But now it's time to get serious because it's FAMILY MEETING TIME! Oh I love for these family meetings! Diddy arrives in the studio to see where everyone is at. Brill Man is up first. What we get is almost Brillo's entire song, which I assume is an advertisement for his new album. Diddy watches part of it and then stops the performance. He tells Brillo that he looks like a stiff, white boy from Long Island that can't dance. Diddy says that he's had that song for two months, so he should have been rehearsing every day for two months. He says he needs to get some black friends and learn how to bop. Yeah, I'd have to agree. Brillo looks super stiff and like he's not even enjoying himself. It's hard to say if it's just nerves or what, but there's def room for improvement.
Time for Day26. Oh this is gonna be good! They barely get started and Diddy almost instantly stops them. He tells them they need to get mikes because he doesn't want to see them mime it. Then he says that they won't have headsets because those are only for Danity Kane. And here we get a little peek into the hierarchy of the music biz. Apparently, headsets are reserved only for headliners.
The boys go "check! Check!" into the mikes, which makes Diddy none too pleased. He tells them that's not how they check mikes. So then they guys sing "The Star Spangled Banner" instead, which, I guess, is how you check mikes? Who knew!? Diddy tells them that when they are on stage, if they don't want to represent themselves, then they need to represent Diddy and his LEGACY. I wonder if this legacy includes a nightclub shooting with J.Lo? Robert predicts that they are about to go down in flames. I'm not a gambling gal, but I bet that Robert is absolutely correcto!
Things move along smoothly until Will goes into the wrong spot, giving Que nowhere to go. Diddy starts to loudly boo and heckle them, and it's hilarious! They tank like Kevin Costner's post-early 90s career! Diddy says that Que thinks it's a joke and that he should never look like he has nowhere to go. Dawn must be so proud.
Now time for Danity Kane. They actually make it through their whole song without getting stopped, but overall it looks a little sloppy. Diddy says that it just shows potential of what they could be if they work harder. But they have a long way to go. He says they look like back-up dancers but not headliners. Then he points out that Aundrea and Orangebrey are the two weak links and need to step up their dance skills. Yikes.
Whoa. What's going on? I've been watching a marathon of Bravo's "Million Dollar Listing," and I looked up for a second to see Chad massively hairspraying his creepy hair helmut and become totally distracted.
Oh. Right. Brillo! Yes, Brillo is now thoroughly depressed. Even his hair is frowning. He tells Marty, his choreographer, that he feels like he can never get his routine one clean time through. Marty tells him that it's hard being one person having to put on a show. Then Marty says that Brillo has the least amount of pressure on him because he's first, which means that he'll set the tone. Brillo says that Diddy doesn't want him to dance like anyone else. He's supposed to be a new brand. The Donnie Brand. Now with removable puffball head.
The next day, the guys are rehearsing before Boomcat arrives, and she is extra nice to them. She asks them if they are okay after yesterday's issue with Diddy and then starts in with the "cat cat cat cat."
Danity is back to rehearsing too. Orangebrey says that she was giving it her all the day before, and Diddy was just mad because he didn't get his Wheaties. Yes, Wheaties. She actually said that. You can't make this stuff up! Aundrea says that she knows they'll have it together before the show, so she's not worried.
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Comments (3)
Loved it, Mandamo, you hit the nail(s) on the head! I absolutely adore this show (and especially Day 26) because they really do believe that getting signed to Diddy's label makes them instant superstars (they should check into the group "Dream" from 2001, they were once on Diddy's label, too).
It is so amazing to me that Day 26 have not yet learned how to NOT telegraph their mistakes (i.e. Qwanell just stopped dead in the water when the routine didn't go exactly the way they wanted). You don't stop, you keep on and on ('til the break of dawn)! They've got so many more hard lessons to pick up.
Fabulous Recap, thank you from another 'Mo! :)
love, J-Mo :)
1 of 3 | Posted by J-Mo | Posted on September 2, 2008 12:32 PM
"Also, isn't Diddy getting funnier by the season? I used to think he was kind of an arrogant little fucker, but now I just view him as a comic genius. Now I realize that before I just wasn't in on the joke."
Not sure if you were being sarcastic here or not but I find him so funny and always have. Despite the fact that he's really arrogant and rich he really seems like he's in on the joke with everything and doesn't really take anything too seriously on his shows.
2 of 3 | Posted by cherin | Posted on September 3, 2008 9:33 AM
I HEART these recaps. All of my friends I used to mock MTB3 with have moved on.
OK, i just saw the DK video for "Bad Girl" and I figured out what the Maybelline song is actually about.
It is a stripper who is trying to tell her customers that she is a prostitute after hours.
So why is Diddy giving Aubs a hard time about her image? She's just trying to promote the record.
3 of 3 | Posted by amberpdidit | Posted on September 4, 2008 6:03 PM