Housewives of BH....Brandi - Page 3

AngusandBuddhasMom · ‎03-10-2010

On 1/29/2015 Ms X said:
Caravaggio said: "OK I actually bothered to look up the bios of the people on Vanderpump Rules and they all are over 25 and their bios all list them as Actors/Models. I saw the episode while the shot may have been sleazy (which sells) it was not like Lisa demanded they perform. They are all adults and are promoting themselves regardless if you and I agree with what they show."

I get your point, but I hold her responsible because she is much older than these actors/models/restaurant workers. She should not have let this happen in her restaurant, much less promote and help organize it. I'm not living in L.A. or Hollywood or whatever, so maybe it's just my puritanical streak. At any rate, I'm moving on from this topic, as this trashy bunch really isn't worth the time I've spent. Thanks for the info.

I understand what your saying I don't find this sort of approach to promote a restaurant appealing either. I would look at these restaurants/bars as tourist destinations (like Planet Hollywood etc.) not as a place to go to have dinner if I was a local. But I do think the staff look at it as a way to promote their own careers.

terrier3 · ‎03-10-2010

On 1/29/2015 Caravaggio said:
On 1/29/2015 Ms X said:
Caravaggio said: "OK I actually bothered to look up the bios of the people on Vanderpump Rules and they all are over 25 and their bios all list them as Actors/Models. I saw the episode while the shot may have been sleazy (which sells) it was not like Lisa demanded they perform. They are all adults and are promoting themselves regardless if you and I agree with what they show."

I get your point, but I hold her responsible because she is much older than these actors/models/restaurant workers. She should not have let this happen in her restaurant, much less promote and help organize it. I'm not living in L.A. or Hollywood or whatever, so maybe it's just my puritanical streak. At any rate, I'm moving on from this topic, as this trashy bunch really isn't worth the time I've spent. Thanks for the info.

I understand what your saying I don't find this sort of approach to promote a restaurant appealing either. I would look at these restaurants/bars as tourist destinations (like Planet Hollywood etc.) not as a place to go to have dinner if I was a local. But I do think the staff look at it as a way to promote their own careers.

I might be going out to LA to see my son and said I wanted to eat at Sur.

He said - no way - the food isn't very good and the service is terrible, especially if you get stuck with an actress pretending to be a server. He used Planet Hollywood as an example too!!!

I looked them up on Yelp and he was right!

Ms X · ‎09-13-2012

On 1/29/2015 Caravaggio said:
On 1/29/2015 Ms X said:
Caravaggio said: "OK I actually bothered to look up the bios of the people on Vanderpump Rules and they all are over 25 and their bios all list them as Actors/Models. I saw the episode while the shot may have been sleazy (which sells) it was not like Lisa demanded they perform. They are all adults and are promoting themselves regardless if you and I agree with what they show."

I get your point, but I hold her responsible because she is much older than these actors/models/restaurant workers. She should not have let this happen in her restaurant, much less promote and help organize it. I'm not living in L.A. or Hollywood or whatever, so maybe it's just my puritanical streak. At any rate, I'm moving on from this topic, as this trashy bunch really isn't worth the time I've spent. Thanks for the info.

I understand what your saying I don't find this sort of approach to promote a restaurant appealing either. I would look at these restaurants/bars as tourist destinations (like Planet Hollywood etc.) not as a place to go to have dinner if I was a local. But I do think the staff look at it as a way to promote their own careers.

What does it say about these people that they promote their careers by posing nearly naked on a reality show and drinking, fighting, and having real or fake hook-ups? This isn't exactly the route Meryl Streep or Reese Witherspoon or other truly talented individuals have taken, is it?

terrier3 · ‎03-10-2010

On 1/29/2015 Ms X said:
On 1/29/2015 Caravaggio said:
On 1/29/2015 Ms X said:
Caravaggio said: "OK I actually bothered to look up the bios of the people on Vanderpump Rules and they all are over 25 and their bios all list them as Actors/Models. I saw the episode while the shot may have been sleazy (which sells) it was not like Lisa demanded they perform. They are all adults and are promoting themselves regardless if you and I agree with what they show."

I get your point, but I hold her responsible because she is much older than these actors/models/restaurant workers. She should not have let this happen in her restaurant, much less promote and help organize it. I'm not living in L.A. or Hollywood or whatever, so maybe it's just my puritanical streak. At any rate, I'm moving on from this topic, as this trashy bunch really isn't worth the time I've spent. Thanks for the info.

I understand what your saying I don't find this sort of approach to promote a restaurant appealing either. I would look at these restaurants/bars as tourist destinations (like Planet Hollywood etc.) not as a place to go to have dinner if I was a local. But I do think the staff look at it as a way to promote their own careers.

What does it say about these people that they promote their careers by posing nearly naked on a reality show and drinking, fighting, and having real or fake hook-ups? This isn't exactly the route Meryl Streep or Reese Witherspoon or other truly talented individuals have taken, is it?

