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I loved Project Runway and I am happy to see "Klunn" back together again on a platform untainted by H. Weinstein, but I am sorely missing the scrappy PR contestants! The contestants on Making the Cut are established designers who have seamstresses at their disposal in this competition that come in at night and sew, elves and the shoemaker style. I much preferred watching untapped fashion talent pour their blood sweat and tears into their runway look. The show is promising if you are a lover of fashion design, but lacking in depth and character development. As I AM a lover of fashion, and Tim and Heidi (extra star added for their mere presence!), I will continue to watch as an escape from reality, but keeping my expectations low for any real relatability.

Please get Naomi Campbell off of the show! Otherwise there may be potential. I love Project Runway, Tim Gunn and Heidi so much, I'm going to keep watching to see if it gets better.

I usually skip to the end... Because a lot of it is just not that interesting. I really can't stand the music. It's horrible. Too sassy and it just never seems to fit with the clothing shown on the runway. Horrible and loud.

This is a highly produced version of Project Runway with more established designers. However, the judges (in particular Naomi Campbell and Nicole Richie) are nearly unbearable to watch. They have caddy discussions during the runway show and try to outdo each other with over-the-top insults. Campbell is unrelatable and comes across as an overconfident snob whereas Richie comes across as a wannabe. Neither of them seem competent. The other two judges seem competent but aren't featured as much as Campbell and Richie.

Although it's great to see Klum and Gunn back together and it's fun for there to be more at stake here than on Project Runway, the show is a little too boring. Hopefully it will improve with time.

I grew up watching Project Runway but over the years got bored by it. This show is everything I always wished PR would be!

Pros: The synergy of selling each winning look is brilliant, absolutely love that idea. Having help from seamstresses, and once they weeded out the terrible candidates at the beginning. I also loved Tim and Heidi's adventures, but that might be because I just love their energy together. Joseph Altuzarra had such constructive feedback; I wish they featured him more.

Areas for improvement: Less rude comments from Naomi (she has insightful things to say, but her delivery on some of it is terrible), less over-excitability from Heidi (more authenticity), more coverage of the artists themselves, more pop-up shops, more sales on Amazon (they were always sold out WAY too fast).

Overall I think this is a good show. The fact that a lot of the people are established is not the problem. The problem is these established people not knowing how to do fundamentals. I get it, it's not like that in the real world but this is a competition.

I gave it a 7 because along the way I saw what might happen and disagreed with it. The one that didn't make the cut at the end should've. Fresh designer with fresh ideas and extremely versatile. Instead they went with commercial and done.

I must UPDATE my prior review. They listened. Everything I couldn't stand about the show, as per below, has been addressed. Thank you. Enjoy the show.

Talk Fashion vs Talk and Talk and Talk Therapy I can't stand all the lame interviews with a bunch of whiny self absorbed designers. I don't care that your mother died three years ago. Just sew. Don't care that you work in a burger joint. Sew! Sorry, not sorry, you miss your kids. All this talk therapy and no real talk of the clothes. As a Parsons graduate, that's how we learned in the classroom--talking about the work--without all the teary talk. Not even half of them would have even passed Fashion Illustration. $1M? Really?!? Gave it originally three stars ONLY because Tim Gunn is back. I now have to take off one star ONLY because of those ridiculous, self-indulgent movie clips "featuring," I use that word loosely, Tim and Heidi. If you want to see a great fashion comp, WATCH "Next in Fashion" on Netflix!

I was so excited, as a project runway fan, to see the original Heidi/Tim combo doing a show with a similar premise. I'm not too too impressed with the designing thus far and less impressed with the fact some people cannot work a sewing machine. (They're better than me but I'm not on the show) These people are supposed to be a leg up from project runway contestants, BUT PR contestants seem to so far blow them out of the water, in design and craftsmanship. I do enjoy Quite a few of these designers. I've also agreed with their decisions on who to send home. SO I do enjoy this show, BUT it's no project runway that's for sure. Also Naomi Campbell ugh. Hollywood at its finest. Laughing at designs, everytime someone says I like it she has to say well I don't. Ok cool we heard u the first time. Heidi is looking amazing, all of her outfits have been beautiful .. but Naomi ... no mm mmm not my cup of tea .. no thank you.

Top quality professionally produced. Heidi is down to earth and funny and Tim is just wonderful. The idea of showing at different places is great as it gives the watcher insight into the buildings and landmarks of Paris. It's great watching designers work rather than in hotels room and being catty towards one another - as it is in project runway. The only thing I'd like to see is the scoring done differently - a top three and a bottom three as well as the budget for fabrics. Look forward to season 2.

Something off, can't put my finger on it. Adore Tim but I rather hear him & Heidi talk about fashion history than their silly side adventures. And WHAT IS UP WITH THE MUSIC? The music is insane,, just all over the place tone wise & often completely mismatched to what's going on on the screen. Plus mixed way too loud. Wish I could mute it.

