Chris B

That season 4 reunion was everything.

Woooow! I had forgotten how awful Ramona was to LuAnn in the season 2 reunion. She keeps going on about how she only attacked LuAnn because they all knew she and the Count were going through problems and she didn't like that she wouldn't show that on the show. On the other hand, all the girls in season 6 knew what Ramona was going through, including LuAnn and they ALL let her handle it in her own way. I don't think LuAnn did anything wrong by saying what she did at the reunion, because all of these ladies could've made it a storyline (as Ramona did), but they showed her some respect. Even as she acted an ass all season.

None of the Foster/Brooks footage includes any modern character, so it truly felt like I was watching a different show. It was basically Lance, Lucas, Vanessa, Leslie, Lorie, Mark and Stuart.

He says that, but I'm not sure I fully believe it. I think there is push-back the network and now that she doesn't have Nene as support she doesn't have enough support to get the gig.

The one thing I don't like about the RHOA pictures is that it looks like they haven't brought back Marlo as I hoped. If they continue to pass on her then these new housewives better be AMAZING and nowhere near Mynique or Porsha levels of suck. I also think the lack of Nene with the ladies confirms what Tamara Tattles said from the beginning that she will just be a friend and not an actual housewife. Will be interesting to see how this season works out. Also curious that the return of Sheree hasn't panned out.

A few pages back somebody posted a link to a site with lots of Y&R stuff from the 70s and I now have some of those DVDs and have begun watching this. As for the full episodes, it's mostly the 70s episodes that have popped up online, although I think one was new to me. Mostly it's stuff dealing with Jennifer Brooks breast cancer, but you also have some Foster stuff in there. I know somewhere in the collection there is an episode of Y&R with Brian Kerwin as Greg Foster, but I haven't watched that yet. I DID watch the first batch of Lorie edits and it was glorious! It goes without saying that Jaime Lyn Bauer doesn't get enough credit for getting Y&R off the ground. I would even say she was probably more important than Jill or Katherine at this point. She has such gravitas and you see why they would write the entire family off when she left. She held up every actor she had scenes with and many of them were good actors. My favorite scene so far was seeing Mark break it off with Lorie because she is his sister. Once I figure out how to post this stuff I will! I'm also still watching the Y&R uploads in this thread and am watching the episodes where Nina has shot David and Cricket is trying to prove he's faking his paralysis. You also have a VERY young Victoria home from boarding school learning about Ruthless and hating Ashley. I had no idea Heather Tom could be so young. It's so weird seeing her this way lol. She is still such a powerhouse even at a young age. I also like that they brought her on with such a strong focus on her relationship with Victor.

I've resumed my viewings and Sheridan has been buried alive for what feels like an eternity! Still, no matter how slow certain things move, the episodes don't ever feel slow. It feels like things are happening. I can't explain it. The show is very watchable. Another nice thing is that after a year and a half Luis finally knows about Theresa and Ethan. It's things like that that make the pacing all worth it. I like how Passions is very old school James E. Reilly does Bill Bell, but still is very modern and humorous and they have a GREAT cast. ETA: Also gotta say Natalie Zea is FANTASTIC as Gwen!

I wonder how much money Alex makes from her show. I imagine she must make a good bit because she has a deal with TheStir.com and previously with Radar. She also gets good hits on her videos. Between that and her fashion tweets I bet she is making a killing. I remember when she turned down Bethenny's show she said she could make more in one tweet than what they were offering her to appear.

Alex McCord addressed the possible RHONY SuperCast Season 7 on the latest episode of The Real Deal. Bethenny - She said Bethenny would feel like a hypocrite returning after acting so "over" the show since she left. Jill - She said Jill would ABSOLUTELY return, but in order for it to work she needs an ally. Alex suggested Ramona, but we all know Jill and LuAnn are buds. Kelly - She said Kelly would probably do it, but she is too crazy and it's not worth further ruining her life. Well worth it for the ratings, but not for Kelly LOL. Alex - She said that she wouldn't want to give up her Real Deal show, which would probably be a must in order for them to bring her back.

RHOMelbourne is up in viewers and 18-49 demo. It also has hirer ratings than Game of Crowns, even though it's airing at noon with no promo. Why don't they give it a shot in primetime? Full article: http://bravoratings.com/2014/08/02/real-housewives-of-melbourne-season-1/

JackPeyton, I'd say Shannon and Heather carried this season on their backs. Week after week they were the only ones delivering. It was a terrible season for Tamra, Lizzie is an afterthought and Vicki had a GREAT year, but was only supporting. I'm so shocked at how well liked Shannon is. I expected Lizzie to be the popular housewife and Shannon to just be there in the background. They both really surprised me!

