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    S12.E14: Shameless Not Ruthless

    in The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills

    26 minutes ago, Talented Tenth said:

    I think it's gross that people are mocking Rinna's grief and making jokes about birds.  It's understandable not to like someone and/or their behavior, but clearly she loved her mother and is dealing with grief.  Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.  What if people on your facebooks, twitters and instagrams said nasty things about your grief just because they don't like you?

    Yes, I really can't get with that. 

    Grief is so personal that I just can't pick someone apart. For example, yes people have things sent to them when their loved one passes away. In a fairly short span, I lost my father, then my mother and then, finally, my only sibling. After multiple trips to clean out and sell the home my parents lived in for 40 years, I left my home state for the last time and returned to my residence. A few weeks later the boxes of the limited items I wanted to keep arrived at my home as I had them sent. It was painful enough to sort through the remnants of 3 lives. But then to do it again when the items arrived was too much. Those boxes sat in my garage for so long because I just didn't have it in me to open them again.

    And yes, the pain comes in waves. I remember being steady and then, on Mother's Day, I could not stop crying. I cried from morning until night.

    We all go through it at some point. I won't judge.

    As for everyone else, I still look at this as a 'show'. Kyle knew exactly what she was doing. She played her part. The rest do the same.

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    Rachel Maddow: Our Favorite Rhodes Scholar

    in The Rachel Maddow Show

    4 hours ago, Hedgehog2022 said:

    Is this the same interview where she is praising Tucker Carlson and says that "He is doing great work"??? Stunning commentary from her and extremely disappointing.

    Hmmm... that's not quite the tone she expressed in the article. Maybe that was from something else?

    From the article:

    A few months later, I asked Maddow what she thought of the Times’ recent series that unpacked how Fox News Channel’s number one host “weaponizes his viewers’ fears and grievances to create what may be the most racist show in the history of cable news.” What Maddow found “most interesting” about the series, she told me, was an interactive analyzing Carlson’s rhetoric from 1,150 episodes of Tucker Carlson Tonight. “For me,” she said, “more than the issue of, you know, how dangerous are Tucker’s ideas, and how do they interact with the growth of the authoritarian right in the Republican Party, more so than that question, which is obviously what the central thrust of the reporting was about, I was interested in how they deconstructed why it works.”

    Rather than engaging on Carlson’s politics, Maddow talks about him and other cable news rivals as fellow practitioners. “If you think about baseball players,” she said, “who are extremely competitive and who are fighting to win and who have rivalries, and some of those rivalries are bitter rivalries, that doesn’t mean you don’t study the pitching technique of their star pitcher. It doesn’t mean you don’t appreciate whatever they’re doing in terms of, you know, where they put their shortstop in order to give them a better defense. There’s a sort of, like, respecting the game, in terms of people who are doing well and people who are good at it. I mean that was the basis of my professional friendship with Roger Ailes. I wanted tips from him about how to be better on TV. And he was willing to talk to me about what I was doing well, and doing poorly, to help me get better.”

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    S12.E11: The Weight of Words

    in The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills

    · Edited by nichelle

    On 7/21/2022 at 11:31 AM, Keywestclubkid said:

    Jessica Canseco did here’s a link...and you will see a pre Beverly Hills Sheree Zampino


     

    Ugh that clip. I watched this series and actually enjoyed most of it. This reminded me of how drop-dead gorgeous Eddie Murphy's ex-wife is, that I wanted R. Kelly's ex to live a healthy life, that Sheree is no stranger to this game and the person I'd completely forgotten about (Jessica Canseco) was apparently forgotten for a reason.

    Anyway, welcome back to reality TV, Sheree.

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    S12.E11: The Weight of Words

    in The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills

    · Edited by nichelle

    2 hours ago, Surrealist said:

    So much for Sheree avoiding the assholes. 

    She seems rather warm to them.

    You do what you 'gotta' do to be a housewife. Does anyone remember her from the show "Hollywood Exes"? It was a reality show featuring her, Prince's ex-wife, Eddie Murphy's ex-wife, R. Kelly's ex-wife and someone else who I have completely forgotten.

    Anyway... just saying that she is playing her role.

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    S01.E01: I / S01.E02: II

    in The Old Man

    Before yesterday I had never heard of this show. It popped into my Hulu suggestions. Jeff Bridges *AND* John Lithgow? Hell yes! 

    I don't have anything to add to the conversation on the plot twists and turns. But I am busy enjoying actors amazingly execute their craft. It feels so great to see them in this series, (Amy Brenneman as well). They are just so damn good. I'm in for this ride, no matter what.

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    S02.E02: There's a Jill in the Air

    in The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip

    First, I still love Eva. I loved her on RHOA while also thinking she was too normal for these shows. I've since stopped watching RHOA.

    As for Brandi, so far, she appears to be the same person I hate watched when she was on the show. I dislike her so much that even if she has a redemption arc during which she gets herself together, I'm not interested in seeing it. If this keeps up, I honestly don't know if I will watch the rest of this series. 

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    All Episodes Talk: TRMS 2022 Season

    in The Rachel Maddow Show

    1 hour ago, M. Darcy said:

    Rachel is on tonight at 9 pm. 

    Thanks for posting this. My DVR settings would have caught it but now I know to just watch it live. I'd already planned to take today off for other reasons and have ended up just watching coverage. I need an hour of Rachel's show tonight.

