They showed a still of Johnson in the montage.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 31 May 2019 22:07 (four years ago) link
Also, more DRAMA etc.
https://www.etonline.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-finale-5-things-you-didnt-see-on-tv-126030
I think it has lost a lot of the magic it ever had
My gf said last night that it had long since jumped the shark and on several levels that's hard to argue. (At least they didn't jump further last night.) But mostly it's just become so all encompassing -- it's been almost six months of weekly episodes and with Drag Race UK en route there's barely going to be any break here.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 31 May 2019 22:09 (four years ago) link
Anyway, from that link above:
Yvie's win had to be filmed twice, because her original final words upon being condragulated were, "Um, stay odd. And does anyone have a baby I can eat?"
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 31 May 2019 22:12 (four years ago) link
xxp well gee thanks Ru - next time say their names, explicitly mention trans folk, I promise you doing these things won't alienate the straight audience
anyway, I also could have done without the hour long clip package lead-in to the lip syncs - can't imagine actually being in the audience and having no choice but to watch, at least at home I could be distracted by any number of other things going on
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Friday, 31 May 2019 22:23 (four years ago) link
I know they've always done those but it felt esp egregious this year
pretty sure their game plan is to burn the franchise into the ground vs. rationing it to avoid overexposure
― officer sonny bonds, lytton pd (mayor jingleberries), Friday, 31 May 2019 23:27 (four years ago) link
omggggggggggggggg Yvie in that INSANE headdress and doing a fucking backflip and not revealing a single goddamn thing except that she is badassthe work that must have gone into making it stay on her head!even the three-headed mirror concept + front-back two face was just breathtaking before you even see her move in it HAIL HAIL QUEEN YVIE
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 1 June 2019 05:25 (four years ago) link
her obligatory song is actually kinda great toohttps://youtu.be/KcUiEBORgh4
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 1 June 2019 05:32 (four years ago) link
Veg as usual OTM about Yvie not gimmicking with reveals too hard. The flashing her panties kind of was, though, and so was the back of the mask, but they were both subtle and awesome and demonstrated the creativity she's been talking about this whole time. And put everyone else and their obnoxious stunting and tired reveals to shame.
Agreed that Silk look terrified onstage.
Stunned that Vanjie didn't win Miss C. Her video was the only remotely entertaining one. Actually Yvie's was as well. I just realized what she reminds me of: a box of syllables falling down metal stairs.
Despite my surprise, I'm quite happy with Nina getting More C.
Too bad about the baby eating being cut.
― In a station of the metro / My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard (Leee), Saturday, 1 June 2019 06:15 (four years ago) link
Another thing about the lipsyncs: the other three were consumed with doing tricks and working flash into their routines. Yvie was the only one who PERFORMED. It wasn't even close in my book.
― In a station of the metro / My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard (Leee), Saturday, 1 June 2019 06:19 (four years ago) link
yeah totally
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 1 June 2019 06:49 (four years ago) link
The added sound effects during the stunts such as the crash noises timed to the death drops, they were so distracting and really highlighted how obviously pre-recorded the whole set-up was
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 1 June 2019 06:55 (four years ago) link
sure... but the finale’s always been pre-recorded since they first started doing it “live”. this isn’t really the format to be craving that kind of authenticity.
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 1 June 2019 07:36 (four years ago) link
Oh yeah 100%, I still miss the days where it was the last scene of the last episode in the same set etc and I think this season has been such an obvious construction of narrative that I'm just being sensitive to the artifice of that
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 1 June 2019 13:35 (four years ago) link
idk i think the in-studio finales were a bit anti-climactic. 3 judges & a few crew clapping for the winner always felt a little sad lol
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 1 June 2019 16:23 (four years ago) link
the show seems *straighter* than it has ever been and I think it has lost a lot of the magic it ever had.
Several articles (and possibly people in this thread) have suggested that this the VH1 influence. They want things to be a bit cleaner. Which is why they don't do the puppets anymore, I read. No more glory holes.
― trishyb, Saturday, 1 June 2019 19:12 (four years ago) link
xpost Yeah, that always made Raja's win a bit anticlimactic. And made the season 4 reveal that there WASN'T going to be a final decision on the runway that much more of an honest surprise.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 1 June 2019 21:05 (four years ago) link
I think the live ones are anticlimactic as well in a different way though. You can tell they film alternative results and so everyone's energy seems off
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 1 June 2019 23:04 (four years ago) link
Also all my boyfriend has spoke about today is how nobody at all was able to give Yvies mirrors a polish before she walked out and how distracting the greasy marks on them were
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 1 June 2019 23:05 (four years ago) link
I assume we have all seen Simpsons Drag Race on Facebook btw?
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 1 June 2019 23:06 (four years ago) link
Some blick-and-you-miss-'em cameos (Jiggly among others):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcdLl_udbew
― Shoegazi (Leee), Friday, 14 June 2019 19:47 (four years ago) link
My new coworker is a Drag Race fan, so at least we have something to talk about when things are slow!
Did anyone watch the Jaymes Mansfield video with Contrapoints? It's great.
― tokyo rosemary, Sunday, 16 June 2019 22:54 (four years ago) link
Speaking of Jiggly, did you guys see the Vulture list where they rank the most powerful queens ? The whole thing is very questionable, but I wonder when or how Jiggly became more "powerful" than Sharon Needles ? They don't explain the ranking below 20 so maybe I missed her big breakthrough.
