Before the last concert of the tour, Danity Kane will be making a new music video for their song "Bad Girl." The premise for the video is that it's a comic book, and they all have sexier leatherier alter egos. So they have the regular girl, and then when the red light comes on, they transform into bad girls. Orangebrey gets interrogated by a hot detective who she mounts; D.Woods is in a peep show box; Dawn is strapped onto a gurney with a mad scientist who is played by Que. Shannon is on a motorcycle and Aundrea is tied up in a dungeon. Shannon's motorcycle bit looks strangely like the motorcycle scene from Britney Spears' "Toxic" video. But, then again, I'm just a writer. What do I know about copyright law!?
Missy Elliott will also make an appearance the video, so they're all really excited. Dawn says that when Missy is in a video, it's automatically stamped hot. I'm pretty surprised to see Missy up in this joint. I do enjoy Danity Kane, but they've only had a couple songs. Diddy must have paid her a LOT to do this for him. Either that or Diddy has some secret, incriminating evidence against her and is playing the blackmail card.
Day26 is also shooting a video on a rooftop downtown for their new single "Since You Been Gone." So, apparently, when you are normally shooting a video, they play the track back and you sing along. But for a more dramatic effect, they are playing the song back faster and the guys have to keep up. And while they'll be singing fast, they'll still be moving the rest of their bodies at regular speed. Robert says it's really weird and he doesn't understand how it's going to come across right on camera. I don't either, really. Now I'm going to have to make sure to see this video somewhere.
Watching the guys sing along to chipmunk voices is hilarious. They can't even keep a straight face doing it. In fact, I don't think Big Butter even TRIES to not laugh. At the end of the song, they all burst out laughing. But the laughing won't last long because Diddy's showing up.
When Diddy walks on set, they are playing the song back at regular speed, and the guys are trying hard to impress. After a few lines of singing, Diddy calls cut and reminds them that they should be telling a story and to imagine talking to a chick they love. Diddy sits down but then realizes he's cold and starts hollering for a cashmere throw. Luckily for the boys, the production assistants, and the rest of the world, someone actually has a blanket for him. I'm reminded of a flight I once took from Chicago to New York when a passenger kept demanding a "DELTA PASHMINA!" Diddy wraps himself up and all the guys start saying "E.T. Phone Home." Awesome. I didn't even have to write a joke for that one because the guys got the punch line covered. E.T. is EXACTLY what he looks like. But he looks like the healthy E.T. Not the E.T. that gets sick, turns all white and flakey, and lies in a ditch. The guys do another take and this time it's a lot better. Diddy seems pleased. Everyone gives a round of applause at the end.
Back in the studio with Brillo, Diddy has asked Orangebrey to record some vocals on the new version of "Take You There." They flirt and Brillo looks totally uncomfortable. Then he tells us that the original version of the song is sexier but this new version is more about a relationship. So what better pair than he and Orangebrey? BTDubs, she is wearing a white dress with a big pink bow on it. It's kinda cute but also makes her look like a birthday present, which is probably the point because I bet she wants nothing more than to be unwrapped by the Brills.
The two ex-lovebirds sit down and do what appears like writing their own lyrics. Brillo asks if she wants alcohol, and she asks if he's trying to take advantage of her. Then she adds that she wants him to. Ohh Orangebrey! You and your sex kitten ways! How they bore me! And I don't mean to act totally bored by this show because I DO enjoy it. But this week's episode feels longer than the history of time. I just want to get to next week because it looks so much juicier.
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Comments (7)
Great job, MandaMo! I love that you have an awesome handle on these people's personalities... I was at a gay event this weekend in Phoenix and I saw NO LESS than THREE different people wearing a "NO BITCH ASS NESS" T-shirt...
I have heard there may have been trouble in the DK camp, but nothing firm... I'm not surprised, I'm sure that there are always going to be people wanting to get all Nicole Scherzinger and break free, then release a solo record that completely flops and then come running back into the open arms of the group, LOL.
Keep up the great work, sweetie...
love, J-Mo :)
P.S. I may be waaay off base considering that me and the military stay far, far away from each other (with good reason) but I think that "XO" might be a naval acronym that stands for "eXecutive Officer"... :)
1 of 7 | Posted by J-Mo | Posted on October 7, 2008 11:54 AM
The blurring on Diddy's shirt were the first two letters of Ciroc vodka that he is hawking.
2 of 7 | Posted by esmerelda | Posted on October 7, 2008 12:14 PM
I just found this... looks like we'll have to wait until next week to get the whole story.
"All the details will be revealed in the live special on October 14th when fans get an exclusive of never before seen footage from the dramatic meeting with Diddy and Danity Kane. In the live special viewers and fans will find out if there has really been a cut and if MTV’s favorite girl group stays in-tact."
3 of 7 | Posted by pixyamiga | Posted on October 7, 2008 1:40 PM
Esmeralda:
Ah..Ciroc makes sense.
I was kinda hoping the blurred out letter on Puffy's shirt was a "B". :P
4 of 7 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on October 9, 2008 10:23 PM
LOL! @ "You know what would go well with this cashmere throw? Cheesecake!"
Oh the good ol' days when I used to try to catch every episode of this show.
Since I mostly started paying attention again this season through recaps, can someone catch me up to speed?
1. When did Puffy stop caring about Mike being Butterball-ish?
2. How long has Que and Dawn been going steady (awww!)?
3. Have Audrey and Brillo (oh my, what's his real name again?) knocked boots? How serious were they? Why'd they "break up"?
5 of 7 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on October 9, 2008 10:35 PM
Dear blahblah,
First of all, I was hoping that it was a blurred out "B" too ;)
Anyway, to answer your questions...
(1) No one really knows when Diddy stopped caring that Big Mike continued to butterball it up. It's one of Making the Band's greatest mysteries! But it does seem like Mike stopped working on his physique, and no one's mentioned it at all during this season.
(2) Dawn and Que got together about midway through last season. They had instant chemistry, but it took Dawn a little while to come around because she was a little unsure of Que's intentions. And also he's so much younger that she was worried that she'd be robbing the cradle.
(3) It's unclear about Brillo and Orange...last season they went on a date and shared an on-screen goodnight kiss. But then he took another girl on a date that SAME night, and Orangey got pissed. After that, they decided to just be "friends," but sometimes they talk about snuggling although we never see it on camera.
Whew! Hope that answers everything!
6 of 7 | Posted by mandamo | Posted on October 12, 2008 8:45 PM
Aw, shucks! I hate that I am just now getting to read this! I have to say, that I am completely honored to have been quoted in this recap!!!! And to be called a favorite - I feel so loved! Does this make me "internet famous" now? And I didn't even have to put any embarrassing pictures on Facebook to do it!
But onto the review - you are so right, this episode did seem to take forever and it contained more than it's fair share of cringe-worthy moments. I guess there really can be too much of a good thing! Thanks and next time I will be sure to read sooner!!!!!
7 of 7 | Posted by Y3KPhenom | Posted on November 7, 2008 11:35 AM