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]
Top Chef: Masters
I really enjoyed this as well. More than I thought I would, especially since I was initially put off that there was no Tom and no Padma.
I was rooting for Hubert the whole way, and as soon as I saw his desert, I had a feeling he was going to take it.
Hey, little redhead girl, you stand up with your opinions, you rock it. I loved it because her critiques were specific.
I would bet every dollar I have that she watches cooking competitions at home, and wants to go into food in some way or another when she grows up.
TCM was very fun. I think the challenges have to be kind of our there - given the calibre of chefs you're dealing with, making them really stretch themselves probably requires going pretty far outside the norm.
And I loved how much in the spirit of things they all were. (Though for someone who totally rolled with the punches all the way through, Tim Love had some serious bitchface going on when he got his scores.)
TC:M - Ha, I know! I loved that bitchface because it was so unexpected. They were all just having a great time and playing along and then at judges table it was so clear they all
really really wanted to win.
Hee.
I like Masters more than I thought I would. I was worried about the format. However, I would have liked to see the top 2 advance to a semi-final round rather than just 1.
I suspect that may have to do more with chef availability than anything else.
True, probably. Although when I think about the logistics, I'm amazed that they have been able to get this concept off the ground at all.
Oh, and I forgot to mention...how much nicer is the Masters' stew room, huh? Hee. No cheap metal shelves stocked with Glad products. Although I'm still endlessly amused at the product placement, especially when the products are made of fail. Oh, and there was all this footage using All-Clad in the chefs' own restaurants, and then Calphalon had the sponsorship. It wasn't as bad as the "no one should use this sponsored microwave" segment, though. Hee.
mac just watched the later dances from last night. after the last one and Mary's goings on he says "You are just crazy Mary Murphy lady". hee
Casper refers to Paula Abdul as "that one on American Idol who always says (mock nicey voice), 'You're great! You rock!'"
I don't think she's mature enough to be faced with Mary Murphy, though.
Another reason I love SYTYCD is that unlike Idol I look forward to the results show and the group dances are always interesting.
