Sunday, January 24, 2010

Rapid Review: MADE episode with Majestic Crew at ABDC5 Auditions

The latest episode of MADE (premiered January 24 at 12pm ET/PT) features Majestic Crew from Wisconsin, whose wish is to become America's Best Dance Crew. I just watched the full episode. Quick comments:
  • If you want to avoid a lot of drama with very little dancing, tune in 45 minutes into the episode. At that point, they review the basics about the episode but focus on the NY auditions
  • Shane Sparks has been TOTALLY edited out -- no mention, images, ANYTHING. I know there are issues, but this feels like Orwell's 1984!
  • The episode does a good job in showing the feedback from audition judges Karen Schwartz and Chonique, as well as the feedback from Lil Mama and JabbaWockeeZ Kevin Brewer
  • It appears that Majestic may not have been given the callback challenge. No mention is made, and the voiceover makes it sound like the crew devoted their time between auditions to perfecting their basic routine (danced to Lady Gaga's Bad Romance) 
  • I didn't get to watch Majestic's audition live, so this is the first I've seen of them. I thought they did pretty well given their inexperience. They have potential, particularly if they stay together for several years and work to develop more skills and moves
  • No, they don't tell you whether Majestic was picked for the show!