And so a new season of making the band has started. Let’s get right into it;
This season opens with Diddy’s announcement that Donnie is coming out on September 2nd. Told you in the fall!!! This season we follow them as they prepare and go on tour. Twitter was buzzing with activity during the airing. Should have saved some of them to intertwine but didn’t think of it until it was too late * shouts to @shercole for the idea, maybe next week*. I thought about live blogging but it would have been too much work to twit & live blog at the same time.
We start off with Danity Kane, the headliners, at the first rehearsal. I am not really feeling D. Woods’ hair. Either short or long pick one, but not both okay? Okay. In another part of the dance studio Donnie is preparing for his 10 minute show. He’s gonna do three songs “Intro” to the album, “Dr. Love” and “Take you there”. He talks about how last year he was in school just being ‘regular Donnie’. whatever, dude you’re still regular Donnie. Next we’re off to the guys Day 26. When they walk into the studio who’s there to greet them? None other than Miss ‘Boom kat’ herself Laurie Ann Gibson. Looking quite cute if I might add. Brian seems a little too overly excited to see her while the others seem shocked and a little scared that she is back. * note to Will and Brian, take the stocking cap and du rag off please!!* Akward moment follows.. Time to get busy!! She asks to see some moves and ummerra… Let’s just say it was less than stellar! more like horrible. Q is not there because he had a tonsillectomy.
During the break between seasons I guess Diddy was feeling himself so much that he took up a second job as a stripper and notices that he has a gut! So now this season of making the band will also be ‘Diddy’s fit club’.. Hilarious at diddy talking to himself in the third person and answering back! Now back to the action. Laurie Ann is actually laughing in their faces as she watches them perform. Everybody is more concerned with her being there instead of actually focusing on learning the choreography. So after rehearsal the guys go out to eat and talk about her return. I don’t see the big deal in her coming back but I guess to them it is.
Next stop is Danity Kane. they are learning how to do flips. Wait flips? Yes flips. I see a disaster happening. Laurie Ann decides to stroll on over and pay a visit to the girls. More nervous fake smiles. They really think that she would be back without Diddy knowing? come on seriously?
On to Donnie. Wackness abounds!!! During his rehearsal Aubrey comes in and bothers him basically.
The guys are on the way to the second day of rehearsal looking salty. Suck it up and get ready for the show. Always be professional no matter who or what you’re dealing with. I can’t front, she is good at what she does. Since Q is not there to her he is not in the group. she can’t work with air.. I feel her. So the guys call Q to see what’s going on. He tells them that the doctor has him on strict orders not to do anything until the 15th and the tour starts on the 24th. That could be a problem. Of course in true television style, when the guys go to the studio Q magically appears against the Doctor and his family’s wishes. He caught on to the steps pretty quickly.
During Day 3 of rehearsals with the guys who walks in? Diddy himself. Let the fireworks begin! He clears the room so they can talk. They have a little stare down for a few and then go into the whole kiddie thing with ‘you first, no you first’. Grow up! Once they finally get it all out and clear the air, nothing much to clear- she was not going to be bullied by him and he couldn’t take it, they make up and move on. At the end of the day it is business. Agree to disagree and let it go. Thus ending the first episode of the new season. I will try my best to do a live blog and twitter at the same time. Until next week…
This episode opens with the crew at the house and Boris and Mike playing a joke on Deon. An innocent joke but Deon saying that if it happens again he’s gonna kill someone.. Calm down tiger!! It was just a joke. But I feel him on respecting his personal space though. While everyone is eating breakfast the bat phone rings and everyone looks around in shock and awe. The message reads as follows: “Laverne and Boris, you have five minutes to pack your toiletries and get downstairs!!!” next message is “Kim and Suzanne you have five minutes to pack your toiletries and get downstairs!!!” and the two groups are out! No explanations just get downstairs and see.
Next is a typical Diddy interlude about how working for him is like a roller coaster ride.
The teams receive their assignments and find out that they are going to Paris, France!
Red finds out that Boris took his toothbrush instead of his own.. Nasty! AND he forgot his cell phone! How can you forget your cell phone when doing something that important to you. I keep my cell phone on me even walking around the house. Laziness and stupidity abound!n Boris you ARE the weakest link!
