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Archive through January 13, 2004

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Lurkin

Saturday, January 10, 2004 - 1:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think it is sorta bad that they are 22 and more or less being grounded, but I can see it is a small town and they are reflecting things badly on the family and they are trying to keep their reputation. Nicole is out of control at times. The bleach and the charging was uncalled for but I think somewhat staged.

Lilfair

Saturday, January 10, 2004 - 8:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
They are adults but unfortunately they act a lot younger. I wanted to like these girls but simply can't. Dumping the bleach was over the top. They not only need to be grounded but sent off to one of those deprogrammers that are used on cult victims.

Nathalia

Monday, January 12, 2004 - 6:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The Ledings were on Regis and Kelly this morning. Little Braxton is the cutest! When asked by Regis which one was his favorite he quickly yelled out Nicole's name. Kane the middle boy who I believe is 16 said he was at school when they left the house. He was not impressed with them at all and said he hardly spoke to them while they stayed at his house. The Ledings said they did get compensated for having the girls stay at their house but didn't say how much or in what way. They also said that they were really shocked at the clothes..or lack therof that the girls wore. The worst part for the Dad was what happened at Sonic. The grandmother loved both Paris and Nicole just like a grandmom would. The mom said she constantly tried to get them to clean up their room but they wouldn't. The mom wanted just once for the room to be shown clean on tv. They also said it was hard to reinforce the rules since they weren't their children. They seemed to be in NY promoting tomorrow nights reunion show.

Scorpiomoon

Monday, January 12, 2004 - 6:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks for the recap, Nathalia.

"They also said it was hard to reinforce the rules since they weren't their children."

See? If the producers wanted that parent/teenager rebellion tension going on, they should have found two young celebs to do this--actual "children" not just young women who act like children.

Sherrie

Monday, January 12, 2004 - 9:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Nathalia, thank you! I am sorry I missed it.

Zgoodgirl

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 1:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Don't forget that the reunion show is on tonight! Don't know if I will watch it, but if I do, I hope they have clips that weren't shown. I missed half the season, but the ones that I saw were funny!

Hippyt

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 3:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was trying to find out what exactly "reunion show" means. Are they having a reunion with the family,or is this more repeats? Fox.com isn't saying,guess we'll find out tonight.

Whoami

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 4:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm not sure why they are doing a "reunion show" tonight. It didn't really look like the show was finished! dunno

Deesandy

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 4:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Has anyone here seen "the tape"?

Scorpiomoon

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 5:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Deesandy: Go back to the beginning of the thread. Those of us who saw "the tape" talked about it at length before this show started.

Scorpiomoon

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 5:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Just saw info on Access Hollywood. The reunion show is an in-studio thing with an audience--the girls and the family talking on a stage with clips being shown. Next week is the finale.

Legalboxer

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 5:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
phew - i was starting to think, did i miss the finale?? did i really lose a week of memory :) guess not.

Deesandy

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 6:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thank you Scorpio...

Deesandy

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 6:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I see that some are saying it is a three minute tape...it is being sold on ebay with the claim of being 20 minutes long...

Jbean

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 6:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
what time is it on? 8? probably since that's when america's next top model is on, too.

Jbean

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 6:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
and what exactly is "the tape"?

Jbean

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 6:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
nevermind, i read the beginning of the thread.

Willwillbee

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 7:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
wtf - the reunion and THEN the finale on Wednesday

Hippyt

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 7:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
You guys are gonna love the reunion. They show lots of new stuff,and the end is really sweet!

Willwillbee

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 7:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
wtf - the reunion and then the finale on Wednesday!!!

Hippyt

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 7:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yeah,I saw that the first time you typed it.

Scorpiomoon

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 7:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tacky, stupid, overexaggerated and fake.

That's how I'd describe it.

Bananaclip

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 10:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Scorpio, "the tape" or the reunion show? I haven't seen "the tape" but your words summed up the reunion show very well IMO. The host, Leeza Gibbons, ruined it for me. She seemed too cheerful and very forced. There were lots of weird pauses.

Scorpiomoon

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 11:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was referring to the reunion. To me, there was nothing about it that seemed genuine.

Tishala

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 11:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm sorry, but Simple Life's reunion was an abomination IMHO. I don't even think I could begin to say what I disliked most...it was about 60 minutes of everything I despise. The forced laughter! The forced "love"! The forced pink truck! The forced happiness! The reappearance of "friends" we had only seen for one episode (and with whom Paris and Nicole only worked for one day)! The banal outtakes! The vapid responses to questions! Leeza makes dumb jokes about high hair!

I really DID like this show. This and last week's episode constitute solid evidence that I may have lost my mind.