Real Housewives of New Jersey (RHONJ): Is Dina Manzo Pregnant?

We haven't seen anyone else bring this up - but could it be possible that Dina Manzo is with child? This wasn't even a thought in my mind UNTIL I saw The Wendy Williams Show (haaayyyyyy Wendy, how you doin?) last Friday.  

Here's what made me suspish:

1.  For the first time that I've ever seen on The Wendy Williams Show (and I watch a lot of Wendy, trust), Dina was introduced ALREADY SITTING DOWN ON THE COUCH.  As in, after the commercial break, girlfriend was already on the couch and Wendy did some halfhearted "here's Dina" sort of intro.  

Exhibit A - This is how she was already sitting for the intro....

Could it be that she was too self-conscious of a budding baby bump to do a normal "walk on"????????????

2.  Numero Dos.  Dina was wearing a super baggy top and her hands were crossed over her belly for THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW.

See........

3.  Three, her hair looks a touch darker - okay, I know that's most likely her fall color, but ya never know.  Lots of times women go back to their natural color to avoid harsh hair dye chemicals during pregnancy.

4.  And finally, I have no idea if Tommy Manzo (Dina's husband) has any children of his own - but to the best of my knowledge he does not.  Given the large Manzo clan - you think we'd know if there was another cousin to Chris, Albie, Ashley and the gang right?????? So maybe Tommy's biological clock kicked in and they made it happen?

I know totally not circumstantial AT ALL. May as well be fact right?  

JK That's all I got - but that Wendy intro was super weird - enough to make any sleuthy loser such as moi self give a "say wha?" side eye.  

Hmmmmmmmm.

Guess we'll find out soon enough.  But if it ends up being true, I need tons of props and adulation for figuring it out first.  

KTHXBAI!!!!!

Real Housewives of New Jersey: Dina Manzo Breaks Her Silence On Feud With Caroline Manzo and Friendship With Teresa Giudice

Dian Manzo.  Image Source: Dina Manzo's Twitter @DinaManzo

Okay - so anyone who saw the 3rd season reunion of RHONJ tonight knows that throughout all the VICIOUS fighting between Teresa Giudice and Caroline Manzo, the name "Dina Manzo" was thrown around A LOT.  An alliance between Teresa and Dina AGAINST Caroline were hinted at heavily throughout the show. 

Dina was also referenced in Part One of the Reunion last week, but up until now, Dina has stayed mum on the topic. Actually, she has been radio silent on all things RHONJ ever since she left in the middle of season two.

BUT.....

Given that there was so much focus on her tonight, she finally broke her silence on her blog. (<---- click there to see the whole thing).  It's quite a long entry - but here a few of the more interesting excerpts:

It wasn’t until VERY recently that Teresa showed up at my doorstep in tears…apparently Caroline & Jacqueline had a sit down with her on camera (for season 4) and she felt attacked. All I did was console a friend who was obviously shaken. I felt bad for her...

Teresa then asked me to come to the launch of a new product that’s very important to her...

She mentioned the drama with her and Caroline and I told her that if this is all about a joke in a book (and she assured me it was) that’s not enough for me to hate the mother of my God daughter and a friend of 15 years. Was it necessary to write that stuff in her book? probably not but I don’t think it was written with malice either. We are all guilty of joking a little too much now & then…

So there you have it, Teresa had nothing to do with me staying away from everyone ...

I feel bad that my relationship with my sister and her family is strained, but I can assure you that one day it will be back to the way it was.

Meh.   Aside from the tidbits on what's to come in Season 4, doesn't say too much.  There's a lot of dancing around the topic of Caroline. We still don't get to the bottom of why she chooses not to speak to her sister.  Saying she just distanced herself from the entire show isn't really cuttin' the mustard for me. There's obviously a LOT more there that she doesn't want to get into.  

Have You Discovered "The Wendy Williams Show - After Show" Yet?

If not, you're suuuuurrrrrrriously missing out.  And before you say anything - I have ZERO vested interest in or connection to Wendy/the show/etc. 

Ok - so why am I so down with the WWAS (Wendy Williams After Show - keep up!!!!!!!! someday, with these kids, we're only gonna speak in acronyms, so get to workin' on your reverse engineering/analytical/teenage brains from now)??

A little background: I have always been a daytime talk show chica, okay?  There's nothing I didn't watch - from Sally Jessie Raphael back in the day, to Jenny Jones, to Ricki Lake, to The View blah, blah, you get the point (yes of course Rosie and Oprah too - duh, those were #1 on the list - GIVEN).  

Flash forward to the present: Everyday, I'll record The View, Rachael Ray, Dr. Oz and The Talk  (well, not The Talk anymore since they got rid of Leah and Holly, just not the same, g'bye and good riddance!!!)- I don't always watch all of them, but The View was traditionally at the top of my list.  It was my "go to" for the days Hot Topics.  

BUT last fall, I discovered the ABSOLUTE GEM that is The Wendy Williams Show.  Girlfriend cares about all the same stuff as me (and probably you if you're reading this blog)- without all the news mixed in that I CAN GET FROM CNN AND ALL THE MILLION OTHER NEWS PROGRAMS AND WEBSITES.  She dishes on Real Housewives, Jersey Shore (HELLO, SHE GREW UP AT THE JERSEY SHORE, AND SHE LOVES PINK AN LEOPARD BECAUSE IT'S MANDATORY IN JERSEY!!!!) celeb gossip, beauty tricks, being "real" - she's just fabulous all around.  Plus, the show is so deconstructed - it's not overly produced which is so refreshing. 

Needless to say, Wendy is the first show I watch these days, and the others - I don't even get to most of the time.  So, this year, she's always referencing "the after show" on air.  Finally, I got around to visiting her YouTube channel to check it out, and I didn't come up for air until like three hours later. I watched almost all of them in a row. 

