What is the celebrity judges justification for being there this week?
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Non-Fiction TV: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own
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quester - Jul 13, 2011 4:24:39 pm PDT #17316 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
flea - Jul 13, 2011 4:25:27 pm PDT #17317 of 23273
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Who is the celebrity judge? I missed the whole first hour - came in with Jordan and Tadd also.
Vortex - Jul 13, 2011 4:26:11 pm PDT #17318 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Jesse Taylor Ferguson from Modern Family -- apparently used to be a Broadway dancer.
Dana - Jul 13, 2011 4:30:22 pm PDT #17319 of 23273
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
(I do not watch this show, but I think he was in the original cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which is very funny.)
quester - Jul 13, 2011 4:33:26 pm PDT #17320 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
So they have been doing two routines each this week?
le nubian - Jul 13, 2011 4:43:23 pm PDT #17321 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Priscilla Queen of the Desert - the musical. WTF is this musical about (I am on "America's Got Talent" now).
Why does the musical have women, not trans women, in it singing and in costume? Why is there a man dancing without singing and motioning the words to "MacArthur Park?"
I loved the movie, but this musical looks like a disaster from the snippet I am watching on AGT.
flea - Jul 13, 2011 4:45:35 pm PDT #17322 of 23273
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SYTYCD - another Melanie and Marko hit. Has she put a foot wrong yet? I want to see her dance with Alex Wong.
flea - Jul 13, 2011 4:54:56 pm PDT #17323 of 23273
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Oooh, NPH is going to be on!
Oh, nice props for my beloved Cat.
I liked the jive. I hate Jess, but he can dance.
Jesse - Jul 13, 2011 5:12:21 pm PDT #17324 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I want to see her dance with Alex Wong.
ME TOO. Crikey. Also, Ricky with anyone else. I was excited to hear them slightly down on Ryan this week! And also I forgot which was which for a minute, when Jesse said Ryan was flirting with him. Heh. I love Jesse Tyler Ferguson, but really, there is no need for the celebrity judge. (And he said his dance experience was mostly in a theme park....) Although I love that he called Cat out SO EFFING MUCH.
meara - Jul 13, 2011 8:03:58 pm PDT #17325 of 23273
OK, quick overview:
Love that the Modern Family guy said to give Cat an Emmy for reality show hosting! Right on! And while I'm not really loving what most of these celebrity guest judges have to say judging-wise, I do think it's kind of cool and adorable when they're big fans of the show and have clearly been watching this and past seasons.
So of the dancers and dances:
Sasha and Alexander: Watching the paso doble I mostly thought "SHE IS SO FIERCE I LOVE HER", and "he can barely keep up but I like him much better here than i often do". Didn't love the second piece at all.
Jordan and Tadd: Well, they called her out of the HMV poses in the DoD last week, but ya gotta admit, she does them very well. And again, liked the first dance, didn't love the second one (even though I'd forgotten that song, and now remember I like it)
Ryan and Ricky: Hate. Just hate. I thought their latin was a mess, and awkward looking all over the place. And they seemed subsumed by the makeup and costume in their first number.
Caitlynn and Mitchell: Wihtout the Uganda thing, that dance might've been better? Did he dance it better than her or do I just like guys doing hiphop better? I liked the choreography of the Janis number, but don't really want to see people dancing to Janis. At all.
Melanie and Marko: I just love them both lots. And the tango had some pretty fierce poses in it (though the judges being all "Better than the rehearsal!" seemed unfair to the viewing audience somehow...). And of course, loved the lightbulb dance (though if I hadn't heard the explanation, I might've thought she was going into the light and he was trying to stop her...er, in a death metaphor sort of way)
Clarice and Jess: Well, I liked her a lot better than him in this hip hop, so maybe it's not my preference for guys. I thought she seemed into it while he was dancing steps. And jive, just not my thing, so.
B3? Who the heck knows. I only wish they'd kick off Ryan, and I know it just won't happen.