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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]
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.
He was also on PBS's "From the Top" show a few years ago. Looks like he plays the saxophone, too.
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.
They did, flea! They saw the first video I posted and realized he was the piece their group was missing.
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.)
If you had the Pats game on CBS tonight, TAR will be about 55 or so minutes late.
That was one exhausting leg. Bill & Cindi went out with style and dignity, and also a montage of their best moments so you know the producers and everyone else along on the crew really really liked them.
Did Marcus nail the driving challenge in one go?
No, he took two tries for the slalom. But it looked like only two!
Kind of a great blog post from Ben Folds: [link]
More than kind of great. That was lovely and honest.
Wow, that *is* a fantastic post. He's right that the amount of exposure Afro Blue got through the show is no less than the final 3 groups and I think he's implicitly admitting that the wrong group was eliminated last week. I like that he's throwing down the gauntlets to the viewers to support their favourite groups in the coming year.
I'm super-psyched for the finale tonight, but also sad that I will no longer get to see these fantastic musicians perform weekly. It's been a ride.