SNL has been on a roll lately! First, Alec Baldwin, then Melissa McCarthy. And last weekend, Ben Stiller. I thought he did a great job. My favorites were The V Neck, Shanna: The Halloween Party, Stefon and Zoolander on Weekend Update, and the Lincoln Financial commercial spoofs.
This past weekend, Anna Faris hosted, and I wish I could say it was as great as the first three shows of the season. But it wasn't. There were some highlights though: the monologue, Lifetime Game Show, the Manuel Ortiz Show, and Nicki Minaj's surprise appearance during Drake's second performance.
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Monday, October 17, 2011
Treat YO'SELF!
Parks and Recreation is absolutely one of the best shows on tv right now. It's so amazing. Ron and Leslie go camping with their respective outdoor clubs, and they have very different philosophies on what makes a successful troop. Meanwhile, Tom and Donna have their annual "Treat Yourself" day and it was spectacular. This time around, though, they include a depressed Ben, with some awesome results. Watch the episode here.
The Office was pretty stellar as well. Andy has a problem impressing his father, younger brother, and boss. The solution? A garden party of course! And there's no better place for a garden party than Dwight's farm. Hilarity ensues. This show is getting better every week, thank goodness. Watch this episode here.
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The Office was pretty stellar as well. Andy has a problem impressing his father, younger brother, and boss. The solution? A garden party of course! And there's no better place for a garden party than Dwight's farm. Hilarity ensues. This show is getting better every week, thank goodness. Watch this episode here.
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How Do You Solve A Problem Like Teresa?
Part 1 of the Real Housewives of New Jersey was insane!! I have never been so blown away by a reunion, seriously, it was brutal from the jump. Let's get into it.
First, Jacqueline was not there. Caroline said she couldn't be there because of her physical and emotional state following the now infamous Posche fashion show. Check Jacqueline's twitter account for her explanation as to why she wasn't there, and also her take on the reunion, which I thoroughly enjoyed. A lot of people are mad at her for not going and defending herself in person, but we don't know what her state of mind was that day. It could be that it was the right choice for her. I, personally, appreciate the fact that she addressed it and explained herself. This is a reality show, and we're only seeing a fraction of what really happens in these peoples' lives. Now, back to the reunion.
Teresa was especially aggressive. She's obviously defensive, since none of the ladies in attendance are friendly with her. When Andy brings up Jacqueline, she's immediately tense. She says that Jacqueline should have come to finish what she started, and also says she has to laugh about Jacqueline's accusations towards her. Teresa is almost eager to fight, telling Caroline, "Bring it on, baby!" By the time the cookbook is mentioned, Teresa is practically screaming her answers to Andy's questions. Teresa says her cookbook was all about family and fun, but won't admit that the "baby sister in law" she accused of copying her is in fact Melissa. Teresa then states that she included a "beautiful picture" of Caroline in the book, asking if she would do that if she didn't like Caroline. Caroline answers that she wishes her picture wasn't in the book because she doesn't want to be in it at all. Wow. Now, my thoughts on this are that no matter what the intention of the book was, it obviously wasn't received well. Teresa should have just apologized and said her intention was to be funny, not to be mean. Her defensive responses just comes off as passing the blame onto everyone else for not getting her "joke", instead of taking responsibility for the words she wrote (although I don't believe she wrote her book or her blogs without any help - I want to meet that ghost writer).
Teresa continues to say that Jacqueline and Caroline "jumped ship", implying that they chose Kathy and Melissa over her. Andy then brings up last season's reunion, and the fact that Danielle brought up Melissa, which led to Teresa pushing Andy into his throne. Teresa and Melissa discuss the fact that Teresa did not go to the hospital when Melissa's youngest son was born. Melissa says that Danielle contacted her about Teresa, but doesn't go into detail as to what they talked about. Then Melissa talks about how Teresa threatened her life about coming onto the show and said the audience would rip her about her huge forehead (project much, Tre?). There's so much wrong with this whole paragraph, I don't even have time to get to it all. Bottom line, Teresa seems to be painfully insecure. If what Melissa is saying is true, and I have no idea if it is, but if it is, Teresa needs help. Her anger obviously comes from some trauma or pain that she's not dealing with. We all know the mean things people say about Teresa's appearance. We all know the jokes about her husband. We all know how people make fun of the way she talks, dresses, etc, etc, etc. Maybe she was warning Melissa of the scrutiny she'd get if she joined the show? That's giving Tre a lot of credit. If we were talking about funny Teresa from season 1, maybe I'd believe it more. But we're talking about scary Teresa - and that makes me a lot more skeptical of everything she says.
One of the main points Teresa makes is that she's upset Kathy and Melissa went on the show without telling her. There's some discussion as to whether it was her business or not. I have a hard time believing she didn't know anything about it, but if the Bravo producers wanted to keep it from her, they certainly could have. Let's not forget, Danielle opened the door to all this drama by bringing up Melissa in the season 2 reunion. You can't blame Bravo for capitalizing on that information. The drama is what they want, and that's exactly what they got. Now, if it were me, I'd hope my family members would tell me they were coming on my reality show while we were in the middle of a huge feud. But, honestly, if you're not on speaking terms, is that really something you should expect? It's complicated.
This is when the reunion sort of goes haywire. There was so much back and forth I could hardly tweet fast enough. Teresa bashes Melissa and says if she were a "good wife" she would have made sure her husband knew about the season 2 premiere party instead of having to be invited by Teresa. Oy. Kathy calls Teresa out on the "good wife" comment, then says she's not a Gorga. Teresa corrects her and points out that Kathy's mother is a Gorga. They talk about the christening and Teresa says Gia may have watched that episode. Caroline jumps in and says she knows that Gia and Teresa saw it at the Manzo's house. Jacqueline also tweeted that Gia did see the episode twice. Caroline says Teresa told her she never wanted to make up with her brother. Teresa begins to scream at Caroline that she's a liar. This was so hard to watch for me. On the one hand, Teresa just blurts out whatever is in her head at the time. So it's possible, in a moment of anger, she may have said she didn't want to make up with her brother. On the other hand, Gia did make a comment about Melissa on the last episode, saying Melissa controls Joe Gorga - and it's highly unlikely that she came to that conclusion on her own. So maybe it's possible that Teresa let Gia see the christening episode. See? Complicated!
