We killed a homeless man on this bench. Me and Dru. Those were good times. You know, he begged for mercy, and you know, that only made her bite harder.

Spike ,'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]


megan walker - Sep 30, 2007 1:20:37 pm PDT #2247 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Well, I've decided that TGGtS is not particularly helpful. At least WNTW, especially the BBC version, gave me enough info that I felt I could overhaul my wardrobe myself.

I just don't need Veronica Webb to tell me that if I could afford ERES I would have much sexier lingerie.


Jesse - Sep 30, 2007 1:36:22 pm PDT #2248 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

It did make me re-think my back fat. Maybe it's my bra, and not my fat!


Sean K - Oct 01, 2007 10:50:32 am PDT #2249 of 23273
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Caught up on the first two Survivor: China's last night and this morning. Christian Radio Talk Show host lady bugged me a little with her response to the Buddhist ceremony, and the "I'm not religious, I just have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ" -- I do not think those words mean what you think they mean -- but was then very surprised that she's turning out to be a likeable person.

It's kind of an average Survivor so far, but I'm easily entertained by the shots of pandas and monkeys.


askye - Oct 01, 2007 11:13:52 am PDT #2250 of 23273
Thrive to spite them

I don't think she was very smart to trust Todd, in fact I have no idea why she trusted him. I would have trusted the person I sorta had a bond with (James the Grave digger).


brenda m - Oct 01, 2007 12:01:20 pm PDT #2251 of 23273
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Why would you tell anyone in the first place? Makes no sense to me. (Though yeah, James would have been the better choice.)


bon bon - Oct 01, 2007 12:11:05 pm PDT #2252 of 23273
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

I am guessing she doesn't yet have a bond with James. But it doesn't matter. She apparently auditioned for this show what, five times? and doesn't know about trading for value. Don't assume people will do something for you out of like! It's a zero sum game!


bon bon - Oct 02, 2007 9:10:47 am PDT #2253 of 23273
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

I guess it's been 24 hours, time to serial post about Survivor. I enjoy the Survivors Strike Back blog on CBS's official website, and apparently Bob Dawg was pretty entertaining last season. Glad to see this season he's bringing it. A sample follows (you can see his thoughts on episode one in the SSB thread on TwoP): [link]

I'm REALLY pulling for Denise's Mullet. And I have to disagree with Amy: I don’t think she should cut it off. I think she should ride that thing til the wheels fall off. She doesn’t even have a right to cut it off in my opinion. The Mullet is part of Americana. Denise may wear it, but it belongs to ‘us’. It IS us. We owe it to the Mullet and all the practitioners of the Mulletudinal arts--and to ourselves people, to OURSELVES--to worship, revere, and most importantly, PROTECT the Mullet. Cutting off a specimen of such fine quality before it’s fully matured and replicated might lead to the destruction of the entire Mullet phylum. Mulletude could disappear forever. Like the snow leopard and the platypus before it, we must dedicate ourselves to the Mullet’s preservation, lest it go the way of the Jheri-curl and we lose it forever.

Fortunately, this Mullet is particularly robust and hearty, having outlasted such Mullets as the “Billy Ray Cyrus” Mullet, ranking higher in ‘aggression’ than the “Joe-Dirt” Mullet and scoring higher in ‘ease of upkeep’ than the “Swayze Special” Mullet. This Mullet appears to be in its prime, its most perfect iteration and I think it will be longer for this game than one might initially guess.

I think we should all be pulling for Denise and her Mullet. I mean, could you imagine someone with a freshly-cut Mullet, some wrap-around Killer Loop glasses and some L.A. Gear hightops with the light-up heel winning Survivor and getting a $1M check? Seriously. I would love to see that. That would be like a dude with a Jheri-Curl winning the Apprentice.


sumi - Oct 02, 2007 11:48:53 am PDT #2254 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!

Chicagoist interview with Dale.


brenda m - Oct 02, 2007 12:02:05 pm PDT #2255 of 23273
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

President Beefcake is still one of my favorite nicknames ever.


sumi - Oct 02, 2007 12:27:10 pm PDT #2256 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!

Top Chef yahoo preview