I really did not like how the soloist who wants to be a principal dancer had his whole "I'm not gay"-ness all out on front street in the first episode. It felt very much like overcompensating. The other boys just seem much more low key about it, so I'm not mad at them. That said, I'm sure there must be gay dancers in that company so I can only assume that either they didn't want to be featured on the show because SLC doesn't seem like the gay friendliest place or the show just chose not to feature them. And I mean, clearly the artistic director is gay, right? They haven't explicitly said so, but it doesn't seem like it's a secret.
Excuse me? Who gave you permission to exist?
Cordelia ,'Beneath You'
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]
kat perez - Jun 08, 2012 9:44:30 am PDT #19367 of 23273
"We have trust issues." Mylar
sumi - Jun 08, 2012 10:09:51 am PDT #19368 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
I was thinking that a combination of the dancers not wanting it to be widely known/advertised and the show wanted to emphasize the straight boys. (i.e., it does seem odd.)
sumi - Jun 08, 2012 10:10:51 am PDT #19369 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
I love the family where ALL of the kids are dancers.
Vortex - Jun 08, 2012 4:34:07 pm PDT #19370 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
So, I'm watching "Friday" (love that movie, although it does lose a little something in the dubbing) and saw a commercial for All the Right Moves, starring our own Travis Wall!
Liese S. - Jun 10, 2012 10:13:58 am PDT #19371 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
No, I totally noticed that and was disappointed, because even in my dance experience, it was one of the few places where young gay boys were welcome and encouraged. So I've been disappointed with so much of the the homophobia, hyper masculine focus in some of the other reality dance shows, especially sytycd. I was thinking with a "real world" dance show, there would be a more realistic presentation.
Toddson - Jun 12, 2012 4:25:26 am PDT #19372 of 23273
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
They've started a new season of "Master Chef" - just got through winnowing the entrants down to 18. Some interesting people; I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes. One of the things I like is that the competitors aren't all cut-throat and bad-mouthing each other. At leat not yet.
Jessica - Jun 12, 2012 4:26:09 am PDT #19373 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Was there no Food Network Star this week? We missed it because DH was blogging the Tonys for work, but the Tivo hasn't picked up any repeats either.
brenda m - Jun 12, 2012 4:55:37 am PDT #19374 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
There was. It was 90 mintues so maybe it conflicted with something?
le nubian - Jun 12, 2012 6:25:31 am PDT #19375 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Todd,
I agree. I am interested in how they will treat the blind woman. I keep wanting them to give her a bit of extra time to cook.
Toddson - Jun 12, 2012 11:52:54 am PDT #19376 of 23273
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I find it interesting that they included her, but I have to wonder if she's in because they couldn't reject her out of hand. Yesterday's episode showed her with someonw who acts as her eyes - guides her around and, at one point, helped her find the olive oil she'd put on the counter. They emphasized that the guide won't have anything to do with the cooking. We'll see.
And Bubba went back to his swamp (his word, not mine).