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Project Runway: Season Six [Blu-ray]

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I'm a HUGE Project Runway fan and have every other season available on DVD but I will not be purchasing this one. The move to Los Angeles was incongruous with the industry (sorry LA will NEVER outpace New York as the fashion capital of the USA) and the judging suffered tremendously by the frequent absences of 2/3 of the judging "troika" of Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia and Michael Kors. While there were some interesting choices for judges (Christina Aguilera) there were mostly some WTF judges (Lindsay Lohen, REALLY??) who did not contribute well to the judging process. The contestants in particular were unevenly "talented" and it was clear from the beginning who would win. Finally the challenges themselves were odd this season as well. I watched it but mostly in the hopes that it would get interesting and exciting. Seeing Tim Gunn in flip flops on the beach was as exciting as it got I'm afraid. Buy this only if you are a die hard fan and purist who must have all seasons.

Don't waste your money on this season. It was obvious from the first few shows who would be the winner. The challenges were uninspired and a lack of consistent judging enable Heidi Klum to almost drive this show into the ground. This is easily the WORST season of PR. I wouldn't even watch this on re-runs. Blech!

I have all seasons of project runway on dvd. I cannot watch the program live, since I live in Germany. So I have to wait until the dvd is out. Really, this one looks like they have run out of money! No extras? No trips to Paris or something like that? Is the budget smaller than it was before? And where was Michael Corrs all the time and what does Lindsay Lohan know about fashion??
It was still fun to watch, but my favourite seasons are still the second and the third one ;-)

I don't quite get the vitriolic response to this season. While I agree that the lamest contestants were really lame and the winners were less dynamic than usual, it was still a fun show and as engaging as always. I also liked the variety of guest judges, including designers like Azria and Hilfiger - whose ready to wear I've actually bought. The inclusion of the type of stars who actually buy and parade around in these clothes added further interest. Putting this season down just because it was shot in L.A. seems like sheer coastal snobbery. The inspirations, from the red carpet to the Getty, were just as valid and interesting as back east. If you're a fan of the show, you'll want to see this season too.

I am a big fan of "Project Runway". I pre-ordered the season 6 and finished the whole season in 3 days. It was pretty clear who would be the final 3 from the beginning. But I was still kinda surprised who was out for some episodes. There are some interesting challenges but I have to say I was left uninspired... Another disappointment is that there is no bonus features.. So far my favorite season is still season4. I could watch season 4 over and over again!

Compared to Seasons 1-5, this one is a snooze fest. LA made it hard for Michael Kors and Nina Garcia to be present on a consistent basis; thus I felt that intimate connection that develops between the designers and judges over the entire season as you'd see in the previous seasons was sorely missing. Also, be it uninteresting personalities, as a viewer, it was hard to develop a bond to the designers and by Fashion week, I was so bored that I was just wishing it to end so I can get on with Season 7 and hopefully see some improvements.

Also, the role of the models were reduced. The model paired with the losing designer was automatically eliminated and removed the welcome suspense of the model selection after each win. I feel like we barely got to know the models at all; they just felt like mannequins sadly. It'd be nice to see a bit more model story/drama mixed into the show - perhaps not to the extent of Morgan from Season 1 to the detriment of the designers but in a way that it spices up the show.

As others have pointed out, this one is the worst out of the bunch (thus far). Seasons 1-5 were more interesting. You can skip this one and really not miss anything.

Side note: I wish they'd bring back the designer auditions as the first episode of the show. They stopped doing that from Season 4. Those audition footages were my favorite things about the show, much like the comical American Idol audition footages. It's fun to see the crazy, wacky, misguided designer hopefuls, and for the chosen designers, as a viewer, I feel more connected to them from the get go b/c we've seen a bit of their lives, hopes, and dreams already.

This was the first entire season of project runway that I was able to see, as we had just gotten cable for the first time--so I am unable to compare this season with the previous ones. My first viewing of Project Runway was, nevertheless, a revelation. If somebody were to have told me a few years ago that one of my favorite shows (if not my favorite) would be a fashion design competition, I would have thought that this person was insane! My wife, an artistic fan of Vogue patterns from way back, had learned about PR from her sister, and so she started watching it regularly as soon as we got cable. I was naturally often present while she was watching, and before I knew it I was completely hooked!

The whole thing of how the designers have to quickly whip something up while working under the often crazy constraints that are placed on them reminds me of solving the complex engineering problems with which I am familiar. The results are often startling. Some outfits are so terrible that I imagine that even I could have come up with something better. Other creations are brilliant beyond anything that I would even have thought possible. From my point of view (that of a straight guy born in the fifties midst visions of Marilyn Monroe) most of the models are incredibly skinny--and their faces often very angular. What the designers are able to do in the way of transforming these young models is nothing short of incredible. The draping of the fabric is often seen to accent the figures of these young women to the point where they could actually give the screen sirens of my youth a run for their money. The hair and makeup are seen to bring softness and light to their faces as well. I see now that these young woman are the proper tabula rasa upon which the designers might best work their magic.

I also found myself entertained by the personalities of the regulars on the show. Heidi's diction is amusing for me. Her German accent laced with odd African/Southern American elements (I guess from Heidi's husband) like "little" pronounced as "li'l" (that is, the t's in the word replaced by a glottal stop) is amusing in and of itself. Tim is so nurturing and compassionate in his work with the designers--what a nice guy! Every time he sends the looser of the competition back to the work room to clean up his/her space he makes it sound that he is reluctantly sending his own precious child off to college! Michael Kors is incredibly witty--though I would hate to be on the receiving end of his numerous barbs!

I can see, however, after having viewed seasons seven and eight that this season might not have been the best. I liked Carol Hannah and Althea's designs in the final competition better than Irina's. Although I can see that Irina's collection was more coherent, her parade of warrior women just didn't do it for me!

I love Project Runway, but this season made me want to tear my hair out. The judging was reprehensible and the talent only slightly better (especially since the more interesting characters tended to be booted out earliest.) I never thought I would miss seeing Nina Garcia and Michael Kors on every episode, but their absence was really felt. For some reason, those who had creativity but took the design a tiny bit too far were nearly always kicked off over those who performed consistently mediocre. Was it because of the recession that everyone suddenly felt conservative and not willing to go out on a limb?? Sigh. Not what I had come to expect from Project Runway.

The Season 6 shows do not disappoint. Would recommend it for anyone interested in fashion or for fun entertainment.

I own all 6 seasons of PR on DVD. This is by far the worst. There are no special scenes added. There is no model selection. There is so much missing. Why not include models of the runway (or at least model selection). I was such a fan. I watched season 7. Thank goodness that redemed it a bit. But don't waste your money on season 6. it left so much out of the dvd. Plus, the entire season was bad (in LA); mostly because of the awful, inconsistent judging and the uninteresting "tallent".