SYTYCD Season 5, Episode 1
These audition episodes seem to take forever, so I can’t wait until the Top 20 kicks off. That being said, I am thrilled that SYTYCD is back and Cat Deeley, as always a fantastic and charismatic host, is back in our lives.
I’ll probably list several favorite auditions of each episode instead of delving into great detail about the performances. My favorite from the Denver/NYC auditions was:
Two other notable auditions after the jump:
COACHELLA 2009.
It’s been a solid month since I returned from Coachella 2009, and it feels like it was forever ago. It was the first multi-day music festival I’ve ever been to, and I now better understand why people do this year after year after year.
What. A. Drug. (And I mean that not beyond the massive amount of weed/drug use prevalent there).
Being bombarded with music for 2 days straight? In the lovely desert heat? Like living in a bubble for a brief respite where life is just going to be damn fine, everybody.
Daily recaps after the jump, photos on Flickr.
Quote of the Day
“Live life. Whatever life may be, whatever you have to do. Work? Just do it. Fun? Just do it.”
Countdowns
15 DAYS until the return of Burn Notice.
12 DAYS until the return of Conan. The Tonight Show kicks off June 1st. Here’s a fun read about O’Brien on NY Magazine.
1 DAY until the return of So You Think You Can Dance!
Sherlock Holmes: Trailer
via Vulture.
Snatch and Lock Stock rank among two of my favorite, could watch over and over again sort of movies. Snatch was made in 2000. Nearly 9 years ago.
So nine years and four movies later, it goes without saying it’s been disappointing Guy Ritchie’s movies since haven’t lived up to expectations.
That being said, I will likely see Sherlock Holmes but this trailer still leaves me undecided on its quality. The talent is there so who knows if its the editing monkeys or the writing, but is it not quite sure of its own tone? Can it balance between a darker tone now popular a la Bourne/Dark Knight with trademark Ritchie-style-dialogue, comedic beats?
Meeting a Waorani may be bad news
Absolutely fascinating
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090511/ap_on_sc/us_sci_warring_losers
Almost tempted to pay the $10 to see the full text. Times like this I miss the Reg. You know they’d have a copy of this periodical lying around that dusty, moldy bohemoth.
Retire the Brain Tumor already.
No offense to the importance of brain tumors, but this season THREE TV SHOWS have used brain tumors and hallucination scenes as plot devices. Wikipedia says it accounts for 1.4% of all cancers. Really? One show is acceptable, two OK. But three? Unacceptable.
This is Why You Don’t Own Monkeys
“Also a
t the Cleveland Clinic is Charla Nash of Stamford, Conn., who was attacked by a friend’s chimpanzee in February. She lost her hands, nose, lips and eyelids, and will be blind, doctors said. Clinic officials said it is premature to discuss the possibility of a face transplant for her.”
Via MSNBC
Conversations in Writing
(Batting around ideas for a writing project)
Me: What about a sitcom about post-collegiate students?
Remy: Too close to home. I have no desire to be that meta.
Me: We could also do college and set it in the dorm.
Remy: What did I just say?
Me: FINE. Medical drama involving hippies it is.
Remy: Dude you are so weak-willed you shall never conquer the world.
Me: I’m just lulling you into a false sense of security.
Remy: Dude I’m your partner. If we are ever cops and we are partner cops and we drive around in a cop car together and get donuts I will never turn my back to you because you will shoot me in the back of the face and then sprinkle crack on me. Just like you did in Wallace.
Me: Clearly I need to think of a new plan. Well I figured you’d fall for it twice Remy because, you know…
Remy: Jerk.
