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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]


quester - Feb 27, 2008 5:41:36 pm PST #3563 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

sumi! I thought the exact same thing when we first saw Rami's work! They designed the same collections!

I'm really worried about Chris and the hair.


tiggy - Feb 27, 2008 5:54:26 pm PST #3564 of 23273
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore

AI is really losing me this year. i don't really like anyone at this point. i didn't vote for a single person this week.


sj - Feb 27, 2008 5:58:18 pm PST #3565 of 23273
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

PR, I think they made the wrong choice.


Jesse - Feb 27, 2008 6:00:18 pm PST #3566 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Yeah, I'm more convinced than ever that Roberto Cavalli made them keep Chris last round.


bon bon - Feb 27, 2008 6:06:49 pm PST #3567 of 23273
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Jesse, I bet you're right. I also far preferred Chris's line.

Here is what bugged me about the episode: I know, it's reality television, and lots of things are faked for television. But could they have said more times that this runway show was about who was going to show at fashion week? And it's the biggest deal of all time to show at fashion week? And the winner gets to show at fashion week? THREE! PEOPLE! FASHION! WEEK! Fashion week! Like 25 times! But of course, of ALL the things that this runway show was to accomplish, even the casual watcher knows that the one thing this runway didn't do was determining WHO SHOWED AT FASHION WEEK!

I think I would have been ok if they had one time described the prize as being "in the final three" or "showing the collection on television" or "in the running for the prize" or something else that was actually true. It was consistently annoying.


quester - Feb 27, 2008 6:34:07 pm PST #3568 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

I wanted to see both collections! I wanted them to do what they did in the last season, and let there be 4 shows! wah!


Amy - Feb 27, 2008 7:03:26 pm PST #3569 of 23273
Because books.

I thought for a moment that's what they were going to do, quester. Alas.

I'm bummed. Human hair or not, I loved what Chris showed, and I realized that I'm always *interested* in what he's going to do. Rami usually delivers something well-constructed and flawless, but he's never made anything that blew me away. I just can't get excited about him.

That first outfit of Chris's was fantastic, the shape, the silhouette, the textures, the bit of shine. Really lush dark elegance.


victor infante - Feb 27, 2008 7:15:07 pm PST #3570 of 23273
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.

Chris' work was fucking bad-ass! He was robbed, and I seriously question the artistic integrity of the judges.


Dana - Feb 28, 2008 3:43:42 am PST #3571 of 23273
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

You kind of knew Chris was doomed when he pulled out the human hair.

Tim Gunn continues to be the most adorable thing on the planet. "You're in the monkey house!"


victor infante - Feb 28, 2008 3:53:28 am PST #3572 of 23273
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.

You kind of knew Chris was doomed when he pulled out the human hair.

But this is my point -- this is a show where the designers are constantly told to think outside the box, and constantly challenged to work with odd materials. Chris took all of the lessons from the show and pushed them to the Nth degree. To paraphrase a friend of mine, Chris made art. Rami just made clothes.