Chris B

This week was boring as hell for BH! I felt last season it was dry because this cast just was missing something and with Denise I feel the same way. She feels more like a friend if anything. Of previous housewives who could’ve given it spark, I feel Eileen or Kim would’ve been helpful, but overall they need to cut at least two people next season and bring in strong new blood. These women have allowed their personas to become too controlled and as a result you get a bland show. Personally (and I know it wouldn’t happen) I’d get rid of Dorit and Erika. Bring two new wives with money who will actually showcase their real lives. More than anybody they are so controlled about what they present and it just rings false.

Only people I would want back on New Jersey are the twins. I thought they fit in perfectly and didn’t deserve to get fired. I would’ve kept them, added Dolores and skipped Siggy. Caroline and Jacqueline I can’t see fitting in with the new group. I also feel we’ve been there done that with Jacqueline. If anything, keep the cast the same and add. They finally had a rock solid season where everybody earned their paycheck. They should be confident enough in their casting to not have to revisit the past.

Kyle lost me when Lisa was crying over her brother and she said “I’ve been going through things too!” Tf? This is episode one so the beginning of filming and Lisa is clearly upset so you can’t argue she was creating a cover when they started bashing her, it’s there from the start. This felt like typical Beverly Hills in that they’re going to create a big thing out of nothing. I look forward to the second half of the season when Vanderpump stops filming with them. I want her solo scenes to be spectacular and for her popularity to soar. These girls make me sick!

This is such upsetting news ugh. I can’t believe someone would be so stupid.

I feel like everybody uses Vicki for cover so if she’s truly gone (seems like she is), I’m curious how things would shift without her to blame for everything that goes wrong.

Looks like RHOA will continue to get better and better!

Rumor mill on Twitter is that Vicki night leave OC over contract negotiations!

Victoria is very active on Instagram. She never posts pictures of herself and neither has her son, but she posts endless pictures of her art work and her beautiful farm. Btw I read her interview with Wikipedia from a few years back and I had no idea she wrote for the show. In the interview she mentions that PGP would pay her for long term story for the show, not necessarily for Rachel either. She also mentioned writing a 500 page bible when they wanted her to take over officially as head writer. The talent this lady has is incredible.

That horrible cliffhanger for season 12 was from the new writers who ranked the show the following year. They were going for a more gritty and realistic approach and every story seemed to revolve around some sort of crime or social issue. I found season 12 to be very fun and enjoyable so it’s a shame it was followed up with such a bad season. After production was shut down and they did the mid season reboot it improved tremendously, but by that point you’d lost Julie and Jason who could’ve been valuable and I’ll always regret we finally get a story with Val and Greg (who surprisingly had strong chemistry) and then Joan Van Ark left the series! What timing!

Nene makes it so hard to Stan for her. How the hell u mad at Lisa Vanderpump about a bar you never opened?! Not in West Hollywood, not in Atlanta, not in your basement! This is so insane I can’t begin to understand. Was Pump the only available lot in West Hollywood?!

New York looks tired IMO. After losing Carole, who had such a major part in last season, they needed a new wife. Barbara looked boring so I’m not surprised she’s only a friend. Jill can only be so useful as a guest. Tinsley is always an extra so I don’t expect her to pull her own weight either.

If this is true give us soaps streaming. Even if you start with Port Charles or Passions which could appeal to younger viewers. Give us something lol.

This show is killing me. I’m still in 1971 trying to finish the year out. I’m at the end of October as Steve being jailed for Dan’s death is the main storyline. I understand now why Harding Lemay hated court stories. We all know Dan killed himself and that Steve didn’t do it and we know he’s the father of Carolee’s baby. There is nothing to look forward to and no dramatic potential that justifies this going on for the next two months. Not to mention that she’s been pregnant for a year. It truly amazes me the Pollocks brought such success and critical acclaim because their first has done nothing but put me to sleep. Endless flashbacks, uninteresting stories (like Maggie’s illness) and most of the characters are wasted. I’m happy Karen is back but she isn’t doing anything interesting either. Is 1972 a more interesting year for them?

She needs to do her own research and watch the season 4 reunion and see how that all backfired on those girls. Hell, She was there for season five and doesn’t remember how loved Pump was? She’s an idiot lol.

They wouldn’t have allowed if she would miss the reunion. There’s still plenty of time to stay until the final day of Big Brother and film a reunion if there’s a full season as usual.

