Misson: Man Band tracks a reality shows 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. Heres 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 Badds 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 ‘NSYNCs Chris Kirkpatrick to howl their dusty vocal cords over Coxs 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 theyre about to see is a Beastie Boys cover band.
The Rockin Struggle: Kirkpatrick is so disturbed by Abrams drinking that hes forced to discard all the alcohol in his own house just to keep the Badd boy from jeopardizing the rest of the groups second chance. All four men are also reluctant to perform at the Magic game, and LFOs 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 Magics 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 arenas wings, awaiting the inevitable rain of boos that is teased in next weeks episode. And they already have somebody to blame for their impending failure, too: their manager.
[Photo Courtesy of Vh1]
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