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« The Bachelor: Dave Good Blogs About Final Three Episode. | Home | American Idol: Results Show Gets Highest Thursday Ratings Since 2007 » March 5, 2011 03:00:53 by Veronica Dudo   Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? : on We TV , chronicles the legendary Joan Rivers, as she moved in with her daughter Melissa. Keep reading to find out all about the cast! The mother-daughter duo have found themselves in some pretty interesting situations from having a high tea with Perez Hilton, appearing on the radio together and airing their dirty laundry, have a huge fight, hosting a drag show all the while sprinkling the ashes of Joan’s late husband and friends. Joan Rivers has been in the entertainment industry for fifty years! A renowned comedienne this Emmy winner, Tony-nominated actress, best-selling author, screenwriter and rep carpet fashion police is most proud of her daughter and grandson. Melissa Rivers, Joan’s daughter has worked both in-front of the camera and behind the scenes from ...

Remember when “reality TV” was new?  When The Real World actually seemed like an entertaining and legitimate social experiment instead of a weeks-long fraternity-party-gone-bad?  When, if you squinted your eyes just so and silently agreed to suspend a little bit of disbelief, you could convince yourself that what you were seeing was, in fact, some sort of–mediated, yes, but nonetheless somewhat authentic–version of reality? Those were good days, but I’m afraid they’re gone.  Long gone.  Even my grandmother now knows  that reality starlets often do retakes in order for the “real” action to be suitable for cameras to capture it, cameramen get scrubbed out of the “film”, and something like New York Reality TV School exists to teach reality wannabes how to earn their 15 minutes of “fame”.  Indeed, it’s impossible to write a paragraph about reality TV anymore without putting something in scare quotes–that’s how inauthentic the format has become. And so it was with both skepticism and delig...

« Reality TV Listings: February 15, 2011 | Home | American Idol: Adam Lambert Talks About New Album And Natalie Portman » February 15, 2011 08:00:27 by Veronica_Dudo Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? airing on We TV follows the lives of Joan and Melissa Rivers. Joan has moved from New York to California to be closer to her daughter Melissa and grandson Cooper. Until Joan finds a home, she is staying with Melissa and driving her crazy! Melissa’s boyfriend Jason suggests the family takes part in a “shared experience” to get along better. How is Melissa handeling the situation? Read her blog below.OK, I’m just going to come right out and say this: Things have gotten a little tense around here since Mom moved in with us. Mom seems to believe that because she’s my mother it’s her job to criticize everything I say and do. But guess what? I’m a Mom, too, and I know that’s just not true. Mom also seems to think that we would get along just fine if I would just accept the fact that she...

« Top Chef: Fabio Viviani Dishes on His Top Chef Elimination | Home | Live To Dance: Paula Abdul’s Reality Show Likely Cancelled » February 12, 2011 01:00:22 by Veronica_Dudo Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? currently airs on We TV. In this week’s past episode “Kiss My Ash” Melissa and Joan deal with a lot of issues. Read what Melissa has to say straight from her blog!So I’m starting to get the hang of having Mom and me living under the same roof and it’s going OK. Seriously, it was a little rough at first but it really is getting better. I mean, really it is. I didn’t have my first glass of wine today until almost noon. Well, I’m sure it was noon somewhere. My Mom’s new idea is she wants to get her own car so she can be independent. Hey Mom, if you want to be independent, how come you’re living in your daughter’s guest room? Anyway, if Mom does buy a car I hope it’s one of those big, wide, heavy cars that old people always feel safer in, like maybe a stretch Humvee. I’m also...

« Live To Dance: Paula Abdul’s Reality Show Likely Cancelled | Home | Extreme Makeover Home Edition: Hurston Family » February 13, 2011 09:00:11 by Veronica_Dudo Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? airs on We TV. In this week’s upcoming episode “Family Feud” Joan starts to second guess her decisions. Read her blog to find out what she has to say in her usual hilarious way!I’m really starting to wonder if I did the right thing in moving to Los Angeles. This week a realtor showed me a place in the Hollywood Hills that was so small the previous tenant must have been Barbie.  I mean small. You could use it to raise veal. And they wanted $1.6 million for it! Also this week I met Melissa’s pool guy, who explained to us why he can’t fix her pool for another six month, or maybe it was six years.  I forgot that when you move to California they immediately assign you a pool guy, a life coach and a stalker. But the biggest problem is how much Melissa and I have been arguing.  She claims t...

