In random reality TV news, I offhandedly mentioned Big Brother at work yesterday, and my boss had never heard of it. I don't care if you don't watch it, but it's been on three nights a week for eight summers!
No, it's shiny! I like to meet new people. They've all got stories...
Kaylee ,'Serenity'
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]
Jesse - Jul 24, 2007 4:41:56 am PDT #1051 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
sumi - Jul 24, 2007 6:31:16 am PDT #1052 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
I don't have a horse in the HK race either. Now, I'll just watch to see if the spoilery thing I read was real or a foiler.
brenda m - Jul 24, 2007 6:41:45 am PDT #1053 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 think it'll be Jen. Bonnie's just too eratic. Rock has the misfortune of being the last man standing on a decidedly underwhelming men's team, and I think that'll count against him as much as his temper does. For all his talk, he's been solid but not stellar - same as Jen.
esse - Jul 24, 2007 6:50:21 am PDT #1054 of 23273
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
SYTYCD: I think part of the reason that people aren't standing out is just that there were too many people to keep track of. Until about the top fourteen, I was identifying people by their hair and attitudes, not their name. Now that we're at the top ten, and stuff is going to get a little more challenging, I think people might stand out more. I do like that there doesn't seem to be any particular rivalry between the dancers--everyone seems to get along well enough.
Vortex - Jul 24, 2007 7:07:32 am PDT #1055 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I only notice Lauren because I hate her now.
esse - Jul 24, 2007 10:47:00 am PDT #1056 of 23273
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Agreed. Or at least strongly dislike. I think she's probably too young for this, really.
Vortex - Jul 24, 2007 10:54:46 am PDT #1057 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
It was the pretending to be Asian that pissed me off.
megan walker - Jul 24, 2007 11:00:57 am PDT #1058 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
It was the pretending to be Asian that pissed me off.
That was ridiculous. I really wonder why they chose to show that.
le nubian - Jul 24, 2007 11:19:45 am PDT #1059 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
It was the pretending to be Asian that pissed me off.
No shit. I am so done with her.
HK: I am rooting for Rock (by default) because I hate Bonnie, and Jen is garbage woman.
megan walker - Jul 24, 2007 11:22:12 am PDT #1060 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
So, I spent my lunch hour looking at SYTYCD Season 2 recaps. Here's when the dances that I remember best were:
Top 20: Benji and Donyelle's "Too Much Booty" hip-hop
Top 16: Allison and Ivan's Argentine tango
Top 14: Ashlee and Dmitry's "Dance Dance" contemporary (Copelia revisited) and Natalie and Musa's disco
Top 12: Allison and Ivan's "Why" contemporary and Donyelle and Benji's "You Can't Stop the Beat" Broadway
Top 10: Travis and Heidi's "Calling You" contemporary and Wade Robson's "Ramalama" group routine (aka Zombies!). Both of these routines were nominated for Emmys.
Top 8: Heidi and Benji's "Black Mambo" and Allison and Ivan's "Sexy Love"
I now remember why Season 2 made me like contemporary.
FYI, almost all these are available on YouTube if you search using the dancers' names.