antm/gntm

So I realized...I can watch german shows with relative comprehension, and to practice a little bit more I was searching to see if I could find old episodes of germanys next top model and boy was I in for a treat - the new season was just 5 episodes in. On the website here I saw that episode 5 was up and I looked for a little to see if I could start from the beginning, but quickly gave up and started watching.

Wow - it is completely different from americas next top model....and I liked so many things about it!!! I'll tell you a little bit about the big differences because I'm sure you are all huge fans and watch all the episodes. Even when the girls you hate win and you vow never to watch again...you still don't miss an episode

1. Heidi Klum - perhaps the greatest thing about the show. As much as tyra is a babe (and boy has she looked unreal this season), I love Heidi Klum. I'm pretty sure I've raved about her before so I'll keep it cool on the raving about how awesome she is...but she is just so involved in all the lives of the models. She is just so much more gentle and quiet and seems to look far into developing these girls. She was also at the photo shoot. Perhaps because the contestants were in LA and don't speak english as well, she could have been there to help bridge the language barrier, but in real life these poor little 16 year old hungarian girls do not have the privilege.

2. The show is narrated - a voice in the background tells us each and every single little thing that is going on. Just in case we don't understand the context when things get introduced.

3. Instead of having the hometown of the constant under their age the models let us learn a fun little fact about them, which I think helps that 'star quality' because you actually get to know their story more than on ANTM. It gets really funny though when they have their little private interview part and the subtext reads - Lolle, is worried about the photoshoot and then she proceed to talk about how she is worried. Maybe Germans have a tough time with emotions...yeah that's gotta be it

4. There's no yelling. Remember all the old ANTM episodes when everyone used to yell all the friggen time. I'd mute the TV during tyra mail. The German girls are way quieter.

5. Makeovers - the best episode is makeovers, hands down. But tyra always goes way to crazy with the hair styles. No one is going to want to hire someone with crazy pink hair because it's harder to work with. It's more to change and how many top models have crazy hair, none. The German girls all looked super normal and nothing dramatic really happened.

6. The average age of the girls I'd say was 17.45-ish, with the youngest girl being 16. SOO young!

7. They play popular top 40 style music during the entire episode and it's kind of nice.

8. The entire thing just seems way better in giving the models experience and actually testing them in realistic situations. This episode also had a casting (it was two hours) for a photoshoot and the winner actually got to star in the campaign for the brand. Then in judging they all have to walk the cat walk before individual judging where they get a one on one session with the judges who decide alone whether or not you stay in the competition


One thing I hate about this show is that these girls are so dumb. They hate when people judge them and give them harsh criticism. Do you not realize what show this is? Your job is being professionally judged by people. Models are solely there to sell clothes. That is their main function. If you don't fit the mould of the designer, no you aren't good enough. You may have an awesome personality or be a really nice person, but it's just the reality that you aren't what someone is looking to help convey their image.