Was it Andrew who said that?
Richard, actually, but Tom seemed really amused by it.
Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
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]
victor infante - May 15, 2008 9:30:54 am PDT #4913 of 23273
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Jessica - May 15, 2008 9:40:25 am PDT #4914 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
This season it feels like the sponsors are designing the challenges.
Tom may have some input (I think he has a producer credit of some kind as well as being a judge), but I'm pretty sure Padma just reads off the cards.
Sean K - May 15, 2008 12:06:33 pm PDT #4915 of 23273
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
This season it feels like the sponsors are designing the challenges.
Gods yes.
OVER it.
Jesse - May 15, 2008 3:18:03 pm PDT #4916 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Scandal! Whitney used to be skinny: [link]
megan walker - May 15, 2008 3:20:53 pm PDT #4917 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
LEARN TO COOK RICE, PEOPLES! Okay, brown rice is marginally harder than white rice, but still.
I have a question about this. They had a couple of hours to prep, right? Why didn't Lisa start her rice right away? It's not like it's going to go bad. I mentioned this to my housemate and he said "Well, brown rice takes a lot longer" and I said "I know, but maybe 45 minutes tops." He said he had just made it and it took 75 minutes. He just bought a rice cooker, is that why? Because brown rice for me is usually around 30-35 minutes, maybe a bit longer.
meara - May 15, 2008 4:04:22 pm PDT #4918 of 23273
OMG. All the more reason for me to be HATING ON HER.
Especially in the link to the LJ community (here) the old dark haired pictures of whitney (not the ones in the fourfour link) she looks REALLY thin) [edit: she also looks GORGEOUS, and a lot better than she does with blonde hair, I think!!]
meara - May 15, 2008 4:07:59 pm PDT #4919 of 23273
And the annoying thing is, there are other models that have done that--said "you know, I am sick of starving myself to be a size two, I am not healthy that way" and gone on to have a plus size career (Kate Dillon, frex). But nooooooo, that doesn't have the pathos of "I was always bullied for being a big fat pig", even if the latter is a ridiculous falsehood.
Liese S. - May 16, 2008 7:22:15 am PDT #4920 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Top Chef: The rice cooker shouldn't affect the timing that much. I can see some times when it would take that long, particularly if you're dealing with a variety that needs soaked beforehand (half an hour) and steamed off afterwards (half an hour), but nonetheless they had plenty of time. Particularly since they were going to be reheating the items, there wasn't any reason not to cook it well in advance. Although I don't think rice holds up well in the microwave either, but that's probably more that it doesn't do well in refrigeration, so not really their issue.
Heh. I have strong opinions about rice. Whodathunk? Also? I'm totally taking my rice cooker with me this summer. What? It's ten weeks! Like I'm not going to be eating rice for ten weeks! And you know damn sure they aren't going to be serving any as camp food, and certainly not good sticky Japanese rice, which I'm stocking up on while I have access to the Japanese grocery over the summer.
SIUaD: I know none of you are watching this, but I just had to say Oscar is back! Hee. I always felt like the competition was stacked oddly in its genres such that technical dancers were heavily weighted against. So Oscar and Tovah didn't make it through and much less skilled dancers like Michael and Janelle (sp?) did. So I was glad that the reset challenge was something that would work for dancers both with technical skill and with great passion. Oh, and what was up with Mochi's meltdown? Pressure getting to her I guess. And of course Miguel's partner left him in the lurch again! Whatev.
le nubian - May 16, 2008 10:07:20 am PDT #4921 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I watch every week!
I cannot believe Oscar is back. Ugh.
kat perez - May 16, 2008 11:58:20 am PDT #4922 of 23273
"We have trust issues." Mylar
I'm totally watching Step It Up and Dance. I don't always catch it live, but because it's on Bravo, I get the chance to catch it on one of it's 50 million repeats.
I was upset that no one got eliminated last night when we could have so clearly rid ourselves of Janelle. And I didn't think Cody was bad last night at all. Did he lack a little sabor? Well, maybe, but technically I still felt that he was better than Miguel and the other one who is so milquetoast that his name is totally escaping me right now. I think it's gotta be either Cody or Mochi for the win.