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Friday, January 8, 2010

TV Creativity, Uniqueness, Nerve, Talent

Posted by Dan Savage on Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 9:58 AM

The second season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiers on January 26. And I'm so excited. And you gotta love this pic of RuPaul as Barack and Michelle Obama. And an I the only one who spotted the dirty little acronym in RuPaul's catchphrase/advice to the contestants? Creativity, Uniqueness, Nerve, Talent. It's not up there with "these be her very c's, her u's and her t's, and thus makes she her great p's," but it was pretty damn funny...

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h/t to Twelfth Night

Posted by Tracy on January 8, 2010 at 10:15 AM

Ahhhh...the main post was edited, so now EVERYONE already knows that. :) Please ignore my post.

Posted by Tracy on January 8, 2010 at 10:17 AM

I'm looking forward to it but I have to say, RePaul did not look well last season. I don't think it is appropriate to speculate on why he might look the way he did but I do hope that he takes care of himself.

Posted by John M on January 8, 2010 at 10:33 AM

He didn't look well at all and the vaseline on the lens to try to disguise the facial wasting just gave me a headache.

The whole thing was filmed in Barbara Walters Soft Focus (TM)...it was incredibly annoying.

Posted by Mike Friedman on January 8, 2010 at 10:58 AM

I loved the first season but I am still pissed that Nina didn't win.

Posted by NumberOne on January 8, 2010 at 11:01 AM

RuPaul was shocking ... maybe last century.

Move with the times.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on January 8, 2010 at 11:29 AM

Eh, she's not trying to be shocking, she's just having fun. And seems to be pretty good at it.

Posted by SixGables

on January 8, 2010 at 12:28 PM

She's still pretty fab; but the show I am really looking forward to is season 2 of Jeffery and Cole's Caserole!!!

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on January 8, 2010 at 12:56 PM

Agreed with 5, Nina should have won. The soft focus ain't so bad if you watch on logo's crappy video player online, you hardly notice.

Posted by Mattini on January 8, 2010 at 1:27 PM

I'll watch, but there's just far too much emphasis on realness. I'd far prefer fabulous to real.

Posted by Rhoda Skidmark on January 8, 2010 at 6:08 PM

I thought the season premier was February 1st...? Did I miss something?

Posted by velmadinkley on January 8, 2010 at 7:54 PM

WOW!! I FORGOT HOW RUDE PEOPLE CAN BE! I FEEL THAT NINA WAS EXCELLENT AT WHAT SHE DOES HOWEVER; THE EMPHASIS IS TO REPLACE RUPAUL AS THE NEXT DRAG DIVA. THE FABULOUS-NESS THAT NINA EMMULATES IS AN ANOMALLY ALL ITS OWN AND QUITE FRANKLY IS UNMATCHED WITHIN ITS SPECIFIC ART FORM. THEREFORE, IF THIS WAS “GRACE JONES’ DRAG RACE” AND MISS NINA FLORES DID NOT WIN I WOULD HAVE BOYCOTTED THE SHOW! YES MISS NINA FLORES SERVES IT TO THE KIDS….BOTH WITH REALNESS AND FABULOUSNESS. HOWEVER, MISS BEBE WAS THAT GIRL, AND WE ALL KNOW HER, SHE IS THE DOLL IN THE PAGEANT THAT SWEEPS THE CROWN BECAUSE HER PACKAGE WAS GARNISHED IN “CONSISTENCY”! SHE MAY NOT BE THE FAVORITE OR THE ONE THAT IS EXPECTED TO WIN THE THRONE ON THE OTHER HAND SHE IS THE GIRL THAT SERVED THE MISSION OF THE PAGEANT OVERALL AT LEAST A MILLI-SECOND MORE THAN ANY OF THE OTHER CONTESTANTS. HER IMPACT MAY HAVE BEEN VIEWED AS SUBTLE BUT POWERFUL IN ITS COMSUMPTION. BEBE IS THE EMBODIMENT OF ALL THINGS RUPAUL DRAG RACE! HAVE A GREAT YEAR BEBE AND THE BEAUTIFUL NINA FLORES!!!! AND TO ALL THE GIRLS THAT HAD THE COURAGE TO JOIN THE RANKS OF THIS HIGHLY RESPECTED ART FORM!!!

Posted by ARNETT BASQUAIT on January 25, 2010 at 10:08 PM