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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]


Jesse - Aug 27, 2007 4:51:14 pm PDT #1904 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I just watched last night's BB, and what the fucking fuck? I hate each and every one of them (especially Eric), and also CBS. Naked challenge? Kissing tasks? I mean, seriously. I'm afraid starting pretty soon, everyone's going to keep Dick around in hopes of going to the final two with him, and that's just gross.


brenda m - Aug 27, 2007 5:04:42 pm PDT #1905 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 guess now top three for me would be CJ, Casey, and Sara.

I'm with Bourdain, though - Casey's knife skills were so staggeringly bad that I find it hard to keep her up there. And Hung is becoming more appealing as some of the arrogance leaches out.

The SO says that Tre is good enough that losing might be the best thing that ever happened to him. He thinks he'll totally be able to make it on his own.

Yeah, I have a feeling Tre's going to fare pretty well from this.


brenda m - Aug 27, 2007 5:05:55 pm PDT #1906 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

Yeah, no shit, Jesse. I'm kind of hoping Zack turns out to be some sort of dark horse, since he's about the only one I don't actively despise now that Jen's gone.


Lee - Aug 27, 2007 5:25:08 pm PDT #1907 of 23273
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I just watched last night's BB, and what the fucking fuck? I hate each and every one of them (especially Eric), and also CBS. Naked challenge? Kissing tasks? I mean, seriously. I'm afraid starting pretty soon, everyone's going to keep Dick around in hopes of going to the final two with him, and that's just gross.

seriously! And could they have been any more condescending and belittling towards Amber when she was talking about modeling?


Liese S. - Aug 27, 2007 6:24:33 pm PDT #1908 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

TC: Yeah, I could be talked into that, brenda. I forgot to read Bourdain's blog. Lemme go do that now.

Also it seems clear now and at the beginning that Hung had some real skills, it just was getting covered up by the persona. Which I think it really was, as he seems to have settled down now. Didn't he mention in the first episode that he sort of intended to be the asshole? But since then he's encountered an actual asshole, so maybe it doesn't seem like such a good idea to him anymore.

I think he does have a good bit of actual arrogance, but if that can be tempered into pride of workmanship, that could end up being a good thing.


Vortex - Aug 27, 2007 6:29:49 pm PDT #1909 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

He whipped through those chickens, like whoa. Casey was painful with those onions, I could have done a better job easily. I felt slightly better about it because winning the challenge didn't really seem to help them. Frankly, having Stephen talk wine to me woud have been a detriment, not a help. I would have commented on the annoying sommelier.


brenda m - Aug 27, 2007 6:30:55 pm PDT #1910 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

Colicchio's face when Hung was chopping the chickens was priceless. Oh, and ITA on Stephen. That would've driven me up the wall.


Liese S. - Aug 27, 2007 7:03:44 pm PDT #1911 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Hee. In the grand tradition of awesome episodes that contribute to my actual culinary knowledge, I rewound a couple of times for how to cut those onions. And possibly also how not to.

Hung was too fast to be helpful to me. I still am afraid of complete chickens. Not in a David Boreanaz way.


sumi - Aug 27, 2007 7:15:48 pm PDT #1912 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!

I think that DB would love watching Hung deal with chickens. It might even be therapeutic.

Okay - I need Dale to stay in as long as possible. I love his confessionals and he totally handled Ciccone and Stephen perfectly.


SuziQ - Aug 28, 2007 5:28:02 am PDT #1913 of 23273
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Liese - also realize that she was using a dull knife. A knife she should have sharpened at the end of the previous night so that it was ready to go when she needed it again, but dull none the less.