The Dartmouth team showed OUT tonight. Holy fuck. They were pretty great. Not tonally perfect, but great performance.
If you want me to leave, you can put your hands on my hot, tight little body and make me.
Spike ,'Get It Done'
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]
le nubian - Oct 31, 2011 5:57:18 pm PDT #18393 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Vortex - Oct 31, 2011 7:17:31 pm PDT #18394 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Is anyone watching Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs? I couldn't be happier with who was kicked off last night. When I saw that he was a contestant I immediately started singing "One of these things is not like the others."
I haven't been watching it, but I felt the same way when I saw the contestant list. I knew that he wouldn't be able to hold it against real chefs.
le nubian - Oct 31, 2011 7:20:29 pm PDT #18395 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
The group leaving The Sing Off tonight had the BEST sing off of any group I've seen leave across all seasons. That was awesome.
kat perez - Oct 31, 2011 10:41:32 pm PDT #18396 of 23273
"We have trust issues." Mylar
I thought Pentatonix tore the house down with their Brit Brit medley. Every week, they get better and better. I also enjoyed the Dartmouth Aires take on Queen. I do think they had some pitch problems that the judges just kind of glossed over, though. Afro Blue was good on the Janet, I thought. I didn't get the whole "You're overthinking it" thing. I just think it wasn't a wow. It was an "Ok." Overall, still far and away the best singing reality show on TV.
And yeah, that sing out was pretty fun. I just wanted them to sing the "pissing the night away" line, but it's a family show.
Vortex - Oct 31, 2011 11:20:38 pm PDT #18397 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Yes, the Brit medley was amazing.
I liked Dartmouth, but I didn't think that they did enough original work with the songs. They sounded like very good covers. The only differences were the transitions.
Their singout was fun, I liked that they shouted out the judges and NBC, that was funny.
Kathy A - Nov 01, 2011 4:31:51 am PDT #18398 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Damn my dvr! It messed up The Sing-off. At least Oxygen reruns it tonight.
Jean A. - Nov 01, 2011 12:23:37 pm PDT #18399 of 23273
I just finished re-watching last night's ep on Hulu. Maybe it's my TV, maybe it's my ears, but I can hear the bass and percussion much better on the computer. And yeah, Pentatonix is golden. Love that group. They never seem to have pitch problems, their blend is fabulous, and their arrangements are always interesting. They do more with 5 people than other groups do with 3 times that many. I like the Dartmouth Aires, too, but they're not nearly as interesting.
sj - Nov 02, 2011 7:49:51 am PDT #18400 of 23273
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Top Chef: Texas starts tonight. I had no idea.
Frankenbuddha - Nov 02, 2011 9:19:18 am PDT #18401 of 23273
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Top Chef: Texas starts tonight. I had no idea.
OOH, thanks for the head's up. I knew it was soon, but I didn't realize it was THIS soon.
Amy - Nov 02, 2011 9:22:47 am PDT #18402 of 23273
Because books.
Clearly some of you did not watch the (wildly boring) Top Chef: Just Desserts, because they've been promoing it for weeks.