Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.

Giles ,'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]


Amy - Jul 18, 2012 5:22:37 pm PDT #19576 of 23273
Because books.

No way, really?! Man, I am so oblivious this summer.


le nubian - Jul 18, 2012 5:23:19 pm PDT #19577 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Apparently there is major drama llama on PR this season. Like all kinds of quitting.


Amy - Jul 18, 2012 5:28:30 pm PDT #19578 of 23273
Because books.

I did hear that (here, I think) but I had no clue it was starting so soon.


Vortex - Jul 18, 2012 5:39:22 pm PDT #19579 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

WTF did they save the man they did?

the abs, man, the abs.


quester - Jul 18, 2012 5:42:12 pm PDT #19580 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

the abs, man, the abs.

And the smiling in the Bollywood routine.


quester - Jul 18, 2012 5:47:10 pm PDT #19581 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

I was so happy to see the Bland Blondes go that I can't remember who else we lost. Was it the ballroom guy? and which girl?


megan walker - Jul 18, 2012 8:45:29 pm PDT #19582 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Crazy, but I have a newfound faith in America that Amber was not in the bottom three. Definitely the right girls went home.

I assume they saved Chehon because they saved Witney. I would have liked Daniel to stay because I liked the idea of saying I saw him dance pre-SYTYCD. He was in the corps of one of the top ballet companies in the country (two if he was in Miami with Alex Wong), so I think he'll do okay.

So now Brandon and Amber will partner. Intriguing.


-t - Jul 18, 2012 8:49:34 pm PDT #19583 of 23273
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

As soon as I saw both the ballet boys in the bottom three, I was bummed. Why did they send two couples home? That's not going to happen every week, is it? Although I am more okay with both the girls leaving, I would liked to have seen more of Daniel. And no solos at all, that's weird.

I had thoughts about the dancing but they are kind of overshadowed by the eliminations. Humph. I liked the Jive more and the Foxtrot less than the judges, is the gist.

Thanks for the PR heads up, Jesse, I had no idea.


Lee - Jul 18, 2012 9:09:49 pm PDT #19584 of 23273
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I definitely liked the Jive more than the judges did.

Hey, meara, are you going to be in the SF area on a Wednesday any time soon? We are plotting a SYTYCD dinner.


-t - Jul 19, 2012 3:55:46 pm PDT #19585 of 23273
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I'm watching Road to the Runway, and I do not remember this Nick Verreos guy at all.