I could squeeze you until you popped like warm champagne, and you'd beg me to hurt you just a little bit more.

Fuffy ,'Storyteller'


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 - Jan 22, 2009 7:14:45 am PST #7777 of 23273
Punishingly Intricate

I kind of like Carla, but she's not the one you want in your culinary foxhole -- she's frequently a tranwreck of bad decision making.

Oh she drives me crazy. I was right with the judge who wanted to fire her for talking about sending love out (with her crappy desserts). She didn't speak up when they were planning the menu AGAIN and then couldn't make a decision about the desserts when she could see they were going to fail.


brenda m - Jan 22, 2009 7:44:37 am PST #7778 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

I was right with the judge who wanted to fire her for talking about sending love out (with her crappy desserts).

I generally like her but man was that some whacked out shit. Especially once it became clear that she was serious, not being cutesy.


Jessica - Jan 22, 2009 7:47:47 am PST #7779 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Especially once it became clear that she was serious, not being cutesy.

Yeah, I thought she was joking around at first, but no.


sumi - Jan 22, 2009 9:01:20 am PST #7780 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!

Right. She was their weakest chef: she should have been their FoH on that basis alone. Plus, she is much more of an extrovert than Rhadika.


bon bon - Jan 22, 2009 3:21:34 pm PST #7781 of 23273
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Top Gear: Identity of the Stig.

I can't say I'm disappointed; he seems to live up the billing. Double for Daniel Craig, hey now.


Jesse - Jan 22, 2009 4:04:15 pm PST #7782 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I kind of don't know why anyone would really try in the QF that sets the leaders for Restaurant Wars -- the leader of the losing team generally goes home, and you only have so much control over your team, even as the leader. I think being the star sous chef or whatever on either team puts you in a better position overall.


victor infante - Jan 22, 2009 6:05:21 pm PST #7783 of 23273
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.

I kind of don't know why anyone would really try in the QF that sets the leaders for Restaurant Wars

I was thinking the same thing, actually, and thought it was odd that Padma announced which competition it was before the battle. (Although it has to be when there either 8 or 6 competitors, so they probably knew.)

I just don't think it ever occurs to them to take a dive here.


Jessica - Jan 23, 2009 3:41:33 am PST #7784 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I just don't think it ever occurs to them to take a dive here.

I dunno, I think Jeff's salmon might have been a throw.


Jesse - Jan 23, 2009 4:26:40 am PST #7785 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Looking at the actual winners there does kind of make me wonder.


lisah - Jan 23, 2009 5:17:19 am PST #7786 of 23273
Punishingly Intricate

I just don't think it ever occurs to them to take a dive here.

And Jaimie mentioned not wanting to win. It must be hard to not try to do well though.