the best of the worst

wow. reality tv has reached a new low in the form of paris hilton's my new bff. i discovered it when i was checking the guide on my tv and figured i would tune in just to see how bad it is. it's the epitome of celebrity worship, with several contestants pining for paris's attention. perez hilton was even on this episode to ensure maximum drama, pitting the girls against each other to vote on who is the fakest on the show. and i think it is quite ironic that she voted off some guy for being a drama queen. yea. probably one of the worst shows on television right now, but mtv never fails to disappoint me these days.



speaking of paris and bad, remember this pointless commercial a few years back?

fashion and fibs

reality tv is all lies?!

well, i already knew this (which is why generally i HATE reality shows), but i was a little surprised to find out that the one show i do watch, project runway is also somewhat deceptive. since i'm back in the states, i've been catching up on my season 5 episodes and found some videos on youtube of the final collections at new york fashion week. there are only 4 designers left on the show as of the most recent episode, but 6 showed collections in bryant park (supposedly only 3 get to show collections).

hmmm, i wonder how that all works. i guess they do it so that no one knows who the final 3 are and/or who the winner is.
so do they take a couple months off to create the collections then resume the normal competition or do they narrow it down to the top three and then ask the runners-up to design collections as well to keep everyone guessing? i don't know but i do know what i think of the big finale:


so here's what i would say if i was one of the judges:

my bottom three:
jerel: some of the bodices were way too big and the collection looked kind of grungy and incohesive to me. a lot of stuff really didn't fit right
korto: a bit of a yawn and kind of cliche african style (predictable)
suede: it is very 'easter egg' but it doesn't look barbie. barbie has more class. this collection belongs on the dollar-store-barbie-wannabes that have been abandoned on the shelves since the 80s.

my top three:
kenley: even tho she's a whiny little brat, i did enjoy the collection. anything that alludes to alice in wonderland makes me happy.
leeann: very cohesive and classy. not my personal taste or color palette but it looked nice, and reminds me of mermaids for some reason.
joe: he was the most casual but i liked the all-american inspiration. i think this was the closest to something i would actually wear

so joe and suede have been auf'd and there is one episode left to find out who the top three are. if i had to predict the winner now, it's kind of a toss-up between leeann and kenley. since i have a feeling kenley will be nixed on the next episode, i guess i'll have to go with leeann as the winner.

sidenote: overall, i think some of the challenges this season were cool and creative but i didn't like a lot of the designers. too many undeserved egos, not so much innovation and a lot of bad executions. and, the christian-wannabes annoyed me too (i.e. the licious-ness and talking in 3rd person).

*sorry for everyone who has never seen the show and has no idea what i am talking about lol