Strangely, this is the one series where I actively don't want to see narrativizing -- just show the contestants dance, please! Because there are some amazing breakers, like that Jamile d00d who did a hott jive/swing number!
But God, these episodes are long.
― Leeeeeeee (Leee), Friday, 19 August 2005 05:55 (7 years ago) Permalink
― Trayce (trayce), Friday, 19 August 2005 06:56 (7 years ago) Permalink
― Menelaus Darcy (Menelaus Darcy), Friday, 19 August 2005 09:38 (7 years ago) Permalink
― rrrobyn (rrrobyn), Friday, 19 August 2005 15:47 (7 years ago) Permalink
rrrobyn, yes it was utterly addictive during try-outs, though I would say that that portion of the show (documentary with a judging aspect) was a different kind of reality tv than the kind it is now (talent-show).
Seriously, I think jive is the new best thing ever now.
― Leeeeeeee (Leee), Friday, 19 August 2005 17:04 (7 years ago) Permalink
― Leeeeeeee (Leee), Sunday, 28 August 2005 00:25 (7 years ago) Permalink
― Leeeeeeee (Leee), Sunday, 28 August 2005 00:42 (7 years ago) Permalink
― Leeeeeeee (Leee), Thursday, 1 September 2005 03:40 (7 years ago) Permalink
― Alex in Sacramento, Thursday, 1 September 2005 04:15 (7 years ago) Permalink
Kamilah, on the other hand.
― Leeeeeeee (Leee), Thursday, 1 September 2005 04:18 (7 years ago) Permalink
― Leeeeeeeee (Leee), Saturday, 10 September 2005 18:15 (7 years ago) Permalink
(Nota bene: the file is misnamed, as it indeed is of the hott hip hop routine.)
― Leeeeeeeee (Leee), Saturday, 10 September 2005 18:29 (7 years ago) Permalink
I saw a couple of episodes on dvd through a friend here in Australia and it is awesome. I hear the series are coming down under but not sure yet.
If it came to Sydney it will be great to see dancers from 7 Flavours like Csaba Szirmai, Laura New and Supple go the distance with it.
Life is like a dance!!!
― Jacqueline, Sunday, 30 April 2006 05:52 (7 years ago) Permalink
As of yet, I'm digging it way more than I ever dug American Idol.
But I think that's only because the cross-dressing "Flashdance" performer is actually John Cameron Mitchell.
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Friday, 26 May 2006 00:16 (6 years ago) Permalink
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― rrrobyn (rrrobyn), Friday, 26 May 2006 00:22 (6 years ago) Permalink
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Friday, 26 May 2006 00:42 (6 years ago) Permalink
The popping guy - that was incredible.
― Jaq (Jaq), Friday, 26 May 2006 04:11 (6 years ago) Permalink
also, as i posted on another thread, the dude w/ the angelina jolie lips saying "i exuberate fantasticisms" had my sister and i rolling with laughter.
i got bored about halfway through the show tonight, though, so i'm not sure i'll watch past the auditions.
― tehresa (tehresa), Friday, 26 May 2006 04:22 (6 years ago) Permalink
― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Thursday, 27 July 2006 05:24 (6 years ago) Permalink
DANG R U STOKED FOR 2MORROW NITE?
― Leee, Wednesday, 23 May 2007 17:27 (6 years ago) Permalink
Excuse me. I am in the wrong thread.
― Aimless, Thursday, 24 May 2007 02:45 (5 years ago) Permalink
Aimless doesn't think he can dance!
― Leee, Thursday, 24 May 2007 18:39 (5 years ago) Permalink
this is the show i got my vcr out for last summer! but now i'm putting my tv on the curb! i hope people will internet it
again: way better than that other show, with the singing
― rrrobyn, Thursday, 24 May 2007 20:25 (5 years ago) Permalink
Agreed! I don't know why I think that, maybe it's because I have better music taste than dance taste.
PS - rrrobyn you might be pleased to know that some people -- e.g. me this um friend of mine -- do in fact internet the show. As to whether this friend will continue to do so for this season, well, Paypal always helps!
