"Project Runway" recaplet (5.02): It's not easy being green

Did you notice that Keith made up the bed for his "buddy" Daniel? Also, Wesley's dress was NOT the worst. The one with the fins on the rear was atrocious, but as you pointed out, Wesley added nothing to the drama quotient or to the diversity factor.

I did want to give him a hug though for leaving graciously. I mean that purely in an avuncular way.

So I guess that Wesley/Daniel romance was just a rumor~ maybe Daniel and Keith will become an item.  Much more fun that way, I'm certain. 

 

 

She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain~ Louisa May Alcott

Seriously, the judges thought Stella's was one of the top designs this time?  Really?  I'm sensing the hand of the producers here, i.e., sure Stella has turned out nothing but crap so far and she's spent pretty much every minute of the first two episodes whining about how she's unsuited for whatever the week's challenge is, but, hey, let's keep her around and even promote her because she's cartoonish and easy to advertise. I call foul: there were several much better dresses in the batch of contestants who weren't chosen as finalists, and Natalie Portman's comments on Stella's dress sounded, at best, forced.

Poor Wesley.  He seemed nice, but he wasn't enough of a personality to make it through this round, despite the fact that in the battle of the god-awful brown fabric, his design was at least more tolerable than the kitchen-sink monstrosity he was up against for elimination.  At least the editors snuck in the obligatory shirtless scene before he had to go.

 

"Suede is a bisexual Sagitarrian who likes long walks on the beach and playing with tiny strips of fabric"

 Which is now my favorite line from a reality show ever.

OK, I was sure it was going to be Wes and Dan, cause of their myspace's.. It totally looks like they're together. But since Wes got auf'd I'm just clueless.. Maybe it is Dan and Keith after all!

And I agree about his dress, it was not that bad.. Koti's dress was the worst!

future in the new Internet technology thingie. I love the Keith-o-Meter in "so many big ways." If this were the 1970s the camera would pan to my face doing a self-satisfied "Mr. Roper-like face to the screen to my tepid double entendre."

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I'm sorry - but that dress was bad. Too much ambition totally gone wrong. He just did everything you shouldn't do with a fabric like that (at least not if you don't have VERY experienced sewers and loads of time at hand). Too much ideas, wrong ideas, wrong cut, not well executed. (with Korto's dress I at least knew where she was heading)

I wished they would have auf'd the girl with the other hideous brown dress, though. It was sort of the same overly ambitious mess as Wesley's (just better executed). The only difference is that it seems to be her "style" while Wesley might have done better/other during the next challenges.

Overall I'm not impressed so far - neither fashionwise nor personalitywise.

Could someone please tell Suede that he has reached an age where annoying behaviour isn't fondly overlooked anymore? Had to laugh that he suddenly was able to speak in first person when confronted with Tim Gunn.

My favorite moment this week: Beyond fried Blayne having a great montage mocking PR's lowrent Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPiere Bono Allman's love of "leatha'." The editing was brilliant, but nothing topped the ending punch-line as he hugged her and called her "Leatha' Face" while hugging her to end the montage.

Has Blayne checked his own young akin and demeanor? I am just sayin' that it would not surprise me if they shared a mother who traveled with a circus and left spawns on both coasts.

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She's like a rain cloud moving through the room.

While Wesley was cute, and I wish him the best, I think the problem was he let himself get psyched out by the fabric--other designers had bad fabric but somehow made it work.  What was with all the really, really short dresses--some of them just really needed a few more inches at the bottom.

I agree Suede deserved to win--but he's also one of the most obnoxious contestants they've ever had.  He and Blanye with the "licious" thing and the tan are like a freak show.

I must have gotten old overnight as I thought that the shredding on top looked so mismatched as if he did not have enough time to finish it. I love the abstract and not a fan of matching, but this may have been one of those instances where my eye expected a perfect weaving on both sides given the cocktail dress challenge.

Also, while this show moved before than the first show it still feels like I crashed my old high school and all the cool kids are gone. I know that it's still early but the "freelance designers" (is this the designation this season or did I miss it in previous seasons?) most seem to share a similar wannabe hipsters aesthetic, then there are those granola crunchy girls who look like twin girls who where never asked to a school dance 9but actually wanted to go), and not even a token Laura Bennett in terms of maturity, humor, fabulosity (I liked her any way), and do I say it? Diversity. An elegant woman of a certain age and maybe a man to boot maybe could spice things up. Nothing is etched in stone as the show is not linear and I kind of felt that way at the beginning of last season. I only found the droll guy who got booted off fun and really disliked Christian, but his talent and lowering the volume on the set made him tolerable. Guillermo's Media Guillotine: Entertainment, journalism, politics, and popular culture.

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Maybe it's me -- but this season has been incredibly dull so far.  It seems very much to have "jumped the shark", and the novelty is gone.  None of the characters seem interesting and there is little tension.  I do get tired of gay "men" having to design for biological "women" -- but I have enjoyed the show in seasons past.  Hopefully it will get  better, but they've already kicked out the only eye-candy contestant on the second show. 

