Whatever happened to the still beating heart of a virgin? No one has any standards anymore.

Giles ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'


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]


SuziQ - Apr 21, 2011 1:52:27 pm PDT #16552 of 23273
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

I like Raven and Raja, too, but admit that they can be bitches

I think that is why I like them.


flea - Apr 21, 2011 1:53:26 pm PDT #16553 of 23273
information libertarian

Speaking of LaurieAnne Gibson, here's an incredible quote:

Laurieann Gibson, Lady Gaga's choreographer — who was Diddy's drill sergeant on Making The Band and is getting her own show — says of Gaga: "I actually developed Lady Gaga from the beginning. A lot of what happens on stage has been birthed out of my gift. Would Lady Gaga survive the industry in four years after being dropped from two deals? I'm sorry, no! Laurieann Gibson delivered her."

Okay, it's from a tabloid. [link]


Jesse - Apr 24, 2011 3:56:47 pm PDT #16554 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh man! I can't believe they actually made them eat the cheese, when all the other teams had arrived.

Sad to see them go.


Amy - Apr 24, 2011 4:09:45 pm PDT #16555 of 23273
Because books.

Me, too, on who went.

And the cheese made me a little less eager to get back to Artisanal for fondue anytime soon, I tell you.


Jesse - Apr 24, 2011 4:11:19 pm PDT #16556 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I am still happy to eat a fondue portion of my choice!


brenda m - Apr 24, 2011 4:51:49 pm PDT #16557 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 just couldn't believe Justin and Zev eating all the damn bread.

I was so worried for the Globetrotters at the end there. Seemed like some fatigue taking hold. Sorry to see the cowboys go, but I am glad that the u-turn wasn't actually the deciding factor.

Really badly designed leg overall though. One challenge where a mistake meant riding an extra 40 some k? The cowboys may one of the only teams in any season who could make that up, and good on them for doing it. But then the u-turn at the very end, coupled with quite lengthy tasks, would have put basically any u-turned team entirely out of it. I guess that's why they made it a double, but come on.


Jesse - Apr 25, 2011 3:05:15 am PDT #16558 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I was actually afraid Gary and Mallory were about to have the Killer Fatigue when he said at the very beginning that they hadn't slept in 36 hours. Yikes! I don't know how anyone does anything that requires any thought like that.


Jessica - Apr 25, 2011 3:19:06 am PDT #16559 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

My Tivo cut TAR off halfway before the first commercial break! Must have been a problem with the broadcast because it taped Next Great Restaurant (in the same timeslot) just fine. Grrr.


Liese S. - Apr 25, 2011 12:09:36 pm PDT #16560 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Yeah, they did brain stuff after having fatigue, so good on them.


Liese S. - Apr 25, 2011 12:12:00 pm PDT #16561 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I am bummed about the cowboys, and I didn't know what to make of the mean guys edit they were getting; it seems like any antipathy they were feeling from the other teams was mostly just because of their strength. But he really did mess himself up by ditching Gary, because had he been standing there together, and gotten his answer wrong, he probably could have gotten the correct answer from Gary.

I really thought for a bit that the Globetrotters were going to get dinged for not going all the way back, because I thought that's how the instructions read. Like you had to do the next 40km before your next guess.