Or look at Scott Disick or Bruce Jenner....

They have REAL relationships with the Ks...but allow themselves to be cartoon characters on TV (the drunk BF, the weird daddy)...to make money and become famous.

Ms X · ‎09-13-2012

On 1/29/2015 terrier3 said:
On 1/29/2015 Ms X said:
On 1/29/2015 Caravaggio said:
On 1/29/2015 Ms X said:
Caravaggio said: "OK I actually bothered to look up the bios of the people on Vanderpump Rules and they all are over 25 and their bios all list them as Actors/Models. I saw the episode while the shot may have been sleazy (which sells) it was not like Lisa demanded they perform. They are all adults and are promoting themselves regardless if you and I agree with what they show."

I get your point, but I hold her responsible because she is much older than these actors/models/restaurant workers. She should not have let this happen in her restaurant, much less promote and help organize it. I'm not living in L.A. or Hollywood or whatever, so maybe it's just my puritanical streak. At any rate, I'm moving on from this topic, as this trashy bunch really isn't worth the time I've spent. Thanks for the info.

I understand what your saying I don't find this sort of approach to promote a restaurant appealing either. I would look at these restaurants/bars as tourist destinations (like Planet Hollywood etc.) not as a place to go to have dinner if I was a local. But I do think the staff look at it as a way to promote their own careers.

What does it say about these people that they promote their careers by posing nearly naked on a reality show and drinking, fighting, and having real or fake hook-ups? This isn't exactly the route Meryl Streep or Reese Witherspoon or other truly talented individuals have taken, is it?

Or look at Scott Disick or Bruce Jenner....

They have REAL relationships with the Ks...but allow themselves to be cartoon characters on TV (the drunk BF, the weird daddy)...to make money and become famous.

I agree, terrier. I wonder whether people get so out of hand on these shows because they're afraid of being cut for being too boring. This is why our country is becoming a total idiocracy. I know people who don't even KNOW what the three branches of government/separation of powers are, much less why they're important, but they know everything about the latest popular-culture breads and circuses. Sad.

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

On 1/29/2015 Ms X said:
On 1/29/2015 terrier3 said:
On 1/28/2015 Ms X said:
I stopped watching all the Housewives shows except New Jersey quite some time ago. The drinking and fighting has gotten out of hand, and Bravo has ruined the concept. At first, the housewives were people who had known each other for many years and had real friendships. Although they could be outrageous sometimes, it was interesting to hear about their lives and history with one another.

On Atlanta, which is beyond unwatchable now, I liked DaShawn (if I remember her name) the best. She was married to a pro sports player and was the nicest lady. They'd met in college before he became rich. She was active in her church. I guess she was just too "boring" because she didn't drink herself into oblivion, fight, swear, and even expose herself like some of them do.

Lisa Vanderpump on RHOBH disgusted me when she had her restaurant staff shoot a risque series of photos on her spinoff show. This was disgusting and despicable, IMO. These workers were very young and I felt she was exploiting them.

I still watch the New Jersey show because they are relatives and there's a real story there beneath some of the sordid behavior. I like it a lot less since Caroline left and the new ones were hired, as it seems to be trending toward skimpy outfits and staged fights. That might be the next one I'll drop.

My son is in the film industry and works in LA a few times a year. He's going soon for a month long project around the Academy Awards.

He knew I liked the shows and checked out Sur.

He said they are ALL actors and model - not servers or bartenders, although they "work" there every now and then to make it look real. They work on the scripts themselves and suggest storylines. Some of the couples never even dated or "hooked up", even though the show makes it appear they are in relationships.

He might have gotten bad info, but I doubt it. He has worked on other Universal reality shows and in fact is going back to work at that studio.

If you don't know whether something's true, terrier, why do you post it on the QVC board? I'm aware that these shows aren't totally spontaneous, but I don't think they're all totally fabricated, including relationships and 'hook-ups' that don't actually exist.

As for the Sur show, the photo shoot was sleazy and exploitative. Shame on Lisa Vanderpump for having this go on in her restaurant. That was the last time I watched that trash. Again, you shouldn't say something's scripted and even fabricated if you're not sure.

i agree and have been saying this now for years.

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sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

antonella goes to sur......blog post

http://community.qvc.com/blogs/jewelry-talk/topic/488723/my-birthday-dinner-mini-drama.aspx

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"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing." - Albert Einstein

daisyk · ‎05-20-2011

On 1/28/2015 Ms X said:
One show I really miss is Jerseylicious. I liked the story of Gail and Anthony and their two salons along with the Makeup Fairy. Watching them run their businesses could be interesting. Olivia and ? Stacey's fighting I could do without. Most of all, I watched because I wanted Gigi and Frankie to get engaged. I guess that never happened, though they seemed made for each other.

Jerseylicious was one that was totally staged. Gail does have a working salon, I know people that have gone, but they would shoot the show after hours and on Sundays. Those people really didn't work there, that was all for the show.