You know who else committed the cardinal sin of boredom. The JUDGES. And Tim Gunn. You know if we had Tim Gunn at NASA we'd have Warp Drive by now - because you know the most insightful advice anyone can give is "make it work"! Therefore, why don't we just get Santino for a fraction of the cost and we'd get Michael Kors thrown in for free.

I'm completely fed up with PROJECT RUNWAY. I'm not going to watch it any more. Heidi Klump can eat herself for all I care.

Nina and Michael have no taste.

Project Runway... YOU'RE OUT! GOOD-BYE! Don't let the door pinch you on the ass on your way out.

I do think it's really interesting that both the bottom two were there for things Tim warned them about.  If anyone goes on the show LISTEN TO TIM!  HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S SAYING.

It's good to see a change of pace post like the one above.

While I'll still watch PR, I think that the show has suffered from its own success and that is hard to stop. Tim Gunn gave a talk here in DC at the art school in which started his career. He was such a gentleman, so down to earth, surprised by his success, and seemed to have his feet planted firmly on the ground as to how this is a bleep in what will be his life and that he'll gladly take it.

A good friend and I discussed how long it would take for the media attention to make us dislike Tim or how the show would make sure that his bumper-sticker shtick would become tiresome. The start of last season seemed to be the point in which I had my Tim fill.

To be fair I've always wondered how I would react in this environment as that first season innocence can never be recaptured. The smart ones seem to try and extend their shelf life by not cashing in on every opportunity presented looking forward, while others grab everything in sight as they know that their 15 minutes may be all they have. I'd probably pull a Howard Hughes as I'd detest becoming a cliche or being dissected in the Internet in any manner. Most sites are not as kind or thoughtful even when critiquing.

I am focusing on Tim because I saw him in person and while I am a skeptic, he seemed to be unusually humble. Now... Ugh. Part of this is the natural life cycle of certain shows and our need to see new things unless known entities can reinvent themselves or be lucky/smart enough to be a part of something that does not have them so in people's faces all the time. The Britney syndrome.

I like the show and think that they could do a much better job by focusing on the making of the clothes and not so much on the "reveal." Yesterday provided a decent amount of work being shown, but with the exception of the brilliant suspense music (just my opinion), many of the ritualistic elements that sometimes still work on other shows (Survivor/Amazing Race) feel stale as they are not integral to the show's success.

For example, is anyone really invested in the models? Sometimes a personality stands out by not often. Their reward is pretty pathetic

Heidi's "in/out" at the beginning of the show?

Visits to Mood? They might as well use stock footage and save on filming costs

Tim's walks look so phoned in that I'd be more entertained hearing Santino do his "Where is Andre" imitations than have Tim doing a Tim parody.

The judging/judges. More than just a second look with a question or two to all on the runway before swatting the middle pack away. I want to see the work.

Just stream of consciousness comments in what must be an almost impossible job of creating a brand and trying to keep it fresh. The show does not feel fresh and I am not sure that my suggestions would fix any of it. I stopped watched Tyra's gig a few seasons ago for similar reasons, but the same applies to almost any show around this moment of its run. Instead of editing "make it work" so much into the show to drive even to biggest Timophile nuts, maybe they just need to try to make the show instead of talking about it.

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A Keith-o-Meter? I knew it was a matter of time ...

is anyone watching project runway australia? http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=project+runway+australia&search=Search

they are one episode ahead of the us-version (though it's only in it's first season)

I have to admit: so far I prefer the aussie-contestants (though really having a hard time growing accustomed to yet another strange accent) to the american ones.

There's one guy who sports a croissant-shaped wave on his head. vaguely familiar (the croissant that is) don't know where I know it from... not Tintin but something similar... ah well, never mind

strange: they didn't even bother to invent new lines for the heidi & tim equivalents on the show. "desoyners, make it work"

 

 

 

Sad that Wes is gone... I feel he could have made great garments ignoring tonight's.

Although I didn't enjoy his too short shorts (imo).

 

 

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I'm excited that Keith next week seems to be in either the top 3 or bottom 3 so we can hear him speak. I do hope he's a winner and not a bottom 3'er... and it seems some of the contestants have some beef with him. I am nervous that the show made him seem like one of the worse ones... anyone know if the previews sometimes make us think someone's in the bottom 3 but is really one of the top? Because his garments seemed well put together both episodes and I doubt he'd make too big a boo boo next week.

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Sorry, I don't know if there's a rule or a method of handling spoilers for next week.

 

And I'm also one who didn't like Suede's dress, but maybe it looked better in person.

I'm over his speak in third person thing (although I do find him comedic) and I'm over Blayne (way too orange, and too much liciousness - ugh.)

Just so you know, Jerell did not make that gorgeous dress that you posted a picture of. Jennifer did. Jerell made that ugly blue thing with the peacock feather earrings. I'm surprised no one corrected you yet. ;)

 

Keith needs to appear more.