Thursday 31 October 2013

Pastors of LA Season 1 episode 4 - Foolery and Stupidity Nothing is sacred any more

I just discovered this show. Church has arrived to reality show! Ya'll know I've loving this already. However I'm keeping this blog short and only commenting on things that stood out.

It opens with pastor preaching the Gospel and people waving hand in the air. I'm loving this - drama in the name of the Lord.

Single father and Minister Deitrick Haddon - If u shack the lord will give you a heart attack.

Never heard of him but this man stinks of playa. I gather he's found the pastures of sin more interesting than spreading the Word. He's very slick with his words and likeable.  Let's face it this man has the gift of words and he also looks as if he can really pleasure a woman in bed which is probably 99% of the problem. His restlessness nature still says he has a long way to go before settling down.



Anyway this show we see him rent/buy a house for his and his baby momma Dominique.  God afforded him a mansion or may Oprah did for the show but Haddon says this is what you get when you walk hard for the kingdom. Okay, maybe I should go train to spread the gospel.





 Sinner Preacher Haddon is bring God into is chat as he proposes to Dominique. He tells us of his past transgressions but how God is still blessing him. Then again Dominique should known better that to spreading thighs before marriage.  However Haddon has such a gold glinted sweet talking tongue it's hard for any woman under age of 90 to resist him. We can figure Haddon is good is bed. 






 




Bishop Clarence McClendon

I'm sure in real life, Clarence McClendon comes over charismatic and charming but on a reality TV show he comes over self-important and full of himself.  There is something about 'ambulance chaser' laywer about him. I think he's just too slick. And into himself.


 He's okay in small doses like on Sunday service when you are sitting in the congregation or he's prepared something with focus but as a person. Nah.  


Anyhoos Clarence McClendon walks in ORANGE pants! WTF? With a navy blue blazer to greet former P Diddy Butler and PA Fonz. Okay he thinks he is stylish. Each to his own.







Some holy bromance going on.  They look at twins. they both yada, yada, yada, taking about family. Pastor is taking about balance - I'm bored because Bishop man is looking like a pimp. Okay Pimp for Jesus- lets keep it moving.

Clarence McClendon needs security

He is a TV minister and now has security.  He compares himself to A List celeb. Okay. He had a meeting with his security.  He bleats about security. Jesus will save. Wouldn't just saying a couple of psalms be enough?

 Clarence McClendon tells his sons about needs security

He lectures his children about security but the youngest just wants to eat pizza.  I think we too have had enough. However he does have a nice pool.


Bishop Ron Gibsons and Operation Rescue Drug Addict Shaun.

Ron Gibson calls a family meeting about his sister Shaun who is on heroin. They decide it's the last straw - I assume probably for the 100th time because we learn Shaun has being tripping off drugs for about 30 years.  Has any one considered that Shaun doesn't want to come off drugs?


Bishop Ron Gibson and the Gibson Women go Crompton to rescue Shaun


They all go in a SUV and surprise surprise we see Shaun walking down the road. She complains the  smack is hurting her stomach but she looks tough though. She is a hard hustler - not sure she needs rescuing.

They take her to a restaurant for the same old 'pull yourself together and get in rehab' talk. Shaun rings her boyfriend/dealer/pimp.


We then see them take Shaun into rehab. I'm thinking Shaun just played the game is probably on in a heroin den near you. But we hope not.




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Wednesday 30 October 2013

What to write about now? Basket ball Wives has finished, Love &Hip Hip Atlanta is in recess

I'm at loss of what to write about next.  My addictive reality shows are finished for the season and starting is Love and Hip Hop New York but I can't stand the people on it. Really - it's that bad.  I tried to do the third season but it got so bad that I just gave up blogging on it.
I am thinking of giving rough draft excerpts of my novel.  It's like my normal writing  - appallinglygrammer, typo and lack of proof reading. However I am editing it so a finished product will appear on Smashwords.

It's totally excapism and no realness involved. I'll think a little more about it or I might try watching Love and Hip Hop New York but to be honest the cast members on that show just irk and bore me.

Tuesday 29 October 2013

Basketball Wives Season 5 NO REUNION SHOW! BECAUSE EVELYN LOZADA CANCELLED! Is this the end of Basketball Wives? Is this why Shaunie O Neil was promoting her stage play?