― Leee, Thursday, 24 May 2007 20:30 (5 years ago) Permalink
ohmy
― rrrobyn, Thursday, 24 May 2007 20:43 (5 years ago) Permalink
Uh, boring.
― Leee, Friday, 25 May 2007 16:50 (5 years ago) Permalink
Sex = NO
― HI DERE, Friday, 25 May 2007 17:00 (5 years ago) Permalink
Was that Jamal fellow a plant? No way that he'd get a second audition to do his swing routine and THEN get to fool around waiting for the DO-DOOT DOOTs to kick in and then FLATTEN the judges, and THEN make it past the choreography if the judges/producers didn't know at least some of his plan.
― Leee, Friday, 25 May 2007 18:07 (5 years ago) Permalink
― Will M., Friday, 25 May 2007 20:44 (5 years ago) Permalink
waht
― HI DERE, Friday, 25 May 2007 20:57 (5 years ago) Permalink
I almost set that as my desktop background, then I remembered I am at work
― Curt1s Stephens, Friday, 25 May 2007 20:57 (5 years ago) Permalink
I believe that would be harder to explain than glowstick cat, yes.
― HI DERE, Friday, 25 May 2007 21:02 (5 years ago) Permalink
― elmo argonaut, Friday, 25 May 2007 21:16 (5 years ago) Permalink
― elmo argonaut, Friday, 25 May 2007 21:17 (5 years ago) Permalink
OK. I have to remember the search is "c'mere."
― Eric H., Sunday, 3 June 2007 05:30 (5 years ago) Permalink
I like the guy who went on a big spiel about how b-boys have nothing to do with breakdancing.
― Michael F Gill, Sunday, 3 June 2007 07:17 (5 years ago) Permalink
oh i didn't realize ppl were watching this show! i was pleased to see the sex return, if only for roffles. i remember watching it last yr w/ sister and lolling over him. but i will probably stop watching after auditions rounds are over, as i have for the two seasons before.
― tehresa, Sunday, 3 June 2007 08:26 (5 years ago) Permalink
Show was pretty great tonight, this group seems as good as last year.
― Michael F Gill, Thursday, 14 June 2007 02:01 (5 years ago) Permalink
Come now, ladies and fellows! Join me in being gob-smacked by the results last night! Untapped potential trumping whatever Jimmy brought to the table! (Actually I was starting to dig Jimmy, he really commits to his routines.)
― Leee, Friday, 22 June 2007 18:22 (5 years ago) Permalink
Nigel showing tough love. Jimmy wasn't going to win. Cedric won't win either, but he can do a lot of stuff that NO ONE can do. Funny how Nigel was carving up Ced this week in apparent contradiction of what he said last week - namely, that breakers should get a fair shake. Watch for big improvement in Cedric now that his deadweight partner is gone.
― Dimension 5ive, Friday, 22 June 2007 19:06 (5 years ago) Permalink
I've only seen like five minutes of this, but both times it was Lacey dancing and daaaaaaamn.
― milo z, Friday, 22 June 2007 19:10 (5 years ago) Permalink
I am loving this group so far. So much talent to go around!
Dominic/Sabra, Jesus/Sara: Both are adorable. I didn't think Dom could pull off contemporary so well.
Lacey/Kameron and Lauren/Neil are probably the couples that will sail through thanks to the teen vote. I'm sort of meh on them both so far, although I'd like to see what Lacey does in her own style.
Partnering Danny and Anya is sort of unfair to the rest, they both seem to be such seasoned veterans. I'd say they are the frontrunners.
I really like Pasha, and Shauna was really great this week. Not so into their partners. Cedric just needs to get it together for a routine, so he doesn't have to save himself yet again with one of his emo hip-hop solos.
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 23 June 2007 10:34 (5 years ago) Permalink
I think my appreciation for Shauna went up a notch when she said one of her ambitions is to be a "techno singer."
― Michael F Gill, Thursday, 28 June 2007 04:28 (5 years ago) Permalink
okay maybe i was wrong about cedric, but wasn't it the choreography at fault rather than anything he did or didnt do on the dance floor?
