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Bombaycat
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07-21-2007

Monday, September 10, 2007 - 6:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bombaycat a private message Print Post    
Tntitanfan - Last night was a new episode for the final 2. Todd and Kim were in Hawaii where they renovated hotel suites.

Marameko
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07-15-2002

Monday, September 10, 2007 - 9:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Marameko a private message Print Post    
Love that Kim, what a delight! The hotel room with the divider she made was just great.I hope she wins.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Monday, September 10, 2007 - 1:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Uh oh! I better get in touch with theOwl for her tape!

Theowl
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09-28-2000

Monday, September 10, 2007 - 4:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Theowl a private message Print Post    
TNT, the show reruns tonight at 10 PM, 9/11 2 AM, 9/14 8 PM, 9/15 12 AM and 6 PM. If you still can't catch it at any of those times, I'll send you a tape.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Monday, September 10, 2007 - 6:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Thanks! Got the VCR set for the 10 PM show tonight - I'll holler if I have more problems! You rock!!

Curlyq
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07-10-2002

Monday, September 10, 2007 - 7:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Curlyq a private message Print Post    
I voted for Kim as well. I found Todd's designs more reminiscent of those TLC shows like Trading Spaces or While You Were Out where there's a theme or a gimmick to the design. I also thought it wasn't such a good idea to have a kitchen in the bedroom and a bathroom in the dining room. He could've kept the dining room with the kitchen and still had a family room area in front of the windows.

Kim was smart to always make a point of giving a lesson instead of just pointing out the room's features. She's good at encouraging people to try these tricks in their own homes. Plus, I was impressed with her ability to work with Mr. Everybody's-a-Moron-But-Me given their past experiences together.

Danzdol
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04-21-2001

Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 9:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Danzdol a private message Print Post    
While I think Kim has great hosting abilities, I would rather watch Todd's creativity.

Not sure if this has been posted, but did anyone notice when Vern said "this is Totally Todd" when refering to his room? In my head that clicked and I thought that would be the perfect name for his show! TOTALLY TODD, it brings in his surfer personality and style too!

I really think Kim floated there and got there because the others made worse choices so they stood out to be eliminated first. She was not the most talented by far imho. I think she is good but only equal to a recent design school grad not in a unique way at all. Especially not when compared to Todd.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 12:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
When Todd jumped on the coffee table in surfer pose that was enough for me. Plus, his style is just too wild and not very practical. I agree he would be good for an extreme design type of show but Kim should win for Design Star.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 12:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
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Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 2:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I don't know, I thought Todd's room looked like tons of fun, and I'm pretty sure my 10-year old daughter would have preferred to stay in it. Kim's room looked more calm and peaceful and I would prefer to stay in it...I guess it is just a matter of personal taste.

I would be happy to go to Hawaii and test out my theory at any time if the producers want to send me.

Danzdol
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04-21-2001

Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 4:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Danzdol a private message Print Post    
but I would hope America votes for overall performance not just one room. You have to take all the projects into consideration. Todd did some very creative things and not all were wild. The spinning family room was quite conservative with the added factor that you can instantly change the room function as you please.

Kim did more decorating than she did design. Her concepts were more mainstream and not that innovative. I did like the how she hosted. She seemed friendly and everything flowed.

You can coach hosting but you cannot teach creativity imho

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 5:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
I thought it was so neat to bring back Robb and Will, and that both of them worked SO HARD for each of the final two! I have a new respect for Robb - he totally respected his position as an assistant to the two finalists!

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 9:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Vern didn't care that much for the spinning room design, according to his comments on the website.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Wednesday, September 12, 2007 - 12:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
I liked the concept of the spinning room. I didn't like the giant wooden block it was on. A better design IMHO would have been for the spinning part to be on a circular turntable, so it could be flush with the floor, with some sort of safety feature built in so fingers, toes, and the like couldn't get caught up in it. Then have a remote control to spin it to its desired position.

Danzdol
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04-21-2001

Wednesday, September 12, 2007 - 5:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Danzdol a private message Print Post    
yes a remote control would have been great! lol

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Wednesday, September 12, 2007 - 3:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
Go Kim!!!
I think Todd is too "flash in the pan, flavour of the month", basically impractical and probably a selfish designer ala Doug and Hildi.

Nancypj
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08-17-2001

Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 8:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nancypj a private message Print Post    
Even though Todd is local to me and I like him, all my votes went to Kim. I liked her style, and her presence on TV was fantastic. Todd had some great ideas, but nothing that your average HGTV watcher would be able to pull off, IMHO. Maybe they could both win - hers could be the practical show, his could be the over-the-top show.

Cricket
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08-05-2002

Friday, September 14, 2007 - 10:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cricket a private message Print Post    
Hey, Nancypj..long time no see. Great to see you here. Once again, I agree with you. He's kind of out there. I love Kim..she's fantastic. I guess I missed the voting, but I so hope she wins.

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Friday, September 14, 2007 - 2:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
I really liked Kim, but Todd is unique.

Dfng
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08-04-2005

Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 4:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfng a private message Print Post    
I guess I didn't seen anything new from Kim that would make me watch her show. Now Todd I would watch just to see what he came up with.

Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 6:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
I completely forgot to vote. For no reason really, I didn't care all that much for Kim and liked Todd. Although I think I wanted to like Todd more than I actually liked him...don't know if that makes sense. I was quite amused by the sheer amount of time he stayed shirtless in Hawaii. I think it was during the shopping thing...he was either in the car or getting in the car to head out shopping and was still shirtless and I was wondering if he'd go in the stores that way...and wondering how his driver felt about it! I did think Kim was better at the "hosting" part. And, while I preferred her final room, I thought Todd had the fresher ideas.

Interestingly, after last week's episode, they had the premiere of Vern's show ("Deserving Design"...even more interesting because that was the name of the previous episode of Design Star) and while watching that I was actually thinking that Kim was far better than Vern as a host (and I LOVE Vern...he just didn't seem all that natural during the hosting segs/voiceovers).

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 6:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
I guess I look at them like I do Hildi/Doug and Vern. Hildi and Doug are entertaining in a kind of train wreck can't look away kind of way. BUT, I would rather have Vern design a room for me.

Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 7:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
ITA with that Texannie. On TS, I always thought I'd love to work with Doug, but would want Vern working in my room (not that I'd mind working with him, but if I was working with him, then he couldn't have designed for me!). I just found it interesting on this show, since Vern was one of the people judging how they performed as hosts. And I will say, that I think Vern does wonderfully when he's interacting with the other people on the show, just doesn't seem all that comfy when he's not talking to just the camera.

Bluejaxrock
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04-23-2004

Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 5:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bluejaxrock a private message Print Post    
I didn't vote but if I had, I would've voted for Kim. I watch HGTV to get ideas for my own home, and none of Todd's did it for me. Except maybe the room he designed for that huge family. And I definitely wouldn't want him working in my home shirtless.
I'm glad David B. won last season, but I've only seen a couple of his shows.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 5:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
I finally saw the F2's rooms. I didn't like either room. Todd's room was too blue and too cheesey. I also think he should've kept the bedroom the bedroom. I liked Kim's living room but not the bedroom. Especially the bedroom wall color. And one of the judges said her room was high end? Pfttt.