Andy lightens the mood - or at least tries to - by showing all the grammatical errors and mispronunciations that occurred on this season. And there were many. Then, Melissa's music career is discussed, and Teresa says her singing voice is good. She complimented the song Melissa wrote for Joe Gorga. Nice. Melissa gets emotional talking about her father and Caroline comforts her. Andy asks what Joe Gorga does for a living, and Melissa explains that he takes warehouses and converts them into condos. Teresa denies calling Melissa a gold digger, but then recounts something Melissa says that sounds a lot like a gold-digger-ish comment. It was something along the lines of not being stupid enough to let Joe Gorga get away once she saw his house. Kathy remembers the conversation differently, which prompts Teresa to say that it's 3 against 1, and adds, "Bring it on, bitches!". And now, for the moment you've been waiting for ... Melissa says that Teresa looks like the devil. Teresa says, "You're the devil. You're wearing red. It matches you. You like that, bitch? Do you like that? We're in a good place. Why are you going back there?" Ummm ... calling someone the devil and a bitch doesn't seem like something you would do while you're in a "good place". But technicalities aside, Teresa was spinning at this point. I wanted someone to come in and hand her a Xanax. Totally out of control. I can't really sympathize with her at this point because she lost it - and it made her look like everything she's says she's not - mean, bitchy, and vindictive. Maybe that's why people are calling her The New Danielle.
Andy changes the subject to Teresa's financial situation. Teresa states that she's teaching her daughters to be financially independent and she says she loves working. Andy brings up Teresa's comment regarding her Jewish friends telling her they would have left if their husband had as many financial problems as Joe Giudice. Teresa defends the comment saying it "wasn't nothing against Jewish people", then says Jewish men make the best husbands. But she never apologizes for the comment itself. Andy leaves that one alone and asks about Teresa's comment about Christmas presents for the girls - she said they'd get one or two each - but it seemed that they got a lot more. Teresa brushes it off and states that she didn't spend that much on their gifts. Teresa then says she was offended by Kathy and Melissa saying she puts on a happy face even when things are bad. Andy tries to explain it's actually a compliment, but quickly drops it. Andy asks about the bankruptcy and asks if any of their things were really auctioned off. Teresa says no, that reports saying they had Picasso paintings were false. Andy gets in a good zinger, saying they couldn't afford a Picasso. That one goes right over Teresa's head as well. Andy asks if they withdrew the bankruptcy to avoid jail time, Teresa says no. Andy looks confused and somewhat skeptical of her answer. This whole financial mess is so uncomfortable, and Teresa skirting the questions does not look good. Again, instead of owning it and saying it like it is, she makes excuses.
The conversation turns to Joe Giudice and whether or not he ever helped Joe Gorga and/or Rich Wakile flip buildings. Kathy tells Teresa not to go there, and Melissa perfectly deadpans, "So Joe Giudice is the go-to person for business advice?" That made me laugh. I really want to know what's behind this. Either Joe Giudice and Rich worked together and it didn't work out, or Rich was Joe Giudice's competition. Either way, Kathy doesn't want Teresa talking about it. Andy asks Caroline for her two cents about Joe Giudice's legal troubles, and Teresa interrupts, saying she doesn't want to hear it. Caroline fires back that she's not talking to Teresa, she's talking to Andy. She tells Teresa to relax, Teresa tells her to shut up, Caroline tells her to shut up. It's getting uglier by the minute. I have never seen Caroline so disgusted with someone before. She says she feels dumber just being in the room. Then she lowers the hammer, saying she should have followed her gut and gotten Teresa out of her life two years ago. Oh my God. This just got REAL. I honestly could not believe the contempt in both of their eyes ... it was scary.
Part 2 is going to be ridiculous. I really want to know what's going on with Dina and Caroline. Watch some exclusive bonus scenes and previews here.
On Watch What Happens Live, Andy discussed Part 1 with comedian and blogger Jay Mohr. I owe Jay an apology, actually. He was on Watch What Happens Live last season, and his wife, Nikki Cox made an appearance on the after show. I tweeted about her apparent plastic surgery, and if I remember correctly, I wasn't as kind as I probably could have been about it. For that, I apologize. I think Nikki was a beautiful woman and really didn't need any plastic surgery at all. Long story short, I realized Jay blocked me on twitter and it wasn't until he mentioned his wife that it dawned on me. So, I'm sorry Jay. I hope you can read my blogs and tweets and know that I'm a sincere person who just happens to be opinionated.
Back to Watch What Happens Live. Andy says some are saying he was too hard on Tre. Unfortunately, she is the center of a lot of the drama. So, he had to address the issues she is a part of, which is pretty much all of them. I think Andy was fair - but I know some will beg to differ. I think he tries to ask the questions the viewers want the answers to. And a big part of the audience doesn't like Teresa.
Jay Mohr was hilarious, just like his blogs. If you haven't read them, do yourself a favor and read them now. I think Jay is funny, and he gives everyone a hard time in his blogs. He's an equal opportunity ball buster, if you will. But he calls it like he sees it, and gives people credit when they deserve it. Teresa responds to one of Jay's jokes in her blog, saying she'll let him motorboat her. Gross. And not funny. And I refuse to believe Teresa writes her own blogs. They're not in her voice at all. Someone better be making good money writing that trash. I'm very offended by her ghost-written blogs.
Kelly Bensimon tweeted that Teresa is having a Kelly moment. And that's the one and only time I'll agree with Kelly ever.
Dina Manzo tweeted that it's more important to be kind than right. So, is she saying Teresa is wrong, but Caroline should be kind to her anyway? Hmmm ...
Jay closed the show with a decent rendition of "On Display", watch it here.
On the After Show, Jay made some great points about Ashley, and there was some awesome callers. I didn't get through the phone lines as they were all busy. Watch Part 1 and Part 2 for some fun stuff.
What did YOU think of the reunion?? I really want to know!! Tweet me!
First, Jacqueline was not there. Caroline said she couldn't be there because of her physical and emotional state following the now infamous Posche fashion show. Check Jacqueline's twitter account for her explanation as to why she wasn't there, and also her take on the reunion, which I thoroughly enjoyed. A lot of people are mad at her for not going and defending herself in person, but we don't know what her state of mind was that day. It could be that it was the right choice for her. I, personally, appreciate the fact that she addressed it and explained herself. This is a reality show, and we're only seeing a fraction of what really happens in these peoples' lives. Now, back to the reunion.
