Do you feel that, too? That giant hole in your Wednesday and Thursday nights that used to be filled with glorious dance (and Nigel Lythgoe)? It's just one week since the finale, and I'm already suffering withdrawal from So You Think You Can Dance. My backup dance show, America's Best Dance Crew, is also nearly done. So I thought I'd share some of my favorite dance movies of all time to get me through these tough times. To see some of my picks, hit "Start."
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Man, I would be so much more excited about tonight's showdown on America's Best Dance Crew if Fanny Pak were still in the competition. I admit I was somewhat of an erratic viewer of ABDC this Summer, but week in and week out, the thing that kept me coming back (or at least watching the old episodes I'd TiVo'd) was the Pak. And yet somehow, my favorite crew headed home last week, a combination of viewer votes and tough judging. Sigh.
Still, I'm trying to get myself pumped up for tonight's final battle between SoReal Cru and Super Cr3w (the winner will be revealed next week). On paper, this would seem like SoReal's competition to lose: They've never once appeared in the bottom two, even though the judges haven't always been on their side. But I like Super Cr3w, a group of b-boys who've shown their versatility. And I'm glad that being down to two crews — and getting rid of the insanely long pauses before eliminations — will mean a lot more dancing in this showdown.
Anyone else still watching this Teen Choice Award-winning show? Fellow Fanny Pak fans, how are you coping? And did any of this season's crews hold a candle to the JabbaWockeeZ? To watch routines from both remaining crews (warning: the videos play automatically, so be prepared!), just read more
You've probably read by now that Dane Cook has decried the poster for his upcoming rom-com, My Best Friend's Girl, crafting a detailed list on his MySpace page of everything wrong with it. Cook is mostly offended by what he believes to be a poor Photoshop job that results in him looking like a schmuck.
Yet, he also expresses concern that "the wrong poster sends the wrong audience into the theater," a lesson he has purportedly learned the hard way. Which, of course, makes one wonder what kind of audience Cook originally thought would view this movie, and in what drastic ways the audience has now changed based on this poster.
Welcome to Buzz Brainteaser, the trivia feature on BuzzSugar! Every weekday I'll test your knowledge about TV shows, music, and movies. If you enter in the correct answer, you win points!
What late-1980s TV show had a theme song that began and ended with the phrase "You can count on me"? Source
CBS is new with Big Brother, has a repeat of CSI, and is new with Flashpoint
ABC has repeats of Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, and Private Practice
The CW has repeats of Smallville and Supernatural
Bravo is new with Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
USA is new with Burn Notice
MTV is new with Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew
VH1 has Brooke Knows Best
Comedy Central is new with The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report
Late-night highlights include Meryl Streep, Aaron Eckhart, and Randy Travis on a repeat of Late Show With David Letterman on CBS and Sir Ben Kingsley and Idina Menzel on Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson on CBS
Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!
This week I thought of one of my favorite '80s movies: Working Girl. This is one of those inspiring movies that I occasionally turn on to feel a little more kickass on the job. Plus, Harrison Ford in his hey day is a dreamy sight to behold.
Who would you pick to play Staten Island secretary Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith), who gives herself a makeover — on the inside and on the outside — to be taken more seriously in a high stakes business world?
And of course we have the deliciously undermining executive, Katharine Parker (which is a hard recast for me to imagine due to Sigourney Weaver's flawless performance). And what about the handsome deal-maker Jack Trainer (Ford)?
Also, let's recast Tess's crappy cheating boyfriend Mick Dugan, originally played by a wonderfully sleazy Alec Baldwin. Finally, we have to find Tess her Cynthia (Joan Cusack) — the no-nonsense best friend and fellow secretary who cautions Tess about reaching too far beyond her lot in life.
Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, August 19, complete with a "new" cast photo.
To see a list of characters to recast and a photo of the BuzzSugar t-shirt, read more
Nicky Hilton was spotted leaving The Ivy restaurant after a day of shopping with sister Paris. Her casual yet stylish outfit, which consisted of skinny jeans, tall black boots and an Alice + Olivia military blazer, was perfect for the occasion.
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