You know, it's funny. We went to war never looking to come back, but it's the real world I couldn't survive.

Tracy ,'The Message'


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]


Jessica - May 10, 2010 6:17:45 am PDT #13749 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Bummed that it took them as long as it did to figure out how to read the virtual clue--dude, why do you think Jordan was spinning himself sick?

I'm not sure they could have caught up even if they'd figured it out right away - Dan and Jordan had such a huge lead coming out of the plane and they kept it the whole leg.

I liked that the last three clues were Actual Clues.

Me too! So many of the "clues" are just instructions - what's the challenge in that?


Theodosia - May 10, 2010 6:39:37 am PDT #13750 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"

And yet, even without the clues being Actual Clues, so many teams manage to screw up. Perhaps there is a limit to how sadistic the challenge creators want to be....


DawnK - May 10, 2010 7:52:09 am PDT #13751 of 23273
giraffe mode

We were waiting for our dinner reservation last night, and some loud guy walks by to talk to the hostess. He was sort of a jerk, really hyper and loud, but he looked familiar. I thought I knew him from my old job (which was populated with jerky, loud people). But my son kept tapping me on the shoulder, finally he leaned down and said "Mom, mom, mom!!!! That's Joe of Joe and Heidi from TAR" and so it was. So my Mom's Day included a semi-celeb sighting and then sadness that the Cowboys didn't win. I really loved the Star Wars challenge (Jet: "will these guys talk to us?" Cord: "no they're stormtroopers" HA!)


megan walker - May 10, 2010 8:07:23 am PDT #13752 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Sadly, there are not normally stormtroopers standing by the Yoda fountain. Otherwise, I would go there far more often.


DawnK - May 10, 2010 8:09:16 am PDT #13753 of 23273
giraffe mode

If there were stormtroopers there, my son would insist on living there. So I'm very thankful of that.


Kathy A - May 10, 2010 8:51:38 am PDT #13754 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I loved it when Cord asked one of the stormtroopers if he wanted to open the clue. The ST just waved his hand in denial.

I love those cowboys--they might be my favorite team ever.


brenda m - May 10, 2010 9:33:22 am PDT #13755 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

Hee! Laura Bennett (PR) hits the failblog (not her fault). [link]


Aims - May 10, 2010 9:35:16 am PDT #13756 of 23273
Shit's all sorts of different now.

dies laughing


Sparky1 - May 10, 2010 10:06:32 am PDT #13757 of 23273
Librarian Warlord

SYTYCD: No more Mary Murphy. [link]


meara - May 10, 2010 10:42:44 am PDT #13758 of 23273

Yeah, I saw that--and does that mean no Mia choreo at all?? That sucks--much as I have disliked some of her pieces, for sure, I've also really loved some of her pieces.