Project Runway - Some Thoughts

You know how throughout the season the Judges would complain when a designer would go over the top or too far. (For example - see Kayne.) Why did this bother the Judges? Because, as a matter of taste, the outfit is supposed to make you think about style in a forward thinking way and not in an "oh my god what were they thinking" way.

Now the producers of the show should start listening to the Judges. Project Runway went too far this season. They edited too much in some areas and threw so many things in that were beyond a good level of taste. For example, last season we saw the designers interacting with each other and having fun in the workroom. We BARELY saw that this season (besides a little glimpse of exchanges between Kayne and Robert). And then the producers threw in things like bringing back Angela and Vincent just to mix it up a bit. That probably pissed off more people and made a lot of long time fans really see the show differently (in a bad way).



And of course the producers would respond and say - We had the highest ratings this season than any other season. That may be true but you probably turned off so many fans by fabricating drama in an obvious way.

So my advice to Project Runway - bring the focus back to the designing. Stop trying to create drama. We all loved the designers last season not because they were fighting with each other, but because they were each unique, artistic and fun people. OK so Santino caused a bit of drama, but in the end we remember his "timpressions" fondly. I think if Project Runway stepped back and allowed the designers to shine, without stirring the pot on their own, they would have had a better season.

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