New Kenneth Brown Show Starts on TLC Tonight

15 years ago

TLC PREMIERES NEW SERIES "OVER DESIGNED", HOSTED BY KENNETH BROWN, ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2008

September 12, 2008 Los Angeles, CA TLC will premiere the new series OVER DESIGNED, hosted by design expert Kenneth Brown, on Saturday September 20, 2008, at 8:30 PM ET/PT. In each half-hour episode, Kenneth will visit one overzealous homeowner who has taken a motif to the extreme. Using his celebrated design sensibility, Kenneth will enlist the help from family and friends they will turn these rooms into inviting and livable spaces for the whole family to enjoy, while continuing to honor the nominees passions.

"The series will strive to celebrate each persons unique design sense of style, but will help streamline their look and offer ways to better celebrate their collections," explains Kenneth.

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brutuses
15 years ago
Oops, I missed it. I'll have to check for a rebroadcast date and time. Let us know how it was, please.
mahatmacat1
15 years ago
Aw jeez...we were all happy to see Kenneth return to tv, but our entire family *groaned* as one when we saw his new profile :( :( :(

Why did he have to go and ruin that wonderful natural face?! Did he think he wasn't macho enough or something? Because that nose is *definitely* not macho -- it's like Kathy Rigby...and the extra chin doesn't work either.

I'm so sad to see that he caved like this. I can hardly look at him. I don't think I can watch this show. Didn't he get the memo, like a couple of years ago, that the ski-jump nose was *over*?

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brutuses
15 years ago
Are you saying he had face surgery? Oh no, he didn't go mess with that pretty face of his, did he? So how was the show?
rmkitchen
15 years ago
Wow -- I saw the change in hair and something softer around the eyes (which could just be gravity) but it's the same nose and chin, at least, the same as he had in 2005. (I checked an episode of his HGTV series reDesign I have on TiVo.)

I like the way he really sussed out from the homeowner what it was about the palm trees which did it for her, so he could achieve that (resort, beachy) feeling for her in a less contrived way.
mahatmacat1
15 years ago
Nah, that nose has got to be different. It's more extreme, completely fake. Very different from this one, and the date on this appears to be later? -- maybe he had it done over?

Here is a link that might be useful: look at the first video and stop it at :26 when he's in profile
squirrelheaven
15 years ago
I didn't see the show, but looking at some pics his eyes do look a bit different to me. With his nose, I'm wondering if it's the left side, right side differences. His nose seems to be more pixie-ish from the right side and I see more shots taken from the left, where his nose looks straighter. They often shoot from their best side.
kenneth_fan
15 years ago
Kenneth's new show also airs on Sunday mornings. Check your listings. Here in California, it's on at 8:30 a.m. on TLC HD and 11:30 on TLC.

As for his nose, I don't think he's had any surgery. I first met him in March 2007 and to this date, I see him on a pretty regular basis and would have noticed a change. The only thing that looks different from his days on reDesign is his shorter, darker hair.
wodka
15 years ago
Funny, I didn't pay much attention to his nose, although I thought maybe his face was fuller, maybe a slight weight gain.

All that aside, what did y'all think of the show? I might watch one more episode, only because I am a fan, but I thought the show, unfortunately, was just like the rest of the silly shows on tv, not much originality here. I almost wish they would leave the homeowners/family out of it. Just show the "before" and what Kenneth has to work with, and then how he achieves the final results. Cut out all of the ridiculous chatter with the family.....been done way too many times.
squirrelheaven
15 years ago
Well, I love faces and have always been interested in noses, haha. This was a pic I found last night -- maybe this is what you're seeing Fly (9/07)? It was doing this back in 2006 also, looking at his blog. Does have a bit of that ps-look from the right, though couldn't find any good pics. I hate to think he's messed with his face, too : ) Looks a big tired and poofy to me in new pics, with smaller eyes. Liked his less coifed look, too, myself. Not that it's important, lol.

I liked his old show and creations, though not the gimmicks that they'd started doing when showing the final shots, which flashed by so fast and techno, and with sound effects or music, that I couldn't really see them.
kenneth_fan
15 years ago
As a HUGE Kenneth Brown fan, I really enjoyed his new show. However, my preference on Over Designed would be to also have less chatter with the homeowners and more info on design or have TLC make this an hour show like What Not to Wear. It's pretty much the same concept but they have to pack everything into 30 minutes which doesn't leave much time for Kenneth to teach us why certain design decisions were made. Overall, I loved the show and just wanted more KB time!!!
cajow
15 years ago
Over designed is a very interesting concept for a show but I would have preferred to see more of Kenneth's design plan and less of the home owners. As usual Kenneth's design plan was wonderful and the completed room was a whole lot improved.
I have been watching Kenneth since he first arrived on the TV scene and other than hair color/style change, I do not see any difference in him.
mahatmacat1
15 years ago
Hmmm, well...all I can say is I usually don't get these things wrong...he's had some change, not sure what it is...but I'll demur to those who are in regular contact with him until it's confirmed somewhere else :)

I love his work, really do, but I couldn't watch the show because of how he looked. At least David on HGTV had a gorgeous Heath Ceramics fireplace build in the next half-hour as consolation.
kenneth_fan
15 years ago
That makes me sad that you won't watch the show based on how Kenneth looks. His shaggier hair style of a few years ago I think softened and framed his face -- giving him more of a boyish look. I really think that his hair change is what is making you think he looks differently.
kenneth_fan
15 years ago
Hope some of you folks interested in design will be checking out the second episode of Kenneth's new show on Saturday night. This time he tackles a homeowner who is obsessed with penguins!!

Here's a link to a page on Kenneth's website that shows a picture of him taken Thursday at an event in Los Angeles. For those of you who think Kenneth has had work done on his face, I thought it would be proof that it isn't so. I was at this event and Kenneth is as adorable as ever (even more so in person).

http://kennethbrowndesign.com/index.php/kbd_main/journal/

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