Here's why: The After Show is Wendy being EVEN MORE REAL, in her office.  It's just "Wendy being Wendy." Girlfriend is usually changed into her "street wig," as she calls it and cazh clothes, taking off her makeup, eating lunch and talking to the camera about the day's show ALL AT THE SAME TIME (because, side note, she's the master of multitasking).  Here, Wendy will often give up realer than real opinions on celebs and guests,  talk about what she's doing that night, regale us with stories from back in the day and showing us all her wardrobe fun. Sometimes she'll have a "guest," but not because they are an "After Show" guest, but because she is such a multitasker that she'll stack a meeting on top of the After Show recording and just do it all together.  GENIUS. And she holds nothing back - except we still don't get to see her husband Kevin (even though he's a top dog of the show staff and his office is right across the hall from her). Maybe one day.  

So check it out - and let me know what you think.  For a little taste, here's the latest episode:

Jersey Shore's Ronnie and Sammi Broke Up Again

 
A lot of you have been emailing me about this. Yes, I heard about it, but frankly I'm a bit sick and tired of the Ronnie Sammi thing.  Kinda like Lindsay Lohan, the story is so repetitive and played out by now!!!! YAWN!!!!

But for those of you who care, according to a bunch of news stories that broke in the past couple of days, they're off again.

Why you ask?  According to TheDirty.com, it's because of a story that THEY recently broke about Ronnie cheating on Sammi.

Seriously, do we really care anymore?  If, after Season 5 (which has already been filmed), there's more Jersey Shore, we all know Sammi will take him back AGAIN.

These two have no problem staying broken up when they're NOT FILMING.  But when they are, it's either a PR move, or she can't say no to him.  Either way, I'm bored.  Is this story over yet?  I say yes.

OK - I Need To Know - Who Else Is Watching "The Only Way Is Essex?"

So, Hulu recently posted the first two seasons of this British "The Hills" photocopy of a photocopy of a ripoff.  Seriously, there is no shielding of the blatant rip job.  It's called "The Only Way Is Essex" or TOWIE to the initiated,  and it's a staged-looking reality show of a bunch of young townies from someplace called Essex over there which apparently means something, but heck if I know what it is.  

Meanwhile, cut to me being so bored on Monday night that I decided to watch the first five episodes of Season 1.  No joke, one of the girls - some chick named "Amy" -  looks almost exactly like Audrina Patridge - like, they could be fraternal twins FOR REALSSSSSSS.  Another is named Lauren and she works in fashion y'all!!!!!!!!! She's gettin' ready for Essex "Fashion Week," You're kidding right? 

And yes they speak English but I can only understand like every third word - I really need them to have subtitles all up in there because Google won't translate "English" to English for me.

But I must say that I do like that they film each episode in the same week that it airs and they sometimes show reactions of each person watching the TV as their castmates rip on them.  That is something American reality TV needs to incorporate STAT.

Oy - what a mess.  So, of course you know I'm gonna keep watching OBVIOUSLY.  Has anyone else subjected themselves to it? Please let me know!

RHONJ Finale - Meltdown in the Making

Hey guys, did you know that Teresa is just like Lucille Ball? They're so funny and they like to joke around a lot. Obviously by disparaging their friends and loved ones in books and interviews. Duh! It's funny! It's like jokes!

Meanwhile, as I watched the finale, I couldn't help but think "so what is Caroline's story?" Like, there's literally nothing for her to do on the show, but sit on this radio show and tell folks her sage advice on life AKA hackneyed cliches.

And Jacqueline.  Poor little Jacqueline.  Doesn't she have this look like she's about to meltdown at any moment? And we know it's true because she does melt down in season 4 WHICH HAS ALREADY FILMED.

Meanwhile, little Melissa is sittin' pretty.  She really is a genius - what has unfolded before our unsuspecting eyes this season is success after success in Melissa's well-veiled plans to get EXACTLY WHAT SHE WANTS.

Oh, hey Kathy girl.  Kinda forgot about you. Love your hubby's glasses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#RIP Steve Jobs

Jersey's On Fire - Real Housewives of New Jersey (RHONJ) - Drama Developing

IS JACQUELINE LEAVING?   WHAT HAPPENED AT THE POSCHE FASHION SHOW?  MORE GORGA/GIUDICE FAMILY DRAMA AT THE REUNION?  WHERE TO BEGIN??????

The RHONJ Women Last Night at the Posche Fashion Show. Source: @MarthaByrne10 Twitter

Yowza where to start with this RHONJ - developing story !!!! The show is CURRENTLY filming Season 4, but ALSO filmed the Season 3 reunion today.  YESTERDAY there was a Posche fashion show .

Here's what we know as of now:

1) Some drama went down at the Posche fashion show. How do we know this?  Randomly, Martha Byrne (an actress - formerly on As The World Turns) who lives in New Jersey attended the fashion show.  She (@MarthaByrne10) live-Tweeted everything she saw, most notably 1) a "fight in the bathroom" involving Teresa (naturally) and 2) she implied that RHONJ is plenty fake saying "RHONJ, atwt was less scripted." 

2) AFTER the fashion show, Jacqueline Laurita TWEETED UP A STORM (late last night and throughout today) about drama from the show, hinting an impeding departure from the show, and that she won't be at the Reunion.

3) Today, Teresa Tweeted a lot as well.  Some Tweets appeared to be responses to Jacqueline, while the majority were about drama with her own family.  This leads us to believe that there may have been a lot of back and forth between Teresa, Melissa and likely Kathy at the Reunion.

Oy - hope I'm not confusing you too much guys, but I'm just beginning to make sense of it all myself!!!

4) On top of all that, it was announced today that Teresa will be appearing on Celebrity Apprentice

5) AND Radar Online is reporting that BRAVO is looking to replace some of the RHONJ cast (a la the New York formula) 

Here are Jacqueline's (@JacLaurita) relevant Tweets, in chronological order, followed by Teresa's Tweets:

@JacLaurita

Last night (9/27), after the fashion show:

I feel nauseous and feverish. No reunion for me.Sorry guys.XOXO!

Someone( not me) got set up tonight. There are some sneaky people trying to make someone look bad & then play innocent on camera. Sad.

2b honest.I'm tired of the BS &shitty low life people.I didn't know this was what I signed up 4.I have 2rise above&move on.

