Merneith

Anytime someone on the show says, "Mimosas!" the audience has to shout, "Treat Yo Self!". It is a rule.

Mariska Hargitay is a beautiful woman but her hair is in a really bad place right now.

To hell with Bachelors. Why can't we have a show about finding homes for lonely little horsies?

I enjoyed it, and Soapdish has always been a guilty pleasure, for me. I'll keep watching.

Hilarious. I miss Katsuji. Why couldn't he come back instead?

I wouldn't have eaten that snot. They did the Top Chef Tours on the Texas season, too. Everyone hated the Texas season. Why would you copy anything from that season, including Grayson. I like Jose Andres, he's the only great chef who's restaurant I've eaten at and it was amazing. When Jose Andres comes right out and tells you how to fix your crappy hash, you say, "Yes, Chef" and do what he tells you. But leave the gimmicky shit stoves to Alton. The solar stuff was bad enough, but refreshment carts? Who gives a damn?

Jason Dohring played psychos on both CSI and Lie to Me. He was very convincing. I've always shipped Logan & Veronica, too, even though he was a jerk. I just hated Piz that much.

What can change the nature of a man?

Thank goodness for Diana's sake that it was Justin who screwed up and not she. Even so, I wouldn't be surprised if he dumped Diana, however, in hopes of finding a "better" partner. Now that she's done the race with him, he doesn't need her any more. She was a great partner, actually, but I bet he ends up blaming her anyway. Chris & Logan both agreed that they weren't breaking up ... but maybe they should. Yeah. I think Justin is the first person I've ever seen who couldn't appreciate all the things he got to do and see. He just wanted money, and even the trips and stuff didn't make him happy. What a miserable human being. I would have preferred that he won though, rather than risk seeing him again on all-stars.

Johnny's been a guest judge on Top Chef Mothership, too. I've had a massive crush on him ever since seeing him smack down some useless fool of a chef who tried to weasel out of her crappy pie by batting her eyes at him and saying, "Well, you know ... I'm not a pastry chef ..." and Johnny replied, "So what? My grandmother's not a pastry chef but she can bake a simple pie." Watching her stand there with her mouth hanging open was sooo satisfying. (Forget her name, though, it Hosea's season.) I really like Johnny and Mary together. Mary, of course, is reality show gold. I'd like to see her on Top Chef, in fact. I hope this show comes back next year, maybe with a larger cast and better hosts.

I can't help thinking that they have 17 chefs because they chose their usual 16 and then a producer forced them to take Grayson at the last minute. She obviously doesn't want to be there. She deserved a solid boot for telling Emeril that she'd add sparkles. I hope she sparkles on her way out the door. Garret's Asian noodles must have really stunk up the joint. And I don't think we have to question Emeril's objectivity. Old school chefs like him and Tom are stone cold when it comes to assessing a dish made by their underlings. ETA: my favorite part of the night was listening to Gail & Emeril bust on Manbun. Did his dubiously smoked crab even make it to the dish? Glad to have this show back!

According to Umano's website, they collect the drawings while on a "Giving Trip", where they visit a partner school and hand out backpacks. Here, let me quote it, from here: http://umano.com/pages/faq So at least some of the children whose art is being used are US citizens. As for the rest ... International copyright law is set out in the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. This is a treaty which lays out the principals of copyright laws and obligates the signatories to respect the common elements of copyright law. This has been the basis of international copyright law since 1886. Mexico, Peru, Haiti and the US are all signatories. Signatories agree to respect the law for artistic work in each others' territories. US companies are obligated to follow the common framework set out in the Berne convention. Not to mention, swiping school art from foreign kids and making millions on it is just about the shittiest thing ever, even for some half-assed "giving back" scheme. As for the guys being smart enough to have all this legal stuff worked out - maybe. And like I said, maybe they talked all this out and cut it from the tv show because it put everyone to sleep. OTOH, frankly, Umano's FAQ makes them sound like a couple of scam artists. Here's their answer on compensations: It's for the kids! We're taking their drawings and giving them a shitty backpack because it empowers kids! Think of the kids ... (but not the kids whose artwork we're profiting from. Don't think about those kids. Think of the empowered kids! We just love kids!). I was hoping one of the Sharks would bust them about the kids who making pennies sewing those cheapass backpacks. Who's empowering those sweatshop kids? "Virtuous Cycle" my ass.

Yeah. I think the copyright /image rights ownership of those drawings is a lot more complicated than those guys are suggesting. Unless it's a work for hire, the ownership of the image remains with the artist. It doesn't matter how old the artist is. It doesn't matter if Umano got the pictures from the school in exchange for a promise of a backpack of school supplies to the school. In order to be a work for hire, Umano would need a contract with the artist directly, to say, "I will pay you to draw me something I can put on a tshirt and sell." Because the artist is a child, the contract would need to be authorized by the parents. Payment would need to be to the artist, not to the artist's school or random underprivileged children. Because the artist is a child, there are strict laws about how a child's money should be handled. Furthermore, the children's image on the tag - that image is also copyrighted either to the child or the photographer. If Umano might be able to claim that they paid the photographer to create a work for hire, and therefore don't need to pay the child in the work, but since the work is then being used commercially, they're still leaving themselves open to a lawsuit from the children or their guardians if they don't have strict permission. And they may have strict permissions and contracts, and just skipped talking about it because no one wants to watch a show about people discussing copyright law - which is valid. But if they don't have actual contracts for using the childrens' images and drawings, they could be in for a nasty surprise.

