Mia Michaels was the guest judge , and there was some nonsense as to whether or not she had changed her mind about any of the dancers since the Top 20 was selected. I assume she was referring to Brandon, but I found the whole exchange highly...

Opening number: a bizarre, heavily costumed number with a gigantic frame set to a song from "The Wiz." I didn't understanding what was happening. The art piece came alive? What fucked-up art piece was this supposed to be? Between the crappy...

Rochester native Laurine Wickett will be one of the 17 chefs competing on the new season of Bravo's award-winning cooking competition "Top Chef." The sixth edition, this time set in Las Vegas, will debut on Wednesday, August 26, at 9...

Tyce DiOrio was on the judging panel. At least that meant we were spared one of his terrible Broadway numbers. Each of the remaining six couples had to dance two different numbers in order to fill the TWO HOURS of running time. Why not just go to...

Group routine: a hip-hop routine to "Seven Nation Army" by the White Stripes. The dancers were dressed in red and white soldier costumes, which fit nicely with the song, but meant I honestly couldn't pick anyone out. They came out strong, hitting...

Now THAT was satisfying. Although I haven't been blogging about it for weeks, I have been following Bravo's "Fashion Show." I wonder if I'm the only person in America who is. I don't think the show's doing terribly well. It has zero buzz, and I...

I consider myself a casual follower of "Big Brother," CBS's summer mainstay in which a bunch of idiots volunteer to be quarantined in a house together for two-plus months and have every facet of their lives dictated by an unseen overlord,...

We're now three weeks into Oxygen's new weight loss/dance competition, "Dance Your Ass Off." And while it's not quite the campy fun I was hoping for, it's also not the exploitative nightmare I feared it would be.
The set-up: 12 overweight...

We're down to the Top 10, which means that the game has changed. The partnerships we've had since Top 20 are a thing of the past. Now each week the women will pick a male dancer's name out of the hat in addition to a style, and partners will...

Nominations for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards were revealed this morning, and in general I think many of the right shows and actors got picked. Even though they expanded the number of nominations per category (just like the Oscars), there were...

Tonight's results show kicked off with an Asian-inspired group performance choreographed by Wade Robson and his wife, Amanda, to "So Much Betta" by Janet Jackson. The routine was quite a spectacle - three huge white drapes were hanging from the...

Boy, they can't wait to wrap this season, can they? Last night's episode should have been the climax - the big fashion show we've been building up to all season. But the whole thing felt perfunctory, matter-of-fact, and really kind of blah. I...

"The Ugly Truth"
(R), directed by Robert Luketic
Begins Friday, July 24
Hi, my name is Kathy and I'm a romantic comedies addict ("Hiiiii, Kathy"). They're cheesy, formulaic, and generally filled with poorly written dialogue and outrageous...

It was the wind up to tomorrow's big 100th episode spectacular, and everyone was saying how awesome the show is (it is). Mia Michaels was the guest judge, and Ellen DeGeneres was on as a fourth guest judge! Fun. She explained that even though she...

It was the 100th episode extravaganza tonight and it was nostalgic, but a bit underwhelming for such a momentous occasion. The show kicked off with a Broadway routine to "One" from "A Chorus Line." Since this is one of my all-time favorite...

Well, it's over. Finally. I feel like this show has been on the air for six months. It has been a slog, I'll tell you that. I don't think "The Fashion Show" is fundamentally bad - it can be saved, and improved (see my thoughts on the matter...

The theme was famous songs from the movies, and each dancer was given a different style. It looked to me that each dancer was specifically assigned the movie/song/style, which seems like it could be ripe for producer interference. Meaning,...

Finally, the debut of "More to Love" a.k.a. "Fat Bachelor" a.k.a. "The Fatchelor," as my bitchy friends refer to it. We've been watching promos for Fox's new dating show for months. At first my friends thought it was a joke - a dating show that...

Lil C was back on the panel. Talk about a bad omen. And sure enough it was - for me - the worst performance episode of the season. There were some solid, even enjoyable numbers - including one fabulous disco routine. But as a group I just find...

Last show before the grand finale and I'm still underwhelmed by this season's dancers. On the plus side, tonight's show featured a number of great performances from several S4 dancers and the Jabbawockeez dance crew.
Group routine choreographed...