I like pancakes 'cause they're stackable. Ooo, and waffles 'cause you can put things in the little holes if you wanted to.

Buffy ,'Potential'


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]


Sassy - Jun 14, 2011 10:19:42 pm PDT #16941 of 23273
'Til we dance away...

I can't believe there is a disco on that list. But I'm very happy to see the Alex hip hop at number 1.


le nubian - Jun 15, 2011 2:58:05 am PDT #16942 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

OK, I admit I've never heard this song before, but "your sex is on fire"? Sounds like something out of the Smart Bitches reviewing a romance novel and saying "THE STD BURRRRNS".

you got it, that is exactly what the song is about.

Here is the original: [link]

Here is one of my favorite performances of the song on the British X-Factor about 2-3 years ago (starts at 2 min in):

[link]


Toddson - Jun 15, 2011 12:21:24 pm PDT #16943 of 23273
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Not sure how non-fictional this is, but I've spotted some ads for a show that looks like it's imitating TAR; one of the quotes makes me laugh.

The scene - somewhere in a vast desert, several women are slogging through the sand. One says (in what sounds like a NJ accent), "We're in the Sahara. It's all sand, yo!"


Kathy A - Jun 15, 2011 12:29:08 pm PDT #16944 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

That's the new one by Mark Burnett, but I can't remember the name.


brenda m - Jun 15, 2011 12:30:04 pm PDT #16945 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

Is that the dating one or something else?


-t - Jun 15, 2011 12:32:20 pm PDT #16946 of 23273
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Expedition Impossible? The dating one is Love in the Wild.


Toddson - Jun 15, 2011 12:40:22 pm PDT #16947 of 23273
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Expedition Impossible. I just thought the comment was funny.


sj - Jun 15, 2011 12:53:21 pm PDT #16948 of 23273
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

The Next Food Network Star: Wow, this season is so watch from the hall! I'm not sure I'm going to be able to stick with it.


quester - Jun 15, 2011 3:13:16 pm PDT #16949 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

SYTYCD: Jordon/Thad-Not a bad opening number. I like both of them.

I love Meagan Mullally but WTF is she doing here?


flea - Jun 15, 2011 3:18:50 pm PDT #16950 of 23273
information libertarian

FYI, for people like me without TV, OMGdance has a ustream feed in their open threads. Ads, but better than waiting! [link]