This week's Fanny Pak routine was their worst yet (though still good), and I'm honestly confused by people who say they rely on gimmickry over choreo: their dancing is mega-intricate WITH the gimmicks, which only makes it more impressive…. last week was amazing in this way.
I'll tell you why Fanny Pak is struggling,…

The point isn't that 8 Flavahs will coast; the point is that they could do the trying-hard version of coasting (just not having very good routines despite effort) and win.

They're going to keep mourning because they're all like ten and one of their mom's just died.  There doesn't have to be anything manipulative about it, nor will they have to coast on pity.  
It's just…. the reality TV storyline writes itself, and neither the voters nor the judges are going to have the heart to…

Jijji kills himself because he's the Ultimate Dom, and he's run out of people to dominate.

Wellllllll this is awful.
also…. please forgive my shittiness and lack of tact about a recently deceased woman.  But… doesn't this mean 8 Flavahs are pretty much immune from elimination for the entire rest of the show?  They're going to dedicate every performance to their mourning, absent member (named ANGEL of all…

I just want to say: If 8 Flavahs (or their handlers) came up with the idea to showcase the mom's cancer and THEN to make the performance all about that, then they are some fucking evil genius little girls.  See, having a GOOD performance that not-idiots like J.C. would like would ruin the drama of the crying sweet…

I was going to suggest Sandman for this article, but actually, given that he's already cast in a high-profile movie, I wouldn't put it past them.  Besides, he was…. redeemed?… at the end of Spider Man 3?….. I have literally forgotten everything that happened in that movie except for Bruce Campbell as a waiter.

My favorite moment was when a gay superhero showed up to a meeting of the GLA, confused about what the letters stood for.

Goodness gracious, but 8 Flavahz is creepy to watch.  Don't get me wrong, they KILLED it tonight.  But especially that one horrible blank smile from that one blonde kid.  nggeeegh.

The other thing about this show is that it's one of the first kids shows I've encountered where I feel like the creators are actually people of my generation, thinking about the kinds of things I'd consider when talking to my own kids.
Like, Rainbow Dash.  We've had lots of shows with the "hey, it's okay to be a…

It's not the liberal starwmen that gets me, per se, it's the pitting them against Regular Joe Normal American Whitey McSchlub.  Even more than the bizarre conservative fantasy that everyday Americans were having their territory constantly encroached (which KotH got obsessed with sometimes), it's just a weird way of…

According to wikipedia (so huge salt-grain), the producers actively encouraged previous crews to try out.  It's not unprecedented: the dude from Status Quo had a new crew for a later season, but they didn't last long.

I love Fanny Pak partly because I love watching the war between their awesomeness and MTV-watching voters' homophobia.  I still remember when they were first on, there was a weird, weird moment where Shane was like "If I criticize their manliness, no one will figure how how obviously bisexual I am."

heh heh heh heh heh……

You know what, Nathan?  Billy Crystal was a huge part of one of the five best sitcoms of all time (Soap), has been very funny in several movies, especially Throw Mama from the Train, Forget Paris, and When Harry Met Sally, was a perfectly decent SNL cast member, and even was an excellent Shakespearean fool in Kenneth…

Yeah, but we saw where we got that from, and it was from a woman who herself barely had any clue what was going on.  Jacob did all that because…. well, because he symbolized organized religion.  I feel no need for any explanation deeper than that.

Here's the thing: The last few episodes of Lost clearly demonstrated that the answer-seekers were just WRONG in how they were approaching the show.  The mystery was a red herring, because the people who were behind the mystery (Jacob, the Man in Black, etc.) were all just making it up as they went along.

Dude, you're ignoring that that's the actual Temptations providing the voices for the California Raisins (and the Camels, and singing Joy to the World).