That's the thrill of living in the Hellmouth! There's a veritable cornucopia of fiends and devils and ghouls to engage ... Pardon me for finding the glass half-full.

Giles ,'Same Time, Same Place'


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]


-t - Oct 22, 2013 5:27:12 pm PDT #21529 of 23273
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Check me out, watching Face Off practically in real time! And it's a rough week. The winning look is kind of brilliant, and next week looks like a good time.


Jesse - Oct 23, 2013 9:34:53 am PDT #21530 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Vulture's 25 Most Amazing Amazing Race Teams.

I don't get how Team Cha-Cha-Cha isn't on that list.


Theodosia - Oct 23, 2013 10:26:04 am PDT #21531 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"

The Clowns weren't on the list either!!!


Jessica - Oct 23, 2013 10:37:52 am PDT #21532 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

No Clowns, no Virgins, no Cha-Cha-Cha, no Will and Tara, no Doublemint/Zoolander...this list is Not My List.


le nubian - Oct 23, 2013 10:50:26 am PDT #21533 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

no kidding. we need to make our list of Top 25.


kat perez - Oct 23, 2013 11:46:27 am PDT #21534 of 23273
"We have trust issues." Mylar

A list of Top 25 TAR teams without The Guidos? Uchenna and Joyce make it on the list over Chip and Kim? Automatically invalid. There were teams on that list that I barely even remember.


beekaytee - Oct 23, 2013 12:02:28 pm PDT #21535 of 23273
Compassionately intolerant

in re: Face Off

-t, I too was glad that Eddie left when he did and now I'm happy for Lainie that she ended her own misery. Bless her heart. She obviously has talent, but I wonder sometimes what the producers are thinking on these shows when they choose obviously emotionally fragile contestants.

I appreciated that they didn't exploit her exit any more than they did.

I'm a bit annoyed that Miranda lucked out so. Her performance this week begs my question before about how much of her success so far is based on the help that she was able to get from others. Now that they are down to the final four, no one has time to carry her...except for her poor model! In the promo package they had Glenn saying something like 'If you did that to a director, you'd be gone.' I was SO hoping he'd said it to her.

It isn't fair that such shoddy work bore no consequence and, if I were Laura or Tate (who I'm supporting to win) I'd be peeved.

Speaking of the producers' choices, did anyone else get the vibe that the 'shocking twist' for this episode was going to be that Tate was sick? I've watched it a couple of times and it really jumps out at me.

Roy seems to understand the providence on his side. Bless him. He's good, but not as good as Laura or Tate.


le nubian - Oct 23, 2013 12:08:16 pm PDT #21536 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I really want Miranda gone. She complains every fucking week. I'm over her.


beekaytee - Oct 23, 2013 12:45:11 pm PDT #21537 of 23273
Compassionately intolerant

Right. And she's a veteran. Nothing about the process should be a surprise to her, even if she only made it to week three in her previous season.


Nora Deirdre - Oct 24, 2013 3:05:32 pm PDT #21538 of 23273
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

Watched Top Chef NOLA. Man, they were really setting that Travis dude up for a fall, weren't they? I reallllllly want to go to Dong Phuong tomorrow.

I love the Vietnamese culture here, it's so cool.