Category Archives: Project Runway
Walking in Designers’ Shoes: A Shift in Perspective for Project Runway Season 8
Walking in Designers’ Shoes: Project Runway Season 8 July 31st, 2010 It’s fitting that Project Runway’s eighth season began with the contestants “auditioning” for a position on the series proper, as I considered this premiere to be the series’ audition … Continue reading
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Inanity, Intrigue and Inigo Montoya: A Cultural Learnings Reality Roundup
Inanity, Intrigue and Inigo Montoya November 20th, 2009 In the promos for the season finale of Season Six of Project Runway, Lifetime uses dramatic music and a deep-voiced announcer to try to build suspense for the big reveal. However, in … Continue reading
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Curse or Blessing?: Predictability in Reality TV – A Cultural Learnings Reality Roundup
Curse or Blessing? Predictability in Reality TV November 6th, 2009 It’s been a while since I’ve stopped in with a Reality Roundup, which is symptomatic of the fact that my opinions about these three shows haven’t really changed. Survivor has … Continue reading
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The Game vs. The Players – A Cultural Learnings Reality Roundup
A Cultural Learnings Reality Roundup featuring reviews of Survivor: Samoa, Project Runway and Top Chef. Continue reading
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Trust in Reality TV: A Four-Letter Word? – A Cultural Learnings Reality Roundup
Trust in Reality TV: A Four-Letter Word? A Cultural Learnings Reality Roundup [Since I find blogging about shows like Top Chef, Project Runway and Survivor: Samoa individually somewhat inconvenient, but often nonetheless have things to say about them, I figure … Continue reading
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Project Runway Season 6 – “What a Woman Wants”
Catching up with the mediocre and uneventful sixth season of Project Runway on Lifetime. Continue reading
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Season Premiere: Project Runway Season 6 – “Episode One”
“Welcome to Los Angeles!” August 20th, 2009 After being caught in legal hell for about six months, Project Runway is finally back. Amidst swirling speculation about how the show would change, and whether it would be able to retain its … Continue reading
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Project Runway Canada Season Two – “Episode Two”
“Claim to Fame” February 3rd, 2009 Early in the season’s second episode, Jessica observes that something is beginning to change around these parts: after the first week where everyone was concerned about staying, they enter into one of two modes. … Continue reading
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Project Runway Season Five – “Episode Ten”
“Welcome to the Real World” September 17th, 2008 There’s something very scary about the transition between university and the real world – and while I am perhaps not convinced that a total fashion makeover will really alter this difficult period, … Continue reading
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Project Runway Season Five – “Episode Six”
“Life’s a Drag” August 20th, 2008 You know, I’m starting to wonder if there’s some sort of psychological condition which takes the most obvious pieces of logic and totally twists them the second you enter the Parsons work room. I’m … Continue reading
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