Ellen, Paula Abdul, and SYTYCD Guest Judges
So You Think You Can Dance dipped its foot into the water of having a guest judge on the show. I wasn’t personally that impressed with Ellen, but my twitter stream seemed to really love them. I think Ellen finally got into a nice rhythm in the second half of the show and had some good jokes.
Turns out that now Paula Abdul might be available to be a judge on So You Think You Can Dance since Paula’s quite American Idol. Nigel has already acknowledged that he’d welcome her as a guest judge on SYTYCD: “We would certainly consider her as a guest judge,” Dance executive producer/judge Nigel Lythgoe told the New York Daily News. “Without question.” Nigel’s even suggested that Paula could come on SYTYCD as a choreographer which would be interesting as well. Personally, I’d be fine with Paula Abdul on SYTYCD, but I don’t really see her making the switch since SYTYCD still has far fewer viewers than American Idol. I guess we’ll see since Paula is better known for her dancing than her singing.
However, I think that So You Think You Can Dance should consider another guest judge. I think they need to find a guest judge that knows the show very well. Someone who is very familiar with the various dancers. Someone who relates to the fans very well and knows what gets the fans of SYTYCD excited. Fox needs to find a guest judge that understands and appreciates dance, but maybe isn’t necessarily too worried about ALL the technical details of the dance either. Someone who can judge similar to how America will pick “America’s Favorite Dancer.”
Ok, really I think they should just invite me to be a guest judge on the show. Would be really interesting no? Of course, it would probably be even more interesting if Fox held a competition between all the various SYTYCD bloggers and let the winner of the competition be a guest judge. Wouldn’t that be cool? Only problem is that after looking at what Fox did to ruin the So You Think You Can Dance website and forums, I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t be able to deliver on a promotion like this. However, I’m willing to offer my services if they need some help setting it up;-)
i’d vote for you John.
paula abdul…hmm……as long as she doesn’t judge like she does on AI…..she’d be acceptable. she needs to give constructive comments.
I enjoyed Ellen. I liked that she didn’t pretend to give “real” critiques and she was just encouraging and funny. Which is all she really needed to be.
I love when Nigel tries to be all mean like Simon…..because he doesn’t pull it off.
I just found some bootleg copies of season 1-4 online…..and now i just get to fast forward thru the judges. its awesome 🙂 the guest judge is the one i will watch if i do. Nigel & Mary—-cya!
I think Paula could be great. She was always 100x the choreographer and dancer than she was a singer. In fact, she wasn’t that great of a singer…though she did have some of my favorite songs from the late eighties/nineties! lol She used to choreography for Janet Jackson and the Laker girls…I think she knows her dance. I also have a feeling that since dance is her true area of expertise, she’d be more likely to speak constructively, and since she won’t have to play foil to Simon Cowell, this could actually work.
Great video of the 1990 VMAs–Janet v. Paula…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTPNu9t61MI
This was back when I used to dance along in the basement. lol
And then there’s this, of course:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhpFxOmN8fY
Teacher and student…I love it.
Oh, and of course, you’d be great, John. I’d never fast forward through you. lol
beth and Kayla,
Thanks for the vote of confidence. I think the difference between myself and other judges is that they have something to lose in that community if they’re honest about it. I could easily say when the choreography wasn’t interesting and not have to worry that I’ll have to work with that choreographer down the road. Of course, I could also tell them it was great if it was great. On that thought, maybe the show couldn’t handle that type of honesty.
I would rather Paula not be a judge at all on SYTYCD. I don’t watch AI, but not a fan of Paula. I guess I could tolerate one week as a guest judge, but please, no ideas of making her judge often.
I’ve watched the show since Day One, but would have to tune out if Paula became a judge on a more than “guest” basis.
You should judge! But Puala, no. I cannot stand her on American Idol, or in the papers, I would probably miss the episode of SYTYCD with Paula on it purposly.
You know who I want to see on the panel of judges is Wade Robson. Honestly I’d rather listen to Paula than Mary…lol. I would love to see past contestant be guest judges. Another thought would be celebrities that got there start in dancing like Jennifer Lopez.
I’m really hoping that Paula doesn’t end up on the panel permanently, although I have nothing against seeing her there for a week or two.
If they were going to stick someone in as a third judge I’d like it to be Adam Shankman. I find him to be positive, honest, and humourous and I always feel like he contributes to the panel, offering constructive criticism.
Instead of a guest judge, thye should have you replace Mary on the show. Someitmes I don’t hit the 30-second skip fast enough and I still have to hear her talk. *shudder*
Kayla where did you find the bootleg copies of previous seasons? Season 4 was my first so I would love to see 1-3
Please don’t post any illegal ways of getting SYTYCD. I don’t want to get the site in trouble. Thanks:-)