― Dimension 5ive, Thursday, 28 June 2007 05:24 (5 years ago) Permalink
I think he sort of had a death wish no matter what. At least he got a scholarship out of it.
― Michael F Gill, Thursday, 28 June 2007 06:36 (5 years ago) Permalink
Okay, this is going to be unforgivably mean:
When Pasha stepped out onto the dance floor with the choreographer's assistant, I missed the first 45 seconds of their routine because I was shrieking with hysterical laughter. I think it was the cardigan that put me over the edge.
― HI DERE, Thursday, 28 June 2007 11:22 (5 years ago) Permalink
guys, that hok/jaimie thing was like woah.
dimension, it was the choreography that made cedric blah, but the reason the choreography was like that was because he apparently wasn't capable of dancing the routine in that style/with his partner so they tried to cleverly hide it.
yeah the pasha thing was a little redic. i understand they didn't want her to be considered as part of the duo, but the cardigan!? and damn, if you're gonna put a big girl out there in a short skirt, at least make sure she's comfortable in it and won't be pulling it down mid-dance every time it starts to ride up!!
― tehresa, Thursday, 28 June 2007 12:11 (5 years ago) Permalink
They spend so much time talking about Danny/Anya and they are both really, really good, but Dominic/Sabra are just an order of magnitude better than them. If Dominic doesn't win the whole thing, I will be very surprised.
― HI DERE, Thursday, 28 June 2007 12:13 (5 years ago) Permalink
(Also cosign to Hok/Jaimie routine, wo)
― HI DERE, Thursday, 28 June 2007 12:14 (5 years ago) Permalink
Just for posterity, I'd like to chime in and say season 7 was really awesome despite the injuries. Can we please keep Kathryn, Allison, and Pasha around for a long time?
― Michael F Gill, Friday, 3 September 2010 23:34 (2 years ago) Permalink
i liked the all star thing! i think it made the dances better.
― tehresa, Friday, 3 September 2010 23:49 (2 years ago) Permalink
Allison is a total force of nature
― feel free to answer my Korn Kuestion (HI DERE), Friday, 3 September 2010 23:50 (2 years ago) Permalink
I need to confine my SYTYCD talk here and not other places.
― Leee, Saturday, 4 September 2010 01:07 (2 years ago) Permalink
I think having the all-stars also inspired the choreographers, and made them less apt to water down or hold back in their genres.
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 4 September 2010 03:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
the all-stars thing was a fantastic idea, hope they keep it going.
― just1n3, Saturday, 4 September 2010 03:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
Bumping this only to complain about the show calling referring to Oakland as "San Francisco."
― Doctoral Who (Leee), Saturday, 28 May 2011 17:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
Lil C: "When it comes to Sonya…S is for synergy. O is for obstacles. N is for never. Y is for YES. A is for abstract. You guys are the epitome of Sonya."
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 11 June 2011 01:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
Lil C is a complete weirdo, he tries way too hard. Mary was annoying on thursday too. The group looks good tho, plenty of hip hoppers which is always welcome. I like how they formatted the show, making Vegas week go fast and the final cuts less of a big deal, just get em dancing like they did.
― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Saturday, 11 June 2011 03:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
I thought the dancing was pretty uniformly awesome, although that should be expected on a "Meet the Top 20" night.
For however weird Lil C is, I think he's a necessary presence on the show. Much prefer his commentary than the fluffy compliments and gushing others seem to give.
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 11 June 2011 16:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yah I actually like Lil C, he just needs to tame the "hey I know big words" schtick a little. Great dancer too. All the judges have their place and I really like the rotating cast of characters angle, its one of the reasons I like SYTYCD. That ballroom girl is fantastic btw, her legs look like they're chiseled from stone.
― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Sunday, 12 June 2011 07:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
Michael, I wish I were as optimistic as you, I haven't seen a mind-blowing routine on the show in quite a while (and I'm including Alex's hip hop w/ Twitch). Can you teach me to be more sanguine?
