And don't you ever stand for that sort of thing. Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back! ... You got the right same as anyone to live and try to kill people.

Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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]


Dana - Dec 31, 2011 1:19:21 pm PST #18612 of 23273
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

There's an episode of Top Model on that I haven't seen, and they put the models on treadmill catwalks. It was pretty hilarious.


Zenkitty - Dec 31, 2011 1:21:45 pm PST #18613 of 23273
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

There's an episode of Top Model on that I haven't seen, and they put the models on treadmill catwalks. It was pretty hilarious.

I read that as "Top Gear" and tried like hell to figure out whether the cars or the presenters were on treadmills.


le nubian - Jan 01, 2012 1:48:12 pm PST #18614 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

bad news SYTYCD fans.

Fox has canceled the results show. I don't know what this means in the long run, but this season will have a format change.

Ugh. I guess that means we will mess some of the good guest dancing too. :-(


meara - Jan 01, 2012 1:50:45 pm PST #18615 of 23273

Yeah, I saw a tweet about that, and was very disappointed--often the group dances during results shows were some of my favorite dances!! Though I will not miss random performances by groups I've never heard of (ETA: not the guest dancers, which I usually liked, but the random pop stars)


flea - Jan 01, 2012 1:57:55 pm PST #18616 of 23273
information libertarian

The results shows were *really* padded, and the "dances for your life" a mix between brilliant (many of the hip-hop dancers) and pathetic (most of the female contemporary dancers). The Sing-Off managed to do a really good job without a results show...


askye - Jan 01, 2012 2:26:20 pm PST #18617 of 23273
Thrive to spite them

They need to get rid of the AMerican Idol results show too. That's a real waste of an hour.


Jessica - Jan 01, 2012 2:27:31 pm PST #18618 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

That's a real waste of an hour.

Not for the advertisers, unfortunately.


megan walker - Jan 01, 2012 4:37:20 pm PST #18619 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I rarely watch any results shows. SYTYCD more than others perhaps as long as I could fast forward and check if the guest dancers were at all interesting. Of course, I fast forward through much of the shows themselves too.


Vortex - Jan 01, 2012 5:10:09 pm PST #18620 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Me too. I don't care about the backstory or what the dancers' favorite movie is, or whatever.


sumi - Jan 04, 2012 12:17:25 pm PST #18621 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!

The Jousting Reality Show - on History Channel.

I love the horses!!