World Series of Pop Culture
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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]
quester - Jul 11, 2007 4:41:36 pm PDT #654 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Jesse - Jul 11, 2007 4:43:29 pm PDT #655 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OMG, only the most awesome show EVAR!!! It's on VH-1, a hilarious competition among teams of three with awesome pop culture trivia.
quester - Jul 11, 2007 4:59:08 pm PDT #656 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Man, I gotta get my cable back!
Jesse - Jul 11, 2007 5:00:54 pm PDT #657 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
And really, in what other show would a question start with the Beach Boys and end with me screaming at the TV, "PORT AU PRINCE, MOTHERFUCKERS!!!"
(The question was to name all the places named in "Kokomo." That wasn't one the contestants came up with.)
Vortex - Jul 11, 2007 5:12:43 pm PDT #658 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
ugh, the Top Chef quickfire was Bombay Sapphire cocktails ugh. I can't stand gin. it may have something to do with drinking almost an entire liter in high school by myself :) but that challenge would have killed me.
kat perez - Jul 11, 2007 5:46:58 pm PDT #659 of 23273
"We have trust issues." Mylar
SYTYCD: So glad to have the show back. I enjoyed most of them and even the ones that I hated (Hi, Lauren and Neil!) were better than last week.
I did not enjoy Cedric and though he was a little flail-y about the arms in his dance. However, I do agree this is the best he's done in any of the choreographed pieces thus far. Kind of a low bar, though.
For me the top couples were Dom/Sabra, Pasha/Sara, and Kam/Lacey. I could not love Dominic and Sabra anymore, and they were smoking tonight. Not terribly fond of the choreo, then again it's been a while since I've liked a Shane couple dance (I have enjoyed his group choreo). Loved, loved Pasha and Sara although really the show needs to get up off of Benji's jock. (And I was a HUGE Benjelle fan) Lacey continues to impress. I did not think I would enjoy her after the horrible black tutu outfit from Vegas week, but she is crazy versatile and Kameron always does what's asked of him, though I agree with some that he tends to fade a bit.
I love Danny. His dancing is exquisite. Anya continues to surprise. Even so, I can barely remember the dance at this point. Bored by the choreo. Can't they give Tyce a break?
Clear B3 for me are Cedric/Shauna, Hok/Jamie and Lauren/Neil. I just hate Lauren. She's so distracting. I don't know what it is about her, but she is not a pleasant dancer to watch. Maybe it's all the mugging? I am so ready for her to go home.
Jesse - Jul 11, 2007 5:59:55 pm PDT #660 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So, on Top Chef, I should have known when they started interviewing someone I couldn't remember anything about, that she was on her way out. Meh.
kat perez - Jul 11, 2007 6:02:01 pm PDT #661 of 23273
"We have trust issues." Mylar
I thought the whole episode was kinda boring. But I did want to try that french toast/foie gras deal from the Quickfire challenge. MmmmMmmm.
SailAweigh - Jul 11, 2007 6:27:16 pm PDT #662 of 23273
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I don't know what it is about her, but she is not a pleasant dancer to watch. Maybe it's all the mugging? I am so ready for her to go home.
I think you've got it right. I like Lauren as long as I can pretend it's not her.
le nubian - Jul 11, 2007 6:32:58 pm PDT #663 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Lauren (that's the one with Neil) bugged the fuck out of me with her comments that she pretends to be Asian. WTF was that? I know they did a Wade routine, but she needs to GO. That was some offensive shit right there and I'm surprised she didn't know it.