Well Evelyn Lozada cancelled her appearance at the reunion show so the producers decided they couldn't be bothered. Read the rest on Dail Mail:It's clear who's the star! Basketball Wives reunion CANCELLED after Evelyn Lozada says she won't appear 







http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2474664/Basketball-Wives-star-Evelyn-Lozada-decides-skip-season-reunion-special-producers-promptly-cancel-it.html

I feel we the fans have being left hanging - however it may have being too boring and I do understand her reasons for pulling out.

Does this mean BasketBall Wives is finished for good? Shaunie was heavily promoting her wives of Basketball on the show - that makes sense now. Also having no fights seems to make it a postive ending.  I'm not sure the brand can survive not having a reunion show. Only time will tell.

Also time will tell if Evelyn can be a star in her own right without the backing of Basketball Wives.  She is very interesting but that is in a group of girls or with a partner.  I'm not sure she is that interesting to have her own show - it's rumoured she is looking for a spin off.

 The cast member who has the big personality -  is Tami Roman. Love or hate her - she can hold a show.

That is because Tami Roman is intelligent, can play up her foolishness and in a strange way is likeable. Tami Roman also has a talent for good comedy be it her side shade or trouble making ways.  She is very interesting to watch because she generates drama and conflict very easily. She is also brutally honest.

Evelyn is beauitful but needs something to fall back on.Anyway as I said only time will tell and good luck to them both.

Saturday 26 October 2013

Basketball Wives Season 5 Episode 10: Worst Finale Ever!Tasha Marbury's stalker gets five minutes of fame, Kenya Bell because a third rate Riahanna and Myline Cyrus Combo, Kenya Bell goes for Suzie Ketcham.

Ahem...last show in the season before kick off time at the reunion. Boring is one word to describe it.

 I'm not having much hope for this reunion because all the girls seemed to have kissed and made up during the show. Also Tasha Marbury is pretty level headed so is unlikely to react at any shade. She just raises about all that rubbish - great in real life but it makes lousy TV.

It was truly boring so for a fuller account and recap check out VH1's blog : http://blog.vh1.com/2013-10-21/basketball-wives-season-finale-recap-crazy-as-hell/

Oh, whatever happened to Suzie Ketcham getting her life together?

Decision to meet Stalker

At the last supper in London England the women decide it's best for Tasha Marbury to invite her stalker nutter on to the show and confront her.



How to treat a Stalker 101

Tasha Marbury's thirsty stalker gets her five minutes of fame. I'm thinking if this is true why not give the woman some real help instead of parading her in on a TV show for ratings.


Because in real life the first thing people do is call the police. Because this chick is having fantasies and thinking them real it's dangerous.


Tami Roman tells the others about Kenya Bell

Suzie, Shaunie, Evelyn and Tami go bowling and Tami tells them about Kenya Bell invitation. She also on informs them that Kenya had a record deal. Suzie Ketcham thinks Kenya is nuts.


Shaunie O'Neal and Evelyn Lozada are not quite sure what to expect. Suze drones on about how much she hates Kenya. However they all agree to go see Kenya Bell.



Other bits in the show

At some point in the show Evelyn Lozada invite Tami Roman (who apparently she is no longer talking to) and Suzie Ketcham for drinks.

Evelyn thanks them for their support and she tells them she had put behind the past. I'm taking that to mean Chad Ochocino is no longer on the agenda.


Then Shaunie O' Neal takes time out to has to remind us veiwers that her stage show is coming to a venue near you on the chitlan circuit.

Kenya Bell's  Performance

They go to the club Kenya Bell is singing at. It's pretty empty. Suzie brings a bag of tomatoes to throw on stage. Shaunie shakes her head and puts them back in the bag.



Kenya Bell comes out and flips her middle finger. How immature.



The women embarassed don't know where to look when Kenya Bell starts to Va-jingle her way through a dance routine. It's so boring. At some point Kenya goes over to talk to the women but at that point I'm over this scene.


Paying Homage to Kenya Bell

Suzie 'Follower' Ketcham, Evelyn, Shaunie and Tami all go and visit Kenya Bell. This is why Suzie is a follower because she didn't need to go if she hated Kenya as much as she claimed.


Tami offers some Tami-styled constructive critique which I also think comes out shady. Kenya shuts her down telling her politely to mind her own business. However Tami is telling the truth about Kenya bad performance but always comes over salty.


