So You Think You Can Dance

By Michael Pascua I hope that the show was really live because there were some awkward camera angles, a microphone that wasn't adjusted in the beginning, and graphics that appeared out of nowhere. Luckily, it was adjusted in the first five minutes, but it shows that SYTYCD was depending on their pre-taped n...

By Michael Pascua With only eight performances, the show felt like the critiques were longer than the actual dancing. If they inserted one large group dance, the show could have cut off some of Mary's more annoying comments.Continue reading Review: So You Think You Can Dance - Top 16 Perform

By Bob Sassone At 8, ABC has The CMA Awards.CBS has a new Old Christine at 8, followed by new episodes of Gary Unmarried, Criminal Minds, and CSI: NY.NBC has new episodes of Mercy, Law and Order: SVU, and The Jay Leno Show.FOX has a new So You Think You Can Dance at 8, followed by a new Glee.The CW has a new America's...

By Bob Sassone At 8, ABC has a new V, then a new Dancing with the Stars and In The Spotlight with Robin Roberts.CBS has a new NCIS at 8, followed by new episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife.NBC has a new, two-hour Biggest Loser at 8, followed by a new Jay Leno Show.FOX has a new, two-hour So You Think You Ca...

By Jason Hughes There were two that were absolutely amazing as well, one that may go down as one of the top SYTYCD dances of all time. But the most important question of the night was: Did the judges agree with me as to who should have gone home? Thankfully, by next week all these distractions will be sorted out...

By Bob Sassone TBS has a marathon of The Office all night.At 8, ABC has the series premiere of V, followed by new episodes of Dancing with the Stars and The Forgotten.CBS has a new NCIS at 8, then new episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife.NBC has a new, two-hour Biggest Loser, followed by a new Jay Leno S...

By Michael Pascua Musical Performance - Taylor Swift - "Jump then Fall" - Anyone notice that the stage Norah Jones had last week was just audience chairs? Taylor Swift is a horrible live singer (squeaking every time she sang the word "jump"), but luckily we had some professionals who reminded me of Ryan &am...

By Michael Pascua As we watch the dancers open the show, we start with the newest addition to the Top 20: Brandon. Even after meeting these contestants yesterday, I still don't know them. To make it worse, the sound people kept using the live mic on the tappers, and at first I thought my ears were going.Continue r...

By Michael Pascua I don't want to toot my own horn, but I predicted that illness would fell more reality show competitors in last week's TV Squad APB podcast. It turns out that the first to be affected was Billy Bell. Fox's official website posted a message wishing Billy a speedy recovery. There were no details o...

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By Michael Pascua S06E10) In a So You Think You Can Dance first, we get to meet the Top 20 before competition starts. It's nice to see the dancers doing well in their element before they fall apart trying to learn Disco, Bollywood, or Russian Folk. We also welcome Adam Shankman as a permanent judge. Nigel wants Pa...

By Nick Zaino The current slate of judges, including Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, and Adam Shankman (in for Mia Michaels), seems perfect. Other than the fact that I wish I had the technical know-how to develop a filter that would detect when Murphy is about to sound like a claxon and automatically adjust the vo...

By Bob Sassone At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour Dancing with the Stars, followed by a new Castle.NBC has a new Heroes at 8, then new episodes of Trauma and The Jay Leno Show.FOX has a new So You Think You Can Dance at 8, followed by a new Lie To Me.The CW has new episodes of One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl.ABC Family has a new...

By Jason Hughes S06E09) Tonight, we started with 38 dancers, and by the end of the hour, the Top 20 stood revealed. I'm never quite sure how to take these episodes; American Idol always has one, as well. For the most part, it's just contestants walking in front of the judges and hearing "Yes" or "No." For those o...

By Allison Waldman The story here is Adam Shankman. He's a director/choreographer and dancer. He's a judge on the current season of So You Think You Can Dance. His biggest credit is Hairspray, one of the few movie musicals that has made it to the big screen and was a bit hit in the last decade. Shankman should bring m...

