There comes a time in every reality show where your favorite contestant stumbles. But all of the contestants? In one episode? Oh, Project Runway. This one hurt. Ah well, at least there was beefcake.
The morning starts with laughs and giggles and the news that Jack has been HIV positive for 17 years. I feel really bad for him, and I also feel really bad for the straight guy, who has the misfortune of standing next to Jack in front of the mirror first thing in the morning. Jack's body is more defined than a cartoon's, so that even guys as hard and rocky as the straight guy must feel like Fatty Arbukles.
Jack looks great and he's still alive after carrying the deadly disease for almost two decades, which might make you assume at first that HIV really isn't that severe these days, what with all the advances in medicine. Cut to Jack unloading a case of pharmaceuticals and taking in air from an inhaler. Noted.
Being HIV positive still really really sucks.
Chris and Rami share a moment of silence for poor Marion while Christian washes out his plastic combat boots in the kitchen sink. Chris lightens the mood by saying they should have sent Christian home cuz nobody would have cried. Then he scream laughs and literally slaps his knees. Christian, his feelings kinda hurt, comes in and says they would be sooo bored without him...?
Aw, Christian! He's been taken down a wee bit after witnessing Nina Garcia's dismissive, disgusted laughing horse face first hand last week, and he's a bit shell shocked by his near elimination. "I just know I make better clothes that most of the other designers...?" They got Baby in a corner, and we all know how that turned out. She ended up telling her dad to go fuck himself so she could dirty dance for all the country club to see. Enjoy the humble Christian, cuz I'm guessing he'll be grinding up against Patrick Swayze by the end of the hour.
We don't see much of the girls in the morning, and I think it might have something to do with the chalkboard on their wall that says PMA, Positive Mental Attitude. My instincts tell me to be bored with these chicks, but I know a girl who writes little positive notes to herself and leaves them all around her apartment to "inspire" her, and that bitch is batshit crazy. Elisa's already proven fruitful, and I have high hopes for the other girls of Season 3.
Please Make Asses of yourselves. You're boring me.
Heidi greets the designers on the runway looking like she's late for a ball. Just once I'd like to see her in dirty baggy sweats with a pint of Haagen Daz. Is that so much to ask? She tells them that they will have to go to Rockefeller Plaza and meet Tim to get their assignment and that it will be a "first in Project Runway history." My bet is it has something to do with a straight guy. What else hasn't this show conquered?
When they arrive at Rock Plaza, Tim is waiting for them on the Today Show set with none other than...some handsome black man. The designers, being women and gay men, are as confused as I am. Thank god for straight guy (never thought you'd hear me say that, eh?), who explains that this short drink of water is Tiki Barber, one of the greatest running backs the Giants has ever seen! I didn't know short dudes were allowed to play professional basketball. Told ya it would be something butch!
Ricky has no idea who Tiki is either, but he wants to bone him right off the bat, and the only thing Steven knows about football (my bad) is that it's the only thing on television that encourages spandex. Christian has a look of utter terror on his face, either afraid of strong black men or football. Or both. God I love this show.
He's so skerd his hair stands straight up.
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Comments (15)
I was about to say, where are the hotties? Oh my god, that dark skinned Adonis with his gorgeous features...the one who had to deal with RickyBitch. I would take him home yesterday :).
Carmen deserved the boot she didn't even make a shirt. Making a crappy shirt is better than making no shirt at all.
On a different note, I can't see the nudies of SexyMuscularGay with HIV (poor thing, it broke my heart. First to hear that he was gay and second that he has HIV. At least he's not victimizing himself and appears to be in good health. Besides that whole HIV thing).
1 of 15 | Posted by PixieGal262 | Posted on December 1, 2007 1:04 AM
where are the hot chick models? this round does not cut it. (Heidi excluded, she is as hot as ever).
sounds like pants pattern cutter boy has cheated and will be kicked off the show.
i wonder if this show has jumped the shark?
2 of 15 | Posted by heehaw | Posted on December 1, 2007 3:47 AM
You can see the nudie shots if you go to the website listed on the photo and then click Galleries -> male (adult). ;-) And yes, there is ween.
I'm so bummed that I can't see these episodes! My only PR fix is through the gasm. They are at least 1 season behind here in the UK and iTunes isn't showing PR this season like they did last season. What gives?
3 of 15 | Posted by snotchy bootches | Posted on December 1, 2007 5:02 AM
snotchy, that is what torrents are for.......
anyway, I was actually glad that they finally had a menswear challenge. Though I think it would have worked better if they didn't have to make so many pieces. Maybe that's the point of menswear though, is the number of pieces? I have no clue.
Glad Carmen's gone, but Ricky needs to be next. I'm worried about Jack -- remember when they were showing snippets of the whole season and Tim came into the room with Jack and said he had an announcement? OH NO!!! Jack don't leave!!!
4 of 15 | Posted by fycin | Posted on December 1, 2007 9:20 AM
jack has nude pics in franklouis.com...he is so hot
5 of 15 | Posted by rspinoy | Posted on December 1, 2007 8:13 PM
Tonight - out of the blue - I fell in love with Steven.
