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Project Runway: The Complete Fifth Season

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I LOVE project runway. since it doesn't run in germany (where i live) i always order the dvds from the US. so i wonder everytime why they cannot just NOT tell the winner on the backside of the dvd?? this time i just didn't look on the backside, but then the winner was shown in the menue of the dvd....
i missed the reunion and also the "wear are they now" - there was just a short interview with the winner. the extras are too few.

heidi strikes me as quite heartless - there is never any empathy and she just says her lines.

but still i watched the season in almos just one go! it's marvellous. but no project runway season will ever come up to season 2 (santino!). that was the BEST.

Season five has been called the weakest season, but it's still fun. There's not a clear winner, as there was in season four, so it's fun to see some more even competition. If you're a fan of the show, it's a must see. If you're not, start with season one and work your way up.

I'm hooked! I am so addicted to Project Runway that I can't NOT watch! Heidi is devine ("She acts kind of bitchy, no?") and Tim Gunn ("Make it work") are such fun! Then add to this mix the judges, designers and the crazy challanges (can YOU make an outfit out of a garbage bag?) and you have a show that you just can't miss! I LOVE THIS! Season Five was not a disappointment, either. It delivered the goods! Lots of excitement and watching your favorite designer get voted off, or one who SHOULD get the boot but stays...well, it's DRAMA plain and simple! KEEP THEM COMING1 I have bought every DVD set and will continue buying them until it's off the air. I can sit and watch these shows over and over again! SUCH FUN!!!

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"Project Runway: Season Five"
(Bravo, 2009)
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Despite the behind-the-scenes production delays and legal wranglings, Season Five of "Project Runway" emerges as one of the strongest shows to date, perhaps rivaling Season One in terms of its narrative arc. The season starts off slow, with a cast packed with the usual mix of narcissism, talent and self-delusion, but as the season progresses many, if not all, of the unlikeable contestants wind up seeming pretty sympathetic. It's not clear that the raw talent or wow factor is as widespread this time around, but the winning designer's runway show is breathtaking, and really feels like a world-class fashion production. There do seem to be a lot of questionable calls on the judges' parts -- sometimes I found myself wondering if they were tailoring their decisions more for the drama of the series, rather than for pure fashion. (Really? You like those drapey, flowy things that much? Hmmm.) Also, I think their decision on the elimination from five to four contestants was just utterly wrong: the rock'n'roll outfit was exactly, spot-on perfect, and way better than the other designs. Oh, well. Poor guy.)

Anyway, it was a fun season, and fans of Tim Gunn should be especially pleased with how much more of his persona comes through. Looking forward to Season Six! (Joe Sixpack, Slipcue film reviews)

I watch this in the UK and eagerly awaited the delivery of Season 5 but it's not up to the standard of the other seasons and I felt short changed - particularly missed the reunion!

I have all 5 seasons now, and hope the change to another network will keep it strong. However I did miss the reunion show not taped or at least not included in this season.

There is nothing like wasting an entire weekend watching a Project Runway marathon. Ahhhhhh,it is FABULOUS!

Season Five features some interesting competitors who have fantastic talent and creativity. A few (Kenley!) are annoying, but they still have a unique point of view that is fun to watch.

The bigest disappointment was the lack of any interesting extra features. True, the episodes themselves were extra-long (and worth the extra footage!) but there is little else. I would have especially enjoyed an episode featuring the search for the competitors....it is always fun to see what the eventual winners bring to their auditions as well as the wacky creations of wannabe fashion designers. Additionally, would it be so difficult to put on extra features with outtakes from the show? What about Tim Gunn commenting on what he REALLY thought of the designers? ("Tell me Tim, didn't you just want to strangle Kenley?") What about Heidi making some extra comments? I'm sure she has some...

Definitely something for a fan to buy, but I'm always wishing for more.

I've never enjoyed the reunion show. So I didn't miss it at all. I watch this show to see the design challenges and then the shows resulting from those challenges. I am somewhat interested in the personalities on the show but that is a much more distant interest. There always seems to be one character everyone hates and that was true of this season too. I think that is just human nature, especially in a competitive setting. I thought there was a lot of talent on this season. By the time we got down to the final four contestants, I was having a heck of a time choosing and I usually don't have this much of a problem. Usually the soon-to-be-winner is standing out by the time we get down to that few.

One thing that always bothers me about this show is that there is never any prize for the two runners up. I think there should be some consolation prizes for them. Certainly all these companies involved in this show can come up with something for them. If nothing else, give all three of them a free vacation at a spa so they can recuperate from all that tension and hard work.

This is the last season that was shot in New York. For Season 6, which I am now watching, the show has moved to L.A.

I must also say that Heidi Klum continues to irritate me season after season. I don't know what is so offputting about her but with each season I renew and intensify the feeling that wouldn't it be nice if I never had to hear or see her again. I do not have that problem with Tim Gunn, Michael Kors or Nina Garcia. They are fine.

My daughter and I thought this season was disappointing. Not many of the contestants were likeable, their designs weren't spectacular, and the last challenge (evening gown)was so banal that I thought the designers were going to be told to get back to the workroom and really CREATE! We DID miss the reunion show although I imagine it would have been rather catty. The "WEAR is the Winner Now" segment just showed her at the ELLE photo shoot and didn't give any information on what she was doing 6 months after the show. THAT'S what we find interesting - have the winners been successful in their work life?

I was disappointed that there weren't more special features. I've watched all of the Project Runway Seasons and enjoy them all. I was hoping for more in the Special Features. Missing follow-up on other finalists, favorite desingers and no reunion show. I think Kinley was the most memorable designer on the show. Where is she now?