FOX | Release Date: July 20, 2005
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
2
Negative:
5
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Los Angeles TimesLewis SegalJul 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: Though the voice-over narration could have been more informative, the biggest drawback in the first two episodes was producer Nigel Lythgoe functioning as the Donald Trump of dance by firing dancers right and left. [30 Jul 2005]
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VarietyLaura FriesJul 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: As a director, Nigel Lythgoe works the judge's reaction shots, often forgetting wallflowers enjoy watching the dancers, not other wallflowers. [22 Jul 2005]
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RedEyeMegan WaitkoffJul 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: The show had all of the potential of "Idol," but Fox blew it by forgetting these words of wisdom: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. [15 Aug 2005]
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The New York TimesVirginia HeffernanJul 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: This show, so far, cannot match 'Dancing With the Stars'; it's dour, lead-footed, mean, downbeat. [22 Jul 2005]
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Andrew RyanJul 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: I'm not sure who's watching this dreary dance competition, and less sure why. ... So You Think You Can Dance is Fox's failed attempt to attach American Idol-esque importance to the dance genre. It tries for glittery glamour but is dragged down in procedure. Dancing with the Stars made dancing look fun, which I've always thought was the idea. [17 Aug 2005]
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Washington PostTom ShalesJul 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: Ineptitude haunted "Dance" from the very beginning, when the host made it sound as though various rounds of competition had already been completed and that what we were watching was a documentary about "So You Think You Can Dance," not the show itself. Camerawork was so poor that dancers occasionally vanished out of the frame, and Lythgoe was featured in so many reaction shots that it was sometimes hard to remember who was onstage. [21 Jul 2005]