Cedric is your warning. Send someone home when you think he should go. Don't wait...

FM

I agree that Cedric should have been gone, and I also thought it was great TV when Danny couldn't stop laughing. I think it was a sign of arrogance and disbelief that he was in the bottom 3.

As for Jessie, she is very hot, but I don't blame them for cutting her. EKG changes don't usually occur just from a bit of dehydration. I strongly suspect there is more to that story than what we are hearing.

I knew they wouldn't get rid of Lauren because Nigel seems to love her. I think she is a beautiful girl and a fun dancer to watch and I thought the other 2 women deserved to stay as well based on their body of work.

That's fine with Jessie, but just come out and say that. It seemed like they hid behind the "you didn't dance well enough" excuse to justify keeping the show's format the same, when in reality, they just should have said she couldn't continue given her medical issue.

Speaking of which...if it's true her doctor gave her the OK to dance last night (and presumably to continue in the competition), do you find that to be irresponsible of the doctor? Obviously we have limited info, but your comments suggest that just from the EKG it is likely something more than dehydration.

That's fine with Jessie, but just come out and say that. It seemed like they hid behind the "you didn't dance well enough" excuse to justify keeping the show's format the same, when in reality, they just should have said she couldn't continue given her medical issue.

Speaking of which...if it's true her doctor gave her the OK to dance last night (and presumably to continue in the competition), do you find that to be irresponsible of the doctor? Obviously we have limited info, but your comments suggest that just from the EKG it is likely something more than dehydration.

This is more in your realm, but I'm guessing there could be potential legal ramifications if they cut her from the show and said it was because of her medical condition after a doctor cleared her to return to the show.

I don't know if it was irresponsible of the doctor to allow her to return to the show without knowing all of the facts. I don't know much of anything about this situation. However, the things I think of as hypothesis in a girl who looks like Jessie who has sudden EKG changes are things like anorexia (which can frequently lead to EKG changes), substance abuse (including stimulants - they keep a demanding schedule), congenital cardiac arrhythmias. However, I don't mean to say that it couldn't have been dehydration.. severe dehydration can lead to cardiac conduction issues. However, dehydration that is severe enough to lead to EKG changes often requires correction over a longer period of time than 24 hours and it seems odd that she would be able to dance well in such a short period of time if she was so dehydrated as to have multiple significant electrolyte imbalances (which is how dehydration causes EKG changes.) I'm suspicious given the situation and I think there may be more going on than they are letting on.

Well, she looked pissed enough last night to perhaps call an attorney!

there is apparently more than meets the eyes on the Jessi situation here. Take a look at this blog:
http://bloggingsytycd.blogspot.com/2007/06/so-you-think-you-can-dance-jessis.html

She was supposedly hospitalized once before, in the week of the top 18 show, so last week, suffering from severe dehydration, but was cleared in time to dance with Pasha. Twice in two weeks was probably too much for the judges to take a chance on...

FM

Well that certainly makes a bit more sense.

Yeah, that does make sense..

I felt Lauren should go, but I don't think it was some big, shocking outrage for Jessi to go..

let's face it, outside of Cedric all of these dancers have been fantastic at adapting to different styles, etc.. at this stage there's nothing that would totally shock me for the judges to do outside of saving Cedric again.. I was thinking as Nigel (or Mary or whomever) was saying that America got it wrong with Neil (i think?) - they said "America got it wrong, you shouldn't be here" - who would you put in instead?

To me Cedric and Neil were the two that I expected to be in the bottom after Wednesday's show. Outside of that, it could be anyone based on personality, etc, etc...

That's what's great about this show right now to me.. the level is SO high (far better than last year) that it can happen to anyone (see: Danny and Anya).. As for Danny, I'm glad his cocky ass got knocked down a peg.. he's a fantastic dancer, but that attitude has to go. He was so smarmy when Nigel and Mary told him he had room to improve on Wednesday.

bump

because you are dweeb if you aren't watching this show

I 110% agree. I love this show so much. And I love Kherington Payne, Twitch, Joshua, and Katee.

Cat Deeley is an awesome host (fixing that girl's shoe when her toe popped out??), the judges are great, the voting results seem fair, and the performances are great.

yeah, great season so far, tons of dancers I like, some cuties and lots of really great talent.

