Ohmigod You Guys!

Well, let's start at the beginning. Last year, NBC debuted "Grease: You're the One That I Want" in hopes to cast the next Sandy and Danny in a revival of "Grease," that movie musical you all watched at your sleepovers and sang "Hopelessly Devoted to You" badly into hairbrushes with your girlfriends. As a lover of Broadway, I was skeptical of this show and tuned in to see it crash...as well as for some background noise.

I was hooked. Here's an article I wrote all about it: http://media.www.maristcircle.com/media/storage/paper659/news/2007/03/22/Entertainment/America.Votes.For.Broadways.Next.Danny.And.Sandy-2785368.shtml

Anyway, I soon followed up with "Any Dream Will Do" and just finished "I'd Do Anything." But those are for another post about my love for British television. This post is about the next American offering in the reality show casting game--MTV's "Legally Blonde: The Search for Elle Woods." Now I loved the movie and the musical, but I was a little anxious to watch this show until I decided to embrace the fact I love these shows.

The show started with the usual casting episode. I hate these episodes because they throw all these people at you that you'll probably never see again after the 30 minute mark. And you can't really root for anyone because you keep confusing the contestants in your mind. Now "Legally Blonde" did it in a better manner: 50 girls were quickly wittled down in the first ten minutes. In a final fifteen format, it was easier to watch and keep everyone somewhat straight. However, during what should've been an intense moment (Of the final two girls, who will stay and who will go?) fell flat because all the girls put through were interviewed in a dressing room. One of the final two was interviewed in such a setting; the other was interviewed in your doctor's waiting area. Gee, I wonder who was the one who went through?

Last night, the final ten moved into their pretty sweet loft and dove right in to the competition. They worked on acting, performing a scene from the musical. The winner, Bailey, got to meet Nikki Snelson ("Brooke Wyndham") with fellow contestant Lindsey. Elsewhere, the other eight girls practiced for their upcoming audition. In front of the judges, they performed a scene with Snelson, who was instructed to drop a line. She dropped the same line which the editors always counted down to. All the girls panicked. Some though just jumped in with their next line, the others didn't say anything leaving that long pause that anyone familiar with acting knows isn't a dramatic one but a "Someone dropped a line!" one. In the end, Cassie O. was sent home by the judges. I always feel bad for the first girl sent home on America's Next Top Model. Does anyone remember her? And will that be poor Cassie O's fate? And will they continue to call the other Cassie "Cassie S"?

And as for Haylie Duff as host...well, she's no Graham Norton, but she's not as bad as Ryan Seacrest. Thank God for small blessings.