Oh, Alex. I am heartbroken.
My heart expands / 'tis grown a bulge in't / inspired by / your beauty effulgent.
William ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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]
flea - Jul 08, 2010 3:46:37 am PDT #14387 of 23273
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Jessica - Jul 08, 2010 3:51:11 am PDT #14388 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Top Chef is odd this season - I've been enjoying the challenges, but the casting is so blah I don't have much to say about the show.
(I will say that Padma, your 2 month-old should not be eating solids yet. And Tom's 8 month-old is probably already on to soft finger foods. So neither of your children are eating purees out of a jar, but nice try anyway.)
Frankenbuddha - Jul 08, 2010 3:55:49 am PDT #14389 of 23273
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Top Chef is odd this season - I've been enjoying the challenges, but the casting is so blah I don't have much to say about the show.
This is very true. There's one guy I'm rooting against, but I can't even work up much dislike for him (Angelo). There's nobody I'm particularly pulling for at this point.
le nubian - Jul 08, 2010 3:56:55 am PDT #14390 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I can't stand Angelo! I hope they are selectively editing him because if he is that way in real life, I'd want to kick him.
Jesse - Jul 08, 2010 4:07:25 am PDT #14391 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Top Chef is odd this season - I've been enjoying the challenges, but the casting is so blah I don't have much to say about the show.
Yes.
Amy - Jul 08, 2010 4:11:20 am PDT #14392 of 23273
Because books.
I feel the same way about Top Chef, although some more personalities may get clearer when the crowd thins a bit more.
The baby food thing was weird -- I had the same thought, Jess.
Work of Art: Miles is getting more annoying. And I call bullshit on the judges' love of his piece. If you didn't know what the challenge was, there's no way you were getting "oasis in chaos" from that piece. The oasis, sure, but where did he actually represent the noise and rush of the city around it? The two wooden ... things? I thought their praise was absurd.
Jessica - Jul 08, 2010 4:14:26 am PDT #14393 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Also, the editing is weird - normally when a chef says something like "MY SCALLOPS ARE ALWAYS 100% PURE AWESOME AND EVERYONE LOVES THEM" you know it's a lead-up to a judge saying "Man, these are the worst scallops I've ever had!"
But this season it seems like they've just been dropping in those comments at random with no follow through.
I also thought it was weird that the winner was chosen from the bottom three teams.
Amy - Jul 08, 2010 4:18:41 am PDT #14394 of 23273
Because books.
I also thought it was weird that the winner was chosen from the bottom three teams.
The challenge seemed to be structured all wrong. Seems like the ones who did *well* should have been the ones to continue, leading to one winning team from the dinner course. The the bottom teams should have been chosen from those who weren't good enough to keep cooking.
Jessica - Jul 08, 2010 4:20:24 am PDT #14395 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I wonder if they were worried about getting sued by Chopped...
Jesse - Jul 08, 2010 4:27:25 am PDT #14396 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I also thought it was weird that the winner was chosen from the bottom three teams.
And got a special bonus prize! That doesn't seem right. Aren't they by design the most mediocre team??