Oh, I know, and I’ve been a fan of the show for a while. I’m just not sure that I need to subject myself to yet another show that unashamedly and intentionally hypes up displays of such broad, unexpected and unnecessary heterosexist nastiness. Especially since, as has been noted, in the world of dance, gay men aren’t exactly thin on the ground, there’s just no excuse for being a dance professional in the western world and being all precious and delicate about the concepts in the way that Nigel and Mary both seemed to be. No point in raising my blood pressure, you know?
At first I thought she was just acting, but you’re right, she really did seem crushed by the news. She seemed way too pretty to be that weird.
One thing I always love is how well mannered the dancers are, well, except for some of the freak show ones. (Will we be subjected to Sex yet again?) When critiqued they listen and seem to genuinely consider what is said vs. so many of the singers who seem to have an attitude of “I am perfect.”
Maybe it comes from taking years of classes? Because outside of the hiphoppers, they all seem to spent half their lifes in dance studios.
You’re probably right. I think some people have natural talent when it comes to singing, and they’ll go on a show like American Idol, without putting a single hour in of practice, other than singing in their cars, and be told they’re brilliant. Their ego quickly gets inflated rather quickly.
Although some individuals are athletically gifted, no one can just do what these dancers do without a staggering amount of practice. It takes ridiculous amounts of sweat, humbling work, broken toes, and bruised bodies, not to mentioned crushed egos on a regular basis.
Yay, another really good tapper, and he also goes straight to Vegas.
“It’s like dance became my outlet, ‘cause I can’t really talk to anyone about it… but I’ll tell millions of people and use it as a ploy to get the judges’ pity vote.” Gah. :rolleyes:
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again- I Just Do Not Get contemporary/lyrical.
Looks like it. Ugh.
Yeah, but she was really friggen cute though.
Yet another thing I like about this show. They show three episodes’ worth of raw auditions – enough to get a sense of what that was like, hear a montage of “third judge” comments like the one last night (funny shit), see a couple of absurdly bad dancers, see a few “hm, bet they make it to final 20” dancers, get a couple of human interest stories – then it’s on to Vegas for two episodes, then we get right down to business.
Top 20 competition begins Wednesday after next.
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I watched the first half. I’m stunned by the lack of self-awareness in these auditions. Same with Idol. Are these people without friends, mirrors or families? The dude with “no bones” who needed a medic afterward…he struck me as a guy with obvious issues and I’m a bit bothered that they used his audition on the show.
That said, the superb quality of female abs is both awesome and depressing. Those chicks got it goin’ on six ways from Sunday. I love this show!
But Squealing/Cackling Judge needs to fucking GO, already.
I’m just like glad to see Evan (and now his brother!) back again this year and already put straight through to Vegas. He was one of my early-on favorites last year and I was sad when he didn’t make it. This time, especially with the sib’s funny routine involving the whoopie cushion, maybe they’ll be a force to be reckoned with.
Go Evan!!
I watched the second episode and really liked the two tap dancers, and the cha cha couple with the amazing lifts. My wife complains that there are so few ballroom dancers. I agree that many of the other dancers should ask someone to critique them before trying something they have rehearsed for a day in front of a national audience. I would suggest if they have never stepped in a dance studio and seen the quality of the other dancers, they have no business being on the show. Btw, I saw Sex in the previews for tonite. I think at this point they pay the guy to appear.
I’m really tired of the in-depth retrospectives of the people who are clearly delusional and have no business being there. I think the whole “let’s point and laugh at the guy who can’t dance but thinks he can!” thing is really old, kind of mean, and overall unnecessary. And it’s not enough that we get to laugh at them during their audition, and then again as the judges draw out their negative comments and keep the person on stage to listen to how bad they were, but we have to have a 5 minute story about them before they even get to the stage. C’mon, SYTYCD- pull yourself up out of the mire and show some class.
And more girls with really nice abs.
Ok, I’m watching on DVR, and I just have to ask. . . who peed in Tyce’s cornflakes? I didn’t remember him being such a (rude) drama mama in prior seasons.
Our Fox feed froze for the grand Sex showdown, and was only fixed for the “Dick Clark Productions” credit. I wonder how many complaints (or thanks?) they’ll get.
I hate the fucking drug-out auditions for this and Idol. Just show us the best and worst in one show and move on to the final picks. Sometimes these judges can be pretty douchey too. And Nigel looks like hell at times -like a drunken old street bum.
Hey my wife makes me watch.
Does anyone else thing that FOX seeks Sex out for every audition and pays his way? Seems kind of hinky to me.
I was really bothered, bordering on offended, by the whole Sex thing at the end. He is a sad, sad little man with serious mental and emotional problems, and mocking and harassing him like that was unnecessary and cruel. And dragging that other guy into it – he seems like another bad dancer, but not particularly delusional, and setting him up for that “battle” at the end – WTF?
Does it seem like there’s a whole lot more women who audition than men? It seems like there’s about a 3 to 1 disparity. If so, getting in the top 20 must be a lot easier (comparatively) for the men.
As far as the delutional auditioners: My wife remarked that there seem to be many fewer than in Idol, or they show a lot fewer. I’m wondering whether it’s because it’s easier to deceive yourself about your own singing than your own dancing. I mean, everyone sounds good to themselves singing in the shower, but it’s harder to fool yourself on the dance floor, especially when you compare yourself to some of the contestants.