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Whoami
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08-03-2001

Monday, August 07, 2006 - 4:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Anyone watching this one? Its already into week 3 of 8. But as is the norm for these cable shows, episodes are repeated repeatedly.

Design Star

I'm sensing a Project Runway ripoff with the way its run. The designers are designing rooms, rather than clothes. Pretty fun stuff. Sort of a Wickedly Perfect meets Project Runway.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Monday, August 07, 2006 - 5:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Yep it's been mentioned in the decorating thread.

Tuzza
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08-19-2005

Monday, August 07, 2006 - 5:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tuzza a private message Print Post    
I am loving it!

Talk about drama already....Temple and Donna sheesh

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Monday, August 07, 2006 - 6:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
I've been watching and loving it. I was very glad to see them do individual rooms this week -- it tempered the "drama" b/t the two "beauty queens" and showed creative AND organized each contestant was.

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Monday, August 07, 2006 - 6:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
I saw one espisode and want to see more. When is it on? Loved seeing Vern again.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Monday, August 07, 2006 - 6:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
I think that link I provided has the episodes and show times.

About tonight's episode...(spoil box for those who haven't seen it yet, just in case)

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It was pretty sweet seeing Vanessa get dumped. I'm bad, I know. She annoyed me right off the bat in the first episode. She was pretty full of herself. Confidence is one thing. Being a braggart is another. And that sour look she had on her face as everyone else got the accolades she seemed to think should have been hers....


Not sure what to think of the two blond women. Boy, talk about cat fights! I see one as more of an instigator, but the other one doesn't seem to be shy about giving it back either.

Tuzza
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08-19-2005

Monday, August 07, 2006 - 7:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tuzza a private message Print Post    
The show runs on Sunday nights I think but being that it is HGTV, it reshows.

Edited to add: pasted from the website Sundays 9pm e/p

Plus encore episodes Thursdays 8pm e/p and Saturdays 6pm e/p


The show has aired so I don't know about a spoiler or the rules, so I will just say, I was pleased with who went home as well, Whoami.

I think Temple seems to be more of the instigator, I think Donna needs to know how to walk away better than she does. Temple drives me nuts but she did do a nice job on her room.

I must say too, what about that rug that guy did!!!

Of the store choices, I would have thought "beauty" would be the toughest.

I am really liking this show.

Zummat
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01-31-2006

Monday, August 07, 2006 - 9:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Zummat a private message Print Post    
Count me in as a fan of this show! I am happy to see Vern again.

Not sad to see Vanessa go home. She just didn't think outside the box on this one. Plus her description of her style "Glamoristic" was too much. I think the judges just rolled their eyes everytime she said it.

I think it was a tough choice of which twin to send home. They both spent way too much time on the walls and then rushed to get the room pulled togethered and it showed. Sorry to see Teman eliminated though.

I don't see Temple or Donna in the end and Alice always looks like she is about to cry. Although she did do a decent job on her room with the camping store stuff.

David is way ahead of all the others at this point. He seems to have a real vision when he designs. He's the only one that sketched out what he wanted the room to look like before he went shopping.

Vsmart
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02-10-2003

Monday, August 07, 2006 - 9:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vsmart a private message Print Post    
David said that he was never in a pet store before & Temple likewise about an automotive store. So they had the advantages of seeing forms rather than preconceived notions of what everything was for. It would have been better to make all of them buy/use items from the same store. Judges are tough.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Monday, August 07, 2006 - 10:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
I love this show. I was crying right along with the twins.

Nancypj
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08-17-2001

Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - 1:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nancypj a private message Print Post    
I haven't seen it yet, but am going to catch the "marathon" of eps 1-4 on Saturday, August 19. They start at 3:00 pm (Pacific). Episode 5 will premiere the next night. This is all per tvguide.com.

While I was at the HGTV site I noticed that they have FINALLY posted the show info for the Design Remix episode they filmed at my brother and sister-in-law's house last year (I should be in it too. As a "friends and family" I got to get snarky about all their clutter.). No airdate listed yet, but should be in the fall, I think :-)

Zummat
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01-31-2006

Sunday, August 13, 2006 - 7:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Zummat a private message Print Post    
Won't give it away, but there were two elimnations tonight. One was kinda and the other kinda .

