Your heading regarding Robert Pattison was disrespectful to Rob and absurd. Leave the guy alone for cryin outloud. I actually go online and look for news on Rob to slam wnat to be reporters like you.
Excuse me, I need to introduce some bad-assery here for the sake of us all--everyone seems soooo frightened of losing their precious stars and as such shun any hint of dissent. Lame. What's the fun of Gawker if you stifle intelligent polemic?
Happy Sunday to you too, pet. Ding-ding-ding + ca-ching:
*"Get your Canadian visas ready..," not "Get your Candian visas ready.."
*"winter soup," not "Winter soup"
* "As the sole proprieter of Jackson's only assassination attempt, I wouldn't expect Jackson to be anything but a Coke fan, either."
*"proprietor," not "proprieter," though it doesn’t matter since the sentence jumped ‘em rails by the time you got to the period.
*Mike Myers, not "Meyers"
*Leven Rambin," not "Levin Rambin"
*Lukas Haas, not "Lucas Haas"
* "the shit? blow?" not "the shit? Blow?" (Jerze housewives item)
*You get a pass on Ashley Dupre (it’s "Dupré") because she’s a foxymoron.
*"..on her man," not "..on her mans." (Chris Rock item, 2nd sentence)
*Cut xtra apostrophe in "Lil' "Lipgloss" Mama," + she spelled the title of the song "Lip Gloss"
* "..during her first day on the job," not "..in her first day on the job.." (Sienna Miller item)
@snugbug: PS: That being said, your Rosh Hashanah fundraiser is a very nice and clever idea. Too bad a-holes like me who used to fact-check for a living caught wind of it.
@mexiback: It's all in good fun + for a good cause!
Because he's a nice Jewish boy, FK issued a fund-raising challenge in honor of the Rosh Hashanah weekend; he'll donate $5 to a NYC charity for every typo/error pointed out to him.
@snugbug: former proofreader checking in, and I'm having to restrain myself on the site lately. they really must not have any editors doing actual *editing* at all.
@saralapua: Brunch is for bourgeois olds with 401Ks. We're all play-jostling in the sandbox, and sipping Bloody Marys while at it. And you're not invited. Ciao, caro!
@snugbug: GOOD JOB correcting the journalism on this Foster Kramer. I really hope he did not waste his money on a journalism degree...he writes like my 10 year old nephew.
@labyrinthine IS DOING THIS: Eh, typos and fact-check errors are to be expected when you oughtta churn out two posts per hour, like a manic squirrel. But FK preemptively deflated criticism with humor and sass. Smart move, boosts traffic, comes across as endearing. Keep him on, Denton.
Lifetime has nothing to do with the production of this season. Most of this was filmed and in the can before the ruling even said Lifetime was going to be the network showing.
The 7th season is already filmed and that's a Lifetime-completed project.
@laughingweek: That's not really true. Weinstein co. had already struck the deal with Lifetime before they shot this season. So when they started taping this season's episodes, everyone involved thought they were going to be broadcast Lifetime and that this was a done deal. It was only after the season's production got underway that news broke that Bravo had won an injunction against Lifetime broadcasting the show.
There was never really any question of the show going back to Bravo. That was never really a practical option. It was all about how much money Bravo would get out of Lifetime in exchange for dropping its suit and letting them go ahead and broadcast it.
But this season, for the first time, Bunim-Murray was used instead of Magical Elves to cast and edit P.R. Magical Elves, meanwhile, are still doing Top Chef on Bravo. So that's the truly major difference. I don't know if that switch had to do with the change of cable stations though ... The Weinstein Co. are the ones who produce PR, so maybe that was purely their choice.
I never Tim say they could use only one section. As far as I remember, he just pointed out that the newspapers were piled by section. It looked like people were grabbing from all over. Some people grabbed rolls of unprinted newsprint, which he didn't say anything about.
It's great that they had a guest judge like Tommy Hilfiger who is not a total sell-out at all and makes really sweet bermudas and t-shirts for Walmart. Stay classy, Tommy.
@Lulupasternak: Lagerfeld too. And Burberry, but that retreats into this supposed "sell out" category, from which apparently some designers in the fashion world, which is a commercial industry, are able to avoid.
No. Really. I'm upset. I used to adore this show. It was creative, innovative, a bit snarky, but often genius. Now I'm bored. The Lifetime aspect is particularly killing it for me. It's like it screams, THIS IS A CHANNEL FOR LADIES. YOU KNOW WHAT...YES, LADIES. LADIES AND THEIR PARTS, THEIR LADY MOVIES, THEIR LADY BRAINS, THEIR LADY HAIR AND FOODSTUFFS. THEIR SHOWS ABOUT LADIES, AND ALSO THEIR LADY VITAMINS AND MAXI/PEE STICKS. LADIEEEZZZ!!