@JacLaurita Today ( 9/28, day of the reunion): 

I can't be part of the Charade anymore.It's unsettling. It's disturbing & against what I stand for. I'm a REAL housewife  

I love the blame shifting when someone is caught in lies. Unbelievable.

There is no real love there. Things aren't always what they seem. SOME people live a different life OFF camera then they do on. ( ahem)  [PayAttentionTo Blog EDITOR'S NOTE - THIS WAS MOST LIKELY DIRECTED AT TERESA NO????]

You'll all see through the bullshit if you look closely enough. I think you all are pretty smart  

Ok,I'm pulling back.I'm not going there.I was impulsive.It's behind & beneath me.Too Unimportant.My life is good now.


I'd like to only focus on positive things now please.I threw the trash out.I'm cleaning now and reorganizing.Starting fresh and new.

@Teresa_Giudice Tweets from Tonight 9/28 (Presumably AFTER the Reunion):

On my way home... Loooong day. Wow has Twitter gone crazy. Wow have some people gone crazy... #sadforthem [EDITOR'S NOTE - COULD SHE BE SPEAKING OF MELISSA HERE? SINCE JACQUELINE WASN'T AT THE REUNION?] 
 

I don’t even wanna go there b/c I don't fight on twitter not w/ fans, not haters, not w/ mean RTs & def not w/ a friend (ahem) [EDITOR'S NOTE: POSSIBLY REFERRING TO JACQUELINE GIVEN THE "AHEM" WORDING OF THE TWEET]  or my family! 

But the rumors are getting ridiculous. Let’s get this straight: I LOVE my WHOLE family. Would never do anything to hurt them. xx 

Breaks my heart that anyone would believe I would be part of something to hurt my family. Fame can mess with your mind. Family is forever.xx

THIS is exactly why I didn't want my family on the show--people come out of nowhere to try & hurt you. I don’t want my family hurt. Ever. 

And for the record: I don’t believe MG was a stripper but I wouldn’t care anyway. (I have lots of ex-stripper friends... ahem...) [EDITOR'S NOTE - DID TERESA JUST IMPLY THAT JACQUELINE USED TO BE A STRIPPER????? OMG OMG OMG]

She’s the mother of my niece & nephews & part of my family. You’ll see how I defend her in S4. xx #lovemybrother #lovemyfamily 

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That's all for now.  Help us make sense of all this in the Comments!!!!!!!!!! 

OCT.  24 UPDATE!!! DINA MANZO BREAKS HER SILENCE!!!!!!!!!

Some Notes On Tonight's Keeping Up With The Kardashians

Brought to you by Kris Humphries, last year

• Rob had a point about Kim's spoiled ways in front of the hotel staff when she complained they put flower petals on her bed.  I mean, right???

• Um, why do they show Humira commercials (psoriasis drug) every five minutes when KUWTK is playing? Did Mama Kris get a sponsor for her daughter's psoriasis?  Genius.

• Anyone else annoyed by Kris Humphries getting all involved in family business the first time he meets them? Excuse me, who are you?  Stay on the sidelines of dysfunction until they know your last name at least.  Jeesh.

Kris Jenner - Mummified???

Kylie Jenner posted this picture yesterday of Mrs. Kris Jenner today on Twitter.  Is she a mummy?

@KylieJenner: My mom got wrapped at LA slim wrap! How funny is this! Lol!

Apparently, girlfriend got one of those slimming wrap treatment thingies.  Um, nice outfit?

Oh Hai - Che Cosa - Byeeeeeeeeeee

Happy Sunday Funday - Brought To You By Snooki and Crocodilly Playing Checkers

Snooki proving once again she's good at imaginative play.  Gotta hand it to the girl.




If you listen closely - you can also hear JWOWW arguing with what seems to be Roger on the phone...

Oh, Hai MTV - Quick Question....

Why Did Vinny Delpino show up at the VMAs last night?  And why did he call himself Joe Calderone? And why did everyone keep calling him Lady Gaga?



KthanksBai

Disaster Smugness Is A Thing Now

 It was so predictable that after the  earthquake that rocked the east coast today, folks in LA would mock their eastern counterparts  for all the hubbub over a mere 5.8er on Twitter. 

Listen, westies  how would you feel if you had a category 3 hurricane? or a blizzard?  Probably pretty rattled right?   Before we start teasting each other about who eats what for breakfast - remember the two locales are not EQUIPPED to swap disasters.  

Now say you're sorry and get back to fighting over baseball teams and Rap styles.  You know, the stuff that REALLY matters.

The Snooki/Situation Situation - MYSTERY SOLVED

In the most recent episode of Jersey Shore, we see that accusations are flying left and right between Snooki and Situation.

He says they were "together" while she was with Jionni (her boyfriend).  She VEHEMENTLY denies it all and says he's lying about everything.  Neither is budging, and it's hard to decipher who is telling the truth.  Each has a motive to lie:

• Snooks loves her boyfriend and will lose a relationship if it comes out that she cheated
• Situation has status to gain via a (fabricated or real) Snooki  love storyline since her star status is head and shoulders above all the other Jersey Shore stars

So which is it? Who is lying?  Well, there's a "tell" in the episode that swings the favor into Situation's court.  So what's the tell?  Believe it or not, it lies with the very person who was attempting to protect Snooki - JWOWW.

When Ronnie brings up the rumor, JWOWW's face reveals that she immediately recognizes the story as if she already has prior knowledge of an incident between Mike and Snooki. She then goes to tell Snooki and says something to the effect of  (paraphrasing) "Mike told everyone what happened between the two of you" - MEANING SOMETHING DID HAPPEN.  AND SNOOKI REACTED IMMEDIATELY - instead of saying "what happened between me and Mike?" she started flipping out right away. Innocents don't react like that, dontcha think?

So there, problem solved. YOU'RE WELCOME.

Few Pics From Inside Kim Kardashian's Wedding

Unless you've been living under 10 rocks, (because if you were living under one, you'd still have heard) you know that Kim Kardashian got married to some dude yesterday.

