I was in Sydney when the twin telenovellas - Desire and Fashion House - debuted on Fox TV. The acting in both series were bad, Desire notably worse than the other because of its all too uninteresting plot of a woman torn in between two brothers.
Fashion House on the other hand relates the going-ons in a fashion house, namely the House of Gianni, with Bo Derek starring as the Maria Gianni, the CEO of the company. The other big name in the cast is Morgan Fairchild - Bo Derek's nemesis. Oh, its fun to see two mature (but beautiful) women going at each other with the energy and drama of the other sweet young pretty things in the series. Oh yes, alot of heavy hand action and bitching takes place.
Bo Derek tries her best to act as a villainess, out to make things difficult for the aspiring young designer Michelle Miller played by Natalie Martinez, who falls in love with Bo Derek's reel-son. However, Bo Derek comes across as stiff and vacant and has an irritating habit of pronouncing her words reel (pardon the pun) slow. One forgives her because, frankly, she's in great shape for her age.
My main grouse? The lengthy flashbacks. The faithful viewers following the series are treated to almost 15mins in total of flashbacks in one episode. Hello? Anybody there? Really, do they have to show them over and over again. I know the concept of telenovellas is somewhat new, but this is really ridiculous!
The upside? Look out for great outfits worn by the stars in the show. What else could one expect from a show about the fashion world chock full with models and designers and the who-who's in any deserving fashion industry.
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