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yawn

DarryleP — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:57:48 -0600

I agree with verything said above. I was shocked at the weakness of the designs considering the inspiration available at the Getty and the additional time and money given to make this final effort. Still can't figure out how they managed to send home the people who had the best two designs, and at least added some variety---rather than winding up with three mainstream 20-something girls for the final.

For me the best part of this whole episode was seeing how fantastic Cindy Crawford looks.

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Puts the un in uninspired

ginasf — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:53:20 -0600

Nordette, has there been a single outfit that season which really, really blew you away? (the only one which was close for me was the dress Ra'mon pulled out of his hat at the last minute in week 3 when working in teams and Mitchell did squat) Not like other seasons! At best, this stuff is competent... not a word you want to use for a show which has previously had so many creative people on it. But it may have to do with who the show's producers are picking for the initial mix of contestants. Too much trying to find personalities, not enough looking for talent. Also, I think they need to bump up the prize money... $100K is not enough to realistically start a line. A higher prize might attract a higher level of designers.

I thought it was just me

Nordette — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:07:57 -0600

I've watched every episode of this season and keep asking myself, why am I watching because something's off about this season. You've summed it up with the word uninspiring.

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Agree with how uninspired

ginasf — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:53:01 -0600

Agree with how uninspired the contestants are and also how the changing judges really throws the show off. 1) Get consistent judges, and I'm sick of having boring magazine editors or actresses/models as judges. Get people who are actively, creatively in the fashion industry. 2) Move the show back to New York... enough of this LA nonsense. LA is NOT a fashion capital. You don't want to go to NYC Heidi... then get another host.

Re the blog: Irina's dress was disgusting. That this dress was that awful and Nina was the only one to even mention how bad the silhouette was shows how poor the judging is. Irina's stuff looks like Post-Soviet Union fashion from 1993. It might work in Tbilisi, but it doesn't cut in on PR, and I'm tired of judges (esp. Heidi) not calling her on it. Gordana totally got the shaft. Not saying her work was always perfect or hyper-creative, but it was scrupulously made and executed and is something many women would like to wear. Her dress (despite what could have been better done with the back... agree with Nina) looked better and more connected to the task at hand than all the other looks (I also liked her Manhattan dress). To give her the boot for that level of work was just absurd. Althea's was a total mess, the top and bottom didn't look like they were from the same outfit. I liked Carol Hannah's outfit, but I'm not sure how it really related to the 18th Cent. bed at the Getty other than just... satin. Someone like Rami from season 4 would have done a much better job of it. Having some talented people like Ra'mon kicked off prematurely has seriously hindered this cycle. Hope season 7 is several steps up from this.

I'm limping, too

Candelaria Silva — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:23:12 -0600

I agree. So uninspired. It's become formulaic and I don't like all the changing of judges. In past seasons, there was more of a core group. Heidi's been much more vocal this season. It feels like the designers are hampered by knowledge of previous seasons and what a big deal they think this might be for them. I'll still watch but I no longer feel compelled to see it live.

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Good and plenty!

Dallas Divas and Daughters, episode 5

Christmas Girl — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:37:40 -0600

Here is the recap for episode 5. It was worse than the 4th one.

http://blog.peoplenewspapers.com/2009/11/03/dallas-divas-and-daughters-episode-5-recap/

Well, I'm missing it too then.

Elisa Camahort — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:33:49 -0600

'Cause I thought she was boring and looked forlorn through most of it!

Still, she is inexplicably out of the Bottom, and I think it's fair that Mark and Michael went home. I can only hope she is next to join them. Then we'd be left with a pretty talented Top 4: Aaron, Joanna, Mya and Donny.

Kelly somehow seems to have a much stronger fan base than Aaron, though, so I'm guessing he's next.

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I thought Joanna's samba was bizarre!

Honeybeast — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:07:02 -0600

Her sharpness was so pronounced that it read to me like a surreal parody -- I totally thought the judges were going to call her on that. But then I thought Kelly was still beige this week too, so maybe I'm missing some footwork or something.

Dallas Divas and Daughters, week 4

Christmas Girl — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:37:19 -0500

I wasn't watching this show originally but after episode 2, I started reading the recaps at D Magazine/Park Cities People and now I'm hooked on the show. It's too bad not to watch. But I still read the recaps to make sure it's really as bad as I thought it was. The episode 4 recap is the best so far: http://blog.peoplenewspapers.com/2009/10/26/episode-4-recap-dallas-divas-and-daughters/

Agreed

DebbieB — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:16:59 -0500

Gordana should have won - by a mile. And Christopher needs to go home. I am not a Nicolas fan either but --he's done better over all. Mostly though you are right -- this week was BO.RING. Bring on the clothes made of vegetables.

Yes, like So You Think You Can Dance

Elisa Camahort — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:29:18 -0500

Where the viewers determine the bottom 3, but the judges choose who actually goes.

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I'm reading this after the

DarryleP — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:24:19 -0500

I'm reading this after the fact, amazed at how you predicted the surprise upset; and upset at how it went. I agree Louie (to me he's as cute as a hobbit but proves they can't dance) should be home by now and especially since we are now deprived of watching Natalie. I missed a week and was surprised how much they have improved as a group. Also wish they'd drop the voting and let it rest on the judges decisions.

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Magazine covers and appearances

urbanadventurer — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:54:12 -0500

Well, they've made enough to purchase a 1.8 million home last year, so that's showing their networth to be much more than $230K! Plus, she did several People Magazine spreads along with other magazines, so I"m sure she's made quite a bit from those. Last I'd heard, she'd raked in over 500K from her book sales. Just sayin... :)

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I Don't Know About That

Megan Smith — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:08:07 -0500

I'm not so sure about that. Now, God knows I don't have a clue about their finances, but in general, those talks shows and appearances aren't paid appearances. Yes, they heighten her visibility and may lead to paid appearances, but when she's doing interviews, those aren't paid.

If they have a book out, who knows how much it made and those appearances for the book were probably built into whatever money they got for the book.

Also, remember the show was on TLC, not CBS. TLC is basic cable and they can't pay top dollar like a network could.

As far as the alleged missing $230,000, if you've got eight kids, I'm pretty sure you need every penny of that money.

Just sayin'.

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Kate is not being honest!

urbanadventurer — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:59:53 -0500

I'm not defending Jon here b/c I think what he's done is further alienate his children and cause harm to them. But I also don't think Kate is the victim in this situation. She says that she can't pay her bills because he took $250K from their joint account.

Over the past year she has been on numerous talk shows, magazines, book tours, speaking engagements, and continued the TLC show. You can not tell me that she only has 250K to her name! I'm SURE she has money to pay her bills!

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