I've really got to learn to just do the damage and get out of town. It's the 'stay and gloat' that gets me every time.

Ethan Rayne ,'Potential'


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]


JZ - Jan 19, 2012 1:58:22 pm PST #18699 of 23273
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

On the flip side, I'm liking Runway All Stars so much more than I thought I would. I guess the lack of Tim and the usual judges is made up for by knowing the designers pretty well?

I'm getting really kind of fond of Isaac Mizrahi. Give him two more episodes, maybe one if it's really good, and I may lose interest in Michael Kors altogether.

Plus, wasn't he completely cool and awesome to our Jesse once? Kors has never personally done anything in person for any Buffista that I know of.


Jesse - Jan 19, 2012 2:31:28 pm PST #18700 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

His people gave me a suit and a haircut, but (and?) he called my glasses Lesbian. But I did totally talk to him!


meara - Jan 19, 2012 2:44:43 pm PST #18701 of 23273

but (and?) he called my glasses Lesbian

Which is totally a valid style if you want to attract the ladies. ...NSM if you're my college roommate, who was not, actually, into ladies, but everyone assumed she was.


Amy - Jan 19, 2012 2:56:45 pm PST #18702 of 23273
Because books.

Oh, I forgot about him! I do love Isaac Mizrahi always, so that's a total bonus.


Jesse - Jan 19, 2012 2:59:12 pm PST #18703 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Which is totally a valid style if you want to attract the ladies. ...NSM if you're my college roommate, who was not, actually, into ladies, but everyone assumed she was.

I have, at times, wondered if my personal style was related to my lack of success attracting the fellas, but then I remembered I hate all strangers.


Jesse - Jan 19, 2012 4:23:33 pm PST #18704 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

PR: It's funny how many of the designers are the age where their main Muppets reference is Muppet Babies.


Amy - Jan 19, 2012 4:27:58 pm PST #18705 of 23273
Because books.

I know! Total travesty. Muppet Babies are so ... not Muppets.


Jessica - Jan 20, 2012 5:30:25 am PST #18706 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Also, Charlize Theron is charming!

I found her terrifying! She seemed very into her serial killer character. Maybe a little too much.

But man, that food looked amazing.


le nubian - Jan 20, 2012 1:33:30 pm PST #18707 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I found her terrifying! She seemed very into her serial killer character. Maybe a little too much.

I agree. She weirded me the fuck out.

I also thought the food looked delicious.


sj - Jan 20, 2012 3:55:28 pm PST #18708 of 23273
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I love this kind of challenge, when it comes down to the nitpicky details. And, for my money, you can't have too much cheese in risotto. Or anything, really.

I usually agree with this, but I can see two exceptions wrt risotto. One is if it makes the risotto too salty and two if you're trying to cover up the fact that you didn't make the risotto creamy enough by adding extra cheese. I don't remember if either was the reason why too much cheese was a problem in this case. It was a really great challenge in general. I hated to see Beverly leave, I really wanted her to make all the haters shut up.