Ah, Bret Michaels, the amount of entertainment you bring me ... sigh ... yes, kids, it's time for Rock of Love 2. As you may remember from last season's reunion, Jes dumped Bret, telling him that he should have picked Heather. We all saw Heather's connection with Bret - I daresay they were adorable together. Instead of riding off into the sunset, though, Bret decided to try again with 20 new tartlets.
This show is the perfect example of the classic Texas expression, "She looks like she was rode hard and put up wet." Seriously, if you don't know what I'm talking about, take a look at some of these trashelorettes. Example one is Frenchie, who announced that she has had two boob jobs (the first one wasn't big enough for her liking) and has had her lips done. No shit she's had her lips done! She looks like a puffer fish. She's also abnormally skinny in that meth addict sort of way. And, come to think of it, I think that she has extensions in her hair. She's one scary bitch, so of course Bret kept her this round.
My initial favorite is Megan, a little hottie that you may recognize as the winner of Beauty and the Geek Season 3. Ironically, Megan won BAG 3 with her partner Scooter. I saw ironically because as the winner of the great social experiment, you would hope that she would have gained enough self-respect to not whore herself out on a show about an aging rocker looking for some pussy. But ... where would that leave people like myself who are hungry for trashy entertainment? So, what I really need to do is thank Megan, because she's going to deliver some of the best lines this season. For example, this week she was really drunk during her alone time, but she's almost positive that she had a good time. She also managed to make it through a whole 30 SECONDS of talking before sucking face with Bret. She is truly the picture of restraint.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
So, maybe there's hope after all ...
I watched the second episode of Cashmere Mafia tonight and while the men looked a tiny bit better, things for the women looked much better. I'm excited - I wanted this show to pump me up about my female-ness and it's getting there. I've also managed to retain a name or two this time around.
Okay - first of all, the props to the man. Zoe is the working mother whose husband has been spending more time around the kids and their school than she has - setting up a predictable scenario in which is hunted by the stay-at-home MILFs. A hottie blatantly hits on him while simultaneously charming the kids and making bitchy comments to Zoe. He dealt with it pretty well, but they did leave it open enough to keep the storyline going. However, I have high hopes for this dude.
Last night, it was Lucy Liu's character that was promoted and then dumped by her new fiance. Tonight, she was told by her new boss that she had to fire her mentor. My gosh, she's just making friends all over the place. She not only hesitates to do it, she tries every which way to get around it. In the end, though, she sees what a hack he is and drops the axe. Of all the women, she seemed to be paying the biggest price for her success. Thankfully, though, the show ended on a high note for her. When she was finally alone in her office dealing with her actual job, she complimented an assistant on the work she had done. This girl was almost overcome, and confessed that her dream was to follow Lucy Liu's example and work her way up. In a heartwarming moment, Lucy (yeah, I know, I really need to remember the character's name - I'm annoying myself at this point) places her confidence in the assistant by giving her an important and challenging account. This is the part that really matters - maybe she's been beaten down by the men that have been surrounding her, but she's able to become a mentor for a younger woman. What could be more gratifying?
It's looking as though I'm going to become a fan of this show. I'm impressed with the friendship that these women have. They push each other, they challenge each other, they call bullshit on each other. At the end of the day, though, no matter what mistakes are made, they're there. These are the friends that I'm thankful that I have.
Okay - first of all, the props to the man. Zoe is the working mother whose husband has been spending more time around the kids and their school than she has - setting up a predictable scenario in which is hunted by the stay-at-home MILFs. A hottie blatantly hits on him while simultaneously charming the kids and making bitchy comments to Zoe. He dealt with it pretty well, but they did leave it open enough to keep the storyline going. However, I have high hopes for this dude.
