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And yes, it sounds like Ted Turner was/is Marlo's sugar daddy. She must do something really damn well because she is gutter trash otherwise.

They're all B Listers on that couch. Adrienne, Kyle and the worst of all, Taylor. B List Bitches. I started to be 'over' Adrienne right when the season started...this first part of the reunion cemented it. I'm done. Checked out. OVER AND OUT! The jealousy pouring out of this woman is vile. Disgusting. She is such a dim bulb. What she should have realised is that when Lisa dropped the slander bomb on her accusations about Radar Online (something which the folks at Radar Online have already confirmed as being bullshit) that it was time to shut her hole. But she didn't and she dug herself even deeper. Though I doubt Lisa will do anything, she could easily sue for slander and win. She could sue Adrienne for millions since her tabloid accusations could affect Lisa's restaurant business, a fact Lisa explained in plain English. Really, I'm disgusted with Taylor, Kyle and Adrienne. What pigs.

Those bitches.

There are some of us who worship at this woman's alter, she is a diva, a star, a legend. Most of all she is the personification of the word FABULOUS. Joan news, photos and updates deserve a thread all on their own. Onward!

Joan took such an active role on Dynasty, she edited the scripts if she didn't like the lines, worked with Nolan Miller on the costumes and was described by Irving Moore, one of the show's main directors, as one of the most natural actors he'd seen in terms of movement, I can't find the exact quote but it was something like "You can give her a cigarette, a glass, a celery stick, a hat and a cape and she knows exactly what to do by instinct, she knows how to move." Pointing out a piece of "business" for Catherine Oxenberg to do highlights that Joan, for all her excesses, is not a selfish actress. Stephanie was smart enough to realise that her career would inevitably dry up in LA as she hit her mid 40s and 50s. She sold her mortgaged house in Malibu, bought a smaller house for cash in Point Dume, split her time between LA and London and carved out a much higher profile in the UK than she'd ever enjoyed previously. She had a great run with the ITV show Bad Girls and she did an arc on Coronation Street that apparently paid $125,000. She has been dealing with basal cell carcinoma, arguably the least serious form of skin cancer (really any kind of cancer)...it's a result of spending a lot of time in the sun, she used to own a house in Morocco. I actually have a mutual friend with Stephanie Beacham, I ran into her in London last year at Selfridges when I was with our mutual friend, it was totally random. Nice lady, naughty laugh.

Taylor is so disgusting, I will have a really hard time watching season 3 if she's on it. She needs to disappear.

RHoBH: Let's get real about Lisa and the rest of the BH Ho's...she's above them all, they know it, she knows it. Pandora's wedding, clearly, was used to cap off the season on a positive note rather than end with Taylor's "black eye" (FAKE) and Russell's impending suicide. It's all a bit too OJ Simpson, even with "the morally corrupt Faye Resnick" as a Friend of the Ho's...I believe Lisa only allowed the Ho's she can stomach to show up. Taylor? Puh-leaze. Lisa played Taylor just right, kill 'em with kindness, Lisa's onto Taylor's grift. Dana's a bottom feeder. Brandi's trailer trash. Kim's an alcoholic who probably would have done a face plant into Pandora's cake. I am *certain* that all of the Ho's will be gunning for Lisa at the reunion with the possible exception of Camille. Lisa should absolutely leave this show, she'd leave a total winner. Let your bitch flag fly Lisa, I am right there with you. RHoATL: I still find the show highly enjoyable. That said, I wholeheartedly agree that it was the Kim/Nene relationship, rather than either woman as an island unto herself, which was and remains the big draw. I want them to make up so badly, it's the only reason I really tune in. I want to see a reconciliation! Marlo's a convicted criminal. Kandi's a bore. Cynthia needs to divorce her !@#$%^&*] husband. Sheree is clearly 'hood rich' (Chanel bags, but no house) and without a storyline. The only one left is fabulous Phaedra, she is the saviour of the talking heads, she is absolutely hilarious. I am concerned that ATL is coming off too forced, it's just not good. RHoNYC: They're on vacation number 3?! Good lord, I don't like all these trips. Give me the old days of OC when Jeana's kids fighting by the pool with the dogs was the height of drama.

That's actually very true, there is no yardstick in the United States because Americans have the unfortunate habit of relating their views only within the context of the United States. Ignorance to world affairs, social norms etc is extremely common in the United States and personal biases rule above rational thought.

