Gray Bunny

Meanwhile, this past Sunday, POTOMAC dropped to 1,069,000 million without Atlanta for a lead-in. For me, Tinsley is flapping around aimlessly. There's no roots to her, whereas Kristen and Jules were married (and Kristen had kids). Tinsley doesn't even have her own home. It feels like she's just bunking with Sonja for a few weeks to film the show and then she'll jet back to wherever.

Ooh, that'd be delicious. I wonder if Bethenny will bolt beforehand though since she's joining two other shows (Shark Tank and I think a Bravo show with the realtor-ex-porn-star dude) Kristen, Jules, now Tinsley... Other than the delicious Dorinda, NYC's additions in recent years are always a generation younger than the vets, and it just seems too forced to insert them into the show. (Okay, so technically Tinsley is like 5 years younger than Bethenny, but she carries herself like a twentysomething).

That's a really good assessment, and I forgot just how good Season 7 was when I saw the recent reruns and reunion (the reunion was a beautiful blend of snark and humor... "wake up, mama!" to a sleeping Ramona). Dare I even say that Kristen Taekman wasn't that bad. Pretty harmless and took no sh** from NY's Frick 'n Frack (Ramona & Sonja). Looking back, who was more intimidated by the other -- Heather or Bethenny? I originally thought Heather, but now I'm thinking the latter, and she just uses that hard-edged, fast-talking ice queen approach. Also, I don't get why she hated Kristen and her "pop of color." At least in season 7, Bethenny wasn't sporting that horrible, choppy wind-blown hair-don't.

Yeah, I'm sure Mark will be mentioned as having died in some crazy freak accident, as only he could in his oafish ways. It was 20 years ago Roseanne ended, and next year 30 years since it began. Yikes, I'm getting old.

Lecy looks great, quit hatin' Ron I noticed that too, it focused a lot on the first 6 seasons (it actually shows a lot of 5 and 6... "Dad is dead!"... smoking pot, the lesbian kiss, etc) and only had one from season seven (DJ kissing his black schoolmate). None from 8 or 9. I hope the reboot isn't heavy on the politics or heavy on the nasty (her humor got bitter seasons 7-9).

Love that all the originals are back, including "the real" Becky. In true Roseanne form, Sarah Chalke will also appear as a different character (maybe a neighbor.. next door, living in the Bowman's and Tilden's old place; the snazzier replica of their own house... just throwing out fun ideas). I wonder if some of their peripheral characters, like Martin Mull's Leon and Sandra Bernhard's Nancy, will pop up.

Agreed, and thank goodness Cynthia has stuck it out on this show because I've come to find her way more refreshing to watch than half the other women on ATL nowadays. She was boring and kinda desperate to make waves her first couple years, but now she fits so naturally and is a sturdy anchor in the sea of housewives craziness. NYC: I'm finding this season okay so far, but nothing is really WOWing me. Indeed, Ramona's picking at Bethenny re: "soft porn" and daughter Brynn being accosted by Barbara Walters on the playground, seems too contrived and forced for the cameras. I like it better when the Big B & Big R are friends versus foes. Whatever work Ramona had done during filming does not look good, nor does whatever filter or lens Bravo is using on their talking heads. It makes Ramona, LuAnn, look too shiny and haggard. Ramona actually looked amazing a couple weeks back when she and Alex McCord (who still looks good, still kinda weird; some things never change) were on WWHL. Not sure if it was a combo of better makeup, softer camera lens, better cosmetic work, or what, but she looked really, really good at 60. Still, this season is making Ramona ugly, and the fact she supports Trump (and was quoted by another WWHL guest saying at a party, "He's gonna build that wall! He's gonna do this & that...") makes me not support her as a viewer. We'll always have "Turtle Time" though... Sonja's little jabs at Tinsley "stealing her friends" is too petty to even try to morph into a storyline. Just stop. I'm not sure what the real deal is with Tinsley's living situation. Does she really have no other place to stay in NYC? Is she really just a full-time Miami resident? She's nice, but seems like she's a generation younger than everyone else (and I just googled. She's 41, Bethenny is 46. If someone told me Tinsley was 31, I'd believe you). Thank God for Dorinda. 3rd season in and her personal story still seems fresh, and she's still a joy to watch. I liked the bonding scene with her daughter and parents at Richard's gravesite. The daughter still needs to work on her makeup and choose an entirely different lipstick color, but overall very nice and I loved the grounds of their Berkshire home. LuAnn's sister has the same smoky voice. "Love the lace. I love lace..." Ha!

