Alyssa Milano turned from actress to Project Runway: All-Stars host and talked to Enstars about the fierce competition plus her own views on fashion ahead of the show's season 3 premiere on Oct. 24. Milano joins the cast also as a judge, sitting next to returning critics Isaac Mizrahi and Georgina Chapman. Marie Claire's Senior Fashion Editor, Zanna Roberts Rassi, takes on the role as a mentor for the designers.
Season 3 of All-Stars is the most competitive season ever with 11 former top ranking Project Runway contestants returning to the competition and the largest price package in runway history worth almost $1 million.
Milano got the call about hosting All-Stars after Harvey Weinstein -- head of The Weinstein Company behind the show and Chapman's husband -- saw her co-host an episode of E! Fashion Police. The duo thought the Mistresses actress would be "a good fit for the show," in Milano's words, and she was excited about being given the opportunity, seeing that she is a fan of the competition series.
"I basically just said, you know, I love fashion. I do not want to come across like I am trying to be a fashion expert, but really I want to be the voice of that audience member that might love fashion, but that isn't an insider. And they were all on the same page with that," she explained. "So it was a very, very exciting thing to be a part of. A little scary too, obviously, because it's so outside of my wheelhouse in what I am used to. But I loved it."
WHY WE LOVE IT: From the creative mind of Alyssa Milano, with artist Marcus To (Huntress, Red Robin), and writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, Hacktivist is a fastpaced cyberthriller about friendship and freedom in a time war.
WHY YOU WILL LOVE IT: Fantastic characters and stunning action set pieces, beautifully illustrated by Marcus To (Cyborg 009, Red Robin) and Eisnernominated colorist Ian Herring (Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand).
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Ed Hiccox and Nate Graft are young, brilliant, and the cofounders of YourLife, a social networking company that has changed the way the world stays connected. In secret, these best friends are also “sve_Urs3lf,” the largest, whitehat hacking group on the planet, exposing information and sparking revolutions across the globe.
"This month marks 15 years since Charmed premiered on what was then The WB. And although it certainly wasn’t the first television show about witches, it was one of the most successful, capturing a fan base that to this day watches re-runs at every opportunity — or is that just me?
Charmed told the story of the Halliwell sisters and their power of three. Basically, when the three of them combined their witchy mojo, they were pretty much unstoppable. With the Book of Shadows in their attic, full of spells and potions, the sisters were able to fight off all kinds of demons. And when they weren’t being attacked (which was rare), they were able to fall in love — sometimes with the wrong people — and have real-life sibling arguments.
Despite swapping the third sister after Prue died, the show succeeded in creating a real family dynamic. The sisters always had chemistry, and you couldn’t help but root for them to stick together and bicker about boys while simultaneously kicking butt. Plus, you knew you were amongst cool witches when they used their free time to open a nightclub.
However, even with the magic element, the show also had a subtlety to it. Sure, it was a fantastical show about witches and demons, etc., but there was a real sense that this wasn’t the life the girls wanted, but rather one they were born with and were good at. They were nonchalant about their magic, and it made it that much more believable (while still being unbelievable). Charmed perfected the family-of-witches formula that so many shows nowadays can’t quite figure out."
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