I seem to recall a story about some huge cooking competition that was won by an american chef who made southern fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, and collard greens.
The Cooking Competition to Win Lisah's Heart?
...because God knows you need some satisfaction in life besides shagging Captain Cardboard! And I never really liked you anyway. And you have stupid hair!
Spike ,'Selfless'
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]
lisah - Jul 17, 2008 10:35:21 am PDT #6098 of 23273
Punishingly Intricate
le nubian - Jul 17, 2008 3:13:15 pm PDT #6099 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
yeah, no shit.
SYTYCD:
I agree that the pas de deux could not have been choreographed for any other pair of people in the competition besides Will and Katee. I mean damn. Can you imagine Comfort and Thayne doing that routine?
WTF?
PR was great last night. They need to stop casting drama queens though. Overly tanned fool needs to go. That outfit was the fucking worst. I would have been fine with them kicking his ass out the door instead of serial killer designer.
meara - Jul 17, 2008 3:40:54 pm PDT #6100 of 23273
I agree that the pas de deux could not have been choreographed for any other pair of people in the competition besides Will and Katee. I mean damn. Can you imagine Comfort and Thayne doing that routine?
Or Comfort and Twitch? But then it makes me very very suspicious, and annoyed. Because if they set that up, then I get all the more suspicious of the partner and dance choices not being at all random. I mean, I guess I don't actually think the partner choices are all that random at the beginning--clearly they set the tall people up and so on, because they wouldn't have put Gev with Khourtni but...And I guess I'm not TOO upset by that. But the dance choices? I want to believe that's not all a setup. Especially when someone seems to be getting really screwed by the dance choices.
Sparky1 - Jul 17, 2008 3:48:08 pm PDT #6101 of 23273
Librarian Warlord
I'm certain the pas de deux would have looked different with other dancers. I'm also sure that the quickstep Will and Jessica did would have looked different if it had been Chelsie and Gev. Could Gev have done the lift Twitch did with Comfort? Kherington?
The choreographers must routinely substitute one move for another because the dancers can't do something.
Sparky1 - Jul 17, 2008 4:08:10 pm PDT #6102 of 23273
Librarian Warlord
"because the judges hate me"? Er. How 'bout it wasn't good?
Jessica - Jul 17, 2008 4:17:34 pm PDT #6103 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
OMFG why is Nekesa not gone from Shear Genius yet? She's so very, very untalented and annoying.
SailAweigh - Jul 17, 2008 4:18:17 pm PDT #6104 of 23273
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Okay. Not often I don't like a group dance, but that one just left me totally cold. They looked like rag dolls being tossed around the stage. And Mia needs to quit going to the music emo well so damn much.
Vortex - Jul 17, 2008 4:25:17 pm PDT #6105 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
And, they did The Prep in the opening number
le nubian - Jul 17, 2008 4:30:08 pm PDT #6106 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I didn't like any of the group numbers except the men's number. I usually like "Bollywood" style stuff in movies, but I thought this one was not as energetic as I was hoping for.
I cannot believe Nygel choreo'd something I liked.
SailAweigh - Jul 17, 2008 4:30:26 pm PDT #6107 of 23273
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Nigel choreographed the guys group dance?!?! Wow! I actually liked it. Something's wrong with me, I might actually start liking his smile.