Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.

Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'


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]


SailAweigh - Aug 15, 2007 5:07:29 pm PDT #1688 of 23273
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

That's the right number, Jesse. Are you leaving a number out when you dial, maybe? There's a lot of eights all in a row.


quester - Aug 15, 2007 5:07:50 pm PDT #1689 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

888-836-7603 looks right. are you remebering the 1 at the beginning?


Jesse - Aug 15, 2007 5:14:56 pm PDT #1690 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I dunno wtf was happening, but now it's working.


Jesse - Aug 15, 2007 5:58:47 pm PDT #1691 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Woah -- shocking ending on Top Chef.


kat perez - Aug 15, 2007 5:59:43 pm PDT #1692 of 23273
"We have trust issues." Mylar

Whoa. Do-over? Did not see that coming.


tiggy - Aug 15, 2007 6:02:49 pm PDT #1693 of 23273
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore

they're 866 numbers.

I think i might want Danny to win, which is weird since i hated him at the beginning, mildly disliked him in the middle, was apathetic towards the end. he really is a beautiful dancer though. i think the fact that he's letting his personality show through has made a big difference to me.

also? i adored Neil/Danny number.


kat perez - Aug 15, 2007 6:06:18 pm PDT #1694 of 23273
"We have trust issues." Mylar

I so want Danny to win. Well, I always did, but after tonight? It will just be criminal if he doesn't win.


victor infante - Aug 15, 2007 6:09:48 pm PDT #1695 of 23273
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.

Whoa. Do-over? Did not see that coming.

I know! And it's totally awesome. That competition's fowled up nearly everybody, every season. I'm curious to see how it flies with the second shot.


bon bon - Aug 15, 2007 6:43:21 pm PDT #1696 of 23273
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

I don't understand why they hated the girls' number so much. And I was annoyed that the boys spent half the time sitting in chairs. Although they were totally about to get dirty. And I loved when Danny winked when he said "This is for you, Nigel," or whatever the line was. I like when Danny gets campy.

Jesse is totally me, even down to thinking (before I saw this post!) that Danny is campy. I mean, "We Are the Champions!" Last week's solo was all a satire on Neil! He doesn't get enough credit for that.

And, agreed: there needs to be more homoerotic dancing on this show. It's a missed opportunity. The Mia dance really shone whereas the others were not nearly as interesting. (Well, Wade's was interesting, just not enough dancing. I don't even understand how you can judge a fucking FLOWER but not a fox. This was the same reaction as the goggles dance, and I DO NOT GET how it's distinguishable from judging other modern dances.)


sumi - Aug 15, 2007 7:17:20 pm PDT #1697 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!

So, does that mean that they've got much higher expectations than they had for seasons 1 and 2? Or just that they are so even that neither really did better than the other?

And bringing Dale and Brian in -- that was just cruel.