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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]


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.


Nora Deirdre - Feb 18, 2008 4:27:56 pm PST #3445 of 23273
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

I just crack up when she calls herself a Svengali and a Mother Theresa. Drink whenever she aggrandizes in personal interview! Or at any time, really.

I did *not* like her horrible casting call critiques on the women though. But when she's snarking on the dudes, I'm laughing.


Liese S. - Feb 18, 2008 4:35:15 pm PST #3446 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I watched a little bit of Matchmaker, but think it's probably not my show. Nearly everyone irritated me.

On Runway, so unsurprised by Rami. I think it's interesting that they chose to let him hang on the runway when announcing the twist. And I hope that Chris blows him away. I adore Chris, and thought that dress was gorgeous. If he'd even just toned the shoulder down a bit, I think it would have been great. I agreed with Jillian's marshmallow comment, but called that it would win.

On Supermodel, Perry! Dude. He didn't even let her express whatever it was she wanted to ask about. She thought he'd cheated on her, right? He wouldn't even let her ask the question, but wanted huge affirmations from her.

I do think the fishbowl thing is such an interesting element. I would go nuts watching from the sidelines, realtime, for a show like this. I missed one of the intervening episodes, but since Bravo repeats eighteen billion times I'll catch up with it later. It's like a social experiment, really.

What else? Still loving Mythbusters!


Lee - Feb 18, 2008 4:41:34 pm PST #3447 of 23273
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

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.

Oops. Totally predictable, though.


Jesse - Feb 18, 2008 5:44:56 pm PST #3448 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I just crack up when she calls herself a Svengali and a Mother Theresa.

Hilarious. A coworker said she got similar personal maintenance advice from a matchmaker here -- always get your hair and makeup done for dates! Dude, seriously.

All I can think about on BB is the clip I saw from the feeds of Jen and Ryan Doing It in the bathroom with Parker (? -- Jen's partner) sitting outside waiting to pee.


lisah - Feb 19, 2008 5:20:26 am PST #3449 of 23273
Punishingly Intricate

All I can think about on BB is the clip I saw from the feeds of Jen and Ryan Doing It in the bathroom with Parker (? -- Jen's partner) sitting outside waiting to pee.

ha! TACK-EEE!

I enjoy BB through you guys and the TWoP recaps. I don't think I could watch it though.


brenda m - Feb 19, 2008 4:19:36 pm PST #3450 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

They're showing that right now. And IFew!

(Best parts:

Jen, overheard from outside the door: We gotta get off this toilet. t flushing sound

Parker: It was a little disturbing...cause then I knew she's gonna get her funky ass in the bed with me.)

PS Also! They have a cuddle lounge!


Jesse - Feb 19, 2008 4:30:05 pm PST #3451 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

What's funny is they didn't show Parker going, "Yeah, you know they're going to zoom in on the 'occupied' sign, and then show the two of you coming out of there!"