I agree with you 100%. I cringed when Jai said it, and my fears were confirmed at the art gallery when nothing on the floor would have made it onto my wall.
This week was the first time Thom disappointed me. I’m usually blown away by his work, but this episode the apartment ended up a bit…eh. Carson, on the other hand did a great job, as did Ted.
But is that all Thom’s fault? He was trying to work within the style they wanted.
I usually like Carson’s clothing picks, but I’m not a fan of the skullcap/hat thingie he puts on some of the guys.
I agree that art is not a good gift idea unless you know the recipient very well, but I thought the suggestion to throw your sweetie’s towel into the dryer and hand her a nice warm fluffy towel when she steps out of the shower was pretty sweet.
And yeah, Carson groping the guy’s crotch was pretty funny, especially after the warning from Thom (was it Thom?) to be careful not to let Mr. Kressley touch “your private area.” 
Well I guess you just missed the point, then. He is giving of himself by trying to learn about the things she has given up but presumably still treasures. It’s not like he’s going to be cooking ravioli every night. The entree selection was a symbol.
WAG, having entertainment types makes it a bit easier to give Jai something to help with other than be the bearer of free gifts.
This was the worst Queer Eye in a long time, no wonder they waited until after sweeps was done to air it. Whose brother was this guy anyway- a really good looking guy, with very little need for help gets on the show? What are the producers using to pick people- darts? Unmarked bills in trashbags?
Wow, an althlete needed a pedicure! That’s it? That should take 25 minutes. Then he gets loads of super-high end furniture and the Armani too? WTF?!?
The “artwork” was gag-inducing as well- although the unintentionally hilarious decription by our straight guy to his wife almost made it worth it. He sounded like a small child explaining his latest refrigerator door classic.
Overall, the “makeover” was underwelming to say the least, and large stretches of the show was actually boring- a rarity with the show. 25 minutes of the Guys fawning over the straight guy was not compelling TV and was a massive drop in quality over the usual shows. Never has their been such an anti-calmatic result, mainly because this guy should never have been on the show in the first place- his appearance, apartment, wardrobe and lifestyle all were in pretty decent shape to say the least.
That he got on the show is absurd. That he got on and got free Armani and lots of super chi-chi furniture too makes me extremely dubious. Either this was an “inside deal” or a major lapse in judgment. :mad:
I wasn’t the only one:
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
This show, on the other hand, is better than therapy. It has romance, style and cool grooming tips reminiscent of those magic tricks we learned from The Super Friends. That said, last night’s episode was a bit of a dud. Somehow turning a handsome figure skater and his beautiful new bride into, well, a more handsome skater with different furniture and better shoes just isn’t that dramatic. We want guys who look like they just crawled out of a cave, with no class and no sense of style. We want the ugly duckling to turn into a swan. We want to see that look of sheer terror in Cro-Magnon man’s eyes as he inserts the swirling blades of a nose-hair trimmer into his nostril for the first time. And whose idea was it for two figure skaters to take a romantic trip to an ice-skating rink? Not exactly pushing the envelope on that one, guys.
My cable provider doesn’t carry Bravo for some godforsaken reason, so my mom tapes QE for me and I watch it whenever I go home. I’m looking forward to this one. I’ve been slightly in love with John Zimmerman ever since I realized he was from my state, and then moreso when he skated at the Olympics in leather pants. fans self So, since I can’t really comment on the episode yet, a little John Z. history for anyone who cares.
*He’s presumably from a well-to-do family. I don’t remember where his family lived (Vestavia Hills, possibly), but it’s one of the areas that screams ‘money.’
*When he was learning to skate, they didn’t have a rink in B-ham yet. His parents drove him to Montgomery–which is like two hours away–three times a week for lessons. The rink in Montgomery is in a mall. I’ve skated on it. It sucks. A lot. It is usually half melted.
