Showing posts with label Reality Television. Show all posts
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Saturday, December 25, 2010

Janurary is going to be a real drag


LogoOnline has the official web site for Season 3 of RuPaul's Drag Race finally up!

The contestants look to be a lot more "fierce" than the previous contestants but is it me or do they look ready to rumble? Fans have argued before that with each increasing season the contestants look harsher. I say nay to this, everyone knows that you have to step up the "A" game with each season. Usually the flagship season of any great show is going to be untouchable, so subsequent seasons have to try to maintain such awesomeness. We will see if it can be done, after all, season 2 gave viewer's "Untucked" and over the long hazy days of summer "Drag U" didn't sparkle as well. Season three starts Jan 11, on Logo.

And, because you know we just cant let you get away without another reality tv treat, Oxygen's "Bad Girls Club" returns for its sixth season in LA. The show premieres Jan.10.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

America's Best Dance Crew Finale (Live Blog)

Due to some minor technical difficulties, this post was delayed. But, we're up at it now. So real dance crews do real dance crew things, yup.

So far the show is okay, West Coast (Poereotix, Heavy Impact, Hype 5.0) did their reunion dance and it was kind of whack. Yeah, I said it. It was whack. I have a trained eye for whackness and my eye was set on that performance as it was whack. You don't have to agree and that's cool, but yeah it was definitely lackluster.

Then we had the east coast, (Static Noyze, Saltare, Blueprint Cru) and it was all over the place, with some good moments but ...still lackluster.

South crew reuniton (Jungle Boogie, Swagger Crew, Royal Flush) probably the best out of all three. It's a real travesty that Jungle Boogie didn't make it to the finals as they did deserve to be there (I blame you Saltare) and that performance really showed what America did wrong.

Then we have the performance that the two final crews did, and it was kinda...well...yawn. Season 5 in comparison to all the other seasons was very lagging, but I suppose it's because if you've seen most of the crews then you know what to expect.

And on a side note: Why is ABDC such a self-important show? All they ever talk about is ABDC history....come on it's just a dance show!

And the finale....anti-climatic.....Poreotix.....raise your hand if you knew that was going to happen.


So a cap off to the fifth season and yeah.
Honestly it's hard to say who *should* have won, because without seeing the best crews in a challenge to at least see them perform with their own audio it would be hard to tell.It would have been super cool to see what Jungle Boogie would have came up with. All I know is that Blueprint Cru should not have made it that far, but then again, ABDC is technically not about the best crew it's about the most popular crew.

Ah, Randy Jackson, do you even watch the season???
Special cupcake treat, a championship show??? Awesome.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

When the heels, wigs, and make-up comes off!

The drama begins so to speak on LOGO's RuPaul's Drag Race. The show is already in it's second season, and the competitors look to be fiercer than before. I've got to say, this is probably my favorite show that is on television right now. I eagerly awaited Feb.1st to come around. I was a big fan of the first season, and it's contestants that when the second season was announced by Nina Flowers I was basically floored.

So what does the second season have this lap around?

The show has gone a step-up, with 12 new contestants from all over the country, with two from California (especially two from the Inland Empire, Raven and Megan: Hola Girls!) and quite a few Southern Belles.

The show has already popped off with the elimination of drag princess Shangela, who's outfit just didn't cut it for the judges whom include Merle Ginsberg, Santino of Project Runway fame, photographer/director Mike Ruiz and comedienne Kathy Griffin. Shangela had to "lip synch for her life" to RuPaul's insanely catchy and hit song from the first season "Cover Girl (Put the Bass in Your Walk)," and already watching that round audiences were treated to flip outs, splits ---in the first episode. This batch of contestants are going to serve it up.

I have a couple of personal favorites already, such as Raven, Pandora Boxx, JuJubee, Tyra Sanchez, Tatianna and Jessica Wild, but with this show, favorites can quickly turn into not-so favorites. What I will comment on is that the first season, being the first season, the queens were pioneers and so everything had a sheen of purity to it. So with this season, the road has already been paved, the stakes are higher, who will win it? We anxiously wait with baited breath!

Also not to be skimmed over is the sheer creativity the show has to offer, while Project Runway is basking in it's former glory, the queens on 'Drag Race' have innovation, camp and talent. It's a hard combination to beat. With the previous season, every episode was like a living fantasy. Say it with me: Eleganza Extravaganza!

And of course don't miss out on the lovely legend RuPaul who does not seem to age, if you were ever scared of drag queens before or simply not "hip" to the culture, put that aside, turn into LOGO and get schooled in 'fierceness.'

RuPaul's Drag Race : Every Monday at 7 p.m. (Check local listings)
http://www.Logoonline.com