Every planet has its own weird customs. About a year before we met, I spent six weeks on a moon where the principal form of recreation was juggling geese. My hand to God. Baby geese. Goslings. They were juggled.

Wash ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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]


brenda m - Jul 20, 2012 7:38:50 am PDT #19596 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

Anya largely designed around that, though (while cadging some assistance here and there where needed). She didn't come in to it shocked, shocked I tell you that it might even be an issue.


Jesse - Jul 20, 2012 8:19:07 am PDT #19597 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Yeah, I think Anya thought she knew how to sew well enough when she got there (even if she was wrong/right).


Amy - Jul 20, 2012 8:20:54 am PDT #19598 of 23273
Because books.

I agree with brenda that Anya knew her limitations, but I also think she was more confident about getting it done anyway. Beatrice said it took four days to make the dress she presented from home, and that's not a great sign. It wasn't a terribly complicated piece.


Atropa - Jul 20, 2012 9:26:13 am PDT #19599 of 23273
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

t has never watched Project Runway, but keeps meaning to

Wait, the show has participants that CAN'T SEW?! How? How the hell did they get through the selection process? Do they hotglue everything together?

t / will eventually succumb and watch the show


Sophia Brooks - Jul 20, 2012 9:43:29 am PDT #19600 of 23273
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I have never watched either. The part that confuses me is that they can have no reference books-- if I couldn't have a patternmaking reference book, I would be seriously hampered. Draping a pattern is not really any easier than drafting, if you are doing it correctly.


-t - Jul 20, 2012 9:47:09 am PDT #19601 of 23273
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

At the audition she said she sewed all the samples, and they specifically asked her, so I guess there was some concern about her sewing skills even then, though we didn't see her saying "I only started sewing 4 months ago" like Anya.


Amy - Jul 20, 2012 9:47:34 am PDT #19602 of 23273
Because books.

They all have to be able to sew enough to get through the auditions, but I think in Beatrice's case, her clothes might have been made by her, but they took a lot longer than usual because she's not very skilled at sewing.


flea - Jul 20, 2012 9:48:43 am PDT #19603 of 23273
information libertarian

This conversation is especially funny if you have never watched Project Runway and are imagining Buffy Anya as a contestant. Who can't sew. And probably makes bunny costumes.


Amy - Jul 20, 2012 9:52:00 am PDT #19604 of 23273
Because books.

And then there's actually a contestant named Buffy this season, who is nothing like our Buffy. Sara's in love with the leopard side of her head, though.


-t - Jul 20, 2012 9:55:42 am PDT #19605 of 23273
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Aw, I kind of like contemplating what her revenge-themed collection with scary-bunny accents would look like. A strong POV, you know who her girl is.

What I don't understand about Beatrice - surely she's watched the show and seen how little time they get for challenges?