Posts with tag Project Runway
Posted Oct 1st 2008 4:06PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
AMC has a Breaking Bad marathon all night.- At 6:30, TBS has the Cubs vs. the Dodgers, followed by the Red Sox vs. the Angels.
- At 8, ABC has a new Pushing Daisies, followed by the season premieres of Private Practice and Dirty Sexy Money.
- CBS has a new Old Christine at 8, then new episodes of Gary Unmarried, Criminal Minds, and CSI: NY.
- NBC has a new Knight Rider, followed by new episodes of America's Got Talent and Lipstick Jungle.
- FOX has new episodes of Bones and 'Til Death (two episodes).
- The CW has a new America's Next Top Model at 8.
- At 9, Bravo has a new Project Runway, followed by a new Top Design.
- Sci-Fi has a new Ghost Hunters at 9, then a new Destination Truth.
- At 9:30, A&E has a new Dog The Bounty Hunter, then a new Criss Angel Mindfreak.
- At 10, FX has a new Sons Of Anarchy.
- At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Lewis Black's Root Of All Evil.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk show listings.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Baseball Playoffs, Pushing Daisies, Sons Of Anarchy
Posted Sep 29th 2008 2:03PM by Kelly Woo
Filed under: Industry, Project Runway
Heidi and Tim, hold on before you pack your bags.
Variety reports that a judge has blocked
Project Runway's network move from Bravo to Lifetime, putting the sixth season's January debut in limbo. The fifth season is currently airing on Bravo.
To recap: Lifetime signed a five-year, $150 million deal to steal away the hit reality series with its production house, The Weinstein Company. NBC Universal (which owns Bravo) filed suit, claiming that it had the right to match any offer made by another network.
Continue reading Project Runway on Lifetime auf'd?
Posted Sep 24th 2008 4:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars, followed by David Blaine: Dive of Death.- CBS has the season premiere of Old Christine at 8, then the series premiere of Gary Unmarried and the season premieres of Criminal Minds and CSI: NY.
- NBC has the series premiere of Knight Rider at 8, then a new America's Got Talent and the season premiere of Lipstick Jungle.
- FOX has new episodes of Bones, 'Til Death, and Do Not Disturb.
- The CW has a new America's Next Top Model at 8.
- At 9, PBS has a new American Masters.
- Bravo has a new Project Runway at 9, then a new Top Design.
- There's a new MonsterQuest on History Channel at 9.
- Also at 9: Sundance Channel has a new Architecture School.
- At 9:30, A&E has a new Dog The Bounty Hunter, followed by a new Criss Angel Mindfreak.
- At 10, Food Network has a new Dinner: Impossible.
- At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Lewis Black's Root Of All Evil.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk show listings.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Knight Rider, Old Christine, David Blaine, Ferguson
Posted Sep 21st 2008 10:06AM by Kelly Woo
Filed under: Celebrities, Project Runway, Casting
This season of
Project Runway lost some star power when Jennifer Lopez pulled out of judging the final runway shows due to a "foot injury" (which apparently didn't hamper her in a triathalon the next weekend).
But the reality show plans to make up for it.
Access Hollywood says that Lindsay Lohan will be the guest critic in the premiere of the sixth season, the first with
new producers and a new network in Lifetime.
Lohan's already in New York for her guest role on
Ugly Betty, and the cast can't believe the "mayhem" she incites everywhere she goes. Ana Ortiz told
ABC News Radio, "It really puts it into perspective the bubble that she has to live in ... people yelling at her and cussing at her. It's unbelievable."
Continue reading Lindsay Lohan brings mayhem to Betty, will guest judge Project Runway
Posted Sep 12th 2008 12:03PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Celebrities, Early Looks, Reality-Free
Once upon a time, Hollywood made movies like Lifetime's
Coco Chanel all the time. They were called women's pictures and gave the biggest stars of the times amazing roles, Bette Davis in
Now, Voyager, Greer Garson in
Mrs. Miniver, Rosiland Russell in
Sister Kenny. Watching this excellent TV movie starring Shirley MacLaine as the older Coco and newcomer Barbora Bobulova as young Coco, I was enthralled and entertained.
