Catching up with Skins, Project Runway / Catwalk and Make Me a Supermodel

Skins Season 2 aired in the UK this past week. The intense stories and characters continue and if the first episode is any indication this is going to be another great season. Watching this first episode was like returning from summer break in High School. So happy to be with everyone again and looking forward to the future.




Project Catwalk Season 3 has been out over a month now and I just realized it. Yes, I'm a crappy fan. However, it gave me a chance to have a 5 episode marathon. The contestants seem more talented and less first-year fashion school. There are still those types but the addition of a couple of Canadians (Jasper and Chelsey) has me rooting for the Canucks!

The final 3 week turned out to be final 4 week on Project Runway. Sweet P was really the weakest person left. However both Chris and Rami was doing their tired old schtick again and I wouldn't have been sad if either of them left. It was the right decision to have them both work on collections and have them pick the final contestant in NYC before Bryant Park. Next week is the reunion show. Victoria looks really pissed off. She probably should have made it to the finals if not for her arrogance. I can't wait to hear what she has to say.

Finally America has voted Katy off Make Me A Supermodel. She was virtually in the bottom 3 every week and survived so often that I thought there was a conspiracy. The show has been super entertaining for me. It's odd that there's more boys than girls in the house. Which of course the exact opposite of the the modeling world in real life. I think Ronnie, Casey and Frankie will likely go home in the coming weeks. Shannon, Holly and Perry are favourites to go to the finals.

Make Me A Supermodel

I've been saving a bunch of TV shows for a day like today. Carefully hoarded shows were on the agenda tonight! The finale of The Amazing Race, The Amazing Race Asia (English speaking version with Asian countries citizens doing the same thing as the US version) and the first 3 episodes of Make Me A Supermodel.

All of it was a welcome break to all this work I've been doing lately. What's been especially good is MMaS on Bravo. Like Next Top Model most of these guys/gals will never really attain each of their show's titles. I do believe MMaS has a better shot at it than Top Model. First off the casting is infinitely more realistic. Unlike Top Model where they try to show a diversity of races, ranges of ages, heights and weights. All good stuff but in reality the fashion industry is looking for post teen, white, tall and skinny. It's unspoken and it's not fair but that's the truth.

The drama is focused on the contestants and the drama that ensues with them living together. Top Model unfortunately is often times a bit too much about Tyra than the contestants. Niki Taylor and Tyson Beckford share duties hosting. Perhaps they're not the most boisterous but a bit of a break from Tyra's style is welcome. I now fast forward thru all of Tyra spiels that have been in every freakin' episode over the past gazillion seasons.

The biggest difference is the addition of guys vying to be winner. The boys have made the show surprisingly enjoyable with the conflict of alpha males can bring and both hetero and gay sexual tension amongst the competitors. The competitions are great and way more fun with boys and girls.

Fun Combinations always make for great TV! Recently married guy on the bottom, engaged girl on top of him and smiley gay boy spanking girl.

In the last part of the show there's always a runway challenge. They really do some fun stuff but not in the weird ways that Top Model gets into. The coed format of the show allows for fun and surprising catwalk performances. How can you not have a great show when the challenged is named: Equestrian with a fetish twist!

Sorry Tyra, this is truly fierce!

Ultimately what's great about the show is we get to watch an entire show with beautiful people in it and the viewers get to decide who gets sent home (via telephone voting available in the US only).

Next Top Model heading back to NYC

I just read an article that said for the coming 10th season of America's Next Top Model is going back to where it all began, New York City! So glad to hear it. Grooming the Next Top model in LA never made any sense. I wrote about it in detail in a previous post.

I wish this move was made because NYC was the only real place to have this competition. Unfortunately, the move of the show coincides with Tyra Bank's talk show move to NYC. So where Tyra goes so does Top Model.

On a side note, Hilary Clinton was on her show recently. When asked what realty show she'd like to be on.... Top Model, American Idol or Dancing with the Stars. "In my dreams I would be on America's Next Top Model," Mrs. Clinton replied. "But in reality I would have to choose my limited talents, and, of them, dancing is better than singing." "You do not want me to sing," she added. She's probably the best guest Tyra's ever had on. Of course Hillary is unlikely to go on Oprah.

Okay back to complaining about Next Top Model. Looking at the current slate of models they all seem a bit old or to short. Realistically none of them will likely ever become a Top Model. A show I've become watching is Bravo's new show Make Me A Supermodel. It's hosted by Niki Taylor and Tyson Beckford. The format is both boys and girls and is shot in NYC (thank god). The show is refreshing, it makes no qualms about what's the industry is about. The models are all 20 or younger and have the height and looks to excel. No crazy Tyra picking who stays and goes, the person booted off is done by a vote of the viewers.