Take jobs as they come -- and we'll never be under the heel of nobody ever again. No matter how long the arm of the Alliance might get, we'll just get ourselves a little further.

Mal ,'Out Of Gas'


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]


Jessica - Oct 05, 2009 6:32:15 am PDT #11101 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Stupid poker players.

I think this about sums it up.

Man, that was rough. It was pretty clear when the couple got to the roadblock that they were way behind, but I kept hoping Asshat Lawyer would be stuck in traffic or something.

I'm still peeved generally about the lack of choice in transportation options of the past several seasons. I get that permits to film on buses and trains are tricky and expensive, but UGH, taxis.


Theodosia - Oct 05, 2009 8:15:52 am PDT #11102 of 23273
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I wish they drove themselves more often, but that's really tough in places that don't use the Roman alphabet on signs.

Tom Tom and the other GPS companies really should buy a sponsorship for one episode where they have the use of one to navigate by -- showing off how easy(er) it makes it.


Jessica - Oct 05, 2009 8:21:28 am PDT #11103 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Tom Tom and the other GPS companies really should buy a sponsorship for one episode where they have the use of one to navigate by -- showing off how easy(er) it makes it.

That would be a product placement I could get behind! Really, anything that gets them OUT OF THE FRACKING TAXIS.

If I had to guess, though, I'd say the state of the auto industry is making it harder to get free cars for the teams to drive these days.


sumi - Oct 05, 2009 8:30:25 am PDT #11104 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!

Oh, reading the thread for episode one over on TWOP somebody commented on the Poker Players being recognized - that they couldn't even bluff their way out of that. Seriously. And yet, they really thought that they could bluff their way through their entire run on the race?


askye - Oct 05, 2009 3:05:22 pm PDT #11105 of 23273
Thrive to spite them

Did anyone watch the Next Iron Chef premiere?


Abby - Oct 05, 2009 6:10:31 pm PDT #11106 of 23273

Oh my, it's the Battle of the Blades results show! They're recapping things that I missed, so yay! This is soooo Canadian cheesy, eh!


Liese S. - Oct 05, 2009 6:32:59 pm PDT #11107 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Ha, Abby, that's awesome! That's totally a show I would watch. Who are some of the hockey players? People I would know?

TAR: OMG, why, lawyers! Also, hilarious at them rushing madly around waving a bullet at people. I really hope there's some producer with a translator trailing around after them to explain them to the bemused locals. I would be so alarmed if someone rushed up to me and pushed a bullet into my hand.

It didn't seem like the losing couple took that long at their challenge, although maybe it was the edit. And I was surprised they didn't ask someone sooner about the word.


Hil R. - Oct 05, 2009 6:38:46 pm PDT #11108 of 23273
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I would so watch Battle of the Blades.

Dancing With the Stars: Tom Delay needs to stop shaking his hips. Immediately.


megan walker - Oct 05, 2009 6:41:16 pm PDT #11109 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

My eyes! My eyes!


Abby - Oct 05, 2009 7:13:13 pm PDT #11110 of 23273

BOTB:

Claude Lemieux & Shae-Lynn Bourne

Glenn Anderson & Isabelle Brasseur

Stephane Richer & Marie-France Debruil

Tie Domi & Christine Hough-Sweeney

Ken Daneyko & Jodeyne Higgins

Craig Simson & Jamie Sale

Ron Duguay & Barb Underhill

Bob Probert & Kristine Lenko (out)

I only really recognize Tie Domi and I don't know all the figure skaters even, but the big hockey players and the little figure skaters are pretty hilarious.

Edited for format