FM

Agreed with all of the above, not to mention most of the girls are hot this year. Kherington is an incredible natural beauty.

Kherington is an incredible natural beauty.

agreed, and she's a soccer player. I got a thing for cute soccer players, females only of course. :p

FM

dola, anybody realize there weren't any Russian ballroom dancers in the top 20 this year. Found that interesting as it looked like there are had been a few in both of the previous seasons...

FM

Yeah when I first saw Kherington with her soccer thing and then her dance... I was sold. I probably looked like that guy that was in the balcony watching her. Smiling and relaxed.

Dola,

That waltz they did last week was just amazing.

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Twitch is awesome and Kherington is smoking hot

I've never watched more than a few minutes at a time in the past (my wife has always watched it religiously, though) , but this season I've been watching since the start and am really enjoying it. I didn't think I would, but I haven't missed an episode yet.

God Bless you guys. Really.

I watched Wednesday's show last night. Now, I've been in love with Jessica's red hair and big tatas since I first laid eyes on her, but goddamn that dress that Courtney Galiano was wearing just about made the faint. She was absolutely smoking hot in that thing...

I've never watched more than a few minutes at a time in the past (my wife has always watched it religiously, though) , but this season I've been watching since the start and am really enjoying it. I didn't think I would, but I haven't missed an episode yet.

You are where I was last season. Had never really watched more than a few minutes here or there, then started with watching maybe 3/4 of all the auditions and never missed a minute once they got to the top 20. Also never thought I would enjoy a dance show, but these people are amazing.

I watched Wednesday's show last night. Now, I've been in love with Jessica's red hair and big tatas since I first laid eyes on her, but goddamn that dress that Courtney Galiano was wearing just about made the faint. She was absolutely smoking hot in that thing...

Oh, heck yeah. And even petite Katee with the other half of the dress was very sexay.

Even though she was simply in jeans and not dancing anything super hot yesterday, Chelsie Hightower really knows how to move those legs. :eek:

FM

Last night in the first dance, Kherington looked her best yet. Even my wife commented on how good she looked. Mia's choreography is amazing and those two pieces were by far my favorites of the night, with the Twitch/Kherington 1st number being a close 3rd because of her portrayal of the character.

Last night in the first dance, Kherington looked her best yet. Even my wife commented on how good she looked. Mia's choreography is amazing and those two pieces were by far my favorites of the night, with the Twitch/Kherington 1st number being a close 3rd because of her portrayal of the character.

Haven't been keeping up with the thread because with moving I was behind on the show.

Mia is incredible. When you pair her with good dancers it's just amazing. I will hit my one conspiracy theory with this show - the dance selection. Mia has not been paired up with a bad couple in quite sometime, you have to wonder if that is a coincidence.

Anyway. Right now there is a clear division. There are 2 or 3 couples that will continue to be in the bottom three until they get weeded out:

Will and Jessica (Because of Jessica)
Thayne and Comfort
Matt and Kourtnee

Then you have Gev and Courtney in the middle

Then the other 3 couples are clearly a notch above imo.


So, I think it's just a matter of time before those three couples get whittled down. I'd like to see Gev and Courtney get in the bottom three for a Gev/Jessica elimination because I think Will and Courtney could do very well together. But I think Gev will stay for awhile if nothing else because if he gets in the bottom three he won't have been there for the 3rd time like the other guys.

Completely agree with that ranking of couples, although I think Jessica really stepped up in their 2nd routine.

I think Matt and Kourtnee are going home tonight (I think Comfort's unique style will keep her another week.)

Completely agree with that ranking of couples, although I think Jessica really stepped up in their 2nd routine.

I think Matt and Kourtnee are going home tonight (I think Comfort's unique style will keep her another week.)

Agreed on Jessica, but she is still clearly not up to par with at least 4 of the other females. She may squeak by for a bit - especially with Will as her partner - but it's only a matter of tiem before she's gone. It doesn't help that, imo, her solo's aren't all that impressive either.

Matt and Kourtnee are my likely bets as well. I think it's unfortunate. If I had my choice Thayne would go before Matt as Matt is an incredible technician. But by now he should have been making progress on things, but he's making the same mistakes (facial expression and dancing to "high") week after week.

IMO Matt is by far the better dancer over Thayne, but Thayne is at least showing some ability to adapt.

