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Model Behaviour on the BBC
I am a massive fan of America’s Next Top Model, and the various national off-shoots it has spawned such as Britain’s Next Top Model and Australia’s Next Top Model. I could (and will) quite happily sit on my arse all day long, munching junk food and watching dumb skinny girls fight with each other over [...]
Continue reading...Nibbling on Top Chef
I recently tried to explain to a friend why I watch Top Chef, and I had to admit that my reasoning was a bit weak. “Well, you watch a bunch of chefs cook stuff under frequently ridiculous conditions. Then, you watch the judges eat it, and someone gets sent home.” Are you inspired to tune [...]
Continue reading...Doing Anything on the BBC
20. March 2008 Posted by Marcia
I’m not sure that anyone does a cheesy reality show quite like the British. Sure, the US may have mastered such competitive fare as Survivor or The Amazing Race, but when we want some tongue-in-cheek fun, we know which nation to turn to for inspiration. After all, the nation that gave us Pop Idol and [...]
Continue reading...Project Runway Wraps It Up
10. March 2008 Posted by Marcia
Project Runway, S04 E13: Finale Pt. 2 Previously on Project Runway: Rami and Chris had a last minute designer showdown (and oh, how I wish it was held at high noon in the middle of Bloomingdale’s), with Rami’s draping beating out Chris’s gothic wonders. This week: the final designers show and a winner is crowned at [...]
Continue reading...Project Runway Heads for the Finish Line
3. March 2008 Posted by Marcia
Project Runway, S04 E12: Finale, Part 1 Previously on Project Runway: Sweet P made her last cute but commercial dress and was eliminated. The judges pretended that they couldn’t decide whether Rami or Chris should be eliminated and kept them both, under the condition that they’d have a runway-off, with only the winner making the top [...]
Continue reading...Project Runway Puts on an Art Show
18. February 2008 Posted by Marcia
Project Runway, S04 E11: The Art of Fashion Previously on Project Runway: the universe righted itself when Ricky and his ugly hats were aufed at long last. This week: the designers are asked to design outfits based on pieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and do a pretty good job of not screwing it up.
Continue reading...Project Runway Puts Us in a Chokehold
Project Runway, S04 E10: Raw Talent Previously on Project Runway: the designers had to make iconic looks out of denim and it turned out to be Opposite Day, since somehow Ricky, of all people, won the challenge. On the other hand, Victorya went home, much to the delight of my spell checker. This week: despite Ricky’s [...]
Continue reading...Comfort Television
31. January 2008 Posted by Plattie
There are a few shows that the BBC makes which I have always found curiously compelling, even though, on the surface, they have very little to recommend them. These are the shows that I will watch when there’s nothing else on, or when I have to do the ironing, or when I can’t quite be [...]
Continue reading...Project Runway Gets the Blues
28. January 2008 Posted by Marcia
Project Runway, S04 E09: Even Designers Get the Blues Previously on Project Runway: Ricky continued to be touched by some angel with really bad fashion sense, as he was saved while his partner Kit went home. This week: the designers are given piles of denim and asked to create their own iconic design. I’m not sure [...]
Continue reading...Project Runway Puts Us On Garde
21. January 2008 Posted by Marcia
Project Runway, S04 E08: On Garde Last week: the world wept when Kevin was sent home instead of Ricky in the prom dress challenge. This week: the designers are asked to make avant garde outfits. Several of them prove they don’t know what that term means. For the second week in a row, the first scene is [...]
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