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AS memory vaguely serves Matt wasn't charged because either he didn't apply for money he didn't deserve or simply admitted that he wasn't in Alaska during those time periods (or maybe he really was there then?)...somehow he wasn't charged with lying. Maybe he was the only one smart enough to realize that things like that can bite you in the ass down the road. And yes, I think Rainwater was clear because she's a minor. And Ibelieve daughter #2 was charged, as was almost everyone else in the family but charges were dropped in a plea bargain. Does that sound about right, folks? Corrections if wrong, please--my memory is shit. Evidently Bam's real name is something normal and biblical (Solomon? Joshua? whatever) but TPTB seemed to think an old nickname was more catchy. Once in a while one of the sibs slip and call him by his real name. Also, does anyone else know anything about the rumor that Bam is a father, has a kid out there somewhere? I heard that somewhere but can't remember where. Ami may have a grandbaby after all. Or not...rumors...

I'm a bit surprised that he didn't start a love affair with felt for the same reason...all those 50's circle poodle skirts.

I admit it, pathetic as it is I had the 'new' show/preview on while I was doing some sewing hand work. It was all how they couldn't wait to get back to Alaska, old clips, few unseen old scenes and finally--in the last 30 seconds (no kidding) a brief comment about having to deal with jail time for dad and Bam. So I guess TPTB realized that they had to address it, they just downplayed the hell out of it.

I like Dom just fine but am I the only one who thought her print looked like something I saw in IKEA 20 years ago? Mesh...just...no.

Or the producers did.

I really don't want to sound like Scrooge McScrooge here but this show is starting to make my teeth hurt. I like sweet and light just fine but...crikey, even the relative bad characters have heartwarming ulterior motives. There's no real conflict, no real drama aside from warm and fuzzy. Does anybody really think that Cassie and the doctor won't end up together? Does anyone really believe the son's marriage is in genuine trouble? The first wife desperately clinging onto her doctor ex will ever get remarried or whatever to him? For me it's a bit like eating so much candy you want some salt to balance things.

Just MO but clothing which, for whatever reasons, can't be reasonably worn are failures. These are clothes, not art to be hung in a gallery--and if that's your goal then don't call yourself a fashion designer. No, I'm not saying that clothing/fashion can't be elevated to the realm of fine art but if you're designing clothing then it needs to be wearable. If you designed a house for clients who want their dream home realized but build it with no a way to enter it, without doors, it may well be a beautiful sculpture but it's not a home.

I know this may sound a bit silly but I kept thinking about any of my old college profs going all CIA/Seals/Special Forces/boots on the ground. Okay, I majored in drama but...crikey.

This comment made me wonder if Issac is being allowed to steer the judging because he's a) top judge, the head guy and maybe it's in his contract that he's the deciding vote or b) TPTB may be concerned that, if he decides to quit, they'd have trouble replacing him with a known designer. I can't see Vera Wang stepping in or Diane Von Furstenburg. Kors isn't coming back, Ralph Lauren would probably laugh and politely decline and so on. Just a thought. It also appears to me--and this may have been brought up before--the producers may be having trouble getting top grade new designers willing to subject themselves to this. The lack of sleep, the ridiculously low budgets, the impossibly short design/construction time and the random (at best) judging. There are countless good, young and hungry designers out there--the art schools, the drama costume departments are full of them, lack of talent isn't the problem. It looks to me like the downward spiral of this show, as well as PR, is caused by producers deciding to cut budgets and choosing to forgo good design for trumped up bullshit drama. It's too bad. They're cutting their own throats.

But no designer has an obligation to follow the suggestions of whomever the mentor is, be it TG or someone else. They're suggestions, not commands. Throughout the years there have been any number of designers who blew off comments and did their own thing. Sam changed his designs because--I suspect--he's a young and insecure designer who needs approval to have any confidence in his own work. He didn't get it so he switched gears from his NSG original ideas to poor second plan B's.

No problem..we all know how easy it is to have the internet not be the best conveyance for a thought or idea. It's easy to misinterprupt what was meant.

I'd add that Alyssa and Georgina also know what's going on if you watch them. With respect to the poster above who commented that a side view of Alyssa will never be her friend and suggested she use spanks--the woman is still recovering from hugely carrying a baby, fairly recently gave birth and (I know from experience) that losing baby weight isn't easy. IMO body shaming a new mother isn't cool.

Thank you, I saw the date posted above after I wrote that post. Sorry.

I think I saw but may have been mistaken...is there a start date for the new season yet?

If the chemicals and PH and all of that stuff is balanced correctly polls don't smell of anything other than clean water. It's when that's not correct that you get the nasty chlorine/dirty pool smell. I'd assume that these people have a good pool company to do the maintenance and it's not a problem. And a hypocrite...wasn't she dating Jacques recently? She had a decade or two on him.

