Project Runway Tonight

July 26, 2006

The challenge tonight on Runway is really fun and I want to blab all about it -- but I won't because it would spoil the entire episode for you. We try to make most of the challenges a "reveal" within the episode and are constantly in negotiations with our on-air and pr groups about what they can and can't reveal concerning each episode. Isn't it more fun to watch and be surprised than know what's going to happen? I am glad I don't watch soaps anymore because I can't imagine how any secrets are kept.

Last night I went to the Palm, which was packed to the gills with people like Barry Diller, Bruce Bozzi Sr., and an insane Cindy Adams look-alike. I was with some old friends and collegues from CBS News and got very caught up about all facets of life on West 57th Street. Working at CBS News was like going back to high school for 10 years. There were cliques and popular kids and assholes and lovable losers and overbloated self-importants and the science teacher you loved and the principal that wasn't your pal.

The headlline news over there seems to be that Katie has started work, the Evening News' new set is almost complete, and the Evening News staff is working out of the beloved basement cafeteria (it is literally called "Station Break") until their new workspace is complete. The idea of the staff of the CBS Evening News working in the cafeteria is endlessly amusing to me.

I started at CBS as a "CBS This Morning" intern in 1989 with a little lady called Julie Chen. Julie now anchors the morning show, is Mrs. Les Moonves, and hosts our beloved Big Brother. We didn't discuss "Big Brother All Stars" at dinner, but I went home and watched it after dinner. I am obsessed with Jase and what a jackhole he is. Every move he makes bugs me. Every bone in his body makes my skin crawl. Sometimes I email Julie hate-mail about Jase just because I feel like I have an outlet. She remains ever-diplomatic on the subject.

I still think the "all-stars" inside the house are very sad people who are desperate to be on TV but have nothing to say. "Chicken George" made a speech last night about how they are all all-stars with a wonderful opportunity to do-over something from their past. The cameras were showing the group as he made the speech and it was hard not to wonder if they were all-stars at anything else but being on Big Brother. Dr. Will made an impassioned speech to be kicked out of the house and I can't tell if he is so smart that he realizes what a bunch of dopes he's with and he wants to extricate himself from the show and re-embrace his dignity, or if he is playing them. In either case, I am hooked into this mess, damn it.

By the way, does anyone else have anything negative to say about Jase or is it just me?