Teresa was especially aggressive. She's obviously defensive, since none of the ladies in attendance are friendly with her. When Andy brings up Jacqueline, she's immediately tense. She says that Jacqueline should have come to finish what she started, and also says she has to laugh about Jacqueline's accusations towards her. Teresa is almost eager to fight, telling Caroline, "Bring it on, baby!" By the time the cookbook is mentioned, Teresa is practically screaming her answers to Andy's questions. Teresa says her cookbook was all about family and fun, but won't admit that the "baby sister in law" she accused of copying her is in fact Melissa. Teresa then states that she included a "beautiful picture" of Caroline in the book, asking if she would do that if she didn't like Caroline. Caroline answers that she wishes her picture wasn't in the book because she doesn't want to be in it at all. Wow. Now, my thoughts on this are that no matter what the intention of the book was, it obviously wasn't received well. Teresa should have just apologized and said her intention was to be funny, not to be mean. Her defensive responses just comes off as passing the blame onto everyone else for not getting her "joke", instead of taking responsibility for the words she wrote (although I don't believe she wrote her book or her blogs without any help - I want to meet that ghost writer).
Teresa continues to say that Jacqueline and Caroline "jumped ship", implying that they chose Kathy and Melissa over her. Andy then brings up last season's reunion, and the fact that Danielle brought up Melissa, which led to Teresa pushing Andy into his throne. Teresa and Melissa discuss the fact that Teresa did not go to the hospital when Melissa's youngest son was born. Melissa says that Danielle contacted her about Teresa, but doesn't go into detail as to what they talked about. Then Melissa talks about how Teresa threatened her life about coming onto the show and said the audience would rip her about her huge forehead (project much, Tre?). There's so much wrong with this whole paragraph, I don't even have time to get to it all. Bottom line, Teresa seems to be painfully insecure. If what Melissa is saying is true, and I have no idea if it is, but if it is, Teresa needs help. Her anger obviously comes from some trauma or pain that she's not dealing with. We all know the mean things people say about Teresa's appearance. We all know the jokes about her husband. We all know how people make fun of the way she talks, dresses, etc, etc, etc. Maybe she was warning Melissa of the scrutiny she'd get if she joined the show? That's giving Tre a lot of credit. If we were talking about funny Teresa from season 1, maybe I'd believe it more. But we're talking about scary Teresa - and that makes me a lot more skeptical of everything she says.
One of the main points Teresa makes is that she's upset Kathy and Melissa went on the show without telling her. There's some discussion as to whether it was her business or not. I have a hard time believing she didn't know anything about it, but if the Bravo producers wanted to keep it from her, they certainly could have. Let's not forget, Danielle opened the door to all this drama by bringing up Melissa in the season 2 reunion. You can't blame Bravo for capitalizing on that information. The drama is what they want, and that's exactly what they got. Now, if it were me, I'd hope my family members would tell me they were coming on my reality show while we were in the middle of a huge feud. But, honestly, if you're not on speaking terms, is that really something you should expect? It's complicated.
This is when the reunion sort of goes haywire. There was so much back and forth I could hardly tweet fast enough. Teresa bashes Melissa and says if she were a "good wife" she would have made sure her husband knew about the season 2 premiere party instead of having to be invited by Teresa. Oy. Kathy calls Teresa out on the "good wife" comment, then says she's not a Gorga. Teresa corrects her and points out that Kathy's mother is a Gorga. They talk about the christening and Teresa says Gia may have watched that episode. Caroline jumps in and says she knows that Gia and Teresa saw it at the Manzo's house. Jacqueline also tweeted that Gia did see the episode twice. Caroline says Teresa told her she never wanted to make up with her brother. Teresa begins to scream at Caroline that she's a liar. This was so hard to watch for me. On the one hand, Teresa just blurts out whatever is in her head at the time. So it's possible, in a moment of anger, she may have said she didn't want to make up with her brother. On the other hand, Gia did make a comment about Melissa on the last episode, saying Melissa controls Joe Gorga - and it's highly unlikely that she came to that conclusion on her own. So maybe it's possible that Teresa let Gia see the christening episode. See? Complicated!
Andy lightens the mood - or at least tries to - by showing all the grammatical errors and mispronunciations that occurred on this season. And there were many. Then, Melissa's music career is discussed, and Teresa says her singing voice is good. She complimented the song Melissa wrote for Joe Gorga. Nice. Melissa gets emotional talking about her father and Caroline comforts her. Andy asks what Joe Gorga does for a living, and Melissa explains that he takes warehouses and converts them into condos. Teresa denies calling Melissa a gold digger, but then recounts something Melissa says that sounds a lot like a gold-digger-ish comment. It was something along the lines of not being stupid enough to let Joe Gorga get away once she saw his house. Kathy remembers the conversation differently, which prompts Teresa to say that it's 3 against 1, and adds, "Bring it on, bitches!". And now, for the moment you've been waiting for ... Melissa says that Teresa looks like the devil. Teresa says, "You're the devil. You're wearing red. It matches you. You like that, bitch? Do you like that? We're in a good place. Why are you going back there?" Ummm ... calling someone the devil and a bitch doesn't seem like something you would do while you're in a "good place". But technicalities aside, Teresa was spinning at this point. I wanted someone to come in and hand her a Xanax. Totally out of control. I can't really sympathize with her at this point because she lost it - and it made her look like everything she's says she's not - mean, bitchy, and vindictive. Maybe that's why people are calling her The New Danielle.
Andy changes the subject to Teresa's financial situation. Teresa states that she's teaching her daughters to be financially independent and she says she loves working. Andy brings up Teresa's comment regarding her Jewish friends telling her they would have left if their husband had as many financial problems as Joe Giudice. Teresa defends the comment saying it "wasn't nothing against Jewish people", then says Jewish men make the best husbands. But she never apologizes for the comment itself. Andy leaves that one alone and asks about Teresa's comment about Christmas presents for the girls - she said they'd get one or two each - but it seemed that they got a lot more. Teresa brushes it off and states that she didn't spend that much on their gifts. Teresa then says she was offended by Kathy and Melissa saying she puts on a happy face even when things are bad. Andy tries to explain it's actually a compliment, but quickly drops it. Andy asks about the bankruptcy and asks if any of their things were really auctioned off. Teresa says no, that reports saying they had Picasso paintings were false. Andy gets in a good zinger, saying they couldn't afford a Picasso. That one goes right over Teresa's head as well. Andy asks if they withdrew the bankruptcy to avoid jail time, Teresa says no. Andy looks confused and somewhat skeptical of her answer. This whole financial mess is so uncomfortable, and Teresa skirting the questions does not look good. Again, instead of owning it and saying it like it is, she makes excuses.
