Bunch of wanna blessed-bes. Nowadays every girl with a henna tattoo and a spice rack thinks she's a sister to the dark ones.

Willow ,'Bring On The Night'


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]


Liese S. - Jan 06, 2010 9:43:29 am PST #12608 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I totally can't watch the Idol auditions for that reason. In fact, it pretty much turns me off the entire franchise.

Dude! I just bought Top Chef's Kevin's polenta with meatballs off the Schwan's truck! I love Schwans. They also have something from Ilia, LeAnne, Trey & CJ, and...someone else I misremember. We shall have to see how it turns out.


brenda m - Jan 06, 2010 9:44:44 am PST #12609 of 23273
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Oh, do report back. I was thinking of ordering that. Kevin's was the only one that really appealed to me, though I don't remember the details.


Liese S. - Jan 06, 2010 9:53:36 am PST #12610 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Will do. I am quite excited about it. Well, as excited as one gets about frozen food products. But still! Kevin!

That article about HGTV/Food Network was fascinating. I had no idea how the subscription revenues broke down. I really wish there were part and parcel packages available. I would pay 50 cents a month for Food Network, but definitely not for a bunch of the other channels I receive.

In fact, I could probably have Discovery, Bravo, Food Network, BBC, SyFy, TNT, & CN, plus locals, and never notice the difference. Okay, and CSpan. And ESPN. And Comedy. Okay, I probably need the damn package.


Jessica - Jan 06, 2010 3:09:15 pm PST #12611 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Why You Can't Watch Food Network or HGTV on Cablevision

The article tries to be fair to both sides, but I know from co-workers downstairs at the channel (which is not currently on Cablevision) and my own as a customer that Cablevision is run by cheap assholes. I don't blame Scripps one bit in this fight.


sumi - Jan 07, 2010 4:23:19 am PST #12612 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!

Guess what I found on Create this morning?

Avec Eric !

I don't think that WTTW (local PBS station) even showed it but there it was.


Jessica - Jan 07, 2010 6:17:30 am PST #12613 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Cast announced for Survivor: Heroes vs Villains.

Looks like a fun season.


megan walker - Jan 07, 2010 7:32:43 am PST #12614 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Looks like a fun season.

It does, although I pray to God that Rupert goes home early.


DawnK - Jan 07, 2010 9:33:49 am PST #12615 of 23273
giraffe mode

Oh you guys, we just got back from Vegas and while we were wandering the Venetian I made the gang stop at Bouchon Bakery for cookies. Hands down the best macaroons I’ve had a long, long time. Also? We saw Hubert Keller walking towards Burger Bar so it was a Top Chef Vegas trip!


Hil R. - Jan 10, 2010 5:09:14 pm PST #12616 of 23273
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Worst Chef in America: They're doing shellfish again? And I still think I would like this show better if they focused on home-style cooking rather than restaurant-style.


brenda m - Jan 10, 2010 5:28:35 pm PST #12617 of 23273
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Have you watched Chef Academy? I've only caught a couple of eps, and the guy running it seems like a jackhole, but it does seem to start out each ep with "how to cook bread" or some such, and actually teaching them how to do it and *then* making them compete.