Dhool 4th Quarter Finals

Emcees

So, that's Vishnu and Vimala for you. One a perpetually "shaded" compere and one doing a radio crossover. What's that mean? That there aren't enough talents in the TV circles that they have to uproot a radio personality? Or just that they think her voice and following is there for the taking? Whatever the case the V1/V2 combo is just that. Just B1 and B2 tumbling down the stairs.

In this episode, V2 sports a hairstyle that I'm sure would have had rave reviews had she being a test subject for America's Next Top Hair-Butcher. Imagine a teddy bear, named "Cuddles", given to your 3 year old niece, with Mattel's brand new in time for Chrissy hairstyling kit. There you have it. An Iban haircut [they literally take a half of a coconut shell and shave around the circumference] meets 2006.

However, apart from the superficial, they do make a good hosting pair. As long as V2 is the one getting whipped. We couldn't bring ourselves to fathom the day when V2 would be the one "jacking" her co-host. That's like the poly nerd losing his virginity before the rest of the batch got around to it, totally unthinkable.

Comedy Skit

This time, we meet an earnest director who has the best flick in the world and his sycophant interviewer. After the hero and villain climbed the ladder taking "risks never taken before", all we were wishing for was a KLKlassic TLC [Table Ladder Chair] match. Perhaps a few pints of blood loss and perhaps a championship belt to aim for.


On an off note, you know all those singular singers who come up to perform? Accompanied by a coupla dancers? This is common and understandable because I for one would not be paying much attention to a solo singer just swinging hips and miming pre recorded tracks if not for them. But this time around, to the melodious song "Oru Naal", there was one male singer, and there was just one other female. Basically she was attempting to break the world record on how many different steps she could muster within a 2 by 2 metre square without uttering a single word. What's this about? God-like adoration for the songster?

Without further ado, lets get to the groups who carried the show:

Generation I


Gen I gave us the retro Super Police song coupled with all the memories it brings along from the days when we still thought that Kollywood stars were sitting on Mt. Olympus. Everybody now, "Anbulla nanban super police.."

There was a very good movement interchanging between the 4 boys and girls. Almost telepathic with what the judges asked for last week as opposed to all 8 members doing the exact same step in sync. Kept our eyes glued to the various pairs and definitely gave every single member the TV recognition they had come up to receive.

Triadic

When you heard Yogi B, you must have thought, these guys better do justice to the song. And they did just that. Da Hip Hop era hath dawned. Nuff said. Good things come in small packages. Especially packages that have the right amount of spunk, chutz pah and stage presence to carry it off.

Tridiac made you like them from the start with P.Diddy-esque costumes and their opening robo-man sequence. After a solid display of hippity hop, they went on to adorn masks that just added to their ingenuity and mysteriousness.

Sensors 11


Sensors also did put up a solid show. The beat of their song was infectious. Even though, 8 people doing the same step on the same platform would have bored the learned viewer in a while, there was something about Sensors that got us paying attention.

Borders 1:59

Borderz are another of the much favoured entrants in the tourney. And they didn't dissapoint. In fact, Borderz managed to pull off their performance with such foresight with regards to the judges' previous comments that you might have suspected a leak to the scale of the Watergate Scandal.

The theme was military. So, they got themselves army fatigues. [though it really looked like KGB era Russian Colonel's uniforms] Their dance steps incorporated military movements too which was an added plus. Anyone who has gone through BMT and not MC-ed their way out of the Battle Innoculation Course would definitely have spotted the similarity of a few of their steps, especially the backward crawling under barbed wire stint we had to pull off back in Tekong.

Synchronix

Synchronix told us their name was so because they're never out of sync, never miss a beat or a step. But yet, their performance didnt really tally with that.

The opening scene saw the Devil on his throne, a coupla minions and an "Om Shanthi Om" chant. Utter irony. Yet, once the song commenced proper, this same theme wasn't really carried out to full effect or they would have definitely been on par with the other groups who had graced the stage before them.

Footnote: The left front girl either didn't know what she was doing or harbouring a helluva lotta pain and constipation. We suggest 2 aspirins and 8 hours of rest.

Judgement

Tridiac and Borderz 1:59 were the victors this time around. Like a carbon copy replay of last week's results, the popular ones are through on their own merit again. So, the fickle but very opinionated Yindian public aint THAT wrong with their seasonal likes / dislikes are they?

Perhaps the judge's comments would do much use to the future stages of this competition. They remarked that tonight there were relevant props and good choreography. What they didn't like was the constant PVC based, fluorescent burn-a-hole-in-your-retina colours of the costumes.

Selva thinks that baggy pants is definitely out. So, would you mind letting the major French and Italian designers know that they shouldn't design any for the upcoming Summer '07 Collections?

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