Category — TV Rots the Brain

The Real Housewives casts of Atlanta and Orange County have been making TMZ’s top news stories the past few weeks.  This show is one of my guilty pleasures and I am having trouble keeping up with the cat fights and gossip on and off the show.

The first story to come out on TMZ was that Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member, Lisa, had her house foreclosed on.  This came on the heels of Sheree’s house getting foreclosed on and having to find a place to live (I assume a rental) within a month.  Lynn from Real Housewives Orange County also been having some troubles keeping her house.  Anyone that says the economy isn’t affecting the rich should look again apparently.  I do find it interesting how many of these rich housewives are renting their homes.

Then TMZ reported that Kim and NeNe got into an altercation and Kim reported to the cops that NeNe “choked” her in an alley.  This is interesting, as currently on the season airing, the two appear to have made ammends.  Has anyone realized that in the Atlanta women drama there in always one common denominator when it comes to the arguments — Kim.

TMZ followed this story with photos of Kim out with her “Big Poppa”.  Currently on the show the two aren’t even dating and I am not sure if this picture even looks like her.  But in paparazzi photos, a woman said to be Kim, is shown with big poppa, a.k.a real estate mogul Lee Najjar.  They also reported that “Lee Najjar’s kids gave a tour to MTV on an episode of “Teen Cribs” earlier this year” showing off their lavish home and his wife was there.

Then recently Real Housewives of Orange County’s Jeana was mentioned on TMZ because her “ex” husband was arrested for driving three times over the legal drinking limit.  Poor Jeana.  I hope she officially lets this guy go.

These ladies are just too much.  You can’t write television as good as this!

I am so proud of myself. Somehow I actually caught up on all the stuff on my DVR.

Has anyone been watching Real Housewives of Atlanta?  Wow.  I am addicted to this show now. They really tried their hardest to find the most conceited bunch of women available in Atlanta didn’t they (not that we would bother watching if they weren’t).   Specifically, Kim, Sheree and NeNe.

Kim, the 29 year old (cough. maybe ten years ago) aspiring country singer who doesn’t sing, really annoys me.  Mostly because of that rats nest of fake hair sitting on top of her head.  But also because she is teaching her kids what it is like to be a “kept” woman to a man she calls “Big Papa” who doesn’t live with them, doesn’t want to be pictured with them, but buys her lots of diamonds.  Speaking of which, have you heard the rumor as to who “Big Papa” is?  Way to build self esteem in your girls.  Then last episode in which she befriends Sheree was basically an entire hour of the two narcissistic friends telling each other how beautiful and talented each other were.  It made me sick when they looked into each others eyes and said “can you imagine what it would be like NOT to be beautiful”.  GAG!

Sheree is the one who is divorcing her NFL husband for “seven figure lump sum” so her “kids can have the same lifestyle if not better than they had before”.  Cut to her trying on Jimmy Choos hand delivered to her home by her “shoe stylist”.  Maybe she means her lifestyle should stay the same.

NeNe is my favorite!  Sure she has a big mouth, says all the wrong things, and is a helpless gossip but I must defend her.  Kim, if you know that you friend NeNe hates your friend Sheree STOP INVITING THEM TO HANG OUT TOGETHER WITH YOU.  You are not “stuck in the middle”.  NeNe has always been upfront about her feelings (as extreme as they may be) and at least she is honest, so do her the favor of not dragging her nemesis along everytime you hang out.  You will save yourself and her a lot of grief.

Great I am talking to the characters as if I know them now.  That is sad.

Okay.  So also have caught up on True Blood as well. I embarrassed to admit I just finished the book Twilight by Stephenie Meyer and I loved it.  Yes, I know that it is a teen romance… sort of… but I can’t help it.  Who wouldn’t like a romance that has hot vampires in it?  So I may just be coming off the high of the book but I am really liking True Blood.  It also has a hot vampire and a romance, the perfect combination, and a murderer in the town to boot.  But I have to admit that I am a little curious where it is going to go once they catch the murderer.  I think they need another hot vampire

The only thing that continuosly bugs me on the show is Anna Paquin’s boobs.  Why do her boobs have to be so close to her neck??  It bothers me because mine are so big they are closer to my waist than my neck, which is distressing. Hers are so high it perplexes me.  Is that just a crazy wonder bra?? Does it come in a D cup?

Okay, so Heroes.  Loving the new season of villians but is anyone else scared of Suresh now?  What is he supposed to be The Fly?  Why wont they explain why he puts people into the cocoon?  Is he feeding on them?  They have yet to say.

Anybody think that Claire is wearing weave now.  In the first few episodes of this season it looks like her real hair is only about chin length and sticks out over the weave.

I have also caught up on all of my Brothers & Sisters, Hills, and Desperate Housewives.  I have a serious TV addiction. You can see why I need my DVR so badly now.

This may sound naive but I have always thought that reality TV was actually real.  Don’t get me wrong, I know editing and splicing has a way of reality seeming a lot more interesting than it really is but I didn’t think you could market something “reality TV” if there was a script.  I am laughing right now at how gullible I am!  Since I am obsessed with television and have way too much time on my hands these are some of the fake reality tv shows that bother me.

