Chris B

This news hurts.

Okay, I get Bravo is concerned and putting time between seasons so people can forget LVP, but they need to set a premiere already. I’m tired of all this stuff hinted at her nobody can truly talk about it or see it. Hell, Sutton just gave an extensive and detailed interview explaining her relationship with each lady and how it progressed! They’re gonna spoil everything before if even airs! Contrast that with New York where we know nothing about the new season and I’m sure it’ll be just fine quality wise.

With Porsha he said that with her divorce they felt like she had wrapped up her story and couldn’t see where she could go. When she stood up and explained how she was going to change her life around, that’s what inspired him to keep her. It’s funny because I feel the same with her. I hated Porsha initially but she’s grown into a fabulous housewife.

@Taoboi it looks like everybody is back except Vicki and Tamra from OC. I’m hoping there is still room from Gina to go. She didn’t deserve a second season let alone a third. Also interesting, here is Andy talking about how HWs stay and go. He reveals that Porsha was pretty much 100% leaving after her first season but her reunion performance saved her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJv6oP1HojU

The media is up in arms about the fact that there likely won't be witnesses. At best there will be a tie and Chief Justice will side with Republicans. My question is, what is the big deal considering they won't vote to convict him regardless of evidence? All the evidence is already there and you have consciousness of guilt by the fact that they've continuously tried to block these people from testifying for months. Innocent people don't do that. We still will hear from John Bolton in his damn book and if the House calls him. It will change nothing. Over the next few months I'm sure more of Trump's crimes will also be revealed but it does not matter! Those Republicans aren't gonna turn on him. I feel Dems did what they needed with impeachment but this is the best result they could've hoped for.

The most sad part of season 13, is that it got really good once they retooled it and the decision to put Joan Van Ark and William Devane in a story together was an excellent idea, only for Joan to leave the damn show! I still wonder what kind of season 13 we would've had if she stayed and they developed that story. They were unexpectedly very interesting together. I just started season 8 which is the only other time they interacted. I look forward to revisiting that. Season 7 was hard for me to watch. It's funny how each time I watch the show I find new things to love and even within an uneven season, Phoenix Rises definitely would rank in my Top Ten of episodes. This is when pretty much everybody was blackmailing Abby over her involvement in the twins kidnapping and everything was boiling over until she exploded at a party with most of the cast and revealed she knew about the babies in a way that made HER seem like the victim. Before the episode was over she was firmly on top! It was such a wild ride and Donna Mills played each scene expertly. The control the leads were allowed over their characters often helped and the way she helped Abby transcend being your typical "bitch" or villain helped make her more powerful than Alexis or JR could ever dream of being. Abby was smart and she was scrappy and you can not hold that woman down.

FINALLY! I feel like we've been waiting so long for an announcement! I'm ready for Beverly Hills and Potomac as well, but a NYC announcement will calm my nerves. I'm also curious when they'll premiere Salt Lake City and when we will get word on Dallas filming again. With all of their drama I wouldn't be surprised if they take their time bringing Dallas back. It's not like they need to rush it with Salt Lake City available to take it's slot on the schedule.

I’ve only seen some of TNG movies and a handful of episodes from season one of the original (Trying to power through the first two seasons before it gets good), but I couldn’t wait so I did watch the first episode of Picard. I’m glad we finally get to go forward with the timeline. Voyager has always been my favorite so it’s nice seeing where the world is now. My only complaint which I always have with CBS All Access is the week by week release. Still, I’m in! Excited to see where this goes and really excited for Discovery.

LINK to John Bolton NY Times story: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/us/politics/trump-bolton-book-ukraine.html?action=click&module=Top Stories&pgtype=Homepage Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/us/politics/john-bolton-trump-book-takeaways.html Okay so NY Times had an advance of John Bolton's book and the information was stunning as expected. Now that we know WH had the transcript and have been sitting on it, it explains why they want to rush through the trial before this info came out. In the end I don't think anything will stop Trump, but I do think Pelosi was smart to delay everything the way she has. It's enabled these things to come out at the right time and had she sent the impeachment articles over in December we probably wouldn't have known any of this until after the Senate trial. The media is of course going crazy saying that this is the smoking gun we need and that now Bolton HAS to testify. The thing is, the smoking guns are already there. I do agree this is explosive and 100% proves their case, but even if he testifies the republicans will NOT turn on Trump. The only positive is that the information is out there for voters that are smart, but you can't convince me republicans will suddenly have a change of heart and do the rigth thing.