― Doctoral Who (Leee), Sunday, 12 June 2011 20:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm also slightly wary about the style imbalance with the girls, and how it codes contemporary as female and hip hop as male.
― Doctoral Who (Leee), Sunday, 12 June 2011 20:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
That tap routine was INSANE
― low-rent black gangster nicknamed Bootsy (DJP), Sunday, 12 June 2011 21:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
Lee, I wish I could.
Also, this show is on Hulu now, which is really helpful for me since I no longer have a DVR or many Wednesdays free.
― Michael F Gill, Monday, 13 June 2011 22:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
I liked the fact that Travis used Passion Pit as his music more than I liked his routine
― low-rent black gangster nicknamed Bootsy (DJP), Monday, 13 June 2011 22:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
I was amused how many people used dubstep for their audition music. It certainly makes sense for the pop-and-lock dancers.
― Michael F Gill, Monday, 13 June 2011 22:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
haha yeah, after the first audition I pointed it out as an example to my wife (we'd had a conversation about it before where I'd tried to describe it unsuccessfully, I think re: the breakdown in "Hold It Against Me") and during all the subsequent auditions she was all "... wow dubstep is really popular, huh"
― low-rent black gangster nicknamed Bootsy (DJP), Monday, 13 June 2011 22:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
ha, had that same discussion with my wife too.
― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Monday, 13 June 2011 22:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
First injury of the season: Mitchell is sidelined this week with shoulder trouble.
― Finally "got" milk! (Paul in Santa Cruz), Wednesday, 15 June 2011 17:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
Can anyone view this?
― E.L. Doctorow Who (Leee), Saturday, 18 June 2011 23:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Matt Groening's Cousin (Leee), Saturday, 2 July 2011 23:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
Melanie + Marko are pretty amazing so far.
― Michael F Gill, Sunday, 3 July 2011 01:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
imo Sasha pwnz.
― Matt Groening's Cousin (Leee), Sunday, 3 July 2011 01:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
Sasha and Jess are killing it, and are totally overshadowing their partners.
The ballroom routines seem better than usual so far. The Caitlyn/Mitchell samba was fiiiire.
― Michael F Gill, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 02:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
Oh my god.
Oh my god!
― I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Man Grown (Leee), Sunday, 24 July 2011 20:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
who choreographed that? (i keep forgetting this is on hulu and i'm waaay behind)
― just1n3, Sunday, 24 July 2011 23:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
Christopher Scott (dancer/choreographer for LXD). This is the routine I've been waiting for for the past 2, 3, 4 seasons.
― I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Man Grown (Leee), Sunday, 24 July 2011 23:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
This season has been pretty amazing, dance-wise, I can barely take it all in. I really enjoy seeing the old all-stars again. Melanie and Sasha have been running away with the competition for weeks. And yes I have noticed that Melanie has gotten jazz and contemporary pretty much every week and no I do not care in the slightest because I love watching her dance.
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 30 July 2011 22:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
I don't feel the season overall quite as much (which is par for the course), though my biggest peeve is the overabundance of contemporary/modern/jazz numbers, and, more to the point, routines with an explicitly romantic element, which really makes everything blend together.
― La Petite Mordy (Leee), Saturday, 30 July 2011 23:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
Finale!!! Is everyone watching Runway?
― his loser, bum of a son, named Jesus Christ (Leee), Thursday, 11 August 2011 04:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
so i basically missed this entire season and now that the finale's over and i accidentally saw who won is it even worth watching?
― tehresa, Saturday, 13 August 2011 17:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
Teh!
Depends on your tolerance for contemporary/jazz, which overwhelmed the season, for better or for worse. If you just want the highlights, go for the hip-hop I linked upthread (which is all-time epic imo), and these two:
Michael can probably recommend Melanie's best routines, but to me they all blur together into a melismatic blob.
