On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!

Xander ,'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]


askye - Feb 16, 2008 12:53:53 pm PST #3435 of 23273
Thrive to spite them

I only realized after Big Brother All Stars that Will (Mike Boogie's controller) graduated the year ahead of me. I don't remember him but considering how small the school is I probably at least said hello to him once.

That means I'm only 1 degree away from Boogie and even that's too close for my comfort.


meara - Feb 18, 2008 10:38:42 am PST #3436 of 23273

I ended up spending several hours on the couch this weekend watching a reality show new to me: "Jon and Kate plus 8"--it's a couple and their twins and sextuplets. Madness! And yet, we ended up watching like, four hours of it in a row. They just seemed very...normal. And real.


lisah - Feb 18, 2008 10:44:03 am PST #3437 of 23273
Punishingly Intricate

They just seemed very...normal. And real.

I can't watch that show because I feel like the couple bickers all the time! It's like having to watch my brother and SiL when they are irritated with each other on a tv show.


meara - Feb 18, 2008 10:51:48 am PST #3438 of 23273

Heh. She's totally a dictator, but I empathize with it (and am a little impressed by it), and she does *admit* she's a bit crazy...:)


askye - Feb 18, 2008 10:57:57 am PST #3439 of 23273
Thrive to spite them

She's anal but she totally admits to it and with that many kids I'd be kind of schedule and germ crazy as well. But you do see them being nice to each other and it does seem that they love each other it just gets pushed to the side with all the kids.


sj - Feb 18, 2008 11:01:09 am PST #3440 of 23273
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Heh. She's totally a dictator, but I empathize with it (and am a little impressed by it), and she does *admit* she's a bit crazy...:)

I can't imagine how she could be any other way and keep everything running smoothly. I've only seen a couple of episodes though.


Nora Deirdre - Feb 18, 2008 2:01:34 pm PST #3441 of 23273
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

My new reality TV obsession is the Millionaire Matchmaker show. It makes me laugh so hard.


Lee - Feb 18, 2008 2:18:40 pm PST #3442 of 23273
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Hey, did anyone watch Big Brother last night? Did anything exciting happen?


le nubian - Feb 18, 2008 4:09:38 pm PST #3443 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

ND, I try watching the show, but the matchmaker drives me batshit.


brenda m - Feb 18, 2008 4:27:35 pm PST #3444 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

Perkins, it was kind of funny in an idiotic way. The Jen (who is a crazy piece of work) and the boyfriend decided the way to keep [girl I can't remember - Ryan's partner] from telling everyone they are a couple was to ... tell everyone that they're a couple. It worked about as well as can be expected and they're both on the block this week.