« Survivor: Richard Hatch Should Go Back To Jail | Home | Extreme Makeover Home Edition: Remember Alex Brown Thumb Bands and Pledge » February 1, 2011 10:00:26 by Veronica_Dudo Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? episode two airs tonight on We TV. The reality television series follows the lives of Joan and Melissa Rivers. The mother-daughter duo has worked together before, but this time they’re working and living together! In this week’s episode many wonder if Joan goes too far?  Here’s Melissa’s take on the controversial episode: Joan Takes Over Hard to believe it’s only been a few weeks since Mom showed up at my doorstep with 12 suitcases and an incontinent Jack Russell terrier named Lola. I guess it’s true what they say: times flies when your elderly, over-bearing Jewish comedy icon mother moves in with you and decides to start running your life. But there have been good times, too. Like…well, nothing comes to mind but I’m sure there have been. Wait a minute — of course! Like...

« The Bachelor: Emily Says NASCAR Date Helped Her Gain Closure | Home | Dancing with the Stars: Former Contestant Bristol Palin Dropped From Abstinence Panel » January 29, 2011 09:00:45 by Veronica_Dudo Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? premiered this week on We TV. The reality television series follows the lives of Joan and Melissa Rivers. The mother-daughter duo has worked together before, but this time they’re working and living together. Read Melissa’s blog to find out how she really feels!Melissa’s Blog-The Experiment Begins… Having my Mom come and stay with me and Cooper in Los Angeles sounded like a dream come true. Well, maybe “dream” isn’t the exact technical term I’m looking for. What’s that other psychic phenomenon that takes place in your mind while you’re sleeping? Oh, yeah…nightmare. Then again, how bad could it be? She said she’d only be here for a week or two. Plus, it’s not as if my Mother has ever tried to run my life or anything, other than from the exact instant...

« Jersey Shore: Snooki and Angelina’s Fight Among Extra’s Top 10 Reality Moments of 2010 | Home December 28, 2010 03:00:17 by Candace Young Lookout Jason Mesnick ! Melissa Rycroft Strickland, who was once famously dumped by The Bachelor after being chosen as his one and only, is set to write a tell-all book in the coming year. Read on for all the details… Simon & Schuster’s Gallery Books issued a press release earlier this month stating their intention to publish the memoirs of Melissa Rycroft Strickland, who was chosen by Jason Mesnick on Season 13 of ABC’s The Bachelor to be his wife, only to find out that he had changed his mind after the fact! Melissa Rycroft got her start in reality television on CMT’s Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders: Making the Team before winding up as a contestant on Season 13 of The Bachelor and falling for Jason. But Melissa didn’t falter long - she went on to become a hopeful on Season 8 of Dancing With the Stars , where she made it to the final three w...

« Dancing with the Stars: Laila Ali Announces She’s Having a Girl! | Home December 21, 2010 03:00:28 by Shayla Perry Not that we’re counting or anything, but there are about 13 days until The Bachelor premieres on ABC . So in order to help you get ready for the first episode, we thought we’d give you a little more info on some of the bachelorettes looking to get a proposal from Brad Womack , and another sneak peek of the upcoming season. And don’t worry–no spoilers. Today, meet Meghan and Melissa… Meghan’s Bachelorette Bio Age: 30 Occupation: Fashion Marketer Hometown: Princeton, NJ Do you have any pets and if so, what kind? Yes, well kind of. Funny story - I bought a baby bulldog in the window of a pet store last year but my building doesn’t allow animals so i gave her to my parents. My Dad couldn’t be happier - my Mom wants to kill me. If you were stranded on a desert island what 3 things would you bring and why? My best friend, cell phone and mallowmars - best cookies ever! I...