I know I'm in the minority here, but Comfort's personality drives me up a wall.

Mia is incredible. When you pair her with good dancers it's just amazing. I will hit my one conspiracy theory with this show - the dance selection. Mia has not been paired up with a bad couple in quite sometime, you have to wonder if that is a coincidence.

I agree that Mia is amazing in her craziness. Wade Robson is another of my favorites.

As for Mia, not sure if it qualifies as out of the "in quite sometime" period but she did catch some flack when she tried to protect Cedric in a choreography with Shauna last season... I'm pretty sure she'd be able to make almost anybody look good.

FM

...and she knows it.

I agree that Mia is amazing in her craziness. Wade Robson is another of my favorites.

As for Mia, not sure if it qualifies as out of the "in quite sometime" period but she did catch some flack when she tried to protect Cedric in a choreography with Shauna last season... I'm pretty sure she'd be able to make almost anybody look good.

FM


Good point on Cedric last year.

I love Robson too (not just cause of the first name). I'm actually a bit concerned that we haven't seen him this year. The only criticism I'd have of his is that I can almost always pick out his numbers because he over uses some certain styles imo.

There are actually a couple of choreographers that I'm concerned may not be involved with the show anymore - namely Robson and Shane Sparks.

Interesting.

I was just reading Robson's Wiki page.

1) Didn't know he co-wrote some Timberlake, N'Sync, and Britney stuff.
2) Didn't know there were rumors of an affair with Britney.
3) Didn't know he was one of the boys that hung out with Caulkin at the Neverland ranch.

There are actually a couple of choreographers that I'm concerned may not be involved with the show anymore - namely Robson and Shane Sparks.


yes, I'm also a bit concerned that we've not seen them with couples but they both did a group routine. Robson's was on week 1 and Sparks' was on week 2. (thanks wikipedia)

I think Sparks is also quite taken by his permanent judge spot on America's Best Dance Crew. (again thanks wikipedia)

FM

There are actually a couple of choreographers that I'm concerned may not be involved with the show anymore - namely Robson and Shane Sparks.


Like Frogman said, we've seen group numbers from both of them. I think the show is just trying to work in some new talent, and it's a good thing as long as they rotate everyone. Like you said, Robson's style is very distinctive (at least on the show) and I think it would start to lose a bit of its impact if we saw it too frequently.

Nigel points out short dancers on a regular basis, eh?

Can someone tell me who got eliminated?

Jessica's tits looked awesome

Can someone tell me who got eliminated?

comfort and Thayne

Jessica's tits looked awesome

playground for my face

comfort and Thayne

I liked Thayne but I am so glad that Comfort is gone. She was a "one trick pony" to me...she was an amazing hip hop style dancer, but everything else she struggled with, imo.

Jessica's tits looked awesome

Yes, they did. I'm getting tired of the Jessica bashing by the judges. Yes, her partner is an amazing dancer, but she has done well in a lot of the routines as well. Her performance in the first number Weds night was amazing. Yet, Nigel says that he wishes they could have gotten rid of 2 of the girls last night rather than eliminate Thayne. I think Thayne is a great technical dancer, but I don't think he has all of the qualities that they keep attributing to him.

I thought Comfort and Thayne were the next logical choice.

I'm also sick of the bashing of Jessica. Mia said a horrible thing a couple days ago, something about it being obvious Will is tired of carrying her. What the hell.

Also, as much as I like Kherington... I think that pair has fallen out of my top three as of this moment. I would rank Chelsia/Mark, Joshua/Katee, and Courtney/Gev above them right now in terms of how much I enjoyed their dancing the last couple of weeks. Jessica and Will are kind of the default last place for me right now.

I don't care for Jessica, something about her annoys me, but I can't put my finger on what it is. I did think that Mia was being exceptionally harsh saying Will had been carrying her and that he needed a new partner.

Joshua and Katee are my favorites right now, we missed the first couple of weeks, but the first one we watched was the week with their "Broadway" number, which I loved...they have been my favorite ever since then. I thought they kicked ass last night with the Bollywood routine and deserved all the praise they got.

I'm going to post this as a spoiler, just in case.

Well, there will be no more Jessica bashing, that's for sure. She quit due to an undisclosed injury, and Comfort is back. For some reason, Nigel was cryptic about the injury, only saying it would take 5 weeks to heal and that Jessica would address it later in the season.

