Like many others, I was left with sort of an "eh?" reaction after seeing the long-awaited Katie Holmes performance. I mean, she looked fabulous BUT compared to the dancing we are used to seeing on the show, her performance was just OK in my book. But I blame a lot of the "Katie backlash" on the show because they teased her performance way too much. I actually wasn't expecting much anyway because when I heard she was doing Judy Garland's "Get Happy" routine, I looked it up to see what it was like.
You can see it below, but basically Katie's rendition was pretty faithful to it. Judy's version also featured her doing a lot of prancing around with most of the real dancing being done by the dudes.
So actually when compared to the original, Katie's version is a bit more flashier.
But yeah, I guess most of the fans were quick to diss her and Nigel himself finally got fed up and reprimanded them via Twitter (@dizzyfeet).
In general, I think they teased this show too much overall. I was expecting it to almost be like the Idol Gives Back special. Yes, I loved seeing that Ramalama routine - especially with Wade Robson joining them (how amazing was he!!!) - but it left me wishing for more. I wished they did one of the Ivan and Allison routines or one of the Benji and Donyelle routines. I also would have loved if they interviewed past contestants so we could learn what they've done since the show and stuff.
What did you guys think about the show?
Monday, July 27, 2009
My thoughts SYTYCD's 100th episode (inc Katie Holmes performance)
Labels: So You Think You Can Dance
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2 fascinating comment(s) from my friends:
Oddly enough my PVR corrupted the show at some point in the KH routine up until they announced Janine was going home. I agree, I think they could have focused on past contestants a bit more, and made the show 2 hours long to show a few more of the old routines.
They definitely should have spoken to past contestants! That would have been entertaining. I wasn't too thrilled with K.H.'s performance but whatever - just seemed odd in the midst of all regular show stuff.
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