― LeRooLeRoo, Monday, 17 June 2019 23:01 (four years ago) link
They don't explain the ranking below 20 so maybe I missed her big breakthrough.
They do, it's alphabetical by first name.
― Shoegazi (Leee), Monday, 17 June 2019 23:29 (four years ago) link
Ooops sorry, didn't see the extra layers!
― Shoegazi (Leee), Monday, 17 June 2019 23:40 (four years ago) link
Alaska and WIllem going IN on that disgusting article on their podcast last week is crucial listening.
― zama roma ding dong (Eric H.), Tuesday, 18 June 2019 02:11 (four years ago) link
I just remembered Jiggly was a regular character in Pose.
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 19 June 2019 13:41 (four years ago) link
xpost -- yeah that was a hell of a thing.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 19 June 2019 14:07 (four years ago) link
Any link to said episode?
― Shoegazi (Leee), Wednesday, 19 June 2019 18:11 (four years ago) link
here you go dawling https://megaphone.link/HTX2514271013
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 19 June 2019 18:24 (four years ago) link
or spotify linkthe ep is Hot Goss #3 https://open.spotify.com/show/2pJvYcYBD6A4MPkWagUtb7
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 19 June 2019 18:33 (four years ago) link
WERQ QUEEN YAAASSS thankyew.
― Shoegazi (Leee), Wednesday, 19 June 2019 18:45 (four years ago) link
S12 and All-Stars S5 just announced.
I would carp that calling basically half the queens who have ever been on RPDR "all stars" is a bit rich, but whatever gets Shea Coulee more screen time is fine by me.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Monday, 19 August 2019 20:31 (four years ago) link
Quite!
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 19 August 2019 21:11 (four years ago) link
Is there a confirmed lineup of All Stars?
― Coelacanth Green (Leee), Tuesday, 20 August 2019 20:04 (four years ago) link
Sorry to interrupt, but is there a Pose thread on this board? Surprised that I haven't seen one. Does it have a weird title or something?
― Cow_Art, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 10:35 (four years ago) link
The UK line-up has been announced. Good luck finding a queen from north of the border or over 30 among them. I was hoping for a Blackpool Pier eyeshadow-to-the-brows Lily Savage throwback to be in there somewhere too.
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 13:26 (four years ago) link
No confirmed lineup of All Stars 5 yet, but some educated guesses are posted on the RPDR wiki...
https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/RuPaul%27s_Drag_Race_All_Stars_(Season_5)
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 13:54 (four years ago) link
If that's accurate, then I'll make the obvious joke: I hope that you-know-who picks that queen and throws her out of the competition again.
― William Tao Overture (Leee), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 19:59 (four years ago) link
I've been wondering about that myself. Given the second season just wrapped, it's kinda overdue.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 20:42 (four years ago) link
So Race Chaser's been on a hell of a roll -- the Manila guest appearance the other week was great, but this latest one with Alessandra Torresani is next-level genius. If she didn't have her own podcast I say she should just join this one!
https://megaphone.link/HTX5936455511
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 4 September 2019 21:16 (four years ago) link
Another must-listen Race Chaser the other day with Delta Work -- got into a LOT of backstage stuff from recent seasons. Delta takes over the episode and it's practically a monologue -- and she admits she can talk a little too much -- but still:
https://megaphone.link/HTX7409826732
Meantime, this happened last night:
In the press room at the @TheEmmys, I asked @RuPaul to address the diversity or lack thereof in his show @RuPaulsDragRace. And... pic.twitter.com/kL1EYxJQXK— Danielle Young (@RhapsoDani) September 23, 2019
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 23 September 2019 20:41 (four years ago) link
I admit I don't even want to watch that clip. However, Delta's hour-long monologue is in itself Emmy-worthy.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Monday, 23 September 2019 21:24 (four years ago) link
Delta's right that it's impossible to know the target that's on RuPaul's back at this point in her career. But she also seems basically right that what she's selling when, say, she hugs Plastique Tiara in the workroom and tells everyone they're "family" is not coherent with the seemingly closed-off person she seems to be in real life.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Monday, 23 September 2019 21:29 (four years ago) link
Trudat.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 23 September 2019 21:41 (four years ago) link
I hedged with a lot of "seem"s there.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Monday, 23 September 2019 21:49 (four years ago) link
apparently the UK Drag Race is very good! I'm not in the UK atm so I can't watch it. If I catch a way to let you (and I) see it i'll let you know. Please do the same.
― What a ridiculous clusterfuck of totally uncool jokers (jed_), Thursday, 3 October 2019 22:53 (four years ago) link
Just saw the first episode -- thought it was pretty good! No spoilers for now but it's interesting catching the at times subtle differences between the American version and this one. (One of the biggest ones -- zero prizes! The grand prize as such is getting your own WOW+ series in Hollywood.)
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 4 October 2019 02:09 (four years ago) link
Its good in a way that the original hasn't been for a long long time. But its not great. The show wants to translate American styling on to a British heritage. I thought it was very telling that they were all pretty and under 35 and there were no Lily Savage type end-of-the-pier queens. Alan Carr was worse than when Twiggy did ANTM - no real insight or critique and clearly there because Britain doesn't have enough high-profile gays to choose from.
― boxedjoy, Friday, 4 October 2019 07:17 (four years ago) link
Also that lip synch, yikes. I would have sent them both home - one being truly awful shouldnt let the other one away with not knowing the words at all
― boxedjoy, Friday, 4 October 2019 07:19 (four years ago) link