Malaysian Dreamgirl: Review of MDG Season 1

So Malaysian Dreamgirl has finally come to an end. There's been up and down, drama and tears, back-stabbing and bitching. That's what makes reality series interesting and worth watching. I bet by now, everyone has already heard about the results and our first Malaysian Dreamgirl is Cindy. I'm not going to dedicate this article to her because there's already too many blog entried covering that, be it good or bad.

Anyway, since this is going to be my last entry about MDG Season 1, I think it would be best to write a simple review of what I think about this show and maybe throw in some suggestions at the end.

Basically, this is what I think about the show:

• It's been a great first try on making an online reality show. Kudos to Capxion Media on making this possible but there's still room for improvement.



• The editting and production has been choppy and there's certain part of the show that drags a bit too longer and this can be annoying and throw ppl off.



• Recently I realised that not all episode parts are uploaded at the same time and some parts are missing as well. Since I do not know the total number of parts for that particular episode since it's not fixed, there's occasion where I missed out on some of the episodes.



• The challenges are way too simple and does not really seem like challenges at all. They are just like simple exercises and the girl with the nicest homework gets the prize. Hohum....



• The judges and Sazzy are not really that involved in the show. There should be more interaction and more input from the judges instead of just Sazzy giving comments on elimination day.

Hmmmm.....that's about all I think. And now for some suggestions:

• Include subtitles throughout the show, not only when the girls speak in chinese. As this is an online show, ppl from around the world and watch this and some may not understand Malay and even the English that is used in the show.



• Make sure that each part of the episodes is only showing a particular event/occasion. There's been improvement in terms of this and I'm really happy but as I said, there's still room for improvement.



• Increase the difficulty of the challenges. Or maybe even invite individuals from the fashion industry to give the challenges and judged them.



• As for the third point given above, maybe include an indicator of the total number of parts for that particular episode (eg. (1/7) letting us know that there's a total of 7 parts)



• The episodes should include feedback and opinions from the judges about the pictures that have been taken instead of just from Sazzy. Maybe show the photoshoot and the judges' comments on Thursday and the elimination on Saturday so that the audience get to know how the professionals in the industry think about those pictures. Better yet if the Thursday episode is brought forward to Tuesday so they will have more time to view the episodes and to cast their votes.



• Based on the dissatisfaction regarding the final winner, I suggest that the judging method by changed. Instead of purely based on SMS votes, take into consideration the judges' point of view as well. Maybe 70% SMS and the other 30% from the judges. Or the judges choose the bottom 3 and the audience vote on who they want to give a second chance to. This way, it will be fairer and will certainly bring up the standard of the girls. Essentially this show is about choosing a potential model, not the next prom queen. So it shouldn't be based on popularity votes alone.



• I think another judge should be chosen to replace Kenny Sia. Someone from the fashion and modelling industry or maybe a guest judge for every episode/week. This way we will get better feedback and opinions. Kenny is just there to boost the popularity of the show since he's a celebrity blogger. No offense but he's not professional and as we have seen during the auditions, he's just a normal hot-blooded male and like Elaine Daly said, he's choosing his own dreamgirl instead of those with modelling potential (I hope his fans don't flame me for this).

I'm done blabbling. I think that's about all. And I agree with what Valerie said, despite what the rest have said about this show and their intention about boycotting this show, I think in end they will still tuned in to find out how the second season differs from the first.

So I hope I'll see improvements in terms of the production and the standard of the girls as well in the second season.

P.S. Von Jolly's dresses are GORGEOUS!! Anyone know if they are expensive?

Malaysian Dreamgirl - The ugly truth behind reality shows...

phew....finally my 2 midterms. hope i didn't too badly.

anyway, after getting back home, i went to the Malaysian Dreamgirl website to get my episode dose. episode 9 startly quite nicely and it seems to be longer compared to the previous episodes. and i like the way where they separate different event/outing into a single episode part. it's easier to follow that way. previously, each part ended so abruptly and the scene continues with the next part. the new editing sure makes more sense and presentation is way better.

the reason for my title is because Eyna got eliminated in this episode. despite all the good things everyone seem to say about her, she was still eliminated. but after all, MDG is essentially a reality show that is judged based on the member of votes each finalist get every week. therefore, it can be anyone's playing field as long they have the connection and money to ensure that they get plenty of votes each week.

each and every week, eyna's pictures have came out nicely and even the judges commented on how nice and perfect they seem. they described her pictures as effortless and will always turn out really nice....but ironically, eyna had been in the bottom three for all three elimination rounds and in the first round, she got lucky because jean pulled out. if not, she would have been eliminated much earlier.

but i guess, owing to the exposure and experience from this show, she will make it big in the modelling field. even sazzy, the host said that she expect to see eyna's work in magazine and not to give up on modelling. with her assets and the right connection, surely this would very likely happen in the future.

good luck eyna and here's some of her pcitures from MDG


Women's Secret photoshoot


White summer


eyna saying goodbye



After eyna's untimely elimination, the last remaining 7 finalist.


so ppl, to prevent from seeing potential being wasted, remember to vote for your favourite girl, kay...

Malaysian Dreamgirls - The drama starts....

i've been watching Malaysian Dreamgirl since it started showing in march. for those that have no freaking idea what i'm talking about, Malaysian Dreamgirl is Malaysia's first online reality model search. despite being such a new programme, the show is actually quite good with a suprisingly large group of sponsors. and all the freebies that the finalist got from the show, makes me want to join to show as well :P and they went for flying fox, that's like so cool. the model that wins even get to drive back a brand new nissan latio... but i hope the editing crew lower the volume when they get freebies though, it's quite unnerving, 12 girls screaming at the same time *shudder*

as i was saying, the show is starting to heat up now. the finalist is required to stay together in a house for the duration of the competition and from the episodes shown last week, there's some sign that the drama will start soon. apparently, some of the finalists don't mix too well with the rest. but not too sure who's who yet as they never really state the finalist's name. oh well, i'll just have to stay tuned to find out. can't wait for the catfights, hair pulling and scream fight to start happening.....lol..

anyway, here's some eye candy from the latest photoshoot at Precinct 2, Putrajaya.

Adeline

i really like her during the audition show but somehow as the show progresses, she doesn't shine as much.

Cindy

her pics usually don't turned out too well and her crying scene was a bit annoying -__-

Eyna

she has very unique facial features but somehow i find the face a bit "lacking" and something just don't look right, hmmm...maybe it's just me. but i like the pic alot.

Fiqa

not much to say about her but this pose of her look so not model-like >.<

Hanis

she look so much like a biker chick in this pic.

Jay

she's so masculine in this pic. i like...and her legs are like sooooo long.

Nadia

my first impression of her was "wow, she's scary". throughout the show, she looked very scary and "garang". i think it's because of her eye brows? anyway, i really like this pic and at first, i couldn't even recognise it was her. the pic look so calm and comfortable, just lazing away in the armchair.

Ringo

strangely, her outfit for this photoshoot look so feminine compared to the rest. and the pose look feminine too...hmmm...

Valerie

i miss her big hair, but her new hairstyle looks great too. she's the quirky girl and oh so cute. but this pic doesn't do her justice. her previous pic for women's secret was like WOW, she looked great and she got nice assets.

that's all, only 9 left. too bad Alison got eliminated. and why oh why Jean pulled out. gonna miss them both on the show.

can't wait for the next show....