[Mb-civic] Might as Well Dance - Eugene Robinson - Washington Post

[William Swiggard]

Might as Well Dance

By Eugene Robinson
Tuesday, July 19, 2005; Page A21

The news this summer could best be described as grim and grimmer. So 
what was the biggest hit on television? ABC's "Dancing With the Stars," 
a spun-sugar confection in which not-quite-stars partnered with 
professional ballroom dancers to compete in the passionate tango, the 
grueling quickstep and the PG-13 rumba.

And what show is being touted by TV insiders as the next big thing? 
Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance" (debuting Wednesday), which is 
described as basically "American Idol" with trips and stumbles instead 
of butchered high notes. As far as television is concerned, this is 
shaping up to be a Busby Berkeley kind of summer.

<>It makes sense that Tom Cruise and all those extras in "War of the 
Worlds" wouldn't be the only ones trying desperately to escape 
oppressive reality. Except for watching the White House squirm over the 
Karl Rove scandal, which I admit I find quite satisfying, there's 
precious little joy to be extracted from current events.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/18/AR2005071801328.html 

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