Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.

Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'


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]


quester - May 24, 2012 3:57:00 pm PDT #19293 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

So true, V.


le nubian - May 24, 2012 3:59:01 pm PDT #19294 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

right, vortex? editing on this show is predictable.


Amy - May 24, 2012 4:06:06 pm PDT #19295 of 23273
Because books.

Okay, the baby ballerina broke me. MY HEART. (And her mom was awesome.)


quester - May 24, 2012 4:07:41 pm PDT #19296 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

That was adorable!


Amy - May 24, 2012 4:27:09 pm PDT #19297 of 23273
Because books.

I missed the name of the guy who made Mary cry, but wow. I can't imagine being that naked and that vulnerable on a stage. That was really gorgeous.


quester - May 24, 2012 4:27:15 pm PDT #19298 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

The exorcism guy was freaking awesome!


quester - May 24, 2012 4:29:26 pm PDT #19299 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

I liked the Zombie, but the Exorcism was freaky!


Jesse - May 24, 2012 4:29:38 pm PDT #19300 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Seriously, wow.

I'll be super interested to see if he can do anything else. I did love Nigel's, "I don't know how you'll do on a show like this, but I don't give a shit."


brenda m - May 24, 2012 4:29:58 pm PDT #19301 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

That guy's body is not made out of the same materials mine is.


Amy - May 24, 2012 4:34:39 pm PDT #19302 of 23273
Because books.

Jesse, exactly!