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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]


Lee - Dec 28, 2009 9:11:51 am PST #12552 of 23273
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Great. I had sushi at RM which was very very good , and served by a very flirty waiter so it was fun too plus there was champagne. I had one of their special rolls (shrimp tempura, crab, and spicy tuna), black cod nigiri, and an appetizer of cooked white fish (forget which one) with crispy ginger and kaffir lime. I took a picture I can upload when I get home. The burger was also excellent but still a burger.


SailAweigh - Dec 28, 2009 9:13:55 am PST #12553 of 23273
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

::salivating::

Damn, but that sounds yummy, Lee. Lucky you.


Lee - Dec 28, 2009 3:33:40 pm PST #12554 of 23273
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Camera phone picture of the RM seafood dinner: [link]

I forgot to mention that the black cod nigiri had little strips of butternut squash on them.


Liese S. - Dec 28, 2009 4:05:20 pm PST #12555 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Ooh, that looks delish.


megan walker - Dec 30, 2009 7:10:51 pm PST #12556 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

So, I finalized my SYTYCD DVD for my sister, choosing 20-25 dances from both Seasons 5 & 6. I must say, while I have a few more dances from Season 6 and think the dancers may have been better technically, they just don't thrill me like some of the Season 5 dances.

I don't know if it's the choreography, partners, music, stage, camerawork, or what. Is it just me?

Here's my "best of" baker's dozen from each:

Season 5:
Janette & Brandon’s disco
Randi & Evan’s “Koop Island Blues” contemporary
Kayla & Kūpono’s Twilight contemporary
Jeanine & Phillip’s “Love Lockdown” hip hop
Kayla & Kūpono’s “Gravity” contemporary
Janette & Brandon’s Argentine tango
Janette & Brandon’s Wade Robson jazz
Janette & Ade’s “Love Sex Magic” hip hop
Jeanine & Jason’s Travis Wall contemporary
Jeanine & Brandon’s “Battlefield” Laurie Ann Gibson pop-jazz
Melissa & Ade’s Tyce Diorio contemporary (on breast cancer)
Kayla & Jason’s Shane Sparks zombie hip hop
Jeanine & Brandon’s “Matrix” paso doble

Season 6:
Bianca & Victor’s contemporary
Ellenore & Ryan’s “Arcadia” contemporary jazz
Kathryn & Legacy’s Dave Scott hip-hop
Karen & Kevin’s Nappy Tab hip-hop
Pauline & Peter’s “Starry Night” jazz
Ashleigh & Jakob’s “Relax” jazz
Kathryn & Legacy’s “So Deep” jazz
Ashleigh & Jakob’s “Time Flies” lyrical jazz
Ellenore & Ryan’s “Razzle Dazzle” broadway
Ellenore & Jakob’s “Tore My Heart” contemporary
Mollee & Jakob’s waltz
Ellenore & Legacy’s Mr & Mrs Smith contemporary
Kathryn & Jakob’s finale contemporary

I like a lot of these, I just don't want to watch them over and over, as I can for many of the Season 5 dances.


Lee - Dec 30, 2009 7:13:42 pm PST #12557 of 23273
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Would copies of these be available?


megan walker - Dec 30, 2009 7:19:54 pm PST #12558 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Sure, I can make a copy for whoever wants one. Here's the full list.

1) The "best of" dances from Seasons 1-4 (except the Misha Chan/Pasha "Transformers").

2) Season Five:
Janette & Brandon, disco, Doriana Sanchez
Asuka & Vitolio, waltz, Louis van Amstel
Melissa & Ade, rumba, Tony Meredith & Melanie LaPatin
Randi & Evan, contemporary, Mia Michaels
Janette & Brandon, cha-cha, Jean-Marc Généreux & France Mousseau
Kayla & Kūpono, contemporary, Sonya Tayeh
Jeanine & Phillip, hip-hop, Napoleon & Tabitha
Melissa & Ade, pas de deux, Thordal Christensen
Karla & Vitolio, quickstep, Jean-Marc Généreux & France Mousseau
Kayla & Kūpono, contemporary, Mia Michaels [about addiction]
Caitlin & Jason, foxtrot, Tony Meredith & Melanie LaPatin
Janette & Brandon, Argentine tango, Miriam Larici & Leonardo Barrionuevo
Janette & Brandon, jazz, Wade Robson
Janette & Ade, hip-hop, Napoleon & Tabitha
Jeanine & Jason, contemporary, Travis Wall
Jeanine & Brandon, pop-jazz, Laurie Ann Gibson
Jeanine , “Let the Drummer Kick” solo
Melissa & Ade, contemporary, Tyce Diorio [about breast cancer]
Kayla & Jason, hip-hop, Shane Sparks
Top 3 guys, jazz, Sonya Tayeh
Kayla & Brandon, contemporary, Stacey Tookey
Brandon, “O Fortuna” solo
Top 3 girls, jazz, Sonya Tayeh
Jeanine & Kayla, contemporary, Mia Michaels
Jeanine & Brandon, paso doble, Louis van Amstel

3) Season Six:
Top 20, jazz, Wade Robson
Bianca & Victor, contemporary, Travis Wall
Ellenore & Ryan, contemporary jazz, Sonya Tayeh
Kathryn & Legacy, hip-hop, Dave Scott
Karen & Kevin, hip-hop, Napoleon & Tabitha
Kathryn & Legacy, contemporary, Stacey Tookey
Pauline & Peter, jazz, Wade Robson
Ashleigh & Jakob, jazz, Mandy Moore
Noelle & Russell, African jazz, Sean Cheesman
Ellenore & Ryan, contemporary, Travis Wall
Kathryn & Legacy, jazz, Sonya Tayeh
Ashleigh & Jakob, lyrical jazz, Sonya Tayeh
Ellenore & Ryan, broadway, Spencer Liff
Ashleigh & Jakob, cha-cha, Jean-Marc Généreux & France Mousseau
Ellenore & Jakob, quickstep, Tony Meredith & Melanie LaPatin
Ellenore & Jakob, contemporary, Sonya Tayeh
Mollee & Russell, jive, Anya Garnis & Pasha Kovalev
Legion of Extraordinary Dancers
Kathryn & Ryan, disco, Doriana Sanchez
Mollee & Jakob, waltz, Jason Gilkison
Ellenore & Legacy, contemporary, Travis Wall
Kathryn & Ryan, samba, Jason Gilkison
Ashleigh & Russell, lyrical jazz, Sonya Tayeh
Ellenore & Ryan, jazz, Gary Stewart
Ellenore & Russell, paso doble, Jason Gilkison
Kathryn & Jakob, contemporary, Dwight Rhoden & Desmond Richardson
Ashleigh & Ryan, contemporary, Travis Wall

ETA: These are just the dances, no intros, no judging, no commercials. It runs just under 2 hours. Also, since they were recorded on EP, I can't guarantee the quality on a fancy TV set.


Lee - Dec 30, 2009 8:06:42 pm PST #12559 of 23273
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

me, me!

I can provide the DVDs, of course. And maybe cookies, or a shiny shiny nickel!


megan walker - Dec 30, 2009 8:13:46 pm PST #12560 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

No need, no need. I have a whole bunch for other taping projects.


Lee - Dec 30, 2009 8:18:08 pm PST #12561 of 23273
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Awesome!