I'm just waiting to see if I pass out. Long story.

Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'


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]


Jessica - Dec 15, 2008 5:49:33 am PST #7544 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I was just as shocked that Susie got any votes at all. Coattail riding usually does not get rewarded.

Yeah, that's what surprised me. I know Sugar pissed a lot of people off, but backstabbing usually gets rewarded more by the jury than coattail riding. I wasn't at all surprised that Bob won, but I thought for sure the non-Bob votes would go to Sugar.

Bob was the fan favorite, Sugar came in 2nd.


Jesse - Dec 15, 2008 5:55:46 am PST #7545 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Jeff I don't like after he was super condescending and frankly, I think, pretty sexist on the Today show challenge.

I've decided he said those bad things after Kathy Lee spit out his dish -- even though they were played beforehand. Not much better, but a little mitigating, I think. It wasn't like they told him they were going to the Today Show, and his response was, "Ugh! Those women!"


SuziQ - Dec 15, 2008 5:58:16 am PST #7546 of 23273
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

I didn't follow Survivor as close this year as I have in the past, but ever final tribal gets me with all the hurt feelings and feelings of betrayal. I mean, come on - Outwit, Outplay, Outlast. If you get booted to the jury instead of feeling all butt-hurt over it, you should be Ahhh, ya got me before I could get you. Well done you.


Nora Deirdre - Dec 15, 2008 6:01:48 am PST #7547 of 23273
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

Bob winning FF is *bullshit* imho. I don't think the winner should be able to win that.


Jessica - Dec 15, 2008 6:02:57 am PST #7548 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Bob winning FF is *bullshit* imho. I don't think the winner should be able to win that.

But aren't the votes cast before the winner is announced? I don't see how they'd be able to exclude him without major spoilage. (Unless they excluded ALL of the finalists.)


brenda m - Dec 15, 2008 6:04:44 am PST #7549 of 23273
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

No, but they could discard those votes and let the prize go to the next runner up.


lisah - Dec 15, 2008 6:13:49 am PST #7550 of 23273
Punishingly Intricate

I've decided he said those bad things after Kathy Lee spit out his dish -- even though they were played beforehand

Maybe it was just edited badly but the way he was so dismissive really sat wrong with me.

I'm a reality tv grudge holder, though!


Scrappy - Dec 15, 2008 6:34:46 am PST #7551 of 23273
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Yay for awesome Bob winning! I loved that he practiced firemaking in case there was a tie. And Jeff told Future Contestants that they should learn how to build a freaking fire before the game begins, which I've been saying for years.

We were saying that we predict Sugar is going to end up with an expensive gig posing for Playboy.


Jessica - Dec 15, 2008 6:37:10 am PST #7552 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

We were saying that we predict Sugar is going to end up with an expensive gig posing for Playboy.

Wouldn't surprise me at all. I expect her modeling career to take off after this much TV exposure.


megan walker - Dec 15, 2008 7:21:50 am PST #7553 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Anyone still care about Survivor? I was pretty shocked to see Sugar get no votes at all - I guess we really weren't given an accurate depiction of what she was like around camp.

When even Marcus at the reunion made a dig about her crying so much, I realized it must have been pretty bad. I was wondering if watching the show made any of them change their minds--seeing how much she did strategize and, as far as I remember, not really trash-talking people behind their back.

Did they show who did vote for Susie?

I also think that if they are going to do the fan favorite thing, the winner should be disqualified.