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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]


Theodosia - Feb 22, 2010 4:59:03 am PST #12846 of 23273
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I missed something because I didn't follow how the grandmother/daughter team got so far behind on the buses. They seemed competitive enough on the challenges, and would have been good people to root for.


Jessica - Feb 22, 2010 5:00:45 am PST #12847 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

They were worried about getting on the second bus because the line was so long, so they went looking for a different bus company. But instead of looking around for the best option, it looked to me like they just bought the first tickets they found.


brenda m - Feb 22, 2010 5:03:41 am PST #12848 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

And they knew when they got them that they were an hour or more behind and just kind of shrugged and hoped for the best. That's why I'm not too sorry to see them gone, much as I liked them. If they struggled because of the grandmother's physical strength (or balance!) or something like that, it would be a sadder exit. But they weren't fighting even in the stuff that had zero to do with any physical capabilities.


Jesse - Feb 22, 2010 7:24:41 am PST #12849 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Yeah, the cowboys ran a great leg, which was nice to see. And even though the tasks kind of played to their strengths, too, I would not have been surprised if a team that thought they could buy any kind of foreign money and it would work out could get lost driving around....


SuziQ - Feb 22, 2010 7:38:49 am PST #12850 of 23273
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

I think part of that money exchange was edited to show them as being stupid when they were trying to think ahead. One of them commented that it was the only "walking around money" that was available. I'm almost willing to bet that the exchange person assured them that the money would work in Chile (I forget what kind they got).

I'm surprised that any teams did the condor jump in the water challenge. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.


Jesse - Feb 22, 2010 8:00:03 am PST #12851 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Clearly, if anyone recorded me traveling to places I didn't know about, I would at some point say or do something stupid.


Lee - Feb 22, 2010 8:01:32 am PST #12852 of 23273
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Clearly, if anyone recorded me traveling to places I didn't know about, I would at some point say or do something stupid.

I'm pretty sure that for me, the traveling part would not be necessary.


sumi - Feb 22, 2010 8:24:08 am PST #12853 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!

I think that the money was Brazilian.


Jesse - Feb 22, 2010 9:02:55 am PST #12854 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'm pretty sure that for me, the traveling part would not be necessary.

Heh.


brenda m - Feb 22, 2010 9:17:37 am PST #12855 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

I think part of that money exchange was edited to show them as being stupid when they were trying to think ahead. One of them commented that it was the only "walking around money" that was available. I'm almost willing to bet that the exchange person assured them that the money would work in Chile (I forget what kind they got).

I like them, and we've seen much better from them since. But I think trying to explain this without a significant helping of stupid is a stretch.