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Tuesday, March 4, 2003
Wear and, sniff, tear with TLC's ambush fashion critics
By MELANIE McFARLAND
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER TELEVISION CRITIC
If Vogue were to bed down with "Mystery Science Theater 3000," then TLC's "What Not to Wear" (debuting Saturday at 10 p.m. after a preview run in January) would be their cute lovechild.
Each week a fashion criminal gets caught in the act of slobbery by hidden cameras that follow him or her around town, into closets and, yes, the sanctity of the bedroom.
Then, he or she is accosted by a pair of fashion experts who glee in ripping apart a total stranger's fashion sense, in the spirit of being cruel, to be sartorially kind. For their embarrassment, the show rewards the victim with $5,000 shopping spree, along with a hair and makeup overhaul.
At home, we revel in the joy to be had at laughter at another person's expense. February sweeps' fascination with He of the Collapsing Nose has taught us just how powerful of a television booster that can be.
Ah, TLC. They can rebuild you. Make you more beautiful. Sharper. Better. Where do I sign up?
P-I TV critic Melanie McFarland can be reached at 206-448-8015 or tvgal@seattlepi.com
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