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How Do You Feel About the TV Dancing Show Trend?

BuzzSugar — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:30:39 -0700

Tonight, after the finale of Make Me a Supermodel (I'm on Team Holly, by the way), Bravo will premiere its latest reality series: Step It Up and Dance, which pits 12 aspiring dancers together in a contest to master styles from ballet to burlesque.

The show, which comes from the folks behind Project Runway and Top Chef and is hosted by Elizabeth Berkley, is just the latest of a huge crop of dance shows that have popped up both on network TV and cable in the past couple of years. There's Dancing with the Stars, of course, and So You Think You Can Dance, plus J. Lo's Dancelife, America's Best Dance Crew on MTV, Your Mama Don't Dance on Lifetime, and the rumored Dance Machine on ABC.

When I asked Jerry Mitchell, the famed choreographer who will serve as the mentor on Step It Up and Dance, why there were so many dance shows on the air, he chalked it up to a little bit of wish fulfillment. "Dance is like a bird flying for most people," he said. "It’s something everyone wants to do, but very few can." What do you think is up with the dancing craze? And are these shows getting your attention?

Photos courtesy of Bravo

Buzz News Roundup, 11/26

BuzzSugar — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:30:47 -0800

The Munchkins of Oz finally got their own Walk of Fame star in Hollywood after 68 years, Reuters reports.
The Hollywood Reporter has news that Lauren Ambrose will voice a creature in Where the Wild Things Are, replacing Michelle Williams.
FunnyOrDie and Pale Force are among the online video award winners chosen by TV Guide.
Ben Stiller will produce a TV pilot called Gods Behaving Badly, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
The Women in Film Foundation will accept film submissions for their Film Finishing Fund the first week in December, Variety reports.
Elizabeth Berkeley of Showgirls and Saved by the Bell fame has won a recurring role on CSI: Miami as Horatio Caine's ex-wife, Zap2it reports.
According to Billboard, Scottish rock group Jesus and Mary Chain is working on a new album.
Broadcasting & Cable wonders what a Webisode is worth.

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Recast Saved by the Bell and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:27:08 -0700

Every 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!

Saved by the Bell was a popular suggestion back when I asked for recast ideas, and I think it's about time we did it. If you could recast this beloved and late '80s-early '90s teen sitcom with new actors, who would you choose to play too-cool Zack, athletic Slater and goofy Screech? What about peppy Kelly, feministic Jessie and the ever-fashionable Lisa Turtle? And, of course, we can't forget about Principal Belding.

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, October 23, complete with a "new" cast photo. To see a list of characters to recast and a photo of the BuzzSugar t-shirt, read more

Characters to recast:
Zack (Mark-Paul Gosselaar)
Kelly (Tiffani Amber Thiessen)
A.C. Slater (Mario Lopez)
Jessie (Elizabeth Berkley)
Screech (Dustin Diamond)
Lisa (Lark Voorhies)
Principal Belding (Dennis Haskins)

The BuzzSugar t-shirt

Link Time! 5/8

BuzzSugar — Tue, 08 May 2007 14:57:31 -0700

Elizabeth Berkeley: Showgirls star and adviser to America's youth? Why, that makes perfect sense, writes Best Week Ever.
Pop Candy has a cryfest over a list of the saddest songs of all time.
Cinematical tells us that Die Hard 4 will be rated PG-13, somehow.
Giving Tim Gunn a female co-host for his new show sounds like the worst idea ever to PopWatch.
Randomly, ScreenGrab rounds up the best of the Internet's Star Wars spoofs.
The TV Addict has the latest positive report about "Veronica Mars."
ComingSoon has news that Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk's book Choke will be adapted for the big screen and has begun production.
Buddy TV tells us about a contest for the best "Lost" fan sites.
Idolator tracks the quasi-backlash against fan-made music videos.
TV Squad asks the question I, too, want someone to answer: What's so great about "October Road"?

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