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  1. 4 hours ago, MakeMeLaugh said:

    I don't know if there will be a separate thread for tonight's Part 2 of this episode 5, but Chicago will have a Cubs game on according to the local station. No Bachelorette on the schedule for tonight. Doubtful the Cubs will be booted over this show :):.

    I'm in Chicago and checked the listings. Looks like The Bachelorette will be aired at 1am on ABC. My DVR did not catch it, so be sure you check yours if you plan to record it.

    This Sox fan is not pleased that the show has been preempted by the Cubs. :)

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  2. 1 hour ago, Armchair Critic said:

    Danielle who had a boyfriend OD, her constant eye closing while talking got on my nerves but she seems like a sweet person especially compared to Corinne.

    Her eyes got on my nerves too. But then I wondered just how exhausted and sleep-deprived these women must be, especially during the first few days of filming. Add to that the multiple liquored beverages, and my eyelids would be drooping too. Remember, Danielle M. is a ripe old 31 years old, which is downright ancient for this show!

    That, or I'm just projecting my own exhaustion from being 42.

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  3. Chad is more than just your typical douchey TB contestant. He's an awful, aggressive, confrontational, woman-hating, man-hating, self-hating, truth-bombing bully who has likely irked producers and the network with his exposure of how nonsensical it is for people on the show to fall in love for the Bachelor or Bachelorette in mere minutes under these heavily manufactured circumstances. My guess is that all of the Chad scenes in last night's episode - Chad drinking too much, Chad getting too handsy with Lace, Chad being a dick in insulting the others, Chad becoming belligerent, Chad getting crabs, Chad passing out in his own excrement - comprise an intentional effort by the TPTB to take him down and humiliate him as publicly as possible. All in retaliation for his behavior on TB (and probably because they know we viewers would enjoy the schadenfreude too).

    "Hey, look here, Chad. We'll give you a chance at a redemption arc if you come on BiP. We might even make you our next Bachelor if you can turn America around! Oh and the bar is open all night. Best of luck, brutha!"

    Give him enough (100% blue agave) rope, and he'll hang himself. I, for one, think he deserves it.

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  4. Those two little girls' slightly older playmate Amanda is much too young for all that Botox in her forehead. That thing was as immobile as the 1980 Steelers offensive line.

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  5. The least Chris and Luke could have done was throw Honora's machete back in the river instead of letting her have it. I'd have not taken such a high road myself. Damn, she is one miserable brat. I bet she has few admirers in the real world.

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  6. Good catch by the poster who said the morning after balcony scene was most likely shot in San Antonio. I thought something was off about that shot, but I didn't put two and two together. The exterior shot of the hotel where they were staying was of a rather old stately european hotel. The balcony was rather stark white modern with tons of sun. It did not match with that hotel's exterior or interior for that matter. So, I tend toward the theory that it was shot in San Antonio and that she did have an evening of important intimacy (is this a producer provided word?) with Shawn. Also the editor provided word strips? Who knows if that is what she said in San Antonio or in an interview somewhere else? Such editing monkeying and fakeiity fake dramaz this season.

    I thank all of you posters who pay attention to the show as I obviously don't. None of this would occur to me without y'all.

    I too noticed the bright sunny balcony and thought it seemed out of place for a Dublin hotel. So I googled the hotel they're supposedly staying at there - the Radisson Blu St. Helens. Yup, no balconies like the one we see in that shot. So where was she, talking like she just got her field plowed the night before? Does anyone remember where they were staying on the night Kaitlyn supposedly hooked up with Shawn? I feel like the producers definitely pulled a massive editing switcheroo here.
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  7. While deportation sounds harsh and unlikely, the former Assistant U.S. Attorney writing for CNBC states that's is pretty much an inevitability for Joe:

    "One of the factors that Judge Salas took into consideration in sentencing Teresa Giudice is the near-certainty that her husband is going to be deported to Italy after he completes his 41-month sentence. Giuseppe was brought to the United States by his parents as a 1-year old child, has long held a green card as a lawful permanent resident and had a right to become a citizen at any time before his prosecution. Had Giuseppe taken the step of becoming a citizen, there would be nothing the United States could do to deport him. Instead, because he failed to apply for citizenship before his conviction, there is nothing that Giuseppe can do to avoid deportation, because his conviction for fraud exceeding $10,000 constitutes an "aggravated felony" requiring deportation.

