You know, Shear Genius just isn't grabbing me. We'll see next week when PR airs before it but I find myself with the tv on but just not paying attention to it.

I watched SYTYCD for the first time last night (after seeing the various YouTube clips posted here last week), and I must say that DVRing it was the best way to watch it. That way, I could skip past most of the screaming meemies in the audience (this is why I don't watch Idol, either) and the rehearsal clips and go right to the performances.

I agree with the judges on most of dances, and my favorite was a tossup between the Bollywood number (really well done, with all the energy that was missing from both the quick step and the tango that preceded it) and the map number (very fun!).

(I did a little "Hey, I know her!" when I saw the choreography Melanie, because she was one of my favorite What Not to Wear makeovers.)

I think I'll be tuning into the rest of the season, and watch it the same way I did last night.

TiVo is key for SYTYCD, especially the results show.

The Bollywood was definitely my favorite. Although, if Nigel has been trying to do something like that for some time, as he claimed, wouldn't it have made more sense for a group number?

I don't get the love for the first Will/Jessica dance. It looked so labored. And much as I don't like Jessica, I don't think that was her. And Mia was right the first time--the music sucked.

SYTYCD: I also agree that the judging is horrible this season. For me though, the problem is that they are not acknowledging the choreography shift. I feel like in early seasons the Viennese waltz was, you know, a Viennese waltz. And they critiqued technique with the ballroom stuff. But how can you critique the ridiculous floaty Celine Dion one that Twitchington did? The paso doble is about the matador and his cape, not two matadors. How did the twist even appear in a quickstep?

But, no, every routine has the "fabulous choreography" of "insert name here" and aren't we lucky?

I missed the show last night, but just watched the Bollywood dance on Youtube and got chills. Man, they tore that up!

Man, they tore that up!

Do we think the little peck on the cheek Joshua gave Katee during the dance was part of the choreography, or not?

(see about minute 1:23 [link]

I thought that looked spontaneous.

I think that Joshua and Katee are the strongest couple. Will is an incredibly strong dancer, literally and figuratively (those thighs!!!!!), and I think that Jessica drags him down.

I'd love to see Will and Katee do contemporary.

me too, flea.

I would also like to see Mark and Jessica paired up. I think that would be an interesting mix. Maybe Mark and Courtney.