Thursday, February 10, 2011

Beyond Scared Straight: Are They Really

I saw this show advertised and thought "hmmm, sounds like something I might want to watch", after all I am in the criminal law field as a paralegal, and it would be beneficial to be informed to I can explain to some our minor clients the perils awaiting them if they continue on their destructive, career-criminal paths.

Well, I watched it, and all I can say is "does anyone really think this is going to help the kids?" They come in there with a cocky attitude, laughing, continuing to lie, and don't take this experience seriously at all. Some of these kids do take it seriously, but for the most part I don't see it sinking into most of them. And at the end of the day they don't give you an update on all the kids. Misleading? Just sayin'.

The reality here is that if it helps just one kid, all the better.

FYI, here in Orange County, California, instead of making the kids go through the jail, they make the parents go. I know...been there, done that. And, it didn't help my kid one bit, probably because he wasn't the one that went through the jail.

Bottom line: Parents need to quit enabling their kids, stop being friends, and act like parents.

Stay tuned

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Joan & Melissa

OK, I know I said I didn't think this show was gonna last because the first episode was "Bore-ing" (heavy on the "G"), but last night may have proved me wrong. 

I love Joan Rivers.  Yes I do.  What a fun Mom, lady, comedian, and business woman.  A little bit of a pushy Yidish-a-ma-ma-la, but her heart appears to be in the right place.  You just have to love a Mom who is pushing for her daughter to be on the cover of "Mom's Go Wild", producers of "Girls Gone Wild", etc.  Talk about "open-minded".

I laughed myself silly during the bathroom scene when Joan sneaks in a takes a photo, and later walking down the stairs when she is so proud she got the photo.  And there was lots of funny dialogue from Joan which really wasn't in the first episode.   You didn't miss much in the first episode as all she did was pack, move and look high and low for Edgar's (Joan's husband) ashes.  Turns out Joan was holding out.  There were also two other ashes floating around the house, one of which she could not remember who they belonged to.  Ech!

As a mom, I really loved Melissa's decision, (despite the money she would have received), to not do "Mom's Gone Wild" because of  the price tag that it would have cost her in the long run.  You're a good Mom Melissa.  If you're keeping track it's Melissa 2, Joan 0, if you add the furniture scene.  Don't even take me there.

Finally, some funny dialogue, mostly from Joan.  And at times you're not sure who the Mom really is.  Is it Joan, or is it Melissa.  I am not sure.  But I guess I will keep watching to find out.

Stay tuned

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season Finale

Well if Part I of the Season Finale didn't get you pausing the TV to run to the kitchen for a bag of popcorn, with all the cat fights, arguments, and constant attacks on Kyle, then Part II was sure to send you.

Well last night's season finale Part 2 of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was probably one of the biggest tear-jerkers in the Housewive's moments. There were more tears flowing than Niagara Falls. I thought even Bravo's Andy was going to cry. Pass the Kleenex and get Makeup in here. And there were more apologies flying around than Delta has flights.

Bravo asked it's viewers who they thought was the biggest villain of the night. Raise your hands if you say "Cedric", who is the want-to-be 7th housewife. See http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/real-housewife-lisa-how-cedric-absolutely-betrayed-us-201122  for more. Even Camille and Kyle put their differences aside for the evening.

Well ladies, all I can say is "well done." And I am looking forward to next season. It will be interesting to see who stays and who leaves.

Stay tuned.