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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 7:34 am
I was thinking (while I was in the shower) and... I know I said this last year but... I would really enjoy this show if it just showed the Manzo families. Dina, Teresa, Jacqueline, and Caroline. They are going to ruin this show with Danielle. The past season of RHOC was not all that enjoyable, and the RHNYC was not at all enjoyable. If Bravo wants to keep me watching, they may want to cease and desist with all this drama and just let us enjoy the family. Because I really will not watch if the focus continues to be Danielle in denial.
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Kellsma
Member
08-27-2002
| Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 7:52 am
Thanks for the info Panda. Costacat, I agree. I wish we could just have the show without all the drama. I liked the first season of the first housewives show, RHWOC because it was just their lives without all the drama and then it all changed and each show that has followed has added more and more drama. The scenes from this season of RHWONJ all focus on legal stuff, a gun, etc. Too much!
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Marameko
Member
07-15-2002
| Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 8:00 am
This AM while getting ready for work I watched only a small portion of the RHNJ. The priest gave Danielle the correct advise which was to pray for those she feels have wronged her and then move on.Whomever produces/directs this show should be ashamed of themselves for egging all this unnecessary drama on. Danielle may need the $$ but this show is not going to last that long so she needs to get to "steppin" and seek long term, gainful employment elsewhere. Ah the allure of showbiz is hard to give up. The cats of Dina's are odd, just odd. Granted I am not a cat person at all but yipes !
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 8:27 am
Grandma Wrinkles is a naturally hairless cat. However, it looks like the white cat may have been a victim of an overzealous groomer - or Dina purposely had the cat shaved like that to avoid cat hair and/or furballs.
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 9:10 am
I totally forgot about Danielle's meeting with the priest! She was very rude and yelling at him when she was looking supposedly looking for peace-what a joke she is.
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Shenanagon
Member
07-28-2009
| Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 9:26 am
I wish they'd remove Danielle from the show. I don't enjoy watching any scenes she's involved in and it puts a damper on the show to me. I enjoyed the new baby and love the other ladies but I'd like to know them minus the Danielle drama. Bravotv.com has new blogs up on their site for any that enjoy reading them.
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 10:06 am
Yikes. I just read Danielle's blog. If that's her on a positive path, I'd hate to see her on a negative one.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 10:16 am
People I know with Persians often have their cats shaved during the summer months. Dina's cat had a pretty traditional "lion cut".
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Shenanagon
Member
07-28-2009
| Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 10:20 am
ya that poor cat looked miserable but I can understand why she shaves it, I'm a crazy cat lady myself and I avoid the long haired cats because it is a real pain to keep them groomed, knots, hairballs that they yack up on my floor etc lol
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 10:32 am
I just sent an email to Bravo TV explaining how they are about to lose a viewer (and that from what I've seen, I'm not the only one). That some of us are tired of the never-ending drama and that it isn't enjoyable to watch any of the Real Housewives franchises any more. I did say that I'd much prefer to watch just the daily interactions of the Manzo family. I feel better having said my piece, but odds are it won't make a difference. I'll just stop watching and maybe they'll figure it out someday. I just read Danielle's blog and that woman is clearly toxic and definitely doesn't understand anything. If you were going to hire this woman, would you? If you were going to befriend this woman, would you? After seeing how she does her "just sayin'" baloney and "tells all"? Not me, not ever. I hope Bravo cans her arse and she has to learn how to make a real living. I'm so over her it's not even funny. Sadly, reality TV has turned into a total drama fest. Where it was enjoyable to sort of "get away" for an hour, it's turned into a frustrating experience that is not fun. I know there are people out there who love watching the drama, and who will tell me that they love watching Danielle on this show. Fine, enjoy it. Personally, I watch TV -- and reality shows in particular -- to be entertained. This kind of toxic behavior is not entertaining to me. "Just sayin'". 
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 11:59 am
Costa, now that I think about it, I used to have some friends down here a few years ago that had a persian that would get the lion's cut every summer. And this cat looooooved to get his summer shave.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 12:02 pm
I have friends who do the lion's cut on their Persian and I think he loves it (the cat). They've said it's really a lot cooler for him in the warmer summer months, and that he seems more comfortable, and I swear he prances around when he's been cut. Like he knows he's handsome and that's that!! (Cracks me up though cuz he's got a bit of a skinny saggy body. Kinda like how some men should NEVER go without their shirts in public! )
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 12:11 pm
IMHO this entire bunch is toxic too, with the possible exception of Jaqcuelin. and her stuff seemed SOOOO forced to me, ie the birth control question with the daughter smirking through it like she knew what question was coming. And how staged did that scene look with her husband sharpening the knife while talking to the bf?? This RH was somewhat amusing last year because it was so over the top crazy. I found this episode mostly annoying and out of line. I never did like Teresa much, but found her beyond rude and crude repeatedly this year. And for the life of me, I can't figure out why Danielle is still on this show. While the woman clearly doesn't get it, I did feel a bit bad for her that one scene that woman is saying what a dear friend she is, and later she is with the toxic bunch saying how they aren't friends and she can't stand her. But how do you have one cast member on who isn't talking to anyone else in the cast?? And why?? BTW that cat could give me nightmares!!!
