Ruth Boulet, Author at StayTuned Magazine

“Project Runway”: Fashion Headliners recap

September 18, 2009 Ruth Boulet

by Ruth Anne Boulet Project Runway continues down the slide of mediocrity. I don’t think I’m spoiling anything by saying AGAIN no Nina Garcia or Michael Kors. The only excitement in this episode happened on the judging runway when Heidi almost clapped upon hearing 2 designers squabble with each other. I can understand our beloved judges having something else going on & having to miss a week. Maybe two. But when Project Runway switched networks, Lifetime reassured us that the show would remain the same. The judges would be the same; the only change would be moving the location to […]

“Project Runway”: What a woman wants recap

September 11, 2009 Ruth Boulet

by Ruth Anne Boulet Project Runway, why are you doing this to us? Why did you assure us, cajole us, soothe us, into thinking that this season on Lifetime and in LA would be JUST LIKE previous seasons on Bravo in NY? And why, oh why did I believe you? Because I wanted to, Project Runway. Because I wanted to.

American Idol hires Ellen DeGeneres to replace Paula Abdul

September 10, 2009 Ruth Boulet

by Ruth Anne Boulet *Sigh* Really, I didn’t think it would come to this. Paula is really, truly out. Replacing her is Ellen DeGeneres. At the risk of repeating what several other bloggers are saying, I will concur that while I like Ellen, she’s no Paula. Paula was on the panel to be really upbeat and spout the crazy salad. Will I hear Ellen tell contestants they are ‘authentic’ or ‘original?’ Will I believe her if she does? One thing I know is that Ellen won’t have the ‘is-she-drunk-or-high-or-WHAT?!’ that Paula gave us, consistently, week after week. That’s what made […]

“Project Runway”: Rumble on the Runway recap

September 4, 2009 Ruth Boulet

by Ruth Anne Boulet This episode starts off by reminding me Mitchell is still around. Why, Project Runway, why? Ra’mon is also featured prominently at the beginning of this episode, which tells me he’ll be featured prominently throughout the episode. Reality TV 101! Heidi teases the designers, telling them they’re going on a field trip & they need sunscreen. So, of course they’re going to the beach. Tim Gunn is in flip-flops & a blazer to introduce the surf wear challenge. So, our Project Runway contestants have to all turn into Ed Hardy douchebags. The hair is supposedly very important, […]

Project Runway Expects Fashion

August 28, 2009 Ruth Boulet

by Ruth Anne Boulet This season of Project Runway just can’t escape that dated 2008 feeling. Last week it was the Emmy red carpet. This week’s challenge is to make a pregnancy outfit for Rebecca Romijn. Her twins have since been born … in 2008. It’s bizarre that the producers are hanging their challenges on events & occurrences that have very specific dates. I know in the minds of producers, this season was going to start airing in January 2009, but legal matters don’t always wrap up when one expects them to. I’m surprised they haven’t tried any of the […]

Project Runway is back … on Lifetime

August 21, 2009 Ruth Boulet

by Ruth Anne Boulet It’s baaaaacccckkk… I’ll admit it. I was concerned that with the move to Lifetime, the show I know and love would go in the crapper. But after watching the All-Star Challenge, I’m a bit reassured that the new producers & network won’t go messing with the Project Runway we all know & love. First off — a surprising lack of ‘Lifetime-y’ commercials at the start of the three-and-a half hour block of Runway. No ‘I Lost My Kid’ movie of the night or feminine itching commercials. Ok, there was the, ahem, trimmer commercial (wow, those trees […]

American Idol Finally Comes To A Close

May 20, 2009 Ruth Boulet

I’ll be splitting this blog posting into The Awesome, The Fantastic, The Mediocre, The Awful, The Expected, and The Actual Results. And so we begin. The Awesome What Adam Lambert was wearing when he sang “Beth.” The platform boots; the studded cages around his shoulders; the bedazzled eye makeup and then … KISS. Awesome. It’s so Spinal Tap, I love it. Even the platform that KISS descends to the stage looks like a little Stonehenge. There’s pyrotechnics! Explosions! Long tongues! The realization that none of the members of KISS sing all that well. Mom Lambert is way into the KISS […]

The Finale Begins On “American Idol”

May 19, 2009 Ruth Boulet

So this is it. The last time we’ll have a performance American Idol show all year. It begins with all of the pomp & circumstance you’d expect, although Idol still insists on using the ‘girl’ winner in the opening credits. Why, I’m not sure. The only thing we definitely know about this year’s winner is that it will NOT be a girl. Kris won the coin toss, so he’s going second, but if you’ve been Googling Idol at all, you already knew that. Ryan mentions that we should all build in some extra time on our DVRs for tomorrow night’s […]

American Idol Reveals The Top Two

May 13, 2009 Ruth Boulet

by Ruth Anne Boulet So last Friday, I was one of the throngs who made their way down to the Summerfest grounds in Milwaukee to see Danny Gokey. Not because I’m a fan, but because I wanted to see just how crazy it would be. And it was quite crazy. I couldn’t see anything, and really couldn’t hear anything either. But I can say I was there, and I saw the ‘Cougars for Danny’ T-shirts. My only disappointment is that the one, repeat, one beer vendor was on the other side of the crowd from the entrance, so there was […]

And Then There Were Three On American Idol

May 12, 2009 Ruth Boulet

We’re finally winding down this, the 8th season of American Idol. If I listened to the judges, tonight might seem superfluous. Why bother having a top 3 when the finale of Adam vs. Danny has been preordained? That’s the thing with American Idol. Sometimes what’s expected doesn’t occur. Can Kris Allen really break out & stay around another week? I live right here in Milwaukee. We’ve actually got someone in the finals this year. It was pretty crazy on the lakefront last Friday when Danny Gokey came back to town. Am I a fan? No. Nothing would make me happier […]