And I myself will be wearing pink taffeta as chenille would not go with my complexion.

Giles ,'Touched'


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]


meara - May 28, 2011 12:28:15 pm PDT #16777 of 23273

Ooh, thanks for the hi-def--I couldn't even tell it was Mark, in the other one! (And I don't watch Idol).

Is it bad that I had heard that Lady Gaga song somewhere before, and somehow assumed it was an old Cher song?


le nubian - May 28, 2011 12:39:20 pm PDT #16778 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

um. wow.

thanks for the link. Mark has buffed the fuck up. dang di dang dang.

meara, that song has a full-on 80s sound to it. I can imagine it with a pairing of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" during a climatic scene in Footloose.


Jesse - May 28, 2011 1:00:19 pm PDT #16779 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I was thinking St Elmo's Fire.


le nubian - May 28, 2011 1:08:48 pm PDT #16780 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

yes! that will work too!


Jesse - May 28, 2011 1:40:32 pm PDT #16781 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

With the sax and all -- Rob Lowe's character's big break!


Rayne - May 28, 2011 1:58:30 pm PDT #16782 of 23273
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire

Our little Mark is all grown up! Here's a great summary of some of his work on SYTYCD and his Gaga stuff.


le nubian - May 28, 2011 3:01:13 pm PDT #16783 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

thank you for that link. (sigh)

You know, I have mixed feelings about Gaga, but I will give her this: her dancing ain't great, but she puts on a helluva show. Good for her.


Jesse - May 30, 2011 10:50:02 am PDT #16784 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Ooh! Ellen had a bunch of SYTYCD alums on her show today, including Alex Wong! So I guess we can look for him as an all-star.


Matt the Bruins fan - May 31, 2011 2:08:32 pm PDT #16785 of 23273
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

What the hell? The History Channel is running a two hour program tonight about Lee and Grant. I didn't know either of them ran a fishing boat or drove a tractor-trailer rig over frozen tundra!


le nubian - May 31, 2011 4:03:27 pm PDT #16786 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

So, against my better judgment, I am watching "America's Got Talent." One of the acts featured (and this is at the beginning of the show) fucked with Howie Mandel.

Now, the other judges thought this was hysterical, and when it happened last year, I must confess that I laughed hysterically. Now, it seems like every season there will be someone who messes with him and since he is a bona fide germaphobe, I am not sure that his discomfort should be played for our entertainment.

Anyone watching the show? Am I overreacting?