One is Rock of Love for instance.  Bret Michaels goes on and on about finding his true love at the beginning of the season.  On the finale episode Jess confronts him as a fraud.  Apparently Brett disappeared after their final date and never talked to her again.  So obviously once she dumped his sorry ass he decided to do a second season of the show to find his real love.  But did you see the girls from the second season… these are not girls you try and fall in love with.  I can’t possibly believe that this is unscripted “reality” anymore.  Check out this cast info from Wikipedia …

• Megan and her partner Scooter were the winners of the third season of Beauty and the Geek. Clearly she is moving on the reality TV circuit now. 
• Megan is a Playboy model, and in February 2006 she was named the Playboy Cybergirl of the Week. Apparently she actually has a real job and doesn’t only make money on the circuit.
•  Angelique is involved in porn and has appeared on various television shows such as Howard Stern, Dr. 90210, Criss Angel Mindfreak, and Playboytv. Her porn name is Angelique Morgan.  It will be pretty interesting when shows up on Big Brother. That will shake up the house.
•  Inna tried out for MTV’s A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila, but wasn’t chosen for the final 16 girls. So she decided she likes guys for this show??
• Aubry tried out for a spot in MTV’s Yo Momma New York, but wasn’t chosen for the second round. Well at least Rock of Love is a step up from Yo Mamma. Wasn’t Wilmer the host of that show??
•  Kristy Joe has modeled for Playboy

Speaking of Beauty and the Geek, the the so-called male “beauty” from last season, Sam Horrigan played dumb the whole time claiming he was a club-promoter. That wasn’t true at all. He has made guest appearances on TV shows like One Tree Hill, Joan of Arcadia, Desperate Housewives , Still Standing, Grounded for Life, 8 Simple Rules, and Veronica Mars. He played Val in the 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie Brink! (which is a movie I actually remember). Everything on IMDB leads me to believe that he is an actor. We have all heard about the contraversy about the TV show the Hills. Lauren Conrad may not even have a real job at Teen Vogue? That isn’t just editing… that would be lying.

I liked the first season of Scott Baio is 45 and Single.While clearly a lot is staged this second season has gone a little too far. Do the producers of that show really think that I believe Baio found out his girlfriend was pregnant so he stole a catering truck and snuck onto a private golf course?

If you have ever watched Season 2 of Real Housewives of Orange County you may have seen another familiar face on the reality TV show circuit. The single mother Tammy Knickerbocker has a daughter, Megan struggling with the sudden death of her father. She is thrown a birthday party on a yacht and throws a drunken fit. You may have seen amongst her “friends” Tomich from Season 1 of “The Bad Girls Club”. You have to look carefully, but he is there.

Did anyone watch Keeping Up with the Kardashians last season. If you did you may have seen the episode where Kris hires a nanny to help Bruce with the kids so he can have some much needed R&R. She finds out that the girl is a total joke and fires her at the end of the episode. Well, Howard Stern listeners just heard last week that the “nanny” was a porn star, hired on by producers. There was nothing real in that episode. It was all scripted. My question is, if it is a script who was the one having Kim help her Mom with the sexy nude photo shoot for Bruce. Please tell me that wasn’t real as well.

What happened to the days of Real Worldwhere the “characters” were just idolized regular people? Now is the day of the “faux-reality show”? Anyway, I am glad the writers strike is over and we are finally getting some real television again. I think I am ready for a good ole fashion ficticious drama.

See ya Psycho! Read this interview with Lacey, cause she’s crazy!

I’m home sick. It sucks, but on the bright side usually colds come at the most inopportune times and this one landed on a week of good television. Because what else would I be doing when I have a damn cold.

Sunday night I have the finale of Rock of Love to look forward to. I can’t wait to see who Brett picks and I am hoping that they give an update on the couple. It would piss me off if, again, they did a show of a bachelor finding love and then he picks someone to date for two and a half minutes. I don’t know why but I choose to believe that Brett is a good guy. And if you are a television producer reading this, I must know, why are all of the girls in the behind-the-scenes interviews wearing the same outfit in all of them? And Jess clearly has roots in the later episodes but not in the interviews. Do the producers just do interviews after taping ends, rather than doing them along the way?? I’m so curious.

I also have the season premiere of Beauty and the Geek waiting for me on the DVR. I don’t know why I like this show but I am hooked. Even my boyfriend likes to watch the blondes with glazed over looks make those MIT geeks with pocket protectors drool over them.

Then this week is also the start of the new season of Heroes. I can’t wait. This season they are going to keep it fresh with new characters, including Kristin Bell and guest director, Kevin Smith doing the Heroes: Origins. Hayden Panettiere gets a boyfriend in this season, which should be interesting since she has been chummy with Milo lately.

Speaking of TV siblings getting involved this should be an interesting read. Marsha Brady’s tell-all book probably has all sorts of crazy details on how dysfunctional one of TV’s most straight-laced families was. Snap TV dishes that Maureen McCormick “developed a crush on Eve Plumb, which led to some sexual play.” Sisters? Now that is just not right.

Check out The TV Remote to see when all of the shows we have been waiting on are coming back.

I would be surprised if anyone other than my dorky self watched Scott Baio is 45 and Single. If you are the other person that not only watched the whole season but DVR’d it then you were probably also a little disappointed in the season finale. No catastrophe with Johnny at the party? No proposal? If a guy said “I am ready to marry you now” as a proposal I would hit him over the head. So Renee says she is pregnant and the show ends? I never thought that there would be another season to tie up loose ends but TV Fodder broke the news … it’s coming back for another season. Scott Baio is banking again (and I guess his dweeby friend Johnny is too)! Maybe Scott will drown Johnny in the melted ice sculpture when he appears over the fence with the flowers. I actually can’t wait to watch. Stop laughing at me.

Speaking of bad television. Is anyone watching Rock of Love? Is anyone else wondering why a bunch of twenty-something girls are interested in dating Bret Michaels? They aren’t going to get fame from the show that no one watches so I hope that isn’t why they are behaving so badly on TV.

Sam, Jess and Brandi seem the most real so far to me. They look like they could get a better guy than Bret anytime. So that is why I hope they lose. Girls go and find someone that doesn’t want you to dance on a pole for him. Anyone else have an opinion?  Who do you want to win?  Do you think Bret Michaels will really date the winner?  Or is it all just for show?