6 of 15 | Posted by daylobdart | Posted on December 1, 2007 11:38 PM
Flipit I think that you hating Straight Guy's outfit had to do with the gay man vs. straight woman perspective. Me and my favorite gay man watched this ep together and we had the same argument... I loved it and he hated it. Give me a straight guy in a purple tie, with a pocketsquare ANYDAY! And how could you leave out the guy's comment that he finally understood the comment that straight men always made about the "hot models" around them? That cracked me up.
I was a bit puzzled that Jillian didn't get called out too. Her look was the most complete!
This episode made me realize that we need a PR with lots of naked male models. The more the better.
7 of 15 | Posted by HereKittyKitty | Posted on December 2, 2007 8:31 AM
Has anyone else seen the MadTV spoof of PR? I swear Carmen is the guy who "loooves babies"
8 of 15 | Posted by LovePR | Posted on December 2, 2007 9:54 PM
Hey Flip and co . . . hmmm, maybe it's me, but I think the straight guy's protesting way too much, waaaayyyyy toooo muuuuch!!! and call me crazy, that was the gayest outfit evah!!! NO . . . is it me . . . !?
I'm pretty much agreeing on the rest, and Ricky, well, he does seem to have some kind of black energy about him. Stephen was better this time, but gay collar--it was the embodiment of the guy Carly Simon singing about in "You're so Vain" (but not in apricot)--did he win that contest!?
Carmen was out of her league, I liked her personally though. I agree on Jillian--having such a complete look should have put her in the final call, and Jack, hmmm, good gamble on completed pieces, fug result . . . I would have gone with Chris' look--lots of black, but modern and stylish. I also think if they remake "Dark Crystal" Elisa gonna be busy!!!!
And a special thanks to you, Flippy, so rare to have a "male" exploitation reel . . . not that those twinks do anything for me, but still nice to have equal time!!!! ; )
9 of 15 | Posted by juddfan | Posted on December 3, 2007 1:20 PM
I think straightguy looks kinda like Joey Fatone! (especially with the carefully crafted facial hair)
Sweet Pea kinda cracked me up this whole episode, she knew her design was jank, and the self depricating humor was great! I'm glad she didn't get booted, even though her shirt looked like the one Denise made for Theo on The Cosby Show back in the day.
My $$ is on Chris - love him!
Great recap!!
10 of 15 | Posted by carmelicious | Posted on December 3, 2007 2:04 PM
I forgot to add, on the website, you can rate the look, and somehow, they made SweetP's shirt look whole . . . she should have at least folded out the collar.
Carmelicious . . . I totally agree, I find sculpted hair like that suspiciously gay---I know I could be sooo wrong, but still, such grooming attention, (and not doing much for him either, IMHO) and even though Joey Fatone was a straight Insync'er, I still can't miss the gay-ness of looking like a boybander--but I'm not hating, gay person that I am . . . .I'm just saying . . .
11 of 15 | Posted by juddfan | Posted on December 3, 2007 6:05 PM
I agree.... worse PR ever!!! Thanks for the "Hotties" montage at the end. Glad Cameron is gone, I could not stand her hair with thhat big bun on top! ..... I really thought it should have been a double elimination, there were so many bad designs, maybe even a triple....
Love you...
Chooch
12 of 15 | Posted by chooch850 | Posted on December 4, 2007 12:00 AM
Not only the worst PR ever, but the worst season so far. With a group challenge, and a men's challenge I feel like we have no grasp on anyone's style yet. Granted I got drunk and watched all 3 episodes for a 3rd time while supposedly cleaning for my holiday cocktail party. I have this pesky feeling nobody's got a real personal vision.
I think its too easy to see who won't be making it:
Sweet Pea (went bankrupt for a reason), Christian (desperately apeing current trends with no clear slant of his own), Jack (Cute stuff with little to no fireworks- that and we know he got booted already from those pesky staph infection rumors), Kit "Shoot me Now, you Commercialized Drone" Pistol, Ricky- nuff said suckah. That sucks. That's a lotta people who are clearly gonnna bite it.
I'll grant Crazyface, Chris, and Steve the mid range of my hope.
And then Rami and Victorya, Straightguy, and Jillian the final four.
There. Who wants to bet?
13 of 15 | Posted by jazzhandstheworld | Posted on December 4, 2007 11:24 AM
Hey Jazzhandstheworld, I love a good throw down!!! I think you've done a good job slicing up the competitors, so I'll just stick with the top 5, say. I'll agree on Rami on top, but I think Christian, and oh hell, I'll say Chris, with Crazyface and Fatone. I think Jillian will lack creativity, but I'm anxious to see, Victorya's a one note, with the shapeless babydolls. I think Kit might do okay, Steven too. I agree on Jack, nice guy, wish him well, but underwhelmed myself.
It seems they'd rather have something outrageous than something boring, so see ya Ricky!
14 of 15 | Posted by juddfan | Posted on December 5, 2007 2:56 PM
I want to comment on Heidi saying that the Straight Guy's outfit was to gay for Seal. I totally agree with you Flipit, I just saw Seal on the Victoria Secret Fashion Show and he was wearing a sequin suit! Hello!
15 of 15 | Posted by chickadee2586 | Posted on December 13, 2007 8:28 PM