Now then, if Nina and Kors don't believe in the show any longer, why am I tuning in to see them do the exact same challenges we've seen in almost every. other. season? Even Gunny is frustrated. He's been so snarky this season it's been unreal. I just may be over it. *sigh* Where's the ambition? All these interchangeable designers are acting like they're on one of the various knock-off Project Runway shows. Are you really suggesting Kelly Rowland can beat you?! Somebody better find their inner Beyonce' and cut them other bitches. Word.
@Spirit Fingers: Garcia and Kors have not been present for most of the judging so far because they both live in New York and this season is filmed in L.A. It's not because they "don't believe in the show." That's a ridiculous sentiment.
And if you don't like the Lifetime stuff, just mute the commercials, DVR it, watch it on demand. You have options. The show is essentially the same and better than last season. What you're complaining about is superfluous.
@Old Ocho: Nope. Disagree. (You've also been chasing me with this nearly obsessive blind Runway faith on several threads now, Sir or Madam!) Simply put...I'm not feeling it. The shine is off the nickel. The bloom...off the rose. This season is lackluster. I wish it weren't but it is. Just a fact. Maybe it's the reduced involvement of Nina and Kors (And I don't buy the filming schedule bit. If it was a problem, then they shouldn't have moved the show, or they need to rethink their judges. Either way, it looks bad, and adds to the overall ho-hum feel.)
It's certainly possible it will get better, but I think the direction of the show has been altered by all the dramazz behind the scenes while this was going on. So I dunno. Wait and see I guess? But I still blame some of the energy suckage on Lifetime. That much is clear.
@Spirit Fingers: I posted this on the live thread yesterday, but the Lifetime aspect is killing me too. They are trying way too hard to use this show as a springboard for their other shows. I don't want to see Sherry Shephard's new show! Or that cheesy Georgia O'Keefe movie. I could not tell you a single one of these designers' names and really could care less about them.
@Old Ocho: Better than last season? So where's this season's equivalent of Leeanimal, Korto, Kenley, Leathuh, Third Person Suede, or even Black Peter Pan? Not feeling it. Poor casting. Poor choices of challenges. Nina and Kors being gone sucks the life out of the all-important judging scenes, and the addition of the model show means we barely get a glimpse of the garments on the models. Really a shame. The magic is gone. Or should I say, the Magical Elves are gone.
@Lizawithazee: It bears mentionng, though, that a lot of people were making very similar complaints at this point last season. People hated the first half of last season too. Then the show got more likeable as the season went along. So it's possible that this season will get better, too.
And I also agree with those who say the commercials don't matter. Just mute them. Or stream the show commercial-free from mylifetime.com.
BUT, the loss of Magical Elves is a killer. That's probably the main problem here. I wonder if Weinstein Co. can get the Elves back? They are an independent production co. as far as I know ... they aren't owned by Bravo or anything I don't think.
I'm simply happy that there seems to be SOME talent this year. There's no sure-fire winner -- any of the remaining contestants, with the exception of "punker boi" could win with their designs. I'm glad that PR isn't keeping 'personalities' along for the ride to keep viewership up. Long live talent, and may the bishes whine as they are auf'd.
Now, place your bets on how long it takes Lifetime to realize that PR isn't just watched by women who are worried about that 'sensitive' smell and untrimmed bush? If only she had shaved... her love would not have left her and the six kids...
Irina/Shirin? I am shocked and appalled that all you see is "other" when you look at them and can't tell the the difference between a woman of Persian descent and a woman of Ukranian descent?
Or is Irina Russian? Perhaps Georgian? Whatever, they all look the same.
@CJ4: Did you not read his post? He said they are indistinguishable because "They're both young, attractive brunettes with modest design abilities."
He means they're indistinguishable as reality-show character types - not because he can't distinguish the racial characteristics of different peoples of Eurasia.
@MisterHippity: Umm, yes, I was joking. As I thought was made clear by the fact that I "committed" the same error by lumping all the former commies together. Oh, crap, there I go again.
@CJ4: Sorry. Your joke went straight over my head. I thought the last part was flinging the old "oh but they all look the same, right?" thing back at Brian. That's how I read it.
Maybe I'm just not so quick on the uptake any more? Comes with age, I guess.
@MisterHippity: No worries. Everyone's sarcasmeter needs a little recalibration every once in a while. And for what it's worth, I've probably got a few years on you anyway. Of course, all us old people look the same to the youngsters ... oh, crap, there I go again.
Ugh. Eva Longria just reeks of Eau De Bitch, and last night was no exception. I wanted to slap her overly made up face. This season of Project Runway is beyond annoying. Maybe it's the whole Lifetime factor.
But yes, I agree with the fact that Louise's designs have stood out to me EVERY challenge and yet they get no credit. I would wear just about anything that Louise makes.