    When I was an AUSA, I often saw defendants who had fallen into this situation. They were brought to the United States as a child, legally, and became green-card holders. Although they could have applied for citizenship at any time, they elected not to - either (1) because their family did not want to pay the citizenship filing fee or (2) out of a sense of allegiance to their home country. This is the height of folly, which I have seen have tragic consequences dozens of times.

    Once a person is convicted of an aggravated felony, deportation is automatic after the sentence is served. It does not matter that the person has not lived in the home country for decades, does not speak the language or has no family in that country. There are virtually no circumstances that would allow an immigration judge to overturn the deportation order.

    So, Teresa Giudice faces two unpleasant possibilities at the end of her husband's incarceration. Either she is going to raise her children on her own in the United States OR she is going to pack up her entire family to Italy, where her hard-won fame will disappear."

    At least this guy leaves open the possibility of Teresa moving to Italy (which I'm still not sure will be possible). She had better brush up on her Jer-talian.

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  8. This might be putting the cart before the horse, but...what happens after Joe has been deported back to Italy? Someone up thread mentioned that Italy does not permit convicted felons (like Teresa) to establish residency there. Presumably, most other western countries have similar policies. Does Teresa visit Joe on a short term tourist visa from time to time? Can he visit her in the U.S.? Do they move to a different country altogether where their criminal pasts don't preclude them from settling down permanently?

    This assumes, of course, that they even have an appetite to see each other by then. My money is on a divorce within the next 24 months. Either way, it cannot be said enough: those poor kids.

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  9. Oh man. TMZ is now reporting that Bravo is paying the Giudices $325k for their appearance on WWHL tonight. TMZ equates it to nearly all of the restitution they owe (although Bravo is apparently denying the amount). But this leads me to a question I have (that I don't think has been addressed here yet): were Joe and Teresa each required to pay $400k+ in restitution? Or is it $400K+ collectively?

     

    Either way, if this report is anywhere near accurate, these crooks are being rewarded for their crimes yet again. It actually does pay.

     

    http://www.tmz.com/2014/10/06/joe-teresa-giudice-bravo-paid-money-interview-andy-cohen-bravo-restitution/

  10. This whole Ter-EH-sa and Nicole nonsense with the alleged infidelities of their husband and boyfriend, respectively, is just noise to me. I can't tell the two apart (same weathered faces, grizzled bodies with balloons attached, and irritating voices) so I can't tell which one is bitching about what at any given time. As a result, their story lines just don't resonate with me much, if at all. And as a further result, I'm losing interest in this season altogether. Call me crazy, but I'd take the original cast again in a hearbeat.

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  11. Apparently when Jim claims he works "with" prosecutors on mortgage fraud matters, he means that he's been PROSECUTED FOR mortgage fraud himself. Well, sort of. See the link below for an order that was entered last year against Mortgage Now and Jim Marchese, individually, in the State of Washington. He and Mortgage Now are prohibited from engaging in any kind of mortgage brokerage business for twenty years there, in part because of charges including the operation of unlicensed branches, provision of misleading pricing, and failure to properly disclose terms to consumers, pay fees, file reports and maintain a surety bond.

    http://www.dfi.wa.gov/CS%20Orders/C-10-350-13-CO01.pdf

    Also, Mortgage Now has been audited by HUD and the OIG with not-so-favorable findings.

    http://www.hudoig.gov/sites/default/files/Audit_Reports/2012-CH-1014.pdf

    None of this is super salacious, but it could explain why he hasn't attempted to sit for the bar anywhere to become, you know, a real live practicing attorney.

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  12. Why, oh why, is Bravo ok with putting all these reality circuit people on their shows? Bethenny (Celebrity Apprentice, on NBC - owner of Bravo); now Dana/Cody (Dana/Pam?) on that Oxygen show (also part of NBCUniversal); all the Millionaire Matchmaker re-treads...

    Does Bravo not realize I'm enough of a junkie to notice these things (or read about the "coincidences")? It's hard to come up with any fucks to give for these people when it's so clear they're on these shows solely for self-promotional screen time.

    (Disclaimer: I know most people are on these shows precisely for the promotional opportunities. But must it be so obvious??)

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  13. Typically, first looks and sneek peeks of these Housewives shows get me excited for what's to come. I was mildly intrigued to watch Dina's (and Grandma Wrinkles's) return. However, all that was quickly washed away when those awful Twins and The Other One came on my screen. Bleghgh. New Jersey just might be the first franchise I delete from my TiVo schedule.

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