With respect, no one can say what "mainstream Americans" want because everyone has their own biases and everyone is influenced by the media, of which I previously addressed.

Just a point on the "mainstream" media. I am not American, though I was a tax-paying resident, for 17 years, and owned property in America. Having lived in several Western countries over the course of my life I would like to make one point about the "mainstream" media in the United States. The "mainstream" media has been bought, sold and controlled by a very, very small group of companies, companies all with one goal in mind: to make money by any means necessary. GE, News Corp, Disney and Viacom control the vast majority of the "mainstream" media. Four companies set the tone for a nation of over 300 million. Each and every media outlet is controlled and biased by a special interest, usually profit margins. What Americans should be angry about isn't whether there is a "liberal" or "conservative" bias in the media because that's all smoke and mirrors, American political parties really have very few differences between them. The real bias Americans should be angry about is the bias that shrouds the truth in misinformation and lies in support of the corporate bottom line. True, there is PBS, the lone voice in the "mainstream" media that isn't controlled by a corporation. That voice, however, is minuscule. The world looks at American media and laughs at them because the ignorant infotainment that passes as news is deplorable. American children are getting dumber and dumber. Make no mistake, that is why the economy is in the shape it is in, Americans have become too stupid to not make common sense decisions about money, lending and personal finance. They have become massive consumers because they feel entitled, entitled to shop, entitled to buy, entitled to spend, entitled to live a life they cannot afford and have not worked for. The American media has perpetuated this for decades, most likely since the Baby-Boom of the 1950s. The American media, be it Barbara Walters, Bill O'Reilly, Matt Lauer or your local weather man in Iowa, all drinks the same Kool-Aid, what do the sponsors want? What is the bottom line? Take a look at HLN, I've never seen so much repetitive nonsense about non-news stories in my life. The United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Australia: all Western nations, all of which have a neutral, publicly funded broadcaster, all of which are far less ignorant about the world around them because awareness of the world matters. Ignorance is what Americans should be angry about; not whether Rosie O'Donnell yelled at Elisabeth Hasselbeck. And I say this as someone who loved my time in America but also left because I didn't like the direction the country has been heading for the last 15 years. I think Americans need to WAKE UP and get educated before the US, like the other empires before it, collapse.

Oh. Brandi's got a good body, so why should she care about that. She isn't a prude and I don't fault her that. However, she desperately wants to fit in and she's simply not cut out for the gig with these women.

RHoBH: Oh this episode did not disappoint at all. Amazing. Lisa continues her unmitigated winning ways, she's just an explosion of glamorous common sense. It's obvious that she's distancing herself from the other women...AND GOOD FOR HER, those low-rent bitches don't deserve her. Camille. Keeping kicking ass and taking names baby, you're a winner too. She can stay so calm, so emotionless. Serene, she glides like a shark. I just love her now. I bet Kyle DID say all that crap about her last season. Kyle. Such a stupid cow. She's only tolerable with her children and Mauricio. And I can't believe how jealous she becomes when another woman brings up her husband. Insecure idiot. And the way she was with Brandi, what a stupid bitch. I wouldn't mind if Kyle got lost in East LA and some gang members robbed her. She's all bark, no bite and stupid. Stupid, in my book, is the worst offence of all. Brandi. Honestly, she's a non starter. And JackPeyton, she cares A LOT. Why else would she be wailing into Jen from Sober House's arms (LOL to Jen's appearance...Brody Jenner's mother, Linda Thompson, I actually like her and what she said about the ocean was true, it'll be here long after the bullshit Taylor's pulled). Adrienne. My opinion of her just gets worse and worse. She's a pampered idiot. Kim. She's pointless. And apparently, she's checked herself into rehab. Taylor. Alcoholic, histrionic, psychopathic, grifter. Some say she seemed a lot better on Watch What Happens Live...I call that damage control and classical PR. Nothing more. Plus, Taylor smokes. So she's an even bigger idiot than I thought. Everyone knows smoking is awful for your health. I'd like to see Faye Resnik replace Taylor and/or Kim. Faye's such a Beverly Hills type. Plus, she actually has a job. And a glam job at that. RhoATL: LOVED it. Nene. She needs to get over herself. She's going to pull a David Caruso. I just know it. Sheree. I've always liked Sheree because she's a generally straight shooter. Her Nene impression was PERFECT. And who doesn't love a woman who dumps her water bottle on her ex-husband because he's a delinquent child support payer? Kim. Good mother. Honest with her kids. Just a barrel of fun. Kandi. She's nice, but boring. I can't stand her mother. What an idiot. Cynthia. What a FOOL! And a sanctimonious fool at that. Her family is just looking out for her foolish ass. Cannot stomach Peter. Phaedra. Oh I am in love with her. Her one liners are delivered like a machine gun. I would love to work with her.

