A year and a half ago, I could have eviscerated him with my thoughts. Now I can barely hurt his feelings. Things used to be so much simpler.

Anya ,'Dirty Girls'


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]


esse - Jul 20, 2007 8:48:39 am PDT #981 of 23273
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

I love Sabra and Dominic! I'm so sad that when it comes down to the end, only one person can win. Plus, they split the couples up next week and give them new partners. I'm so bummed.

Yeah, but at this point having the same partner for this duration of time is totally an unfair advantage. Working that intensely with someone for, what, six or seven weeks now? Gives you an edge over people like Sara and Pasha, or Danny with his new partner, that other longstanding pairs would outshine.

That said, I am disappointed that this was the last week that we get to see Sabra and Dominic dance together, because I do think they were brilliant. I'm interested, though, to

see how Lacey and Kameron do apart--I am kind of wondering is Lacey is just outshining Kam generally, or if he is letting her outshine him, which for me would be different to the standard of his dancing.

Poor Shauna went home BEFORE Cedric and she probably wouldn't have even been in danger had it not been for Cedric's performances. Same thing with Jaimie.
I agree.

Though with Danny and Anya, I think they were in the bottom three because of Danny, not because of Anya. It was a damn shame they were in the bottom three with that beautiful foxtrot--for the first time they were both so on, with the personality and their mutual astonishing technique.


Denise - Jul 20, 2007 9:18:11 am PDT #982 of 23273

Though with Danny and Anya, I think they were in the bottom three because of Danny, not because of Anya.

Maybe. Although that's just another reason that they should switch up partners every week. Or, they could leave the partnering how it is, but let people vote for individual dancers instead of pairs. You could still judge the individuals on their partnering skills and such, but if one person is horrible and the other great, at least it would be fairer to the great person.


libkitty - Jul 20, 2007 9:21:47 am PDT #983 of 23273
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs

Nigel is just not a good spokesperson for the judges. Not because he's wrong, but because of the tone of his voice. I'm defensive that way.

I so agree with this, but then, Nigel bugs me.

Regarding Anya, I personally think that at least part of the reason she didn't make it farther is because of her interviews. Most of the interviews for most of the dancers are pretty crappy. (The thing I like most about my partner is he/she is cute! Puh-lease.) But hers have been really annoying to me. When I just look at her dance, it's lovely, but it's hard for me to push away the annoyance I have going into the dance.


megan walker - Jul 20, 2007 9:31:03 am PDT #984 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Regarding Anya, I personally think that at least part of the reason she didn't make it farther is because of her interviews. Most of the interviews for most of the dancers are pretty crappy. (The thing I like most about my partner is he/she is cute! Puh-lease.) But hers have been really annoying to me. When I just look at her dance, it's lovely, but it's hard for me to push away the annoyance I have going into the dance.

And her costumes, don't forget her costumes.


sumi - Jul 20, 2007 9:44:23 am PDT #985 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!

Leeann's blog - she was surprised that so many did tarts for the quickfire.


esse - Jul 20, 2007 10:05:44 am PDT #986 of 23273
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

And her costumes, don't forget her costumes.

Though I totally think Cat was seriously when she was all "omg I love your costumes!"


libkitty - Jul 20, 2007 11:24:04 am PDT #987 of 23273
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs

I think you're right, SA. @@


Liese S. - Jul 20, 2007 11:58:35 am PDT #988 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

TC: I really enjoyed Lee Anne's blog. Thanks for linking it, sumi. She has such an interesting perspective on the show. And also, I probably should have know this, but I didn't realize she was the one responsible for all the beautiful presentations. I don't remember salivating over plates of raw proteins in seasons past. But one look at her presentations and I want to cook! Anyway, she's been a real asset to the show. I wish they would let her function as a mentor, because I really think there are some changes chefs could make halfway through their preparation that would really change their results.

Conclusion? I heart Lee Anne.


Jesse - Jul 20, 2007 12:03:15 pm PDT #989 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I don't think I know what that means...(bottle service means you byo and they charge you a fee for corking it, right?)

No, it's the opposite, where you can buy a whole bottle of liquor for one brazilian dollars, and get to feel like a Lohan or a Diddy. And it's the kind of place that "shouldn't" be in the neighborhood where it is.


sumi - Jul 20, 2007 12:04:10 pm PDT #990 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!

Liese, I know! She is doing a fantastic job and always has an interesting perspective on the challenges.

And she had some great ideas for that frozen piecrust challenge - conclusion?

The 4th place finisher from Season 1 may be better than the last two seasons of contestants.