NBC is showing Star Trek: Insurrection. An edited for TV version I gather since it’s not cable. No matter. I’ve never got to see this one before. I wanted to see it when it was at the show, but for the usual financial reasons I didn’t. According to the telephone recording of the last local movie theater I went to, they jacked up the cost of their tickets to $8.00! Geez! It use to be about $6.50 not too long ago. Maybe $8.00 a seasonal price. The also have a discounted price if you go before a certain time which I didn’t pay attention to. $5.00 for adults. The earlier times use to be about $4.50. The 8 bucks means that now there’s absolutely no reason for me to go out to the movies. Even the $6.50 was a bit steep. I think I’ve only been out to the movies about 7 times in my life. Oh, well, back to tube.

My mother thinks that the clothing choices that are made for the participants are just plain really bad. Just watching this episode is making me practically roll on the floor reeling at the horrible clothing choices.

The pregnant one is put into clothing that DOES NOT flatter any aspect of her body what-so-ever. At one point she tries on an all black dress that looks just horrible on her. Plain black. No accents of color or an applique or anything. It makes her look like she’s fat and frumpy. The other woman was in a Asian type top that wrapped around to her right side and tied or buttoned to the right side. This creates a diagonal in front and looked like it didn’t fit her right.

Later they get the hair treatment. Both of these women had, and I say had, long hair. The people who do the hair always seem “chop happy” to me.

Before one do is done my mother comments: “Why do they think that the key to looking better is to cut their hair?”

NOTE: If a hairstylist states they want to “bring your length up” you can bet your sweet bippie that more than a trim or an inch is gonna be chopped off.

After one do is done my mother remarks to the TV: “When are you going to style it?”

In the end, these women love their makeovers. One stated to the effect that the job done was so good that she “…could just die“.

TLC’s A Makeover Story pales in comparison to the STYLE network’s Fashion Emergency. Although the latter is far better, they can make some really dud choices in our opinions.

A Makeover Story (should read: “A Makeover Scary”) gets a Thumbs Down (x2) for choices made. It is still a good show to watch just to see what they’re up to.