Last night, it was Lucy Liu's character that was promoted and then dumped by her new fiance. Tonight, she was told by her new boss that she had to fire her mentor. My gosh, she's just making friends all over the place. She not only hesitates to do it, she tries every which way to get around it. In the end, though, she sees what a hack he is and drops the axe. Of all the women, she seemed to be paying the biggest price for her success. Thankfully, though, the show ended on a high note for her. When she was finally alone in her office dealing with her actual job, she complimented an assistant on the work she had done. This girl was almost overcome, and confessed that her dream was to follow Lucy Liu's example and work her way up. In a heartwarming moment, Lucy (yeah, I know, I really need to remember the character's name - I'm annoying myself at this point) places her confidence in the assistant by giving her an important and challenging account. This is the part that really matters - maybe she's been beaten down by the men that have been surrounding her, but she's able to become a mentor for a younger woman. What could be more gratifying?
It's looking as though I'm going to become a fan of this show. I'm impressed with the friendship that these women have. They push each other, they challenge each other, they call bullshit on each other. At the end of the day, though, no matter what mistakes are made, they're there. These are the friends that I'm thankful that I have.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Didn't We Almost Have It All?
It was with great excitement that I watched Cashmere Mafia this week - not only have I been hungering for new tv lately (please, please just give the writers what they deserve, already!) but it definitely sounded like my kind of show. Powerful women - hells, yeah! I was hoping for Sex in the City with CEOs and they didn't disappoint. Now, it's not the best show ever, but it has definite potential and it raised some interesting and important points.
Now, in some aspects, the show is uplifting for women. These chics are kicking ass and taking names - earning promotions, running the show, winning the awards - they're some powerful bitches. On the other hand, though, the show seems to ask the question of whether women really can have it all, and not surprisingly the answer is no.
At the opening of the show, one of the chics (sorry - one episode isn't nearly enough for me to remember the names of the characters) is proposed to and as she's glowing as brightly as her new diamond, she and her new fiance run into their mutual boss. In a situation contrived for tv, the boss man lets them know that the two will be in direct competition for a promotion and the loser will be out on his or her ass. It's all or nothing and they both go for it. The woman wins the job and guess what - the man backs out of the engagement. Seems he wanted her to lose gracefully and retire to having kids and making his dinner. Lovely.
In another case, one of the women sees the husband of another woman kissing some hussy right in the middle of the street in the middle of the day. (Okay, maybe hussy is a strong word, but again, the names are eluding me.) The group decides to break the news to their friend and find out that she's completely aware of her husband's indiscretions and that the only rule he's broken is that he's supposed to keep the hussies out of town. So what does she do? She lets her husband know that she'll be taking a lover as revenge, then they'll be "even" and he'll keep it out of town in the future. Wow.
The third member of the group is the mom and wife trying to do it all and to her credit she's hanging in there, but just barely. She can't keep good help - she goes through two nannies in the first episode - and her husband gets a new job that will keep him from helping out. The poor chic is drowning.
In the end, the one woman with something positive happening in her love life is the lesbian. This does a whole lot to change my general disdain for the male species. Overall, I was entertained, but found it a little too true to life for it to be completely satisfying. I'm interested to see where this series goes. Don't misunderstand - it's not a man hater type thing persay - just the unfortuante reality for women in these positions.
Now, in some aspects, the show is uplifting for women. These chics are kicking ass and taking names - earning promotions, running the show, winning the awards - they're some powerful bitches. On the other hand, though, the show seems to ask the question of whether women really can have it all, and not surprisingly the answer is no.
At the opening of the show, one of the chics (sorry - one episode isn't nearly enough for me to remember the names of the characters) is proposed to and as she's glowing as brightly as her new diamond, she and her new fiance run into their mutual boss. In a situation contrived for tv, the boss man lets them know that the two will be in direct competition for a promotion and the loser will be out on his or her ass. It's all or nothing and they both go for it. The woman wins the job and guess what - the man backs out of the engagement. Seems he wanted her to lose gracefully and retire to having kids and making his dinner. Lovely.
In another case, one of the women sees the husband of another woman kissing some hussy right in the middle of the street in the middle of the day. (Okay, maybe hussy is a strong word, but again, the names are eluding me.) The group decides to break the news to their friend and find out that she's completely aware of her husband's indiscretions and that the only rule he's broken is that he's supposed to keep the hussies out of town. So what does she do? She lets her husband know that she'll be taking a lover as revenge, then they'll be "even" and he'll keep it out of town in the future. Wow.
