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Show DAILY Sunday, May25,20C8 HERALD body 'face Padma Lakshmi in the dual role of host judge. Lakshmi's perspective is that of passionate diner, says fellow judge Gail Simmons. But the person who best knows his way around the d kitchen: chef Tom Colicchio, who plays the role of head judge. "He doesnt carry the most weight," Simmons says of Colicchio. "It's a democracy. It's more that he comes from a place where he's directing the conversatioa" Simmons and Ted Allen who take turns filling the third main slot, though occacome sionally are both on to the show with the viewpoint of criticsprofessional diners. The show also uses a weekly "guest judge," who is generchef. ally another Colicchio, though, is really the only one who ever gets really sharp with the contestants (though Lakshmi does have her critical moments). "We don't discuss our opinion at all until we're on camera," Colicchio says. "Because we're not actors, it's hard to world-clas- s Judges Continued from Dl into a ballroom number. Then the next day, the three show up at the CBS studio lot for the results show and get together in their makeshift grotto (Goodman brought the water fountain, Tonioli the plants, Inaba the lawn chairs and a little rug) and sunbathe. "You have to have a real passion for it, which we all three have," Inaba says. "We all try to give us the space to speak our own judgments. That's why there are a lot of arguments, but we all respect each other." There's never any cause to disrespect the credibility of these judges, either all three can glide their way around a ballroom floor, and their verbal repartee is typically very much-honore- ....... i I ' f ' - ( , . Bruno was just blinded by her beautiful body. He was raving at ft, and I was like, 'I'm not sure what you were looking at.' Goodman, meanwhile, has twice made references this sea- she referred to as "a gentlemen's club. "Len and Bruno have these beautiful accents, and even if they're calling you terrible things, it still sounds lovely because they have very cute ways of saying it," she says. "But when I say it, they get offended. I've come to realize that's who I am." Which would be, perhaps, a perfect foil to her British com- to flashing son his bare bottom, leading to horrified exclamations by his colleagues. And Inaba? She gets what she calls the "Simon Cowell" reputation for being the most likely to be considered really harsh. Inaba says she felt at a disadvantage coming into the show because Goodman and Tonioli who worked together previously in England 4 1 I patriots? "Once I proved myself to them, they opened their hearts to me," Inaba says. "So we just sit around at our little grotto and we always say how lucky we are to be doing this." had already formed what ROB Tim Gunn arrives WMLandov at the 1 9th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Marriott Marquis in New York City on MarchH. well-know- n ' nimble, too. I Our score: 9. At the ratings monster that is "American Idol," disrespect is both a trademark and a delicious expectation. "Dancing's" Len has nothing on the archeBrit that is typal snarky-wi- t Simon Cowell. Lo these many seasons in, however, Cowell is not as mean as he used to be not like back in the day when he described one singer as looking like a "bush baby." Depending on your taste, Paula Abdul is either unwatch-ablor you absolutely can't take your eyes off her. She DS The sad part is that the judges often argue for a couple of hours with the cameras rolling, Padma Lakshmi, host of Top but viewers at home are privy Chef, poses while signing to only a scant few minutes. her shoes at an exclusive party held to celebrate Gap's Wouldn't it be delicious to hear launch of Piperlime in 2006 in everything they carp about while the chefs are out of the New York. e room? I Our score: 7. But of course, they keep And so our champion is "Idol" wannabes "Dancing," which boasts the showing up simpers and flirts and waxes most balanced judges' table. and the adoring audience. on about contestants' "souls" and "spirits" and "being auSure, Len's the ballroom king, i Our score: 7 (8.5 when but since "Dancing" uses a thentic to who they really are." Paula is not coherent.) Bravo has built its own She might not be Carrie Ann, points system, each judge's but she has her own "X" factor blueprint for a compelling opinion carries equal weight. And no one seems to dominate that is the element of Eminent judges' panel, despite the inherent handicaps. Because the discussion although Train Wreck Meltdowa She Bruno tries, sometimes. the show doesn't air live and may or may not be functional "The one thing that does septhere's no audience input (how on any given day and she can you vote on food you cant arate us from the other judges might not even know quite is that we do have to stand by what day it is. taste?), its shows such as "Top a number," Inaba says. "We Chef" generate their drama And then there's Randy can't say anything just to say "Pitchy, dawg" Jackson, who is and dysfunction and snarki-nes- s it because we have to back it via the interaction of the just ... there. He's a Put it all contestants wannabe up. ... Other judges can say forcing a "Big Brother" closeness that turns anything they want for shock together and it works. Host Ryan Seacrest plays up the burner on the dynamics. value." d Not that "Dancing's" judges The cable network traffic cop, but Cowell still the approach with rules this roost, which is why haven't perfected their own versions of shock value. Wit-- 1 "Idol" maintains its reputation "Project Runway," casting ness Tonioli getting bleeped as being wonderfully snide. supermodel Heidi Klum as the world-clas- s of this season for describing a bounds seems out and of face, body, Nothing there's the singing, yes, but the panel and surrounding her performance between singer Mario and his partner with a also comments on weight, hair with judges that come with bolts of cred: designer Michael phrase that began with "eatand wardrobe selections. Kors and fashion editor Nina "If you don't want to hear ing." Or how he all but drooled over the sexually charged freeGarcia (as well as lovable that, don't show up," is the matter-of-faTim Gunn). answer Cowell style by finalist Jason Taylor on Monday night. "Top Chef," which airs gave to reporters who ques"Once Stacy Keibler did a tioned his capacity for cruelty Wednesday nights and is routine I thought was horin midseason, followed the at one of Idol's press tour same mold, eventually putting rible," Inaba says, "and I think a mm 1111 ll.il 1 Wfliflffi BRL3 GDI V i - ZACK SECKLERPiperlime AURORA 440 With Bernina Stitch Regulator EFtC'IllYFrJEO! ACTIVA220 BERNETTE MACHINES ....... '" I i m - A Starting at rt. J r laid-bac- k, r. Affordable quality and fully guaranteed! Every machine includes FREE CLASSES fine-tune- co-ho- st & FULL Sat 9 am 5 pm 268 West Center Street fProvo wwwjrtista.net JlI 0"''. jesiA 0 .i for around the corner, or down the road. 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