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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]


Liese S. - Feb 07, 2012 12:34:50 pm PST #18768 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

He didn't come off that way to me. I really liked him, although I may have been blinded by the sexy. He just came off as really knowing his business, which worked for me.

If by the end of the blind auditions, all the judges don't have 12 people each, they bring back a bunch of the rejected ones.

Ooh, okay, so how does the format work then? How long are the blind auditions? After that, when it's teams, how does that work?


le nubian - Feb 07, 2012 12:37:43 pm PST #18769 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

well, last year, they wanted each judge to have the same number of people.

so they brought some of the ousted back to sing again.

then when each judge has their team, there will be a sing off between members of the team - 2 people on each team sing the same song together.

their judge has to choose which one to keep.

these rounds continued until it was down to the final 4. that's when the public votes for the winner.


Liese S. - Feb 07, 2012 12:51:04 pm PST #18770 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Okay, so public voting doesn't come in for a while.


brenda m - Feb 07, 2012 12:51:13 pm PST #18771 of 23273
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

I think it would be more interesting if more of the head to head competitions were between teams. Say, in Week X Blake goes up against Christina, the song is chosen, and they have to pick the best of their team to compete. Or something.

The sing-offs all being within a team just seems so strange, and like it reduces some of the competitive interest. Not to mention the competition among the judges.


Lee - Feb 07, 2012 12:56:43 pm PST #18772 of 23273
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Right now the judges only have 3 or 4 each, right? How many more audition shows are there? I know last year they showed people getting added to the teams without showing the full audition, but even so it seems like there will be at least 2 more two-hour shows.


brenda m - Feb 07, 2012 1:09:36 pm PST #18773 of 23273
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

At least that, I think.


le nubian - Feb 07, 2012 1:35:34 pm PST #18774 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

yeah the wiki page said they each had 8 last year. They eliminate half the group in the first round (split across 2 episodes - each ep featuring 2 judges). Then they do this again so it is down to 2 people per judge and when this occurs, I think it is a pair singing together and each sings 1 song.

The final 4 sing and sing and sing. I no longer recall how much they sing, but they sing a lot.


Lee - Feb 07, 2012 7:41:16 pm PST #18775 of 23273
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Did anyone else watch SMASH? I'm pretty sure I just saw Alex Wong dancing?


Vortex - Feb 07, 2012 7:49:54 pm PST #18776 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Smash is up against H50 and Castle, hope they keep rerunning it on USA.


meara - Feb 07, 2012 7:56:48 pm PST #18777 of 23273

I'm pretty sure I just saw Alex Wong dancing?

Yeah, he confirmed it on twitter today

Also, he supposedly made the Hollywood round on Idol? I don't watch it, so I have no idea if he's been shown already?