See personally I will miss Tamra too and Vicki, but I can't complain as many seasons as they've had. At some point OC needed to pivot if it's going to last long term and this gives them a chance at rebooting things. It's not like they're without vets with Shannon and Kelly around and this gives them the opportunity to introduce new, potentially interesting long terms housewives who can carry the show in the next generation. I'm not mad at it.

Honestly, Tamra should’ve taken that. Lauri and Jeana both has lovely send offs that way. Hell, I’d even give Vicki a spin off for her wedding. 3-4 episodes with a who’s who bachelorette party and ending with a wedding.

@DaytimeFan Gina getting a third season would be criminal so I'm hoping she's out too. The biggest question is if Shannon is staying. I guess Andy wasn't lying when he said filming hadn't started like people were saying and that casting was good lol. I think we could end up with 3 new housewives! I'm excited.

Lord Jesus, Tamra is out as well! I guess we really are getting the reboot we had hoped for. I'm speechless lol. It's been a while since Bravo did this.

End of about era. Vicki has officially quit! Rumor has it she was offered a friend contract with another pay cut. I wonder if this is why rumors said Tamra could’ve been fired. Maybe they decided to keep her once they knew Vicki wasn’t returning.

I saw the trailer for a show called Black Earth Rising on Netflix and decided to give it a go. It's a British/American show that came out either 2018 or 2019 and stars Michaela Coen who is an up and coming British actress. John Goodman costars which helped sell me on it, but then I hear a voice and look up and it's Tamara Tunie! She plays a pretty substantial role so far in the first two episodes. I loved her as Jessica on As the World Turns and I always love to see black former soap actors thriving which she definitely has. I wish she had a bigger profile because she has been amazing in every post-soap role I've seen.

From what I gather, as Wendy Williams was getting ready to go in air she got a text from Nene that said “I quit.” Wendy announced it immediately on her show without talking to Nene. Wendy also mentioned that she feels Nene needs to stay because she needs this platform to discuss a big personal secret in her life. She said Greg is healthy, but the secret will touch peoples hearts and instead of fighting with the girls over stupid stuff, she needs to use her platform to showcase whatever that is. Now Nene is pissed because she feels Wendy shouldn’t have said what she told her. She said she was just venting about quitting and hasn’t decided anything. I am curious what this secret is though.

The thing with Shannon, Tamra and Vicki is that I have liked all of them at times, but they can never move forward with things so it gets tiring. On New York or Atlanta they can be fighting like cats and dogs, but they suck it up and keep filming and move forward. To me they are the biggest problem on OC which is why I want some sort of shake up. Not because I don’t like them, but because they don’t allow the story to move forward.

Her comments gave me life! I love this new Hillary that isn't running for office and can say whatever she wants. She's been very vocal about how Bernie hurt her campaign.

I'm so curious about this as well. I just can't see him getting it because he's so polarizing and hasn't seemed to expand on his base, just maintaining it. He says he won't do what he did last time and will back the nominee, but I find that *so* hard to believe. If he doesn't get the nomination I fully expect him to drag his campaign along until the convention and once again say it was rigged against him. If you thought his fans were bad last time, I feel they'll be worse this time.

The Peggy/Lydia season was IMO the last good season and was exciting from beginning to end. There was constant drama and I felt like Lydia and Peggy both brought the glam back that we lost when Heather left. What upset fans was that the girls were rarely together all 7 in a group, but the blame fell on Lydia and Peggy even though the group was fractured because Shannon, Kelly, Vicki and Tamra refused to film together. Peggy had a rough go of it because she joined the show right after having a double mastectomy and that coupled with her language barrier I feel hurt her with fans. Lydia ended up getting backlash when they dressed in male drag because she said she didn't understand drag. As a drag queen myself I wasn't offended. She didn't understand, but she got in boy drag and she clearly was open to learning about it. I didn't find that homophobic. I LOVED Lydia dragging Shannon from the moment they met until the reunion and I loved how Peggy got under Shannon's skin. They also had one of their very best cast trips ever. This cast definitely deserved a second season!

