The season premiere is this Thursday (finally) on the Lifetime network. Any word on whether or not there are any changes to the format of the show?
Besides being in LA? Nothing that has leaked. This season has been in the can for almost a year. Amazing that nothing of any sustance hasn’t leaked.
No kidding. They’ve done one hell of a job maintaining a shroud of secrecy over this season. I recall that the finalists weren’t even introduced for their fashion week exhibitions.
Damn, gotta love the fact that the two MN boys came in first and second.
HAve this on my DVR, plan on watching it soon. But damm sucks that Lifetime is not in HD, unlike Bravo.
We finally caught up with Week 3’s episode last night. Glad to see Mitchell go; he lacked the work ethic and the maturity to be on the show, to be honest.
Once again, one of the two MN guys came in first. I’m feeling pretty good about both of their chances to make it to the final showing.
Kind of surprised that this season, the nutjobs are actually going first. They usually last longer.
To be honest, the nutjobs are easily the least talented of the contestants this season. Ari, Malvin, and Mitchell shouldn’t have even made it on the show in the first place. Those were 3 good cuts.
Chris is my favorite so far. It helps that Shakopee is just 3 minutes from where I live, though.
Still kind of early. VERY hard for me to pick one of the designers at this point, as most of them have been showing some flashes of good/great talent. I’m ready for a wild challenge at this point. Everything has been fairly “safe” challenge-wise.
Agreed. They haven’t done a ‘make a dress out of cow pattys’ type challenge yet, and those are usually pretty entertaining. Regardless, I don’t think that Crystal or Epperson are going to be sticking around for much longer.
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| Originally Posted by Judas Booth View Post To be honest, the nutjobs are easily the least talented of the contestants this season. Ari, Malvin, and Mitchell shouldn’t have even made it on the show in the first place. Those were 3 good cuts. |
Exactly. Being nuts doesn’t necessarily mean untalented, but it seems to have been a trend this season. And Mitchell made me furious when he picked Ra’Mon so that he could “carry” him. Now that the episode has aired, I hope Ra’Mon went to Mitchell’s house and kicked his ass.
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| Originally Posted by Judas Booth View Post To be honest, the nutjobs are easily the least talented of the contestants this season. Ari, Malvin, and Mitchell shouldn’t have even made it on the show in the first place. Those were 3 good cuts. |
That’s not exactly a fair statement. We saw one outfit from Ari, not much from Malvin. I actually thought Malvin’s idea was interesting for the preggers challenge. It just ended up pretty awful. Still, would have liked to see the other weirdness he could have drummed up. Mitchell, of course, deserved the boot. I love the show, but I wish they’d spend a little more time looking at the clothes. After all that build up, we get a quick glimpse of end results. And then 10 minutes of for shame.
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| Originally Posted by Kevin Matchstick View Post That’s not exactly a fair statement. We saw one outfit from Ari, not much from Malvin. Mitchell, of course, deserved the boot. I love the show, but I wish they’d spend a little more time looking at the clothes. After all that build up, we get a quick glimpse of end result. And then 10 minutes of for shame. |
You need to be able to defend your work, though. When grilled by Heidi and the judges, Ari and Malvin folded under the pressure and came off as being weak. I’m sorry, but if you’re going to put your dress out there, you need to be able to defend IT and your skill as a designer. They totally deserved to go.
I also LOVED that, from the same team, Ra’Mon WON the challenge and Mitchell got booted. The fact that Heidi and the judges were able to separate the contributions of the two designers and make those decisions is fantastic. Mitchell was easily one of the worst designers that the show has ever had on any of the seasons.
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| Originally Posted by Judas Booth View Post I also LOVED that, from the same team, Ra’Mon WON the challenge and Mitchell got booted. The fact that Heidi and the judges were able to separate the contributions of the two designers and make those decisions is fantastic. Mitchell was easily one of the worst designers that the show has ever had on any of the seasons. |
I wasn’t a fan of that green dress. Really confused as to why the judges liked it to be honest. At any rate, I wouldn’t bag on Mitchell too much. I don’t think he is a bad designer. Can’t sew? Most definitely. Can’t follow through on his design? Most definitely. Annoying as f*ck? Oh god, yes.
I didn’t care for the green dress either, but I was really impressed that he was able to whip that out in about 2 hours without ANY help from Mitchell.
Judas, you watch THAT? Is your wife tying you down while doings so or something?
*steps up to the plate to defend Judas*
This is a show about talent. Real talent. Sure, there is the usual back-stabbing of reality shows but it is all derived from the very fast pace nature of the show. Most challenges are finished in 1-2 days. That’s getting the challenge, designing, buying material, making the garment, fitting the garment and showing the garment. Pretty amazing what they come up with on a budget and time constraint.
My wife got me into it, yes. She raved about it, so I sat down to watch the 3rd or 4th episode of the first season and was hooked. It’s really all about the creative process under pressure, and it’s amazing what some of these people come up with. It’s fast paced and incredibly entertaining, and the hosts/judges are perfect for the format. Indeed, Tim Gunn seems like an incredibly cool guy.
I love this show without shame.
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| Originally Posted by Judas Booth View Post Tim Gunn seems like an incredibly cool guy. |
His commentary is always spot on. I’m constantly amazed that designers don’t listen more to what he says.
Well, I love Top Chef, so I can’t really bitch that much. The wife loves this and Tim Gunn, but I was surprised Judas loved it. Maybe I should pay attention to my wife. But then again, she’ll try to make me watch Trinny and Susanna right after…