The Fashion Show

This past Thursday night, Bravo premiered the first episode of Fake Project Runway... I'm sorry, I meant The Fashion Show. When the network first announced production of the reality show, I thought it was a bad idea. A cheap knock-off of a popular reality series would be a disaster. After seeing the first episode, I have to admit it wasn't that bad. The series still has a number of kinks to work out, but if it does well enough for a second season order, the problems can be fixed. That's not to say The Fashion Show isn't a cheap knock-off of Project Runway, because it is, but at least it has the potential to be entertaining. So, how can the show improve itself? Well here are some of my suggestions:

Get better lighting - Seriously, the show looks rather drab and ugly, appearing as if it were filmed in somebody's basement.

Get rid of the hallway discussions - Both the Isaac/Kelly chat and the post-runway panel deliberation came off as cheesy. At least give the panel a table to sit around.

Do something about Kelly Rowlands - Essentially the show's Padma Lakshmi, she comes off as a nice person, but personality-wise can't compare with fellow judges Isaac Mizrahi and Fern Mallis. Over time Padma improved as co-host of Top Chef, so maybe Kelly will do the same.

Get more talented contestants - In the first episode, half the cast complained about not being good at sewing. That just shouldn't be!

Add a hot guy or two - It helps every other reality program.