I don't think I need to present credentials as a fan of So You Think You Can Dance. There's a lot to love, but plenty of areas to improve. Here's my wish list for next season.
- Give us more time to get to know the contestants before making us eliminate 2. Maybe there could be an exhibition week.
- For the official
dancer photos, please find a photographer who doesn't do romance novel covers as their primary job. Let the photos actually look like the contestants. Oh yeah, and don't do the photoshoot on top of a Las Vegas hotel at noon. - Hire Tim Gunn and give him full veto power over Cat's wardrobe and the dancer's costumes.
- Let's go back to having Mary choreograph once in a while.
- Bring in some new choreographers. Rob Marshall has been suggested by at least one reader. I'd like to see Luam get a shot, and I'm sure there are plenty of other worthy talents out there.
- Let's cut out the minor pop star lip-syncing exhibitions. Give us more dance. Thanks for bringing on Jason Samuels Smith and Titus Fotso. More like that, pleeeeeeeze? Bring back some of our favorites from past seasons too.
- We watch the show to see what the dancers can do, not what the camera operators and directors can do. Please re-think the camera direction strategy from the ground up.
- Bring the show's website into the current millenium. The last video listed there right now is Cedric and Shauna's departure. How long ago was that??? There should be updates at least weekly. There should be judge's blogs. There should be choreographer's blogs. Look at Project Runway's website if you need an example of how it should be done.
- Let us celebrate with our winner. Don't make it an afterthought.
Anything to add? Did I miss something?
