Project Runway Canada, Not Really My Thing

(We'll return to Top Chef soon.)

So, courtesy of Blogging Project Runway, I got a chance to see the first episode of Project Runway Canada. I'm afraid I haven't bothered watching episode 2.

Okay, in full disclosure, I must admit, I'm not a fan of Iman. Her accent drives me nuts... she's been living in the U.S. (well, with time in England) for 30 years and she still has an accent I find difficult to understand, and I'm sorry if that makes me petty but I don't enjoy listening to her. And, honestly, I don't find her nearly as attractive as others seem to. I know high cheekbones are usually associated with beauty, but hers just don't seem to fit her basic face shape. (On the other hand, at least unlike some models she looks like she eats regularly; she's got a great shape with nice curves and doesn't remind me a skellington as way too many models do these days, and considering her age she looks damn good.)

So, I admit I was a bit predisposed to not enjoy her as a hostess, but really, I don't feel she stacks up to Heidi Klum. Yes, Heidi was a bit awkward in Season 1 of Project Runway. Yes, Heidi's accent was more pronounced then. Yes, given some time, Iman could very well become more polished at it just like Heidi did (by season 3, Heidi was rocking the hostessing like nobody's business, after all). But I still think Heidi's delivery of the stock lines was better even in Season 1... and the lines themselves were a lot better. (That latter may not be Iman's fault in the slightest, though.)

So, there's that.

Then there's their mentor. Brian Bailey may be a really nice guy (there was certainly some evidence of it) but he just is not Tim Gunn. Now, again, I have some bias here: I love Tim Gunn to death in his role on PR, as I've said already. Obviously, it would take someone pretty amazing to come off well in any comparison to him. But... really, Bailey just doesn't do it for me in any way. Again, maybe it's because it's early days. Maybe he'll settle down a lot and turn into a lovable (if obviously far more blunt) mentor in his own right.

I'm afraid I just don't really care enough to find out, though.

Maybe with a season under their belts to polish it up and iron out the wrinkles in the lines they'll start putting out a show I'd like. I mean, first seasons are often awkward, and I didn't see the first season of PR until after I'd seen the second (though I actually like Season 1 better in most ways so I'm not sure that would've mattered). But really, from the judges to the contestants to the clothes themselves I wasn't terribly impressed overall, so I'm not likely to give this one too much more attention for now. If it makes it to a second season, maybe I'll give it another look.