Everything posted by Gray Bunny
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Bravo's The Real Housewives of....
That's what I LOVE about Dorinda. Her drunken messes and slurred speech is reality TV gold, but at the heart of it, she has genuine compassion for everyone and is level-headed and intelligent. Yes @Taoboi have a blast watching early seasons of NYC, especially seasons 2 and 3. Their 3rd season stands out as the best season of all Housewives shows, bar none.
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Agree 100% NYC is just fun to watch and so many of the relationships are organic. LuAnn as the heavyhitter so many years into the show is perfection; Dorinda is the best addition to a cast ever; and the show blends drama and comedy perfectly. I'm actually surprised this show has such a fresh perspective after their dismal seasons 5 & 6, because I feel there's still story to be told between the ladies currently in the cast, whereas others like OC, NJ, and now ATL are so beyond played out. I agree about Caroline Manzo, to be honest. She brought the solid central family unit to the show, something that is sorely lacking from the Guidices or Gorgas. Ever since we started the rotating new castmembers, it just feels hollow; trying to find people to fight with Melissa and Teresa. Teresa is still here just to pay off debts. When all else fails, they trot out Kim D for a couple episodes for some nonsensical vindictive [scripted] drama. Beverly Hills, my 2nd favorite, it's still early in the game, but we're seeing too much Dorit. And yes, the way she and PK were schooling Teddi and her gorgeous hubby about "Rinner" was tacky and calculating. But I still love my LVP, Camille, Rinna, and yes even Kyle and overall enjoy the ride these ladies take us on. Atlanta feels like they're feeding us a lot of appetizers with no main course. Hopefully this is a slow build to an end-of-season blowup, but for now, it's just light viewing. EDIT: I forgot. I'm actually looking forward to Potomac returning. I have a feeling it's going to be a fun, messy year. The gloves are coming off!
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"The Conners" Discussion Thread
The only political affiliation they ever mentioned on the original Roseanne was when Leon (the episode in season 8 when he got married) admitted he was a Republican. That would be an interesting route they could've taken.... I remember reading that in the later years, Laurie Metcalf actually met with Don Knotts for "Barney Fife" pointers. Lawd have mercy, please don't go back there. I'd much rather see the Jackie Harris circa seasons 1-5, now older with a kid out of the house and she's single and ready to mingle.
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"The Conners" Discussion Thread
Perhaps it's an "empty nest" situation where Andy's all grown up and out of the house. It'll be interesting to see how they play around with the younger generation's ages, since Harris Conner Healey should be 21 this year.
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The Politics Thread
Wow, and yet they still look like someone took a dump on their faces. As the saying goes, you can put a pig in a dress and pearls, but at the end of the day it's still just a pig.
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"The Conners" Discussion Thread
Love, love, love it all. So excited for this.
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Bravo's The Real Housewives of....
@Cat I was just going to come on here and say that I hope Siggy's behavior is Bravo-induced in order to have some sort of drama for the show, but if she's still taking this on via Twitter, she's just looneytunes. What are we up to, episode 12 next week? I hope 13 is the finale. If all they have going is Soggy Flickabooger's tears over the Soggy and Hitler remarks, this will go down as another weak season. The Posche fashion show was just a non-factor with dopey Kim D. Danielle's return didn't pack a punch that we'd hoped for. At this point, this show is just around to help Teresa Guidice's financial problems. Add to that, NYC has garnered higher ratings than NJ on Wednesdays.
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I fell asleep during Atlanta. Granted, I'm quite under the weather currently but...
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"The Conners" Discussion Thread
Yay, Anne Marie! And Crystal, too. Yeah, I'm surprised about Martin Mull, but who knows, they may have yet to announce it.
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I can only hope she said that to be cute, but we know she's just dumb.
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Aw that gets me excited for the next season of RHONY. Lindsay Lohan, yikes, poor thing aged herself by 30 years with all that partying... I like Margaret, but she's not in the same league as Queen Dorinda. Give her another season and maybe she'll elevate her status
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Bravo's The Real Housewives of....
That "ho daughter" comment and silence afterwards was hilarious. When you're full of ugly , it's hard to edit around it.
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OMG I secretly think of that moment whenever something goes down on any of these shows. Charrrrisssse is in my mind, ugh!!
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"The Conners" Discussion Thread
Crystal had a boy and a girl with Ed. The son during the 3rd season (I think she was already pregnant when she and Ed got hitched, yes?) and a girl towards the end of the 4th season right as the Rodbell's Diner was about to close. I thought it was weird when Dan mentioned during the 8th season (I think the episode when Darlene gets married and he has his heart attack) that he hadn't talked to his father in two years, when Ed supposedly still lived in Lanford. But I suppose that doesn't necessarily mean they would speak to one another.
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Agreed. Especially if they show scenes with her two daughters making amends with Teresa. She's already been on WWHL at least twice since NJ returned and she's still classic trainwreck TV. She sang along with footage of her and former lesbian lover singing that ridiculous song some 7-8 years ago on WWHL, and she clapped back at one of the fan's write-in questions because she can't take criticism. Her perfect lil' doses of crazy insecurities still remain.
