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Amazons new reality showMaking the Cutseemslike a clone ofProject Runway.
It reunites theProject Runwayoriginal dream team of Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn.
Its a fashion-based reality competition show.
kind of experience, beginning with …
There are seamstresses.
From the start,Project Runwaycreated a hard line among its contestants.
Some people could sew.
Some people were not that great at it.
(Suck it,Project Runway!)
But of course it cant be simple.
Theres no back and forth communication, and sometimes there are language barriers.
Heidi and Tim are back!
They enjoy spending time with each other, making a TV show!
They are Definitely Friends!
They go to the Moulin Rouge.
They get their caricatures painted.
On the competition side, though, their roles are much the same as they always were.
Tim wanders around the workroom and expresses doubt about design choices.
Theres a lot of money on the line.
With mega Bezos bucks behind it,Making the Cutscoffs atProject Runways piddly quarter-million-dollar prize money.
Theres a new panel of judges.
Theres Heidi, of course, and theres designer Joseph Altuzarra.
Theres a rotating judging position that changes for each new city the show visits.
The people on this show even the contestants are mostly nice.
Its not full-onBake Offlevel nice, but its a nicer kind of reality show than the originalProject Runway.
Contestants give a shot to be supportive of one another.
Judges generally venture to see from each designers viewpoint.
Shes unswayed by others opinions.
She does not care if you think shes mean.
There are no catchprases.
Tim does not say, Make it work!
Heidi does not ask if people are in or out.
They almost never do, though?
Plus, you know what makes for a truly uninspiring catchphrase?
Judges, has any of what youve heard changed your mind?
