I still like Fabio, though. He's funny and he can be gently snarky in his confessionals, but he's always a gentleman otherwise.
He's absolutly my favorite.
You're wrong about River. River's not on the ship. They didn't want her here, but she couldn't make herself leave. So she melted... Melted away. They didn't know she could do that, but she did.
River ,'Objects In Space'
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]
Jesse - Jan 15, 2009 12:08:34 pm PST #7741 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
megan walker - Jan 15, 2009 12:30:23 pm PST #7742 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I love Fabio. And his whole speech about respecting the animals didn't sound like the usual reality-show playing for the camera.
Liese S. - Jan 16, 2009 8:45:15 am PST #7743 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Top Chef: Yeah, my love-on for Fabio has done nothing but grow. In our house, we like his snark. It doesn't get personal. I think Stefan has even begun to wear on Fabio, because we don't see those two bonding together the way they used to. I definitely think show fatigue has set in now for a lot of the contestants. Restaurant Wars may break them.
I miss Gene! I'm ready for Leah to go, for sure.
Idol: I watched the first episode, but I don't know if I can take it. I think it's just not my show. It should be, but I can't abide its format and judges. Which is pretty much the whole shebang.
Dance Crew: Love! Cannot believe the Heat group survived, but the other all-girl team kicked it. And sytycd's Hok! And crazy cloggers! Gonna be a fun season.
Liese S. - Jan 16, 2009 8:58:02 am PST #7744 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Top Chef: Oh, oh! I forgot to add! I loved that the new judge's "unprotected sex" comment made Tom just blink. Hee!
sumi - Jan 16, 2009 8:59:51 am PST #7745 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
Hee.
Man, the more I think about it the worse I feel about this episode. How could they have had such excellent, fresh ingredients and done so poorly? They did better in the quickfire with the processed food!
le nubian - Jan 16, 2009 9:11:24 am PST #7746 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
dance crew! I forgot to watch. Gee, I wonder if MTV will rerun it anytime soon...
megan walker - Jan 16, 2009 9:32:25 am PST #7747 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I don't start watching Idol until at least Hollywood week.
Jessica - Jan 17, 2009 3:37:11 pm PST #7748 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I caught the first ep of Chopped this afternoon, and...I don't understand this show. I just really don't get it.
Ted Allen should really stick to gigs where he gets to give advice as himself. He's a wonderful judge (Iron chef) and coach (Queer Eye), but a terrible host.
le nubian - Jan 17, 2009 3:53:30 pm PST #7749 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Jessica,
I just watched "Chopped" and I was entertained. Do I have a low threshold for entertainment? It may possibly be true.
I think they need to explain a few things about judging criteria, and selection of products, but I enjoyed it.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 17, 2009 3:56:25 pm PST #7750 of 23273
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Ted Allen should really stick to gigs where he gets to give advice as himself. He's a wonderful judge (Iron chef) and coach (Queer Eye), but a terrible host.
He is at least shouting less on Chopped than on his stupid Mister GoodEats show (which I was horrified to see got renewed), but yeah. Not really loving it. I kinda like the premise (Top Chef meets Iron Chef) but not thrilled about the execution.