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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]


Jesse - Mar 08, 2010 6:31:08 am PST #12990 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Serious vegetarians, too, I'd guess.


Jesse - Mar 08, 2010 6:31:51 am PST #12991 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I guess the upshot is, if you can say there is ANYTHING you 100% wouldn't do during the race, you're not getting on the show. (Realizing in the moment that you can't do whatever is different.)


SuziQ - Mar 08, 2010 6:33:24 am PST #12992 of 23273
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

So, if you don't disclose, you could put your team at risk when a challenge for eating nut encrusted meat with a boot of beer comes up.


Jessica - Mar 08, 2010 6:42:00 am PST #12993 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I guess the upshot is, if you can say there is ANYTHING you 100% wouldn't do during the race, you're not getting on the show. (Realizing in the moment that you can't do whatever is different.)

There's a difference too, between "I'm deathly afraid of heights" and "If I eat nuts/wheat/shellfish I WILL LITERALLY DIE." The first is the kind of do-the-thing-you-think-you-can't-do drama the show thrives on, the second would get CBS sued.


Jesse - Mar 08, 2010 6:57:46 am PST #12994 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Yeah, that's what I meant -- I could fool myself into thinking I could bungee jump, but that's different from something you literally could not do.


Liese S. - Mar 08, 2010 9:10:24 am PST #12995 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Yeah, I thought it was a little odd to have a required drinking task, especially a lot of alcohol. I am such a lightweight I would have been seriously wasted after that amount of beer. But whatevs. It was funny to see the dad so happy to see the task.

Since I'm just getting into the swing of it, I'm just now feeling the love of the cowboys. They are seriously awesome and funny and smart.

I'm glad last episode's McBickersons assessed what was going on and tried to make adjustments. And the brother on the challenge with her was really sweet with her genuine fear.


Theodosia - Mar 08, 2010 12:17:42 pm PST #12996 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"

There were the recovery male models a couple of seasons ago... I can't recall any alcohol-related challenges in their season.


Jesse - Mar 08, 2010 6:03:12 pm PST #12997 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Dudes -- Top Model starts on Wednesday. I don't think I really want to watch it. But I'm sure I will....


msbelle - Mar 08, 2010 6:22:55 pm PST #12998 of 23273
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

LEON!


meara - Mar 09, 2010 4:27:33 am PST #12999 of 23273

I accidentally posted this in bureau--

I'm watching ABDC randomly at the moment, and it is so not grabbing me. I saw an episode the other week, of some kind of regional finals or something. The episode I'm watching now is Lada Gaga...and the crews are not great for me (OK, just the three I've seen, earlier ones in the ep may have been awesome--the one did mention they've been in the bottom the last two weeks!)

I watched the Hooters "Undercover Boss" and it made me so angry. Ooooooooh. I wanted to smack people.