Sunday, November 04, 2007

Real Housewives of Orange County

or, White People Can't Jump, But They Can Bore

Anybody caught any of this? It's one of those shows Bravo has foisted off on us in between seasons of "Project Runway". It's premise, I suppose was originally an answer to "The O.C.", showing that in addition to being vapid, self-serving idiots (as the denizens of Newport Beach are portrayed on the now cancelled Fox series) they are also clueless, unnatractive dolts, living in some gated community called "Cota de Craptastic" or something (which is like a larger version of "Knots Landing"'s Seaview Circle, but without the wit, humor or hotness of early Alec Baldwin). intermarrying, driving expensive cars, drinking like fishes and in general being very, very dull.

I know people in Orange County. They are warm, wise, witty people who have interests rangeing a bit further than which fake-bake is less orange and whether Slade really likes the underage brunette bimbo or the older blonde who looks like a drag queen. One episode was enough. I'd rather watch Rachael Ray. I'd rather watch lint. I'd rather iron, and those of you who know me know exactly how little of a recommendation that is.

3 comments:

Thomas McGonigle said...

Real Wives of Orange County is one of the best shows on TV. It is an excitement to revolution: once people really watch this show and only then will they see why it might be necessary for a complete and total revolution in this country... if all the poor people in this country realized how wonderful and easy the lives of the rich and useless were then there might be the possibility of chopping heads, for real

tmp00 said...

There is a serious "A la guillotine" vibe in this show, that's for sure...

Thomas McGonigle said...

RWOC continues to fascinate: the genuine horror story of their lives is reflected in the children... who are doomed... i also like that all these people live in a post-literate, post religious world... the two acts of imagination that have been celebrated in these seasons have been jewely making and buying/selling real estate...