BH: There's no maybe about Taylor enjoying her victim role, she LOVES it. She's everyone's victim. She makes anyone who goes against her or sees through her act a villain. Kim, Lisa and Camille have all been in her sights because each of them saw through her bullshit and exposed an untruth. Here's my theory on Russell. It's clear to me that he and Taylor have a disastrous marriage. Maybe he abused her, I see no evidence of it, but that's what she claims. I am certain she gives as good as she gets, they are VERY evenly matched. That limo ride with Kyle and Mauricio simply affirmed to me that Taylor lied to Russell throughout the season, blamed all the other women...and then...as the premier date arrived, she filed for divorce and levelled with him about how things were going to be depicted. Russell couldn't handle it and he killed himself. Period. Next week's Taylor Explosion appears to be directed at Camille. It doesn't appear that either Camille or Lisa are there either. Adrienne really showed her ass in this episode. She isn't calm, cool, collected or smart. She's a spoiled, petty bitch. She's allowed her chef to constantly insult Lisa, made rude comments about Lisa's commentary position on CNN about the royal wedding and then has the gall to insist that Lisa is somehow in the wrong for allowing her daughter to accept a free trip from a family friend for her hen party? As an aside, the Maloof family recently lost control of The Palms due to their debt issues. They are now minority owners. Camille and Lisa are SUCH winners. They should both quit after this season. ATL: Loved this week's episode. Phaedra and the contractor, hilarious. What I love about ATL is that it has a sense of humour and heart. It's not all about negative bitching and sniping and psychotic drama. Nene's indignation about the stripper was hilarious, girlfriend shook her ass with the best of them back in the day! And Kim lucked out with Kroy, he's awesome.

You gotta love Gloria Allred, she can take down a presidential candidate with a single press conference featuring some blubbering blond. Now, if only she'd finally do something about that jawline of hers...

RHoBH. Aww HELL NO. Taylor's throwing shade on Camille? Girl either lied to all the housewives or lied like hell to Russell. Either way, she's a piece of trash. Adrienne's showed her ass, in a big way, in her dealings with Lisa. Adrienne must be hard up for cash and publicity, she failed to realize how logical Lisa was being about Pandora's party at Planet Hollywood. Kyle's an idiot. End of story. Lisa is fabulous. Vanderfabulous. Vanderpumping Vanderfabulous. Love. Love. Love.

Ahh Mount Royal! Wikipedia says it was Canada's answer to Dynasty and I'd say that's about right...except for one thing: Alexis. Mount Royal simply didn't have an Alexis or JR, no antagonist, the closest thing was the character Stefanie who was a daddy's girl model in Paris. Like most Canadian television programs, Mount Royal tried but it just didn't have the punch of its international counterparts (a Canadian answer to Coronation Street, Riverdale, was another example of this). The one thing I'll give Mount Royal was that it looked beautiful, it was shot on location in Montreal and Paris and it LOOKED rich, just gorgeous.

Vanessa confronted Darren on his wedding day, telling him he wasn't good enough for Jodie (he'd cheated on her and she stupidly forgave him). He bolted Walford. Jodie's already exited! She found out where Darren was living and left Walford to find him.

What I loved is that she straightened her hair, picked up her suitcase and walked down that dirty road in her white pant suit, dignity intact. At least her exit was open ended, the producers at EastEnders would be very foolish to not have her back!

It's a bit behind, but I'd like to hear anyone's feedback. I really enjoyed Zoe Lucker's Vanessa Gold and was wondering if anyone else thought her exit fabulous? Broke, alone, dumped on the side of the wet road with the police looking for her. I thought Zoe was tremendous on EastEnders and would love to see her back, I can tell you I think she'd be the best landlady for the Queen Vic, I'm not feeling the Moons at all in that role. And lest we forget Vanessa's greatest scene...Bubbly's in the fridge... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol4bu4QqgHc I dare say that with Peggy gone, Pat exiting...Albert Square needs a ballsy blond. Vanessa could be it!

