Ah, the pitter patter of tiny feet in huge combat boots. Shut up!

Mal ,'War Stories'


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 - Oct 21, 2007 2:52:07 pm PDT #2384 of 23273
"We have trust issues." Mylar

Oh, yeah. Just reading the recap description of the behavior both during and after the challenge throwing had me wanting to smack someone. I am hoping for a spectacular karma beatdown soon. I already couldn't stand Peih Gee, and for the life of me I still can't remember the other one. I have to agree with Miss Ali over on TWOP. Several episodes into this season I still feel like I don't really know any of these people. And most of the ones that I do know are obnoxious.

I'll give a little slack to PG and her minion because their tomfoolery kept Frosti around for another week and James, Frosti and Denise are the only ones keeping me even remotely interested in this season of Survivor.


lisah - Oct 21, 2007 4:23:21 pm PDT #2385 of 23273
Punishingly Intricate

OMG, Rich's video-in-lieu-of-recap for last week's ANTM might be the funniest thing I've seen all year.

ha! my bff was just telling me about this at dinner. She was hoping he'd recap the rest of the season like that!


Jesse - Oct 21, 2007 4:54:51 pm PDT #2386 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I've seriously been singing "Saleisha" like "Aiesha" in my head all week.


victor infante - Oct 22, 2007 6:57:19 am PDT #2387 of 23273
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.

No "Next Iron Chef" discussion? I'm shocked.

That being said, Ruhlman's blog has some interesting insight into how things went down.


sumi - Oct 22, 2007 6:58:25 am PDT #2388 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!

Yeah, clearly cooking for a tv contest does not resemble cooking for a restaurant very much.

It's a shame that Kayson's dish got ruined before it got to judges' table.


Frankenbuddha - Oct 22, 2007 7:08:35 am PDT #2389 of 23273
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

No "Next Iron Chef" discussion? I'm shocked.

Didn't watch it in real time, so I haven't caught up on it yet. Hopefully tonight.


sj - Oct 22, 2007 7:10:59 am PDT #2390 of 23273
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I'm two episodes behind on the Next Iron Chef.


Liese S. - Oct 22, 2007 7:14:51 am PDT #2391 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Oh, by the way, is anyone watching America's Next Great Band or whatever it is? 'Cause it's great, where it isn't freaking hilarious. Don't think much of the Simon stand-in, but it's cheesy fun, with added stressful band dynamics!


victor infante - Oct 22, 2007 7:16:55 am PDT #2392 of 23273
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.

I'm two episodes behind on the Next Iron Chef.

It really is the best of the "Competitive Cooking" genre. Kicks regular "Iron Chef America's" ass, and even edges out "Top Chef."

Although I fear Aaron Sanchez' comment that “The women are gone. Next they’ll be going after the brown people” may not be completely hyperbole.


Sean K - Oct 22, 2007 7:24:25 am PDT #2393 of 23273
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

I'm loving Next Iron Chef, and in particular, Alton's towering ego is amusing the crap out of me. He's clearly taking the position that "It goes from God, to the Chairman, to me, to the judges, to you."