Talk:So You Think You Can Dance (American TV series) season 3

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Style[edit]

This show is a lot like Idol and I think the Idol article format for season 6 worked really well so I'm going to use it here too. Which means. No detailed lists of auditioners. Unless they make it to the finals, they aren't really notable enough for inclusion. --Woohookitty^Woohoo! 04:02, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Prize Change?[edit]

I guess they increased the winner's cash award to compensate for the fact that Celine Dion's show closes this year. - 74.12.127.240 06:01, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

We will have to see what they name the prize to be when they air the first finals episode on Wednesday. As it is, the prize money increase is noted in the main article. MissMJ 22:20, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Finals format[edit]

I think that the finals format in the Season 2 article is difficult to navigate because everything is clumped together in one giant table. I propose that for this season, we go back to something similar to the format used in the Season 1 article. There would be a level 2 heading for "Finals," under that, level 3 headings for "Performance Night" and "Results," and under those either level 4 headings for the weeks, or simply bold week titles. For the performance nights there would be a table following the week number, which I envision to look something like this (using last season's info as an example):

Week 1 (14 June 2006)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty, Shane Sparks

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer
Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones	Hip-hop	"2 Much Booty (In Da Pants)—Soundmaster T	Shane Sparks
Ivan Koumaev Allison Holker	Salsa	"El Temblor"—La Palabra	Alex Da Silva

and so on. There's even some space for an extremely short recap of the judges' reviews to be included in a 5th column. For results shows there wouldn't be a need for a table, and the format in which the results are presented could be kept the same as season 2 (except maybe 'Bottom 3 couples' should be kept track of in a separate space, see below). I think overall, a table format will make the article much less of a mammoth than season 2 is currently.

Also, should there be an elimination chart à la American Idol? It would make it much easer to keep track of people in the bottom 3 couples, bottom 4 dancers, and eliminations, as well as eliminate the need for the strange Top 20 table at the top of the article.

Thoughts on any of this? MissMJ 00:33, 12 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

So far you have done a wonderful job. Looks very nice. --Woohookitty^Woohoo! 14:42, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wait for the west coast?[edit]

I found my way here from a google search looking for music for past episodes. Saw the elimination chart and glanced at it to see if there were any interesting patterns, only to realize it had the results for the show I can't watch yet for being on the West Coast. Think you could wait a little longer? Good grief. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.93.174.249 (talk • contribs) 3:47, 19 July 2007 (UTC).

I am on the west coast as well, but I have no problem seeing who gets eliminated before the show airs. If I didn't wish to know, I just wouldn't look, simple as that. Ours isn't the only time zone in the world, and it makes sense for information to be put up as soon as it's available. This season will probably air in other countries at a later time, should we wait until everyone who can possibly want to see it has done so? MissMJ 06:19, 20 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Who did get out? It should be posted as soon as it is known. If people don't want to see it, they don't have to. That is why a spoiler warning exists. (76.169.12.80 00:57, 14 August 2007 (UTC))[reply]

Sara Von Gillern[edit]

Quick request here - Sara is the only top 10'er who has yet to get an article, and as SYTYCD's first b-girl contestant, I think there could be enough written up.

Does anyone have access to her data so something can be put up? Thanks! Radagast 23:59, 15 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know what the standard should be as far as finalists getting their own articles, but it seems to me that Sara isn't notable enough to get her own article. I think it would be best if, following the example set in Season 2, a page titled "So You Think You Can Dance (Season 3) finalists" was created and information from biographies provided by FOX.com was entered there, as well as anything that can be merged from individual articles that already exist about the dancers. The only finalists that seem to need their own articles at this point are Lacey Schwimmer, since not only is she a contestant this season, she is also related to last year's winner and has ballroom championship titles, and Danny Tidwell, who has won several ballet competitions, was a member of American Ballet Theatre and is related to Travis Wall. (Their articles are in need of some clean up, actually.) MissMJ 05:18, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've created So You Think You Can Dance (Season 3) finalists and begun collecting information there, as well as creating redirects for the names of the top 20 (except the top 4). MissMJ 07:03, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi - Lacey Schwimmer is not listed in the top 4 down at the bottom. somebody named Melody is there instead. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.193.214.108 (talk • contribs) 17 August 2007, 22:45 (UTC)

Votes Never Shown[edit]

They never announced the breakdown of the votes that were cast. We have to take their word as to who the winner is. I think this is a fact worth mentioning. 24.83.178.11 09:34, 2 September 2007 (UTC)BeeCier[reply]

This is the way it is with every reality show that accepts votes from the viewing public. They don't announce the breakdown of any of the votes at any point of the competition. Even if they did, who could prevent anybody from claiming that the numbers are made up? Stop with the conspiracy theories. MissMJ 20:06, 2 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Controversy? What Controversy??[edit]

Who exactly called the "controversy" around the Wade Robson's dance piece and Mia Michael's jacket a "controversy" besides the show's judges??? Were these "controversies" ever mentioned in shows like Entertainment Tonight? 24.83.178.11 09:39, 2 September 2007 (UTC)BeeCier[reply]

There is a reliable source cited: TV Guide. If you search around for "So You Think You Can Dance controversy" you will also find US Magazine and other reality TV coverage outlets reporting it. Just because Entertainment Tonight or some other gossip show didn't feel it worthy of reporting doesn't mean it didn't happen. MissMJ 20:14, 2 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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