All was super paparazzi proof complete with tents and all -  so that all the shots and footage were protected for the magazine exclusives and E! special.  TMZ was all proud to get a fuzzy shot of Kim and Bruce Jenner walking through a tent which showed not much but IT WAS SOMETHING.

We haven't yet seen the decor etc.. inside UNTIL NOW.  Jillian Barberie Reynolds (local Los Angeles morning news personality and wedding guest) tweeted some shots of the inside in real time.  Check out the shots:

Jillian (@AskJillian) tweets "Oops. Snuck one in"

 

Ok, it may not seem like much, but let's walk through this carefully.  Next to Jillian's hand is what looks like some sort of program - meh.  But notice the table runner - doesn't it remind you of the decor in Mama Kris' house? Silverware and crystals are nice - not gaudy - understated and classy rather.  Loving the flowers and chandeliers.  Anyone notice anything else worth mentioning?

In a second image, Jillian tweeted "Oh snap!!!!! Another one!!!!"

This one is way more fuzzy - but shows more classic decor and beautiful flowers.  Shame we can't make out the identity of any of the guests in the shot. It's said that Kim asked her guests to only wear black or white.  Looks like most of the guests (at least in this pic) chose to wear black.  I think I would too - don't think I'd feel right wearing white to a wedding.  Even if the bride OK'd it.

Update on "The Talk" Our Beloved Remini Supposedly Out Too?

Well, woke up this morning upset and now I know why.

Today it's being reported widely that BOTH Holly Robinson Peete AND Leah Remini's contracts will likely not be renewed for The Talk.  

They definitely just lost a loyal viewer.  Leah Remini was pretty much one of the only reasons that show held my interest at all.  Love Sharon and Sara too.

Sadz.

Update 8/17/2011: Leah Remini has been tweeting back to fans the past couple of days.  When one fan asked (of a previous tweet) if Remini had "confirmed" her departure, Remini responded "I didn't baby. We have no official word yet"

So, though it looks grim, perhaps there's a teeny bit of hope as all the CBS execs continue to stay mum.  Perhaps they're all still talking it over???

RHONJ's Teresa Giudice and Jacqueline Laurita May Be Fighting, Y'all

[SEPTEMBER 28 UPDATE!!!!: CHECK OUT OUR POST ON THE LATEST RHONJ DRAMA HERE]

Hmmmm, first Ashley claims to be Team Gorga on Twitter, and now today Jacqueline comes out with a post show blog pointing many fingers at Teresa.

Interesting....

I'm really too lazy to paraphrase it - but basically JL tells TG that she thinks she's in the wrong when it comes to Melissa and Kathy. She also has a bone to pick with her about Danielle - but my eyes kind of glazed over that part because the story is so played out.

And you KNOW if Jacqueline and Teresa are on the outs, then Caroline and Teresa are probably on the WAY outs.  I think we may have a new villain!  Everyone thought it  would be Melissa in the beginning of the season.  Plot twist!

I can't even imagine what's going to happen when they all go on vacation together. 

Anyway, I can't find my funny bone today, but the blog is worth a read... head on over to BravoTV.com to check it out.

P.S. I feel ick today.  I wouldn't hate you if you sent a compliment or whatever payattentionto@gmail.com

[OCT. 24 UPDATE!!! DINA MANZO BREAKS HER SILENCE] 


[SEPTEMBER 28 UPDATE!!!!: CHECK OUT OUR POST ON THE LATEST RHONJ DRAMA HERE]

What? Joy Behar Is How Old?????

Okay, so by now you should have seen the news that Joy Behar married her boyfriend of nearly three decades. Meanwhile Sherrie Shepherd is getting married tomorrow - upstage much Joy?  But that's neither here nor there.

Because there is a MUCH bigger story here.  As I was reading one of the many articles reporting on Joy's nuptials, there, nonchalantly printed in plain black and white was her AGE - 68 years old!!!! This woman is 2 years away from 70??? Are you kidding me?????

My brain still can't process this.  She doesn't look a day over 55 AT THE MOST.  She's so vibrant and full of life.  Gotta say, we're impressed Joy.  And Congrats on tying the knot.

P.S. I feel ick today.  I wouldn't hate you if you sent a compliment or whatever payattentionto@gmail.com   

Some Questions About Real Housewives of New Jersey

Sponsored by:

Ashlee Holmes Laurita's baggy beret

• When Caroline is talking to Jacquline about inviting Kathy Wakile to her New Years Eve party, she says she "has to" because they are close with Albert.  Um, excuse me, did Kathy and her husband Richard not just meet with Albert for the first time a few episodes ago to seek his advice about buying a resrestaurant? Why would he care if they come to his party or not?  Caroline, just speak the truth and say THE PRODUCERS ARE MAKING ME INVITE THEM.  There, feel better now?
• How come I liked Teresa more before her family joined the cast?  I think she was better at masking the crazy before, but all the "realness" is coming out now that the dirty laundry is being aired.  AWKWARRRRD.  
• Why am I all of a sudden interested in reading Ashley Holmes' Twitter feed? Oh yeah, because she has NO FILTER!  Here's a few (alleged) nuggets gleaned from her updates: 
• she is not living in NJ anymore, now staying with her dad in Dallas - wonder why?  Was she kicked out?  Or was she just "so ova" her "mean mama?"
• She will soon be moving to Los Angeles, but she won't say why yet
• She is "TEAM GORGA" - no explanation yet given, perhaps we'll see it play out in a future episode.
• Why is Joe Gorga now my favorite person in the history of Bravo Reality TV? No, seriously, I need answers on this one.
• Why can't I get "On display... on display... on display" out of my head even though I ABSOLUTELY HATE THE SONG?????

There, thanks for letting me vent.  And if you have answers, please divulge!!!!

Jersey Shore - What Happened Last Night????

Needs more Arvin!! Please tell me someone sent him on a cargo plane straight to Italy sometime in this mess of a season.

