Television and news...in general
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shadowkat1. Apparently Next in Fashion S1 was so polarizing, it got cancelled and they changed the format and cast a new co-host for S2. Honestly, I've been watching television for so long now, that I don't notice the offensive bits or hand-wave it. I mean, I watched Project Runway and Trading Spaces, plus the early days of Survivor and American Idol. Also stuff in the 20th.
The millennial demographic is far more discriminating of content than the previous generation - possibly because they have more choices? We didn't really have any to speak of.
So, yeah, if you've never watched Project Runway, the Apprentic, Survivor or American Idol - yes, it was offensive in places. But if you had? Probably would have shrugged it off as not that bad.
Season one had an international group of contestants.
Season 2 - everyone is American or from the States.
After the runway, the judges went back stage and discussed their designs, and not all the judges talked to all of the contestants, they kind of split in half.
In Season 2, they talk to all them in the runway room separately - so the other contestants can't hear the reviews.
In S1, they are split into teams for the first five or six challenges. In S2 they compete as individuals or once or twice as a group.
The hosts dismiss the judges, make their choice, and inform the contestants in the design room in S2, while in S1 they did with the judges, on the runway or runway room.
In S1 they'd bring the bottom three contestants forward, talk to each of them, and let them try to defend themselves, then let them go. In front of the guest judges. This caused a lot of unnecessary and offensive drama in S1, particularly when they guest judges disagreed with the decision and fought them on it.
In S2 - they dismiss the guest judges. Don't tell who the bottom three are. And just announce the person who is being dismissed and not making it to the next round, without any discussion, or interaction at all. You're gone, by now.
Less emphasis on the design room, than in S1.
And they don't tell you who will leave until the next episode, which is a carry over from S1.
The designs were more interesting in S1 - due to the international perspective. Here in S2 the only international designer is let go quickly. And the designs are rather campy, and costume oriented, less couture, I think or pragmatic.
I am kind of disappointed in S2, S1 was structured better in some respects.
But, it is nice to be free of the unnecessary drama. I hate unnecessary drama and stress - so getting rid of that was a good idea. Not sure why they changed the hosts, or why they only picked Americans for the contestants. [They did, to an offensive degree, fetish the Asian designers. I'd agree with that. And they did seem to elevate them over the Black designers in a way that was just odd. S2 seems to go in the opposite direction and has a lot more diversity and a lot more Black Designers, when there were really only three in S1.]
2. Great British Baking Show (aka Bake Off) also changed things. Apparently they can't hold onto hosts to save their loves. People must not like Nigel? He stays, but his co-hosts keep leaving. Although I admittedly didn't like the last guy - who irritated me. Now, we have another woman, Alison.
Also, the bakers are even more amateurish than previously.
3. Foundation
Making my way through S2, which is better than S1. I've gotten through five episodes, there are ten per season. I checked out the Foundation Book series on Wiki - and it appears the television adaptation by David Goyer, with various writers including Jane Espenson and Liz Phange, directors include Alex Graves and Goyer - is focusing on the books Foundation and Empire and Second Foundation.
Mayor Salvor Hardin - was changed to Gaal Dorchick's daughter and Seldin's granddaughter. Hardin is also female and Black, not white and male (which was the case in the books). Gaal is also Black and female. The women in this series are the heroes.
The books focus more on Seldin played by Jared Harris, than on Salvor or Gaal. That's a major shift, as far as I can tell from the synopsis in Wiki.
They also crunch some of the timeline together - by jumping forward in time, which is doable, since Salver and Gaal put themselves in cryogenic stasis, the Empire just keeps having identical clones, and Hari Selden preserved his mental essence in the data sphere.
It gets better as you go - you just have to get past the first three episodes.
4. Felt horrible today, yet still managed to go grocery shopping, talked to mother (twice), Wales, and wrote a bit. Combination of digestive issues (I had chili last night - and beans do not agree with me, nor does corn apparently - it was in the chili, also did a corn cake this morning) and sinus congestion, along with a drastic shift in barometric pressure. The sinus/barometric shift result in inner ear imbalance, so felt off-balance and woozy. The depth perception can make it worse. Only things that work are : Tynenol Sinus Headach and Chocolate for some reason. Also ice.
