Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.

Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'


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]


kat perez - May 28, 2013 3:27:59 pm PDT #20691 of 23273
"We have trust issues." Mylar

Miranda is a firecracker and I hope that if Blake really is cheating on her, she enacts choice scenes from her country classic Kerosene in real life. Boo Blake! I didn't care much for the song choices on last night's show. #thatpower, Judith? Really? Anything with will.i.am and the Biebs is automatically 90% garbage. I give them 10% because some Black Eyed Peas songs are just undeniably catchy and Biebs has a monkey so I can't totally hate on him. I didn't think Sasha's song suited her voice and she was pitchy on a lot of it, pretty much every time she wasn't singing like she was starring in her own version of Les Mis in her mind. I love Michelle and the whole Michelle/Usher lovefest they got going on but that is one of my least favorite Bruno Mars songs. Still, she did a great job and was probably tops on the night for me. I also enjoyed the Swon Brothers rendition of 7 Bridges Road even though there were some really funky timing issues (but I blame that on the stupid off rhythm clapping from the audience). I thought that was the best they've sounded on the whole show. Danielle is just too young for me to really be interested, though she has a lovely voice. When I was listening to her, I was thinking the whole time how I'd really rather be hearing Winona and Naomi sing that song. I don't think that's what I was supposed to be thinking. Amber singing Skyfall was fine, I just wish Adam would stop trying so hard to make her not be a country singer. She looked really uncomfortable all done up in Adele drag. Great voice though. I didn't care for either Holly or Sarah. I've liked Holly in the past, but that Band Perry song was done better by Janelle on AI only a few short weeks ago and I can't forget it. Sarah's voice is just not for me. You say "interesting breaks", I say "tuneless nightmare". Let's call the whole thing off. Oh, and that Goyte song is played out.

Baby Usher shutting it down in a 'fro and red kicks killed me dead. As my mom says, that man foine.

So, I have to share that the girl I'm seeing, I met at karaoke, but I knew she was flirting with me when she taught me how to do...the Wobble. Which makes me laugh and laugh and think of SYTYCD.

Awww. A++ for the new girl! Anyone who likes Miss Debbie Allen and is a connoisseur of various line dances is OK in my book.


askye - May 28, 2013 3:41:50 pm PDT #20692 of 23273
Thrive to spite them

What is Mary wearing? I don't understand if it's some weird shirt or some weird sweater vest top combo.


Vortex - May 28, 2013 3:54:36 pm PDT #20693 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I think that it's a leather tank top and a fuschia shrug. Ugh.


quester - May 28, 2013 4:51:45 pm PDT #20694 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

SYTYCD: Can get a shout out for the adorable little tapper? She totally stole my heart!


Amy - May 28, 2013 4:53:13 pm PDT #20695 of 23273
Because books.

I convinced my mom and dad to watch tonight, and Dad said early on he would love to see a tapper (as if this was a total impossibility), so when she came on his jaw dropped.

I'm not sure either of them understand Mary yet.


meara - May 28, 2013 6:17:56 pm PDT #20696 of 23273

Agh, missed the first 15 min getting food. Guess I can TiVo later when I'm home.


le nubian - May 28, 2013 6:50:16 pm PDT #20697 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

watching SYTYCD now.

I am fairly uncomfortable with how little Phillip speaks. I wonder what's up with that?


meara - May 28, 2013 6:50:20 pm PDT #20698 of 23273

Can't wait to hear what Kat says about all these! I think only this alley dancer has really impressed/intrigued me sofar, but I feel like they're not showing tons of the good stuff this episode, either.


le nubian - May 28, 2013 6:53:54 pm PDT #20699 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Adam is a fucking scream. Love him.


megan walker - May 28, 2013 6:55:30 pm PDT #20700 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Wow, I thought that CO ballet dancer was amazing. At least we might see good girl solos for once.