Simon: Captain's a good fighter, he must know how to handle a sword. Zoe: I think he knows which end to hold.

'Shindig'


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]


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!!


sumi - Jan 05, 2012 3:49:50 pm PST #18622 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!

BTW, Project Runway Allstars starts tonight. (In about 10 minutes.)

I didn't realize it until today.


-t - Jan 05, 2012 3:52:31 pm PST #18623 of 23273
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, wow, thanks for the heads up! I don't know what to expect from it, but it's got Mondo, yay!


Amy - Jan 05, 2012 5:01:07 pm PST #18624 of 23273
Because books.

Oh, that was fun! I miss Tim and Heidi and Michael and Nina, but hey, Isaac Mizrahi doesn't suck. And the new model/host is lovely.

Also, THANK GOD to who went home.