The shingles appear to be getting better, but I accidentally burst a couple of blisters that I thought were dried up and flattened. They leaked fluid, I rapidly cleaned it, cleaned my hands and put Shingles lotion on it. Still taking the Anti-Viral. I think it is fine - it doesn't hurt or itch. And I've read that it is a sign of healing once the blisters burst and scab over.
5. Justice...finally... Last Living Suspect Indicted in the Tupac Shakur murder
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who prosecutors say ordered the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur was arrested and charged with murder Friday in a long-awaited breakthrough in one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis has long been known to investigators as one of four suspects identified early in the investigation. He isn’t the accused gunman but was described as the group’s ringleader by authorities Friday at a news conference and in court. In Nevada you can be charged with a crime, including murder, if you help someone commit the crime.
“Duane Davis was the shot caller for this group of individuals that committed this crime,” said Las Vegas police homicide Lt. Jason Johansson, “and he orchestrated the plan that was carried out.”
My brother is a huge Tupac Shakur fan. Mother said he told her about it, and she had no idea who he was talking about. I had to explain it.
6. A spot of good news... Government Shut Down was Averted at the last minute (per usual)
If you follow US politics at all? This shouldn't have come as a surprise. They always do this - threaten a shutdown, then at the last minute negotiate a deal to avoid it.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open with little time to spare after Congress rushed to approve the bipartisan deal.
The package drops aid to Ukraine, a White House priority opposed by a growing number of GOP lawmakers, but increases federal disaster assistance by $16 billion, meeting Biden’s full request. The bill funds government until Nov. 17.
After chaotic days of turmoil in the House, Speaker Kevin McCarthy abruptly abandoned demands for steep spending cuts from his right flank and instead relied on Democrats to pass the bill, at risk to his own job. The Senate followed with final passage closing a whirlwind day at the Capitol.
“This is good news for the American people,” Biden said in a statement.
From AP.
AOC tweeted on Xitter Friday night that they managed to push it through, and undo all of the GOP's attempts to cut Social Security, add anti-immigration clauses, etc. And MTG had a hissy fit but went along with them.
The millennial demographic is far more discriminating of content than the previous generation - possibly because they have more choices? We didn't really have any to speak of.
So, yeah, if you've never watched Project Runway, the Apprentic, Survivor or American Idol - yes, it was offensive in places. But if you had? Probably would have shrugged it off as not that bad.
Season one had an international group of contestants.
Season 2 - everyone is American or from the States.
After the runway, the judges went back stage and discussed their designs, and not all the judges talked to all of the contestants, they kind of split in half.
In Season 2, they talk to all them in the runway room separately - so the other contestants can't hear the reviews.
In S1, they are split into teams for the first five or six challenges. In S2 they compete as individuals or once or twice as a group.
The hosts dismiss the judges, make their choice, and inform the contestants in the design room in S2, while in S1 they did with the judges, on the runway or runway room.
In S1 they'd bring the bottom three contestants forward, talk to each of them, and let them try to defend themselves, then let them go. In front of the guest judges. This caused a lot of unnecessary and offensive drama in S1, particularly when they guest judges disagreed with the decision and fought them on it.
In S2 - they dismiss the guest judges. Don't tell who the bottom three are. And just announce the person who is being dismissed and not making it to the next round, without any discussion, or interaction at all. You're gone, by now.
Less emphasis on the design room, than in S1.
And they don't tell you who will leave until the next episode, which is a carry over from S1.
The designs were more interesting in S1 - due to the international perspective. Here in S2 the only international designer is let go quickly. And the designs are rather campy, and costume oriented, less couture, I think or pragmatic.
I am kind of disappointed in S2, S1 was structured better in some respects.
But, it is nice to be free of the unnecessary drama. I hate unnecessary drama and stress - so getting rid of that was a good idea. Not sure why they changed the hosts, or why they only picked Americans for the contestants. [They did, to an offensive degree, fetish the Asian designers. I'd agree with that. And they did seem to elevate them over the Black designers in a way that was just odd. S2 seems to go in the opposite direction and has a lot more diversity and a lot more Black Designers, when there were really only three in S1.]
2. Great British Baking Show (aka Bake Off) also changed things. Apparently they can't hold onto hosts to save their loves. People must not like Nigel? He stays, but his co-hosts keep leaving. Although I admittedly didn't like the last guy - who irritated me. Now, we have another woman, Alison.
Also, the bakers are even more amateurish than previously.
