Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Around The Web
Reality TV Calendar always does a good job with recaps. Last night's show is no exception.
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The same can be said for Adam B. Vary at EW.com:
Beyond the fact that Hok can do terrifying things with his stomach muscles — and was denied his rightful spot in the season 2 top 20 because of a visa snafu (PS: I liked Nigel's hair better last season) — he is as inventive, adventurous, appealing, and entertaining a dancer as I've ever seen on SYTYCD. It's still up in the air whether Hok can go the distance — those pesky paso dobles are looming on the horizon — but if I were a betting man, I'd peg Hok to make it to the final four.
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We get a dance student's perspective at shimmyblog.
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Recaps
Curlio.com recaps last night's show here.
Ricky.org seems to have most of the show posted as video clips, starting with Hawk's audition here.
TVGrapevine.com has a detailed recap here and here.
TVSquad has all the details here.
David Valdes at criticsrant.com gets off the couch and says something about last night's show.
More to come.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Highlights for LA/Chicago Audition Show
Tonight's So You Think You Can Dance audition show was highlighted by the triumphant return of street dancer Hokuto “Hawk” Konishi. Hawk created an instant youtube classic with an audition of several styles, including old skool, and an homage to last season's winner, Benji Schwimmer.
Benji and his sister Lacey were another highlight, with Lacey proving that talent runs in the family. Houston popper Phillip Chbeeb made tv screens across America go all wiggly, and had judge Shane Sparks in awe. Yesamin Gomez had Shane standing and later passed choreography to go to Las Vegas. Jon "Quincy" Vereen is a guy with a prosthetic left leg, a great attitude, and the best big sister in the world. Unfortunately, his "good" ankle couldn't stand up to the strain, and he had to bow out, despite being invited to the choreography round.
Join us tomorrow for full recaps.
Watch for Benji and Hawk Tonight
Unfortunately, I don't have time to put together a proper preview of tonight's audition show from LA and Chicago, but watch for season 2 winner Benji Schwimmer to make an appearance. I wonder if he'll be the third judge. That would be interesting.
Also, remember Hokuto “Hawk” Konishi, the incredible street dancer who was sidelined by visa issues during season 2 auditions? Nigel invited him back, and he has been spotted in previews for tonight's show. That makes sense, as according to his MySpace page, he has moved to LA.
