Speaking as a non-cat lady (Sorry Alison!), I'mma back you up. It was like Best in Show, but about cats and totally real!

It was amazing. I'm bummed I can't watch it with new eyes again b/c it was that good.

I was shocked at what seemed like a really low attendance at this show. There's a perfectly good convention center here we can put to good use. I feel something like this in Portland would go over like CRAZY. Come to think of it, there is not a single person I know that wouldn't be a little curious and want to check it out.

@AdajRosko -- You made my kitty cry. We already have a cat show and you missed it. http://www.tncc.org/

Sigh. Todd would have really enjoyed this post.

I, for one, am going to really miss Todd' witty repartee.

If it's half as good as the doc about ferret lovers, I'm gonna dig it. Can't wait for sunday...

Ow wow. AMAZING. Head swimming.

How can Nicole Kidman freak out like that and still win best? Isn't behavior a factor here?

The crazy cat ladies delivered. There needs to be a cat lady best in show competition for craziest. Criteria could include "the eyes," number of cats, number of cat tchotchkes. And others.

Theresa didn't want to over-do it so only has six cats.

OPB's nailed their target audience on this by still offering this for purchase on video cassette.

I want a doc on the cat photographer and his process.


Alison,
Did you see future Alison in any one of those ladies?

TSW - Thankfully, no, they all ranged from unrelatable to frankly horrid.

My favorite/least favorite was the guy with the black cat named Colin Powell that he "would've named Condoleeza Rice if it had been a female."

Oh and also how the "American frou frou" style of cage decor is ruining cat shows by trivializing the cats' athleticism.

Oh, totally. They've deprioritized (c)athleticism to the show's detriment. I blame it on the fetishization of the Persian, the most immobile, least athletic of the cats. It's the same way the toys and puff balls always win the dog shows. It's time to supplant the Bichon Frisee-lovin' old-guard of the pet show world.

At least one of those cat ladies gave off a "kitty mill" vibe. Like, she cared about the cats as much as they performed for her in competitions. The brunette lady, I think.

If it's any reassurance, not all black cats are named after Bush-era Republicans. My one-eyed cat Nickolai is named after Nick Drake but he also doubles as Samuel Jackson as Nick Fury since he lost his eye.