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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]


brenda m - Mar 22, 2008 6:58:42 am PDT #3978 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

Also, they were contrasting from a few weeks back, and noting that Holly and Ronnie had been crapping out on their workouts (which I think they both copped to). It's like pro athletes who take the summer off and have to "get back in shape." By any broader standard, it doesn't make sense. But in the tiny universe of pro athletes, it's a different measure.

I found the weight discussion about the other girl from way back much more disturbing, because if she wasn't the right body type, why put her in the show in the first place and then harangue her about it?


flea - Mar 22, 2008 8:07:00 am PDT #3979 of 23273
information libertarian

My inlaws brought Dirty Jobs DVDs to the family easter. Mike Rowe: I'll be in my bunk. Bonus: mr. flea loves the show, and hasn't noticed that I am faint with lust for the host!


Liese S. - Mar 22, 2008 11:31:20 am PDT #3980 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Mike Rowe has that kind of appeal that other men totally don't get, I think.

brenda, I definitely agree about Katie. They were all, "I knew this was going to happen." So, then why did you cast her? And I know she was an audience vote-in, but they cast her up to that point. And so was Ben an audience vote-in and he's apparently done fine with his fitness, from that first "I've been working out with Ronnie" moment on.

Ooh, on the dance crew thing. I missed the history show. I appear to only sporadically be watching it, but since it's on eight million times I've mostly been able to keep up.


Jesse - Mar 22, 2008 12:11:55 pm PDT #3981 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I think the dance show I watched this morning was the most recent, so yeah, it should be on 52 more times in the next 48 hours.


kat perez - Mar 23, 2008 10:03:00 am PDT #3982 of 23273
"We have trust issues." Mylar

Jabbawookeez in SU2? Were teh the "410" crew? Cause I remember the masks, at the beginning. That was nice.

Jabbawookeez was one of the crews during the final dance battle sequence. They were wearing the same white masks and gloves look that they always wear. And throwing it down, as usual.

Jesse, I loved Kaba Modern's dance through hip hop history (especially the N'Sync shout out!). It's utter crap that they are gone and Status Quo lives to dance another day. The final two totally should've been a Kaba/Jabba battle to the death. That would've been amazing.


le nubian - Mar 23, 2008 10:15:29 am PDT #3983 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

The judging hasn't been particularly good in Dance Crew, but I could see why SQ lasted over KM. KM hasn't been as exciting these recent weeks as they were at the beginning. I am a total fan of Jabba - so I think they will win. They have been so focused every week and really brought their all. I'm not sure I can say that about KM.

I miss Live in Color. I think they should have been in the final 3 instead of SQ.


Jesse - Mar 23, 2008 10:52:51 am PDT #3984 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

For the final, it was that The People voted SQ in, right? Ah well.

I do like seeing that one guy who was so awesome on the So You Think You Can Dance auditions, while being totally unprepared to be on the show, do so well on this show. Also, Boston represent!


kat perez - Mar 23, 2008 12:27:19 pm PDT #3985 of 23273
"We have trust issues." Mylar

Yep, the people voted in Status Quo over Kaba and Jabba. I have actually thought that the judging on this show has been amazingly on point. They are not afraid to call the groups out when they mess up or when their choreography is not up to par. They also give props when they are due. Especially J.C. Even when I didn't agree with him, he was never afraid to bring the divo bitch attitude. And I enjoyed.

I don't think Status Quo is a terrible crew. Once they got rid of those five ridiculous hair flingers (not Fish and Chicks, the other ones) I really think there wasn't too much dead weight. It's just that over the course of the show, Status Quo has had too many weeks where one of their members (usually the one with the braids who's ostensibly the leader) just totally fuck up - forget the moves, get off count with the rest of the crew, miss a trick, etc. They were sloppy almost every week. And I found their choreography to be way too trick heavy. When they actually stopped and just danced, they often weren't together and were very, very sloppy (sloppy arms especially!). I agree that Kaba's choreography fell off a little bit during both Broadway week and the week where they had the set with all the props. But, I thought their dance last week was ridiculous and they are always super clean and synchronized.

And word on missing Live in Color. They were robbed the week they got voted off. And that was all on the judges, can't even blame it on the fans. They chose to save Fish and Chicks after Live in Color did that vampire number which was off the chain.


Liese S. - Mar 23, 2008 3:51:14 pm PDT #3986 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I really have liked the judging a lot, in what I've seen. They give constructive criticism even when they're raving about them, and certainly when they're not. And they notice things the average viewer probably doesn't, and can point it out, which is more than I can say for most vocals judges on teevee these days.


le nubian - Mar 23, 2008 5:46:03 pm PDT #3987 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I think that they need to swap out Li'l Mama - her criticism is at times incoherent. I think JC is a little hard on them, but perhaps that serves its purpose.

The choreographer for SYTYCD is a decent judge, but I think the judges spoke WAY too highly of Br8kSk8t - who I absolutely couldn't stand.