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]
It bugs me that the judges didn't really address how none of the looks were actually avant-garde.
they never do. This is another one of those things that I fault the designers on. EVERY FUCKING SEASON there is an avant garde challenge, and EVERY FUCKING SEASON none of the looks are avant garde. DO SOME FUCKING RESEARCH AND THINK ABOUT A LOOK. yes, there will be parameters that you don't know about, but if you're good at what you do, you can adapt the look that you've thought about to meet the challenge. See also couture.
Amazing Race (for which I'm late): one of the sadder eliminations where it's a team that could very easily have DESERVED to go all the way -- shut out because of Bad Taxi Luck.
The Sri Lankan girls (Nadiya & Natalie?) just whipped through that very complicated fish task, which (maybe it was the editing) seemed to take less time than the ice delivery.
Gary (the sub teacher) on the bike was really melting down with the hand-shaking attempts to make balloon animals. I was worried he was having a heat stroke. Powering through that was no mean feat, and I was pleased to see his teammate was only helpful.
So far, it's a very
nice
set of teams, but we'll see when the field is cut down a little and the grinding stress sets in.
Ceelo was so clearly setting up Amanda as red shirt to go against Trevin, and it totally bit him in the ass.
Yeah, that was kind of great. I like the stealing, too. It seems like a smart way to lengthen the show, which I'm sure was NBC's order.
The Sri Lankan girls (Nadiya & Natalie?) just whipped through that very complicated fish task
I feel sorry for anyone who bought that fish though, because they're going to be finding pieces of her hair in all of them. I cringed every time her head went into that barrel.
The voice: I kind of love the steal.
Mee too. And it fixes one of the big frustrations from earlier seasons where really strong people were up against each other. Better and more fun this way.
TAR:
The Sri Lankan girls are growing on me. But I can't imagine those fish were ever destined for anything but cat food.
It seems weird to talk about "deserving" to go to the end this early in the game. But there's no one clearly odious or out of their depth yet, so that's a good start.
It is a shame that the woman with the prosthetic legs was brought down by a taxi driver, though!
For sure. At least they weren't the only ones who had issues, I guess.
OK, WTF? Now they aren't showing all of the battles? I possibly take back what I said about stretching out the season.
Also, Melanie Martinez should be the official Rookie songstress, no?
Right? I rewound the whole thing to be sure.
