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  • July14th

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    So You Think You Can Recap: Results 7/14/11

    Posted in: Tube Talk

    Cole has a doctor’s note excusing him from this week’s Results Show recap (something about extreme sexual exhaustion), so this is Heather checking in and hitting the barre in his absence.

    A freshly Emmy nominated Cat opens the show in a reincarnated toga. She’s gorgeous, even though she looks like a stunt double from Troy. Tonight’s group dance begins with Sexy Jordan doing a solo in an enormous cape/skirt thing. The way the guys spread open the parachute of a dress and billow its edges is a dead giveaway: choreographer Kelly Abbey has been stealing ideas from her local Gymboree.  The music is called “Fuego,” which combined with the imagery of giant red labia (no? is it just me?) is a clear acknowledgement to the plight of those battling venereal disease. Read More

  • July14th

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    So You Think You Can Recap: SYTYCD 7/13/11

    Posted in: Tube Talk

    Ok, ok, Cole here. I know I missed the results show recap last week, and I’ll endeavor to do it tonight, but for the business at hand—it’s the last performance show for the top six couples! After this week, they’ll be split up and paired with SYTYCD All-Stars. Cat Deely, in a silvery dress with what appears to be ostrich feathers looks lovely as always (I exclaimed, out loud, to no one, “Oooh! A sparkly!” a la Jeremy the crow in Secret of Nimh when she appeared) intros all of the dancers, and then it’s time to meet our judges (Cat goes back to letting the audience fill in her catch phrase again, thus officially starting the “Will she say or won’t she say it?” Cat Deely drinking game). It’s special guest Jesse Tyler Ferguson from one of the best comedies on television Modern Family! He’s a big fan of the show and seems super tickled to be there. Next is intense choreographer Sonya Tayeh, wearing her usual Mad Max casual. Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe are there as always, and are about to lock lips when Cat stops them. I only wish Cat had stopped several of the contestants and choreographers, who once again are obsessed with osculation! Read More

  • July7th

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    PMC 47: Rob Paulsen

    Posted in: Podcast

    Rob Paulsen guest on Pop My Culture podcast

    Cole, Vanessa and voice-acting king Rob Paulsen (“Animaniacs,” “Pinky and the Brain”) talk the Efron/Tisdale kiss, Transformers 3, Shy Beef, Joey Chestnut and competitive eaters, Parisian things, playing at Joe Louis with Mr. Hockey, the Chuck Norris Trophy, Frank Welker, Man vs. Food, Dick Beals’ book upsell, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, voicing Carl Wheezer, Michael Bay’s Got Milk spot, alternative pipes for Biden and Obama, and Rob’s amazing Yakko’s World performance!

    Leave a comment with your answer to the Firsts question (the first sports team you played on as a kid, and what position you played) for a chance to win a Pinky and the Brain DVD set signed by our guest!

    Be sure to visit Rob on his cool website, www.robpaulsenlive.com!

     

    Rob Paulsen interviewed by hosts Vanessa Ragland and Cole Stratton

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  • July6th

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    So You Think You Can Recap: SYTYCD 7/6/11

    Posted in: Tube Talk


    Ok! Cole’s back in dance recap action—I apologize for my absence the last couple weeks (I was traveling for business, seriously!) Many thanks to Vanessa and Heather for filling in and I’m sure we’ll be seeing more from them as I flake out in the future.

    It’s time for our Top 14 couples to take the stage for their intro mini-dances—it’s apparent just from the audience response Melanie and Marko get that they are clearly the front runners. Cat appears in an absolutely fetching light blue kimono-like mini dress and I make audible ga-ga noises. She introduces our judges (and now she says it all the time—this is CLEARLY my influence) and it’s fun to see former-contestant-turned-choreographer-turned-velvet-painting Travis Wall on the panel! He’s joined by Carmen Electra, who is wearing some sort of sheer Kiss of the Spider Woman VHS cover top. Apparently, she started dancing when she was five, and did ballet and modern dance at a performing arts school in Cincinnati, which would explain how she was able to nail all of that “running on the beach” choreography she did on television. Also on the panel are Mary Murphy, who looks more and more like a third place medal every show, and Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe, dapper and pervy as always. Read More

  • July1st

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    Culture Pops Gets Drunk at La Descarga (Episode 2)

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    Behold! PMC’s second edition of  “Culture Pops” for ChinaShop Mag! Join Cole, Vanesa, Janet Varney, and Samm Levine as they pop the heck out of your culture at LA’s amazing rum bar La Descarga. Also featured are: alcohol (yut-yoh, Vanessa) and the bartender Arrrmannndo (double yut-yoh.)  Enjoy!  Comment! Like!  Raise our pitiful self-esteems.

    If you didn’t already see it, check out Episode 1 here: http://www.chinashopmag.com/2011/06/welcome-to-the-chinashop-vanessa-and-cole/

  • July1st

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    So You Think You Can Recap: SYTYCD 6/30/11

    Posted in: Blog, Tube Talk

    (This week’s Results Show recap is brought to you again by Heather (@HeatherRecently) due to Cole “scheduling conflicts.” Has anyone ever seen him and Justin Timberlake in the same place at the same time? Didn’t think so.)

    When it comes to televised talent shows, I like to play it fast and loose. Office pools for NCAA playoffs and Oscar Awards alike are tainted with bullshit statistics and insider opinions. That’s why I prefer to let Lady Luck have her way with me unprotected, in the raw, the way God intended. Yes, I’ll be making predictions before watching this week’s elimination show without any prior knowledge of the outcome.  This is the kind of chaos you can expect when Cole outsources his blog, so prepare yourselves, America.

    Bottom 3: Clarice & Jess, Mitchell & Caitlyn, Ashley & Chris. The judges will slobber all over Jess’s growth (as a technical dancer, not his hidden questionably phallic tumor, although that would be quite the sight) and Clarice’s legs, keeping them safe. Mitchell will deliver with his solo but will get the “if you continue on this show, you’ll need to step it up” speech, sending Mini Leguizamo back to doing windmills on the street. In a battle to the death of who can flash her coslopus the most times in 30 seconds, Caitlyn will ultimately stay and Ashley will cry and lisp her way home. Number of times the judges say the choice was difficult: 2. Number of times Cat will awkwardly shoo contestants offstage: 3. Number of times someone will go in for a hug only to be ignored by their intended recipient: 1. OK, I think I’m ready. Let’s do this.

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