I’m glad it’s over too. I personally hope there’s a tiny shakeup next season. Quad needs to go for sure and I’d consider dumping Contessa if casting is good enough. I wonder when when they’ll premiere Married To Med LA. I know it finished filming ages ago. I wonder if they’ll get the same horrible treatment as Houston.

ATL did what needed to be done tonight! MARLO AND THOSE BAGS HAD ME ON THE FLOOR! Of all the people to lose their luggage for it to happen to the most vain and label obsessed one was iconic. She was sick and it gave me life lol. We we had a good amount of shade and fun moments so far. Shamari could’ve stayed in Atlanta because it felt like she wasn’t even there. The tour guide had more of a presence than she did. Loved Porsha’s pregnancy announcement and of course the fight with Tanya and Nene was great! As usual, Nene makes it hard to support her because she’s so unwilling to bend when a friend is upset or feels slighted. Eva’s news was very sad and I liked seeing her go to Kandi who had a unique and uplifting perspective IMO. She was the right one to go to. I wonded how how many episodes are left. It feels like they just started.

I’m currently in the August 1980 episodes and at this point Cecile is a main character. IIRC two actresses played her. I know she became incredibly popular when the second actress was in the role, but the original was excellent! She’s one of my favorite parts of these episodes. Considering how well liked the recast was I can’t wait to see her. Right now the story is that Pat is an alcoholic and has taken a break from her job at Brava and ace Ike has taken her job and is doing all sorts of manipulations. This is the first new story I’ve taken to mainly because of the two actresses. Of course I still love anything with Rachel, Mac or Ada. A lot of the male characters are nondescript. There’s a rich female character who keeps interfering with Rachel and Mac’s lives and she seems like a clear Iris replacement. Not nearly as smart or as interesting of course.

I was no Jennifer fan but I have to agree she just slaughtered Marge. I don’t agree with her beef with Jackie, but Marge was being a total hypocrite.

@DramatistDreamer That’s very true. Their stupid decisions is why Another World tanked in the 80s and also what killed Search For Tomorrow and Edge. They could’ve built an empire if they were smart. Hell, even with Hallmark they could be doing ATWT and GL movies but instead we get nothing. I still don’t get why they stopped the Hulu deal.

Have y’all heard this Kay Alden interview: https://m.soundcloud.com/casey-hutchison-450535820/kay-alden-interview Its a damn shame the interview was handled by someone who seemed to lack knowledge of the show and basic interview skills. Particularly when they go into the most recent stint she started to get into interesting things but there would be dead air and he’d go back to his question that had no relation to what she was saying. No follow up. She mentioned how the Tessa/Mariah didn’t work out when they were writing it. My question is why? Was it network interference? Instead they follow up with what her story plans for JT’s return, something that had absolutely nothing to do with her. Something interesting is that when asked if she or Sally would return, she wouldn’t go into details but she pretty clearly said they wouldn’t ask either to come back. Not so much they wouldn’t return, but they knew they wouldn’t be asked. It makes me so interested to hear about the type of network interference they must’ve gone through. For most soap writers that would be normal, but for Kay working under Bill Bell I can imagine how that would be jarring.

Okay so the ATL ladies are finally headed to Tokyo. Bravo released an extended clip of Tanya and Nene fighting and she held her own. This is the most stupid feud they could possibly have. Nene’s jealous side is back once again. Smh. I never expected this to be who Tanya was fighting with. All in all I’ve found the past couple episodes to be fun. This season isn’t the most OMG in terms of drama, but I think a good transitional season we just aren’t used to since ATL rarely has new wives. I feel like they’ve knocked it out of the park with casting. If Tanya doesn’t have a peach next year they’re nuts. It’s great to see another wealthy, but smart black businesswoman on tv.

Dallas and Neighbours have been added to Amazon’s new ad supported channel FreeDive. I hope that’s a step towards at least more prime time soaps streaming. It amazes me a company like PGP hasn’t put their soaps up somewhere. Even if only the recent years. It’s a shame they gave up on streaming Another World.

I have heard that Sally was quite popular. If that was the case why kill her off? Was the recast really that bad? Also did they ever attempt to bring back the Matthews in the late 80s or 90s?

Yes I got to see her episode and it took me a minute to figure out it was Alice even though they were talking about Sally. That is such an odd choice for a recast. I didn’t mind that only because they had a staff and I enjoyed hearing the staff greet whoever was at the door instead of them just walking right into these Uber rich peoples homes. It added a bit of depth to the set IMO.