Let him do his thing, and then you get him out. No messing with him for laughs.

Mal ,'Ariel'


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 - Sep 24, 2009 12:17:24 pm PDT #10989 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I finally got around to reading TWOP's recap of last week's Project Runway ep, and I loved this recounting of the final few minutes of Johnny's bye-bye:

Backstage, Tim Gunn is quivering with rage. Where he would usually at least pretend to be sad and hug the departing designer as he sends him to clean up his stuff, this time he barely even LOOKS at Johnny. Instead, he shoots his cuffs in constrained fury, and gives him a "you take care" of complete dismissal. When Johnny is gone, Tim can no longer contain his anger. "I am incredulous," he says, "of that utterly preposterous spewing of fiction that Johnny did on the runway." Many voices jump in to agree, and Nicolas says he's sorry, but he just snapped and couldn't take it anymore. "It was ridiculous," Tim adds, and who could say it better?


Liese S. - Sep 24, 2009 1:17:02 pm PDT #10990 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I love your blogs, kat. Just for the record. So much fun.


flea - Sep 24, 2009 1:47:17 pm PDT #10991 of 23273
information libertarian

I ADORE the krumper Russell. It was a crime they made him do choreography.

I actually kind of liked the latin ballroom smarmy guy, Gene. His smarm mostly came off as "omg I am terrified" to me; hopefully he can get over it, because he can really dance.

I kind of wanted to hit Tyce by the end of the show, and I'm really not a very violent person.


-t - Sep 24, 2009 1:58:48 pm PDT #10992 of 23273
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I actually kind of liked the latin ballroom smarmy guy, Gene.

He impressed me by doing his audition solo, and doing a great solo. And his reaction when he ripped his number was funny.

Even fast forwarding through the judges as much as I do, which is a lot, Tyce was annoying me. I never need to hear him talk again.


le nubian - Sep 24, 2009 2:19:45 pm PDT #10993 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Russell was fucking awesome. I'm so glad so many here agree. I don't think I have ever seen the krump done that well on SYTYCD before. I mean that was some mean ass shit. It was buck for all the right reasons.


kat perez - Sep 24, 2009 2:29:44 pm PDT #10994 of 23273
"We have trust issues." Mylar

I actually kind of liked the latin ballroom smarmy guy, Gene.

If I just cut out all of his Tom Jones/sex machine bullshit, Gene was spectacular. And I agree that I think a lot of that may have been nervous energy mixed with a heaping helping of trying way too hard. But I fear for him because he does have some really annoying ballroom dance ticks. He does the mugging thing that Benji used to do in S2 and it annoyed me about Benji just as much. I get that the whole over the top facials are a part of ballroom dance culture, at least in the big competitions, but it is so annoying when it goes so far over the top like in Gene's case. He comes off fake and desparate, as the judges noted. I hope he can break out of that because he is a beautiful dancer and his solo was hot. One of the better ones I've seen from a ballroom dancer. It certainly beat Pasha dancing around a dress frame.

I love how much y'all love Russell and I hope we are not all jinxing him because I really, really want him to make the show. His solo was insane!


Amy - Sep 24, 2009 2:30:50 pm PDT #10995 of 23273
Because books.

I hope he can break out of that because he is a beautiful dancer and his solo was hot.

It was great. Just ... below the eyebrows.

Russell, too. I was amazed they sent him to choreography.


Amy - Sep 24, 2009 6:02:01 pm PDT #10996 of 23273
Because books.

Project Runway surprised me. For one, I don't remember them ever doing a challenge like that before. Very cool idea.

I honestly thought Christopher or Epperson was going to win, and liked their dresses much more than Nicholas's, because either of those could show up on a runway right now, whereas Nicholas's was strictly a costume for me.

I was also surprised they sent Ra'Mon home, since the costume designer seemed willing to give him some wiggle room for ambition. But that thing was a mess, so.


sj - Sep 24, 2009 6:06:03 pm PDT #10997 of 23273
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I honestly thought Christopher or Epperson was going to win, and liked their dresses much more than Nicholas's, because either of those could show up on a runway right now, whereas Nicholas's was strictly a costume for me.

I agree. I loved Epperson's dress. I thought it would have fit in perfectly in the Firefly verse.

I was also surprised they sent Ra'Mon home, since the costume designer seemed willing to give him some wiggle room for ambition. But that thing was a mess, so.

I thought the boring flapper dress designer should have gone home.


victor infante - Sep 24, 2009 6:34:58 pm PDT #10998 of 23273
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.

No one says "tor-TILL-a."

Actually, I've heard this and other atrocities against the Spanish language in England before.

Also, on "Models of the Runway": Weep not for Fatima. Leaving the show just gives her time to locate Logan's home address so she can set up binocular perches and hidden cameras. She'll be starring in the next PR spinoff, "Stalkers of the Runway."