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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Project Runway: Tablecloth time
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The high: OMG, no one’s calling anything “fierce.”
The low: Only AmEx cardholders have access to “Project Runway’s” online post-show.
Just when we thought the high cost of, well, everything, would derail our plans to have a fabulous little summer, just when we thought our only Heidi Klum sighting till fall would be on her QVC jewelry special (not that we bought anything … this time) “Project Runway” returns for an early exit from Bravo TV.
Right: Heidi Klum moonlighted on QVC this summer. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca)
Thank you, “Project Runway,” for feeding us a nice dollop of fashion in an otherwise humdrum summer.
“PR” may be leaving Bravo with a bang. Bigger guest stars (Natalie Portman, Brooke Shields, RuPaul) and grittier contestants (more tattoos! Dirtier hair!) this season, yes, but a few same-old challenges. Gristedes? I wish they would just make a plain old dress and be done with it, already.
Designer gimmick: “Suede” refers to himself as “Suede.”
The winner: Kelli Martin, smartly accessorized shop owner from Columbus, Ohio — not to be confused with Kellie Martin, adorable actress of “Life Goes On” and “ER” fame. Gotta say, we loved Kelli’s stained skirt and burnout bustier. For innovation, she may be the new Michael/Mychael Knight.
The loser, Jerry Tam: We weren’t completely revolted by his sci-fi-nurse getup, but we thought the rubber gloves were actually funny. Does he not get credit for finding the one wearable item in a supermarket?
Well, in these uncertain economic times, we’re glad fashion made from stuff is coming into its own. Now, if you’ll excuse us, we have mop-heads to braid.
What are your thoughts on Season 5, Episode 1, of “Project Runway”?
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7/16: Bye Bye William Petersen, is Katharine Heigl next? Steve Craig’s last day on 99x.com
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
With William Petersen announcing his departure from “CSI” next season, do you think that would be considered a fatal blow to the still hugely popular drama?
And would Katharine Heigl be the next one out after publicly dissing the writers for not giving her a juicy enough part to deserve an Emmy nomination? ABC Entertainment president Stephen McPherson insists she’s fine.
“She won an Emmy last year, she’s a fantastically talented actress,” McPherson says. “I think it’s unfortunate when there’s any kind of turmoil on that show. There’s so many people who work so incredibly hard to make that show the No. 1 show in the country. I never like to see when any of them take it lightly. She’s absolutely staying with the show. There’s an unbelievable story line for her next season. Shonda Rhimes is excited about that, she actually crafted it.”
-Jimmy Kimmel crashed the television critics shindig I’m not at to ask ABC entertainment president Stephen McPherson questions about Jay Leno possibly going to ABC and his own status. He pretended to be “just” a reporter and then snuck out just as quickly, probably to avoid break-up questions about him and Sarah Silverman. “Are you at all afraid that if you do replace Jimmy Kimmel he might do something crazy to you or your car?” Kimmel asked.
-WXIA-TV, the NBC affiliate, lost its news director Cal Callaway. He will be staying at the station but not in that capacity. He had held the job since 2003.
-Laura Ingraham, who had Fox News test out a show starring her three weeks, is back on radio (locally on WGKA-AM) but not on Fox. Here is some amusing video from Harry Shearer’s Web site of her prepping for her show and it appears she had zip support from the staff.
-Dale Cardwell, former WSB-TV investigative reporter, came in third for the Democratic Senate seat with 16 percent of the vote. The top two vote getters Vernon Jones and Jim Martin will have a runoff.
-Steve Craig is doing his final show for 99X.com tomorrow from 10 to 3 p.m. He’ll do a special two hour retroplex from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Check it out before he goes off to New York to do mid-days at WRXP-FM.
-NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” has stretched auditions to a fifth week - even longer than “American Idol.” (Sure, “Idol” aired two a week for four weeks but still…)
This is the third week the producers have set aside time for Atlanta. There is a pitiful singer who tries to do “All By Myself,” then a dude who came back from last year to lie down on nails. David Hasselhoff even tries it. I don’t think either contestant is from Atlanta.
But oddly, they moved on to other cities after that. So that’s all from Cobb Energy Centre! Hopefully next week, they’ll finally get to Las Vegas and start culling the talent down.