The conversation turns to Joe Giudice and whether or not he ever helped Joe Gorga and/or Rich Wakile flip buildings. Kathy tells Teresa not to go there, and Melissa perfectly deadpans, "So Joe Giudice is the go-to person for business advice?" That made me laugh. I really want to know what's behind this. Either Joe Giudice and Rich worked together and it didn't work out, or Rich was Joe Giudice's competition. Either way, Kathy doesn't want Teresa talking about it. Andy asks Caroline for her two cents about Joe Giudice's legal troubles, and Teresa interrupts, saying she doesn't want to hear it. Caroline fires back that she's not talking to Teresa, she's talking to Andy. She tells Teresa to relax, Teresa tells her to shut up, Caroline tells her to shut up. It's getting uglier by the minute. I have never seen Caroline so disgusted with someone before. She says she feels dumber just being in the room. Then she lowers the hammer, saying she should have followed her gut and gotten Teresa out of her life two years ago. Oh my God. This just got REAL. I honestly could not believe the contempt in both of their eyes ... it was scary.
Part 2 is going to be ridiculous. I really want to know what's going on with Dina and Caroline. Watch some exclusive bonus scenes and previews here.
On Watch What Happens Live, Andy discussed Part 1 with comedian and blogger Jay Mohr. I owe Jay an apology, actually. He was on Watch What Happens Live last season, and his wife, Nikki Cox made an appearance on the after show. I tweeted about her apparent plastic surgery, and if I remember correctly, I wasn't as kind as I probably could have been about it. For that, I apologize. I think Nikki was a beautiful woman and really didn't need any plastic surgery at all. Long story short, I realized Jay blocked me on twitter and it wasn't until he mentioned his wife that it dawned on me. So, I'm sorry Jay. I hope you can read my blogs and tweets and know that I'm a sincere person who just happens to be opinionated.
Back to Watch What Happens Live. Andy says some are saying he was too hard on Tre. Unfortunately, she is the center of a lot of the drama. So, he had to address the issues she is a part of, which is pretty much all of them. I think Andy was fair - but I know some will beg to differ. I think he tries to ask the questions the viewers want the answers to. And a big part of the audience doesn't like Teresa.
Jay Mohr was hilarious, just like his blogs. If you haven't read them, do yourself a favor and read them now. I think Jay is funny, and he gives everyone a hard time in his blogs. He's an equal opportunity ball buster, if you will. But he calls it like he sees it, and gives people credit when they deserve it. Teresa responds to one of Jay's jokes in her blog, saying she'll let him motorboat her. Gross. And not funny. And I refuse to believe Teresa writes her own blogs. They're not in her voice at all. Someone better be making good money writing that trash. I'm very offended by her ghost-written blogs.
Kelly Bensimon tweeted that Teresa is having a Kelly moment. And that's the one and only time I'll agree with Kelly ever.
Dina Manzo tweeted that it's more important to be kind than right. So, is she saying Teresa is wrong, but Caroline should be kind to her anyway? Hmmm ...
Jay closed the show with a decent rendition of "On Display", watch it here.
On the After Show, Jay made some great points about Ashley, and there was some awesome callers. I didn't get through the phone lines as they were all busy. Watch Part 1 and Part 2 for some fun stuff.
What did YOU think of the reunion?? I really want to know!! Tweet me!
Quite A Situation
Sorry this blog is so late, but I couldn't not give my two cents about this next-to-last episode of our Jersey Shore in Italy ... so here goes ...
We pick up where we left off, Snooks is confessing to Jionni having sex with Vinny in her drunken after-break-up haze. Jionni doesn't blow up, he just says he can't call Nicole his "girlfriend" right now, and tells her he doesn't know how they're going to get through this. I'm proud of the kid for not freaking out, and handling this in a mature way. Nicole does deserve to be broken up with, and Jionni isn't going to just let this go without letting her know how much she's hurt him. Sometimes you have to take yourself out of the equation for the other person to realize that their actions have consequences. Point for Jionni.
On to the next dysfunctional relationship in the house, Deena's unrequited love for Pauly. She's been after him since day one. And she hasn't been subtle about it. This is the girl who screamed "Do you like the boobs?" on the Jersey Shore to a total stranger. Yes, yes we do. Now put them away. Pauly is trying desperately to spare Dee's feelings, since, as Vinny puts it, Pauly's not into "Meatballs". If it's just a matter of personal preference, and he's truly not sexually attracted to her, he should just be up front with her and tell her that he doesn't have those feelings towards her, but he loves her as a friend. Their friendship is pretty amazing. They obviously get along and make each other happy as friends. It's normal for a girl to take that and want to turn it into a romantic relationship. The line between the two gets all kinds of blurry for girls all the time. But it takes a man to tell his friend that he loves being her friend, but doesn't want to take it to the romantic level. It's the least he can do for a true friend. Pauly avoids Deena's advances, but that doesn't stop her from embarrassing herself a few times. When Deena drinks, the verbal gold just pours out of her mouth. In her words, she has no shame. Again, this is why I love Deena.
Snooks and Deena drown their sorrows in beer and wine in Florence, dressed like Jersey Housewives' little sisters. At 11 am. They pretty much terrorize Florence for a couple of hours. Jersey Turnpike lessons? Check. Dancing on the bar in daylight? Check.
We have to talk about Mike using the hairy toothbrush. On second thought, maybe we don't. Gross.
The kids go out for the last Saturday night in Italy, and it may just be me, but it sounds like they just want to get it over with. Like this entire trip. No one is more done with this than Jenni. At da club, she's clearly fed up with Snooks and Deena's antics. Then, she and Sammi bond over playing mommy to Team Meatballs. Who'da thunk?
