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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]


Frankenbuddha - May 28, 2010 9:35:08 am PDT #13891 of 23273
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Susan's dish -- it's unfortunate she lost on that, because I've had that dish, and it's one of the best things I've eaten in this town. It's crazy good. But maybe the other four dishes just topped it. Could be. Maybe they were bothered that she just produced a dish straight out of her restaurant. Because there's nothing simple about it, compared to the other dishes.

The huge discrepancy between the judges and the guests lead me to believe it was anti-sandwich snobbery that sunk her. On a related note, I seem to never want to stop slapping the two male judges. Not as much as I wanted to slap Toby on TC, but close.


Toddson - May 28, 2010 9:40:32 am PDT #13892 of 23273
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

I walked into a conversation our president was having with some other staff. She's looking for a team-building exercise. Her favorite, so far, is a Top Chef kind of thing - staff's broken down into teams, assigned a specific ingredient (or ingredients) and then has to make a dish in a set amount of time.

oy ... I'd say kill me now, but at least it's not the MMPI


smonster - May 28, 2010 10:33:26 am PDT #13893 of 23273
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

Toddson - could be worse. Several years ago we had to do Fear Factor style eating contests involving crackers and such, where contestants fed each other. And that was during the SARS scare.

That day is why I can't watch The Office, in fact.


Toddson - May 28, 2010 10:52:42 am PDT #13894 of 23273
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

ew ...just ... ew

I've been through worse, and with this at least there'll be food. But still ... don't know if I trust some of these people with sharp knives.


Amy - May 28, 2010 11:40:08 am PDT #13895 of 23273
Because books.

In Idol ridiculous speculation news, I think Crystal and Lee are in LURVE and are going to be, like, an Idol super couple. It would be cute, anyway. And she just broke up with her boyfriend, so.

t /watching Ellen


Morgana - May 29, 2010 4:46:06 pm PDT #13896 of 23273
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber

Kathy A, I just saw the Antiques Roadshow episode with the Washoe baskets that you mentioned earlier... thanks for the link about the resolution of the research for at least one of the baskets.


Kathy A - Jun 01, 2010 7:53:50 am PDT #13897 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Reminder--SYTYCD is on both Wednesday and Thursday nights this week, two hours each.


Vortex - Jun 02, 2010 3:18:20 pm PDT #13898 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Oh, we're starting with a pretty blond cheerleader. she's going to vegas.

eta: told ya!


smonster - Jun 02, 2010 3:30:30 pm PDT #13899 of 23273
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

ZOMG I hated that. Thee Dollhouse is two doors down, sweetheart.


quester - Jun 02, 2010 3:41:35 pm PDT #13900 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

I'm a little surprised the gymnast wasn't sent to choreography. I would think that partnering would be new and a test of her adaptability.