SYTYCD 8: Meet the Top 20!

I am so ready for SYTYCD's (possibly) best season yet! If the entire 8th season will be filled with exciting, entertaining and beautiful pieces like the ones showed during the Top 20 reveal episode, then we are definitely in for a good ride.

I'll post the spectacular performances here for those of you who missed the episode (or simply want to watch them over and over again.) Then I'll be picking my top 5 boys and top 5 girls who, based on their auditions and on first impressions, I want to crack the Top 10 and dance with our All Stars.

Melanie Moore, Sasha Mallory, Ricky Jaime, Miranda Maleski

Tadd Gadduang, Wadi Jones, Robert Taylor Jr., Chris Koehl
 

Iveta Lukosiute

Marko Germar, Jordan Casanova, Missy Morelli, Clarice Ordaz

Jess LeProtto, Nick Young

Ashley Rich, Alexander Fost, Mitchell Kelly, Ryan Ramirez, Caitlynn Lawson

Here are the equally awesome group numbers:

Top 10 Guys

Who I'm rooting for: Tadd Gadduang (probably the cleanest and strongest hiphop dancer this season), Marko Germar (killed Sonya's piece), Wadi Jones (seems to be the best bboy this season), Nick Young (brings magic and charm to tap) and Ricky Jaime (possibly the strongest male contemporary dancer)

Top 10 Girls

Who I'm rooting for: Melanie Moore (simply a beautiful dancer), Clarice Ordaz (stunning solo in Vegas Week and has got presence on stage), Sasha Mallory (strong, consistent and she's got personality), Iveta Lukosiute (hot hot HOT piece with Pasha) and Jordan Casanova (sexy jazz dancer can command attention)

How about you guys? Who are your early favorites? Are you excited for this new bunch of extremely talented dancers? And are you looking forward to the All Stars come Top 10?

 

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-Ansis

Related Posts:
SYTYCD 8: Utah and New York Auditions
SYTYCD 8: Atlanta and San Francisco Auditions

Which Show is Bringing Back the Nasty? It's Fear Factor! [UPDATE 06/03]

Yes, you heard it right. NBC will be reviving this classic reality show with all its high-adrenaline stunts and gross-out challenges!

According to EW.com, Paul Telegdy, NBC's head of alternative programming, thought of bringing back the show because of the high ratings Fear Factor repeats are getting in NBC's sister channel Chiller. He said that episodes of this reality show really stood the test of time.

Now that stunt and camera technologies have developed quite a lot since the show ended in 2006, Fear Factor 2.0 plans to go bigger, but it doesn't "necessarily need to do the stuff with maximum shock value." The show will definitely be shinier, but maybe we'll see less of those vomit-inducing, difficult-to-watch challenges. (I personally enjoy them. But apparently, not everyone shares my taste in reality shows.)

We still don't know if Joe Rogan will return as the host and when Fear Factor 2.0 will actually be shown. But rest assured, I am looking very much forward to its return. Are you?

UPDATE (06/03): EW.com also reports that Joe Rogan is indeed high on NBC's list to be the host of the reality show. But the network still has to sit down with Rogan and actually talk about whether he wants to be a part of the show again or not. NBC has already ordered 10 episodes, but scheduling has not yet been announced.

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