Crotchfruit. Ha! I will say one thing: I don't think Rinna was wrong about someone doing coke at Dorit's. Was it Dorit doing coke? No. Was PK? Eh. Were some guests? I bet so. When Rinna asked Dorit again at the reunion if people were doing coke in her home at the party, Dorit's facial expressions betrayed her words of "No." of course, I get saying no because SHE wasn't and because any doubts could alert child protection services etc. etc. but I don't think Rinna pulled that claim out of her ass entirely. (Sidenote: geezus my spell check refuses to accept "Dorit" as a name!)

Yeah, if there's one thing we can count on from Nene, it's inconsistency. After years of dogging Sheree, she's been her champion for the past couple years. Kenya's another one where she's back 'n forth. I'm all for letting bygones be bygones, but she's definitely a fair-weather friend. I see the OG's (NeNe, Kim, Sheree) teaming up against Miss Moore for season ten.

Yup. Just as I thought last week. Robyn's nice, and her and Juan are sweet, but that's the story. Every talking head, every story beat. This is all she got. Yes. Ashley is stirring the pot for the sake of the show, and it's looking a little desperate. I think Monique is the only one I really like, and she's the newbie! She's not into the B.S., she's smart, funny, and confident. Gizelle keeps making herself look like the old haggard have-not who's jealous of the new young rich girl who has it all. Karen is just a poser; I don't take her seriously. Everything looks put upon for the sake of the show, and her husband and son know it, and just smirk and deal with it while the cameras are rolling. I loved when the potential buyers kept saying her house was outdated. It definitely looked like it hadn't been updated since the 90's. Chaarriissee... ugh. I still think she's stank. And quite literally, on Gizelle's back porch, she was hiding some massive wet pit stains on her blue top; half-way through the conversation, her hair was magically covering just the right spots to cover up her sweat stains. She, like Porsha's mom on ATL, needs to learn to cover up her arms. Charrisse is another poser, and I LOLed when she gave that awkward speech at her sad party. I think part of the reason I watch this show is because I don't like half of them so I just spend the hour making fun of them.

God bless her

I'm waiting for the shady frog to be exposed. She's had a guilty constipated look on her face for the entire reunion. Let's see what B.S. she tries to come up with for an explanation, if she gives one at all.

Yeah, Ashley is getting the gossipy, sh-it stirrer edit. Hey, they gotta talk about something. Okay Robyn, the ladies will mind their own business and stop talking about your maybe-yes/maybe-no relationship with Juan.... and then they'll have nothing to talk about with you and your story is over. I like Monique's friend. She's giving me a Lark Voorhies vibe for some reason.

Can't. Wait. Phaedra finally gets her comeuppance. Watch out Tamra from OC, you're next!

I still maintain seasons 1-6 were gold. 7 was okay, 8 was ho-hum, 9 was awful.

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas! This is the revival I've been hoping to see! I won't set myself up for disappointment, but I'm hoping however they do it is in line with how they're doing Will & Grace. I don't care if they pretend Dan never died. It could be a 10 episode arc of Roseanne's writings, just like the entire final season. That's their leeway. Thankfully, all the core people are still around and are hopefully on-board. We've lost Nana Mary (Shelley Winters) and Glenn Quinn (Mark). I wonder how Estelle Parsons (Bev) is doing. She's 89. I just looked her up, and they did a "Where Are They Now" on OWN with her 2 years back and she was a feisty New Yorker power-walking in the park, looking wonderful at 87. They could have a little fun with the two Beckys switching back 'n forth. Oh this makes me more excited than any of the other 90's revivals. I can't wait

Ooh. There ya go. The original Taylor McBride of Melrose Place, fired for being preggars... and the bigger-lipped replacement who played the role. On the same show to hash it out 20+ years later...

Wow, that'd be great! I'd love to see her in this setting, but I don't think she'd be open to that kind of personal scrutiny, nor bringing up her family's past... I love me some KKL, but I think she's the kind of actress who's really sensitive about aging, her looks, getting older, etc. just from previous interviews I've seen, and in this day 'n age of Twitter, they'd drag her for her botox, her son's past, etc.

