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As a wise woman once said, don\u2019t be tardy for the party. On April 15, Bravo opened the vault, so to speak, and has made many long-gone reality series like The Rachel Zoe Project<\/em> and NYC Prep<\/em> available to stream on Peacock. On a special episode of Still Watching,<\/em> hosts Hillary Busis, Richard Lawson,<\/strong> and Chris Murphy<\/strong> dive back into the depths of Bravo and share their favorite vintage Bravo moments<\/a> as they consider the past, present, and future of the reality TV juggernaut.<\/p>\n Lawson opted for a classic moment from Top Chef<\/em>\u2014season one, episode seven, to be specific\u2014when chef Dave Martin<\/strong> turned to fellow contestant Tiffani Faison<\/strong> following the franchise\u2019s first installment of Restaurant Wars to deliver the immortal line, \u201cI\u2019m not your bitch, bitch.\u201d Noting Top Chef<\/em>\u2019s almost two decades on air, Lawson remarked at how much and how has little has changed on the network. \u201cIt\u2019s funny to look back,\u201d he said. \u201cTop Chef,<\/em> which is now so distinct from the Housewives,<\/em> back in the day did have these pretty ugly moments that people really relished.\u201d<\/p>\n Busis opted for a stand-out moment from another popular Bravo competition series, Project Runway:<\/em> when Santino Rice<\/strong> did a pitch-perfect Tim Gunn<\/strong> impersonation, demanding to know \u201cWhat happened to Andre?\u201d<\/a> She touched upon the star-making factor Bravo had, even back in the old days. \u201cBy season two, Tim Gunn has kind of become this personality in his own right,\u201d Busis noted. \u201cHe was plucked from mainstream obscurity, and then [Bravo] turned this humble teacher into a giant star.\u201d<\/p>\n Murphy opted for a classic Housewives<\/em> moment, singling out Kim Zolciak<\/strong>\u2019s first single \u201cTardy for the Party\u201d from The Real Housewives of Atlanta.<\/em> Name-checking other Bravo songstresses including Countess Luann, Candiace Dillard Bassett,<\/strong> and Erika Jayne,<\/strong> Murphy remarked on how Zolciak unwittingly created a subarchetype of the Housewife. \u201cI do think we need to pay our respects and listen to it, and think about that phenomenon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Have a favorite Bravo moment that wasn\u2019t covered on the podcast? Send an email to Still Watching<\/em> at stillwatchingpod@gmail.com<\/a>, and stay on the lookout for new episodes as the podcast tackles the Real Housewives<\/em> of the Regency era, Netflix\u2019s Bridgerton,<\/em> in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n