Ok, first things first.  Who else feels like Situation is into Snooki because she's basically transformed into a LEGIT real life A list star?  I don't think he would have ever been into her (except to use her for a night) in the past.  But now, I think he sees a gravy train.  How creepy was the scene when she was bickering with Super Mario Jionni on the phone and he was just STANDING THERE.  Like a big creep.  Just eavesdropping and reveling in the fact that they were arguing. READY TO POUNCE. Ew. SO SHADY. 

The whole Deena/Pauly thing is kinda sad.  Like - we've all been there when we're drunk from infatuation and refuse to see the SIGNS that HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU.  Please tell me someone made a gif of the scene last week when they were "kissing" and Pauly had the saddest, most pained expression on his face.  Poor guy had to pretend he was sleeping to escape her.  P.S. Deena, we predict your tiger stripe tan lines will be the newest trend - kinda go with the tiger stripe hair....

So I was half right about Ronnie and Sammi hooking up by episode 2.  They didn't exactly "hook up" yet, but all the seeds have been planted.  Meanwhile, how HIGH SCHOOL MEAN is Ronnie - bragging about all the women he's bedded right in front of the poor girl.  I mean, Ronnie, she "magically grew" tatas for you right before Italy.  Why would you be so excited to BREAK SOMEONE who has that much love for you?  Oy, this guy - I just don't get it. 

The pizza job orientation scene was kinda lame.  MTV, who are we kidding here? We're still going with this whole "job" thing?  Is it really necessary?  THIS ISN'T REAL WORLD SEASON 2.  YOU DON'T HAVE TO MANUFACTURE CONFLICT.  It's already there! They're from Jersey, drama is their food.  They can't live without it. 

Um, what else.  I feel a little like deja vu watching this season.  Lot of the same old horse tricks.  Meh. Did I miss anything?

Jersey Shore Jersday!!! Time To Get Crazy, Get Wild

So, who's been watching the Snooki slash Situation media blitz?  Like seriously - the show already has a gazillion viewers, why does the cast even need to be out promoting the show? Well, actually, I take that back - their interviews now consist of them hocking their OWN wares - yes I'm looking at you Snooki's slippers (and book and Sitch's tuxeods eyrooollllllll). 

Oops, before I forget, here's our PSA of the day:

NEVER. GETS. OLD. So be careful guys, buckle up, don't drive drunk and all that good stuff.  Because, you know, Ronni may pop up out of nowhere.  And then unleash his wrath on your room an hour later.  Eek, hope you don't wear glasses. Just sayin.

Anyhow, back to Snooki's media blitz (I mean cause who really cares about watching Situation on a talk show saying "You know.... I mean..... You know..... "a gazillion times), how much did we love seeing Super Mario Jionni back stage everywhere she went? Gotta say - all sarcasm  aside - they're a really cute couple.

Okay, so enough of that.  It's Jersday and we're all kinds of pumped up.  According to our calculations (see predictions from last Thursday's post) it's about time for Sammi and Ronnie to be hooking up again, dontcha think? 

P.S. I have a question - why are all the girls minus Sam now wearing those colored hair extensions in the under part of their hair?  I mean, Christina Aguilera circa 2000 is making a come back now?  Guess I better go buy some hurrrrrr.

The Way To My Heart: Kris Jenner Edition

Okay - so my love for Kris Jenner has been growing steadily. 

Not just because she's the absolute butt of every eye roll, joke and lesson on Keeping Up With The Kardashians, but because no other genius across this crazy world could have created such a masterpiece as the Kris Jenner Turns 30 video"I Love My Friends" (circa 1980s) (click here to see it, can't embed).  Sorry in advance for the fact that you won't EVER be able to get the lyric "Bible Study...Cheesecake Factory...." out of your heads. 

Okay, but now there's an even BIGGER reason to be down with the Jenner.  She is coming out with a MEMOIR.  That's right folks - it's time for Kris to finally shine!  She released this image of  the cover today on her blog.

Notice how she slipped in the Kardashian "brand" in there to make sure it receives maximum benefit?  Ever the genius marketer, Kris has marketed herself right into our cold little hearts.  We love it!

Jersey Shore Ronnie's New Car!

Check out Ronnie's (AKA Agro Magro - yes we just made that up and we thing it's the most genius thing ever created by our minds) new car.

He just tweeted "Check out the new ride!" w/this pic.  Frankly, I was expecting a Bentley like Situation bought last year.  And why does it already have plates? Does that mean it's a used one at that?

Gotta say, Agro Magro, we're impressed if you're actually being SMART with your money by buying a nice, but modest and gently used car.  Other reality stars could learn a thing or two from you! Well, not the whole destroying your girlfriend's property into oblivion.  But definitely this! Baby steps.

Thoughts on the Lopez Tonight - Conan Debacle

Okay, so unless you've been living under a rock today, you've already heard that TBS abruptly cancelled Lopez Tonight (due to icky ratings) and tomorrow will be the last show. 

So of course people are all pointing at Conan O'Brien and are all "OMG he did the same thing to George Lopez that Jay Leno did to him!!!! What a hypocrite."

To that I say pshaw.  I know it makes for a dramatic story folks, but Conan didn't "screw" George Lopez over.  Why?  Because when TBS approached Conie last year to move his show to their network, he said no because he didn't want to do that to George Lopez. Then, GL himself called Conan and said please come to TBS I think it would be a good thing for ALL of us if you did.

So tell me folks.  What did Conan do wrong? And why exactly is he a hypocrite? Huh? Huh? Huh?

Currently Watching: Flipping Out

FLIPPING OUT

HELLO THERE JEFF LEWIS!

So I'm just sitting here bored watching Flipping Out -  a comfortable old friend and one of the first shows that sucked me into BRAVO-Land.  Here is some totally unstructured commentary (cause I'm lazy, natch):

Question:  If Zoila is the maid, what exactly does Jett do as the "House Assistant?"  I mean, Jeff Lewis' house is like, what, three bedrooms at most??? Why would it take two full time workers to upkeep an already fixed up house?

