River: They weren't cows inside. They were waiting to be, but they forgot. Now they see the sky and they remember what they are. Mal: Is it bad that what she said made perfect sense to me?

'Safe'


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]


Jessica - Jun 18, 2007 11:55:53 am PDT #86 of 23273
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

add Bourdain to the regular roster of judges, and give us two out of three: Tony, Gail, Ted. Right?!?!?

Yeah, I'm really not sure why Padma gets to be a judge. I can see why they need a pretty girl to be the host, but seriously, she's a model with her name on a few diet cookbooks written by other people. This makes her a qualified judge of restaurant chefs?

My Tivo didn't get the second NFNS ep and since I was in the hospital (with no FN on the in-room TV) I didn't realize it until they'd stopped running repeats. AND I can't ahem it because I got a very polite note from my cable company letting me know about a letter they recieved about my account from NBC...oh well.


esse - Jun 18, 2007 12:10:55 pm PDT #87 of 23273
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

But doesn't putting out a cookbook make you a top chef of your very own?

I don't know, I like Padma. She's pretty cool, and a huge improvement over first season hostwoman. But excepting the occasions when she gets a little feisty, she's kind of useless as a judge.


Sean K - Jun 18, 2007 12:15:02 pm PDT #88 of 23273
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Yeah, as irrelevant as Padma seems, she's still a damn sight better than the poorly constructed fembot they had first season. Still, I think Jess is right. Padma should just be hostess.

I'm glad to see the rumor about no more walkthroughs was spurious. And I like that Chef Tom is still doing them. He gives the greatest expressions when he thinks a recipe is dubious.

Though I would like to see more of Lee Anne, so having her take up a "mentor" position would be cool. Though I do understand the reasoning I've seen in Chef Tom's blog about how it's very difficult to change course once you've started preparing a dish, hence no mentor role on TC.


le nubian - Jun 18, 2007 12:35:46 pm PDT #89 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

add Bourdain to the regular roster of judges, and give us two out of three: Tony, Gail, Ted. Right?!?!?

seriously. He was an absolute delight. I would love to see Ramsay as a judge as well, but it ain't gonna happen.

Give me Bourdain and Ted for sure. Padma is worthless.


Jesse - Jun 18, 2007 12:37:30 pm PDT #90 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Also, is it no longer the Kenmore Kitchen TM??


Kristen - Jun 18, 2007 12:39:36 pm PDT #91 of 23273

People that are more observant than me said that it looked like the appliances are now GE or something and not the old Kenmore Craptastic.


Zenkitty - Jun 18, 2007 12:53:59 pm PDT #92 of 23273
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

We need to start our own ghost hunting team.

I'm in! I've always wanted to do this! We could "do' the house I grew up in, too. The Ghosts Hunters team is based in NJ, isn't it? Every time I see that show, I think about going and volunteering.


Connie Neil - Jun 18, 2007 12:56:55 pm PDT #93 of 23273
brillig

"Bourdain"--it sounds like it should be the name of a hard boiled detective series. I love the fact he's ever only referred to by his last name. I have a hard time remembering the Anthony.


NoiseDesign - Jun 18, 2007 1:07:17 pm PDT #94 of 23273
Our wings are not tired

I believe they are actually in Rhode Island.


Laga - Jun 18, 2007 1:23:40 pm PDT #95 of 23273
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

And my brain goes to Family Guy.