Sew, what did you think about The Fashion Show

Our first thought -- TOO MANY COMMERCIALS!! Especially at the 30 minute break. No wonder it ran from 9:00 to 10:15. Hopefully the reruns and new episodes will compact it back to 60 minutes. Anyone notice the triangular runway? Remember the Liz Claiborne perfume from the 80's? Her logo was a triangle, too. Perhaps a salute to Issac's affiliation with Liz?

Overall it wasn't bad, but definitely not a Project Runway. But how could you help but not compare the two shows? B&J Fabrics vs. Mood. Harpers Bazaar vs. Elle. Number of designers. Isaac and Kelly leaving the runway to discuss and decide vs. the designers retreating to another room. Etc., etc.

I thought Isaac and Kelly Rowland played off of each other well. Obviously they cast Merlin for his character, but even before the episode was over, we were tired of him already, knowing he will be kept around for the ratings. And even Bravo is pinching pennies now -- BUNKBEDS in the Parker Le Meridien?!

Who else kept listening for the new catch phrases? -- "We're not buying it" and "You are hanging by a thread" -- L and I kept trying to remember the others. In any case, it is a good show to help take up the time until Project Runway returns later this summer. I don't think there could ever be too many sewing-related programs!

The more we watch this show, the more we are getting hooked. L & I really like the Harpers Bazaar Mini Challenges.

Update: The more we watched this show, the more we didn't like it. Towards the end, we didn't even care. They removed many of the more interesting and talented designers. Kelly went from nice to bitchy, too. If there was something else on at the same time, we watched that instead. We can't wait for Project Runway!