Okay,  this whole housekeeper is on a break, and replacement housekeeper is better is LITERALLY ripped from an episode of Two and a Half Men.  So is this what it's come to now?  We're stealing storylines from SITCOMS???? WOW.

Why doesn't Chaz understand where Jeff's coming from?  HELLO, how can you meet a deadline when you need the approval of someone who is NEVER there on every teensy detail?  This reminds me of the time I worked at a certain fast food establishment at the tender age of 28 16, and the almighty "Assistant Manger" had to approve the crispiness of each hash brown before I could serve them.  So, maybe I had a history of leaving them raw, I was in a hurry okay - that was a HIGH PRESSURE JOB. Like, get off me and let me live!!!

P.S. How good does Zoila look after her face lift? And how much do we love Gage?  And how much did we hate that lady who was mean to Jenny last week? Ugh, she was terrible.

Commercial time, I'll continue to update as the show goes on.  

P.P.S. I don't know why the spacing is messed up on this post, but I don't know how to fix it.

Not a fan of the glass tile for Chaz's salon that has been a storyline for what, like 3 episodes now?  Jeff, I thought you were an expert at this stuff? Git'er done!

Ok, this whole Trace thing is weird.  AmIRite? I get the whole control issue of requesting to be CC'd on emails.  Trace's whole aura screams shady, so Jeff Lewis HAS to keep the reigns tight.  Hello, that's like "Control Issues 101" and I have a PHd, so trust me, I'm an expert.

Eww, how grossed out are we by the Rocco's Dinner Party commercial where he finds a hair in his food????? BARF BARF BARF.

Ok, we have a little more clarity now in Jett's role.  He's a shoe shiner slash light bulb scientist.  Mystery solved!!!

Ohhhhhhhhh, Trace, you in danger girl.  Designing your closet on Jeff Lewis' watch? EEEEEEEEE, gotta make some popcorn before the showdown twixt them. 

I love the "Impromptu Review" warning.  <<bites nails>>.  I also  love how when Jeff's mad, right before he unleashes, he leads with the positive - I always brag about you and how great you are blah blah blah.

FINISH HIM JEFF!!!!! 

P.P.P.S, why is Gage present for all of the firings?  I think he's the real brains behind the whole operation.  Is it just me or did he just give a "dance puppet dance" look to Jeff as he fired Trace.  I think Gage set the whole thing up because he's jealous of the hot young guy in the office. Well, at least, that's what I would have done if I were him.

Okay, so I just tracked down Trace's Twitter account and SIDE NOTE: he has more Twitter followers than our beloved Chet Haze!!!! How is it possible that a fourth string character on a mediocre (sorry Jeff, love ya) reality show has more love than the son of a MEGA LEGEND ACTOR who is taking the rap world BY STORM?????? HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

Meanwhile, I'm getting sick of this post so I'll stop here.  Meh.

Guess The Change.... Snooki Edition

Hmmmm... Something about our little Snooks looks Diff-AH-rent, but we just can't put our finger on it....

Source: Snooki's Twitter @Sn00ki

Any ideas?

Did You Hear That Apple Has More Money Than Exxon Now?

APPLE Say What?????

I mean, try not to be shocked that I know this - I do read the regular news during reality show commercial breaks.  Weird right? Well, to me - the business minded mogul - it's weird because like don't oil companies have more money than anything else that ever existed ever? 

First Apple has more money than the USA, then Exxon?  They practically own the ENTIRE world now. 

I Work Twice As Hard To Get Half As Much

 
Oh hai there my little children (imagine me in sunglasses smugly looking down at you ever so slightly) - just in case you were wondering, our website is now a legit contender.  We never thought we'd reach these traffic levels, and wow the fan mail is Ahhh-MAYYYY-zingggg.  Please keep the compliments coming because we're not sure our fragile ego will ever be able to take not getting fan mail ever again. 

Anyway, we want you to EMAIL us some of your questions - about ANYTHING - us, current events, your mom, and if they're good, we'll do a whole post answering them.

Get started now, send your email to PAYATTENTIONTOBLOG@GMAIL.COM.  We're waiting, like no, literally, we're sitting with our GMAIL open and hitting "Refresh" ever ten seconds.

Please, send them now!!! GO, GO GO!!!!!

What's Going On Over at CBS' "The Talk" ??????

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Ok - back to the issue at hand.  Is there more dramz going on at The Talk????

 The Twalk

First of ollll (read that in a Jersey accent), before I get deeper into this - some full disclosure.  I have absolutely fallen in love with The Talk in recent months.

I really wanted to hate it at first.  When it first came out as the new kid in town, I was all - "How lame, I will NEVER watch that rip off - I'm loyal to the dysfunctional hens at The View and I have no more room in my heart for this drivel."

Cut to 6 months later - when I don't even watch The View anymore and the entire world stops for my quality time with Chen bot and the ladies.  Converting to The Talk is  kind of like leaving a bad marriage you were overly loyal to and tried to save, and then you start a new HEALTHY relationship and you're all "oh my gosh, I didn't know this was how it's supposed to be.  I mean, he calls me just to say hi, and chooses a night in with me over clubbing with his friends.  WOW."

And we can't NOT mention our girl crush on Leah Remini. I mean, we've always loved her in KOQ (King of Queens - keep up!!!!) and even cut our bangs whenever she did on the show, but this new love is on another level.  I mean is she not the cutest feistiest little thing in the world?  Like, she's a puppy but a vicious honey badger all rolled into one and you CANNOT NOT hang on to every word she says.  

But  I digress.  Now we there may be dramz...... ???? We've always heard whispers that some of the ladies don't get along with one another - but they mask it really well so it was hard to decipher the real story, but HRP (Holly Robinson Peete) was always mentioned.

Anyhoo - as you probably know, Sharon Osbourne has already announced that she will be taking "a break" from the show to spend time with her family or get a boob job or something like that.  But most recently HRP went on record saying that she has no idea whether she'll be back for the new season because they haven't picked up her option and she's kind of in the dark right now.

