[S01.E13: Finale]

I just read that the winning designer and winning mentor did NOT each win a Lexus, as was advertised.  What they "won" was a 1-year lease of a Lexus.  Both Oscar and Nick turned it down, fearing that they might have to pay through the nose at the end of the year for each and every little ding in the car.

So this show was not only bad, it was cheap!   The only good thing is that the right person won.  Three cheers for Oscar, Nick, Heidi, and NPH!

The way the Lexus guy talked when he was in the workroom made me suspect it wasn't an outright win. He said something to the effect the winning designer would have a Lexus 'for your use'. Glad to have my suspicions confirmed.

[Small Talk: Coffee at Luke's]

Hi everyone, maculae has created a General Discussion thread that you can use to discuss anything that doesn't fit into another thread. Let's keep this thread to non-show talk. 

Reminder that if you don't see a thread that fits your topic go ahead and start one.

[S03.E16: No Way Out]

I had not realized we were at the season finale already. Louis was great. First at the beginning of the episode when he was so worried about Harvey being sick. Then pitching in to save Harvey. Those were my favorite parts. I did not start off as a Louis fan but I've turned around on that.

One point that bothered me was Jessica telling Rachel she was going to work there and be family as a future event and discounting the years she has already worked there. Are paralegals not included in the family? 

[S24.E07: The Gladiators Are Here]

Scheduling alert: due to the Master's, TAR may be delayed on the East Coast. Please plan accordingly!

[S01.E13: Finale]

During normal Project Runway there is that gap between the final challenge and the runway collection, so I think the judges have a fresh look at the designers and are less influenced by past work and who improved the most.

Lamb18 - I agree. The designers were hampered by the lack of time both in planning and sewing and also in the judges perspectives. It's only been 4 days since the last challenge if I calculated correctly. Although the designers should have been prepared coming in to the show with what they wanted to create for a final collection. They showed so little of the preparation compared to PR and that was a missing element for me.

Overall I liked Oscar's collection the best. Did not like the black dress with two slits the first time he did it and even less when it didn't fit well. The rest of his collection I did really enjoy. 

Tim Gunn has been guesting on How I Met Your Mother all season as Barney's suit guy so that may be why Neil Patrick Harris was guest judge.

[Favorite Fake Movies]

Was Sack Lunch the movie Elaine went to or wanted to go to instead of The English Patient?

[Daymond John: Mr. Fubu]

Thanks!

[Mad About You - General Discussion]

Giblets for Murray is my favorite episode, followed closely by the one where Jaime and Lisa switch purses.

I get so mad at my cable company. They bring this show back for a few weeks, I get into watching again and they take it back off.

I wish it was on Netflix.

Maharincess, I have run into this with WGN. It's on at 3am(ish) for a few weeks and gets picked up by my DVR then disappears. It is on FXX weekdays from 11am - 1pm Eastern. FXX is a spinoff channel from FX that not everyone knows about. 

Both the episodes you mentioned are among my favorites as well!

[Star Trek: The Next Generation - General Discussion]

First off, I struggled with what pronoun to use in the thread title. Should it be how I/we/you became a fan? If you have an opinion please share. English major here but I need a lifeline on this one.

I became a fan in a roundabout way. Short story - I came for Riker and stayed for Picard.

Longer version - it all started with Genie Francis from General Hospital (Laura). As a teen I followed her to an ABC miniseries called North and South. Jonathan Frakes (Francis' future husband) was also in the cast. I had a bit of a crush and then found him on Next Generation. Ultimately my favorite episodes feature Picard, which I'll save for another thread. To paraphrase Q to Riker "You were more fun before the beard."

My brother was shocked and horrified that his little sister liked TNG as it somehow indicated it was soapy, which it kind of was. This scenario repeated itself with the show Tour of Duty (about soldiers in Vietnam) when I followed Kim Delaney from All My Children and my other brother was horrified there was now a woman in the primary cast.

[Daymond John: Mr. Fubu]

I'm not really a Daymond fan (nor fubu), but I recently started watching the first season of Sharktank on my tablet.  It seems like he's always been the "fashion" guy the other Sharks dump on, seems like he's gained a bit more respect over the seasons however.

Is this streaming somewhere? I've never seen the first season.

[The Brady Bunch - General Discussion]

Robbie Rist was on Mystery Diners a couple of weeks ago. The episode is called Cover Charge and takes place at Redballs Rock and Roll Pizza in Moorpark California.

Was Robbie Rist cousin Oliver? I play trivia at a bar near my house and one of the other teams is named Cousin Oliver. Sadly a lot of the other teams don't get the reference.

If you haven't heard this week's Extra Hot Great podcast take a listen. Game Time is Bands on the Run and the Brady's own Silver Platters are one of the questions. Keep on Dancing everybody!

[Family Ties - General Discussion]

Thanks to that episode, I can't hear the word "SCUBA" without mentally shouting "Self contained, underwater breathing apparatus!" followed by "And who invented it?" "MAGELLAN!"

And don't forget the straits of Massachusetts! That was a great episode.

[Battle Of The Network Stars - General Discussion]

Agreed this would be tough to make today. I stumbled across it on ESPN Classic a few months ago and was sucked in to watching a few weeks. I vividly remember watching it as a kid. Verizon changed the packages not long ago and moved it into a sports bundle that I have no interest in so can't watch it anymore.

The stars truly were the stars of the then-current shows and they appeared to have trained for the competition. Several were injured and still continued on. Today there are so many networks and shows that the pool of stars is diluted. And like Sonoma says above it's hard to imagine so many of them willing to be filmed less than perfectly camera ready.

[Quotes: "Yadda Yadda Yadda"]

"It's gold Jerry! Gold!"

[Tune!: Best TV Moments Involving Music]

In the Chuck episode Chuck versus Tom Sawyer the climatic scene is set to (of course) "Tom Sawyer" by Rush. Love it! It's also setup by a funny exchange between Chuck and Morgan about the Zune. 

 

[Season 4 Discussion]

I was really annoyed with Jamie's partner Eddie.

 

I was annoyed by so many things in this episode. I wish I could stop watching but I continue to hope for the day when Tom Selleck shows a smidgen of the humor he did as Magnum.