I'm in the middle of season 2 of RHONY and I never realized in all my viewings that Bethenny really did start the feud with Kelly. Of course you forget that and overlook it because Kelly became unhinged, but she really did attempt to be nice to her. Bethenny is going on about minor things that happened two years prior when Kelly has never mentioned anything negative about her, nor did she mention that particular incident. Then when they ran into each other at a fashion show Kelly attempted to be nice and Bethenny was jumping out of her skin the entire time. She played her card wrong and it made her look petty and bitchy. Had Kelly not been insane this would've been a BAD season for her. Now I kinda wish Kelly wasn't crazy because we never really got to see Bethenny on the negative side of a feud. For her to lash out like that, Cynthia must not be giving her the reaction the wants. She probably wants drama from Cynthia or some sort of attention, but my guess is she isn't getting it from ANY of the ladies.

Miss Piggy at that dinner table was CLASSIC! I thought Vicki looked good early in the season and I love her clothes and hairstyle, but her face truly looked like it was melting. She will forever be the greatest housewife because she truly is authentic and lets it all hang out. No way she was acting and looking that tore down. I love me some Vicki! <3 I must say, I've never cared for Lizzie and this didn't do anything to change that for me. I think she's lying about the Eddie thing, especially since Heather is claiming to have heard it as well. I think her reasons for blowing up at Tamra are sketchy. I feel like Shannon is the main one who should've been coming for Tamra and honestly, probably Heather as well. The first half of this season Tamra tried to paint Heather as the villain, so I find it so shocking that Heather is her main ally now. It's weird. In closing I'll also add that this season needs 3 more episodes and they should've edited Danielle into the season. If she made it to every dinner and the cast trip she was obviously intended to be a housewife and filmed just as much. It got a little boring after a while (we can't expect Shannon to carry the entire show) and I'm sure her stuff couldn't have been more boring than some of the stuff we saw. The bizarre editing out of Danielle has made this season feel incomplete and choppy. It's not like they filmed someone and she didn't do or say anything, she clearly is involved in these stories but we aren't seeing it. There had to be a reason Tamra was saying she would do anything to be on TV and how awful she was. Can't wait to see a RHOC reunion sneak peek.

She is just nuts lol. Refusing to answer if Apollo appears on RHOA?! I knew in season 3 she wasn't all there when she lied about when he baby was conceived. She had to be involved with Apollo while he was in prison. None of her story adds up if you look at it, not even closely, but just in broad strokes. Like Gina told Andrea on RHOMelbourne, all Phaedra has is a deck of cards which is about to topple. I would've gotten my ass off tv ages ago.

Have yall been keeping up with Phaedra's Angela Stanton court case? I don't think it'll happen overnight, but Phaedra's ass definitely looks headed for the slammer within the next few years. For those not familiar, Angela Stanton attempted to release a tell-all book about her illegal dealings with Apollo and Phaedra. When the news broke Phadra sued her and had the book pulled from the shelves. Angela has always maintained that her book is truthful so she has chosen to fight Phaedra in court, which is clearly not what Phaedra wanted. The latest chapter is that Phaedra has gone through several lawyers who keep dropping the case. She's also been refusing to sit for a deposition for months now, even though SHE is the one who has brought this lawsuit to court. Now they were finally able to force her to sit for one and she made an absolute fool of herself as you'll see below. She was evasive, combative and obviously trying to watch what she says so it won't come back to bite her in the ass. Of course it's only my opinion, but based on this and everything else you cannot convince me Phaedra wasn't involved. She should've let that book come out and dismiss it as foolishness because now she's stuck in a high profile court battle that is only going to draw attention to her issues. For all we know the feds could be developing a case behind the scenes. Anyway, here are some snippets from Phaedra's deposition: She goes on to say she doesn't know how much she makes from Nida Fitness, she doesn't know where the money came from (whether it was her money or Apollo's), she doesn't know what Nida Fitness offers or what Apollo does. It is just bizarre for such an "upstanding" attorney. Full Article: http://tamaratattles.com/2014/08/10/the-curious-case-of-parks-v-stanton-chapter-two-a-tale-told-by-an-idiot-full-of-sound-and-fury-signifying-nothing/