Also, the couples are all being re-paired with different people (not sure if it was for this week, or next)

Dammit! I'm pissed, because Jessica is hawt, and my wife is going to be pissed because she hates Comfort...

Dammit! I'm pissed, because Jessica is hawt, and my wife is going to be pissed because she hates Comfort...

good thing KSyrup used the spoiler tags

hahaha. Dammit.

good thing KSyrup used the spoiler tags

Shit...sorry. :banghead:

Jeebs = Captain America

I have been very MIA from the board, but I have to say that this show is great. :)

Thats all I have for now.

I guess this is a spoiler, but considering the info, I'm sure there are some of you who will want advance warning of this information:



Someone will be dancing to Archuleta singing Imagine (not live, I assume). I thought I was done with him!

Also, a bit of cleanup about jessica - she broke a rib and has to quit in order to be healed up in time for the tour.

Ksyrup, say it ain't so!

Jessica looked so so hot. Hotter than at any point in the show, wow.

Wow. They murdered that two-step. I was excited to have the show demonstrate how difficult and technical country-western dance is, but that execution was abysmal.

I think most of the guys did well today. I'm guessing Mark or Gev go home. Mark because he didn't do great, and Gev because he did alright but people seem to like Mark a lot?

As for the ladies, before that final pair dance I thought Comfort would go home again... but now sadly I'm picking Kherington. For the last few weeks she seems to have gotten worse.

Joshua and Will were great. So were Katee and Chelsia, with Courtney being close behind.

This show is one of those shows that you can handle with ease, but would never watch if you had any say in it. That said, it isn't hard for me to see the beauty in dance. Flawless execution derived from study, sacrfice and practice is a beautiful thing. It's like watching Barry Sanders bounce off tackles, or Chuck Liddell sprawl to avoid takedowns.

The most impressive dancer so far, for me has been Joshua. I'm definitely partial to the urban dance styles, all of which he does extremely well, but it seems that he can own anything you give him. Bollywood? I don't claim to to know anything about Bollywood, but dude looked like he'd been doing it for years. I'd be really surprised if he didn't win it all. OK, I'll say this: If a guy wins, it'll be him.

Now, on to the real reason I sit there and watch without complaint: the rockin' bodies. Kherrington...good stuff right there. When they wrote that "never make a pretty woman your wife" song, they were talking about women like Kherrington. I'd be a basketcase with a wife who looked like her. "Uhh...where do you think you're going looking like that? The store? With lip gloss on...the store? Seriously? Don't you uhh...don't you think that burlap sack is a little too tight?"

And now a word on modern "interpretive" dance:

Nope.

Kherrington might actually be too beautiful to have sex with. It's like "why are you laying here letting me sweat all over you? Get out there and make the world a better place. How? Shit...just walk around town all day."

All the girls are pretty dope, though. I never really knew what the term "dancer's body" meant, but if this is it. I like it.

Yeah, I'm completely impressed by Joshua. First, dude looks like a football player who would never embarrass himself enough to admit liking to dance or certainly not dancing in public, and then when you consider his usual style, you figure he's just a one-trick pony. But after his solo last night, my wife and I both commented that we had forgotten what his usual style was because he was so good at doing everything they've thrown at him so far.

Jessica looked so so hot. Hotter than at any point in the show, wow.

I think most of the guys did well today. I'm guessing Mark or Gev go home. Mark because he didn't do great, and Gev because he did alright but people seem to like Mark a lot?

As for the ladies, before that final pair dance I thought Comfort would go home again... but now sadly I'm picking Kherington. For the last few weeks she seems to have gotten worse.

Joshua and Will were great. So were Katee and Chelsia, with Courtney being close behind.


Agreed. Jessica has always looked great, but last night was her most beautiful look.

I clearly think it is between Mark and Gev. I think Mark deserves to go, but I think he has more fans and Gev will go.

As far as the ladies, I think Comfort goes. Kherington had a bad night (although those shorts in her solo were delicious), but she has too many fans to go tonight I think.

Dola -

Agreed that Joshua has been extremely impressive and seems to have the fan support to win it all.