3. Foundation
Making my way through S2, which is better than S1. I've gotten through five episodes, there are ten per season. I checked out the Foundation Book series on Wiki - and it appears the television adaptation by David Goyer, with various writers including Jane Espenson and Liz Phange, directors include Alex Graves and Goyer - is focusing on the books Foundation and Empire and Second Foundation.
Mayor Salvor Hardin - was changed to Gaal Dorchick's daughter and Seldin's granddaughter. Hardin is also female and Black, not white and male (which was the case in the books). Gaal is also Black and female. The women in this series are the heroes.
The books focus more on Seldin played by Jared Harris, than on Salvor or Gaal. That's a major shift, as far as I can tell from the synopsis in Wiki.
They also crunch some of the timeline together - by jumping forward in time, which is doable, since Salver and Gaal put themselves in cryogenic stasis, the Empire just keeps having identical clones, and Hari Selden preserved his mental essence in the data sphere.
It gets better as you go - you just have to get past the first three episodes.
4. Felt horrible today, yet still managed to go grocery shopping, talked to mother (twice), Wales, and wrote a bit. Combination of digestive issues (I had chili last night - and beans do not agree with me, nor does corn apparently - it was in the chili, also did a corn cake this morning) and sinus congestion, along with a drastic shift in barometric pressure. The sinus/barometric shift result in inner ear imbalance, so felt off-balance and woozy. The depth perception can make it worse. Only things that work are : Tynenol Sinus Headach and Chocolate for some reason. Also ice.
The shingles appear to be getting better, but I accidentally burst a couple of blisters that I thought were dried up and flattened. They leaked fluid, I rapidly cleaned it, cleaned my hands and put Shingles lotion on it. Still taking the Anti-Viral. I think it is fine - it doesn't hurt or itch. And I've read that it is a sign of healing once the blisters burst and scab over.
5. Justice...finally... Last Living Suspect Indicted in the Tupac Shakur murder
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who prosecutors say ordered the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur was arrested and charged with murder Friday in a long-awaited breakthrough in one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis has long been known to investigators as one of four suspects identified early in the investigation. He isn’t the accused gunman but was described as the group’s ringleader by authorities Friday at a news conference and in court. In Nevada you can be charged with a crime, including murder, if you help someone commit the crime.
“Duane Davis was the shot caller for this group of individuals that committed this crime,” said Las Vegas police homicide Lt. Jason Johansson, “and he orchestrated the plan that was carried out.”
My brother is a huge Tupac Shakur fan. Mother said he told her about it, and she had no idea who he was talking about. I had to explain it.
6. A spot of good news... Government Shut Down was Averted at the last minute (per usual)
If you follow US politics at all? This shouldn't have come as a surprise. They always do this - threaten a shutdown, then at the last minute negotiate a deal to avoid it.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open with little time to spare after Congress rushed to approve the bipartisan deal.
The package drops aid to Ukraine, a White House priority opposed by a growing number of GOP lawmakers, but increases federal disaster assistance by $16 billion, meeting Biden’s full request. The bill funds government until Nov. 17.
After chaotic days of turmoil in the House, Speaker Kevin McCarthy abruptly abandoned demands for steep spending cuts from his right flank and instead relied on Democrats to pass the bill, at risk to his own job. The Senate followed with final passage closing a whirlwind day at the Capitol.
“This is good news for the American people,” Biden said in a statement.
From AP.
AOC tweeted on Xitter Friday night that they managed to push it through, and undo all of the GOP's attempts to cut Social Security, add anti-immigration clauses, etc. And MTG had a hissy fit but went along with them.
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Date: 2023-10-02 02:29 am (UTC)I forgot all about Project Runway too, and didn't even realize it was back this year. I last saw it in 2021 and really had had it with the show. I never cared for the drama and I felt the show made some terrible decisions with contestants then.
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Date: 2023-10-02 02:27 pm (UTC)Next in Fashion - is the polar opposite of Project Runway, (think Great British Bake Off in design- no real drama). And if there is any, they do everything possible to get rid of it. Season 1 got cancelled because of drama, and Season 2 got a new co-host, new judges, and more diverse contestants (mainly US and Black) to ensure it. No British and No Southeast Asian, which is interesting.
It has Tan France And Gigi Hedler - who are in their late 20s early 30s. S1 - it was France and Alexa Chung who was 39.
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