So You Think You Can Dance

After that last post, I felt it was necessary to break some of the overdramatic tension. With everything in summer reruns, I found myself searching for anything new to have on, even if I wasn't really intending to watch. I came across Fox's new realty show, "So You Think You Can Dance."

There are some reality shows that I'm willing to watch, including some really horrific ones that I should never admit I'm willing to watch. I'm a sucker for guilty pleasure tv. Somehow Fox has managed to create a show that fails to hold even my attention for more than five minutes, and I'll watch almost anything.

Here's why the show doesn't work. Even the people who are supposed to be "bad" dancers, can dance. It's not like American Idol. People like to watch the horrible singers of American Idol because it's funny to watch people who really believe they are wonderful at something, suck at it big time. It's fun to watch the freaks, the weirdos, the fools. It's fun to watch that moment where their dreams are shattered. American Idol is like a car crash. Everything about it makes you sick, but you can't seem to look away.

So You Think You Can Dance doesn't appeal the same way. Granted, I didn't watch the whole show, but even the people who were supposed to be outrageously bad, danced better than I ever could. With singing, for the most part, we as the audience could tell by the audition who was a good singer and who was a bad one. We become the judges ourselves. But with dancing, it's not as easy. Unless they're having a borderline seizure on the floor, it's pretty hard for the untrained eye to spot a professional dancer from an average joe. Even the judges seemed to let everyone through. Everyone seemed to have potential. I watched for half an hour (29 and a half minutes too long) and saw maybe 2 people not make it through, and just felt bad for them. If you know one dance move, you know more than me and deserve to dance your heart out.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. No one really cares how well you can dance, as long as you're having fun doing it. Everyone at the show has more courage and ability than I could ever have, so even when they suck, I respect them. And respect is not a quality people turn to the Fox network for. We turn to it for insult, crudeness, guilty pleasure, and above all, entertainment. This show offers none of that. So you think you can dance? Well, you're probably right.