And the thing is, I like my evil like I like my men: evil. You know, straight up, black hat, tied to the train tracks, soon my electro-ray will destroy metropolis BAD.

Buffy ,'Sleeper'


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]


le nubian - Jun 23, 2013 8:54:35 pm PDT #20815 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Whodunnit is the craziest reality tv on right now. It is about several people in a murder mystery house trying to solve a murder. As a viewer you have no idea about the rules. I was considering never watching the show again (as it got a little boring and gimmicky in the middle), but the last 10 minutes or so drew me right back in.

Spoilers in white: The viewer can kind of know what is going on, since we have some access to all the clues. But, the way contestants are eliminated is fucking crazy. I *screamed* out loud when they eliminated a contestant at the end of the show. Essentially, two people were marked to be "killed." One of them checked his doors multiple times and was laying on his bed in his nice clothes. He was looking very paranoid. I was already kind of laughing about this.

Then came elimination and all the other contestants gathered outside. Then you hear a scream and then the eliminated contestant comes running out completely on fire and he dives in the pool. I was yelling: "I cannot believe they set that man on fire!" It was amazing.


quester - Jun 25, 2013 3:04:50 pm PDT #20816 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

Awesome opening number on SYTYCD!


askye - Jun 25, 2013 3:19:13 pm PDT #20817 of 23273
Thrive to spite them

It was and I wish I could watch the rest -but I don't know ifI'll be watching. The local station is messing up and keeps cutting to commercial breaks at random intervals.


askye - Jun 25, 2013 3:20:55 pm PDT #20818 of 23273
Thrive to spite them

CAme back from commercial break just for the end of the dance.


quester - Jun 25, 2013 3:45:48 pm PDT #20819 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

Aaaagh! It should be up on the web later, askye. It will be worth it.


askye - Jun 25, 2013 3:45:57 pm PDT #20820 of 23273
Thrive to spite them

I'm kind of worried about Wayne Brady he's having such a hard time getting words out.


quester - Jun 25, 2013 5:07:42 pm PDT #20821 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

He'd do better if they let him sing his comments.


megan walker - Jun 25, 2013 8:34:05 pm PDT #20822 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Okay, I was in front of the TV but so riveted by TX that I saw almost nothing.


Toddson - Jun 26, 2013 7:41:55 am PDT #20823 of 23273
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

On SYTYCD - do they make up dance genres when they get tired of the standard ones? or are these actual styles that I've been ignorant of?


askye - Jun 26, 2013 7:56:06 am PDT #20824 of 23273
Thrive to spite them

Which ones did you think were made up (I can't remember the different genres from last night).