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I agree with him on that because Lorie would've been hard to recast. I think he should've cut her some sort of deal with less screentime or something to keep her. I know he hated the hour transition himself. It still makes me sad to think that Jamie was on DAYS for all those years when it should've been the second coming of the Brooks family. I know they probably used her well, but I feel Y&R is where she was needed. Not bringing this family back is one of the biggest missed opportunities of all time. I also always get upset when John McCook as Eric Forrester. I find that so disrespectful to Y&R viewers since he already played such a popular Y&R character. Personally I think Justin Hartley (much like I felt about Steve Burton) should be on this show as Brooks Prentiss with Lorie or Leslie brought on to re-introduce the family and you could also have special appearances from John McCook as Lance to flesh things out. It would be an interesting scenario since Leslie gave birth to Brooks, but Lorie raised him and then you have the sordid details of his birth as well. It would be an easy family to re-establish with just a few good flashbacks and some killer character interaction. Lorie and Nikki have such an awesome relationship as well. So much to be gained from utilizing them!

I'm watching more of my Brooks family edits and this stuff is sooooooooo good! Right now there is a good chunk of Lorie figuring out that Leslie was pregnant with Lance's child. Jamie Lyn Bauer is a true star. I can't believe she never won an Emmy. She is so grand. Victoria Mallory is also much better than I expected. I'd mostly only seen episodes with Janice Lynde so I just decided she was the good Leslie. The only episodes I'd seen with Victoria previously were the reunion at Nikki and Victor's first wedding where she didn't really do much. It's a shame Bill Bell couldn't have thrown more money and kept Lorie and Leslie around. I love their relationship. Chris and Peggy could've kicked rocks, but Lorie and Leslie needed to stick around. I know one of you fabulous posters offered to help me upload this stuff. If someone can PM me on how to do this I really want to get it online for you guys! This stuff is so good and I haven't seen ANY of it online.

Shannon was not only the MVP, but she was VERY popular. I noticed it on WWHL, even when she didn't appear she would win the polls. I think they were surprised by how well received she was. I know I was! I also don't think Tamra is going anywhere. She has already said she will be back and I think with her they never have to worry about her asking for too much money. She will take what she can get.

If Kenya is pregnant and has a man that will be epic.

Phaedra and Nene's relationship is simply due to convenience. They don't really like each other. Now I must say, I don't think Marlo is on the trip because all of the pictures she's posting are alone and not with the other ladies. I think if she were there the reports would include her because we know she would be the center of attention.

I hate how they treat Sonja like she's been there for the beginning. I loved her in season 3, but watching season 4 right now I see how quickly she became so tiresome. What happened to that confident, sexy woman from season 3? She just became so delusional and that has gotten old to watch.

I think Bravo should've just aired RHOMelbourne in primetime to help bridge the gap between Beverly Hills and OC. I wonder if they'll premiere BH earlier, perhaps October, simply so Mondays do go without programming for too long.

The past couple of episodes of RHONJ have been pretty boring I'll agree. I think they made a mistake with Amber. I think they should've tried for non-Italian wives so they'd have a bigger pool of women to choose from. There are too many NJ reality shows out there going after this same type of person so a lot of the bigger personalities are tied up with other shows. Had they simply cast someone who was interesting they'd have a better chance of sparks. I will say that Dina is the main draw for me, she and Teresa simply need more interesting people to interact with.

I love that Arena is already building buzz by revealing the cast. That obviously didn't hurt season one as the drama all felt natural and the show was excellently produced. If anything, it helped build an awareness worldwide before they'd even shot their first frame. Smart move IMO. Now I just finished RHOC reunion and it was pretty quiet. I think overall this season has been very mature and more similar to the early years than anything, so I'm not surprised the reunion is more tame. We had good discussions, but for the most part it was civil and there wasn't the need to rehash certain things over and over just for drama. I like that about the show. I think this reboot has been very successful and if there isn't much turnover they are in a good place for the next season. They REALLY lucked out with Shannon. I never expected her to be as popular as she was. I thought she was going to be the boring one in the background and that Lizzie was going to be the new face of the franchise. I'm sure that's what they hoped as well, for Lizzie AND Danielle. I think what actually ended up happening is better for the show in the long term. Shannon is closer in age to the other girls and has more in common with them.

I don't give a DAMN what anybody says, I think season 4 of RHONY is great and holds up. I just watched the first episode and it is as good as I remember. No surprise it retained all of the viewers from the previous season. Alex looks great and is on fire. Ramona is as delightfully slow as ever. Jill is a raving bitch trying her BEST to hold it in (that lasted half an episode). Kelly is still nuts, but she's lucid and has clearly practiced her lines so she comes off well. Despite everybody hating on her I don't mind Cindy either. Her biggest problem was being Bethenny's replacement and being nothing like Bethenny. They should've had Carole Radziwill this season and everything would've been fine.

WOW. I'm back in. If Marlo is going on the trip then she's AT LEAST recurring, although she needs to be a wife.

I think it's Kenya. I still am not sure Marlo will be around much if at all.

I'm re-watching season 3 of RHONY and this is truly the greatest season of any housewives series. Period. No competition and nothing comes close. The build up from the previous two seasons and the Bethenny vs Jill feud is such a page turner. Each housewife is equally pulling her own weight and the new addition (Sonja) is flawless. Somehow it doesn't feel too heavy with the Bethenny vs Jill feud at the center! One thing I can't understand re-watching it is just how poorly Lu Ann and Jill came off. Jill comes off truly evil, more evil than some of the worst soap villains of all time. What a horrible mis-calculation on her part. I wish we knew more behind the scenes stuff for other series. Of course thanks to WWHL we know Jill pitched this feud as her story to Andy, a big fight with Bethenny and then they would make up. Andy told her that would be a HUGE mistake, but she didn't listen and didn't clue Bethenny in on the plan. You can see genuine confusion from Bethenny over Jill turning something minor into such a nasty thing and I just watched the episode where Jill realizes Bethenny is done with her forever and that this plan won't work. It was a glorious moment. The look on Jill's face was priceless. From that point on of course you had to deal with Jill trying to grovel, but Bethenny wasn't having any of that. Pretty epic stuff. I can't wait until Kelly loses her mind.

Ah! Heather Tom is such a glorious little demon child! I can't wait to see what she does to Ashley. Brenda Epperson is just flawless. The best Ashley. I wish she acted more. I loved her brief stint on Passions as well. The highlight of April 11 episode is that Leanna and Jill spend an entire episode talking about Leanna's haircut and how it will impact the bottom line at Jabot. Of course we're lucky to get any type of office scenes these days, but you would NEVER see that now. I feel like Bill Bell could take any topic and make it interesting while using it to further develop his characters.

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!