I'm not from the USA, but I still like to follow the shows on Bravo. I think this season is better, although the casting judges were a lot tougher last year. I like it better already tapped that way no minutes of the show are wasted on anouncing who is getting kicked off.

I have to admit I was addictit to Last years show,thi year not so much. I liked the fact that the show was happening in real time, I liked voting every week. This year thos things have been taken away and I think the show is suffering for it. Please change it back for next season.

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Please, Is there a TASTEFUL version of Kate Moss.

Thanks for the laugh!

The show has already been filmed--Fashion Week is in February. The producers were probably scared America wouldn't pick the "right" person. It's too bad, because Ben, who is actually working as a model, wouldn't have been around long enough to get the experience he needed if it had been left up to the judges last year.

Loved last year. Was totally hooked. The contestants were hot and interesting. THIS year it looks like you opened a door and let the first sixteen people in. One guy and maybe two women look even remotely like models. I will give it another couple of episodes because of, I think his name is Ken, the one guy who looks like a model. Otherwise, what were you THINKING? It's not "take ordinary-looking people and make them look better via make up and lighting" it's "take extraordinary-looking people and find, among them, a SUPERmodel. A memorable STAR." Whoever cast the show this year really blew it. Not only are they people you'd never look at twice, they seem really boring, too. Shame. Loved it last year.

Okay, I watched last season and wasn't very thrilled with it. But, this season, I'm already hooked. I love what seems to be a new format. It seems better to me. I don't want to vote, I want the professionals to do it. I love it!!!

I am disappointed that the show appars already taped and America is not voting. I felt much more invested in the show when I had a say who could stay on. Also I got a better sense of their development knowing it was being played out pretty much in realtime. I doubt I will rush to see the show every wednesday night

I don't know what show you're watching but with the exceptions of Sandhurst & Jonathan, Supermodel season 1's male contingent blows this season's guys totally away. They're all built like scrawny middle school boys. The girls of both seasons are fairly evenly matched. And just like Tim Gunn's show, the female host disappears and nothing is said about their departures, i.e., Veronica Webb & Nikki Taylor...like the viewer doesn't notice?!?!?

Changing a show format isn't always a good thing. I agree with a previous poster about feeling invested and therefore developing a loyal viewership with direct audience participation. I'm sure this season's format change is a HUGE relief for the editors & post production staff but I wonder if BRAVO will see a reduction in ratings due to this decision.

Tyson doesn't appear very comfortable in the driver's seat this season but at least we won't be watching him nap on the judges' panel. Corey's absence from the panel is unfortunate. He always had insightful commentary for the contestants; will miss that. He's now more like Todd Oldham on Top Design. (BTW, didn't like what was done to Top Design either.) Don't think I'll be deliberately tuning in to Supermodel this season. Seems Bravo has less & less for me to watch. :(

Okay so I wasnt really going to give this a chance this season because of the changes but I liked it. Please be careful not to make it Janice Dickenson cheesy with the in house fighting etc... That was not the focus of last years show and its what set it apart from all the other "Real World" type shows. A bit dissapointed Corey is not on the judging panel. It just doesnt make sense to me that the agency giving the contract would not have some say in who wins - especially now that we dont get to vote. I must admit that part made it interactive for us -the audience. It made you wanna watch it when it was on but now I feel like I can put it on DVR and watch it later. Where do I find Corey's blog????? He's our favorite Teletubby - that was hysterical. I felt bad last year when he said he stopped reading the blogs because people said he was overweight. Bravo to him (pun intended) for squashing that thing right then and there. Well I will give it another few weeks.

Hey Monica,
Thanks for your post. I always like your Top Chef posts. So it seems that this season the judges are kicking people off instead of letting America vote. Does that mean the thing was already filmed and isn't filming now? What made the producers change their mind about the show format? I think it's better this way but I'm surprised.