What is going on?????? We need to know the real story.  We know Leah and Holly have become friends in real life so it can't be due to a rift between them.  And we suspect that Sharon and Holly were never one another's biggest fans based on how they interact on the show.  But that's all we got.   What do you guys think????????? We're dying to know more. 

Real Housewives of New Jersey: New Year, Same Teresa

 Okay, before I get started, I'd like to thank our sponsor for today.  This post is generously brought to you by:

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Okay, now that the housekeeping is out of the way, what is going on with Teresa? No, like really, like I'm actually getting worried in a "no I'm not" kind of way.

Does she ever hear anybody else when they talk?  I mean, true, she's the only reason most people - AKA me - watch the show, but sometimes that one trick pony has got to learn a new trick.

It was a little boring this time around watching the now tired stoy line of the Giudice/Gorga/Wakile rift play out.  But what was more painful was seeing Tre's (that's what Joe and I call her) hypnotizingly blank stare every time anyone with an ounce of sense tried to get through to her.  It's getting creepy -  like stage  Bensimon red alert.

You can tell Caroline - the resident voice of reason with a new greaser hairdo - is starting to secretly hate Teresa.  And Jacqueline isn't far behind.  It's like Tre, get over it.  Oohhhhhhhhh she tried to say hi to you at a party.  Wow, what an evil person.  And oh my gosh, she invited her first cousin (AKA your brother AKA move over Gia there's a new star of the show  Joe Gorga) to her Christmas gathering.  She is evil incarnate.

Listen girl.  No sister of sweet angel "Can Do No Wrong In My Eyes" Rosie can be that bad. 

But the best part  came during the WWHL after show, when innocent little well-meaning Harry Potter impostor Jerry O'Connell (AKA the fat kid from Stand By Me - and some other stuff too - but this is all that matters)  tried to rationally reason with Teresa about how she could be nicer to her family.  Ha ha ha, poor kid really thought she'd take what he had to say to heart.  Listen Jerry: Teresa eats people like you for breakfast - and she does it while she's getting Juicy Joe out of bed, fighting with Melania about who's boss and online shopping for $1 million dollar's of super classy Louis XIV inspired furniture.  I think her blank stare bore a hole into his soul.

Also, I'm actually sad because Teresa is making me warm up to Melissa Gorga.  And I NEVER thought that would happen.  Melissa, call me, we'll make a Poshe run and then hit up Chateau to get our acrylics filled in.

Finally, a check in with Ashlee Holmes Laurita- yep, she's still wearing baggy berets on her head.

Jersey Shore Season 4 ITALY - First Show - IMPRESSIONS

- first of ollllllll - how are we feeling about these Stacker 2 - 6 hour power energy shots commercials with Deena and Sammi? Basically, you know some MTV Ad Sales exec sold the ad space and promised Sitch and Snooki to the Stacker 2 guys, and pulled the old bait and switch w/the bottom 2.

OK - Let's get the elephant in the room out of the way.  WE'RE ALREADY PRETTY SURE  SAMMI had breast implants (ALLEGEDLY) -we cracked that code back in February before they even left for Italy.  See here.  So why is she being all coy? Pretending like she hasn't had them when Nicole says they she should be getting implants together?  And Sammi, don't think we didn't notice you asking the boobie pro JWOWW all those implant maintenance questions.  Mmmmm hmmmmmmm.

Second of olllllllllll - WTF about Situation and Snooki?  Sex?????????? But but, what about little Super Mario Brother Jionni? We love him. Memba this???

The lil ones were happy and snorkeling once upon a time.
Anyhoozles, we're gonna have to side with Ron and NOT BELIEVE SITCH'S LYING A$$.   SERIOUSLY, DUB TEA EFF.  And how creepy was Mike kissin on Snooks in the club?   Where's Ronnie creepin' behind the plant when you need one?  Oh Hai Ron....

Eww can we talk about the pigeons for a sec?  No not Deena, (just kiddin' Deena girl, call me, we'll hang out at the Strip Mawl) actual pigeons - how much did that scene give me a flashback of being in Florence, San Marcos Square  when they swooped down and stole my $60 snack right out of my little 7 year old paw.  Trauma.

Oh yeah, what's the over under on when Sammi and Ronnie are gonna get back together?  We say by episode 2 at the latest.

Whadya you guys all think??????????

WOWW Our Traffic Is Through The Roof - Jersey Shore Must Be Coming Real Soon - Here's What You're Searching For

Man oh man.  The website traffic has been LEGIT on fire.  Thanks to the Jersey Shore HYPE SHOW on MTV for the past few days, you guys are all about digging through the Internetters to find out more.

Since you're all so hungry - here's a Top Ten list of terms you searched Google landing you at this glorious (AKA busted) site (I think you'll notice a very subtle pattern - if subtle means in your face like a MACK track):

1. jwoww plastic surgery
2. jwoww plastic surgery face
3. did jwoww get plastic surgery
4. jwoww face plastic surgery
5. jwoww lip injections
6. arvin lall
7. jwow plastic surgery
8. arvin jersey shore
9. did jwoww have plastic surgery
10. jwoww surgery

Needless to say - you're all super concerned about  JWOWW's face.  Like, really concerned. Like if JWOWW was the Bar Exam, you would all be legit lawyers right now.

Oh yeah, and our unofficial mascot Arvin Lall made a cameo in the Top Ten.  Phew.  Thanks for keepin' the dream alive guys.

Um, Hi, Is It Possible To Wait ANY Longer For Jersey Shore?

Friends, Foes, Insignificants:

I ask you, how much longer must we wait for Jersey Shore to get started???  I mean, really - Real Housewives has managed to fill the void a little bit, but BARELY.  I even resorted to watching MTV's The Challenge again last week (every season I tell myself it's the last one - dang you Kenny and Wes!!!!!) and if it wasn't for CT's adonis DNA, it would barely be worthy as background sound whilst I surf the InterWebs.

CT  daydream break - Ahhhhh, those dreamy baby blues..... that Boston swagger....

Ugh that was so suburbs of me.

Anywhoozles,  at least we had Snooki dancing with a plant to tie us over this week.  I mean, if you think about it really, that was like the equivalent of an entire episode in and of itself.  Amirite or amirite????

