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Bravo's Upcomming TV Season

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Posted April 15th, 2009 by TonIsntGayShesBILIARIOUS

"Bravo upfront:

At its annual upfront presentation to the media, Bravo announced its plans to take over even more of your precious, formerly productive hours with fashion and food competitions, Friends- and Gossip Girl-esque reality shows, and its own take on the oh-so-hot family-with-tons-of-kids genre. Hitting the airwaves in the coming months are:

The Fashion Show: Isaac Mizrahi and Destiny's Child's Kelly Rowland host as 15 designers compete in a weekly runway show (premiering May 7) judged by a studio audience. Each week's winning garment goes on sale to viewers online, and a popular vote picks the final victor, American Idol-style.

Top Chef Masters: Instead of pitting regular old professional chefs against each other, this spin-off puts world-renowned chefs -- the kind who'd normally be judges on Top Chef -- through the same absurd challenges (i.e. cooking a three-course meal in a dorm room).

Launch My Line: Previously announced as Celebrity Sew-Off, this other fashion competition will pair established designers with "pop culture notables" -- stylists, music producers, choreographers, and whatnot -- who've always wanted to have their own fashion line. The winner will, yes, get his or her own line.

American Artist: Basically, Top Chef/Project Runway for artists, produced by Sarah Jessica Parker, aiming to "do for art what we've done for food, which is make it accessible," says programming exec Andy Cohen.

NYC Prep: Six real teens live it up, Gossip Girl style. We're sold.

Miami Social: Bravo execs describe it as a reality Friends -- seven young professionals, including an amicably divorced couple, meet in a Miami bar and dish about their lives.

Chef Academy: Award-winning French chef Jean-Christophe Novelli moves to L.A. to open a cooking school and train aspirants in the ways of merengues and souffles.

Design Sixx: Design team Cortney and Bob Novogratz renovate abandoned Manhattan buildings -- all while living in them. With their six kids. With a seventh on the way.

Double Exposure: Former couple Markus Klinko and Indrani -- who work together as "one of the hottest photography teams in music and fashion" -- bicker through high-end shoots.

Kell on Earth: Our favorite part of The Hills -- fashion PR maven/Lauren's onetime boss Kelly Cutrone -- lives her glamorous life on camera while being a single mom. And, um, living with her "platonic friend," a 20-something male Brazilian model.

Also returning for more: Real Housewives of Atlanta and Orange County, The Rachel Zoe Project, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List, Shear Genius (now hosted by Camila Alves, with Jonathan Antin as a judge), Flipping Out, Million Dollar Listing, Tabatha's Salon Takeover, and Top Chef.

Bravo also gave a peek at its development slate today and revealed that it's working on two new scripted series -- a bold move for the network, which is mostly focused on reality fare. Blueprint comes from Alloy Entertainment (Gossip Girl, Privileged) and Laurence Andries (Six Feet Under) and features two best friends -- one gay, one straight -- who run an architecture and design firm in New York. The other series, 30 Under 30, is production from American Dreams' Jonathan Prince and Murphy Brown's Alana Sanko. It follows a group of young characters after an influential magazine grants them up-and-comer status with that titular moniker.

Finally, the network announced it is developing a new, live series, Watch What Happens, based on the online program focused on its reality show personalities; reality series Eric B., based around celebrity event planner Eric Buterbaugh and produced by Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher; The Secret Lives of Supermodels, starring Mariel Hemingway and Maggie Rizer; Jackie's Gym Takeover, with Work Out star Jackie Warner making over America's gyms; and a show following former Project Runway contestant Laura Bennett."

1) How AWESOME is the fact Kelly Cutrone is getting her own show?
2) What happened to Ms Charlie's Angel that was hosting Shear Genius? And can you believe Johnathan is a judge? Fuggin Camila Alves....apparently have Mcdongagy's baby and being a model = good hair?
3) So HAPPY Tabitha is back! And Million Dollar Listing!!
4) Where is First Class All the Way, Millionaire Matchmaker, or the design show with India and Todd?
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Posted April 15th, 2009 by Todd

We have the game for Fashion Show done already, but haven't launched it, the show isn't til like late May I think

But have you seen Merlin????
A gay fashion-designer jockey???

Some of the new stuff looks cool, but I just want Flipping out to come back, it seems like its been a longer hiatus than most Bravo shows.
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Posted April 15th, 2009 by Todd

OH! And yeah, Cutrone stole the show when she was on the Hills, so it'll be fun to see her close up.
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Posted April 15th, 2009 by whenshebegins

Ooo, I can't wait for the Cutrone show. And I'm also looking forward to new Flipping Out. I miss my Jeff Lewis.
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Posted April 15th, 2009 by Piba_Natalie_FTW

Flipping out is usually just a summer show, like D-list. It usually premieres in July if I can think right.

And I love my Charlie's Angel on Shear Genius. :(

And btw... almost all the new shows... it seems like I have to watch. They sound great.
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Posted April 15th, 2009 by TonIsntGayShesBILIARIOUS

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO @ the lawn jockey. Who taught him out to tuck?!?! You tuck back, not to the side/thigh HAHAHAHA (stfu andy)

When I was watching the Hills this week I got so giddy when Cutrone had a scene....hell I'd be her girl toy considering her net worth.

Isn't Flipping Out a show about flipping houses? Who hosts it?
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Posted April 16th, 2009 by ecbSaysDontDrinkAndFafa

Flipping out follows one neurotic guys who flips houses named Jeff. He is awesome. Once he sent his assistant to get his cat acupuncture after spiritualy cleansing the house he was flipping with a psychic healer.
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Posted April 16th, 2009 by saucybetty

Thanks for the pic todd!

I am excited for American artist. When I was living in London a few years ago they had a show like that there and it was terrific. I hope it's successful.
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Posted April 17th, 2009 by ecbSaysDontDrinkAndFafa

I also heard that Project Runway WILL air this summer on Lifetime. Of course by then it will be over a year old, and as far as fashion goes I would think it would be irrelevent
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Posted April 17th, 2009 by Thai

Phew! Just give me my Housewives of Orange County and I am one happy camper.