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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 10:33 pm
I'm so bummed Sparkle Josh is gone but I hope that with his personality and design style he'll get a great new job from this!
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Vsmart
Member
02-10-2003
| Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 10:38 pm
Robb may have great ideas, but personality is too abrasive to have a weekly show. But I could watch Will or Kim.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, August 20, 2007 - 4:52 am
I was sorry to see Josh go too, but that does mean he will be coming back to light up the local scene!
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, August 20, 2007 - 6:27 am
I'm kind of getting sick of the "design challenges" they have done for this show. I watch shows on HGTV that are going to help me get ideas for my home...not for some tacky Vegas wedding! I was skeptical of last week's challenge but at least they were designing A ROOM! This to me was not a good challenge. At this point when they are down to so few contestants I think it should be individual challenges, or at least partner challenges. Of course I'm irritated because my two favorites got eliminated and my least favorite (Robb) is still around. Right now I'm voting for Kym. But I did think the boas tied around the chairs were pretty. And oh, let me think -- JOSH did that (even though admittedly it was Robb's idea).
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Bombaycat
Member
07-21-2007
| Monday, August 20, 2007 - 6:39 am
Sad to see Sparkle Josh go home. I don't care for Robb's designs or his personality. I think surfer guy (Todd?) designs are over the top and not at all adaptable to the average home. I do, however, enjoy his enthusiasm and personality. I'm still not sure about Kym, but I like some of her ideas. Since Sparkle Josh is gone guess I'm pulling for Will. I have liked all his designs from day 1.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, August 20, 2007 - 6:54 am
First I have to say that really none of these folks have the personality for hosting a tv show. Josh had it somewhat but I think his vision is limited to sparkling. Everyone doesn't like sparkle. I thought the wedding reception design was tacky. I liked Will's much better. But considering the ideas they had to work with...
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, August 20, 2007 - 6:55 am
I agree. To me only Will or Kym are designers (in the sense that I want to see). The other ones are more like entertainers. I think Robb reminds me too much of Hildi on Trading Spaces...you would never be too sure of what you are going to get. Todd hasn't designed anything yet that remotely has application as a usable living space. If they are looking for a show host that is more about design and less about real life application then I guess these two guys are great (although Robb irritates me to no end), but I don't see myself becoming a fan of their shows as they are currently being presented. I guess it is just what you are looking for.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, August 20, 2007 - 7:00 am
why does Todd do everything shirtless?
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Kellsma
Member
08-28-2002
| Monday, August 20, 2007 - 7:24 am
I don't even know how they could have used this challenge to eliminate anyone. It was Robb's design and everyone executed it. They eliminated Josh because of his room last week. I think very weak decision for this kind of challenge considering that they all had to execute one person's idea. Sad to see Josh go too and yes, we need to see more individual design ideas at this point, not one person's design being done by everyone else. It seems the couple liked Will's board also, that he really nailed the colors. They should have had the judges look at those comments as well.
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Vsmart
Member
02-10-2003
| Monday, August 20, 2007 - 8:23 am
Most of the shows really have a staff of designers who create the look that the host presents(shown sewing the last seam). Thus hosting ability would be more important than the actual design talent.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, August 20, 2007 - 8:28 am
I also thought that it was personal (Robb v. Will) in his comments. At least from our perspective it looked like Will was a little worker bee in this challenge...he was always doing SOMETHING. Perhaps he didn't "input" to Robb, and perhaps there is friction there from the original week when Will told Robb he was hard to work with...but it sure was interesting how that was edited. I agree. Eliminating somebody based on this challenge was lame. How do you determine whether somebody did appropriate work or not in a team effort? I assume it was based on the total body of Josh's work and not this particular challenge.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, August 20, 2007 - 8:43 am
Interesting blog on their website.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, August 20, 2007 - 11:03 am
Back to my whining about the show last night...Robb's design would NOT have been pulled off if people like Kym, Surfer Guy and Will hadn't stepped in and pointed out some obvious flaws...for instance Robb did not design to scale so the other designers had to make that work for him. He didn't include table settings apparently so Sparkle had to go at the last minute and make decisions regarding table design. Will had to point out to him that the poker chips were not the right color (in Robb's original design they were lavender and white) and drape them...Robb had many mistakes that the other designers fixed. I just disliked this total competition. It just didn't work as a fair execution for me.
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Monday, August 20, 2007 - 11:38 am
That wedding was Tacky with a capital T, complete with flashing neon lights in lavender and red. Roxip makes an excellent point -- if it weren't for Will's knowledge about flow, etc., it would have been a shambles. Blecch.
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Zummat
Member
01-31-2006
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 12:49 am
The reception may have been tacky but evidently the bride and groom loved, loved, loved it. So sorry to see Sparkle Josh leave. He had the best TV personality in my opinion. Didn't shed any tears over Christina leaving. Something about her reminds me of Mr. Rogers and the way he talked to kids. Very slow and blah personality. I don't care how many challenges he wins, there is no way I would watch a show with Robb on it. He is so irritating and has to cut people off at the knees in order to make himself look good. I just do not like his personality or design style at all. This seems to be the first year the three judges have not been in agreement on who to eliminate. I like both Kim and Will. I'm just not sure if they have the personality to keep the interest going for a TV show. Surfer Dude might be fun on a show, but as Vern said, he wanted to see how Surfer Dude would design a "real" room for a client. Me too. This is where Alice is now - at HGTV.com "Runner-up, Alice Fakier, has hot new window treatment and headboard solutions in two exclusive HGTV.com video series." There is a link to her page there.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 7:07 am
I'm wondering if the couple were a real couple though. Or actors.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 6:14 pm
Robb SOOOOO needs to go home! I'm so sick of his mouth already!
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Bombaycat
Member
07-21-2007
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 6:45 pm
Buh bye Robb.
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Bombaycat
Member
07-21-2007
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 6:47 pm
To me it looks like it will be a Todd/Kim final 2 with Todd winning.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 6:59 pm
YAAAAA Robb is gone!!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 7:59 pm
Wow -- they sure made Robb look like a condescending, overbearing jerk tonight! I'm impressed Kim didn't slug him at some point. Personality aside, I think both rooms looked phenomenal (love the warm color tones) -- and LMAO when they showed Robb's unfinished tile after he had commented on Kim's lack of finishing tile. Todd and Kim are my guess, too - but it sounds like WE get to help choose the winner. 
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Zummat
Member
01-31-2006
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 8:24 pm
I only have two words to say about Robb's departure tonight... Thank God!
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Zummat
Member
01-31-2006
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 8:32 pm
When it get's down to the final two Techmichigan, we get to choose the winner! Kim really showed she has "it" for a TV personality. I too think it will be Todd and Kim for final two. I really like Will too but I'm concerned he just isn't as good a TV personality as the other two. Surfer Dude was starting to get on my nerves a bit, but tonight he showed he could really design a living space and it was really cool! I could definately see him having his own series with the way he thinks outside the box when he looks at a room! Love this show.
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Vsmart
Member
02-10-2003
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 10:42 pm
Instead of saying how glad he was to be on the show, Robb complained that the judges got it wrong. Mr. Ego to the end. If the show didn't feel it needed drama, he would have been gone long ago.
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 11:19 pm
They finally came to their senses about Slobb -- good riddance.
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