I want to love this show, I am obsessed with clothes and style and want to see more great designers and incredible outfits.

However, the show is a disaster, it's like they took all the worst bits of Project Runway and added some extra.

The judging panel is appalling, the judges personify the very worst aspects of the fashion industry. Tim Gunn is the only "expert" that emerges with any credibility as a human.

As for the format, I don't even know where to start.

Please sack Heidi and Naomi as a priority, get rid of the other two judges, reformat completely and bring it back for season two.

Five stars out of five for the designers and their clothes, no stars out of five for the rest of it.

Updated review. Original score was a three but now, after season 2 it's a 6. I believe they read out feedback and made changes to the show and for that I'm grateful. I'm happy with season twos winner and would have been just as equally pleased with the runner up.

*************** Bless the designers hearts, it's not their fault this show is terrible. Making the Cut critiques designers but they should have started with critiquing this mess of a show. The editing = terrible. The judges critiques = terrible. The Heidi and Tim clips around the city = terrible. The rules of this show = terrible. The random hiding = terrible. Naomi's demeanor = terrible. Heidi's demeanor = terrible. Everything about this overpriced show = terrible. Tremendously terrible. Throw the whole show away. It's terrible. I.

I don't understand the bad reviews. I found this to be a much smarter show than "Project Runway" even though I was a fan of that as well. The designers are more talented and the drama/meanness is gone which I love. I've though the runway shows were brilliant. It's fun seeing what such talented people can create without the craziness of ridiculous challenges.

I don't get why , at this point in project runway history , we aren't seeing competition for only 'plus' size women ( we are all plus comparatively) or just men , or only androgyny idk just why? Some designers clearly had this going forward them here but it was glimpses.

At this point it's very difficult to see much that's new or mind- bending, since everything comes from someplace we have been and seen in the past 100 years . There are moments and yes it's fresh to a contemporary generation but people aren't stupid can't sell me a flapper style dress and tell me it's new . Everything should be sustainable and reusable , everything a buy and a give back imo . I am rating this before the end because I can't let my potential disappointment effect my review. The competition itself is still great and the designers this season are very talented. I also appreciate some of the toned down personality (like judges and guest judges -ditzy doesn't work, mean doesn't either ... so glad they dropped all that ) the judges are great this season and Tim and Heidi going strong.

The music is off putting this season and there is less flair ( easily accommodated in the editing room especially due to covid) the whole vibe just feels a bit thrown together.

Don't get scared because of the bad reviews, it's actually really entertaining and I'm really enjoying this show, Heidi and Tim are doing this show again with a new twist and an amazing setting. The runways are incredible, the participant likable, the creations are nice. Loved Project Runway but after 18 seasons and 7 all stars this is what I needed.

First, the opening of episode one season one was a disaster. Heidi was a mess and was clearly white girl wasted out of her mind and slurring her words (her and Tim literally did introductions in front of a bar). Tim was there to make sure she didn't tip over. I'm concerned that the older and more matronly Heidi becomes the more erratic her behaviour will get. Anyway, a 1 million dollar prize for the winner? That is impressive. Sugar Daddy Bezos is generous and you can tell no expense was spared in Paris. The production value is modern and sleek. It's much more impressive looking than that other down trodden and dated runway show that lost its way years ago and is apparently still on the air.

I found this very hard to follow... between the rapid camera movement on the runway, the horrible music, weird judging format, and the constant jumps, it just was a mess. The thing that annoyed me most however was the music. I want to focus on what the participants are saying, not on some dude singing about how he wants to fly, etc. Get rid of the vocals, for real.

I felt like there was no actual focus and that really made the show drag for me. Super disappointing since I loved Tim and Heidi on Project Runway.

I'm not sure why so many people rushed to IMDB to give this a bad rating after episode 1! How can you judge a show after watching one episode? It's like no one even gives anything a chance anymore. This show is great! I love the way they talk to the designers and get a feel for where they're coming from with their designs. I love the locations of the runways. I love Naomi Campbell. The new project runway is a snooze - I'm so glad we have Heidi and Tim together in a better project. I'm giving it a 10 because if these people can come give a ridiculous 3 star rating then I can leave a ridiculous 10 star rating to offset their negativity.

Take all the charming, fun bits you loved about Project Runway and cut them.

Replace them with tedious filler.

You have now made the cut.

I am writing about the episode featuring festivalwear.

I abhor watching violence on media. Jeremy Scott's tirade and book throwing shows him not to be a passionate artist, but a sociopath who does belong on this, or any other show. Traumatizing creatives is the opposite of motivating. JEREMY: grow up, but on your own time, NOT mine.

Making the Cut producers: Get rid of Scott!! Keep Nicole Richie, as excellent at Scott is terrible. She is talented, articulate, tough and compassionate. Give the designers more time to do work they can be proud of. It's good TV to impose unrealistic time-frames, but it's inhumane.