There could be a number of great things about the show. The fashion. Heidi. TIM! Fresh judges!
And that's perhaps it. I gave the show 1,5 chance.
I get it - a fresh start after you dump your project runway ex. I also get partnering with Amazon seemed like such a good idea at the time, but by the second season, Amazon grew to be the evil corporation nobody wants to be a part of; aired around Jeff's launch into space, the second season starts with an uneasy feeling. And sure enough, the show's shortcomings -some of which you might have forgiven the first time around- are back and they're worse than before.
The most forced is the formula - gone are top / bottom three, in are convos with some contestants allowing the judges to change their minds. And that is often anticlimatic; a contestant is sent off home, then another one is asked to a conversation. Why? I understand an attempt to approach reality tv in a new way, but that's just silly.
Then, there's the music. If shutterstock made songs, those would be it; a couple of seconds here and there between shots do nothing but annoy and distract.
No more sowing all night long, no more Mood; instead, there are seamstresses and fabric storage. The only thing more boring would be literally sending the fabric to Amazon and getting a ready dress back, in an Amazon box no less.
Finally, the magic of what made the original idea happen - the unknown, lowkey fashion designers, who never made further than *maybe* their local mall fashion show, waiting for their chance to make it. In lieu, we have "brands" (MtC buzz word of the moment): people who already might have made it, somewhere, but in the grand scheme of the fashion world, they're relatively small fish (spoiler: they stay that way). They might have the drive, but it's nowhere near the hunger we witnessed. And now, perhaps more than before, we need to see people who get a chance to get out of their garages, studio apartments, small houses in the middle of the forest in Nebraska, and *make it*. Now it's the time for the next Christian, Santino, Dmitry.
Yes, this review was based heavily on comparisons. Because it's a Heidi and Tim show. It's not a Heidi show. It's not a Tim show. It's impossible to take Making the Cut without severing off the Project Runway limb. And if MtC came up with good production, good ideas, good looks, nobody would dare to compare.
And that's perhaps it. I gave the show 1,5 chance.
I get it - a fresh start after you dump your project runway ex. I also get partnering with Amazon seemed like such a good idea at the time, but by the second season, Amazon grew to be the evil corporation nobody wants to be a part of; aired around Jeff's launch into space, the second season starts with an uneasy feeling. And sure enough, the show's shortcomings -some of which you might have forgiven the first time around- are back and they're worse than before.
The most forced is the formula - gone are top / bottom three, in are convos with some contestants allowing the judges to change their minds. And that is often anticlimatic; a contestant is sent off home, then another one is asked to a conversation. Why? I understand an attempt to approach reality tv in a new way, but that's just silly.
Then, there's the music. If shutterstock made songs, those would be it; a couple of seconds here and there between shots do nothing but annoy and distract.
No more sowing all night long, no more Mood; instead, there are seamstresses and fabric storage. The only thing more boring would be literally sending the fabric to Amazon and getting a ready dress back, in an Amazon box no less.
Finally, the magic of what made the original idea happen - the unknown, lowkey fashion designers, who never made further than *maybe* their local mall fashion show, waiting for their chance to make it. In lieu, we have "brands" (MtC buzz word of the moment): people who already might have made it, somewhere, but in the grand scheme of the fashion world, they're relatively small fish (spoiler: they stay that way). They might have the drive, but it's nowhere near the hunger we witnessed. And now, perhaps more than before, we need to see people who get a chance to get out of their garages, studio apartments, small houses in the middle of the forest in Nebraska, and *make it*. Now it's the time for the next Christian, Santino, Dmitry.
Yes, this review was based heavily on comparisons. Because it's a Heidi and Tim show. It's not a Heidi show. It's not a Tim show. It's impossible to take Making the Cut without severing off the Project Runway limb. And if MtC came up with good production, good ideas, good looks, nobody would dare to compare.