I have to disagree, Dr4fTJunk13. I watch the show because I want to and because the dancing is amazing. I don't watch because my wife does. I don't watch because there's nothing else on. I don't watch because the girls are super hot (which they are). I watch because dance is an amazing thing, even the "modern 'interpretive' dance" (contemporary) is unbelievable to watch. Had you mentioned disco I might have agreed with you, though.

Where I do agree with you is that Joshua impresses me more than anyone else on the show. He is ridiculous. I know Will is an amazing, well trained dancer, but every time I see Joshua dance I am in awe.

cue wedding video

I can't say I understand anything about dance, although I know enough to know when someone's good and when someone's bad. But it amazes me to hear the comments from the judges - especially the guests - who know this stuff inside and out and can verbalize what they are seeing on an emotional level. Admittedly, none of this stuff hits me like that. I really appreciate the fact that, when the judges are giving their comments, the producers add in snips of the performance to illustrate what the judges are talking about. That is extremely helpful to someone like me.

More than anything, I just appreciate this show because it feels so much more real than AI, from the dancers to the judges, to the fact that they get to perform dances mostly choreographed for them, and for the show. I don't get the feeling many of the AI contestants necessarily have music in the forefront as their "career." I guess that's part of the charm (at leasat in the early seasons), is that you can take someone working in a fast food restaurant and turn them into a recording star. But they seem to now have it on both ends - people who probably aren't good enough to be a star (Ramiele types) who, AI aside, weren't really focused on having a career in music, and then the ringers like Carly and others who are too professional for the show's original intent. With SYTYCD, nearly all of these people want this to be their careers, they are all talented, and there's a familiarity between some of the contestants and many of the people in the dance industry that makes it feel more legit. That's what makes this show, as a TV competition, compelling.

Don't forget that Cat Deely is fascinating to look at in a human/giraffe hybrid sort of way.

Yeah I watch it because I want to as well. I'm not married or anything, but I just find this show to be great. Everything about it is good. Nigel will sometimes make comments that reek of a producer trying to set something up, but that's my only complaint.

I agree with you EF27, in that I think Mark and Kherington have too many fans right now to get eliminated, so Gev and Comfort are likely to go.

Yeah I watch it because I want to as well. I'm not married or anything, but I just find this show to be great. Everything about it is good. Nigel will sometimes make comments that reek of a producer trying to set something up, but that's my only complaint.

I agree with you EF27, in that I think Mark and Kherington have too many fans right now to get eliminated, so Gev and Comfort are likely to go.

I would definitely agree. Nigel's blatant agenda (although its so blatant, it's acceptable) can be annoying. Especially his pandering to the choreographers. Of course, without the choreographers there would be no show, so you can't blame him.

Yeah, I'm completely impressed by Joshua. First, dude looks like a football player who would never embarrass himself enough to admit liking to dance or certainly not dancing in public, and then when you consider his usual style, you figure he's just a one-trick pony. But after his solo last night, my wife and I both commented that we had forgotten what his usual style was because he was so good at doing everything they've thrown at him so far.

I'm pretty sure he was a football player in HS. I ended up youtubing his audition and he did his thing, which was incredible, but also threw in some "traditional" dance moves, which included (excuse my lack of knowledge) one of those jumping split things. Wow, did he get an insane amout of air on that!!! Joshua is also great because he seems able to "be the dance." He adapts his personality to fit into each style.

Mad respect for him.

too much talking about dude dancers

I just realized that I started the American Idol thread and the So You Think You Can Dance thread.


ponderous.

I'm pretty sure he was a football player in HS. I ended up youtubing his audition and he did his thing, which was incredible, but also threw in some "traditional" dance moves, which included (excuse my lack of knowledge) one of those jumping split things. Wow, did he get an insane amout of air on that!!! Joshua is also great because he seems able to "be the dance." He adapts his personality to fit into each style.

Mad respect for him.

Yeah that jump thing was crazy. I liked him from then on.

too much talking about dude dancers

Kherington was my favourite at the start, but I really like Chelsie (seems like she has a funny personality, and is hot. The thing one of the judges said about her legs is so true. She's short, but her legs look so long), Courtney (sexy brunette, 'nuff said), and Katee (pretty hot, but very talented).

Kherington was my favourite at the start, but I really like Chelsie (seems like she has a funny personality, and is hot. The thing one of the judges said about her legs is so true. She's short, but her legs look so long), Courtney (sexy brunette, 'nuff said), and Katee (pretty hot, but very talented).