Funny, Janice is exactly who I was thinking of! At least her "agency" was in LA, an emerging market...not Atlanta, a non-market. And really, Cynthia's prestige is overstated, she never did a Vogue cover, never worked for YSL or Versace. At best, she was a successful commercial model, not a high fashion model. Her website portrays her as a "supermodel" and that's just laughable.

Shanna Hughes/Shanna Taylor/Taylor Ford/Taylor Armstrong (yes those are all her names) really miscalculated her con this time, probably for one of the first, if not the first, time in her life. Lisa is British. She's lived in London, Cannes and Monaco. She's been there, done that and dealt with the best of them. Taylor miscalculated her value wildly. It's so satisfying to see people like Taylor exposed for the [!@#$%^&*] that they are. Cynthia is dreadful, so boring. That "modeling agency" in Atlanta is such a joke.

In context there is a HUGE difference between saying "I'm not masquerading as your best friend but if you need help I'm here" (which is what Lisa ACTUALLY said, the flashback proved that point) versus saying 'I'm not your friend' (which Taylor claims Lisa said, when in fact she never did). Lisa offered the woman the use of her guest house on her gated estate in her guard gated community because of her claims of abuse. Lisa tried to do right by Taylor and her daughter. She has the means to do it so she offered it. Nothing more. Taylor is the one who spat in Lisa's face by attempting to socially decimate her at that tea party. As Camille pointed out it seemed from the very start that Taylor was zeroing in on Lisa and ready for a fight. Taylor never did answer the question about WHY she would come to Lisa's party when she claims Lisa is so awful to her. Well, it's obvious, Taylor wanted to take a wrecking ball to Lisa's life. But that just didn't quite work because Taylor is an absolute fool, an amateur who is out of her league and out of her depth. While Taylor lashed out like a total lunatic Lisa sat calmly. When Taylor tried to bring Camille into it Camille's face lit up with "WTF are you thinking you psycho!"...Camille really earned back her street cred by laying it out there, she called a spade a spade and Taylor couldn't answer to any of it. Camille even corroborated Lisa's statement that Camille and Taylor only had lunch once in case anyone missed that. Adrienne, I'm sorry, isn't cool and collected and the smooth operator I thought she was. She's just silent, never says or does anything except mediate so that the truth isn't exposed. She wants everything "nice" even if it isn't accurate. When it comes to Taylor's abuse claims, these women have reason to be suspicious. Taylor's changed her name twice. She and Russell have been sued by many former and current business partners over fraud and deception issues. They've embezzled millions and blew it all. They haven't a penny to their name and yet they live like the Royal Family. It's all a lie with Taylor. All a fraud. All a charade. Lisa has known that from the very beginning. She's seen through Taylor's deception and manipulation from Day 1. Taylor probably can't stand that, she's a shape shifter and finally someone has avoided her con, it must infuriate her. Taylor may be an abuse victim, but she also might not be. The pictures she released are NOT proof, I'm a dermatologist, I send patients out of my office looking worse all the time. What is for certain is Taylor is a fraud and a psychological mess. Even with a "bitch edit" Lisa is a total winner. She's spotted a liar and never been suckered in. You go Lisa!

The problem with Peggy is that she and her husband are totally flat broke and their house has gone into foreclosure, so, like Jim and Alexis (who I also hear may be fired), they're frauds and Andy Cohen cannot have those on his beloved OC housewives. I love Jeana and word on the street is that she is returning for the next season...though I think we'll have to wait and see. I think Andy Cohen's really come to a point where he has to carefully manage the Housewives franchises before they implode like NYC did this past season.

RHoBH: Next week, I'm going to absolutely livid about Taylor, just wanted to warn everyone. She's daring to tangle with our Lisa and I am not going to be silent about how I feel about that particular issue. I absolutely despise Adrienne's bitch chef Bernie, he's a friend of Cedric, that traitor. RHoATL: This season looks GOOD. The best of the Real Housewives franchise in a long time, a mix of happy and dramatic, rather than the ridiculous sniping we've seen across the franchises as of late.

Skin is my profession. Please. PLEASE. Stop going to the tanning bed. STOP! Go get a spray on if you must, but the sun is your enemy in terms of skin cancer and wrinkling. The only safe tan is one that comes from a bottle!