Suzie throws a meatball at Kenya and it kicks off. Unfortunately what no one told Suzie was that Basketball Wives needed at least one fight so since Tami Roman wasn't playing ball and Evelyn Lozada was now a role model. Shaunie is the good one so the hot-mess had to be Suzie.




Well, Kenya Bell isn't Tasha Marbury so Kenya Bell really goes for Suzie Ketcham however the cameras don't show the fight and only cut to a very roughened up Suzie looking like a wreak. 




Shaunie tells Kenya to leave for sometime out.


The girls leave and Evelyn blames little Tami for Suzie's behavour but not before Kenya gives them some evil looks.


Boring!

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Wednesday 23 October 2013

Russell Brand to guest-edit the New Statesman which features yoga teacher Marion Bevington

Russell Brand goes respectable and edits the Statesmen but more exciting Marion Bevington a renown therapist and yoga teacher is in it as well. She's also written a book called Companies can do Yoga, Too which is really about how yoga can lead to work life balance in employee lives.

Check her website out here for more information. http://www.corporateyogalondon.com/ also you can follow her on twitter @LondonYogaMari.

I know Marion and she is cool. Generous, great sense of humour and always willing to help.




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Wednesday 16 October 2013

Basketball Wives Season 5 Episode 9: A Drama Free trip to London, Suzie and Tasha make up, Evelyn launches her fashion line and charity battered and abused women - and men too.


Nothing happened! A drama free in this case makes for boring.  There isn't much to cover so if you want a fuller recap try VH1 blog and the link is below.

http://blog.vh1.com/2013-10-14/basketball-wives-london-calling/

Suzie, Shaunie, Tasha and Evelyn arrive in London.



Then Tasha Marbury and Suzie Ketcham snap at each other in the car to the hote.

Later at some point while Tasha and Shaunie wait for the others arrive for  afternoon tea..  Tash tells Shaunie that Suzie crossed the line. Shaunie tells Tasha that Suzie is harmless but has a slick mouth - much like Tasha.

Then Tami, Evelyn and Suzie arrive to jion them. Tami gives Tasha the bougie wine and Tash gracefully accepts the present. Tasha has a sense of humour.


But Suzie is crosses the line again and Tash and Suzie start to quietly bicker with each other. Tasha is quite calm though. It's all very civilised.


We all know if those comments were directed at anyone else it would have landed Suzie into some serious trouble.


Eventually after Tasha and Suzie finished their civilised bitching they all catch up on Tami Roman's nail polish luanch and Evelyn Lozada's clothing line.

Tami misses the Paul Costelloe fashion show

Tami Roman's daughter gets robbed at gun point so she doesn't go the fashion show.  She had no sleep because she helped her  mother deal with all the drama at home.

http://paulcostelloe.com/design/


Suzie and Tasha make up at dinner

Suzie and Tasha appologise to each other. Yawn.



 There is a fantastist crazy fan who is making stuff up about the Marburys. And no it's not the chef.


Shaunie has a romantic date on the London Eye


Shaunie and her man Marlon go on the London Eye for romantic date.


 However Marlon scared of heights.


Evelyn's Fashion Show

 They all turn up on time.


It's successful! And she is happy.



And Evelyn also launches Pain Is Not Love http://painisnotlove.org/ a non profit foundation to help battered and abused women. And men too.  I kid you not. It's serious, so check it out.

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Sunday 13 October 2013

Basketball Wives season 5 episode 8:The world gets another lip gloss, nail polish range (from Tami Roman)and clothing line (from Evelyn Lozada). Suzie boasts about confronting Tasha Marbury and Kenya Bell rings Tami


Nothing much this week - it's getting really boring however we get to see Tami Roman and Evelyn Lozada as postive role model business woman.  Suzie Ketcham goes about making a big deal of her non-existent drama with Tash Marbury. Puh-lease ,Suzie you really don't exist in Tasha Marbury's world.

I'm only covering the main bits.

Evelyn and Tami as business women



This is my own supportive bit to support the girls that entertain us so much so for more details of their lines please check out the below links.