Mike gets the crowd to chant something derogatory to him and puffs up his chest and acts like he's going to take on the entire mob. Of course, there are security guards protecting him the whole time.
The kids leave da club, and Team Meatballs decides to hit up another club, only this one is full of creepy dudes who just stand 2 feet away staring at them dance. Not a good time. Then, the bartender (of all people) starts throwing ice at Snooki and Deena! How unprofessional is that? Dude, you can't hate these ladies that much to screw yourself out of a hefty tip. Team Meatballs goes on the offensive and starts pushing over bottles. You know what, that's what that moron gets for being rude to our girls. All he had to do was make nice with them, and they would have left peacefully. Aren't bartenders supposed to be nice to everyone? Maybe that's just here in the U.S.
Angry Deena comes out and it is absolutely amazing. She's probably the angriest we've ever seen her. She storms into the house screaming, meanwhile Snooki explains what happened. Jenni and Sam try to calm them down, but the irritation is palpable. Team Meatballs decide to unwind in the hot tub (which is hot). In her interview, Snooki gives us one more catchphrase: "Meatball Problems!" and a trending topic is born. Team Meatballs goes out again (still drunk), dressed like Jersey streetwalkers. They're loving it! And so are we. Snooki sums up the entire season in one sentence: "We're so out of our element, it's sick." They go out for drinks again - mimosas this time. Everything is going well, until they fall asleep at the restaurant. Also not a good time. They finally get kicked out and go home and pass out. Meatball Problems!
Ron burns the barbeque (and puts the fire out, prompting Ron to call himself a firefighter ... ummm, YEAH!!), so he and Sammi go grocery shopping together. And they don't fight! Awesome! While preparing dinner, Jenni asks Deena to do the dishes. She declines. Mike - who isn't even helping either - decides to berate Deena and scream at her to do the dishes and "be a woman". Ugh. Deena freaks out, chucks a spatula at Mike and tells him to shut the eff up. When Mike says he's going to go "low blow", which I'm assuming means that he's about to say something terribly inappropriate, Deena torpedoes Mike by screaming "You're gonna call me fat? That's what you call every woman! I can lose weight for free, but you need about 10 grand to fix your f*cking face!" BOOM! That, ladies and gentlemen, is how you win an argument. Mike can't even respond, he walks away like the coward he is.
Everyone is sick of Mike, now. Including Vinny, who makes the awesome point that when everyone in the house hates you, you must be doing something wrong.
Jenni and Sammi laugh about how they're friends now. See? There are nice moments in this show.
Last Sunday dinner goes pretty well. But all they can talk about it going back to Jersey. Vinny puts a damper on the mood by claiming "his" room in Jersey already. Sammi wants a "compromization" (LOL), but Vinny won't budge. The underlying issue is that NO ONE wants to room with Mike. The tension takes over and Sammi is starting to freak out. Snooki says they should just put Mike in the garbage can, then tells the group that she doesn't want Mike around. Mike says he's not going to Jersey, to which Snooki squeals, "Bye!' Seriously, Mike, you know where you're not wanted, so just take it like a man, and leave. Mike says he doesn't know how to take the high road. Big surprise.
Mike creates drama because he's bored and wants attention, whether it's good or bad. He doesn't care. He loves the attention and he loves to play the victim. This is very common in reality stars. What is Mike going to do? Go to Jersey? Not go to Jersey? Guess we'll have to stay tuned to find out.
Everyone basically agrees that Mike needs to change, and won't. So it's a lost cause at this point.
Vinny and Pauly semi-consummate their bromance. Sweet.
In the most hilarious turn of events ever, Mike gets himself locked in Deena's bathroom. After a few laughs, Ron lets him out. Aw! Mike should have stayed in there and pondered his life's purpose.
Everyone goes to da club and has a great time, except Mike. He picks a fight because he's unhappy with his situation (forgive me). So he picks a random fight with a random dude so he can feel good about himself. No one is there to back Mike up. He truly is alone and it hits him like a ton of bricks. He goes home, defeated, talking to himself, calling himself the "bad guy". Someone help this guy, please. Whoever handles Kelly Bensimon would probably be best qualified to handle this basketcase.
Next week is the season finale ... can't wait to see how Mike antagonizes everyone once again. What are your thoughts on this episode? Tweet me!
We pick up where we left off, Snooks is confessing to Jionni having sex with Vinny in her drunken after-break-up haze. Jionni doesn't blow up, he just says he can't call Nicole his "girlfriend" right now, and tells her he doesn't know how they're going to get through this. I'm proud of the kid for not freaking out, and handling this in a mature way. Nicole does deserve to be broken up with, and Jionni isn't going to just let this go without letting her know how much she's hurt him. Sometimes you have to take yourself out of the equation for the other person to realize that their actions have consequences. Point for Jionni.
On to the next dysfunctional relationship in the house, Deena's unrequited love for Pauly. She's been after him since day one. And she hasn't been subtle about it. This is the girl who screamed "Do you like the boobs?" on the Jersey Shore to a total stranger. Yes, yes we do. Now put them away. Pauly is trying desperately to spare Dee's feelings, since, as Vinny puts it, Pauly's not into "Meatballs". If it's just a matter of personal preference, and he's truly not sexually attracted to her, he should just be up front with her and tell her that he doesn't have those feelings towards her, but he loves her as a friend. Their friendship is pretty amazing. They obviously get along and make each other happy as friends. It's normal for a girl to take that and want to turn it into a romantic relationship. The line between the two gets all kinds of blurry for girls all the time. But it takes a man to tell his friend that he loves being her friend, but doesn't want to take it to the romantic level. It's the least he can do for a true friend. Pauly avoids Deena's advances, but that doesn't stop her from embarrassing herself a few times. When Deena drinks, the verbal gold just pours out of her mouth. In her words, she has no shame. Again, this is why I love Deena.
Snooks and Deena drown their sorrows in beer and wine in Florence, dressed like Jersey Housewives' little sisters. At 11 am. They pretty much terrorize Florence for a couple of hours. Jersey Turnpike lessons? Check. Dancing on the bar in daylight? Check.
We have to talk about Mike using the hairy toothbrush. On second thought, maybe we don't. Gross.
