09.Aug realitytv
Really, there’s not all that much to write about regarding last night’s realitytv offerings; however, as I’m sure you’ve come to expect, I’ll not let that deter me from uttering a few analytical profundities… 
Last Comic Standing — Josh certainly deserved to win, although I wouldn’t have been crushed had Ty won. In fact, I think that if Ty had done last night’s set on Tuesday, he might’ve been able to pull out a win. In any event, Josh is a deserving winner. Of the other comedians who performed, the best by far was Alonzo Bodden, although John Heffron finished very strong after a weak start. Bodden was crisp & on-target both in the content and delivery of his set, and it was refreshing to see.
America’s Got Talent — The first 1/2 hour was the best, as three of the first four acts were very strong. I have no problem with All That being the judges’ selection, as they just had a tremendously good set. Magician Doug Burton once again proved that he got absolutely jobbed by the whole R-F’n-G debacle, and I will be quite disappointed if he doesn’t get America’s vote. Bobby Badfingers was surprisingly good & entertaining — he might be more than a little on the cheezy side, but it’s a “good” cheezy! None of the rest of the acts really stood out for me, although I did find Corina Brouder to be very nice (I think that I might actually buy an album if she put one out…). Piers was correct, albeit somewhat crass, in his critique of Quick Change - they’re a one-trick-pony. A good one-trick-pony, mind you, but still not diverse enough to warrant a trip to the finals, much less a million dollars. Everyone else was forgettably mediocre, with the exception of the ever-frightening Leonid. In a certain, very bizarre, way Leonid was quite entertaining. Disturbing, but entertaining. I did find it odd that the judges (Brandy in particular) didn’t proffer the same type of criticism of Leonid’s act that they lobbed Michelle Lamour’s way last week. If burlesque has no place on the show, then it has no place on the show — and Leonid was just as burlesque (perhaps even better) as Michelle. If you’re going to call straight burlesque inappropriate, then you ought to call gay burlesque inappropriate as well…
So You Think You Can Dance? — What a great, great performance finale. This show has the best judges/judging, it has the best host (”Non-Game” category — Probst & Keohgan are neck & neck for best host, “Game” category — Seacrest wishes he could be as good as Cat is!), and it does the best job of showing us how approachable & likeable its contestants are. For me, the only real “clunker” performance was the Broadway number done by Donyelle & Heidi — all the rest were just super, particularly Benji & Heidi’s Salsa & “Tranji’s” Hip-Hop. The group Pop number was also very, very good. I’ll be stunned if either Benji or Travis don’t win it. I think Heidi’s actually good enough to deserve to win, but I just don’t think she can overcome the obvious fan-bases that both guys have. I think that Travis is clearly the best “technical” and/or “lyrical” dancer, and it’s just as clear that Benji is the best “entertainer” and/or “showmanship” dancer. Watching Travis & Heidi moves me, while watching Benji & Heidi just makes me happy & entertained. At this stage, I’m not quite sure who will actually win — the only thing I am certain of is that I’ll be very sad to see this show over & done with once we hit the end of the results show next Wednesday!
AI:6 Tidbit — Auditions for AI:6 began this past week in L.A., which means that we’re just about 4 months away from the start of the 5 month AI:6 death march…
-ghp
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