I haven't seen Beverly Hills from last night, but I'm in agreement that this season really fizzled, even though it seemed to be in the right direction at the onset. I thought they'd wrap up "pantygate" when Erika & Dorit seemed to bury the hatchet half-way through the season, yet here we are, talking about Erika's puss right up to the season finale and through the majority of the reunion. Now, we've seen tiny issues blown out of proportion on these shows in the past for the sake of story, but this one reached a new low of desperation. On all sides. Clearly, they had nothing to work with and so they beat this issue to a bloody pulp. This was even worse than Kyle and Witchy-Poo Carlton's non-feud feud or the endless Munchhausen talk. Rinna threw so much spaghetti at the proverbial wall, hoping something would stick, and ended up with sauce all over her face (did ya like that pun? I feel like Carrie Bradshaw!). The cocaine comment was just so random and unnecessary, it really showed she'll say anything to spark up controversy for the cameras. Overall, the "pantygate" issue is a squabble that on another show like NYC would've been discussed for about 2-3 episodes max, then the arc would've completed and they'd move on to a new issue. Pretty indicative that a casting shakeup is overdue.

Robyn is one of those housewives who's excellent as a supporting role, but would bomb as the leading lady. I like her, but there's no *wow* factor. That said, her non-marital status is the strangest I've ever encountered. It's cool that they've made it work for them, but it all feels like a temporary fix that's gone on too long. Are they waiting for their kids to turn 18 and move out? Plus, on WWHL, she said she doesn't date and doesn't think Juan dates either. And she said that if Juan were to start dating, she doesn't think it would work out... for the other woman. The other woman would have a problem with the whole living situation. Which makes sense. If they're staying together for the sake of the kids and/or for financial reasons, that's understandable. But the fact that neither one dates and would be jealous if they did...

I haven't seen the reunion yet, but I understand PK getting involved in the ladies' season finale fight, because this is his first time at the rodeo. He & Dorit are Housewives newbies, and he saw 3+ women on the attack against his wife. I didn't find it any worse than the always adorable Ken coming to LVP's defense against Yolemony. ATL's finale was SO good! What a great build-up to next season's Big 10 year. It was like a homecoming of ATL housewives (minus NeNe!). Even the overlooked-but-always-fab Lisa Wu was there (did DeShawn's invite get lost in the mail?). Loved the use of flashbacks throughout the episode, and Sheree's house looks divine. I can forgive the basement not being finished because that's generally the room that is saved for last.

I'm all for one more year of Phelony Phae Phae if it means Nene drags her butterball from here to eternity. No Porsha though. Frick needs to be shaking in the wind without Frack to help tie her down. 1.9 million for BH season finale. 1,267,000 for NYC premiere. Hmm. Soft opening, but I fully expect that number to grow. They have the disadvantage of being on Wednesday, but were able to come out on top by the end of last season.

Lord Jesus! They're making that look like the most epic reunion ever. Even better than the Kenya vs. Porsha megaphone fight. It looks like good ass juicy drama, and I love that Kandi is 100% real. She doesn't play up for the sake of the cameras; she is enraged, outraged, and offended. Porsha is so damn messy and Shady Phae Phae better not slither her buttered booty out of this. I wouldn't want either heifer back other than to see them obliterated by a triumvirate Kandi, Nene & Kim. FOUR parts? LAWD.... I wonder if they'll air on consecutive Sundays or if one or two installments randomly airs on another night.

Very happy with the NYC premiere. They're planting the seeds for this season's feuds, but at the same time included fun, light moments. The past couple weeks, Bravo re-aired seasons 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8. It reminded me of how Bethenny really helped rejuvenate this series. Season 7 was kind of a mix of the old "new" girls still there (Heather, Kristen), along with the return of the Big B, and then season 8 was a perfect mix of the newer new New York. The vets Ramona, Bethenny, Luann, Sonja, semi-vet Carole, and Dorinda make for a great show. A seventh person always adds a lil drama and new excitement into the mix, but isn't necessary. I had no problem with Jules, and hopefully this new chick will gel nicely with the rest. It's funny. Watching the premiere episode, it's great how nine season later, and Ramona and LuAnn can still make their bickering seem fresh. They were the catalysts of season 5's reboot, and here they are another 5 years later still arguing and making up all over again. BTW, not to diss Ramona who looks amazing at 60, but her looks are starting to catch up to her age. Up until a couple years ago, if someone told me she was in her mid 40's, I would've believed you.

Yeah. I mean, I understand the part of her not fitting in with the rest of the cast (Teresa, Melissa) but then again, weren't Siggy & Dolores *her* friends first? I would want Jac one more season just for a delicious confrontation between her and Danielle, because Jac has gone after Danielle for years on social media, long after Danielle left the series.