There are multiple women rumored to be in the running, including one black lady who posted a video of herself doing test filming. I know there is a blonde lady who is friends with Cary and Kary. I believe most are friends with D'Andra so I'd say she's most likely safe. I think the Brandi news has probably left Bravo confused on what to do. I hope it leads us to a true reboot. I want a minimum of 3 new housewives, preferably 4. It's do or die for Dallas, they need a dynamic cast/season or it needs to end. DC and Miami didn't die for this mediocrity. Potomac gets better and better each season, there is just no excuse for Dallas being as boring as it is. Also, not sure if it's been mentioned yet, but Andy said we won't get a Beverly Hills trailer for another month, which would put the premiere in March or April. I'm beginning to think the early rumors of filming being dull were true. It's clear there was a retool when Brandi and Camille came in. Now Brandi is posting hints that Denise may be filming with Joanna Krupa (from RHOM) and the girls recently went to New York to film Erika on Broadway. I'm wondering if filming was extended to account for the slow early months. Something similar has also happened with the upcoming season of Southern Charm. They ended up scrapping what they shot because it wasn't very good and their former cast member accused of sexual assault (I think his name is Thomas?) is rumored to be back.

There’s a rumor on Twitter that Peacock is negotiating to have the entire run of Days of Our Lives. If that happens it would be a game changer for soaps streaming!

I feel like the Real Housewives franchise has become a lot safer in their casting choices because of what they perceived as mistakes in previous years. Looking at the transition into streaming, it's possible lower ratings for RHOM and RHONY with their season 5 reboot came from people switching to DVR and streaming. Now we get stuck with HWs like Teddi or Gina who should've been a one and done. With RHOC it's clear they've been telling the same story with no freshness *and* casting has been weak. They need to either do a major revamp or give up at this point. I don't know why it's a struggle. With RHOA they do keep the cast mostly the same, but their little refreshes somehow work. The relationships evolve and the friends (Tanya, Eva, Marlo etc) give just enough to keep it fresh. OC they're too set in their ways to keep the same cast and expect something different. I'd honestly fire Tamra AND Vicki. Now speaking on that RHOA midseason trailer, that looks REALLY good! I loved the Wendy Williams cameo and that she was telling Nene to try and repair her relationships with these girls. It's a shame because this is once again Nene's fault. I don't really fault her on the Kenya stuff, but she's now on Twitter fighting with Kandi saying that she's in an alliance with Cynthia to protect Kenya. Kandi has repeatedly posted that she wants Nene to come on her Speak On It show to say her side of things and Kandi has even asked the fans to convince Nene to do it. She's complaining that Kandi is supporting Kenya, but she's also trying to support her and give her a voice, but she doesn't want to do it. What does she expect then? Kandi can't defend what she doesn't understand. Why she's trying to cause a problem with Kandi is just insane. Kandi is the least of her worries.

@Khan Eboni was a weekend and fill in anchor until she got her own show called The Fox News Specialists where it was two Democrats and one republican host. It ended up canceled when the republican host was busted for sexual harassment. This segment I’m posting is the most memorable segment on the show. She got endless death threats and had to get security due to calling out racism. The general format of the show was very similar to The View except it was two women and one man.

I do think it's a difficult place to work, but she was TERRIBLE on the show. Just incredibly dull, so I feel she probably quit before she got fired at the end of the season. I could see her working better on a non-political entertainment talk show like Extra or ET. The only time she was interesting was talking at movies or pop culture things. Long shot because she's never guested to my knowledge, but I've always wanted Eboni Williams to become a co-host. She's a black former Fox News anchor who faced lots of trouble there for being a democrat. She's so good at expressing her thoughts and would fit in perfectly here. It's always shocked me she's never at least guest hosted. If Meghan thinks Sunny and Joy get her blood boiling, I don't know what they'd do against Eboni. I feel because of her serious news background she's better at getting to the facts of the story. It pains me that we don't have one true journalist on the panel. I miss the days of Meredith and Lisa Ling.