I'd love to cha cha cha all over Chelsie.

Actually I'd be nude with all 4.

Man in the boat overboard.

I'm pretty sure he was a football player in HS. I ended up youtubing his audition and he did his thing, which was incredible, but also threw in some "traditional" dance moves, which included (excuse my lack of knowledge) one of those jumping split things. Wow, did he get an insane amout of air on that!!! Joshua is also great because he seems able to "be the dance." He adapts his personality to fit into each style.

Mad respect for him.

He said at one point that he took dance lessons because he was a running back.

I just realized that I started the American Idol thread and the So You Think You Can Dance thread.


ponderous.

I started the Dancing With the Stars thread just for you, too. That's pretty much the trifecta.

I started the Dancing With the Stars thread just for you, too. That's pretty much the trifecta.

Time to do some soul searching.

too much talking about dude dancers

We're comfortable. :D

We're comfortable. :D

A little too comfortable.:p

Until you mentioned it I didn't realize there were guy dancers on the show.

A little too comfortable.:p

Until you mentioned it I didn't realize there were guy dancers on the show.

:lol:

I started the Dancing With the Stars thread just for you, too. That's pretty much the trifecta.

Nowhere near as impressive as a wigfecta though.

Insane results tonight. I didn't think he'd win it, but he should have gone further than this.

I know, Mark lasting over Will? I thought Mark wasn't in the same league as Will, Twitch, and Joshua. I think Courtney and Chelsia are hotter, but Katee is the best female dancer right now.

I know, Mark lasting over Will? I thought Mark wasn't in the same league as Will, Twitch, and Joshua. I think Courtney and Chelsia are hotter, but Katee is the best female dancer right now.


Chelsia? Are you still stuck on that girl from BB9?

What? Isn't that the short blond girl's name? She dances good and has a cute personality from what they've shown.

Dola,

No not that crazy crazy Chelsia!! Is this one spelled "Chelsea?" I hated that BB9 girl.

Yes, I believe she spells it Chelsea and she is the hottest one remaining in my opinion although Courtney is close behind. I agree that Katee has proven she is the best of them from a purely dancing perspective.

Yes, I believe she spells it Chelsea and she is the hottest one remaining in my opinion although Courtney is close behind. I agree that Katee has proven she is the best of them from a purely dancing perspective.

It's Chelsie ;)

Kinda shocked about tonight to be honest. I had Will in my top 2 guys from here on out simply on his versatility. I don't think we've seen him do the same thing twice in his solos. Yesterday's James Brown number was just great. Right now, Joshua is my odds on favorite guy with Mark second and Twitch third. I think Mark is a better all around dance than Twitch has shown to be, has probably received more formal training though too.

As for the girls, agree with Katee being good in everything she does, but I really like Courtney's passion. Even though she's small, she dances big, a little like it was said of Sabra last season. She gives herself all out in every one of her solos. Chelsie, poor Chelsie, she's a ballroom dancer and VERY good and hot at doing that, but ballroom dancer without a partner always look silly (cue to Pasha dancing with a mannequin last season)...

FM

mark is getting the gay vote

Courtney's hotter than Chelsie, IMO. Also, while I like Mark in the partnered numbers, I hate his solos. They're just so ODD...

for whatever reason, the results show didn't record for us. I was like, oh well, I'm sure they just got rid of Mark and Comfort.

it's a total shocker to see Will gone. He was my favorite, and I thought he was the best guy by a wide margin.

I think that piece about how Will got a scholarship to that ladys school really hurt him.

I think that piece about how Will got a scholarship to that ladys school really hurt him.

I thought about that too, not only that bit, but the whole "being reminded that he his being mentored by Debbie Allen" thing. People might have held this against him for some reason. I know it ticked me off a bit to hear them praise him so much when he was dancing with Jessica, as if he was a god of dance or something...

FM

I think Mark should have gone home last night, but then my next one off would have been Will. I think Joshua and Twitch are clearly the 2 most talented guys on the show...I will be happy with either of them winning.

For the girls, I love Katee and think she should be a finalist, but choosing between Chelsie and Courtney is tough. They have very different styles of dance, and are both really good at what they do. I think it's going to be a Katee/Chelsie final, only b/c Katee and Courtney have a similar style, and between the 2 of them, Katee seems to be the fan favorite. Katee is my choice to win it from the women.

