I think Iceland was the one I'd probably bail at, though. Some of the stuff...yeah.
The Quebec episode did me in. Raw seal AND poutine in the same episode? Um...
The worst part is, those are my people (at least the poutine; the seal was Inuit).
I go online sometimes, but everyone's spelling is really bad. It's... depressing.
Tara ,'Get It Done'
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 - Jun 03, 2008 9:26:45 am PDT #5232 of 23273
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Frankenbuddha - Jun 03, 2008 9:29:06 am PDT #5233 of 23273
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
FTR, I think poutine looks tasty as hell (I used to always have fries with gravy back in college), but it makes my circulatory system do an Emerson Cod-worthy "Oh HELL NO!!!!"
brenda m - Jun 03, 2008 9:30:21 am PDT #5234 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
Mmm, poutine.
Scrappy - Jun 03, 2008 9:32:01 am PDT #5235 of 23273
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I like that Boudain walks the walk. He's an adamant carnivore, but will go to the cow slaughter or the deer hunt before eating the meat.
And, yeah, he is the king of snark.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 03, 2008 9:33:06 am PDT #5236 of 23273
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I like that Boudain walks the walk. He's an adamant carnivore, but will go to the cow slaughter or the deer hunt before eating the meat.
And yet even he sounded a bit guilty about the seal. Didn't stop him from eating it, though.
Nora Deirdre - Jun 03, 2008 9:40:46 am PDT #5237 of 23273
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
And yet even he sounded a bit guilty about the seal.
I think it was that the whole experience was so alien to him; but you could tell he deeply respected these people and their customs and what they needed to do to survive.
If he'd refused eating it, I think he thought it would be a sign of disrespect.
I thought that whole sequence was quite interesting and thought provoking.
Jessica - Jun 03, 2008 9:56:36 am PDT #5238 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Dave's Cognac & Truffle Macaroni and Cheese. Nom nom nom nom nom.
le nubian - Jun 03, 2008 10:26:28 am PDT #5239 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
sj - Jun 03, 2008 11:06:17 am PDT #5240 of 23273
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
If he'd refused eating it, I think he thought it would be a sign of disrespect.
I think that's what I love about Bourdain. He may be the king of snark, but in his travel show he is never disrespectful to someone that is feeding him.
Hil R. - Jun 03, 2008 11:55:02 am PDT #5241 of 23273
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I like that Boudain walks the walk. He's an adamant carnivore, but will go to the cow slaughter or the deer hunt before eating the meat.
Also the source of my current tagline. It's his description of vegetarians "and their Hezbollah-like splinter group, the vegans." This inspired the blog Hezbollah Tofu [link] , dedicated to veganizing Bourdan's recipes.