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"Project Runway returned last night with the premiere of season eight, with more contestants, a longer format, and plenty of Tim Gunn&amp;#x27;s patented witticisms. See what we thought of the episode--and share your thoughts with us!--after the jump. WARNING: Spoilers ahead! 1. Drama casting has finally returned! After two seasons of contestants that were about as fascinating as drying paint, the Lifetime folks have at long last given us a cast of what only be described as characters. Can a crew with names like Mondo, Peach, and Casanova (who, incidentally, designed porn clothes!? WTF?) possibly be boring? And don&amp;#x27;t even get me started on Jason, who wore, um, a bowler hat to be intimidating, &amp;quot;like Roman soldiers and American Indians.&amp;quot; Riiiiight. 2. An extra half hour doesn&amp;#x27;t necessarily mean extra insight. I was so ready to feel like I was BFF with Michael and Heidi thanks to the 90-minute format--another half hour to get a glimpse into the deliberation process!--but I felt like I just found out more about who their favorites were, and not what they thought of their garments. Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;amp;#8217;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! 3. And the judges are already throwing us for a loop. McKell, auf&amp;#x27;d? Really? I can think of at least three garments I liked less than hers! Jason? Casanova? Ivy? But then again, see #1...maybe they&amp;#x27;re keeping them around for the drama factor. 4. But we actually get to see the clothes this season! After seven seasons of squinting, getting really close to my TV, and finally giving up and logging on to the show&amp;#x27;s website immediately after it ended to try and see what the heck the judges were seeing, there are finally camera angles that let us viewers see the clothes! And given last night&amp;#x27;s designs, maybe it would have been better left to the old formula. 5. There&amp;#x27;s a Daniel Vosovic 2.0! Is it just me, or is Jason totally a 2010 version of season three&amp;#x27;s Daniel Vosovic? The hair, the voice, the girly garments... So dolls...did you watch Project Runway last night? What did you think? Were the judges right to send McKell home, or do you agree with me that she was auf&amp;#x27;d way too soon? Who&amp;#x27;s your favorite contestant so far? Are you a fan of the new 90-minute format? Discuss! Glamour stylists answer your fashion questions at WhatToWear.com. Ask away! You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Photos: MyLifetime.com"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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