They arrive in Paris to get their assignments from the concierge that they have to find some model and convince them to come back to New York for an original print ad for Sean John eyewear. but his has to be done 4pm the next day. They have no name, or anything for this model just a phone number on a paper. Boris and Laverne (Downtown team) make the first contact and meet with a connect and he gets the model on the phone but she is somewhere else. Kim aka PoPrah and Suzanne (Team Uptown) have 3.5 hrs left and they are calling the number they were given trying to get in touch with someone and agree to meet them in half an hour. This connect sends them to two boutiques that she may be at.
Downtown team is not agreeing on anything. Laverne is trying to school him on simple stuff and he’s not trying to hear it. Meanwhile, Team Uptown is lost somewhere in Paris looking for the boutiques.
Team Downtown arrives at what looks to be a big downtown area and they are searching for this model. I don’t think it’s gonna happen. There’s like at least 30-40,000 people there easy.
Team Uptown only have 1.5 hrs left and are lost. They check in with the team back home and Poprah is all over the top. They meet up with the model at one of the boutiques and she decides to go.
Back in the states the two teams are hashing out ideas about the ad. BTW I am definitely crushing on Kendra. Now back to the story… Deon says that glasses are the new skyline? What is he smoking?
Team Downtown finally find their model but she seems a little hesitant to go. I would too if two complete strangers come up to me talking about going back to New York. She agrees to go.
the teams are both running around New York getting things together for the shoot. Another BTW: Brianna has a big head! I mean big!!
With 27 minutes left Uptown arrives at the airport while Downtown arrives with only 9 minutes left.
They all arrive back in New York to help their teams with the remainder of the ad campaigns. Laverne arrives and hates everything that they have done so far, pissing Mike off.
Another Diddy interlude about how his his clothing line is not about money but about his name.
The day of the shoot team downtown used their money to hire a professional to do hair and makeup while Poprah does it for uptown. While Boris and Mike leave to run errands the team changes the tag line from ‘the final touch’ to ‘see yourself’.
Team Downtown chose to shoot on the Bad Boy roof but the chair wouldn’t fit so they chucked the chair and kept it moving. Boris is being lazy and not wanting to do anything at the shoot because he felt like since he found the model his job is over. Mike is being overbearing and getting on my nerves and so was Omatoni aka Laverne.
Team Uptown spends a lot of time just trying to find a location. Once they found it, Poprah took over even though she said she would let Suzanne lead. How are you telling a professional how to take pictures? Girl, sit down! just because you have a digital camera does not make you a photographer!
Back to team Downtown… Deon is in his own little world. Talking about he’s a listener or whatever. Looking awkward as hell. “What you see is what you don’t get”… What the hell you talking? After the shoot they work with a graphic designer to set everything up.
Another Diddy Interlude about how Sean John is a dream and he wants it to be the no. 1 line in the world.
The teams meet in the board room to meet with Capricorn and Sean John VP Jeff Tweedy. The first team they discuss is Downtown. The tag line ‘see yourself’ pretty much goes over flat and the picture is not that stunning either. Mike has this ‘I told you so’ look on his face. Next up is Uptown. The tag line ‘from day to dark’ is a hit. Looks like team uptown has won this challenge. Finally!
Team downtown returns to the house in a funk while team uptown celebrates their win and new glasses as a reward.
As the team gets prepared for elimination everyone seems nervous. Especially Omatoni. Boris says that the model told him that she was intimidated by Omatoni. She strikes back by telling on his flirting. Deon says the ad was flawless, while Capricorn points out the flaws. He drops that he worked in billboard advertising. Why the hell did you just sit there and let your team present that than? El Stupido!!! Boris is put up for elimination by a unanimous vote and he decides to put Deon up for elimination as well.
Time for eliminations! They face Capricorn, Kevin Liles and Phil Robinson. Deon rips into Boris about just about everything!! Boris says that he found the model when Omatoni really did. And the one to be eliminated is…… *Cue the fake security guards* Deon.. Wow kind of a shocker seeing as Boris did nothing and was unanimously picked. Deon was sent home because he couldn’t answer a question directly. That’s the end of this episode. See you next week!
Making The Band, Recaps, TV | Sincere August 19, 2008 | 
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