Get up...get up, you stupid piece of... What did you do that for? What's wrong with you? Didn't you hear a word he said? All of you! You think there's someone just going to drop money on you?! Money they could use?! Well, there ain't people like that. There's just people like me.

Jayne ,'Jaynestown'


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]


flea - Oct 22, 2009 8:50:07 am PDT #11386 of 23273
information libertarian

I wish there were heights posted. They do a lot of height-based pairing in the first set, especially with anyone who is unusually-heighted.

There are great photos at [link] Evil Ashleigh in white lace leggings, it is to puke. And so many generic cutie-pants contemporary girls.


sumi - Oct 22, 2009 9:08:54 am PDT #11387 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!

Bryan Voltaggio's restaurant Volt is having a Poe-themed evening - you can see the menu at the site.

(Well, you can - for some reason I'm having difficulty bringing it up - I assume it's the same acrobat problem I've been having for some time now.)


le nubian - Oct 22, 2009 9:13:07 am PDT #11388 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I actually like Bryan better. Except for the offer to split the $$, Mike seems like a bit of a jerk. It's like he is over-compensating or something.

SYTYCD news (this season sounds like it is going to be a clusterfuck.

First, they are going to have a finale with the final 6 (not the final 4) because they don't want to air too close to xmas. Now, we find out that because of baseball, the first two weeks there will be no results show and the judges will do the cutting.


SailAweigh - Oct 22, 2009 10:04:28 am PDT #11389 of 23273
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

I'm much more excited about the guys on SYTYCD this season than the girls. I love Billy and Russell, Nathan's good, too and Legacy could either be really brilliant or crash and burn big time, but it will be exciting to watch! The only girl I'm interested in is Bianca, the rest can go home.


bon bon - Oct 22, 2009 10:05:03 am PDT #11390 of 23273
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Those pictures remind me of one reason Ashleigh seems so obnoxious: she's a mouth-breather! You never see her without her mouth hanging open!

Oh, and LEGACY. SERIOUSLY?!


askye - Oct 22, 2009 12:04:30 pm PDT #11391 of 23273
Thrive to spite them

I really like Elanore, she looks like she has a lot of personality and I loved her solo it was funny and told a story. I really cant' wait to see her in choreography.


Rayne - Oct 22, 2009 12:22:54 pm PDT #11392 of 23273
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire

SYTYCD: I'm already annoyed by FOUR out of the ten girls. That's definitely not a good sign - the one who cries and goes high pitched, Ashleigh and the two "bestest friends and omg!they're going to make us go last because we're so close and it would kill us to be torn apart!"

As for the guys, the only one I fear is Legacy. I have fears that he's the next Evan - he'll struggle with other styles, but have the teen vote.

LOVE Russell and Billy! I'm nervous about the pair ups!


le nubian - Oct 22, 2009 12:26:46 pm PDT #11393 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

the one who cries and goes high pitched, Ashleigh

OMG. Word. That was SO annoying. I wanted to kill her to make the pain stop.


Liese S. - Oct 22, 2009 12:31:30 pm PDT #11394 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

SYTYCD: Yeah, right? Because your story about your bff you met this week is the most compelling tv we could muster. Oh, no wait, we're going to separate a married couple who clearly have vastly different talent levels. I can't stand Ashleigh and I hated the manipulation anyway.

I was so pissed that they dropped the "dead eyes" girl. I thought her performance was one of the most compelling I'd seen, and I think they were misinterpreting her expression. Now, obviously I didn't see all of her work in Vegas, so maybe I'm missing it, but to me she was clearly more skilled than at least a few of the girls who survived.

On the guys side, I was happy to see most of them through. I like Legacy okay, because that one move he has is sick. And I think he's trying really hard. But I figure he'll go the way of Cute!Tony and pretty quick.

Sad to see they missed out on the shorts ballet guy.

Agree about Elanore. Yay for Russell and Billy.

I also agree that a lot is about to be made or lost in the pairings. There are some that really won't work well together, I fear.


Jesse - Oct 22, 2009 1:52:38 pm PDT #11395 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Aw, Cute!Tony.