NFNS: I'm happy with the results. I may watch this show. I definitely wasn't going to watch either of the other two.
I can handle the Oz Full Monty. I mean, not 'handle' handle.
Xander ,'Help'
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]
sj - Jul 27, 2008 6:03:44 pm PDT #6307 of 23273
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Vortex - Jul 28, 2008 6:12:36 am PDT #6308 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I was amused to see "Food Network Star Show" in the Tivo search list.
Just a reminder, Ted Allen's Food Detectives starts tonight.
sumi - Jul 28, 2008 6:19:12 am PDT #6309 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
Oh, I didn't know that!
Thanks!
Well, the spoilers were true. I only watched the very end last night - to see.
This morning I watched about the first 10 minutes and thought that Adam's show sounded a bit like "Ask Aida" and that Lisa's show was a bit like Mary Nolan's "Chic and Easy. ("Chic and Easy" isn't very good. Lisa's might have been better.)
Vortex - Jul 28, 2008 6:45:14 am PDT #6310 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Lisa's show was a bit like Mary Nolan's "Chic and Easy. ("Chic and Easy" isn't very good. Lisa's might have been better
I was so turned off by the commercials that I never watched it. I like Guy's Big Bite, though. And he's turned into a big Food Network 'ho. Love him!
sumi - Jul 28, 2008 6:50:01 am PDT #6311 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
Yeah. Well, I hate Guy.
Amy - Jul 28, 2008 7:17:33 am PDT #6312 of 23273
Because books.
Really? I find Guy kind of adorable.
I was surprised they went with Aaron, honestly. There doesn't seem to be anything new about his show. He was great, very personable, but it was just sort of predictable.
I loved Adam's approach -- having the webcam and the person to talk to was perfect for him, and I liked the idea of him taking tried and true recipes and tweaking them to suit callers. But then I've never watched Ask Aida, so I don't know how similar it would be.
Lisa was good -- I could see her doing a Barefoot Contessa or Giada type show, sort of understated and much crisper natural light (rather than the very saturated, in your face colors and light of Rachael's Thirty-Minute Meals, let's say), but they have shows like those. She was good, but she still wasn't as friendly and relaxed as I like.
sumi - Jul 28, 2008 7:23:02 am PDT #6313 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
Ask Aida is brand new - I think it starts next month. (That's why I wondered.)
Vortex - Jul 28, 2008 7:43:25 am PDT #6314 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Yeah. Well, I hate Guy.
I can see that. He strikes me as a love him or hate him kind of person.
Jesse - Jul 28, 2008 7:58:20 am PDT #6315 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Apparently "America" loves Guy, so I can totally see them looking for the next Guy as opposed to the next Ina or whoever. Although I can totally see Lisa getting more of a lifestyle show on another network.
(I am amused thinking about this in the context of the class discussion in Natter -- I want classy, "America" wants regular folks!)
sumi - Jul 28, 2008 8:05:34 am PDT #6316 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
Maybe - but last year was the last time that they allowed "America" to vote for who they wanted to see and instead of choosing who FN wanted, "America" picked the one that we thought could teach us something. I guess it's too bad that she decided she didn't want to do tv afterall.