Oh my god. What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing!? Oh right, that would be me. Back to work.

Wash ,'Bushwhacked'


Non-Fiction TV: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own

This thread is for non-fiction TV, including but not limited to reality television (So You Think You Can Dance, Top Chef: Masters, Project Runway), documentaries (The History Channel, The Discovery Channel), and sundry (Expedition Africa, Mythbusters), et al. [NAFDA]


Kathy A - Aug 19, 2009 8:18:34 am PDT #10368 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I think the audition premiere is going to be an hour, allowing for the Glee premiere to follow. As to the rest of the season, I don't know how they're going to run them both--I'm guessing that Glee will move to a different night.


kat perez - Aug 19, 2009 8:48:12 am PDT #10369 of 23273
"We have trust issues." Mylar

I finally saw this week's ABDC last night. I thought We Are Heroes killed it with their routine. I was worried because Single Ladies is so played out, but I really thought they did well. I also loved Vogue Evolution. I agree that the African dance moves were not quite on point, but they don't get choreographers to help them, so given that, they did well. And Miss Thing, Leomie, was once again FABulous. I was sad that Donyelle's group got kicked off, but I can see why. They really did underwhelm week one.

I am so excited for PR. Thursday can't come soon enough.


Kathy A - Aug 19, 2009 9:01:12 am PDT #10370 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

That's two weeks in a row that We Are Heroes just blew me away. Last week, they had that back lean that went on for.e.ver, and this week they nailed strobing. The Japanese woman who is the centerpiece of the group is mesmerizing to watch.


megan walker - Aug 19, 2009 9:02:54 am PDT #10371 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

What night is ABDC first on?


Kathy A - Aug 19, 2009 9:06:34 am PDT #10372 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

They moved to Sunday nights this week.


Jesse - Aug 19, 2009 9:47:11 am PDT #10373 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I wondered if the teams with one woman were helped or hurt in "doing" Beyonce. Thoughts?


Kathy A - Aug 19, 2009 9:50:05 am PDT #10374 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Maureen Ryan (Chicago Tribune's The Watcher tv critic/blogger) has an interview with Tim Gunn. I only read the bulleted highlights to avoid any possible spoilers in the transcript.

Some of those highlights:

Michelle Obama and the girls are big fans of the show, according to Michelle (Tim Gunn met her at a WH luncheon).

One challenge in the first half of the season will set the "Runway" blogs on fire. He called the outcome "unprecedented in 'Project Runway' history and even I will not fully believe it -- that it really happened -- until I actually see it."

"We have drama to beat the band, including a model who refused to wear the garment. I’m in the sewing room begging her -- well, not begging her. I’m quite firm in saying, 'This is your responsibility. It’s not a matter of personal taste -- you are a mannequin basically. A walking mannequin. Put it on,'" Gunn said.

But the worst part of the "All-Star" special was dealing with Season 2's Santino Rice: "I don’t want to give him any more press. He doesn’t need it. But that Santino Rice -- I was ready to take a cyanide capsule. I mean, he just sucks all the air out of a room."


Kathy A - Aug 19, 2009 10:18:55 am PDT #10375 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I wondered if the teams with one woman were helped or hurt in "doing" Beyonce. Thoughts?

I think it depended on the group. Vogue Evolution nailed the "Beyonce," helped by the fact that Leomi is such a wonderful capital-D Diva. But the others faded in comparison, IMO.

Other than VE, my favorite dances of the night were those that didn't try and have a "Beyonce"--I liked Rhythm City's nightmare number (especially the "Thriller" shoutout!), the Seattle group's hula hoop number, and We Are Heroes, of course.


megan walker - Aug 19, 2009 10:30:52 am PDT #10376 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I liked Rhythm City's nightmare number (especially the "Thriller" shoutout!), the Seattle group's hula hoop number, and We Are Heroes, of course.

Those are the ones I pretty much liked. I don't get why Vogue Evolution was so praised, they seemed way sloppy to me.

This is the first season I'm watching. Does it always work the same way (i.e., votes from the previous week determine the two bottom teams and the judges have to pick from those two)? So, regardless of their routines, certain crews are safe and others aren't?


Vortex - Aug 19, 2009 10:34:39 am PDT #10377 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

It was kind of confusing this week. The judges picked the lowest crew last week during the show. Then the audience voted, and the bottom two danced and the judges selected a winner from the bottom two.

I'm sure that Vogue Evolution has a strong lobby calling in.