This here's a recipe for unpleasantness.

Mal ,'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]


Amy - Jul 06, 2009 7:46:45 am PDT #9712 of 23273
Because books.

Michael does not seem like someone I want to watch. He's funny, but ... nah.

I'm rooting for Debbie. Much as I like the other remaining guy, I can only see him doing something a little more upscale. Not a homey, conversational type of show.


Kathy A - Jul 06, 2009 3:04:21 pm PDT #9713 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Adam Lambert sings Bowie on the AI tour. The sound sucks, but he's fun to watch.


tiggy - Jul 06, 2009 3:51:21 pm PDT #9714 of 23273
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore

if you're looking for some good AI tour vids from last night i recommend [link]


Liese S. - Jul 06, 2009 5:27:38 pm PDT #9715 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I'm behind on bunches of stuff, vagaries of being on the road. I do watch Whale Wars, but I have really really mixed feelings about it, not the least of which is that they seem really unconcerned about any actual communication with the Japanese fleet.


Hil R. - Jul 07, 2009 4:21:22 am PDT #9716 of 23273
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I do watch Whale Wars, but I have really really mixed feelings about it, not the least of which is that they seem really unconcerned about any actual communication with the Japanese fleet.

Have you seen the last few episodes? They have a Japanese translator on board now who's been relaying messages over the radio. She always has her face covered, because she says that in Japan, Sea Shepherd is thought of as a terrorist group, and she doesn't want to be identified and put her family in Japan in danger.


sumi - Jul 08, 2009 11:09:58 am PDT #9717 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!

Top chef: Las Vegas debuts on August 26th:

-Ash Fulk, 29 Hometown: Pleasant Hill, Calif.; Resides in New York City
- Ashley Merriman, 32 Center Sandwich, N.H.; Resides in Seattle, Wash.
- Bryan Voltaggio, 33 Hometown: Frederick, Md.; Resides in Urbana, Md.
- Eli Kirshtein, 25 Hometown/Resides in: Atlanta, Ga.
- Eve Aronoff, 40 Hometown/Resides in: Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Hector Santiago, 41 Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico; Resides in Atlanta, Ga.
- Jennifer Carroll, 33 Hometown/Resides in: Philadelphia, Pa.
- Jennifer Zavala, 31 Hometown: Cromwell, Conn.; Resides in Philadelphia, Pa.
- Jesse Sandlin, 30 Hometown/Resides in: Baltimore, Md.
- Kevin Gillespie, 26 Hometown/Resides in: Atlanta, Ga.
- Laurine Wickett, 38 Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.; Resides in San Francisco, Calif.
- Mattin Noblia, 29 Hometown: Biarritz, France; Resides in San Francisco, Calif.
- Michael Isabella, 34 Hometown: Little Ferry, N.J.; Resides in Washington, D.C.
- Michael Voltaggio, 30 Hometown: Frederick, Md.; Resides in Los Angeles, Calif.
- Preeti Mistry, 33 Hometown/Resides in: San Francisco, Calif.
- Robin Leventhal, 43 Hometown: Sun Valley, Idaho; Resides in Seattle, Wash.
- Ron Duprat, 40 Hometown: Mare Rouge, Haiti; Resides in Hollywood, Fla. and Naples, Fla.


Amy - Jul 08, 2009 3:18:08 pm PDT #9718 of 23273
Because books.

Kayla and Kupono were AMAZING. Excellent choreography.


Jesse - Jul 08, 2009 3:41:32 pm PDT #9719 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Yeah, that was great.

I'm slightly bummed out that no one said Ade was actually great in the disco, where Melissa was good for a ballet dancer -- I thought she looked stiff, where he was shaking it.

So far, so good tonight!


le nubian - Jul 08, 2009 3:47:02 pm PDT #9720 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Jesse, I agree. I feel like they sometimes ignore Ade. I thought he was so much better in that disco.

The judges seem to be overpraising at this point. I thought the NappyTabs number was bad.


Jesse - Jul 08, 2009 3:47:45 pm PDT #9721 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I should point out that I hadn't seen the Russian dancing when I said "So far, so good"...