The kids go out for the last Saturday night in Italy, and it may just be me, but it sounds like they just want to get it over with. Like this entire trip. No one is more done with this than Jenni. At da club, she's clearly fed up with Snooks and Deena's antics. Then, she and Sammi bond over playing mommy to Team Meatballs. Who'da thunk?
Mike gets the crowd to chant something derogatory to him and puffs up his chest and acts like he's going to take on the entire mob. Of course, there are security guards protecting him the whole time.
The kids leave da club, and Team Meatballs decides to hit up another club, only this one is full of creepy dudes who just stand 2 feet away staring at them dance. Not a good time. Then, the bartender (of all people) starts throwing ice at Snooki and Deena! How unprofessional is that? Dude, you can't hate these ladies that much to screw yourself out of a hefty tip. Team Meatballs goes on the offensive and starts pushing over bottles. You know what, that's what that moron gets for being rude to our girls. All he had to do was make nice with them, and they would have left peacefully. Aren't bartenders supposed to be nice to everyone? Maybe that's just here in the U.S.
Angry Deena comes out and it is absolutely amazing. She's probably the angriest we've ever seen her. She storms into the house screaming, meanwhile Snooki explains what happened. Jenni and Sam try to calm them down, but the irritation is palpable. Team Meatballs decide to unwind in the hot tub (which is hot). In her interview, Snooki gives us one more catchphrase: "Meatball Problems!" and a trending topic is born. Team Meatballs goes out again (still drunk), dressed like Jersey streetwalkers. They're loving it! And so are we. Snooki sums up the entire season in one sentence: "We're so out of our element, it's sick." They go out for drinks again - mimosas this time. Everything is going well, until they fall asleep at the restaurant. Also not a good time. They finally get kicked out and go home and pass out. Meatball Problems!
Ron burns the barbeque (and puts the fire out, prompting Ron to call himself a firefighter ... ummm, YEAH!!), so he and Sammi go grocery shopping together. And they don't fight! Awesome! While preparing dinner, Jenni asks Deena to do the dishes. She declines. Mike - who isn't even helping either - decides to berate Deena and scream at her to do the dishes and "be a woman". Ugh. Deena freaks out, chucks a spatula at Mike and tells him to shut the eff up. When Mike says he's going to go "low blow", which I'm assuming means that he's about to say something terribly inappropriate, Deena torpedoes Mike by screaming "You're gonna call me fat? That's what you call every woman! I can lose weight for free, but you need about 10 grand to fix your f*cking face!" BOOM! That, ladies and gentlemen, is how you win an argument. Mike can't even respond, he walks away like the coward he is.
Everyone is sick of Mike, now. Including Vinny, who makes the awesome point that when everyone in the house hates you, you must be doing something wrong.
Jenni and Sammi laugh about how they're friends now. See? There are nice moments in this show.
Last Sunday dinner goes pretty well. But all they can talk about it going back to Jersey. Vinny puts a damper on the mood by claiming "his" room in Jersey already. Sammi wants a "compromization" (LOL), but Vinny won't budge. The underlying issue is that NO ONE wants to room with Mike. The tension takes over and Sammi is starting to freak out. Snooki says they should just put Mike in the garbage can, then tells the group that she doesn't want Mike around. Mike says he's not going to Jersey, to which Snooki squeals, "Bye!' Seriously, Mike, you know where you're not wanted, so just take it like a man, and leave. Mike says he doesn't know how to take the high road. Big surprise.
Mike creates drama because he's bored and wants attention, whether it's good or bad. He doesn't care. He loves the attention and he loves to play the victim. This is very common in reality stars. What is Mike going to do? Go to Jersey? Not go to Jersey? Guess we'll have to stay tuned to find out.
Everyone basically agrees that Mike needs to change, and won't. So it's a lost cause at this point.
Vinny and Pauly semi-consummate their bromance. Sweet.
In the most hilarious turn of events ever, Mike gets himself locked in Deena's bathroom. After a few laughs, Ron lets him out. Aw! Mike should have stayed in there and pondered his life's purpose.
Everyone goes to da club and has a great time, except Mike. He picks a fight because he's unhappy with his situation (forgive me). So he picks a random fight with a random dude so he can feel good about himself. No one is there to back Mike up. He truly is alone and it hits him like a ton of bricks. He goes home, defeated, talking to himself, calling himself the "bad guy". Someone help this guy, please. Whoever handles Kelly Bensimon would probably be best qualified to handle this basketcase.
Next week is the season finale ... can't wait to see how Mike antagonizes everyone once again. What are your thoughts on this episode? Tweet me!
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Gonna Fly Now
This week's Dancing With The Stars was very entertaining, and very exciting because Cher was in the audience. LOVE ME SOME CHER! Ok, got that out of the way, thank you.
The theme for the week was movie scores, and there were a few dances that were just silly as hell. Others were simply divine.
First, the bad. Maks and the soccer player danced to the Toy Story theme and it was probably the funniest thing I've ever seen, and not in a good way. Then, Chynna forgot her entire dance! Come on! Tony Dovolani is officially the unluckiest pro on this show. Next season, he better get a ringer or else he'll never win that disco ball trophy.
Now, the good. Ricki Lake's dance was amazing! I know it was Derek Hough's choreography that made it so great, and the white screen and everything, but Ricki did an amazing job and really performed the hell out of that number. I was proud of Chaz, although he isn't the greatest dancer, he didn't give up, and he had fun with it. And I LOVE the Rocky movies, that song is so iconic. Oh and Cher was there.
Chynna ended up getting the boot, and I wasn't surprised. I just want to make a deal with everyone right now. Nancy Grace is the next one gone. Right?!
What did you think of this week's show? Tweet me!
The theme for the week was movie scores, and there were a few dances that were just silly as hell. Others were simply divine.
First, the bad. Maks and the soccer player danced to the Toy Story theme and it was probably the funniest thing I've ever seen, and not in a good way. Then, Chynna forgot her entire dance! Come on! Tony Dovolani is officially the unluckiest pro on this show. Next season, he better get a ringer or else he'll never win that disco ball trophy.
Now, the good. Ricki Lake's dance was amazing! I know it was Derek Hough's choreography that made it so great, and the white screen and everything, but Ricki did an amazing job and really performed the hell out of that number. I was proud of Chaz, although he isn't the greatest dancer, he didn't give up, and he had fun with it. And I LOVE the Rocky movies, that song is so iconic. Oh and Cher was there.