Although I seriously doubt he really needed the Fab 5’s attentions, I’m not complaining. More Zimmerman time is always appreciated at the Chick household. I just have one burning question: Does he wear leather pants? 
All right, hand over your gay card for a week, missy. There’s a new scoring system in town. It gives points for attempting specific skills with minor pluses and minuses for how well the skill was executed. The points are cumulative. This new system was used for the Gran Prix tournament and may possibly be used for the next Olympics. Top scorers wind up with about 160 after the short and free skate programs.
And yes, not all male figure skaters are gay. Just like not all male fashion designers are gay. 
Did you see that? He took off for the triple lutz with an inside edge!
I don’t recall any leather pants, but there are a number of scenes in black briefs, and wife beaters with ripped necks, and reclining in the bath with bubbles, and oh my I need a moment…
Oh, and since I haven’t seen anyone else address it, according to this site (I saw it there yesterday but I forget where but browsing is fun) the rumor of my sweet sweet Kyan and Robert Gant dating is false.
Thank you, God.
Dammit, I need that tape NOW!
I attempted to post something here last night, but the hamster was obviously feeling like a snack…
That said, this last month has had something of a theme of people in some sort of public-performance field: Rock-n-Roll DJ, Comedian, Musicals Writer, Olympic Figure Skater. I’ll join in the request to cleanse the palate with some nice-but-clueless insurance salesman, college professor or truck dispatcher. Even if it means Jai is relegated to failing to teach him to dance. (*) However I can see a potential problem with that – remember the policeman in Season 1 (the guy who was uncomfortable with Kyan)? At one point one of the F5 played around with his uniform jacket and hat and for a while it looked like it would lead to trouble for the cop. A great many “regular” folk may have a strong disincentive from being broadcast in QESG, or would do so only if any reference to their real-life work is expunged from the broadcast, which would cripple the format.
They DID renew for quite a number of episodes at quite a raise in their paychecks, so it’s not as if they can afford having dull episodes, but John Z’s was… eh. It does have the redeeming quality that indeed it brings in an example of a dual-successful-professionals couple and some of the problems the SG in such a relationship may have to deal with – it’s still more often than not the wife who becomes a displaced person for the husband’s sake, so he needs to give her special attention; they never get enough time off to put together a nice home environment; you focus so much you do not care for yourself as much as you’d like to, etc.
However, this was perilously close to “celebrity guest” status. Fortunately we’ve yet to see a full-on “very special episode” (maybe one of the upcoming SG weddings?)
(*) Speaking of which – Jai’s “culture” role could be better used by expanding into a broader lifestyle advisory by exploring further what are the SG’s interests and bringing up things and activities that tie in to them that are compatible with the makeover, and in the case of SGs in relationships, opening his eyes to how they tie in with HER interests.
(Otto – about the naughtiness factor: what is needed is for some sort of focus group to seek out if there’s a correlation between Carson cranking up the “raunch queen” act and a failure of the natural course of events to generate sufficiently funny or clever material on its own)
You’re kidding! That’s a shocker. I lived in Montgomery for a decade and it’s always a shocker to learn Montgomery has anything that a city of equal or greater size doesn’t have (other than the Shakespeare Festival).
They recently redid that ice skating rink. Now it has a much prettier ceiling, much nicer changing area, much nicer Zamboni machine, and the ice is still usually half-melted.
On another topic, why is it that when they have a fat hairy guy on QUEER EYE your probability of seeing his butt in the grooming shot approaches one, but when it’s a gorgeous guy (John Zimmerman or the “Who Wants to Marry an Armenian” gorgeous John) the best they can do is underwear?
Re: celebrity episode- Ted has said he would love to perform a makeover on Jack Black. Now THAT could be Emmy winning memorable TV.
I’ll be glad when they start the travelling show. I also wish they’d get some older guys on the show (the oldest they’ve done is perhaps 40ish). At least next week’s guy is black, so that’s a bit of a change of pace.
The wife was a babe. Me likee. Otherwise, stupid episode.