Rupaul’s Drag Race UK

[5t3IIa]

Starts tonight, on BBC iplayer.

Here’s Meet The Queens.

I am wary, as I am not sure the British humour will translate into the format Not that the format is anything unusual but it feels weird to stand in a line being slagged off and not self-deprecate oneself into oblivion, plus recklessly snap back but that’s just me, plus I don’t watch...that dancing show whose name escapes me sorry, not trying to be a dick, it’s early

I am hoping that Alaska & Willam do ep by ep on Race Chaser pod, as they are an enduring pleasure that I genuinely love, after getting slightly disillusioned by the main show+All Stars.

Anyway! Start your engines

 

[Steel Icarus]

Been a lot of build up. Ru knows what he's doing, plus Michelle has probably become famous over here in the last fortnight, so I'm sure they won't fuck it up.

Looking forward to it.

Byyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[5t3IIa]

OK, am halfway through first ep and am extremely happy

 

[tommers]

That was hilarious

 

[5t3IIa]

That was hilarious

You are watching the BBC

 

[tommers]

You are watching the BBC

One of them did Kim Woodburn.

The Americans will be so confused

 

[5t3IIa]

One of them did Kim Woodburn.

The Americans will be so confused

And they’d have had to explain what a Blue Peter badge is to Ru too

I laughed at, not with, the lip sync losers dancing

 

[tommers]

And they’d have had to explain what a Blue Peter badge is to Ru too

I laughed at, not with, the lip sync losers dancing

Yes the right one went.

Ru Peter Badge.

The US version has got a bit stale after 11 series. This has reinvented it a bit.

Snatch game should be good. It'll be nice to know who they are doing.

 

[5t3IIa]

Yes the right one went.

Ru Peter Badge.

The US version has got a bit stale after 11 series. This has reinvented it a bit.

Snatch game should be good. It'll be nice to know who they are doing.

Oh yes, Snatch Game! <3 I feel reinvigorated with my love for this show

 

[Poot]

Well. I have never seen this before. The original, I mean.

At first I was a bit WTF. Then I couldn't tear myself away like seeing a car crash. Now I realise that I am and always have been basically a drag queen and I need wigs and high heels and MOAR make-up and a good night on the lash immediately. I shall be watching again.

 

[Poot]

"I am owning what the cat dragged in."

 

[5t3IIa]

Sequenced Harland and Wolff gantries

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Wut?!?! When I looked at iPlayer last night there was only the "Meet the Queens" 15 minute thingy.

 

[5t3IIa]

Wut?!?! When I looked at iPlayer last night there was only the "Meet the Queens" 15 minute thingy.

Should be on? I saw it from start while it was still on last night iyswim

 

[Steel Icarus]

Been half-heartedly going "rawr" all morning

 

[poului]

Was worried the runway looks would be embarrassingly cheap in comparison to the US version, but they were solid. Couldn't help but notice there was no footage of them making their outfits, mind.

 

[5t3IIa]

Was worried the runway looks would be embarrassingly cheap in comparison to the US version, but they were solid. Couldn't help but notice there was no footage of them making their outfits, mind.

I did notice Singer were in the credits*, but I imagine those two looks were on their prep list and not just knocked up in the werkroom
I bet we’ll get plenty of sewing stress later on

* was checking who was beatin Ru’s mug = Raven still

 

[Plumdaff]

Yes the right one went.

Ru Peter Badge.

The US version has got a bit stale after 11 series. This has reinvented it a bit.

Snatch game should be good. It'll be nice to know who they are doing.

Yes, I don't know whether it helps that the cultural references all land, but the US version seems to be maybe too dominated by the looks. I haven't laughed so much at a Drag Race episode since the glory series 4,5 and 6. It was brilliant.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Totally agree Plumdaff! I laughed a lot!

 

[Mrs Miggins]

I adored RuPaul's look. It was amazing.

I'm not sure about The Vivienne's face because of the amount of work but that's up to her and her Pete Burns / Balmoral Queen was awesome!

 

[5t3IIa]

I adored RuPaul's look. It was amazing.

I'm not sure about The Vivienne's face because of the amount of work but that's up to her and her Pete Burns / Balmoral Queen was awesome!

I loved her entrance look too - that wipe-clean red number

 

[Steel Icarus]

Mrs SI's initial fave is Blue; I don't usually decide at first (as I never know anyone's names and can't match the contestants in drag to them out of drag for a couple of episodes )

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Oooh I may have to watch this, it's sounds like my kind of thing. Is it on iplayer?

 

[girasol]

Oooh I may have to watch this, it's sounds like my kind of thing. Is it on iplayer?

The UK one is - I think only one episode a week right? The rest is on Netflix.

 

[spanglechick]

Ru Peter Badge not quite up there with the weekly prizes on the mother show.

Very bbc.

 

[5t3IIa]

Ru Peter Badge not quite up there with the weekly prizes on the mother show.

Very bbc.

I'm excited to see what other Very BBC British nonsense the weekly things are - RPDR chequebook and pen? Grab a grand? Gunge tank?!

 

[tommers]

Ru Peter Badge not quite up there with the weekly prizes on the mother show.

Very bbc.

They can't have advertising. So the sponsored holidays are out.

 

[tommers]

Mrs SI's initial fave is Blue; I don't usually decide at first (as I never know anyone's names and can't match the contestants in drag to them out of drag for a couple of episodes )

Sum Ting Wong for me.

Or maybe Baga Chips.

They're all pretty value though, got to say.

 

[5t3IIa]

I’m near Brighouse so should probably root for the local lady but she didn’t blow my skirt up as much as Baga and The Vivienne. There’s not much better than that scouse accent in 6’ of red PVC, it just seems to make perfect sense

Edit: changed UPVC to PVC :|

 

[QueenOfGoths]

We've just watched it

Loved, loved, loved Sum Ting Wong, the Bullring and Stamp were inspired!!!