'Bring On The Night'
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]
Which is already a double-travesty. I feel like anyone covering Buble should already be given a trap door. If you are covering Buble covering Simone, Chuck Barris needs to come out post-haste.
EXACTLY. I mean, I am fine with Buble, whatever, he's non-threatening, but no one covers Feelin' Good, and especially not bland white boys.
Incidentally, the original version of the song is pretty trippy. [link]
I really liked the nerdy girl, but I am afraid she might have turned herself into a red shirt by choosing Usher.
I'm hoping maybe Usher will surprise us. After all, he's done wonders with the Biebs.
"HEY DONKEYS! HELP! HEY DONKEYS, ARE YOU AROUND HERE! HELP!"
Awesome! I wanted to yell that in my team meeting the other day.
And yes, the Buble version of anything should be a big, flashing red stop light. I mean, do you really want to be a poor man's Buble? Really? Also, that song is the kiss of death on any reality show singing competition. 100 million years of Idol would tell you that.
And no one should ever ever ever sing Adele. Don't these fools learn?
I'm just watching last night's show, and I'm impressed when the coaches recognize people who have tried out before. I mean, they must see a ton of people! Unless they get prepped about returnees coming on, which is of course possible.
So naive! Even if he would have recognized the kid, no producer would leave it up to chance.
I consider myself pretty skeptical but I recently met a writer for Master Chef and was pretty blown away to find out Christine (the blind girl) actually wasn't the real deal.
ETA: I mean, she is blind, just wasn't the best chef in the competition.
bon bon did the writer say how much of the competition is scripted?
I mean, she is blind, just wasn't the best chef in the competition.
Seriously? What the fuck is that? Just ... good TV?
I didn't get specific details-- I didn't want to get him in trouble/buttonhole him. He did say that the second place woman (forget name) was the real deal. Top Chef, as I understand it, is more true to life but Master Chef results sounded pretty manipulated.
That's disappointing. I thought I was already cynical enough, but I guess not.
Meaning they gave her the win over a better dish from the second place finisher at the final, or thumb on the scales throughout, or it was BS from the get go? Those are pretty different.
Probably the second.