Chynna ended up getting the boot, and I wasn't surprised. I just want to make a deal with everyone right now. Nancy Grace is the next one gone. Right?!
What did you think of this week's show? Tweet me!
Wicked Game
The latest episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was the exact opposite of what a game night should be. It was probably the worst game night ever.
First of all, there were 6 people there. Total! That's just asking for a lame game night. Then, the food was awkwardly unappealing. And Dana's supposed to be a party planner? This was not her finest moment, I'm sure. I have to say, I did like the idea of having the food look like game pieces, but that was the only thing I liked about it.
Kyle's mean streak continues, and her sights are still set on Brandi. Is it just me or is Brandi just a ghetto version of Taylor? Anyway, Kyle makes it obvious that she's uncomfortable around Brandi and vice versa. Kim shows up - already "tired". Kim is behaving strangely, again, and says she has a lot of anxiety. I'm not a doctor or anything, but I don't think she's necessarily drunk. I'm thinking she's more of a pill popper. Allegedly.
Kim and Kyle go to the bathroom about 8 different times for no apparent reason. If I was at that party, that would annoy me to no end. I'm surprised Brandi didn't just hobble her way out the door. I mean, if she was that miserable, she could have easily left. But she didn't. So they play the "Celebrity" game, and Kim and Kyle are on the same team as Brandi. They waste no time laughing at her and saying they don't like her. It's actually quite sad. I don't like seeing Kyle behave this way. Camille tries to calm Brandi down by telling her she understands what Brandi is going through with the Richards sisters. Is anyone else disturbed that Camille is so peaceful?
Brandi can't help herself and calls Kyle a bitch in front of everyone. She then takes it up a notch by saying Kim is wasted. The Richards sisters go on finger-pointing-attack-mode and begin screaming at Brandi. My favorite part was Kim telling Brandi she dresses like a ho! LOL
Meanwhile, Lisa is having a lovely, wonderful time with her daughter and her fiance. I cannot wait to see this wedding, and I'm so happy for Lisa! She's been waiting for this to happen for a long time.
Next week we see the final act of the game night gone wrong. Is it bad that I'm not excited about it? What do you think of this episode? Tweet me!
First of all, there were 6 people there. Total! That's just asking for a lame game night. Then, the food was awkwardly unappealing. And Dana's supposed to be a party planner? This was not her finest moment, I'm sure. I have to say, I did like the idea of having the food look like game pieces, but that was the only thing I liked about it.
Kyle's mean streak continues, and her sights are still set on Brandi. Is it just me or is Brandi just a ghetto version of Taylor? Anyway, Kyle makes it obvious that she's uncomfortable around Brandi and vice versa. Kim shows up - already "tired". Kim is behaving strangely, again, and says she has a lot of anxiety. I'm not a doctor or anything, but I don't think she's necessarily drunk. I'm thinking she's more of a pill popper. Allegedly.
Kim and Kyle go to the bathroom about 8 different times for no apparent reason. If I was at that party, that would annoy me to no end. I'm surprised Brandi didn't just hobble her way out the door. I mean, if she was that miserable, she could have easily left. But she didn't. So they play the "Celebrity" game, and Kim and Kyle are on the same team as Brandi. They waste no time laughing at her and saying they don't like her. It's actually quite sad. I don't like seeing Kyle behave this way. Camille tries to calm Brandi down by telling her she understands what Brandi is going through with the Richards sisters. Is anyone else disturbed that Camille is so peaceful?
Brandi can't help herself and calls Kyle a bitch in front of everyone. She then takes it up a notch by saying Kim is wasted. The Richards sisters go on finger-pointing-attack-mode and begin screaming at Brandi. My favorite part was Kim telling Brandi she dresses like a ho! LOL
Meanwhile, Lisa is having a lovely, wonderful time with her daughter and her fiance. I cannot wait to see this wedding, and I'm so happy for Lisa! She's been waiting for this to happen for a long time.
Next week we see the final act of the game night gone wrong. Is it bad that I'm not excited about it? What do you think of this episode? Tweet me!
The Final Throes
This season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey ended with a bang, or should I say, a book. But we'll get to that mess in a minute.
First, let's get the Ashley stuff out of the way. We see her tattoos, yawn. Chris' brother Jaime comes to visit and literally lights up the room. This guy is a star! More, please! I'm officially a fan.
Next, Victoria goes to formal and she looks beautiful. Richie was hilarious. Even though he's trying to intimidate Victoria's date, he's being funny about it. I loved the whole ceremonious way the kids had to leave for the dance, it was like a party before the party. With their parents, I mean. So that was fun.
The Giudices and the Gorgas get together for a family portrait and I have to say it was a pleasant scene. I'm not sure why Papa Gorga was giving Joe Gorga serious side eye during the photo shoot, though. Is he mad he wore a hat or something? I would hope Papa Gorga would be a little bit nicer to his son, but who knows, maybe he was annoyed with the KOO KOO photographer. OMG what was her deal? Fart jokes? Lady, this is a proud family who writes cookbooks but can't even say the word "ingredients" correctly. Show some respect. I also enjoyed all of the children either looking bored or absolutely miserable. Ah, family. Looks like the portrait turned out great. By the way, I thought it was funny that Melissa's stylist said Teresa told her not to work with Mel. Is anyone surprised by this? Because I'm not. Teresa is nothing if not consistent. Consistently immature and petty.
Oh and I just want to point out that Teresa has her own cookbook on a mini-shrine in her kitchen. Yeah.
Now, for the moment we've all been waiting for, cookbook-gate. I love that the Manzo kids make the joke about this group and books. So I don't have to. Moving right along, Lauren spills the beans about the introduction of "Fabulicious" and how Teresa basically trashes Caroline for laughs. However, I'd like to ask how seriously can you take a book entitled "Fabulicious"? That's not even a word. Anyway, Caroline takes the insults in stride and doesn't flip out (like Teresa would if the roles were reversed, come on, she came undone every time Kathy spoke). My favorite insult was the one about Caroline frying her meatballs, and how that's somehow incorrect according to Teresa. Um, I say fry em up! Who cares? I'm sure there's a million valid ways to make a friggin' meatball. Shut up, Teresa. Kathy made a great point when she said Teresa probably dished the dirt in her "cookbook" to boost sales. Here's a newsflash, Teresa, the dummies who buy your books were going to buy them regardless of what you "wrote". Even Jill Zarin's book sold a few copies. Your fans are your fans. You don't have to play dirty to make money. Jacqueline valiantly tries to explain to Teresa how some of her "jokes" might be hurtful, but Teresa just gets defensive and mean. Big surprise. Jacqueline looks like she's ready to bop Teresa upside the head with the book at this point.