The third member of the group is the mom and wife trying to do it all and to her credit she's hanging in there, but just barely. She can't keep good help - she goes through two nannies in the first episode - and her husband gets a new job that will keep him from helping out. The poor chic is drowning.
In the end, the one woman with something positive happening in her love life is the lesbian. This does a whole lot to change my general disdain for the male species. Overall, I was entertained, but found it a little too true to life for it to be completely satisfying. I'm interested to see where this series goes. Don't misunderstand - it's not a man hater type thing persay - just the unfortuante reality for women in these positions.
Friday, January 4, 2008
What, Exactly, is Your Definition of Celebrity?
The writer's strike has put a serious dent into the level of entertainment that I'm enjoying from my favorite pasttime, so I've been anxious for anything new that has popped up. Tonight it was The Celebrity Apprentice. Not surprisingly, though, I was disappointed.
I was a big fan of The Apprentice back in the beginning, but the quality of the show has been declining for some time now. I didn't have much hope for a season filled with so-called "celebrities," but like I said, the writer's strike has forced me to lower my standards. In the first episode, these celebrities - many of whom I've never heard of - were given the task to sell hot dogs in good old NYC. Once again, teams were divided by gender, and they got to work.
The men, who are calling themselves Hydra, immediately figured out that they needed to use their celebrity to pull in the big bucks. This is was they did, charging money for fans to take pictures to take home along with their hot dogs. The result was that they raised some $52,000 in a few hours.
The women, however, made their first mistake in allowing Omaroosa to be their first Project Manager. Now, I could go on and on about my objection to placing Omaroosa on a show that is supposed to include only celebrities, but I'm sure I'll plenty of opportunities to point out how useless she is. In a brilliant move, she told the women that one of her executive decisions would be that they would depend only on their business acumen rather than their celebrity. She insisted that they should rise above their obvious appeal and rely on their talent as marketing executives. Big surprise - they lost, and badly.
When The Donald took the women to task in the boardroom, I saw quickly that the producers are determined to keep Omaroosa, their pseudo-celebrity on the show. Her decision against using their celebrity was glossed over (don't insult me by suggesting that was anything but editing) and instead of kicking her sanctimonious ass out on the street where it belongs, Trump fired Tiffany, a former playmate of the year. Basically, what did her in was that she didn't call Hugh Hefner and ask him to buy a hot dog. Seriously. Now, I know that I'll continue to watch, mostly because there isn't much else on, but for now I'm going to return to reruns of Seventh Heaven.
I was a big fan of The Apprentice back in the beginning, but the quality of the show has been declining for some time now. I didn't have much hope for a season filled with so-called "celebrities," but like I said, the writer's strike has forced me to lower my standards. In the first episode, these celebrities - many of whom I've never heard of - were given the task to sell hot dogs in good old NYC. Once again, teams were divided by gender, and they got to work.
The men, who are calling themselves Hydra, immediately figured out that they needed to use their celebrity to pull in the big bucks. This is was they did, charging money for fans to take pictures to take home along with their hot dogs. The result was that they raised some $52,000 in a few hours.
The women, however, made their first mistake in allowing Omaroosa to be their first Project Manager. Now, I could go on and on about my objection to placing Omaroosa on a show that is supposed to include only celebrities, but I'm sure I'll plenty of opportunities to point out how useless she is. In a brilliant move, she told the women that one of her executive decisions would be that they would depend only on their business acumen rather than their celebrity. She insisted that they should rise above their obvious appeal and rely on their talent as marketing executives. Big surprise - they lost, and badly.
When The Donald took the women to task in the boardroom, I saw quickly that the producers are determined to keep Omaroosa, their pseudo-celebrity on the show. Her decision against using their celebrity was glossed over (don't insult me by suggesting that was anything but editing) and instead of kicking her sanctimonious ass out on the street where it belongs, Trump fired Tiffany, a former playmate of the year. Basically, what did her in was that she didn't call Hugh Hefner and ask him to buy a hot dog. Seriously. Now, I know that I'll continue to watch, mostly because there isn't much else on, but for now I'm going to return to reruns of Seventh Heaven.
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