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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]


flea - Aug 22, 2012 4:00:30 pm PDT #19740 of 23273
information libertarian

1. Chehon and a song that includes the word pretty? Too much.

2. Flock of Seagulls much?

3. He was refreshingly bendy, though.


flea - Aug 22, 2012 4:14:49 pm PDT #19741 of 23273
information libertarian

Did everyone catch the shot of George's proud dad in the audience? Yay! George is definitely my favorite now, and while he wasn't that raunchy in that dance, he did the best he could. I mean, he wears a bowtie; raunch is not really in his repertoire.

Eliana gets Alex Fucking Wong as her reward for weeks and weeks of Cyrus!


flea - Aug 22, 2012 4:20:48 pm PDT #19742 of 23273
information libertarian

Okay, Alex and Eliana was incredible. Who thought Stacey Tookey had that in her? And Eliana was definitely not outdanced by Alex, wonderful though he was. Wow.


flea - Aug 22, 2012 4:35:32 pm PDT #19743 of 23273
information libertarian

Oh wow, these bottom two couples kinda suck.


flea - Aug 22, 2012 4:57:36 pm PDT #19744 of 23273
information libertarian

Man, to lose George after a solo like that, to the pec tech wonder? Man.


Amy - Aug 22, 2012 5:01:27 pm PDT #19745 of 23273
Because books.

Pec tech?

I loved Eliana tonight. And the Bollywood was really fun and a lot sexier than most Bollywood routines, I thought. Dave Stuart's routine with Audrey and Twitch was fantastic, but they seemed like a bad fit as partners.


Liese S. - Aug 22, 2012 7:50:24 pm PDT #19746 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Alex Fucking Wong!

That is all.

Okay, that is not all. Also, does it seem like there was a lot of accidental gropage in this episode?


megan walker - Aug 22, 2012 8:27:49 pm PDT #19747 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

1 ballroom number after a week of all contemporary? Sigh.

I wish they weren't doing All Stars. I like seeing these dancers again, but they really do show up the contestants for the most part.

And, despite the fact that he didn't dance badly, I still think it's a crime someone like George is going before Cyrus.


kat perez - Aug 22, 2012 8:40:27 pm PDT #19748 of 23273
"We have trust issues." Mylar

Dammit, I love this show.

Oh, this week Cat is in dirty bubble wrap. Still not good.

Broadway Group number. Tyce, then? Eliana as Cyd Charise? I like it. Why was she only allowed to do developes in the piece though? Eurotrash Danny was spectacular in the dance, but it was Gene Kelly light tripe. And I said that even before I knew that Gene’s widow was in the audience. And Tyce himself is there on my screen. Why?

I don’t like the solo dance ins. Wow. What is Tiffany wearing? She looks like a whore. Oh, dear. Avert your eyes, kids.

Benjamin Millepied. This is Natalie P’s hubby, no? They are heavy on the ballet boys this year.

Tiffany and Brandon/Disco/Doriana/You Make Me Feel – Shit. So they want Tiffany to go home. And now we know why Tiffany is dressed like a whore. Thank god it’s because of the crack monkeys and not her own personal choice. This is actually not a terrible disco. She’s totally serving. She’s got attitude and Brandon is a beast. And the lifts are not terrible. There are too many of them, but they are doing them well. I kind of . . . enjoyed that a lot. Huh. Alright, Doriana. That was fun. I haven’t said that about disco on this show in a million years.

Witney and Nick/Jazz/Travis/Sing It Black – They took Nick out of mothballs? What? Who let that happen? I thought it was verboten to speak of season one on this show. OK, so Peanut totally engineered Nick’s return. He is on Peanut’s new reality show and they are irl friends. And damn, Nick’s turns were on point. Bitch always did have an incredible center. Still, if we had to have someone back from S1, it should’ve been Blake. Also, I do not enjoy Peanut in jazz mode. It’s very competition jazz. And I didn’t get at all that this was supposed to be about a ghost or whatever. It was just a lot of Witney standing there and posing while Nick danced so there’s that. Eww. All and all, I just didn’t like it. I think it’s one of the first Travis pieces I just did not enjoy at all.

Anya and Cole/Cha Cha/Dmitry/Glad You Came – Dmitry is a great choreographer and Anya is fire. But really with the music, Dmitry? Really? Nice little leg trick at the beginning where he rolled her around. He’s got decent hip action, but the fist pump was unfortunate. Anya is such a sexpot. I want that dress. This was the slowest cha cha ever. God, how I hated this music choice. I couldn’t even enjoy the dance, which was fairly intricate with good hand and arm exchanges as well as lots of work in hold, because the music was so, so wrong. I love when Mary gets technical on the dancers’ asses. And I agree his footwork was a little sloppy. Good point from Nigel as well about Cole focusing a lot of his energy and performance out to the audience rather than giving to his partner, which he often does now that I think about it. If he doesn’t go this week, he’s in trouble next week.

