Aspiring designers compete for the chance to star in their own HGTV series.
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Design Star's Vern Yip Builds Up Season 3 Suspense | Today's News: Our Take | 6/8/2008
HGTVs Design Star is back Sunday night 9 pmET with the premiere of its third season and promises an all-new set of contestants challenges highs and lows in Nashville TN TVGuidecom chatted with one of the shows judges Vern Yip to get the scoop on what to expect from the Nashville scene what contestants can do to impress or disappoint why design has evolved from its uber-exclusive status to a more populist topic and how this years Design Star mirrors Idols battle of the Davids Anna DimondTVGuidecom Whats this season going to be like and how will it differ from previous yearsVern Yip In my opinion this is going to be the best season ever because our contestants are not only really talented but theyve had two years of Design Star so they come in with so much more knowledge They have more prowess with hosting Its no longer a surprise to our contestants that you have to be a triple threat Its really intense and really competitive Even if you don read more
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Renewal News: Bill Engvall's Laughs Will Last | Today's News: Our Take | 9/5/2007
TBS has ordered a second 10-episode season of The Bill Engvall Show, the cabler announced on Tuesday. Engvall also will host Blue Collar Comedy: The Next Generation, a special airing on TBS Nov. 17.... HGTV is moving ahead with a third round of Design Star, and is currently receiving applications from wannabe contestants. Meanwhile, Season 1 champ David Bromstad's Color Splash has been picked up for three more 13-episode seasons. read more
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Cable's Summer Hits a New High | Matt Roush | 8/20/2007
The ridiculous (in a good way) ratings for Disney Channel's multiple record-breaking weekend launch of High School Musical 2 was just the most spectacular reminder of what a great TV summer this has been — if you have cable.Not even a big hit like TNT's The Closer can match HSM2's numbers, and some of the best series, like AMC's mesmerizing Mad Men, are only doing so-so. But that's only to be expected given the glut of programming on many nights — including Thursdays, when Mad Men goes head-to-head with USA Network's latest clever breakout caper, Burn Notice. I thought my DVRs would get a break this summer. Didn't happen.Just look at the options we’ve had over the last few nights, including terrific new episodes of Burn Notice and Mad Men on Thursday. I’m really enjoying Burn now that ex-spy Michael Weston is getting closer to the truth about how he was set up to be fired. And what can I say about Mad Men besides the word I used to start my initial review of th... read more
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OK, I know it's not your ... | Matt Roush | 8/20/2007
Question: OK, I know it's not your channel or your kind of show (it is a chick thing!), but I was wondering: Have you previewed any episodes of Lifetime's Side Order of Life? Though it's a little cheesy, with its Ally McBeal-esque antics (not done half as well...), the heart of this show is very sweet and genuine. Diana-Maria Riva is absolutely amazing as Vivy. The way she makes me laugh and cry, portraying a woman striving to live a normal life despite having cancer, is a prime example of why I love TV and come back for more each week!
Answer: Message received. My initial reaction to reviewing this pilot was to cut it some slack. I agree with the remark about it being cheesy, but I also found it harmless and likable and, most important, very much in keeping with the Lifetime brand (and I don't mean to be patronizing here). By comparison, despite a strong performance by Lili Taylor, I thought its companion show, State of Mind, was an annoyingly over-the-top attempt to bring an FX-like
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Trading Spaces' Vern Offers an Extreme Makeover | Today's News: Our Take | 6/15/2007
Any Trading Spaces or HGTV addict out there knows Vern Yip and his clean designs. Now you have a chance to have him give your home office a $25,000 makeover. Enter by writing a 250-word essay talking about how technology can improve your life and office sitch; 10 finalists get a Microsoft software package. "I'm all about making spaces more usable and friendly, and more productive," says Yip. "[The home office] is no longer just a place where you go to pull up a recipe or find a movie time. They are real offices." For cubicle dwellers who don't work from home, here's a Yip tip: "The smaller the amount of space you have to work with, the more important it is that you take a hard line about what is necessary, and have just one or two things that are inspirational."In addition to judging the new Design Star debuting July 22 ("The talent this year is way over where it was last season!"), Yip has a new show, Deserving Design, premiering Sept. 12. "Every episode focuses on a person who is ... read more
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