You won't find a better TV movie on HBO or CBS or Hallmark Channel or anywhere else on the dial -- Lifetime set the bar high with this expansive biopic and then delivered the goods. Forget your idea of what a Lifetime movie is --
Coco Chanel is no victim of the week. If the intent was re-branding Lifetime movies with this effort, the cable net has hit it out of the park.
Continue reading Coco Chanel - An early look
Posted Sep 11th 2008 8:38PM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Programming, Celebrities, Project Runway, Pickups and Renewals
You know the old saying, "looking good is the best revenge?" Well, looking good on television is even better. To that end,
Nina Garcia, the acid-tongued Colombian judge on
Project Runway, is appearing on a new reality show.
Garcia will be starring on Style Network's new series, Running in Heels.
Heels follows the staff at women's magazine
Marie Claire, which Garcia joined a short while ago after leaving her long-time position at
Elle magazine.
Garcia's split from
Elle was allegedly not on the best terms, so it's probably extra sweet for her that
Running in Heels is a direct competitor to CW's
Stylista; a reality competition show taking place at, you guessed it --
Elle magazine.
Continue reading Nina Garcia is Running in Heels
Posted Sep 11th 2008 8:38AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, Project Runway, Episode Reviews
(S05E09) My last review began oh-so bluntly with "I am so full of anger", which was a pretty good summation of the grumpiness that would follow. This episode triggered some very familiar feelings and, while some of you thought I was being a little too hard on the designers, especially Kenley, I can't see how anyone could wonder why after this episode. Don't get me wrong, I'm still a
Project Runway fan. If I only half-cared for it, the drop in quality of this show would not affect me quite as badly. But when a show I love so much and have constantly praised and confidently recommended takes such a sharp drop within one year, it's disappointing, to say the least.
As horrible as it sounds, I'm actually looking forward to the Lifetime move now,
despite my earlier worries, because at least
PR will be on a network that wants them around. The same can not be said for Bravo, which is currently treating
PR like it's the ex that still has to live in the apartment because they're legally obligated to finish paying half this year's rent.
Continue reading Project Runway: What's Your Sign?
Posted Sep 4th 2008 7:55AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, Project Runway, Episode Reviews
(S05E08) I am so full of anger. And for that, I feel like I must apologize before jumping into my review, which will inevitably ooze frustration. This fury that has been building inside me throughout this season is about to set me alight. To put it bluntly, there is no one that I like in this pool of designers. There isn't even anyone that annoys me less than everybody else. However, I have been hanging on, because I love fashion and I love art and I kind of, sort of like seeing people getting chewed out on the runway. This episode nearly killed me, though, because nearly everyone was so blind to what was going on. Just about all of the designers are either too caught up on snarking behind each other's backs, complaining about nothing, or desperately trying to be a "character", and they've lost sight of their actual work.
Make me happy to be a
Project Runway viewer again, designers! Save me from this loathing!
Continue reading Project Runway: Double 0 Fashion
Posted Sep 3rd 2008 4:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
More all-night coverage of the Republican National Convention on the news channels, some PBS channels, and CSPAN. Networks at 10.- TCM has political movies all night.
- At 7, USA has The U.S. Open.
- At 8, FOX has the two-hour season premiere of Bones.
- CBS has a new Greatest American Dog at 8.
- The CW has the season premiere of America's Next Top Model at 8.
- Discovery has a new NextWorld at 8.
- At 9, FX has the series premiere of Sons of Anarchy.
- Bravo has a new Project Runway at 9.
- At 9:30, A&E has a new Dog The Bounty Hunter, followed by a new Criss Angel Mindfreak.
- At 10, Bravo has the season premiere of Top Design.
- There's a new Man vs. Wild on Discovery at 10.
- Food Network has a new Dinner: Impossible at 10.
- At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Lewis Black's Root of All Evil.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Sep 3rd 2008 11:38AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Industry, Programming, OpEd, The Amazing Race, Big Brother (US), Dancing With The Stars
No, it's not going away. The reality television genre is growing even stronger as it becomes the umbrella for shows ranging from the traditional reality "game" shows like
Survivor or
The Apprentice, to actual game shows, to real life drama such as
The First 48 or
Intervention to talent contests and beyond.