By Michael Pascua So You Think You Can Dance may never be the same again. In all-capitalized Twitter messages, Mia Michaels has announced that she is quitting. The last of the three messages read: Mia Michaels wasn't the same strict choreographer last night in Vegas' callbacks. She was calm and organic with h...

By Michael Pascua S06E08) We're down to 77 contestants trying to get to the top 20 of So You Think You Can Dance. It's day two of Vegas and we follow the rest of the contestants as they go through choreography from several of our favorite choreographers including Making the Band's Lorrie Ann Gibson.

By Bob Sassone Hallmark has an I Love Lucy marathon all night.At 8, ABC has a new Hank, followed by new episodes of The Middle, Modern Family, Cougar Town, and Eastwick.CBS has a new Old Christine at 8, then new episodes of Gary Unmarried, Criminal Minds, and CSI: NY.NBC has new episodes of Mercy, Law and Orde...

By Jason Hughes S06E07) So many judges, so little time. Tyce DiOrio, Mia Michaels, Debbie Allen, Adam Shankman, Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe all sat in judgment of the 152 dancers who survived the audition rounds. The pace of the show picks up dramatically when we get to Vegas, and somehow I had myself conv...

By Jason Hughes What wasn't horrible was the caliber of talent in Utah. Granted, the competitors come from all over the country to these destination cities, but I feel confident in saying that we saw the widest array of the most impressive talent right here tonight. No wonder they saved it for last.Continue...

By Nick Zaino I've said before that So You Think You Can Dance is one of the few reality shows that I actually like, despite the fact that I'm not really one who appreciates dance as an artform. It's a show that I don't think exploits its contestants or talks down to its audience, and that seems to take its sub...

By Michael Pascua S06E05) After last night's supposed vagina-flashing, I was ready to watch Wednesday's episode of So You Think You Can Dance with a sharper eye. With Nigel away, we have Lil C and now permanent third judge Adam Shankman joining Mary Murphy.

By Michael Pascua S06E02) The auditions arrive for the first time in Phoenix, and our guest judge is Mia Michaels. Choreography was the focus this week, and we'll end up seeing Anya and Pasha's "simple" choreography a lot in the future. I'm disappointed that they don't change choreo every audition spot.

By Allison Waldman The only way Fox will air President Obama's prime time address next Wednesday will be if he joins the glee club. No, seriously, if the Prez could sing or dance with the kids at McKinley High School on the new Fox series, Glee, he'd have a better chance of getting air time than he does as the Comma...

By Jason Hughes S05E22) The judges were so excited about the final four that they even critiqued the solos. I was glad to see Adam Shankman on the panel as he's one of the few guest judges who truly offers quality criticism to the dancers. Surprisingly, hip-hop was completely absent tonight, but there were s...

By Jason Hughes Nigel Lythgoe really was serious about wanting to work with Paula Abdul again. Lythgoe used to be executive producer on American Idol, before he left to devote his full attention to So YouThink You Can Dance. This upcoming week, they'll be filming "Vegas Week" for the upcoming fall season s...

By Michael Pascua We continue the trend of reality show dance contestants showing up on other reality shows. Last season of America's Best Dance Crew Dominic (D-Trix), Hok, and Ryan, former contestants on So You Think You Can Dance, were part of Quest Crew and won. In the newest season, SYTYCD, finalist Dony...

By Jason Hughes Filed under: OpEd, So You Think You Can Dance I won't take all the credit for it. I'm sure plenty of people have blasted Katie Holmes' crappy performance on So You Think You Can Dance this week. Hell, he may not have even read it here, but my narcissism demands that I believe it to be so.

By Jason Hughes Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, So You Think You Can Dance Katie Holmes - "Get Happy" Well, this will certainly go down as one of the most hyped guest appearances ever on the show. But how did it go?Continue reading So You Think You Can Dance: 2 of 8 Voted Off

By Jason Hughes I'm not sure this offered each individual dancer the chance to shine that Travis indicated it would; either that or they were all shining in the same style. Nevertheless, it was a high energy performance. I actually found the lighting on the costumes a bit distracting from the performances...