Jacob. Yay!! I did the full on gay gasp/cheerleader clap combo. Be still my heart. This kid is divine!!

Lindsey and Jacob/Broadway/Spencer Liff/Dancin’ Dan (Me and My Shadow) – All this fabulousness wasted on Lindsey. Shame. Shame. Oh my god. Jacob was truly fabulous beyond words. I did not even watch the blonde girl on stage with him. Look at him sink into that plie behind that screen and do that crazy heel stretch. Shit! Look at that boy’s toe point. Of the gods! Everything he does is so finished and carried all the way through to the pinky toes. He totally exposed Lindsey as second rate. Even that finishing pose, good lord. He just blew her off the stage. And really good Broadway with a Fosse feel without being a rip off, so good on Spencer Liff for showing it can be done . . . Tyce. And oh, Lindsey was not magnificent. Mary is full of it. But Nigel is so right about Jacob. Extension all the way through the pinky finger and the pinky toe. Shiiiit. Born to dance, this kid. That’s all.

High talker in the house. What what? Good All Stars so far.


kat perez - Aug 22, 2012 8:40:30 pm PDT #19749 of 23273
"We have trust issues." Mylar

Kathryn and Will/Bollywood/Nakul/Ooh La La – Will with the flute was embarrassing writhing on the ground. Please make it stop. His overacting and faces fit here, though. And he was nice and sharp. This kid can just move and Kathryn is going to turn it out no matter what she does. Look at that fool do a kick over her head. How does this big, pasty fool move like that? I just enjoy him all the time. Well, except when he’s writhing on the floor with a flute. Please don’t ever do that again. That was a fun routine. Yes, Mary. The forward ronde was a thing of beauty. She was on in her technical critiques tonight. Somebody must’ve switched her vodka for water. Guest judge is useless.

Cyrus and Jaime/Contemporary/Travis/Outro – I’m a Jaime fan, but not a Cyrus fan. I hope he can do something about that. So this was Cyrus as fork lift. He’s so hunched in the shoulders. I just wish he’d bring those down. He tried to point his toes in the one leap he had. Y’all, he didn’t so much dance in that routine. He lifted Jaime a lot and threw her around. He walked around the stage and he emoted. Guest judge continued to be completely useless here. And Nigel just had to straight up admit that Cyrus’ extension was crap and his feet were crap and that he’s not as good as the other dancers on the show and then start talking about Travis and Jaime and the other choreographers. And Mary, I hate to tell you but Peanut totally did do a Cedric on this fool. Oh my god, Jaime is wearing a straight up Playtex bra. Why, wardrobe hos? Why? Aw, fuck. Eurotrash Danny in hip hop with Misha Chan? Why does this show hate me so much?

Lauren and Chehon/Hip Hop/Dave Scott/Pretty Wings – So not real hip hop then. And oooh, Chehon. Baby. NO. Poor noodle. He looked so awkward doing this dance. Ooh, y’all, it was so bad. It was like foreign exchange student at the high school dance bad. The hair was bad. The face with the open mouth of sexiness was bad. The costumes were ridiculous. And he was so pulled up. The whole thing was just like a parody. And it wasn’t even hip hop. It was crap, NappyTab lyrical hop. Ugh. I hated it. Haaattteeedd it. Nigel’s just spouting bullshit right now. It was awful. Mary brought a little bit of the real critique. He did need to be more down in the pocket and not so pulled up, but she totally soft pedaled it. On a whole other note, was Dave Scott rocking a jheri curl? No, Dave. Say it ain’t so.

George and Allison/Jazz/Tasty/Bahamut – They paired these two and didn’t give them contemporary? And saddled them with Tasty? Criminal! I mean, it should be good anyway because they are both heaven but still . . . missed opportunity. I loved that very early the leap straight to the shoulders. So neat and elegant. Loved the prop work as well. They were tearing it up. Oh my! That side by side tour jete en l’air? Just stop it. I did agree with Nigel on George’s characterization. It wasn’t raunchy. George is such a sweetheart. He hasn’t got raunch in him, I don’t think. I still thought he murdered it from a pure technical perspective. Tore it down.

Alex Fucking Wong!! And they paired him with the ballerina. Bring it, bitches!

Eliana and Alex/Contemporary/Stacy Tookie/Bang Bang (He Shot Me Down) – No notes. No words. Sick. I want to see them dance together every week.

Audrey and Twitch/Hip Hop/Dave Scott/Sincerely, Jane – OK, Audrey did not even dance for the first several eight counts. Party foul. When she started, she wasn’t bad. In fact, she was quite good. Nice bounce. Good crisp movements. She had the groove going on when they were doing that partner work downstage. But overall, this dance got the pimp slot over Alex and Eliana why? It was not deserving.

Bottom Girls

Witney and Audrey. Huh. Who is voting for Lindsey and how can we make them stop?

Bottom Guys

Chehon and George. America is on that bullshit.

I think they’ve got to cut George loose at this point. He’s just not connecting (continued...)