What would happen if Paula ruled the world, or at least was made executive producer of a reality show.

Princess Productions and Shine TV...

Gawds help us all.

How long I'll last...I'm not making promises.

• RE: Live To Dance--ECST,Estee, 08:53 PM, 01-04-11
• RE: Live To Dance--ECST,Estee, 09:05 PM, 01-04-11
  • RE: Live To Dance--ECST,Snidget, 09:14 PM, 01-04-11
    • RE: Live To Dance--ECST,whimsey, 09:21 PM, 01-04-11
• I'm looking forward....,whimsey, 09:09 PM, 01-04-11
  • RE: I'm looking forward....,Estee, 09:19 PM, 01-04-11
• Prize structure?,Estee, 09:21 PM, 01-04-11
• Panel debate.,Estee, 09:31 PM, 01-04-11
  • RE: Panel debate.,Snidget, 09:35 PM, 01-04-11
• New rule.,Estee, 09:36 PM, 01-04-11
• It's not that he mocked Paula...,Estee, 09:40 PM, 01-04-11
• Change Your Mind,Snidget, 09:55 PM, 01-04-11
  • Let's just call this ,Estee, 09:56 PM, 01-04-11
• New chant.,Estee, 09:55 PM, 01-04-11
  • RE: New chant.,Snidget, 09:56 PM, 01-04-11
    • RE: New chant.,Estee, 10:04 PM, 01-04-11
• Please don't break a hip on stage,Snidget, 10:08 PM, 01-04-11
  • RE: Please don't break a hip on stage,Estee, 10:17 PM, 01-04-11
  • Please don't break your head on stage,Snidget, 10:20 PM, 01-04-11
• Hey, Snidget...,Estee, 10:14 PM, 01-04-11
  • RE: Hey, Snidget...,Snidget, 10:19 PM, 01-04-11
    • RE: Hey, Snidget...,whimsey, 10:23 PM, 01-04-11
• RE: Live To Dance--ECST,Estee, 10:49 PM, 01-04-11
• Well Paula is excited,Snidget, 09:35 AM, 01-05-11
  • RE: Well Paula is excited,Estee, 09:44 AM, 01-05-11
• RE: Live To Dance--ECST,KeithFan, 02:02 PM, 01-05-11
  • RE: Live To Dance--ECST,JessicaRN, 08:32 PM, 01-05-11
• Wait, what?,Estee, 09:12 PM, 01-05-11
• Bad news stylings.,Estee, 09:25 PM, 01-05-11
• Because she could.,Estee, 11:55 AM, 01-06-11
• Begin speculation here...,Snidget, 09:02 PM, 01-12-11
  • RE: Begin speculation here...,kidflash212, 11:19 AM, 07-10-16

Rumor has it the production company is contractually prohibited from showing any moment where Paula might reasonably be suspected of drunkenness.

So basically, two straight hours of commercials for Undercover Boss.

Paula may be drunk, but the opening credit sequence is on LSD.

Welcome to the Whitehead Of Destiny!

Three TV Tropes words for that Paula introduction cell: Tastes Like Diabetes.

Oy vey, need insulin, sugar overdosing.

I'm tired of the male version of Cat already.

LAST EDITED ON 01-04-11 AT 09:22 PM (EST)

I think he's cute in a stunned, What did I get myself into??? kind of way. Looks like he watched those Nick Cannon "You Can Be a TV Host" videos.

to the train wrecks. Oh, and the dancers, too.

Gotta say, I would never be a proponent of anyone under 17 years old on a primetime competition show. Or over the age of 60 for that matter.

Paula could just squeeze that kid's face until the youth juice runs out of the cheeks! And then she'll drink it! Because it's a natural formula for getting high that never, ever makes you look drunk!

Half a million dollars -- for the entire act? No matter how many people are in it? For the large troupes, we're looking at an AGT scenario writ worse. And that's if the show doesn't spread the money out over several years.

It already looks like most of the money went to Paula's salary and the constant set construction-deconstruction. (Also known as 'Paula's makeup'.)

None. Zero. Not a word exchanged at any time. Occasionally hands get held, but that's it.

I guess we know what Paula was most sick of.

Yep, I get being all about the dream but the everyone is the bestest and commentary track brought to you by the Encouragement section of the card store is about to kill me.

While I like the seeing mostly people who make it, really, some of what is getting really high praise isn't all that extraordinary.

So, is the constant ##### face on the Pussy Cat Doll chick because she ain't allowed to give any real critiques?

You work a Looney Tunes routine into your dance, you go through to the next round. I haven't laughed that hard this TV season.

...the constant clanging of the brass was aggravating her hangover.

*twitch*

Those Solid Gold Dancers were a lot more awful than I thought they'd be.

So close to sounding like Change The Channel if they keep up that bit much longer.

simulsnark.

Change! The! Channel! Change! The! Channel!

So I'm not the only one that heard that?

The question is whether any CBS executives heard it.

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Paula just loves to see the old people try to move, doesn't she?

It reminds her of six in the morning before her meds kick in.

...it's the Dead Doll group Dance!

Creepy dead kids are not creepy dead dolls.

I liked the creepy dead kids until I heard that was Michael Jackson's dream.

I thought it was great, as well, until the Michael Jackson comment. It seemed he heard himself midway through the comment and tried to self-edit, too late.

There is one significant improvement over AGT. I'm pretty sure a singer isn't going to win.

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You can just feel the sobriety oozing out from every syllable, can't you?

She said 'oozing' last night. I almost wish I could forget that.

LAST EDITED ON 01-05-11 AT 02:03 PM (EST)

I was skeptical but I have to say after watching it last night I'm hooked. The little old lady was hilarious.

I think I like it because it more like the dance competitions that I go to for my daughter about 8-10 weekends out of the year. I can be a lot more critical of an all girl hip hop group than, say, the Lindy Hop couple. As soon as I saw the purple jacket girls with the car wreck coach I knew they should get 3 no's. They wouldn't even place in the competition we are going to in Minneapolis this weekend.

Yes, it is annoying watching Paula give all these bad dancers a yes because she thinks they are cute, inspiring, or whatever and the other two have to be realistic. I can live with that, because I love watching the group competitions more than the solos. Still looking forward to SYTYCD though.

Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. -Ronald Reagan

I tried to watch this today and I found it boring. I eventually turned it off. I recorded tonight, but this will be it unless my attitude about it changes.

Why do so many shows think they have to have a host from "across the pond." This guy wasn't too bad, but he reminded me a lot of the host on Skating with the Stars and that guys was really annoying.

It's Night #2 and auditions are over?

I think we just found something else Paula hated.

Our host is the only one who can really get it out as a direct no-pain shot: 'You're not in, but you're not dead yet either.' The panel either doesn't know how not to torture or enjoys the squirming a little too much.

Four acts to dance off for two slots, twenty-four hours to plan.

Gosh, it must have taken a lot of work to edit all this footage from yesterday's shoot.

'Since I am the queen of this show, I will make my favorite go through! The other three are just there to fill airtime! And ultimately, so are the other seventeen! Because I can control the way America votes! I can say that because I'm the queen! I rule the Whitehead! And I personally told the computer to ignore every phone number that wasn't mine!'

Yes, Paula. Because computers totally do what you want when you speak to them.

LAST EDITED ON 01-12-11 AT 09:48 PM (EST)

So why the sudden switch of the live show from 8 pm til 9 pm????

ETA: Oh, Presidential Speech. Oh well, my first thoughts were a lot more fun.

And end speculation here