By Jason Hughes It's a fair question. I'm not going to knock the skills the boys obviously have, but in a way this is a reality all-star crew of hip-hop dancers. Three of their performers are former finalists of FOX's summer hit So You Think You Can Dance. Hell, even judge Shane Sparks choreographed and judged...

By Kristin Sample Filed under: OpEd, Pickups and Renewals, So You Think You Can DanceLooks like next summer we are getting another season of So You Think You Can Dance. The dance competition will continue to rule the summer with its fifth season next year.

By Kristin Sample Filed under: OpEd, TV Squad Polls, Celebrities, So You Think You Can DanceReasons why I tune in to So You Think You Can Dance on both Wednesday and Thursday nights... 3. Cat Deeley and her outfits. Cat is a refreshing host: truly concerned for the SYTYCD hopefuls, genuinely excited for the guest...

By Jason Hughes Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, So You Think You Can Dance(S04E20) I think by the twentieth episode of American Idol we were just getting to "Hollywood Week." But here on SYTYCD we're on the cusp of the "Final Four!" Last week, we lost Will and Comfort. Comfort was due, but I really think M...

By Kristin Sample Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, So You Think You Can Dance(S04E17) Well, we've certainly moved on to the next part of the competition. America decides. And we don't have to listen to cranky Nigel or that lunatic Mary anymore. Lil C, however, I will listen to. I thought he was a great judge la...

By Joel Keller Filed under: TCA Press Tour, Casting, So You Think You Can DanceInteresting news coming from the first FOX press conference of the day here in Beverly Hills: top 10 finalist Jessica King has had to bow out of So You Think You Can Dance due to an unspecified injury. Comfort Fedoke, who was rece...

By Kristin Sample S04E15)It's time to find out which dancers will be going on tour after So You Think You Can Dance ends this August. I'm going to put it out there now (I think it's time): I want either Joshua or Katee to win this competition. I think it would be especially nice if the girl they almost didn't put on t...

By Kristin Sample Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Video, Celebrities, So You Think You Can DanceI know fans of So You Think You Can Dance have noticed that one of the best choreographers from show is absent this season. We know why Shane Sparks isn't on the program this summer, but what about Wade Robson? Many fa...

By Kristin Sample Filed under: OpEd, Video, TV Squad Lists, So You Think You Can DanceA few days ago I put together some of my favorite routines from So You Think You Can Dance. I have to thank you readers for reminding me how many other great routines the show has had. They are even some I forgot about entirely. But...

By Kristin Sample Filed under: OpEd, Video, TV Squad Lists, So You Think You Can DanceAt first, I was a little disappointed with this season's So You Think You Can Dance. I found most of the routines underwhelming. Furthermore, Mary and Nigel constantly telling us that it's the "best dancers they've ever had...

By Kristin Sample And we eliminated another two dancers last night on So You Think You Can Dance. Off we go! Opening Performance "Elevator" by Flo Rida featuring Timbaland (choreographer: Shane Sparks) What a great hip-hop performance! ...

By Kristin Sample S04E06) The first night of performances and we've got a lot to consider. Nigel and Mary were joined by hip-hop choreographer Dan Karaty at the judges table and they led us through ten couples. We saw everything from smooth waltz to Broadway. And only one thing is for certain: it's going to be a t...

By Kristin Sample Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, So You Think You Can Dance(S04E01) It's back! *sings terribly* "Oh, I wanna dance with somebody. With somebody who loves me!" I am psyched for So You Think You Can Dance. We kicked off tonight with the L.A. auditions and a two-hour season premiere. There were...

By Jason Hughes Filed under: Other Reality Shows, American Idol, Contestants, News and GossipIs David Cook dating Lacey Schwimmer? OK! magazine is reporting that the American Idol front-runner (he's one of 'em) has hooked up with the So You Think You Can Dance favorite during the taping of last week's...

By Brett Love Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Episode Reviews(S03E03) With one last stop in Atlanta, the audition tour for season three comes to an end. I think that's a good thing. The audition episodes aren't terrible or anything, but the sooner the show can get down to the serious competition, the b...