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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]


Theodosia - Oct 22, 2012 1:50:54 am PDT #20038 of 23273
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

They really had to 'work' that leg, didn't they?

I immediately thought that the bus renovation task would be to the Monster Truckers advantage -- if there's anything they know besides driving and motors, smoothing over dents in a chassis would probably be right up there.

I remain charmed by Natalie & Nadiya, even if they may grate on their fellow racers.


Jessica - Oct 22, 2012 4:32:44 am PDT #20039 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I remain charmed by Natalie & Nadiya, even if they may grate on their fellow racers.

Me too. I can totally see how the "Go Twinnie!" thing would get annoying if you were standing right there, though.


sumi - Oct 22, 2012 4:34:11 am PDT #20040 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!

I know! They are at least - being positive while they're being loud.

Project Runway: reading Tom and Lorenzo's take on the final collections live vs tv was very interesting.

I don't understand why they are giving the designer's so much less time to do their collection. It's asking for mediocrity.

I think Christopher just lost it under pressure.


-t - Oct 22, 2012 6:25:36 am PDT #20041 of 23273
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I don't understand why they are giving the designer's so much less time to do their collection. It's asking for mediocrity.

Yeah, I don't like that at all. The contrast between what they do in a rush during the season and what they do when they have time to think and plan is what has always made the final collection interesting to me. Without that, we get a lot of blah. A lot of those finale collections were showing us, as Nina used to say, just clothes.


le nubian - Oct 22, 2012 6:39:55 am PDT #20042 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

they only had 5 weeks to do all of those looks! good grief.

they need to give them at least 8 weeks if not 10.

Lifetime is cutting the budget in areas that make for an inferior show.


Jesse - Oct 22, 2012 6:46:28 am PDT #20043 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I think it might be interesting (although like one of the failed imitators, right?) to have them use some of the stuff they did during the season in the final collection. You have to pick three, say, and develop the rest of a collection around that. At least it would be fewer things to design, if they aren't going to give them a real amount of time to do it.


-t - Oct 22, 2012 6:53:05 am PDT #20044 of 23273
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Didn't they do that once? Or they had to use leftover fabric or something? Maybe that was just a regular challenge. Or maybe that was another show.

Could be interesting. And seeing stuff we've seen before might not be so annoying if we have literally seen that actual garment before.


Jesse - Oct 22, 2012 8:05:04 am PDT #20045 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh yeah, the leftover fabric was from the first All-Star season, I think.

And I can't believe they are going right into another All-Star season this week! I don't believe there are actually that many Stars.


-t - Oct 22, 2012 8:07:01 am PDT #20046 of 23273
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Me neither. I certainly need a break, and none of the All Stars from the promos are making me want to watch, so I think I'll sit this one out.


Jesse - Oct 22, 2012 8:55:05 am PDT #20047 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'll at least half-ass sitting it out -- not tape it, but possibly watch on-demand....