Well, I know that I can’t. I think its my hips. I just don’t have the hip control to make dancing look natural, so I generally stay off the dance floor. However, despite my general disdain for reality television, I really like So You Think You Can Dance. The performances are really fantastic and dance is one of the few visual arts that hasn’t been totally over saturated by our culture.
In fact, I feel like, for once, the people on a reality TV are getting famous for something. Let’s be honest here, the people on American Idol have been mostly underwhelming. Everyone on MTV’s shows are picked because they are either rich and stupid or so emotionally retarded that they’ll constantly churn out “good” television. On SYTYCD (sadly, a terrible acronym), these performers are really talented and are genuinely challenged by a wide variety of styles.
Of course, there is one annoying spot in this otherwise excellent television program: Mary Murphy. She’s the shrill, nasally judge that likes to scream and is always too harsh if she doesn’t like something and too excited when she does. Also, on Wednesday night’s show she looked like someone had attacked her with a Bedazzler. She needs a new wardrobe. Good thing the Nigel is the best and most balanced stodgy British judge on the American reality television circuit, otherwise it might make even a show full of talented people not worth watching.
For the record, the favorite couple in our house is Twitch and Kherrington. She is not only phenomenally talented, but she is SO hot to boot. Unless she seriously gaffs someplace along the line, I fully expect her to be in the top four. Twitch has a good shot to get into the top four as well. He’s talented, he’s surprisingly good at partnering and he’s more likable that just about anyone on that show. However, the humble and gentle nature of Joshua might put him into the top two guys instead, alongside the obvious choice Will.
Yes, I still hate reality TV and you’ll never convince me that the vast majority of it isn’t inane garbage preying on the stupidity of America… but I can confidently say that So You Think You Can Dance is worth watching.
