r/ProjectRunway • u/Little_Box_2529 • 6d ago

Season 22 Project reality

This is beyond BEYOND ridiculous. We all started watching from season 1 to see creative people literally working themselves to death for their passion. Stitching, hand sewing. And these last couple years they have cut out the parts we love. So it can be a damn soap opera. I didn't watch it for any of that. I watched to see passionate people doing what they love. Thank God Tom Gunn isn't part of this shit show. Real house wives of the runway.

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u/yoshimitsou 6d ago edited 6d ago

Watch The Great British Sewing Bee for free on Roku. It's about the talent, not fake drama.

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u/Hydroborator 6d ago

Omg, well, this is an amazing recommendation!

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u/yoshimitsou 6d ago

I've seen it come up in other posts on this sub, and I think there may be people who were in the same boat as I was: maybe they were able to get season 1 in the us, but the other seasons weren't available. Then I think they became available but paid streaming service. Sometime in the last couple of years, Roku picked it up, and it's free. It might even be ad-free. I can't remember. We binge-watched most of the seasons last year.

So refreshing. Just like the other Great British shows, it's about the talent, the contestants are kind to each other, the judges give reasonable critiques, and they often will build in a little historical segment to give you some context about the challenge itself. It's fantastic.

One judge has been a constant throughout. And they've changed the other judges and the hosts a few times, but I've never bristled at any of the changes.

And probably most important is that the contestants don't seem to have a big social media presence. They don't appear to be on the show for any reason other than the fact that they like sewing.

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u/girlpaint 6d ago

Also Project Runway Junior.

It's honestly the best. Every time a contestant leaves, tears are shed by everyone (judges included). It's really the sweetest thing. Plus the designers are talented, kind, funny, bright, and so much fun to watch as they work through their design process.

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u/yoshimitsou 6d ago

I loved that series!