Mal: Well, look at this! Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us? Zoe: Big damn heroes, sir.

'Safe'


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 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.


Scrappy - Dec 15, 2008 7:31:57 am PST #7554 of 23273
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Corinne was horrible and I loved the way Jeff called her out, pointing out that being sick of Sugar's crying is one thing, but speaking to her about it in that way is another. I don't get the whole "love to be hated" thing she had going on. Also, what do we think is up with Randy? Maybe a bit of Asberger's?


SuziQ - Dec 15, 2008 7:41:44 am PST #7555 of 23273
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Plus with the amount of time Sugar spent on Exile - they didn't see her as much as everyone else. So her crying was more "concentrated", if that makes any sense?

I was amazed at the accomplishments they listed for Randy. He definitely has social issues and thinks he is so above everyone else. I kinda did like him inviting fans since he didn't have any friends or family to bring with him.


Jesse - Dec 15, 2008 8:58:04 am PST #7556 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Just from watching part of the reunion, and not the show, it seemed like Randy was totally playing a character for TV, as was Corinne. Not that they aren't each really like that, but they were each conscious of portraying a role on Survivor.


Nora Deirdre - Dec 15, 2008 9:23:32 am PST #7557 of 23273
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

When even Marcus at the reunion made a dig about her crying so much,

Well, I think Marcus is kinda a sore loser jerk so it was no surprise to me that he'd be on the high school clique party line. Ugh, Marcus.


megan walker - Dec 15, 2008 9:41:47 am PST #7558 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I don't know, he looked horrified at Corinne's speech at tribal. If it's true she was crying all the time, I wonder if they resent the editors for not really showing that. I can't remember much of Sugar being emotional (as opposed to say, Crystal). And I think I would have noticed because whenever they get emotional I get eyerolly and start wondering if any of them have ever been away from home before.


Liese S. - Dec 15, 2008 2:24:54 pm PST #7559 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Top Chef:

true, but I think that he was rubbed the wrong way by Stefan.

Yeah, that's true. And it seems like he's getting a bad reaction from several of the other contestants, so it might not be Eugene's problem. It's kinda like the Christian thing, where he comes off one way to the viewers, but clearly another way to people in person. Except, in the negative this time.

I'm a reality tv grudge holder, though!

Me too, my sistah! I am the worst snap-judgement grudge holder when it comes to reality tv. I know it's not fair or realistic, but I totally am!


lisah - Dec 17, 2008 5:41:46 pm PST #7560 of 23273
Punishingly Intricate

aww I love all the teamwork on Top Chef right now! Hate the fake "It's Christmastime!" thing/


lisah - Dec 17, 2008 5:52:34 pm PST #7561 of 23273
Punishingly Intricate

ack Fabio, ack Eugene, ack Jaimie!

Shut up, Tom Colicchio, a deviled egg is God's own deviled food!