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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]


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).


Jesse - Jun 13, 2012 3:57:20 pm PDT #19377 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

SYTYCD: Oh, yay. I was really afraid the praying mantis guy would be too queer for them. He still may be, of course, but I expected them to send him to choreo for bullshit reasons.

And did that "big Italian family" blonde girl not do EVERY SINGLE THING Mary said not to, at the start? Come on, now.


askye - Jun 13, 2012 4:07:38 pm PDT #19378 of 23273
Thrive to spite them

I watched the latest two master chef episodes. In the mystery basket and Risotto challenge it seemed lile the hwlper couldn't teller her anything.

I don't know how Helene could think her rice was done. I remeber from a Top Chef. Tom saying Risotto is often served wrong. So I wasnt surprised to see people had it to dry.


Amy - Jun 13, 2012 4:09:44 pm PDT #19379 of 23273
Because books.

SYTYCD: Has Shankman been crying tonight? He looks all ... pink or something.

What exactly does "bad feet" mean? What are good dance feet? Doesn't it depend on the style?


Jesse - Jun 13, 2012 4:20:06 pm PDT #19380 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Yeah, Shankman's eyes look teary.

What exactly does "bad feet" mean? What are good dance feet? Doesn't it depend on the style?

They don't point enough? I am making this up.


Jesse - Jun 13, 2012 4:20:54 pm PDT #19381 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh, listening harder to Shankman's voice, I think he has a cold.