It's not 2005, it's 2002. Lifetime has ZERO chops in the reality show space, just like Bravo did lo these seven years ago. Agreed that they really need to get with the times and perhaps even get ahead of that audience building curve. Make it work!
Lifetime did show promos during "Drop Dead Diva" since that is their breakout new original show, the balance of their programming being shows at least 10 years out of date and "Rita Rocks" featuring the fabulous Nicole Sullivan. It's too bad their don't have the NBC Universal family, as does Bravo, to do cross-channel promotion.
@bettylou123: From your keyboard to G_d's ear.. Her Elfness is known for breaking newbie designers--notably Marjan Pejoski, who made that famous swan dress she wore at the Oscars..
It has been off for so long I had forgotten
how fun this show is to watch. I'm kind of
bummed Malvin is gone because I bet he
would have pulled out some seriously
entertaining work.
@LucilleMcGillicuddy: Agreed!! But I thought the greater sin on Project Runway was always poor execution and poor craftsmanship, not having an outrageous design concept! Especially not when Mr. Can't-Sew-A-Pillowcase-to-Pass-Home-Ec... was already in the bottom three last week. Lifetime, what gives?
I know I said this on the live blog last night, but I just love Spell Check. She is regular folks. I can totally imagine running into her in the mall and having some Chick-fil-A with her.
Moylan, I hate looking like such a kiss-ass, but you are like dead-on with this... and I, too, am now team rebecca after this episode and years of mixed feelings about her (due to the divorce from John Stamos).
@Brian Moylan: Are you crazy? Jerry O'Connell is so much hotter than John Stamos! Just rewatch the first two seasons of Sliders on Hulu and you'll see what I'm talking about. Also, that's like his entire body of work, so it makes being a fan super easy.
@Brian Moylan: Thank you! I would take John Stamos at ANY age.
@misslinda: While I firmly believe Stamos trumps Jerry, it is important to remind you that O'Connell's work goes a little further back than Sliders... Remember, he was also an important chubby kid in a little movie called Stand By Me.
If it hadn't been for Malvin's chicken/egg monstrosity I would have had to vote off the jumpsuit. Why on earth would anyone think it is a good idea to put a pregnant woman in a one-piece pant-suit that looks like it would take an hour to get off?
Another thing I noticed: Top Chef is mostly straight men and mostly (seemingly) gay woman and Project Runway is mostly straight women and gay men. That's a generalization, sure, but pretty true, I think.
@downlow:
I see your generalization and raise you one:
straight women and gay men care about looks, since our worth is all tied up in that, so society tells us. Straight men and lesbians are free to eat and care intensely about food without anyone getting all judgey on their flabby butts.
I'll watch the sixth season of PR begrudgingly but my heart belongs to Iman and PR Canada. I can't wait for Season 3 to come (someday soon, I hope). No one, and I mean no one, can eviscerate a designer with as much panache as Iman.
I cannot wait to watch Santino. If they just played him quipping for 120 minutes I would just stare and drool and laugh the whole time. Um, not in a sexual way.
Oh, I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who did these comparisons. I came up with different results though. I guessed that phot #1 goes with Althea , photo #3 goes with Shirin and photo #5 goes with Johnny. I'm willing to wait until the end to find out for sure.
@OldTowneTavern: The collection for #1 had the dominatrix look of black leather (really shiny wool) that Althea is associated with. The collection for #3 is scattered yet some pieces require great skill which I associated with someone young yet well trained (good for "I was the best in my class" Shirin), and the collection for #5 was heavy on coats and "smocking" which lead me to Johnny, but come to think of it, there is a lot of black which Johnny doesn't do. So, I'm backing away from him.
Oh, and there's a 2-hour "all-star" competition at 8 pm Eastern (before the show, which starts at 10). It'll including folks like Santino Rice, Uli Herzner and Mychael Knight. So join us and live-blog that too!
A new commenter live blog will premiere on Gawker this evening. Post comments on tonight's Project Runway episode while you watch! You may even win a T-shirt!
Ok, I lied about that last part ... you won't win a T-shirt. But join us anyway!
@MisterHippity: Why can't there be a t-shirt? We can all run down to Mood and grab some cotton jersey and make a shirt that embodies the best live blogging of the night. Guaranteed to be a hot tranny mess.
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Lifetime did show promos during "Drop Dead Diva" since that is their breakout new original show, the balance of their programming being shows at least 10 years out of date and "Rita Rocks" featuring the fabulous Nicole Sullivan. It's too bad their don't have the NBC Universal family, as does Bravo, to do cross-channel promotion.
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how fun this show is to watch. I'm kind of
bummed Malvin is gone because I bet he
would have pulled out some seriously
entertaining work.
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@misslinda: While I firmly believe Stamos trumps Jerry, it is important to remind you that O'Connell's work goes a little further back than Sliders... Remember, he was also an important chubby kid in a little movie called Stand By Me.
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Another thing I noticed: Top Chef is mostly straight men and mostly (seemingly) gay woman and Project Runway is mostly straight women and gay men. That's a generalization, sure, but pretty true, I think.
08/28/09
I see your generalization and raise you one:
straight women and gay men care about looks, since our worth is all tied up in that, so society tells us. Straight men and lesbians are free to eat and care intensely about food without anyone getting all judgey on their flabby butts.
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Is it true that Lindsay Lohan is tonight's guest judge?
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Note 1:40 in this video [www.youtube.com]
Love her!
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A new commenter live blog will premiere on Gawker this evening. Post comments on tonight's Project Runway episode while you watch! You may even win a T-shirt!
Ok, I lied about that last part ... you won't win a T-shirt. But join us anyway!
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