SYTYCD finale

Just for good form, I'll mention that I'm satisfied with the So You Think You Can Dance Finale last night. Since the people I wanted got into the final, however, I wasn't quite as invested in who won. Ultimately, it was Frederic, which I think was a good choice. Although Vivian was clearly the better dancer, I don't think she'll have any trouble getting work as a dancer after the SYTYCD live tour winds down. Frederic was good too, but showed a lot more improvement and growth over the course of the show, and I think he could better use the prize (particularly the dance schooling abroad), as Vivian is really already polished and though she said she wanted to go to New York to study at Alvin Ailey's studio, I don't think she needs it. And I also think that if she decides to do that, she'll go regardless whether she won or not. Frederic, having less support at home, has now found the loving support of the Netherlands and Belgium and the financial support to study dance wherever he pleases. Everybody wins!

Voting works!

Remember my bitching last week about how the wrong people got eliminated on So You Think You Can Dance? Well, this week, despite having to work again, I took matters into my own hands and voted. And it worked! Maybe it's just a coincidence, and maybe other people had the very same thoughts as I did about not letting the usual voters screw up the results this time, but the very first time I vote this season, the people I voted for move on! Result: Davinia and Delano are out! Granted, I did spend €3.75 voting for the people I liked (Vivian x2, Frederic, Kalila and Denden), but it worked! Now I'm guaranteed a final with my favorite remaining dancers! Money well spent, if you ask me!

Have to remember: CAN'T WORK ON SUNDAY: SYTYCD FINAL! Stay tuned!

SYTYCD and my PVR

Here in Holland, So You Think You Can Dance airs on Sunday night and reruns on Monday. I had to work last night so I set the PVR to record it for me. I watched it tonight (Monday), before the rerun aired.

First of all, I really need to watch it live. You can't vote when you watch it later. Not that I usually do vote, to be honest, but the last performance tonight was so good... and having followed the show all season, I know what dicks the voting public can be. I would have voted for this one. Vivian and Frederic were amazing. AH.MAY.ZING.

Anyway. The contestants had just lined up for the results when my recording ended. Seriously.

But, as I said, the show is rerun on Mondays. Only the rerun was about an hour behind what I was watching so I had to stay up till 1 am just to see the end. Because I wasn't already tired or anything. Sheesh. You can't even fast-forward through the commercials. I did get to see that great performance again, though. (I have it recorded, obviously, so really I could have done that anyway, but I'm trying to be positive here.)

Right. So. We get to the end, and the stupid voters that got to watch the show the night before voted for the wrong people. In fact, I wish you could 'unvote'. I find it much easier to determine who I like least over who I like best. Too bad you can't 'vote them off the stage', as such. Then I'd DEFINITELY vote. But unfortunately...

The dorks that got to vote last night got rid of Vita and Arno instead of Davinia (who in my opinion - and the judges', incidentally - should have been gone weeks ago) and Delano. And I could do nothing but watch in horror. Davinia is a popular little rich girl, it seems, and she gets a lot of favorite votes. I bet, however, that had the voting system been reversed, she also would have gotten the most votes, and thus gotten voted out. <sigh>

To be fair, I wouldn't have picked either Vita or Arno to win, but I think they're better than D&D. Anyway. I'm finished bitching now.And next week I'm voting.