After watching that fabulous episode I mentioned earlier, i decided to go back to YRfan's reposts and start from the beginning. Lots of juicy stuff! Since I started in the late 90s this is mostly new to me. I had no idea that Dru wasn't interested in Neil and was trying to get with Nathan. It's also interesting to see just how good Victoria Rowell is. It's obvious why Dru became as popular as she was. The structure of the show is also fantastic. People in retrospect have said that Dru/Neil/Malcolm/Liv were isolated, but I don't think that is true at all. Of course they weren't allowed interracial pairings, but that is not Bill Bell's fault. These characters (plus Mamie, who is wonderfully used) were all over the canvas and didn't feel like after-thoughts. I don't think Tonya Lee Williams gets enough credit for how good she is as well. She is truly one of Y&R's best leading ladies. I look forward to watching more of this so I can see how it all unfolds! I also must say that Brenda Epperson is the best Ashley. I don't wanna hear it. I like Eileen as Kristen, but besides her stint on B&B, her Ashley has mostly been a bore.

I think that New Jersey news is complete BS. They are like 4 episodes into the season and won't start filming until November for the next season. Plus Jacqueline is a regular cast member on Caroline's spin-off. I don't really believe that. They were the first to return after being fired. This is from WWHL: I think Alex fell out of favor with Bravo when she turned them down to return for season 5, as a Friend.

LOL I'm trying to give this woman the benefit of the doubt. I just find it so nuts because Mario has been *so* public about this from the beginning. In retrospect, Ramona should've forced him to issue a public apology in order to consider moving on. He has managed to avoid the brunt of things by not addressing it in the press. I wonder how his relationship is with Avery. Now some interesting gossip that I 100% believe: Bravo is trying to get Jill and Bethenny back: http://allthingsrh.com/report-bethenny-frankel-jill-zarin-talks-return-rhony-season-7/ Granted it's from Radar, but we've seen all of the seeds planted for this for months now. I don't expect Bethenny back as a full-housewife, but if Bravo tells her the only way she can get her own show is to do RHONY again, she will do it. Also, Ramona on why the ratings are down: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/confidential/alternative-wifestyles-hurt-new-york-singer-article-1.1891667 SO TRUE! They fired too many of the originals and are paying for it. I just wish Alex could return in this big reunion season.

The reunion was filmed in June. I strongly believe she had no idea at the time that he had started up again. Keep in mind she filmed for divorce in January, they reconciled publicly in April and the reunion was in June. I could see her not thinking he was up to anything so soon after they reunited.

Wow. He is a total dog. He waited til the reunion was over so she wouldn't trash him on TV and then he started back up. Wow!

Glad Andrea isn't returning on Melbourne. I liked Claudia Jordan on Celebrity Apprentice, but I'm not sure how I feel about her on Atlanta Housewives. When you have someone like Marlo in the sidelines who is already developing a friendship with Kenya, I can't understand why they aren't going with her. I'll never be satisfied until she's a housewife.

RHONY Note: The second part reunion was the highest rated episode of the season. I think Bravo has handled things well by ignoring the press of bad ratings and continuing the hype the season until the very end. Giving them a 3 part reunion also makes it look like a bigger success. I think they can bounce back next year if they don't want too long to bring the show back. Oh I can't agree. Ramona has done this REPEATEDLY and even brought her kid into it by re-tweeting Victoria's YouTube video. THAT is low, bringing LuAnn's child into it. Ramona is my favorite, but she got exactly what she deserved. I wish LuAnn had gone Nene/Phaedra on her ass and eviscerated her with details of the pregnancy and abortion. All Ramona had to do is say that had a rough patch, but have worked through it and the ladies have been supportive. Done. Nothing else needed to be said. By dodging the question she made it the entire focus of most of the episode.

Looks like RHOMelbourne did good for it's Sunday timeslot with very, very little promo (and no mention on WWHL). It's up 40% in viewers and demo from the average for the month of July in those timeslots. LINK: http://bravoratings.com/2014/08/02/real-housewives-of-melbourne-season-1/ If it could get that with no promo at noon they should try airing it at nighttime. See, I may not care for Danielle, but the obvious editing her out of the season has made it choppy. I feel it would've been a longer season and easier to understand had they left her stuff in.

And honestly, even if people are missing them, I'm pretty sure Jacqueline will be a regular on Manzo'd With Children, so you can still see all of those people very soon. If anything, this is like a supersized Housewives show.

I just finished RHONJ and I don't understand the complaints. The show is the best it's been since season 3! To me this is better than the last season of ATL, BH and by the end I'm sure OC. I don't think the home-life scenes are boring for any of the wives (which is rare) and the confrontations are good. I LOVED the party fight! It had so many dynamics and I loved the husbands as well. I think this season is shaping up to be very good if this is only the 3rd or 4th episode.