― his loser, bum of a son, named Jesus Christ (Leee), Saturday, 13 August 2011 17:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yes I liked this season a lot, but I've liked them all. Great pairing of the partner plus the all-star format. Some of the guest judges were interesting for once (Neil Patrick Harris, Lady Gaga). As for the contemporary/jazz dominance, I don't mind it. It's definitely a niche that SYTYCD fills that, as far as I know, the other dance shows don't tackle.
I did feel that Melanie and Sasha (and occasionally Marko) overshadowed most of the other contestants this season. I really do think Melanie is one of the best dancers they've had, in terms of technique/acting/personality. I think my favorite dance of hers might be the hip-hop with Marko, but I felt really drawn in by her facial expressions/body language in every piece she did.
― Michael F Gill, Monday, 15 August 2011 04:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
Hey it's back.
― Captain Jean-Luc Godard (Leee), Sunday, 27 May 2012 01:48 (11 months ago) Permalink
I saw this the other night while channel flipping and got excited but bf was like "uh no" which is fair (to his credit he has suffered through episodes of fashion star and smash). So I'm going to have to watch in secret or something...
― tehresa, Sunday, 27 May 2012 13:48 (11 months ago) Permalink
lol Fashion Star, did they find the new Diane Von Fistenbug?
Tell him there are some great hip-hop auditions in the first ep, which was how I, a fabulously butch bro's bro, got hooked on this show in the first place.
― Captain Jean-Luc Godard (Leee), Sunday, 27 May 2012 20:09 (11 months ago) Permalink
it's on hulu, tza, so you can watch it when he's out!
i missed the last season or two, so i'm making a concerted effort to watch this one.
― just1n3, Sunday, 27 May 2012 20:11 (11 months ago) Permalink
That's a good idea, this season could be its last.
― Captain Jean-Luc Godard (Leee), Sunday, 27 May 2012 20:13 (11 months ago) Permalink
what do you think about professional dancers being able to audition for the show and get into the top 20? idk, it seems unfair to me, two of the guys already have distinguished dance careers, surely this show is for spotlighting dancers who haven't broken through yet and giving them a career opening?
― just1n3, Thursday, 28 June 2012 19:57 (10 months ago) Permalink
It's literally nothing new, professionals have been on the show since the first season. I also don't know how distinguished Chehon and Daniel can be, they're still in their early 20s.
As much of a trial last year was, I'm kind of looking forward this year!
― Moves Like Zappa (Leee), Friday, 29 June 2012 01:34 (10 months ago) Permalink
Holy kittens, Cat just tweeted at me! =^_^=
― Tom Crucifictorious (Leee), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 01:43 (10 months ago) Permalink
Maybe I'll get back into this this season.
― old people are made of poop (Eric H.), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 01:46 (10 months ago) Permalink
woah, congrats Leee!
― I see you, Pineapple Teef (DJP), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 03:04 (10 months ago) Permalink
https://twitter.com/catdeeley/status/220214250654793728
Also got replies from Eliana and Brandon! Ayo technology.
― Tom Crucifictorious (Leee), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 04:29 (10 months ago) Permalink
okay, this year's elimination pattern is going to be totally lol
I guess all of that camera time really helped people decide that they just did not like Daniel and Alexa
also RIP ballroom, you were awesome while it lasted
― PITILESS LIVE SHOW (DJP), Thursday, 19 July 2012 13:26 (10 months ago) Permalink
Tango was LEGIT, though. Hip hop's in a worse state, imo.
― Nothing cracks a turtle like Leeeon Uris (Leee), Friday, 20 July 2012 05:01 (10 months ago) Permalink
Oh yeah that tango was the BUSINESS
― PITILESS LIVE SHOW (DJP), Friday, 20 July 2012 12:12 (10 months ago) Permalink
Quality control is a bit erratic so far, and maybe a little flat. The bathtub routine and the one with the sexy dentist were pretty DOA. Audrey and Matthew are the biggest surprises for me so far.
Also, glad to see Kathryn (S6) being the female lead in the newest Step Up movie. Love her.
― Michael F Gill, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 01:17 (9 months ago) Permalink
Back this Tuesday.
― Gregor Sansa (Leee), Monday, 13 May 2013 03:36 (1 week ago) Permalink