They're The Tops

"Top" appears in the names of many reality shows and being the best is the goal of just about any sort of competition series. Last night I got a good dose of that. "America'a Next Top Model" had its season opener, as did "Top Design". "America's Got Talent" presented the last ten of its 40 semi-finalists. "Project Runway" continued giving the fashion designers the chance to prove themselves the best.

"America's Next Top Model" is probably my top reality show. I didn't have a chance to watch the whole two hours, so I'll review it another time. I'm just so excited that it's back! I'm eager to see if they once again have the various types that seem to have become the recipe for the show.

"America's Got Talent" was also two hours, split by the convention. I didn't get excited about any of the performers. Perhaps that is because I was so upset that the judges sent Michael Strelo-Smith home. Hopefully, I'll have stopped pouting by next week. Right now, I'm not sure I even care who wins.

"Top Design" had a new twist this year, or at least I don't recall it from last season. It's called 'pop design' and involves a short challenge that earns immunity. Last night, in the middle of being teams designing apartments to the tastes of the show's judges, the designers each had to make shadow boxes. Surprisingly, four of them got immunity. That made it scary for the remaining nine contestants.

One of the teams had a few disasters, the worst being an overflowing sink that got most of their fabrics wet. One of the members of that team ended up being sent home. I think it was more that he hadn't contributed much to the team than it was that he did a poor job.

"Project Runway" is getting to the point where most of the designs are good. Leanne won again and I think she really deserved it. The bottom two were Joe and Stella. I think it was time for Stella to go. She seemed constantly to be down, mood-wise, and her fashion vision was pretty narrow. Her passion for leather did create some interesting outfits, but I never saw her as someone who could come out on top.