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 12:14 pm
Forgot to add, Costa what reality on reality tv?? I posted not long ago in the Deadliest Catch thread that I couldn't figure out why I was watching it, then it hit me that it's just about the ONLY reality show with REAL PEOPLE who are actually working, talking like they would, and not playing a role (more detail here lol). But it makes it refreshing and enjoyable (sadly less so without Capt Phil but wrong thread for that sigh). But seems like all these shows feel we want endless forced over the top people and drama. Yet year in and year out the fan favs on all these shows turn out to be the most real and less over the top. But they still don't get it!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 1:57 pm
Exactly. Somehow some people think some of us want drama. But honestly, not that kind and not that much!
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 2:44 pm
The difference between last night's show and this season's RHONY is the drama contrivance. I have no doubt that Bethenny and Jill have had a falling out, that Bethenny made heartfelt overtures that Jill rebuffed, and now Jill is doing the same. Although I am on "team Bethenny," and fell Jill overreacted, her actions are within the realm of normal human behavior. The whole Danielle drama seems completely and utterly faked. It is completely loony to do a drive-by on a party to which you weren't invited. No normal, rationale mother dumps her problems on her kids like that. Danielle either has some significant emotional/mental problems, or she's piling on the drama for her 15 minutes. I get the feeling it's the latter.
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Shenanagon
Member
07-28-2009
| Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 3:09 pm
ITA. I too am more on team Bethenny but I understand Jill. With the Danielle drama there is no rational explanation for anything she is doing. Her blog is horrible, she makes digs at Jackie's daughter, a teenager and makes rude remarks about Dina's husband or insinuations rather. Danielle is a waste of oxygen, a truly dispicable person and I would never, for any amount of money subject myself or my family to her presence. The priest scene was so contrived I felt bad for the priest. There's so much bad to say and it's only episode one. Danielle's complete disconnect with her actions having brought all of this on coupled with her benign reasons for doing so make me want to scream. I feel horrible for her children. I think she should have her children taken away, she is a mess and disgrace as a mother and a human being.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 4:18 pm
Danielle tried to crash a party last season also, if you remember. Jacqueline talked her out of it at the time, telling her she wasn't invited. So this appears to be standard MO for Danielle. She also constantly dragged her kids in to her problems last season, so I'm not surprised to see her drag her kids along while she's pulling stalker duty. Not that that excuses anything because I would've thought she'd have learned from last year. And that's why I wrote to Bravo. I doubt one letter will do any good, but if any of you are not enjoying her on the show, let 'em know.
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Lurkin
Member
02-15-2002
| Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 5:39 pm
It looks like on Dina's Bravo Blog that Kim is a new "housewife" she states that you won't see her getting close with Kim. I heard Caroline mention something about new housewives coming. Boy Danielle's daughter go beautiful. I cringed at whatever happened to her at the fashion show they previewed. }
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Shenanagon
Member
07-28-2009
| Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 8:25 pm
I was curious as well Lurkin so did a web search, I feel awful for Danielle's two daughters. I found a small article with a beautiful photo of Danielle's eldest daughter Christine and it said she just signed a modeling contract with IMG. She's 15 and 5'10. http://www.realitytea.com/tag/christine-staub-becomes-a-model/
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Cricket
Member
08-05-2002
| Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 3:55 am
I also feel horrible for Danielle's daughters. For them to have to beg her to go home and not embarrass herself (and them) was heartbreaking. Her older daughter is the Mom in that family, not Danielle. D is too self-centered to be a good parent. She is not letting those girls have a childhood. Shame on her and shame on Bravo and Social Services for not stepping in and making her get some kind of counseling or parenting classes.
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Marameko
Member
07-15-2002
| Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 5:56 am
I agree Cricket. Danielle is self centered. This show simply will not last if they continue with these dysfunctional relationships. HWNY was bad and now HWNJ appears to be a wreck waiting to happen.
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Shenanagon
Member
07-28-2009
| Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 7:02 am
Jacqueline just put up her blog on Bravotv.com and she's clearly pissed at Danielle. Good for her I would be too.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 7:13 am
and see I thought Danielle was motivated by the cameras! I wonder if she thinks if she causes drama, she'll be included in the show - and of course get that hefty paycheck... but ITA its just sad! and I too feel sorry for her dd's
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Mictay
Member
09-29-2006
| Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 7:31 am
omg i just read danielles blog,wow she really hits below the belt.that was just mean about what she said about Jacqueline's daughter.what if someone were to say those things about her daughters?
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