Evelyn Lozada's brand https://vidaluxcosmetics.com/
Tami Roman's brand http://www.trlovecosmetics.com/products/nails/



Suzie Ketcham Flexes her Muscles and boasts about Confronting Tasha

Suzie stills goes on about how she dealt with Tasha Marbury. Suzie is lucky Tasha Marbury is dignified and not a fighter. Note I said Tasha is not a fighter which does not means Tasha can not fight.  If Suzie Ketcham continues this way we can safely assume she is cruising a bruising.

However why is Suzie Ketcham using Tami's name for her bad behavour? Little Tami? It's like Tami's name gets caught up even in things she's not involved in. Even Tami tells her not to use her name because it's indirectly blaming Tami.


Tami Roman Launches Her range

Tami Roman decides the world needs another lip gloss and nail polish line.


 Suzie Ketcham, Shaunie O'Neal, Evelyn Lozada all arrive at Tami Roman's launch party where Sleazy Stevie J is there as a star celeb. Lots of indirect shade casted on Tasha Marbury's event (she didn't turn up).


It is  a far better organised event and we are all happy for Tami in her new venture. Incidentally it's doing very well and is in going to be in a Walmart Store near you.

Evelyn Lozada and her clothing line.

While Tami Roman decides world peace can be brought round by launching another lip gloss and nail polish line Evelyn Lozada decides her mission in life is to launch yet another celebrity endorsed clothing line.

Evelyn goes through the motions of feeling material with some random CEO of clothes. Then we get to see Evelyn slouching at an office desk, crossing her legs and taking a call from Suzie seated at glass desk in leggings.

VH1 sponsors Evelyn's line to got London for it's launch. How fabulous !

Shaunie O 'Neal boxing with Marlon and family time

Shaunie shows off her eye candy Marlon. Okay Shaunie we acknowledge Marlon is very handsome so you can pack him back in the underwear drawer now.

Shaunie is shown once again as an angel. Super Mum and business woman Shaunie cooks for her family and celebrates her daughter Mimi's 11th birthday. A real postive to this angle is that it shows Shaunie doesn't spoil her kids with parties all the time.

I remember last season Mimi got a party for her 10th but her 11th is a quiet family affair.

Suzie vs Tasha

Evelyn rings Tasha to invite her to London. Apparently Evelyn had never being. Anyway they get talking about Suzie Ketcham and Tash dismisses it. Basically the trip with Suzie can go either right or wrong.


Tami Roman and her ill Mother

Tami is honest about her feelings and emotions. People deal differently with situations. So I'll just move on instead of voicing some opinion.

 The only reason I can think of why Tami allowed this to be filmed is maybe because VH1 may be picked up some of the medical bills otherwise there in no reason to for this to be on the show.

VH1 do film it under the 'blanket' of helping other people out there but there is a side of it where it's exploiting Tami and her family's vulnerability. 

There is a fine line between Tami Roman keeping it real and being exploited for a check.

Kenya Bell and Tami Roman

Kenya Bell calls Tami maybe because VH1 asked her too because the show BORING!


 Anyway Kenya is singing a dis-song and invites the women to her peformance.

The rest of the show

Suzie goes about the girls asking if Tasha Marbury will appologise. Whatever. Tami gets a bottle of wine for Tash Marbury whom she calls 'pinkie in the air bougie'

Evelyn and Shanuie discuss the London trip and how Tasha and Tami might get fighting if liquor is involved. Same old same old. 

Friday 4 October 2013

Basketball Wives Season 5 Episode 7: No mention of Chad Ochocino, Tash Marbury goes all Queen Bee and Diva, Suzie Ketcham borrows Little Tami andfaces up to Tash Marbury and the show rolls on. plus Tami Roman's video blog on the episode


Nothing really stands out this week so I've done a short summary but it's a CHAD Ochocino free show this week! At least VH1 got the hint! The show is entertainment and all judgement and assumptions are based on the character each woman brings to the show. That is their reality show lives not real lives.


Queen Bee Tasha Marbury and the Angry Birds - Tami Roman, Evelyn Lozada, Suzie Ketcham and Shaunie O'Neal.

In reality, Tasha Marbury is lovely and sweet and one of the few celebrities on Twitter that would engage directly with fans. She even answers the haters in a polite way explaining about the show.  However for purposes of the Basketball Wives in the show Tasha shows her different Queen Bee and Diva side - ya'll know it's about ratings as these chicks need to get paid. So.....





