Bravo's The Real Housewives of....

[Gray Bunny]

Whoa! A revamp like NYC! (just watched the visuals, no sound on my work computer)

But aren't there 2 new girls, not one? Will she be added later?

On a related question, was Sonja introduced mid-way through Season 3 of RHONY and that's why there's 2 openings floating around on YouTube, one with and one without her?

[Eric83]

Yeah, I think Sonja was added later bc they knew Bethenny was leaving to do her spin off so she was her replacement.

And Porsha didn't get casted until a month into filming she will be added later.

Edited November 1, 2012 by Eric83

[NothinButAttitude]

Yep. Sonja was introduced until a couple of episodes before the infamous trip to scary island. And I think Porsha won't appear till awhile from now.

[Cheap21]

[Gray Bunny]

Ah, thanks for the insight on Sonja. All the former RHONY seasons are on my Christmas Wishlist

Just heard the new lines... love! Oh NeNe, there is nobody like you, lol. Cynthia's line about "beauty fades; class is forever" is a throwaway line, ha.

[Cheap21]

Throw away line for such a throw away chick....I cant beleive her boring ass is still on the show! She'sso irrelevant. I guess kissing ass at least keeps her employed

[Eric83]

If she wasnt Nene's only friend she would have been cut.

Fixed lol

[Antoyne]

lol thank you, I was positive she said Booty.

[Cheap21]

Yes I knew that but typed the wrong thing. Thanks for the correction bc it was PERFECTION!

[Chris B]

I didn't even notice Portia wasn't in that opening LOL! I wonder how things would be if they could've convinced Toya Wright to join the cast. She was offered a spot, but turned them down because unlike her shows on vh1 & BET, she wouldn't have any control over how she's portrayed. Of all of Kandi's friends, I think Rasheeda would've been a better fit on this show with her family issues. She sticks out on Love and Hip Hop, but I think she'd be more interesting as a housewife.

[Cheap21]

Rasheeda comes across too hood for this franchise. She's a bit too ratchet for me. Remember her chicken and poop video?

[Cat]

NeNe: "I have arriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiived. And the spotlight's on me, honey."

So I am starting to watch Season 2 of Real Housewives of Miami after the high praise seen on these threads. I never saw Season 1 but I don't think that matters. After one and a half episodes:

- It doesn't feel like a true RH show like NY, NJ or OC do... but close enough. It feels like RHoV, which makes sense -- like Vancouver, Miami is almost a foreign city, gateway to LatAm. I'm not hispanic but I grew up among a lot of hispanics/Latin Americans and so a lot of the attitudes/cultural references feel like "home" to me. Mama Elsa in particular reminds me of my best friend's mom.

- The bling truly is BLING, all with a heavy coating of tacky.

- I wish the show would let some of the parents speak Spanish if they want to when it is clear that they would rarely have a breakfast conversation with their daughter and her boyfriend en inglés. I like hearing Spanish and I don't mind reading a few subtitles.

- Joanna Krapka is beautiful but also looks like a coke addict.

- The men are pretty skeevy. Karent's Roman is getting all this ass, really? How? He's just a soap actor! Luis Miguel he ain't.

- Is it Karent or Karen T?

- Was Alexia previously part of the show? I wondered if she begged out of filming when her son got into his accident. I like what little I've seen of her.

- Karent is the Tamra Barney of the show -- the [!@#$%^&*]-stirrer with the most insincere smile on earth.

- Adriana I'm not really feeling. Lea is trying to hard to be Jill Zarin.

- Lisa, Karent, Joanna and Ana are driving all and any story right now.

- Just make Mama Elsa a full HW -- she is awesome and the real star.

[Cheap21]

Ana driving story? LOL that's a laugh. She is such an irrelevant non factor. Maybe she had more to go on the first 2 shows that I can't remember but that fades fast

Yes Alexia was a full housewife and she stepped down bc of her son's issues

[London]

Ew I could not imagine Rasheeda or anyone else on LAHH: ATL and that's just a damn shame if VH1 invited Toya. She's pretty and all but her shows are boring as hell... Tiny & Toya was boring and so is the one about her family. I loved everything about Nene... Cynthia needs to just do something. I'm never here for any of her storylines. I only remotely tune in when Leon is on there.

Edited November 2, 2012 by London

[Eric83]

I can't see Rasheeda on Bravo either.

The only time I found Cynthia even a little bit interesting was when her mother and sister hid her marraige license or whatever. Somehow they managed to turn the story into something watchable other than that, Cynthia is irrelevant. I did get a laugh at her trying to turn up at the last reunion when Marlo came out.

Edited November 2, 2012 by Eric83