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I love "The day or How the Universe changed" whatever it was called.
Can I mop your brow? I am at the ready with the fearsome brow-mop.
Wash ,'Objects In Space'
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]
quester - Jan 06, 2009 1:11:12 pm PST #7617 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Kathy A - Jan 06, 2009 1:19:20 pm PST #7618 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Eeep! You're right, it is "The Day the Universe Changed". You'd think I'd know that!
I've also got several eps of the original "Connections" on tape, which are just as much fun to watch.
quester - Jan 06, 2009 1:52:17 pm PST #7619 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Burke can talk to me anytime about anything and I will listen!
Kathy, have you ever seen Terry Jones' Medieval Lives?
Kathy A - Jan 06, 2009 2:04:03 pm PST #7620 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Most definitely! I also liked his doc on the Crusades--I learned a lot about the various sides. Also, I loved his "recruiting film" for the Crusaders.
Back in the '80s (I believe), Jones wrote a book called "Chaucer's Knight" that went into why the Knight was not so much a "a worthy man / that fro the time he first began / to riden out he loved chivalrye / truthe and honor, fredom and courtesie" (yes, I do have that memorized--I'm such a geek!) as he was a bloody mercenary who wrecked havoc across the continent. Definitely worth a read if you can find it.
ETA: I just looked it up on Amazon. Not only is it out of print, but the used paperback starts at $50(!) and the hardcover at $60(!!).
quester - Jan 06, 2009 4:13:38 pm PST #7621 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Ack! I'll look in the library for it.
lisah - Jan 07, 2009 5:21:18 pm PST #7622 of 23273
Punishingly Intricate
Oh, man, the product placement in the Quick Fire. EWWWWWWWWWWW!
Jesse - Jan 07, 2009 5:27:23 pm PST #7623 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yes.
But it has been long enough that I forgot about "This is Top Chef, not Top Scallops!" so I died laughing again.
Jessica - Jan 07, 2009 6:03:02 pm PST #7624 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
This is Top Chef, not Top Scallops!
This will never not be funny.
Overall a really good ep. I would have liked to see Carla go instead of Eugene, but I can't really argue in favor of any of his recent food.
Amy - Jan 07, 2009 6:16:35 pm PST #7625 of 23273
Because books.
I really liked the idea of the blind judging, plus asking the contestants to participate. And I liked both Toby and the French guy (although his accent was a bit hard to parse once in a while).
I'm surprised Carla stayed over Eugene, too, but I think it's clear as ever that Tom has the last word. When he said, "That dish could have been exceptional," it wasn't something he could have said to the other two.
Also, Radhika was damn lucky she had immunity.
sumi - Jan 07, 2009 8:36:46 pm PST #7626 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
I liked Toby too - he was fun.
Okay, sometimes the French guy was clearly speaking in French.
I think we're still in the first half of the show so Eugene's lack of technique was worse than Carla's lack of confidence. But w/o technique I don't think he was going to last v. long anyway.