Congrats to Frances! I was rooting for Kimberly, but I couldn't really argue with the result, today. I thought the printed word piece on Kimberly's cake was a good idea but it didn't work out to have quite the impact. That plus the soggy pie meant she came up short. Frances had the best Showstopper and the best Signature, even if her pretzels were the worst (although no one really excelled there.) I hope Ruby continues to grow and learn. and maybe hardens up a bit. When's the next season start?

Oh DAMMIT, Swapnil.

The Hag-you deserves to go down in TAR history.

Yeah, I refuse to believe that hot young ladies today, of any size, are looking to walking around in see-through, Mother-Of-The-Bride, lace ponchos with bridal bouquets on their heads. That is not happening. Worst Winner Ever. Gretchen's stuff was at least plausibly something that a live human being wouldn't be ashamed to be seen in. Patricia's stuff was genuinely artistic and exhibited real technique in crafting the paillets and horsehair items. Irina ... hell, I dont even remember her stuff. Was it knitwear? Whatever, it wasn't just a bad joke. Did Ashley even make those hairpieces or did she buy them?

They haven't said official cause of death, just that it doesn't seem to be foul play. There's been an autopsy but the coroner's not done, yet. RIP, and condolences to his family.

I could not believe that jerk. He deserved every penny of shame that comes his way. Also - recall that Justin said he had $75 left to give the oprhans. The Paps must have been misering it up all along. That looked way scarier than any bungy jumping scene they've done. How close do the jumpers get to the bottom? The lions have been hand raised. The point of the walks to introduce them to their future territory. You can't take a hand raised animals and just pop it out into the wild. The cubs (and these lions looked like yearlings) would be lost and frightened. Once they're comfortable in their new environment, they can start working on their next lesson: spotting prey. As for the sticks ... two things 1. Despite being hand raised, if they're going to be released, then it really is in their best interest to develop a healthy fear of humans. Wild lions that are comfortable around humans are the easiest prey for poachers. (RIP Cecil). These lions need to stop thinking of humans as their family members. It's harsh, but it's necessary. 2. Keep in mind that animals themselves are not very gentle with each other. If this was a wild lion family out for a strolls, the adults would have no hesitation swatting or nipping at the youngsters if they start acting out. That one youngster was being aggressive toward the human. He needed a smack down. His mom would have swatted him for it, too, and never blinked an eye about it. 3. Ok, third thing - corollary to number one, however entertaining it would have been for us, you also have to impress on these youngsters that humans are not prey. Poachers are a problem. Man-eating lions are also a problem. (It's rare, but yeah, it happens). It's in their best interest to learn now, while they're young, that humans are off limits. If some tourist gets his face scratched off by these lions, that lion willl be killed and the whole program could be jeopardized.

I really love the camera test and I just realized we've been missing this sort of test for years. The previous live action finales were cool and relevant, but designing creatures for camera work is different than designing for live performance. And see, people - this is where you need beauty makeup skill! You can't just paint the whole eye socket black. That may work in a haunted house but it's going to look like hell on camera. Beauty makeup isn't about turning everyone into Miss America. It's about enhancing the features so that they're still readable to an audience while not looking stupid when the camera gets in close. Instead, Nora's Tree Demon totally lost the face and eyes behind the big, immobile, brow & nose area. Compare that to Groot, who has big, visible eyes, and highly mobile brows and mouth. Ben also lost a lot of his actors' features in muddy coloring and no eyeliner. Evan's creature mask was embarrassing. I hope they do more screen test challenges next year. It's an important part of a make-up artist's skill set.

Thanks for that link. I like "where are they now" info! You know - I'm pretty sure they didn't mention Justin at all. I can't swear to it, but if they did mention him, I missed it. I'm sure they didn't show his winning collars.

Yeah, he used the printer to make these swoopy collars. It was pretty great. OTOH, this crew ... ugh. Using a 3d printer to make cheap plastic embellishments is such a freaking waste. It's like inventing a hoverjet so you can fly to the drugstore when you're out of cat food. Ashley's look was sooo dumb. Merline's was disappointing. Candace's was tired, but well made. Kelly, seen it a hundred times but I did like the cables. Also, Kelly's 3d print which actually enhanced her fabric was the best use of the 3d printer. Edmond - pretty, yawn. They should have used the printer to make structural elements, like actual bra cups, shoulder spikes, fasteners & zippers. Use the printer to be actually foundational, not just plastic gew-gaws.

These were ok, but I can't help thinking about the previous season which did highschool characters and did them so much better -- Cig's Manny Minotaur And this killer Emo Goat - So I guess I'm ready for the next season, is what I'm saying.

I loved this show, but I stopped watching during the US vs UK cycle. I was just too embarrassed. Tyra's like the crazy aunt you lock in the attic when company comes over.

The finales are always live and always horrendous. And yes, always plagued with dodgy sound quality. I've stopped watching them. Kruseman? Yeah, ok, why not. They're having Sarah back? Really? Well at least it's not Emily. Still, I think I'd rather have Josh back, even though that would be totally ridiculous.