Let me just pause here to address Gia talking smack about Melissa - you KNOW she didn't come up with that by herself.
Caroline is more upset that Teresa would direct a dig at her son, Christopher, and his stripclub/carwash idea from SEASON ONE!! Who does that?! Oy, Teresa, puh-lease, stay current, at least.
Needless to say, Teresa was wrong to throw Caroline under the bus. Nobody cares if she included a nice picture of Caroline in the book. That doesn't make it ok.
I almost died when Teresa said everyone says she's so funny, like Lucille Ball. I will only say this once. Teresa, you are Lucille Ball like I'm Kate Middleton. That means you're NOT.
I cannot WAIT for the reunion. I hate that Jacqueline didn't show up. I wish she would have gone just to have her voice heard and give Tre one last parting shot. Then she could have quit the show with the audience's blessing. I sincerely hope Jacqueline goes on Watch What Happens Live and gives us her side of the story. Make that happen, Andy.
I'll just blog about Watch What Happens Live now, since Melissa and Joe Gorga were on. I think they are so much more likable now. Although I can't believe Mel couldn't spell "ciao". Tre texted Andy that everyone is reading her "stories" wrong and making them negative when they're meant to be funny. Here's what - if your "stories" are getting that kind of reaction, there's a reason for it. Take responsibility for YOUR OWN WORDS. And I love the fact that Melissa didn't get Andy's Georgia O'Keefe joke about her shoes at all. Wikipedia that one. The Gorgas were fun on the After Show, although I can't say it was very exciting. You can watch Part 1 and Part 2 for yourself.
I would love to know what YOU think about the Jersey drama! Tweet me!
First, let's get the Ashley stuff out of the way. We see her tattoos, yawn. Chris' brother Jaime comes to visit and literally lights up the room. This guy is a star! More, please! I'm officially a fan.
Next, Victoria goes to formal and she looks beautiful. Richie was hilarious. Even though he's trying to intimidate Victoria's date, he's being funny about it. I loved the whole ceremonious way the kids had to leave for the dance, it was like a party before the party. With their parents, I mean. So that was fun.
The Giudices and the Gorgas get together for a family portrait and I have to say it was a pleasant scene. I'm not sure why Papa Gorga was giving Joe Gorga serious side eye during the photo shoot, though. Is he mad he wore a hat or something? I would hope Papa Gorga would be a little bit nicer to his son, but who knows, maybe he was annoyed with the KOO KOO photographer. OMG what was her deal? Fart jokes? Lady, this is a proud family who writes cookbooks but can't even say the word "ingredients" correctly. Show some respect. I also enjoyed all of the children either looking bored or absolutely miserable. Ah, family. Looks like the portrait turned out great. By the way, I thought it was funny that Melissa's stylist said Teresa told her not to work with Mel. Is anyone surprised by this? Because I'm not. Teresa is nothing if not consistent. Consistently immature and petty.
Oh and I just want to point out that Teresa has her own cookbook on a mini-shrine in her kitchen. Yeah.
Now, for the moment we've all been waiting for, cookbook-gate. I love that the Manzo kids make the joke about this group and books. So I don't have to. Moving right along, Lauren spills the beans about the introduction of "Fabulicious" and how Teresa basically trashes Caroline for laughs. However, I'd like to ask how seriously can you take a book entitled "Fabulicious"? That's not even a word. Anyway, Caroline takes the insults in stride and doesn't flip out (like Teresa would if the roles were reversed, come on, she came undone every time Kathy spoke). My favorite insult was the one about Caroline frying her meatballs, and how that's somehow incorrect according to Teresa. Um, I say fry em up! Who cares? I'm sure there's a million valid ways to make a friggin' meatball. Shut up, Teresa. Kathy made a great point when she said Teresa probably dished the dirt in her "cookbook" to boost sales. Here's a newsflash, Teresa, the dummies who buy your books were going to buy them regardless of what you "wrote". Even Jill Zarin's book sold a few copies. Your fans are your fans. You don't have to play dirty to make money. Jacqueline valiantly tries to explain to Teresa how some of her "jokes" might be hurtful, but Teresa just gets defensive and mean. Big surprise. Jacqueline looks like she's ready to bop Teresa upside the head with the book at this point.
Let me just pause here to address Gia talking smack about Melissa - you KNOW she didn't come up with that by herself.
Caroline is more upset that Teresa would direct a dig at her son, Christopher, and his stripclub/carwash idea from SEASON ONE!! Who does that?! Oy, Teresa, puh-lease, stay current, at least.
Needless to say, Teresa was wrong to throw Caroline under the bus. Nobody cares if she included a nice picture of Caroline in the book. That doesn't make it ok.
I almost died when Teresa said everyone says she's so funny, like Lucille Ball. I will only say this once. Teresa, you are Lucille Ball like I'm Kate Middleton. That means you're NOT.
I cannot WAIT for the reunion. I hate that Jacqueline didn't show up. I wish she would have gone just to have her voice heard and give Tre one last parting shot. Then she could have quit the show with the audience's blessing. I sincerely hope Jacqueline goes on Watch What Happens Live and gives us her side of the story. Make that happen, Andy.
I'll just blog about Watch What Happens Live now, since Melissa and Joe Gorga were on. I think they are so much more likable now. Although I can't believe Mel couldn't spell "ciao". Tre texted Andy that everyone is reading her "stories" wrong and making them negative when they're meant to be funny. Here's what - if your "stories" are getting that kind of reaction, there's a reason for it. Take responsibility for YOUR OWN WORDS. And I love the fact that Melissa didn't get Andy's Georgia O'Keefe joke about her shoes at all. Wikipedia that one. The Gorgas were fun on the After Show, although I can't say it was very exciting. You can watch Part 1 and Part 2 for yourself.
I would love to know what YOU think about the Jersey drama! Tweet me!
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