Driven to Distraction
I have dreams and goals and stuff to do around the house. These are the things this week that kept me from getting to any of it.
Garage of The Damned
March 07, 2007
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“It’s kind of a goofy challenge,” proclaims Ryan a few minutes into episode 5 of “Top Design.” For once, the Mayor of Artsy-Fartsyland nails it. This week, the designers’ mission is to team up and remodel a garage for local L.A. family, Patty and Isaac Bell and their three young kids.
Seems the Bells recently bought a new GMC Acadia and need to make room for it in their cluttered garage. They also want a ton of storage space, an office area for mom and a stage so that the kiddies can dazzle the neighborhood with their full-frontal production of “Equus.”
Though the Bells seem like a nice enough family, my first question is, Who did they sleep with? Did they win some kind of drawing at their GMC dealership? Are they friends with the producers? Do the Bells have compromising pictures of Jonathan Adler? What’s the deal here?
The Bells are perfectly agreeable folks but there’s got a be a behind-the-scenes reason they’re there, apart from "We thought it would be fun to do someone’s garage?" I think if TD is going to dedicate an entire episode to something that mundane and anti-glam, there should be some sort of twist. Like the client should be someone famous and quirky, with very specific needs and wants, like The Osbournes (“We got you this dry erase board, Sharon, so you can keep track of who’s in rehab at any given moment.”)
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David Savage wrote:
Right on all the way. This was by far the silliest challenge of any of Bravo's reality shows. I mean, how creative can you really get making over someone's garage! Makes you wonder how much the producers have to cater to the sponsors, ie GMC.
posted at March 8, 2007 03:23 PM
Jon A. Leslie wrote:
What a complete waste of time for the contestants, the "client" and the viewer. Can I have a refund please? I think, as punishment for inducing such infinite boredom, the judges should have to complete a challenge & the contestants get to be the judge! Michael should be forced to take a class on color theory & get his eyes checked for "color-blandness". Goil should just plain WIN!
posted at March 9, 2007 05:33 PM
Meggan wrote:
To think you could rearrange a garage into this laundry list of areas is ridiculous to say the least. I think the garage idea could have worked, if they had been given the task of making it into a guest room. At least it would have been fun to look at. Much better than a junk room on steroids.
posted at March 10, 2007 02:44 PM
Holly wrote:
You have by far the funniest top design blog. I couldn't stop giggling. Thank You.
posted at March 12, 2007 07:08 PM
Leila Schutz wrote:
Goil is an Asian design major...lol...I love it! (Think Clerks for anyone who doesn't get it.)
posted at March 14, 2007 08:06 PM
Keith wrote:
Excuse me, your roommate got a t-shirt from Goil? And you say that in PASSING? As if it isn't one of the most extraordinary things anyone could ever hope for? Argh, I'm so jealous!
Well...I'm watching the new episode and Goil is kinda upset tonight, so I'm gonna be kicking some butt. BUT he was also wearing shorts and a tight tshirt and looking oh so sexy.
Goil, where's MY tshirt? I'm not a musician, so I can't write an album for you. I'm in PR, so how about a zippy press release? (Oh, I'm so not worthy.)
Cheers, all....
posted at March 14, 2007 10:44 PM
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