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This show..

posted 8 years ago by tearsnhoney
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-- has gone from a view into the lives of women who reside in a nice part of the country in a gated community. We saw relationship ups and downs.. Well, ones that were somewhat relatable to the viewer.
Most had jobs, husbands or significant others, kids and lives.. It was a novel idea at the time besides maybe the Osbournes or Anna Nicole Smith.. Compared to these they were novel as they supposedly appeared normal in comparison.
Now they are similar to their former reality shows like Flava Flav type cutthroat stuff with alcohol flowing and vulgarities flying.
Andy and Bravo should be embarrassed. I'm embarrassed that these ridiculous women are flown overseas to unsuspecting people who must hear these idiots represent popular television. They rank with the Kardashian/Jenner/West clan.
Oh, the Trump family, too.
I no longer watch the OC group or New Jersey. I've popped in and see criminals who ripped America off and their children with us and Vicki Gunvalson, the partner in a disgusting scam. Neither will even take responsibility for their BS. Beverly Hill, one I do watch even tried digging up the OJ murders.
They're no longer fun to watch. Nope, not at all.

[–] mindthinkr 8 years ago

When enough ppl are of your mindset this show will disappear. As are the others that you mentioned. I would have loved to see them explore some other things that California has to offer like:

1) let them take surfing lessons...that could be funny watching them fall off and get washed over by the waves
2) take us into some of those high end stores to see the fashions and shoes (they got thrown out of the one in Dublin!)
3) let's see jewelry shopping and drool at the gems
4) go to one of the art museums (I know...they couldn't stay quiet enough)
5) go to the Griffith Observatory
6) have them go to a palm reader (again) or a fortune teller
7) see how they navigate at a carnival...the games and rides
8) go see the redwoods or hike in general
9) do a rock climbing wall
10) go to one of those places with rope courses and zip lining that companies use to build teamwork and trust
11) A wine and design place...are any of them artistic?
12) have them privately screen a funny movie so we can hear them joke or diss about something other than each other

Ok. There's a few options. Feel free to add your own.

Sadly I think the producers like their drunken antics as all of their biggest rages happen with alcohol. Cheap shots...literally and figuratively.

[–] cat_sidhe 8 years ago

I would offer that the public taught the producers what they really want...when does Twitter and IMDB get busy af? When they fight. Otherwise the boards and tweets from viewers are quite quiet. Because deep down, we don't really care about their boring, every day lives except as background info on who to back in a fight. (Over simplifying here)

[–] tearsnhoney 8 years ago

The regular, every day goings-on would be boring after so long. The drama between the women used to be funny or entertaining.
I suppose when the show initially began, peeking into the women's lives was fun. Seeing them just argue about this or that was drama. Then came Tamra busting Gretchen about Bass Lake and getting calls from Gretchen's other b/f was scandalous. Tamra getting her drunk and getting Ryan to make a pass was creepy funny. The mean girl stuff had begun. Still, it wasn't going on constantly.
You start getting used to it, raising the bar to plain nasty housewives instead of real.
It doesn't really offend me. It's just not fun watching who can sink lowest.

[–] tearsnhoney 8 years ago

#10 would be cool. Trust these days would be funny!