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All parent reviews for Project Runway

Age
14
Adult
July 11, 2009
 
Younger viewers, such as 12 and under may not enjoy, or find it a tad boring.
I love this TV show, and it's great for budding designers. While it is reality tv, and they do show the "Drama" the designs, challanges, and clothes are really quite good to watch. This also may provide a learning experience for people who wish to become designers. The contestants often set good role model examples (such as being yourself), and show off their creativity. A couple words of warning: they do show the models stripping, but it's all blurred out, and the other thing is that in the 2nd seasons, they somehow forgot to bleep out Santiono Rice's swearing, on the last disk. I was sitting and watching it happily, and almost every time he was interviewed, he somehow managed to slip in a swear word they didn't bother to bleep out!! It was quite shocking, since they always catch that sort of thing, just a heads up.... But this is over-all a delightful show, and actually one the whole family can enjoy.

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Adult
May 7, 2011
 
The Show Needs to Keep It's Language and Content Clean and Safe for All Audiences.
On 5/7/2011, Project Runway was shown on a U.S. TV station. In one episode, a woman contestant points her open scissors at the camera, and says something like: "In the next competition, I'm gonna cut his little_____ off." The subject that she is pretending to destroy is an area of another contestant's body. Her language and subject matter, is language that is not appropriate for kids under 17. The censors of this show should not have allowed kind of language on the show. Language like that is only appropriate for: people over 17, or for shows that have a rating of: adult, 17+, or R or not rated/X rated/rated Mature. I like the show, it is a show that is good at showing people in the fashion industry. The show also has fun competitions, but I feel that we need to keep [TV language and TV content appropriate], on TV shows that are rated and designed for all audiences, and TV shows that are rated for kids who are 16 and under.

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Parent of 5, 9, and 10 year old
January 5, 2009
 

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
One of the best shows on television
Four words. I LOVE THIS SHOW. I can't get enough of it! I can't wait for next season! Everytime an episode comes on that I have time to watch, I feel so happy knowing I can watch the entire thing, and not be interrupted. I don't know if it was the same for other people, but I was addicted to The Apprentice. When the first season ended, I was SO sad! But then I was really excited about the second season. But then, when it premiered, I found I wasn't at all interested in any of the contestants, simply because they weren't the original ones. I was afraid it would be that way with Project Runway, but it wasn't at all. They pick such characters! All of them have such an incredible personality(not all of it good...I mean come on, you HAVE to have an Omarosa thrown in there somewhere, haha) When I watch this show, it makes me want to be a designer. I actually made about 10 sketches of my own(not that they were anything at all like the incredible stuff they make on the show) I am amazed at the magnitude of the contestants creativness! It's amazing. Also, in both seasons, I immediatly knew who I wanted to win. And I was right. Both times. haha Yay Jay and Cloe!!!

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
This program is extremely addictive and very entertaining. I suppose commercialism and unprofessionalism by the contestants are the only issues here, but those can be excellent springboards for dialogue with younger viewers (the show does have an avid fanbase with young teens, you know.) However, creativity and hard work are also reinforced as important traits, which I feel is a good message to put across. I think the whole family should watch together.

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
I LOVE this show!
I love this show becuase it's so great! It's rather catty, and the guys are (almost) all gay. But... there's no smutty romance because of that, and they're HILARIOUS! For example, last season, they had to do formal gowns. One of the contestants (Chloe) was doing a forties style gown, and she wanted the rear to be flowy. It didn't really come out that way, and Tim (the head design guy) comes over and talks to her and finds out she wanted it that way and says, "Well, then you can talk to Nina [one of the judges] and say, 'Nina, I wanted it to look like she had a big fat a**." Just the way he said it... so great. Just know that there is cussing, there is cattiness and backstabbing. It's like junior high... fond memories.

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
Great show for 10 and up!
This show is great, and I watch it all the time with my daughter, Addison. She is 12 years old. It has some rough language, but it's okay if you teach your child not to talk like that.

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Parent of 14 and 16 year old
April 9, 2008
 
The social themes make this great
We are all major fans of Project Runway - watching it is a family event. We have our favorites and Dad (never even thought about the world of fashion) is the biggest fan. We always find something to talk about - creativity, mentoring, fashion as art vs. just clothes, technical aspects of making clothes, choices, sexual orientation, competition, and of course we have our favorites! The models are shown as real people who have preferences and concerns too. We talk about the motivation and desire of the designers, the fairness (or not) of the judging, the different aspects of the fashion industry represented in the judging, and how you have to have little sense of personal space to be a model. It's fascinating and these people have real talent.

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
Creativity Rules
My football playing son and I enjoy the show very much. He really loves the models but comments on the outfits as well. We like the challenges. We are reality show junkies and rate this show right up there with "Survivor" and "Amazing Race". We alsio like "Desogn Star" This show is all about creativity.

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
Its excellent!
My daughters and family have been in the fashion industry for many years including myself.It's a great show that shows kids how to be creative with everyday materials.It's a brilliant show!

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