I don't want to make a big deal about this (because it sooooooo isn't a big deal), but it looks like I will not be recapping Project Runway this season. There are two main reasons for this. The first is a matter of time: in order to cover this show in a way that would satisfy the expectations of others and me, I would need to devote virtually all my non-ANTM time to it. No thanks. I'm not interested in only writing about reality TV on this blog -- I do quite enough of that at work, and I care about far too many other media for such a specific focus. There was a Project Runway-ANTM overlap at the end of Season 3 and the beginning of Cycle 7 and it was fucking hell to cover both. No, no, no.
The second reason is that I don't think I'm that into ProjRun, anymore. Besides the forest woman and that hateable art-fag with the spine-tingling haircut, I found myself attracted to none of the (non-) personalities we met on Wednesday's Season 4 premiere. Clearly, ProjRun cast very talented and accomplished people this time around, but I wonder if by leaning so heavily toward that end, they've squandered the opportunity for compelling characters.
I'll find out -- I'm not giving up on the show entirely. I'll be watching along and if anything grabs me, I'll definitely post about it here. When ANTM ends in a month, I may pick up recapping Project Runway. It sounds like cheating, because really it is, but maybe by that point, the characters will have developed beyond their current blandness?
In any event, for all your Project Runway needs, please hit up Blogging Project Runway. They're really good people and are far more devoted to the show than I could ever be.
I feel like leaving the comments on this post open would read like I was asking people to beg me to reconsider (I wouldn't normally assume that people would even care that much, but this poll suggests otherwise). So I'm closing them just to show you how firmly resolute I am -- this is just the way it is, and it isn't up for discussion. If you do care enough to be bothered about this, I'd suggest erring on the side of assuming that I won't be covering the show at all. That way, I can only surprise you.
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