BTW, who DIDN't think Sammi and Ronnie were going to get back together THE SECOND they were in Italy?  You should have your IQ checked.

Oh yeah, and then there's that whole Vinny leaving thing.  Like we didn't know he was going to come back a week later with his tail between his legs.

Prediction: Reason Vinny left?  Head got too big, attitude too douchey for even The Sitch to deal with.

P.S., while we're on the subject of The Situation.  Mike, please tell your brother to stop Tweeting on your account like every 5 minutes promoting every product slap you got?  So obvs.  Easy bro.

Jersey Triple Threat. Who Is Ready For Some Real Housewives of New Jersey Action???? Plus a Little Jersey Shore To Tie You Over. Oh Yeah, and I Mention Mob Wives Too, Hence the TRIPE THREAT (typo but I'm keepin it. LOL TRIPE!!!!!).

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Teresa's Season 1 Hair

 
Can't. Properly. Articulate. My. Level. Of.  Excitement about Season 3 Episode 2 of RHONJ coming up any moment now! Though I will say that Mob Wives has made it easier to get through the week.  Helps take the edge off the RHONJ withdrawals.

Prediction about WWHL with Teresa tonight, she's gonna do that thing where she clams up and gets weird and dodges all questions of substance. 

 I live for this sh***t (said in an 80s buddy cop voice)/

Can we just discuss Teresa's brother for a second?  First of all, yes, he's definitely the show stealer to contend with.  Hands down, move over Gia, a new star is born. Meanwhile, at night, when it's really quiet and I'm just about to fall asleep, the "toe scene" that has been permanently burned into the back of my retinas, flashes back into life to haunt me. Needless to say, there's been a lot of sleepless nights lately.

Oh yea, anyhoozles, moving on to Jersey Shore,  just in case you thought that Ronnie and Sammi were SO OVA FA GOOD, guess again.  They've already been photographed (of course the photo agency wouldn't accept half my cupcake as payment, so, yea, sorry bout that - but here's a leeeenk) together being all romantic and barf.  Stay tuned, story still developing.

OMG Arvin Lall Shows Up On Jimmy Fallon's "Jersey Floor" !!!! BRB GOING TO BREATHE INTO A PAPER BAG LIKE THEY DO IN THE SITCOMS!!!!!!

So anyone who knows me (AKA my dog) knows that I enjoy Jimmy Fallon's Jersey Floor and Real Housewives of Late Night more than I friggin love the original shows themselves (which is a friggin lot - cause I friggin live for dem shows) (oh PS, don't mind the accent, I just got done watching Mob Wives and it takes a while for the Staten Island to get off me).

So anyhoo, I'm doing my late night channel surfing and my boy Jimmy graced us with a new episode of Jersey Floor tonight.

But if that wasn't enough of a treat as I was enjoying my night cheese and PM pinot, three quarters of the way through, guess who decides to make a surprise cameo  when they play the Stalker Bugle (AKA the Jersey Floor version of the Grenade Whistle. Keep up!) like it's no big deal?????

None other than ARVIN LALL of Arvin Lall from Jersey Shore Season 3 drove an irreparable wedge between Ronnie and Sammi and then we were all mad but then we did some Internet stalking and subsequent blogging about him so then he kind of grew on us in an ironic way fame!!!!!

ARVIN FRIGGIN LALLLLLLLLL!!!!  In all his smuggy glory!!! Thank dog for the rewind button cause if you blink you'll miss him!

Oh yeah - these broads showed up too. NBD.

Check out the full episode below to see for yourselves:. 



(P.S. Hey Arvin, if you ever Google yourself - who are we kidding, WHEN YOU GOOGLE YOURSELF TOMORROW - aand stumble upon this site, email us a shout out to publish at payattentiontoblog@gmail.com - your growing fan club here will go crazy).

Jersey Shore's Sammi and Ronnie Looked Very Together Leaving Seaside (Season 3). So Was MTV Lying To Us?

 

Store this one in the "shaking my head" file.  The - dare I say it - underwhelming Jersey Shore finale left me more confused than usual. Sure the story lines were all tied up in a pretty bow - JWOWW got her man, Vinny found his inner douche, Mike was the town gossip, Team Meatball was in full effect, and Sammi and Ronnie were "over" for good. But was it REAL?

The entire time I was watching it, I kept thinking everything seemed more  "produced" than ever before.   But something very specific was gnawing at me, I just couldn't put my finger on it.

UNTIL TODAY!

I woke up in a cold sweat, slapping my forehead.  "Ah, yes" I screamed to myself.  "The photos!!!!!"

A little background: one of the downfalls of being a successful reality show is the paparazzi attention. By the time Season 3 came around for Jersey Shore, the photogs and fans with camera phones were ever-present.  Surely a thorn in the side of MTV.  If you've ever seen the raw footage from fan cell phones on YouTube or TMZ type coverage of the kids on the Shore last summer, you saw in actuality that they had throngs of fans screaming their names everywhere they went. So you know the editors and sound guys did a lot of extra work to make it look like the JS cast were still normal kids having a typical Seaside experience.

Cut to sometime in September 2010 when I was perusing one of my favorite blogs, "A Socialite's Life."  There were 40+ images (via WENN photo agency) featuring the cast bidding farewell to the shore house.  KABLAMO - here's Exhibit A, B, C through Z to prove that Sammi and Ronnie did not leave the house in the way that MTV lead us to believe - a screenshot from ASL  (visit the site to see the full gallery):  

As you can see, Sammi and Ronnie were hugging and even kissing goodbye.  They sure looked together, or at the very least on good terms to us.  As we also told you (way before the gossip rags), they eventually had a more permanent "break-up" in January.

Here's my guess as to what happened.  Given that Sammi and Ronnie broke up in January, the post-production team soon after cut a finale that showed a permanent break up to catch up with time.  That way, the Reunion special would be more current.  Mmmm Hmmmm, we see what you did there M(anipulation)TV.

October 2011 Update on Ronnie and Sammi's Relationship!