All I can say is in my opinion, David is the only one I would watch on a TV design show.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Monday, August 14, 2006 - 12:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
I think the second was WAYYYYYYY :-)! That person was getting on my last nerve. I'm sure that has much to do w/editing (especially tonight) -- but I couldn't identify one specific task in the kitchenthat the evictee had actually WORKED on physically. Like I said, I'm sure editing 32 hrs. down into 30 minutes left many things out, but there was definitely some tension there that was created b/c of that particular person.

As for the first elimination, that one did sadden me, but I had to think "WTF?" when the design was presented! LOL Didn't seem to fit any of the customer's requirements. Why would you want stainless appliances to HIDE behind a wall??

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Monday, August 14, 2006 - 12:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
I agree, Zummat -- David is the Harold from Top Chef! I did enjoy the curly-headed guy's input about the kitchen, tonight. My dad and I spent 3 different summers building kitchen cabinets and installing them for 3 different houses. It is NOT a "quick" job and had Temple listened, she could have made better decisions more quickly.

Now -- what the heck is his name???? For some reason I'm thinking Bradley -- but that was the name of the moppy looking lad from Project Runway! LOL (Sad when the reality stars start overlapping in my mind!)

Zummat
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01-31-2006

Monday, August 14, 2006 - 4:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Zummat a private message Print Post    
Not sad at all that Donna is gone. All she wanted to do was shop! When you only have 32 hours, you buy the first table and chair set you like that meets the requirements. It took her all day when it should have taken a couple of hours.

The twins were just nice guys. I agree Teran's design was lacking so it was the right decision that he go home.

Temple just grates on me. She wasn't organized at all. And she seems to argue with all of them.

TeachMichigan his name is Tym. And maybe if he quit talking so much about how you got to plan every single step of every single job he would have had time to hang the new cabinets. His constant negativity was getting on my nerves.

I do hope that when the HGTV crew went in and fixed everything that they did seal the joints in the floor. I agree with Alice on this one, you spill any kind of liquid on that floor and it's going to be ugly in a few days.

Vsmart
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02-10-2003

Monday, August 14, 2006 - 8:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vsmart a private message Print Post    
Yip chided Donna that the reason the customer chose her design is that she promised more than she could deliver. We all know what that means; the job ends up costing more & taking a lot longer.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Monday, August 14, 2006 - 11:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Zummat! I agree that Tym is negative, but at some point Temple has to listen to understand what is involved w/installing cabinets (it's NOT something that can be explained in under 10 seconds). I kinda' see those 2 as the prom queen and the non-conformist tech. ed kids at school. :-) Doesn't surprise me at all that they butt heads!

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Monday, August 14, 2006 - 6:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Right now the thing that annoys me the most about Temple is the arched-back-thrust-out-hips-yanked-back-shoulders-to-over-emphasize-the-boobs posture she has. It just makes my back hurt every time I see her!

Woofy
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08-09-2001

Monday, August 14, 2006 - 6:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Woofy a private message Print Post    
PREDICTION: David will win.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Monday, August 14, 2006 - 6:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
I'm liking David and Alice at this point in the game ...

Woofy
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08-09-2001

Monday, August 14, 2006 - 6:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Woofy a private message Print Post    
My only problem with Alice is that she cries almost as much as Temple --- it is getting OLD!

Zummat
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01-31-2006

Monday, August 14, 2006 - 7:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Zummat a private message Print Post    
Alice's crying annoys me too. Even when she's not crying, she looks like she will burst into tears at any moment.

Temple annoys me when she starts talking.

Tym gets too technical explaining anything and he's boring.

David seems to have the complete package. I just can't see any of the others being a host of a TV show. David comes across as genuine and fun.

Willsfan
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09-04-2000

Monday, August 14, 2006 - 8:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Willsfan a private message Print Post    
This is the first episode (show) I have seen but I really didn't like anything they were doing to that kitchen other than the new appliances.
No way did it look like a tuscan kitchen. IMO
If they wanted to go lighter they could have done the cabinets in a rich cream or reddish color. Something more earthtone than stark white but the owners seemed to like the kitchen so maybe I was expecting too much.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 9:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
I just watched tonight's show. I really like David and hope he wins this. First I love the name David, I've always had a thing for Davids and second I love his voice. Plus he's kinda cute. But I really like his designs the most.

Vsmart
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02-10-2003

Monday, August 21, 2006 - 8:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vsmart a private message Print Post    
David did a great job using reds, but his presentation was weak. The dividers were terrible. Alice was the best hostess.
Would love to see a new series with them working together.