I went to bed halfway through the show, thoroughly bored somehow with the presenation of the show. The dancing was fine but the judging segments seemed designed to subliminally say "Change the channel...you really would rather be watching static...change the channel...maybe that Bones marathon is still going on...") Plus the camera work stank, it is a dance competition, I don't want close-up of faces; when it is a duo I want to generally be able to see both dancers.

The first Indian dance (the duo Bollywood number) was pretty but even I could tell they weren't great (they're synchronization seemed way off) and the scores were appropriately low. The second solo number was much better.

What sucks is I fell asleep during the commercial break before the last Chinese number which is the one I was waiting for.

Oops, I thought that was supposed to be on tonight.

It's on tonight as well "in its regular timeslot."

Presentation was definitely flat. I made it as far as pop&lock boy before I switched over to Independence Day and forgot to switch back. However I have it recorded. I'm hoping it will be much more entertaining with a FF/Skip button under my thumb. We'll see.

For lack of a better place to post this, KCET will start airing the 'The Story of India' series tonight. No specific mention of Bollywood, but it should at least be touched on.

Just spent another afternoon in Little India today, and I'm really enjoying comparing the culture to our own.

A big thing I noticed - there really aren't many "plus" sized Indian women, let alone much of a selection of large-sized clothing.

An even bigger thing I noticed - portion sizes are proper (we ordered sodas and received 16 ounces instead of 22+), most food is vegetarian, and sweets/confections are not loaded down with sugar.

The biggest thing I noticed - it's not a mere coincidence, and damn, Americans are fat when compared to other cultures. It's quite obvious that large amounts of red meat, sugar, and unnecessary portions are 99% to blame.

It reminded me a lot about my responsibility of my size.

And, it was quite inspiring to do something about it. I can enjoy wonderful foods without stuffing myself like a turkey.

Just saw Devdas, it was amazing, beautifully filmed, great tragic story, and one of the most erotic scenes I've seen from a Bollywood film. I recommend it.

Just to clarify - we saw the most recent Devdas with Shahrukah Kahn. There is also a very popular version of it filmed much earlier and well as many other versions.