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hilarious review on EW.com...

posted 15 years ago by david-3369
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'Superstars of Dance' premiere: Just, WHY?

Jan 5, 2009, 01:50 PM | by Annie Barrett

Last night's premiere of NBC's Superstars of Dance, hosted by Lord of the Dance and Caricature of Self Michael Flatley (DANCLRD for short), provided an excellent second-rate substitute for anyone who missed the Olympics and needed a two-hour recap. There was a parade! Lots of color! Rhythmic gymnastics! A lady straddling a chair!

Okay, fine, this actually played out nothing like the Olympics but a lot like a forced SNL sketch -- specifically, the painstaking introduction of the mind-blowingly useless international judging panel. I do recommend viewing the show as if it's an intentionally arranged nightmare...which is pretty much the definition of what it is ANYWAY...aggghh, mind melt!

P-Dubs, I gave this spectacle a chance, but I could barely keep my head above sea-of-liquid-cheese level a few routines after So You Think You Can Dance alums Anya and Pasha (pictured) slithered through a seriously hot number set to a pounding Russian song featuring dial tones. That really did rule. At 10 p.m., exhausted and gurgling, I was honestly shocked that the premiere would last another hour -- not to mention the two-hour extension of the premiere that'll air tonight.

So many questions. Are you still alive? Will you tune in again? Was I the only one confused by that one judge's repeated shouts of "NO!" when he pretty much meant yes, a.k.a. 9?

How on earth should Irish stepping be judged alongside South African gumboot dance and the little Chinese girl with her sad ribbon? As EW.com's DWTS "expert" and superfan, who exactly do I think I'm kidding? To sum it all up...WHY?

[–] sandserpent 15 years ago

Hey david-3369, nice to see you again. Thanks for posting this. I'm really just as confused as everyone else seems to be about this show. While I actually enjoyed watching the dancing (especially Pasha and Anya and that scorching hot tango by the Argentinean team) I thought the judging was pointless for so many reasons. One thing that bothers me, is unless these judges are experts on every type of world dance (which I seriously doubt) how can they even know what they are even supposed to be scoring the performance on? And then they don't allow the judge from the country that's dancing to score, when that person is really the only one truly qualified to judge it. I did find the Chinese judge with his deadpan delivery rather amusing, though. I do have to agree with the author of the article in asking "Why?" I would have enjoyed the show much more if it were done as a simple dance/variety format like shows from the 60's and 70's.

Closing time James...last call.

[–] david-3369 15 years ago

One thing that bothers me, is unless these judges are experts on every type of world dance (which I seriously doubt) how can they even know what they are even supposed to be scoring the performance on?

So true... sandgoddess!

And obviously the whole "competition" part of this exhibition of cultural dances from around the world, makes NO sense to anybody... except for:

Nigel "Keep Repeating the Formula that has Made Me A Lot of Money" Lythgoe!

Oh well... maybe they will keep tweaking this show until it eventually is semi-exciting.... or, maybe not.

[–] sandserpent 15 years ago

sandgoddess?

I love you.

Closing time James...last call.

[–] gapeach1 15 years ago

I'll bet that even as we speak - the folks behind the show are trying to figure out what has gone wrong and trying to re-write the instructions/rules.

What sounded like a good idea - is a nightmare.

[–] bendosia 15 years ago

I'd love to see dance/variety shows again, but I think producers feel that the genre is dead and we should only deal with the "exciting" vote and eliminate shows.

[–] viper2089 15 years ago

No means nine in hindi. The review said nothing and the writer is trying to be funny while making herself look ignorant and stupid. The show is not that good but the writer is bad.

[–] david-3369 15 years ago

The review said nothing and the writer is trying to be funny while making herself look ignorant and stupid.

You sound like you'd be a lot of fun at parties.

Now... apni ma ko ja choos!