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Archive through November 27, 2007

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Cricket
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08-05-2002

Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 10:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cricket a private message Print Post    
I was not liking George's daughter at all last night. She was acting quite snotty...saying her step-sister would not be controlling anything she did in Florida. She could certainly be brought down a peg or two. I feel the same about newgirl's son as you do, Mocha. He hasn't bothered to call the Mercedes dealers or go by and actually apply for a job. He gives me the willies. Can't his mother see he's literally blackmailing her and the best thing she could do is force him to grow up and get a job?

Bluejaxrock
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04-23-2004

Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 11:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bluejaxrock a private message Print Post    
The relationship between new-family's mom and son makes me say ewwww. Maybe it's just me, but they seem kind of flirtatious with each other.
If I had done to my DH what Vicki did to Don, DH would've walked out. How embarrassing, belittling, and demeaning. No wonder every shot of him he's drinking...I'd drink too.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 9:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Yeah and why is Colton hanging out with grown folks? I don't take my kids with me when I'm hanging with my friends.

Bluejaxrock
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04-23-2004

Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 10:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bluejaxrock a private message Print Post    
Mocha, I thought she took him because when she and Kara went to Berkely and left him home alone he had a party. But I agree, I wouldn't take my kids, no matter how old, to an "adult" weekend getaway.
Maybe that's why they're rich and I'm not...I'm semi-normal...lol
and HAPPY THANKSGIVING everyone!

Oregonguy
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02-12-2006

Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 11:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Oregonguy a private message Print Post    
you are not alone bluejaxrock in thinking eewwwwwww about tamra and her son. the first episode when he found her panties in his room and came out and was joking with his mom about, i was like wow, most sons would be horrified by it.

she took colton to havasu because he has been partying to much when she is away from home. then she proceeds to take him where most of the "adults" are drinking and looking stupid. with coltons dad getting dui a few years ago they need to speak of the ills of drinking not promoting it to him.

i can't stand vicki. i cant stand vicki. i cant stand vicki.

Cricket
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08-05-2002

Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 10:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cricket a private message Print Post    
Hey, Oregonguy..how do you like Vicki?? HAH! HAH!

I understand. That woman is in desperate need of attention at ALL times. She's so over the top. She must have low self esteem. So many things she does are attention seeking. I have a friend who hits and it does hurt. Vicki tries to act like she's happy, but I think she's afraid to stop and really look at what she is or isn't, so she keeps going and going and going at top speed.

Penpoint
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03-27-2001

Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 11:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Penpoint a private message Print Post    
Does anyone remember--actually, is anyone old enough to remember--the Loud family, Bill and Pat Loud and their kids, Lance, Delilah, Kevin, Michelle, and I think there was one other sibling. They were the subjects of a PBS documentary series called "An American Family," which aired almost 35 years ago. It was the forerunner of today's reality television shows, and Housewives of Orange County is a direct descendant of that earlier show. When ever I hear Jeana or Vicki or Laurie justifying their actions or the actions of their offspring, I think of the Louds. Although technology and the world have changed radically, nothing in human nature has changed in the past three and a half decades.

Foolscap
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09-04-2004

Friday, November 23, 2007 - 12:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Foolscap a private message Print Post    
I remember that show and was completely fascinated by it. Even though it was so long ago I'm surprised it doesn't get mentioned more often when discussing the history of reality shows. I'm pretty sure their was another sibling, a brother. I can't recall his name, he was younger than Lance but older than Kevin, and was a musician. In fact, it's kind of driving me nuts that I can't remember his name.

Beekindpleez
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07-18-2006

Friday, November 23, 2007 - 12:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
I also remember the Loud family. I wonder if that's available through PBS? I'd like to see it again.

Willsfan
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09-04-2000

Friday, November 23, 2007 - 5:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Willsfan a private message Print Post    
I heard a lot about the Loud family but never watched it. Guess I was watching Gunsmoke or something. LOL

William C. (Bill) Loud (born 1921)
Patricia (Pat) Loud (born 1926)
Lance Loud (1951–2001)
Kevin Loud (born 1953)
Grant Loud (born 1954)
Delilah Loud (born 1955)
Michele Loud (born 1957)

Lance Loud was a journalist as well as the lead singer of The Mumps. He died in 2001 at a hospice in Los Angeles - complications of hepatitis C.

Loud Family TV Clips

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Friday, November 23, 2007 - 6:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Complications of hepatitis C AND HIV.

Rehtse
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08-17-2005

Friday, November 23, 2007 - 6:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rehtse a private message Print Post    
I just barely watched this week's episode in the wee-hours of the morning and let me just say the following:

Tamra: What is up with her relationship with her son Ryan? I cannot imagine any mother running in excitement towards her son, springing up in his arms, and clinging to him with her legs wrapped around his waist. This is way too weird.

Also, I think that since her husband is only appearing to have the best interests of her son Ryan in mind, that she should quit passively interfering and just throw her husband some support. Ryan seems like a slacker and a manipulator. Tamra seems to like being manipulated as well.

Vicky: This woman caused me to have a nightmare after I turned the tv off. Her husband needs to leave her.