Will was the best dancer on the show

Frickin' awesome episode tonight. No idea who will go home now.

Dola,
Cat Deely is an awesome host.

Frickin' awesome episode tonight. No idea who will go home now.


Agreed. Mrs. E and I have no idea who is going home, but we both really enjoyed tonight's episode. We just both agree that Joshua and Katee are safe.

The only person who I think MIGHT go home would be Twitch.. but even then, he did very well tonight.

Chelsie's legs.. Damn.

I think Mark has a pretty big fan base right now, and can see Twitch going home. I really have no idea who goes home with the women though. I really like them all.

If i had my choice it would be Mark.. he's a very good dancer, but imo a clear step behind Twitch and Joshua.. with Joshua being a full step above Twitch (although I like Twitch MUCH better in his solos than Joshua)

I think Twitch is a goner.

Anyone ever lick the screen when Chelsie is on?

Just curious.

Haven't licked yet. But I came close. Also when Courtney was wearing that half-dress.

Just got an email that the SYTYCD tour will be in ATL on 11/13, we'll be getting tickets this weekend!

They don't come anywhere close to here. :(

They don't come anywhere close to here. :(

I'll take some pictures for you ;) We are getting tickets tomorrow via the presale...not cheap, $55 and $38, haven't decided which ones we are going to go with yet.

I'll take some pictures for you ;) We are getting tickets tomorrow via the presale...not cheap, $55 and $38, haven't decided which ones we are going to go with yet.

Get ones that give you good pics. ;)

Can't they go to Fargo or something. Dammit.

I wonder if I bought tickets for my wife and myself if I would be able to lose her long enough to rub up against Jessica for a bit?

Awesome finale. Thought Katee would win, but any of the final four deserved it. Can't wait for the Canadian one to start in a couple months!

Anyone watching the Canadian version? I don't like the middle guy judge. I thought the Asian pop and locker or whatever did awesome to the classical music though.

no.

but the "real" version starts up soon

no.

but the "real" version starts up soon

what "real" version. The next season will only be next Summer. So you think you can dance, Dancing with the Stars is not...

FM

Wanna hear something stupid?

The finale of So You Think You Can Dance Canada was last night. First, all of last week, CTV announced it as being shown "LIVE" in the same breath as saying 9pm eastern and pacific. How can a show be live if it's shown three hours later on teh west coast?

I thought oh well. The show started at 9 eastern as announced and it was all cool until a commercial break at 9:25. You know the kind of newsbreak where they announce what they will talk about on teh 11pm news show. Lady goes on about the policital crisis in Ottowa, how it's election day today in Quebec, then she goes one and spill sthe bean: "In the So You Think You Can Dance Canada finale, Nico crowned winner".

She just spoiled it, just like that, 25 minutes into the two hour finale!!! :banghead:

What a frigging bunch of idiots. :mad:

FM

Wanna hear something stupid?

The finale of So You Think You Can Dance Canada was last night. First, all of last week, CTV announced it as being shown "LIVE" in the same breath as saying 9pm eastern and pacific. How can a show be live if it's shown three hours later on teh west coast?

I thought oh well. The show started at 9 eastern as announced and it was all cool until a commercial break at 9:25. You know the kind of newsbreak where they announce what they will talk about on teh 11pm news show. Lady goes on about the policital crisis in Ottowa, how it's election day today in Quebec, then she goes one and spill sthe bean: "In the So You Think You Can Dance Canada finale, Nico crowned winner".

She just spoiled it, just like that, 25 minutes into the two hour finale!!! :banghead:

What a frigging bunch of idiots. :mad:

FM

Another reason to get a DVR and start watching the show 30 minutes after it starts. You can get a lot done in those 30 minutes and still finish the show by 11:00 PM WITHOUT stupid newscaster spoilers. :)

At at least just fast forward through the freaking commercials...

It was on at 9pm here, which I felt was late considering it's a 2-hour show. But I'm glad Nico won. Him and Allie were my favourites in the end. Kinda sad Allie didn't get anything though. :( And I can't believe they didn't dance that Nico/Allie thing from the last episode... where Allie "had something to tell Nico before he went away for the war."