According to INquisitor on 4/20/16. Take it for what its' worth. The Alaskan Bush People fraud scandal has taken yet another surprising turn. Sixty-two-year-old Billy Brown and his 31-year-old son, Joshua “Bam Bam” Brown, will not be headed to jail for 30 days after all. The Alaska Dispatch News previously reported that as part of a plea agreement, the two men would turn themselves in to serve time in mid-April. Instead, the Associated Press reports the Alaskan Bush People stars will be serving their sentences through electronic monitoring. The two men made a plea agreement after it was learned the Brown family had claimed thousands of dollars in oil revenue strictly reserved for Alaskan citizens — and despite not being residents of the state for years. Previously, it was reported that in addition to paying back the dividends and coughing up thousands of dollars in fines, the reality TV stars would hand themselves over and serve a month in jail. With the revelation that the 30-day sentence doesn’t involve actual jail time, some are wondering if favoritism is a factor. Perhaps the fault is with the media and the general public for making the assumption that jail-time would be the only available option. According to Sherrie Daigle, a special assistant with the Alaskan Department of Corrections, the department “has discretion in determining how a sentence is served.” For instance, risk factors reportedly play a vital role in deciding if certain crimes get punished with jail time or who qualifies for electronic monitoring. Her claim is in line with what Department of Corrections spokesman Corey Allen-Young told the Alaskan Dispatch News. “Inmates who want to serve their prison sentences at home must apply for the department’s electronic monitoring program, Allen-Young said. The department requires that inmates in the program meet a list of qualifications, including no weapons or alcohol in their homes. They also cannot be convicted sex offenders and must have a working landline phone, among other requirements. “‘You have to be considered very low-risk,’ Allen-Young said.” Although fans of the Browns and the Alaskan Bush People series would agree with the notion that this family is “very low-risk,” there is one qualification listed here that it would seem the reality TV stars fail to meet, and that’s the “no weapons” requirement. Anyone who has seen the show is acutely aware of the use and ownership of by the family, especially when it pertains to hunting and protection from possible threats. Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/3014240/did-alaskan-bush-people-stars-get-out-of-jail-time-thanks-to-their-fame/#IvWwzTE8rQjsfmc0.99

What I find kind of interesting is that she's become Jill. The season where Jill invented the massive fight with B to boost her own ratings and screen time (and which eventually led to her firing) is almost exactly what B is doing now...inventing drama under the guise of being bold and honest while upping her own camera time and position at center stage. Sure, Andy is fostering this but damn...it seems that most viewers seem to prefer the earlier seasons when it was more 'real'. Yes, I realize that it's a matter of degree and the fix has always been in; it just wasn't as blatant before. And I preferred the earlier seasons as well, this is so obviously contrived that, frankly, I'd rather watch real, well written drama that this endless shrieking, screaming at each other BS.

Your hub was right...

Which was the cause/result of two gang murders...

Not to mention judgemental, bigoted, ignorant and flat out obnoxious. I agree but also think that in both cases their on screen personas are completely calculated for screen time and camera effects. Yes, those may well be their real personalities though god knows how anyone could stand them for more than 5 seconds were that true..oh, wait...right... So it's a case of laughing all the way to the bank and screw the consequences. I also point out that both women are still on their respective shows in prominent positions and cashing big checks. My guess is that it's all a cynical choice to bump up either their brands or their bank accounts. Okay, I know...duh.

Because it's a clause in her contract? That's my guess.

It seems that a few of us have been wondering the same thing. It's occurred to me that--maybe--others from other seasons as well as UTG were contacted but may have declined due to lack of time, other job commitments or simply not wanting to put themselves through the BS again. While the show drags on for weeks, I'm not sure how long they actually have to be in NY, sleep deprived and largely cut off from everything and their families.

Thank you. With the endless comments about why the hell the fix is in for Sam, I've yet to hear a real answer. He's--at best--a second or third rate designer lacking technical skills, he's an obnoxious and arrogant snot and is simply not a nice person with limited talent. Last year when Ashley won it was a clear sop to plus sized women, patronizing as that was; IMO the winner should be based on design, not a gimme to a niche part of the market (be it plus, petite, extra tall or whatever). Clearly the fix is, indeed, in...I'm at a loss as to why.

I've nothing against Debi Mazur but, damn girl--step away from the botox. She had things to say about the runway, intelligent things but I couldn't stop staring at her shiny, completely immobile face. It was distracting and not in a good way. Who, dear god, thinks that frozen is a good facial look? Summer looks. Summer. Emily has some serious designing chops and can realize them with her sewing skills but screw the black as the only color in the spectrum, please. Sunny, warm, flowers blooming and birds singing. Cookouts, relaxing in the sun..not everyone wakes up every day and wants to look like they're going to a funeral. Edgy? Not so much. Bore me. Black on black with black trim is a cliche fallback and safe go-to. Sam? Go away. Your designs suck. You're a nasty, second rate poseur and your sell-by date is right around the corner. You will be replaced by the next cute thing by Tuesday, wondering why it's getting harder and harder to attract a hottie at the bars as you age out.

The take I got from this is that C knows exactly what her relationship is and what it's limitations are. She's simply being realistic. I suspect that she's enjoying it while it lasts and knows that the clock is ticking. Sad. I also suspect that her deceased husband is often on her mind--no surprise--and she's thinking that he's who she should be hanging out with, that his death isn't something she's really come to grips with yet, which is pretty understandable; everyone has to deal with loss and grief in their own way. Some cope better than others and while years have gone by, the triple loss of two close friends in an unexpected, random accident followed by her husbands lingering final death from something as horrible as cancer would knock anyone into the wings. Frankly, I'd be surprised if she'd completely moved on. Sure, she tried to get some perspective by writing her books but that's a fucking hard road under any circumstances. I also suspect that she agreed to be on this show as both an income possibility and also as something to take her mind off things. As to that stupid bra party...how frigging much booze had the women swallowed from that open bar they showed? If this season is just going to be an endless string of drunken, pointless arguments and insults...really? I'm gone.