Also, how dare she criticize Jeana's poor parenting skills when she does not appear to be doing that much better? Sure, her daughter seems to be doing well in school, she's a virgin, has goals, etc., but I would not call their relationship "ideal".

By the way, what was the deal with Jeana and the other HW staying at a hotel? How rude of Vicky to invite them only to have them stay at a hotel. Tacky.

Jeana: She needs to leave her husband, get herself together and start tough-loving her boys. Both boys seem to be heading for disaster. Kara seems like a lovely young lady. I hope she is doing well in school.

The other two moms did not get on my nerves this week, so I won't pass judgment on them now. (Tongue in cheek)

Penpoint
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03-27-2001

Friday, November 23, 2007 - 11:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Penpoint a private message Print Post    
Willsfan, thanks for the Louds listing. So it was Grant I couldn't remember. Strange to realize that the kids are now in their fifties. Of course Bill and Pat are long divorced. I believe he remarried, but she never did. The last I read of the Louds was when Lance died.

It's nice to know that some of us are pioneer reality TV fans, and we're still looking at it. Although sometimes I have to question why I continue watching Housewives of Orange County. Those women help to define the word shallow and they have so few redeeming qualities.


Mocha
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08-12-2001

Saturday, November 24, 2007 - 10:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Tamra jumping and hugging her son didn't bother me. She was trying to get him wet. I sit on my son's lap when they won't move from my chair. In the mall yesterday I was jumping up and down with my hands on #2's shoulders behind him lol. I just like to do silly stuff with my boys and we're very touchy feely. I see nothing wrong with that. <shrug>

Foolscap
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09-04-2004

Saturday, November 24, 2007 - 1:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Foolscap a private message Print Post    
Willsfan, thanks from me too for remembering Grant's name. And also for knowing Kevin was the middle son and Grant the youngest. Now, back to the lovely housewives of O.C.

Sia
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03-11-2002

Saturday, November 24, 2007 - 1:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
I've been recording the repeats of last season, and my husband has even gotten hooked on this show. He says he appreciates me so much for not going overboard with spending whenever he hears one of those plastic, vain, vapid OC shrews spewing about their huge houses, lavish pools, mega-carat diamonds and multiple new cars.

Vicky wanted to "downsize" from a 5000-sq-ft house to a 4000-sq-ft house so they can have more money for traveling, yet she hasn't moved into it because she's worried people will think they've come down in the world and can't afford such a big house. Ugh!!! Let me quote OregonGuy: "I can't stand Vicky, I can't stand Vicky, I can't stand Vicky!" Donn got a new job, didn't he? If not, maybe they should really think about cutting expenses--like not spending OVER A MILLION DOLLARS renovating the perfectly-good pool at the new, smaller house? Gee, maybe they can do without the fire-and-ice feature that Vicky "totally wants." She said she wants to have things that nobody else has; she has to have the first, the biggest, the best, the most expensive. I can't identify with that, I just can't.

Angelicfairies2
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07-19-2004

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 3:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Angelicfairies2 a private message Print Post    
http://www.tmz.com/2007/11/27/oc-housewife-in-alternate-reality/

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 3:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Oh good lord.

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 3:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
LOL Mocha!

Kellsma
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08-28-2002

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 3:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kellsma a private message Print Post    
Here is a spoiler for tonight's episode

http://www.ocregister.com/entertainment/tamra-vicki-jeana-1928457-lauri-says

In our local Orange County paper

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 4:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
So Jeana has been eating because she and Matt are separated? She didn't look any bigger to me than she always did.

Rehtse
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08-17-2005

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 6:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rehtse a private message Print Post    
Here is a spoiler for tonight's episode

http://www.ocregister.com/entertainment/tamra-vicki-jeana-1928457-lauri-says

In our local Orange County paper



I see that someone else over there is also weirded-out by the Tamra-Ryan relationship.

Kellsma
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08-28-2002

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 6:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kellsma a private message Print Post    
The paper is full of stories about these families, there is one to two articles a week about them. Not so loved here because what they show is so distorted about Orange County. Most of the residents of Coto de Caza hate this show.

Rehtse
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08-17-2005

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 7:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rehtse a private message Print Post    
I would hate this show also if I lived in Coto. Heck, the reason you move into a community like that is to stay away from undersireables; what a horror to realize that some undesireables have crossed through the gates.

Bluejaxrock
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04-23-2004

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 10:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bluejaxrock a private message Print Post    
This has been a guilty pleasure of mine since the beginning, and I always wondered what these people do to earn such a good living. I knew Vicki and Lauri sold insurance, but good grief, how much insurance do you have to sell to afford that lifestyle? And Jeana is a realtor, which I think would provide more than enough for their lifestyle. Tonight I learned that Tamra also is a realtor. So what does Tammy do? I didn't see her work last season or this season.
I threw up in my mouth when I read about Jo. Did anyone click on the link about Slade and his new concubine? It's the one he took to the BBQ, that looks like Angelina Jolie. Ewwww, I just threw up in mouth again.
peace out