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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]


Toddson - Jun 12, 2008 12:12:32 pm PDT #5473 of 23273
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

SYTYCD - during the auditions, they can get kind of mean, but often it seems to be in response to an unskilled/ untrained/ untalented person who has delusions about their abilities. Once they make it to this stage, the judges are more respectful.


Vortex - Jun 12, 2008 12:17:57 pm PDT #5474 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Yes, and the judges like and respect each other, even when they disagree. I mean, it's clear that Simon has no respect for Paula.


Toddson - Jun 12, 2008 12:19:27 pm PDT #5475 of 23273
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Well, sometimes on SYTYCD it seems that Mary's taken a happy pill, but Paula seems to be, um, detached from reality.


sumi - Jun 12, 2008 12:49:30 pm PDT #5476 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!

Trib's chat with Stephanie - hey she knows the season 3 Dale too.


erin_obscure - Jun 12, 2008 1:06:30 pm PDT #5477 of 23273
Occasionally I’m callous and strange

Ok, so i've been watching SYTYCD and blame it all entirely on Meara! I don't know what their lighting designer is on, but a lot of last night was terrible. The lighting was literally fighting with the choreography so many times that i could barely watch the dancers. It wa s a constant barrage of "what?" "now?" "that was so not with the music, choreography, OR Dancers!." Distracting is hardly the word, i was astonished at how poorly conceptualized the cuing was. Maybe there was some timing error with the cameras, or stage manager, or maybe the lighting designer and choreographer just didn' get enough time to collaborate but i kinda wanted to kill someone!

ION, the dancing was REALLY GOOD! I was astonished. Even the bad dancing was pretty good. OK, sure, it was obvious that someone of them were waaaaay out of their comfort level with ballroom, but still very watchable. I'm getting hooked ;)


SailAweigh - Jun 12, 2008 3:10:45 pm PDT #5478 of 23273
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Despite it looking easy, ballroom seems to be one of the hardest to learn. I think it's because in good ballroom dancing you have to do more synchronous moves with a partner who is being held much closer than you're used to. Much easier to trip each other up or blow a move, they tend to err on the side of caution and it shows.


quester - Jun 12, 2008 4:28:02 pm PDT #5479 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

Grrrrr! We are having tornado weather and that is all that is on my Fox station. Someone let me know who is in danger on SYTYCD!


flea - Jun 12, 2008 4:34:44 pm PDT #5480 of 23273
information libertarian

Danger rangers:

Matt and Kourtni, Rayven and Jamie, and Jessica and Will, who Dan Karaty basically said did not belong in the bottom 3.


kat perez - Jun 12, 2008 4:34:55 pm PDT #5481 of 23273
"We have trust issues." Mylar

SYTYCD - I am loving this results show so far. Rock.

Some random musings:

Oh, Wade? You crazy genius! I have no words for the awesomeness of that routine. It was . . . wow.

Why is Cat wearing coffee filters? Maybe it’s a PR Michael original?

Can I see that Wade number again and again and again?

What’s up with the Bourne Identity camera work?

OK, Twitch and Kherington, Chelsie #1 and Thayne, Chelsie #2 and Mark. Who, oh who could be in danger? And then they brough the nice fake out. I was ready to be sad for Chelsie #2 and Mark.

I’m enjoying the group love vibe. They may hate each other IRL, but they give a good impression of a funky bunch.

Is it time for the Wade routine again? Courtney was turning it out, up, down, and around! Mo’ fiyah. Mo’ fiyah. Mo fiyah. (Oh, Cicely and Olissa, where have you gone?)

Kourtni and Matt. Well, they’re obviously B3. What is up with the funky sound mix tonight? Bad, bad production values.

Wow, the judges really lied to Marquis and Susie a lot last night. I’m kinda surprised they’re safe.

Aw, Joshua putting a bandage on Comfort. Those two are the cutest things ever. What the hell is Rayven wearing? Chris should be thanking his lucky stars he got paired with Comfort.

Why are we even spending time on Joshua and Katee? They killed. Just send them over to the safe zone.

C’mon Courtney and Gev. Then I’ll go three for three. But a sad three because I love them.

Wow. Did not see the Will/Jessica B3 coming at all. Well, let that be a lesson, judges, in the dangers of overpraising.

And what’s this? Featuring dancers rather than extraneous pop singers? Look at the show learning and growing. And these two are ridiculous. Good lord! How can that man still move like that? And why isn’t that skinny kid on the show right now? I loved that! Hooray, show.


flea - Jun 12, 2008 4:36:36 pm PDT #5482 of 23273
information libertarian

I didn't think legs could do what the jello kid did.