@SiktaDust Mite: We didn't get a whole lot of Daniel Vosovic early in season 2, but once the crazies were winnowed down, he got a lot more time. Maybe Not-Kenley's day is coming.
@ambitiondude: Credit where it's due, I stole it from King of the Live Blog MisterHippity. Fat Kurt Cobain and Ulli's Mom also come from the livebloggers. They are a funny bunch and I'm so glad they let me steal from them.
@MisterHippity: I even left a party early to make it home in time for the live blog only to find that I had no cable. I was pissed! I had no one to try out my jokes on...
Missed you guys, and glad you all loved the pic. I was very pleased with myself when I found it, if I do say so myself.
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Excuse me, I need to introduce some bad-assery here for the sake of us all--everyone seems soooo frightened of losing their precious stars and as such shun any hint of dissent. Lame. What's the fun of Gawker if you stifle intelligent polemic?
09/20/09
*"Get your Canadian visas ready..," not "Get your Candian visas ready.."
*"winter soup," not "Winter soup"
* "As the sole proprieter of Jackson's only assassination attempt, I wouldn't expect Jackson to be anything but a Coke fan, either."
*"proprietor," not "proprieter," though it doesn’t matter since the sentence jumped ‘em rails by the time you got to the period.
*Mike Myers, not "Meyers"
*Leven Rambin," not "Levin Rambin"
*Lukas Haas, not "Lucas Haas"
* "the shit? blow?" not "the shit? Blow?" (Jerze housewives item)
*You get a pass on Ashley Dupre (it’s "Dupré") because she’s a foxymoron.
*"..on her man," not "..on her mans." (Chris Rock item, 2nd sentence)
*Cut xtra apostrophe in "Lil' "Lipgloss" Mama," + she spelled the title of the song "Lip Gloss"
* "..during her first day on the job," not "..in her first day on the job.." (Sienna Miller item)
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Because he's a nice Jewish boy, FK issued a fund-raising challenge in honor of the Rosh Hashanah weekend; he'll donate $5 to a NYC charity for every typo/error pointed out to him.
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(nothin' but love, Foster!)
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The 7th season is already filmed and that's a Lifetime-completed project.
09/18/09
There was never really any question of the show going back to Bravo. That was never really a practical option. It was all about how much money Bravo would get out of Lifetime in exchange for dropping its suit and letting them go ahead and broadcast it.
But this season, for the first time, Bunim-Murray was used instead of Magical Elves to cast and edit P.R. Magical Elves, meanwhile, are still doing Top Chef on Bravo. So that's the truly major difference. I don't know if that switch had to do with the change of cable stations though ... The Weinstein Co. are the ones who produce PR, so maybe that was purely their choice.
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Now then, if Nina and Kors don't believe in the show any longer, why am I tuning in to see them do the exact same challenges we've seen in almost every. other. season? Even Gunny is frustrated. He's been so snarky this season it's been unreal. I just may be over it. *sigh* Where's the ambition? All these interchangeable designers are acting like they're on one of the various knock-off Project Runway shows. Are you really suggesting Kelly Rowland can beat you?! Somebody better find their inner Beyonce' and cut them other bitches. Word.
09/18/09
And if you don't like the Lifetime stuff, just mute the commercials, DVR it, watch it on demand. You have options. The show is essentially the same and better than last season. What you're complaining about is superfluous.
09/18/09
It's certainly possible it will get better, but I think the direction of the show has been altered by all the dramazz behind the scenes while this was going on. So I dunno. Wait and see I guess? But I still blame some of the energy suckage on Lifetime. That much is clear.
Now, shoo.
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And I also agree with those who say the commercials don't matter. Just mute them. Or stream the show commercial-free from mylifetime.com.
BUT, the loss of Magical Elves is a killer. That's probably the main problem here. I wonder if Weinstein Co. can get the Elves back? They are an independent production co. as far as I know ... they aren't owned by Bravo or anything I don't think.
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Now, place your bets on how long it takes Lifetime to realize that PR isn't just watched by women who are worried about that 'sensitive' smell and untrimmed bush? If only she had shaved... her love would not have left her and the six kids...
09/18/09
Or is Irina Russian? Perhaps Georgian? Whatever, they all look the same.
09/18/09
He means they're indistinguishable as reality-show character types - not because he can't distinguish the racial characteristics of different peoples of Eurasia.
Also: Get a sense of humor.
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Maybe I'm just not so quick on the uptake any more? Comes with age, I guess.
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But yes, I agree with the fact that Louise's designs have stood out to me EVERY challenge and yet they get no credit. I would wear just about anything that Louise makes.
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"No, it's a fabric substitute!"
"Relax kids. It's both a news source AND a fabric substitute!"
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We missed you last night. Hopefully your busy social calendar will allow you to rejoin us sometime soon!
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Missed you guys, and glad you all loved the pic. I was very pleased with myself when I found it, if I do say so myself.
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