Yeah, I know, it was back last week too. I have some early favorites, but despite the fact that this is the 15th season of Project Runway Original Recipe which means not only are there 15 seasons of this kind of "Project Runway" to watch, there are also umpteen all-stars, kids, Under the Gunn, and other variations. Oh, and you could watch practically any other competitive reality show ever to get a sense of the following things:
You will work in a cramped space. Or for a while you will. As they eliminate folks it will get less cramped.
You will live in shared apartments with the same people you spent all day working next to.
You will have unrealistic timetables to complete your work.
You will have limited budgets.
You will have to regularly discuss your life or your fellow designer's lives.
You will be tired.
You will be asked to work with things that are not fabric.
And yet, they were surprised, I mean maybe they only showed the clips of the designers willing to play along and pretend to be surprised, but they were surprised to enter a room fill with stuff for the first party and be told, ha, this is your first challenge. Yes, sometimes they have just had an opening cocktail. Not in a room with balloons, and bags and pillows. And the first challenge being the first meeting with Heidi and Tim has happened like eight times. So, even if you only had time to watch one season, chances were good you saw this.
But, I give them credit, so far no one has sent a naked model down the runway. So there's that.