You always think harder is better. Maybe next time I patrol, I should carry bricks and use a stake made out of butter.

Buffy ,'The Killer In Me'


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]


Jean A. - Nov 22, 2011 2:24:39 pm PST #18513 of 23273

No matter what he's singing, he always sounds like he's in a regional theater production of Jesus Christ, Superstar.

Ha! That's exactly it! And he does an intense kind of sideways look at the camera that he resorts to all the time. Over it.

Yeah, Pentatonix is just so clearly the group to win. I would totally buy their album. I voted for them 5 times, I think.


flea - Nov 22, 2011 2:48:57 pm PST #18514 of 23273
information libertarian

Oh man, The Dogs Days are Over by Pentatonix just slayed me. Mitch is like their secret weapon.


Morgana - Nov 22, 2011 2:54:09 pm PST #18515 of 23273
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber

I was ready to hand them the crown after "Let's Get It On." They've proven themselves, week after week. That's a whole lot of sound coming out of 5 people, and they've proven they can be innovative and keep growing. They don't just coast along.


Jean A. - Nov 22, 2011 2:54:38 pm PST #18516 of 23273

Yes! I love Mitch. I always want him to get more of the spotlight than he does, but I guess it's not really a lead singer kind of voice. But so beautiful. And I love how perfectly he and Kirstie (sp?) blend.


Vortex - Nov 22, 2011 3:13:01 pm PST #18517 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

No matter what he's singing, he always sounds like he's in a regional theater production of Jesus Christ, Superstar.

yep. and there's just something about the way that he carries himself that makes me think he's an asshole.


Kathy A - Nov 22, 2011 3:17:30 pm PST #18518 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Normally, I'm not a huge fan of Urban Method, but I thought they had the best night last night and deserved that top slot for the week. Their mashup was definitely the best of the four (Afro Blue's was good, but forgettable, the Aires suffered from tempo consistency, and Pentatonix's was clever, but not fantastic), and even though their judges' choice was not my style at all, I did like it.

The judges' choice numbers were where all the groups shone. Afro Blue just totally delivered on "A Change is Gonna Come," and the Aires brought on the fun with "Shout," although I'm sure the judges were right about their pitch problems (I missed them, myself). But Pentatonix totally brought it with "Dog Days Are Over"! I'm not familiar with the song at all, so the beginning of it, I thought, "Oh, this is good," but it wasn't sucking me in. And then Mitch got his spotlight, and I thought the rest of the song was brilliant. They were so smart to give him a total solo with no backup, because he was amazing.

I thought that the bottom two this week would be the Aires and Pentatonix, just because the judges were plotzing over both of Afro Blue's performances, so I was surprised when they said that Pentatonix was safe. But as soon as they said they were basing their decision on the entire season to decide between the bottom two, I knew that Afro Blue was gone. If it was just that performance, the Aires would have been toast.


Jean A. - Nov 26, 2011 2:13:01 pm PST #18519 of 23273

Have any of you seen this video of Pentatonix's percussionist, Kevin? I think a snippet of it was shown in the first episode, during the get-to-know-the-group segment. Kind of a multitalented guy.

Beatboxing Cellist

He was also on PBS's "From the Top" show a few years ago. Looks like he plays the saxophone, too.

From the Top


flea - Nov 26, 2011 3:15:09 pm PST #18520 of 23273
information libertarian

Huh. He also has a 2011 BA from Yale in East Asian studies (and is fluent in Chinese) and did the pre-med requirements. Maybe next he'll cure cancer.

I wonder if the core Pentatonix trio found him on Youtube.


Jean A. - Nov 26, 2011 3:35:12 pm PST #18521 of 23273

They did, flea! They saw the first video I posted and realized he was the piece their group was missing.


Vonnie K - Nov 26, 2011 4:53:34 pm PST #18522 of 23273
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

Kevin is ridiculously gifted. And probably the one that has a most assured future in music even if Pentatonix as a group does not pan out. And if I recall correctly, Avi is studying opera. He does have a wonderful basso profundo voice.

I do worry that even if they win the recording contract, Kevin and Avi have too many other things going on in their lives for them to stick it out in this group. And even though Scott, Kirstie and Mitch have been singing together for ages and will likely continue to do so, Pentatonix just won't be Pentatonix without Kevin and Avi (or some other people in place of Kevin and Avi.)

A bonus youtube vid of a 14-year-old (!) Scott singing "Georgia on My Mind": [link]

The dude has been around the talent search circuit for a decade. Quite a Rachel Berry, he is.

(In case it's not obvious, I've been playing their performances on youtube on repeat the entire freakin' weekend. AUGH, I love them so.)