Yeah, should be interesting.
That drinking game had me laughing my ass off. Especially afterwards, when the guys are all moaning about stomach aches.
Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...
'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]
brenda m - Jul 16, 2007 9:56:58 am PDT #786 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
Lee - Jul 16, 2007 10:03:12 am PDT #787 of 23273
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
That drinking game had me laughing my ass off.
Me too.
askye - Jul 16, 2007 10:04:19 am PDT #788 of 23273
Thrive to spite them
I've been reading the feeds and it seems like part of this group of hamsters are really coming up with different ways to entertain themselves.
sumi - Jul 16, 2007 12:48:26 pm PDT #789 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
ChiKat - Jul 16, 2007 1:35:11 pm PDT #790 of 23273
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
So, what happened on Food Network Star? What was the thing?
amych - Jul 16, 2007 1:42:13 pm PDT #791 of 23273
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Is it wrong that I prefer a stiff Amy to a clueless, overbearing Rory or angry, whirling dervish JAG? I thought she was charming and that her "it's French for eggs in a ramekin" was cute. I didn't get the "elitist" vibe from her that the judges were talking about.
I have a great and unseemly love for Amy. Not just because of the name, either -- she strikes me more than most of them as someone who really is what she says; an ordinary mom-type who picked up some fancy French food knowledge and found that it wasn't that out of reach at all. Which is totally the lesson of every fancy French food knowledge purveyor since Julia Child, damn it, and should be respected, damn it!
I did cringe at her using "fancy-schmancy" at least a dozen times in the episode.
I did not think that the eggs en cocotte were particularly "elitist". I agreed with the judges that she complicated the explanation more than she has in recent challenges, but she's also improved consistently enough since the note on bringing home the Gourmet Next Door thing that I can't imagine it'd be an ongoing issue. cf. Jag (JAG?), who never managed to absorb the notes he was given, and should've been booted for that alone.
Rory was frenetic in the Rachael Ray demo, but she was so completely in the Rachael zone that I blamed it on the host show. I expected them to spin off into a 5-minute sequence of "OMG! OMG! OMG! GIRLFRIEND! OMG!!"
The Jag (JAG?) resignation was so obviously a case of "you're disqualified, and we'll give you one chance to apologize and 'resign' rather than just hang you out to dry completely" that I laughed and laughed. Of course, I've also been kind of bouncing on the edge of my seat since last week's preview, since it was so clear that it was going to hit the fan.
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Huh. I clearly have way more to say about this silly show than I realized. I should prolly vote.
eta: ChiKat, it turned up a few weeks back (i.e. after filming everything but the finale was done) that JAG had faked his credentials, both military and cooking school. Shit hit fan after selecting the final two, but before this episode aired, so they gave him the boot (err, "accepted his withdrawal from the contest") and brought back the last person they'd eliminated as the other finalist. Craziness!
sj - Jul 16, 2007 3:16:02 pm PDT #792 of 23273
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Is it wrong that I prefer a stiff Amy to a clueless, overbearing Rory or angry, whirling dervish JAG? I thought she was charming and that her "it's French for eggs in a ramekin" was cute. I didn't get the "elitist" vibe from her that the judges were talking about.
If this is wrong, I don't want to be right. Amy had me with the Iron Chef challenge. I can't believe that she wasn't one of the original final two, and I really hope she wins.
Jesse - Jul 16, 2007 4:13:19 pm PDT #793 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm just watching the Next Food Network Star episode right now, and I guess I don't care how it happened (except OMG I TOTALLY DO HOW IS AMY NOT TOP TWO PER ANYONE??!?!), but at least Amy's in the top two.
As much as I hate Jen, she stumbled upon a way to make this an interesting nomination cycle.
True fact. Although, I've been saying for years that you should always nominate people in pairs like that! How sad will the producers be if the first three out are one of each of the "knew each other before" pairs?
Sean K - Jul 16, 2007 5:52:02 pm PDT #794 of 23273
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
So, I've just caught up on the last tweo episodes of NFNS, and I too am quite surprised Amy didn't make it into the final two on her own merits.
Also, am I alone in thinking that (aside from his fabricated credentials) that JAG has a little secret? One he's maybe not entirely come to terms with himself yet?
amych - Jul 16, 2007 5:56:03 pm PDT #795 of 23273
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
One he's maybe not entirely come to terms with himself yet?
MY PAST IS NOT SOMETHING I NEED TO SHARE ON CAMERA! MY PRIVATE LIFE IS NOT FOR YOU TO TALK ABOUT! ALL I NEED TO TALK ABOUT IS MY FUTURE...