Chris B

Cheap I LOVE those GIFs! Melbourne is giving me everything I need after this boring season of Beverly Hills. I'm going to be in heaven with NYC, Melbourne and the neverending ATL saga. Jackie is an ABSOLUTE NUT! I love her! I do agree that Chyka reminds you of Jeana, but she is so much classier than Jeana was. I LOVE her. I also am in love with Lydia who is so beautiful, but naughty and knows how to stir the pot. I wonder what kind of reunion host they'll have. Vancouver did a good job of recasting Andy for theirs.

I stopped watching around when Sienna arrived and I didn't care for her. Can't believe she's a nut now. I haven't seen her yet in the episodes on Hulu. I DID see Teresa's exit which was very interesting. I LOVED the conflict with Carmel and the misunderstanding that led to her arrest. This whole story is a good use of history. I wonder what the future holds for Sonny. Although he was avenging his brothers death, he went a bit vigilante about it so I didn't feel anything sympathy for him. I thought he was a jerk as a teen and he's still a jerk.

Bravo has 3 RHONY clips from episode one up: http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-york-city "She's sucking up my ass." I REALLY can't wait for them to get this ball rolling.

The second Mary was great and could've sustained the character for the rest of the run. Had they kept her and Sarah Felder the show would've been a lot better off IMO. The two following Mary recasts were terrible. I know Nicollette is considered to be the "good" recast, but she played Mary in such a shrill and annoying manner.

Okay the show is on Hulu and of course I am back. I will never leave Hollyoaks now. I find it a bit of a pain to watch stuff on my laptop so I'm glad I have a TV option for this. It looks GREAT on TV and the production values seem to only get better with time. I don't really know what to think about stories yet since I've only watched about a weeks worth of episodes. After 20 episodes I should have a better idea. I need to get to know so many characters.

Real Housewives of Melbourne is EVERYTHING! It's like a mix of Beverly Hills glamour, with the class of the New York women and the grounded nature of DC. There are just enough of all the ingredients that make a Real Housewives show successful. I hope it doesn't become hateful and toxic. I love that the women are mostly smart and have careers. I love that Lydia has a new, rich husband and instead of bumming around or using her husbands money to bankroll a vanity business, she's actually going back to school to get a degree and be self-sufficient. I love that! Janet is also supporting herself, Jackie is a psychic and Gina is a lawyer. I appreciate their over the top-ness more because they're being smart about it. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Jackie the Psychic! She is going to be an absolute delight to watch. So far Lydia, Jackie and Gina are my favorites, but this is a really good cast!

Perhaps it's time to get new producers for Beverly Hills? I do think the cast needs a reboot since they never successfully replaced Camille, Adrienne and Taylor. New York got new producers this season and again, they have the same cast but it looks promising. I think it would be a mistake to clean house on Beverly Hills, but they need better producers and one or two very dynamic new housewives. I'd keep Carlton and Joyce as well.

I wonder why they didn't put New York in Beverly Hills slot. I wonder if that means they plan on premiering OC soon and will put that on Mondays. Then again, OC could airing on Sundays. ETA: After how Nene made a fool of herself on Celebrity Apprentice, I'm not sure how she'll do on DWtS. I'm sure she'll make headlines, but will it be for the right reasons? It's good that she got another paycheck though! Of course we know she won't be a good dancer, so I'm wondering how she's going to react to the judges critiques. Especially Bruno. I predict she'll make another homophobic remark on live TV and being a mainstream show, she's going to get eaten alive if that happens. She doesn't take criticism well, or other people doing better than her so it's absolutely the wrong move for her.

Another thing, when everybody is calling Marlo and opportunist, they always say Kenya needs her so she has somebody to film with. Honestly, these boring hoes need KENYA more than she needs them. Kandi is the only one I'd say who has a strong enough story on her own where she doesn't need the women as much. Phaedra, Porsha and Cynthia definitely(and Nene too) benefit from filming with her. Also, Cynthia and Kandi seem to be fine filming with Kenya, despite the story everybody wants to spin. And Marlo doesn't need to film with Kenya for screentime because NENE has invited Marlo to several major events that could give her screentime, but she hasn't appeared at those events. My guess is that she had club bookings since RHOA went so far in the season without asking her to film. By the time she returned to the show it was too late to cancel her obligations.