Tash Marbury calls a meeting and gets into her angry school teacher/ high school Principal mode and tells off the women for not staying at the party. It's her party and she'll be late if she want to, late if she wants to. It's like they are bunch of misbehaving teenagers  Tami Roman, Evelyn Lozada, Suzie Ketcham and Shaunie O'Neal and Tasha is threatening them with detention.





It seems that Evelyn Lozada, Suzie Ketcham and Shaunie O'Neal are now know as angry birds. I love playing Angry Birds on my ipad.  I've finished the Angry Birds in Rio version and still have a few left. 


If you want to keep it real and outside the show - why would Tasha fly cross country from New York to LA just to ask those questions but remember it's for the show. So we keep it real and fun in terms of Basketball Wives fantasy land where one day Evelyn Lozada is calling Tami Roman a hater and bitch then next time sharing coffee and bitching about Tasha Marbury. I digress again...

 
So Shaunie isn't impressed but Tasha being a Diva and Queen Bee doesn't care and presses them to know the reason why they left early. However given that Evelyn has known Tash Marbury for 14 years then Evelyn should know that Tasha Marbury likes to make late entrances and takes her birthdays seriously.





Evelyn asks about the presents - box of dildos and Tasha Marbury says she prefers a warm body. Then she asks Tami for her gift saying it's her birthday month.


Tasha then goes for Suzie Ketcham calling her a follower and saying if the others hadn't left would she have gone? The answer we all know is no.

 
Lesson: At least we know Tash Marbury takes her birthdays very seriously.

Shanuie in Bro-Mivah and her son's birthday party.

We get to see Shanuie throw her son a 13th birthday bash! The kid is cute and polite. Given his daddy is rich and Mama is good looking - why not. At times they forget majority of those watching the show can't afford to get in a stylist to dress their 13 year old son.


Then on the other hand may be other 13 year olds go shopping with their fathers and use it as bonding session.  Like Dad takes son out to the shops to get clothes for this special occasion. And gets him to try on stuff instead of his mama's stylist. It was a sweet touch to show Shaunie yet again in a postive light.


Suzie ges mad but Suzie's mouth may be writing checks her butt can't cash

Suddenly Suzie Ketcham decides she wants respect from Tasha Marbury. Hmm... interesting because we all know Tasha has great self control and is not one to pop a bitch unlike Tami.  Suzie goes see Tami Roman about how Tasha is treating her.

Tami as messy as normal instigates and encourages Suzie to stick up for herself.  Tami Roman is like she is standing down but Suzie Ketcham needs to stand up for herself.

Silly Suzie Ketcham channels her little Tami instead of little Suzie and decides to go see Tash Marbury in her suite. Suzie starts cursing at Tash Marbury who doesn't really take Suzie seriously and kicks her out of her suite.


Suzie leaves but then Tash goes after Suzie. I'm not sure if the producers behind the camera told Tasha to go after Suzie because the thing is Tash doesn't really have time for Suzie.  You can see she think Suzie is a waste of her time.


There is a confrontation at the lift but Tasha leaves and Suzie goes and knocks off Tasha Marbury's hat.



Tasha isn't sure how to react but gets her composure back and let it slides. “Put your hands on me again and it’s going to be a major problem,” Tasha Marbury tells Suzie Ketcham.  However if the cameras weren't there with security perhaps Suzie may have down the ER with another broke jaw.


Suzie is all pumped up thinking she's taught Tash Marbury a lesson but we all know it's false bravado. Suzie Ketcham is like Tasha should not take kindness for weakness. Really?  Tasha just gave Suzie Ketcham a free pass so Suzie should tread carefully.

Evelyn goes into clothing

First Evelyn had a shoe store that closed down. Then last season she was having a make-up range to rival Jennifer Williams but that seems to have die a quiet death. Now she is doing a clothing line with Bow Wow's mother.

Tami Roman bitches about Tasha Marbury's lack of business sense but what about Evelyn who is just a 'rent-my-name' celebrity.

Tami Roman's "Basketball Wives" Video Blog- Season 5, Episode 7 

Check out Tami's review.

The case of $95 million, Mel Tucker, Willy Bo-bo and inappropriate sexual conducts on the telephone.

Mel, Mel, Mel. It's tough. Mr Tucker. I discussed this case with someone and it's shame. It's a shame that it came to that. List...