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    S20.E19: Danny Strong; Krystal Ball; James Kirchick

    in Real Time With Bill Maher

    16 minutes ago, Hedgehog2022 said:

    Ron Rivera, the head coach fined Del Rio. I live in the DC area and am well acquainted with the Commanders and before that many years as the "Redskins". For Del Rio to spout some nonsense about the Jan. 6th riot as a mere "dust up" as a respresentative of a Washington team was just stupid and tone deaf...the false equivalency of the "dust up" not being nearly as bad as the BLM protests where there had been some violent actions that resulted in damaged or detroyed businesses and storefronts, is a popular trope put out by white nationalists and other right wings groups and broadcasters. In fact, as the FBI director Christopher Wray has testified to, those violent actions at the BLM protests were for the most part done by the Boogaloo Boys and Proud Boys. They wore masks and hoodies to disguise themselves and instigated violence to weaken the BLM movement. 

    For Del Rio to make this statement, in a city that has been through hell the last few years and has a minority based majority population, smacked of being racially insensitive at the very least if not outright racist at the very worst. Also, a majority of the Commanders players are African American...it did not sit well with them...he doubled down on his comments and made the situation a firestorm within the organization and with DC fans and players. No one is canceling him and he is free to speak his mind but when you make statements that are insensitive and racially charged AND you are a representative of a team, then be prepared to take the heat. If anyone should be bitching and moaning about being "canceled" it should be Colin Kaepernick! All he did was take a knee and he lost his job and has never played football again. So quit whining about "free" speech Maher...Del Rio still has his job while Kaepernick is still waiting for an offer from any team.

    All I can say is 'well said!!!'. I knew that it was Ron Rivera who issued the fine but muffed that in my post. I also lived in DC for a few years but it was in the mid to late 90's. I didn't like the Redskins name then and just could never join as a fan of the team/organization. No comment on Dan Snyder! I'm in Minnesota now and a season ticket holder for my poor Vikings franchise so I don't follow the Commanders much. I did see a bunch of people riled up about the fine, but it's all good with me. All of it just adds to the dysfunction in that organization. OTA's are done but training camps should be starting soon. This should get even more interesting since Del Rio 'offered' to talk to anyone on the team about his views and statements. At least he deleted his twitter account.

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    S20.E19: Danny Strong; Krystal Ball; James Kirchick

    in Real Time With Bill Maher

    I thought I would check here after seeing Maher trending on Twitter for his thoughts on free speech. I'm a football fan and don't care too much about the Commanders fining Jack Del Rio. That entire organization is a mess but I think the head coach was well within his rights. And good luck to Del Rio going into the locker room and coaching a team of young, black men who won't take his political comments too well.

    I didn't watch the episode and think I'll let it stay that way.

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    S12.E06: High Cries and Misty Demeanors

    in The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills

    4 hours ago, nichelle said:

    I was curious and went to her Instagram account and can't find this share. I don't use Instagram much so maybe I am just missing it. Or does her ego have its own account? ☺️

    Is there a link?

    Answering my own question! It looks like this was originally posted by a 'fan' account that tagged Erika. It is shared in Erika's Instagram stories. (See, I'm not too old to learn 😆)

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    S12.E06: High Cries and Misty Demeanors

    in The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills

    5 minutes ago, ChattyCathyLA said:

    I’m waiting for the main event, which I think will be Erika and Diana really going at one another.  After all … Diana seems like a more worldly, Eurotrash version of Erika (rich, older husband, traveling glam squad and all).  But, she scraped and clawed her way out of a war torn country and Erica, although tough, is no match for Diana. Looking forward to see someone who can really go hardball at Erica and mow her over!  Enough with the Sutton/Crystal B.S. already.  (Crystal is interesting only because she is Chinese and it has been interesting to learn a bit about her culture and traditions.). There are more interesting feuds to be played out here.  Andy Cohen … are you listening?

    That might have to wait until next season. I caught Erika on her last WWHL appearance and during some random game she shared how much she really likes Diana. It sounded like they get along.

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    S12.E06: High Cries and Misty Demeanors

    in The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills

    4 minutes ago, Shannah Banana said:

    When Rinna told Crystal to go with "Mama Erika" (so she could go get another drink and give out more sage advice) I rolled my eyes so hard.  "Mama Erika" has a terrible ring to it. 

    They tried to bring down Sutton again, and again it didn't work.  Diana can take a long walk off a short pier.  I'm not feeling her one bit and who asked her to find a solution for the Sutton and Crystal issues, anyway?  Oh yeah, that's right, nobody.  I have no interest in her teary eyed, hormones either, but now I want to check out her book, since it backfired on her and she would rather keep it under wraps. 

    I didn't blame Sutton for holding Crystal's feet to the fire when she made her, in front of the group, give her word not to, basically "assassinate her character" anymore.  It took a little wheedling, but hopefully Crystal won't come back at her a year from now, saying she misinterpreted her words somehow.  Sometimes it's very good to have witnesses, and this is one of those times.

    Diana was correct that Sutton was contradicting herself. Sutton was busy stating that she did NOT say that she hated Crystal and launching into 'what I actually said was I hate what you did to me'. That would have been fine except it didn't happen the way she remembered. So, I have no issue with Diana correcting the record.

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    S12.E06: High Cries and Misty Demeanors

    in The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills

    1 minute ago, stcroix said:

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    Everything's so staged and gross.  They couldn't even do any more shopping than one small shop before the cameras had to get right back to the big story-- the fight.  Ugh. When they brought Rinna on this show it became pure soap opera and has steadily gone downhill ever since. 

    I mean, really. Once they all got back together for dinner that night, it was

    - "What did you do after surfing?"

    (silence)

    - "We talked"

    (extended silence)

    - "What did you talk about?"

    And here we go. It was off to the races.

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