To be clear, I wasn't throwing shade, I was being pretty direct and I'm not up Kenya's ass. Still at this point I like Nene more than I like Kenya. I find this buffoonery to be entertaining. I felt she was completely in the wrong on Celebrity Apprentice and many times on this show, but I LOVE watching this craziness. Kenya is okay, but it's not a matter of preferring Kenya over Nene, it's about Nene acting a fool IMO. I still see flaws in Kenya and Marlo, but they are still entertaining and I don't feel like they're damaging their brand. Nene is clearly damaging her brand, which is the problem. She needs to step back and get rid of her ego, which is her main problem. She can choke people out, cuss them out and act crazy, but her ego is killing her.

Peter Thomas is NOT a bitch. He is the only friend Nene has and I include her sorry ass husband when I say that. NOBODY is being real with her, from her fans (see: Mr. Vixen) to her "friends" (see: Diana, Cynthia, etc.) and clearly her business team. The fact that she hasn't started the apology train yet is amazing. You can try and spin it and come up with excuses, but her behavior is a major problem this season and it looks bad on her. Nobody is being honest with her and this is just going to get worse. Peter is the only person who is being honest with her and I also feel he's being respectful about it. He was NOT rude at Kenya's charity event and he wasn't even talking to her initially. It's a shame Nene doesn't have more Peter's.

Half the women on these shows are hookers with their old ass ugly husbands that they're only with for money. That is one thing nobody can ever sell me on with Marlo. Marlo helped soften Nene's image in season 4 and put lots of money in her pocket by making I Dream of Nene an actual series and a success. Nene did not make her.

Nene needed a costar for I Dream of Nene. She knew Marlo is who would bring ratings and attention to the show. There is nothing wrong with that, but it was a mutually beneficiary situation. None of the other BRIDEmaids would've been as strong as Marlo as the sidekick and I strongly believe Marlo is the reason she had a spin-off and not a special. If you look at the first episode, everybody was going on about how boring it was. It wasn't until Marlo joined that people started talking. I think RHOA made a mistake by not bringing her on sooner this season.

Nene did not make Marlo. I haven't watched RHOA yet, I'm waiting on Real Housewives of Melbourne to download so I can see if I have a new favoritie series to watch! 20 more minutes!

BH lost Camille, Adrienne, Faye and Marissa, who granted weren't all full-time, but their presence is definitely missed on the new show with no supporting characters. I view what happened to RHOBH similar to RHOA last season, it's more of a transitional season.

I can only hope it works better than the RHOBH reboot, but I'm confident that it will. Those girls generally know how to work it out.

I think once RHOC returns it'll be viewed as a big reboot. Especially if they end up adding 3 full-time wives instead of 2. It's hard to know since they're still filming.

Cindy was great, her only crime was replacing Bethenny. That made absolutely no sense. Someone like Heather, Carole or Mica from Blood, Sweat and Heels could've filled the Bethenny void somewhat.

You know they want to call Marlo an opportunist, but who trotted her out for ratings on I Dream of Nene? She wasn't Nene's lead co-star by mistake. She wasn't the second name mentioned in the press releases for no reason. The way Nene and co. use the word opportunist is wrong as well. Nene has benefited from others and so has Marlo, that is life. Marlo, much like Nene has a big enough personality to push herself to the top. All she needs is an opportunity and she makes the most of it.

Season 4 of NYC is not as bad as people make it out to be. I enjoyed it the last time I re-watched it.

I can see Phaedra pulling out, but I hope she doesn't because she has played an important enough part in the season. I will say though, that I want an epic reunion. I want the main 6 wives, then I want the husbands to come out, then I want all the supporting players (Malorie, Marlo, Mynique & GreaseMonkey). They need to do it in 3 parts, but I'd make each one an hour and a half.

Ah, I just posted about this in the Housewives thread. I consider this a housewives show, just too many interesting black women in ATL. I can't wait! Will be interesting to see it's ratings for season 2. I bet expectations are high since it's replacing RHOA.

As expected, Married To Medicine is going to be taking over Sundays starting April 6th. New season looks good. The two new girls look a bit basic in the group shot, but I'll give them a shot. I do kinda wish Kari were a full-time cast member, but it's nice we'll see her still. BTW, I know this isn't an official Housewives show, but it IS a Housewives show and it's replacing RHOA, so it's relevant. Article on new season, plus trailer: http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/married-to-medicine-season-2-welcomes-new-cast-members-lisa-nicole-cloud-and-dr-heavenly-kimes-trailer-2014192

That's the site that broke the news of Apollo's latest arrest. It sucks we have to wait so long to find out more details. I want those court records unsealed. I wonder who the other RHOA people involved are.

You need to re-read the past few pages....