Project Runway Remains in Legal Limbo. Season Six Could Go Straight to DVD.
The fate of season six of Project Runway remains tangled in a legal mess. Production was finished on season six. The season is finished and edited, but won't air until the lawsuits are sorted out. Not much has changed since Tom Gunn said they have no idea when the season will air at New York Fashion Week. CBS talked with Missy Schwartz, a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly, who says the show is still in limbo.
"Basically everyone is suing each other. When The Weinstein Company announced they were taking the show to Lifetime, Bravo -- the former network that aired the show, their parent company, NBC Universal, sued The Weinstein Company for breach of contract. A few months later The Weinstein Company sued Bravo, NBC Universal for supposedly failing to properly promote the fifth season, which aired last summer. And then in the end, Lifetime was, like, well, we're going to sue everyone, too, because we want our show," Schwartz said.
Missy Schwartz also said the season could end up going straight to DVD if things are not settled quickly enough.
"Hopefully we will see it again, whether it's this actual season, season six, is the question, because it's tied up right now. It's in limbo. If they do settle in a year or six months, there's a question of will it still seem fresh? Maybe they'll just want to shelve the season, put it out on DVD or put it out on Webisodes and move onto the next season. But that's all a big question. Who knows?" Schwartz said.
It's frustrating for viewers, but it must be extremely frustrating for the fashion designers on season six. Missy Schwartz said the designers are the ones losing out.
"They're the ones losing out on this. They've worked so hard. It's grueling. They don't see their families and they're just in that room sewing day and night. And to not get the recognition, not get their 15 minutes of fame, even during fashion week. At the finale they couldn't come out and introduce their designs, they couldn't thank their families, nothing. Really, they're the ones losing out"
The fate of season six of Project Runway remains tangled in a legal mess. Production was finished on season six. The season is finished and edited, but won't air until the lawsuits are sorted out. Not much has changed since Tom Gunn 