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Geez, Atlanta has been filming so much, I forgot about all of the stuff coming up. I think the season has been okay so far, but it's not popping; just a slow simmer. Too much Porsha, and the balance is off. Sheree is so messy, hanging out with Kenya at the gym one moment, and talking crap about her the next day with Kim. That's what'll always keep Sheree as a supportive role and not a tentpole. Nobody really flocks to her to be her friend. She's a fairweather friend, for sure, and never keeps her alliances intact. I'm already sick of Kim. Her thirsty desperation to be relevant and get back on the mothership is so obvious. I don't mind the fluffy casual dating scenes with Cynthia. As long as she's sporting that hair, I'll watch. She's flawless. I don't mind Kandi's "minions" and she is always the most grounded, so anything with her is good. Thank God the Mama Joyce era is over. OC: That was a rough reunion. A lot of nothingness, both in terms of the women themselves and what they brought to the show. Meghan brought nothing. Peggy I tried with her but she's a one-and-done. She was upset because nobody asked her how she's doing, post-father's death. Right? That's what she was trying to convey after all that? Okay. 'Tis a pity, because I think Deiko made for a good Househusband for the show. I can buy the tears between Vicki & Tamra, whether they're crying because they genuinely miss each other or because they're tired of the nastiness and want to save the show. Either way, I'll take it. Shannon did NOT want to make amends with Vicki and only did it because the cameras were up and the waterworks were already flowing with Vicki & Tamra huddled together. She has NOT forgiven Vicki and will still be a bitter pudgy hothead next year. Kelly is messy and can't keep her alliances straight either, but a newly single woman will keep her on the show next season. I'll take another year of Lydia because the bible beater can rile up Shannon's feathers and is a straight-shooter. Bring back our lovely Lizzie to shake up Tamra.
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"The Conners" Discussion Thread
Wow, Estelle Parsons and James Pickens Jr. And the return of "David Healey!" This is all shaping up very nicely. Meanwhile, a Roseanne mystery I always wondered about: How/why did the entry to the basement switch half-way through the series, and then return back to where it should've always remained (off the right side of the kitchen, beyond the "floating" stove/counter area) at the series finale? Around seasons 6-7, they made it seem like the entrance to the basement was from the laundry room/service porch, which, as noted early on, itself was an addition made to the house because "Dan got tired of watching Roseanne doing laundry in the rain."
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Favorite TV Themes/Openings
Agreed! Especially the first version, with Amy Locane still in the credits (before they started adding in/taking out, and updating some cast shots). It was very polished and fresh for 1992.
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Bravo's The Real Housewives of....
Oh dear.
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"The Conners" Discussion Thread
Agreed. The Barney Fife version of Jackie, seasons 7 through 9 were awful. I much preferred her being the "cool" Aunt or the job-hopper who dipped in 'n out of relationships. Even as she got a little bit goofy in the 5th season, ("I have... hauled meat. I have... eaten meat.") she was still grounded in reality.
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Yayyy to Beverly Hills' promo! @Cat I agree with all. "Crotchfruit." LOL Agreed with seeing too much blonde in the promo. The new girl was just a blonde head getting in the way of the vets. Was there a second new blonde? Like, a new "friend of"? Anyhoo, at least we got snippets of Camille, but boy I'd just like to see her back as a legitimate castmember. Can't they Sonja Morgan her in half-way through the season? Loving seeing LVP as the rightful Queen Bee that others want to be BFF's with. OC Reunion: Lydia vs. Shannon. All types of win for Lydia with that one single comment. Just brilliant. Lydia vs. MegaNeck. When the psychic talk wasn't working, she started trying to go for the drag queen aspect, inferring Lydia is anti-LGBTQ. Nice try, but we still don't like you.
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Favorite TV Themes/Openings
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Argh, my hubby will be SO disappointed Camille isn't an "official" Housewife. She better be featured as heavily as LuAnn was in S6 of New York when she was foolishly downgraded to "Friend."- Bravo's The Real Housewives of....
Oh yeah, according to Bravo's editing, the Caroline/Teresa rift began when Teresa referred to Caroline as being as Italian as The Olive Garden in one of her books. The Manzo crew were stewing in their backyard together, acting like it was a huge act of betrayal. Yeah, I was wondering why Sheree's lil get-together as she prepared to tell her grown children about the abuse was taking place at Kandi's house...- Bravo's The Real Housewives of....
It warms my housewives-lovin' heart to see these ladies' faces. I love the 3 OG's along with the best find of all, Dorinda! New Jersey is blah and will likely never recapture their old spark, and OC has been an unexpected disappointment, despite thinking early on they'd have a great year with 7 castmembers. Gimme some Atlanta, Beverly Hills, and New York and I'm set - Bravo's The Real Housewives of....
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