Where's Korean pop sensation Rain when you need him (or Stephen Colbert)?
Jayne: We was just about to spring into action, Captain. Complicated escape and rescue op. Wash: I was going to watch. It was very exciting.
'Shindig'
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]
Frankenbuddha - May 22, 2008 5:46:51 pm PDT #5023 of 23273
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
bon bon - May 22, 2008 6:02:52 pm PDT #5024 of 23273
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
What's with all the people this year basically just showing off hypermobility as their routine? I think we're up to three now?
That's what I would watch audition rounds for-- it's kind of a one-trick pony, and way more interesting than anyone else on tonight.
SailAweigh - May 22, 2008 6:12:20 pm PDT #5025 of 23273
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
They are fun to watch, even if they don't make it to or past Vegas. That last guy tonight was incredible.
meara - May 22, 2008 7:14:54 pm PDT #5026 of 23273
I am watching the audition round, and it's interesting, but painful. And I have to watch on TiVo because I hate the painful ones.
I really enjoyed the guy who did kinda the performance piece with the spoken word about guns and drugs and stuff, but didn't really dance. I loved his performance, though it wasn't really an audition, as they said. I would love to watch him in other stuff...but I don't know how he'd do on this program, really, if they cast him.
Liese S. - May 22, 2008 7:14:55 pm PDT #5027 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Top Chef:
You can't make sticky rice without the sticky rice part!
This! And seriously, there is a huge difference between sticky rice rice and the rice you use to make rice pudding rice, which is what Dale said at the WF.
And that's right about rinsing the shellfish. That one's always a killer, and Richard definitely would have been hurting for that.
SYTYCD: Not watching...at a friend's house now, and going to be teeveefree all summer. Grump.
meara - May 22, 2008 7:16:15 pm PDT #5028 of 23273
Liese, I have a DVD-burning TiVo, do you want me to save it and burn to DVD for you? You could watch late, I could batch and send every few weeks...
meara - May 22, 2008 7:45:43 pm PDT #5029 of 23273
The other thing that intrigues me is the connection that the judges seem to make with a lot of the contestants. I guess in part because so many of the judges choreograph dances with the contestants, which is a kind of professional and personal interaction you don't necessarily get on other shows. And one reason I like this show.
Jessica - May 23, 2008 4:09:40 am PDT #5030 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
And that's right about rinsing the shellfish. That one's always a killer, and Richard definitely would have been hurting for that.
Richard seems to have issues with cleaning seafood - remember the salmon?
Nora Deirdre - May 23, 2008 4:44:07 am PDT #5031 of 23273
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Lesson: never be executive chef -- they ALWAYS get the boot. or, if you are exec chef, make sure your dish is TIGHT. Tre got kicked off last year over bread pudding!
And that nasty salmon thing (I just watched the season last week).
About the executive chef thing, I looked it up, and Miguel was booted off of Season 1 Restaurant Wars and Mikey was booted off of Season 2's... they weren't Exec Chef, but the Tre template definitely applied to Dale's situation.
I was bummed, though- I thought Dale was really talented.
I also wanted to see more of the beer thing, and I kept seeing wine being poured over there at the gastropub, which bugged.
Frankenbuddha - May 23, 2008 4:56:41 am PDT #5032 of 23273
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I also wanted to see more of the beer thing, and I kept seeing wine being poured over there at the gastropub, which bugged.
They probably had a hard time keeping up with Padma's consumption.