Misson: Man Band
tracks a reality show's efforts to restore four former boy-banders to their chart-topping glory. RS' Rock Reality Show Recaps track our efforts to be sympathetic to their cause. Here's our third report: Thirty Mantastic Minutes In Four Sentences: We pick up this episode of
Man Band where we left off
last week: with Color Me Badd's Bryan Abrams drunk. Producer Bryan Michael Cox plays the Boyz II Flabbier Men their new song, which the band unanimously decides sounds like a “hit.” The band has two days to learn the track before their halftime performance at an Orlando Magic game, so they cram into the home studio of ‘NSYNC's Chris Kirkpatrick to howl their dusty vocal cords over Cox's beats. Without a name to call their quartet, the boys rattle off a dry erase board-full of self-deprecating choices before settling on Sureshot, just one word, to avoid confusing/disappointing anyone who thinks the group they're about to see is a Beastie Boys cover band.
The Rockin' Struggle: Kirkpatrick is so disturbed by Abrams' drinking that he's forced to discard all the alcohol in his own house just to keep the Badd boy from jeopardizing the rest of the group's second chance. All four men are also reluctant to perform at the Magic game, and LFO's Rich Cronin is having issues remembering the lyrics, maybe because he was only given a day to memorize them.
The Funniest Moment: At their first photo shoot together (for the results, see above), the guys try to loosen up and look more, well, mannish. In the winning shot, Jeff Timmons and Kirkpatrick almost totally obscure Abrams’ bulky frame (he did make it to a workout in this episode, though we’re not sure how he’s going to drop 100 pounds in two weeks) and Cronin gazes off in the distance, where the band may have left their collective dignity.
The Rockin' Finale: Sureshot stumble through their sound check during the Orlando Magic's shooting practice, likely causing point guard J.J. Redick to brick a few three-point attempts. With two hours until showtime, the band quakes in the arena's wings, awaiting the inevitable rain of boos that is teased in next week's episode. And they already have somebody to blame for their impending failure, too: their manager.
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Photo Courtesy of Vh1]
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