What I'll be doing here is taking a look at some of the current newsworthy bits from recently-aired shows, checking out upcoming shows, and sharing the latest reality TV gossip. Is it real or is it just reality TV? As long as I'm entertained, that's all I ask of any show, scripted or not. Are you game? Join me beyond the jump.
Continue reading Reality TV Newsy Bits
Posted Aug 30th 2008 10:41AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, Reality-Free
Labor Day marks the end of summer (yeah, don't tell me summer ends later in September, if it's Labor Day and the kids are back in school, summer is over), and you could spend the weekend at the beach, having a barbecue, or doing something athletic outside. Or, you could stay in all weekend on your couch and watch a TV marathon! Here's a list of some marathons you can see this Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
Saturday, August 30
- At 6am, TCM starts a marathon of Katharine Hepburn movies.
- At 7, History Channel has a marathon of Ax Men.
- At 9, USA has a Starter Wife marathon.
- Also at 9, Sci-Fi has a marathon of monster movies, including Carnosaur, Reptilian, Beneath Loch Ness, Eye of the Beast, King of the Lost World, and Black Swarm.
- At 10, Bravo has a Shear Genius marathon.
- At 11, History Channel has a bunch of Ice Road Truckers episodes.
- At 11:30, Discovery Kids has a marathon of Flight 29 Down episodes.
- At 2pm, Spike has a CSI marathon.
Continue reading Hey, look! Labor Day weekend marathons!
Posted Aug 28th 2008 8:22AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, Project Runway, Episode Reviews
(S05E07) Wow, this season's designers are an emotional little bunch, aren't they? There's a lot of whining, a lot of complaining, a lot of talking behind each others' backs. These kids make me feel like I'm in high school all over again, except everyone is somehow even more poorly dressed and misinformed about aesthetics. The designers also seem increasingly insecure about their own work and this challenge did their fragile states no favors. Charged with the mission to grab materials from cars and make something wearable, you'd probably get a little grumpy too.
Continue reading Project Runway: Fashion that Drives You
Posted Aug 27th 2008 4:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
The news channels have the Democratic National Convention all night, with the main networks joining at 10.- At 7, USA has more coverage of The U.S. Open.
- At 8, CBS has a new Greatest American Dog.
- NBC has a new, two-hour America's Got Talent at 8.
- Bravo has a new Project Runway at 9, then a new Shear Genius.
- Discovery Channel has a new NextWorld at 8, followed by a new Mythbusters.
- At 9, Sundance Channel has a new Architecture School.
- At 9:30, A&E has a new Dog The Bounty Hunter, then two new episodes of Criss Angel Mindfreak.
- At 10, Food Network has a new Dinner: Impossible.
- At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Lewis Black's Root of All Evil.
- Also at 10:30: E! has a new Sunset Tan.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Aug 21st 2008 1:03PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Pickups and Renewals
Not to be confused with
Cashmere Mafia or
Legally Blonde or
Sweet Charity, Lifetime has a new reality series in the works with the catchy title of
Blonde Charity Mafia. It's a docu-reality series, so they say.
Lifetime has ordered six half-hour episodes of Blonde Charity Mafia, following the lives of three young society women in Washington, D.C
. who are famous for their work on political and philanthropic fundraisers in the nation's capital. If this sounds something like the Bravo
Real Houswives franchise --
Real Housewives of Orange County, Real Housewives of New York and
Real Housewives of Atlanta -- it's all intentional.
The
Blonde Charity Mafia mavens may not be married ladies, but the very rich, society swirl sounds very much like the well-heeled women on Bravo.
Continue reading Lifetime says yes to high society reality show
Posted Aug 21st 2008 9:43AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, Project Runway, Episode Reviews
(S05E06) Sadly enough, I think this was the first time I've had fun watching the fifth season. That's right: it took drag queens to get me excited about
Project Runway again. Actually, I think Bravo should dump all of those ridiculously uninteresting faux-
PR shows like
Shear Genius and
Top Design and make a spin-off all about designing stuff for drag queens and kings. It could be set in Baltimore's Hampden and be hosted by John Waters and/or RuPaul. That would be infinitely better than watching Jaclyn Smith make weak attempts at passing constructive criticism to beauty school drop-outs playing with safety scissors. Ahem. I'm sorry. Can you tell I'm not that fond of
Shear Genius?
Continue reading Project Runway: Good Queen Fun
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