Mal: Okay. She won't be winning any beauty contests anytime soon. But she is solid. Ship like this, be with ya 'til the day you die. Zoe: 'Cause it's a deathtrap.

'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]


sj - Aug 15, 2011 6:34:48 am PDT #17931 of 23273
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Vic was my favorite. I always thought Suzi's food looks delicious. I'm just not interested in a show about sandwiches, plus I find what's his name is annoying.


Amy - Aug 15, 2011 6:37:28 am PDT #17932 of 23273
Because books.

Yeah, I was surprised Vic didn't make it. He was adorable.


flea - Aug 15, 2011 6:47:15 am PDT #17933 of 23273
information libertarian

I just had a brainflash of Jilli on NFNS. Note I've never seen the show, and I have no idea if Jilli can cook, but the image was pretty stunning, I must say.


Kathy A - Aug 15, 2011 7:01:34 am PDT #17934 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Re: Melanie's figure--she strikes me as having a barrel chest, which gives her more of a rounded torso, so her middle isn't "doughy" so much as it doesn't seem to taper down to a thin waist.

Also, on rewatching the finale, I think that Sasha had definitely lost some weight during the final few weeks, because she definitely thinner than she had been in the beginning of the season. Nerves and lots of rehearsals, probably.


zuisa - Aug 15, 2011 11:29:40 am PDT #17935 of 23273
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)

I'm watching SYTYCD S6 on Ovation right now and I don't even recognize these people. I remember Nathan and Mollee, and I remember the top six, but anyone else? Yikes.

And to whoever commented on Nigel being a hardass this season? Wow, you're right. He is RIPPING Nathan apart in the episode I'm watching right now.


Amy - Aug 15, 2011 2:25:13 pm PDT #17936 of 23273
Because books.

Were there any pasa dobles in S8?


flea - Aug 15, 2011 2:27:24 pm PDT #17937 of 23273
information libertarian

Marko and Jeannette. And Alexander and Sasha.


Amy - Aug 15, 2011 2:28:34 pm PDT #17938 of 23273
Because books.

Thank you! I couldn't remember.


megan walker - Aug 15, 2011 2:34:42 pm PDT #17939 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

That's because they weren't memorable.


Toddson - Aug 16, 2011 6:16:30 am PDT #17940 of 23273
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Was it Marko who did a paso doble with one of the All Stars? I remember the dance and he swung her around his shoulders so her skirt looked like a cape.

And, in regard to Melanie's build, I do like that she's more compact than dancers usually are. While almost all of the ballet dancers you see these days seem to be attenuated, I remember (back in the '60s) seeing Melissa Hayden, I think it was, who had much the same build.