Tuesday, August 03, 2004
new show a horrorshow
I will never get that hour back. The one I spent last night rubbernecking at the car crash that is A&E's Growing Up Gotti. Each show is a half-hour long, with a season opener of two back-to-back episodes. I even kicked my husband off his PS2 shooting game that he plays live via headset with friends in varied locations. Sorry.
The first thing I noticed was that Victoria and her three sons have the thickest hair I have ever seen. So she was set up on a date with a man who is bald. But that wasn't the kicker. This Gotti didn't take kindly to his implication that she may be "spoiled" because of her family name.
She got most steamed when he said she had the capacity to be beautiful. She egged him on, fishing for compliments, but he replied that she could use a makeover (or a make-under). Could it be the bleach job? The tan? The frosted lipstick?
My greatest fascination is their vastly palatial estate. The sweeping staircases, the hilarious chintz, the billowing window treatments, the enormous kitchen, the filthy pool.
The anger and sheer hatred tossed between Victoria and her three teenage hellion boys is what will prevent me from watching the show again (I hope). I can only wonder if when they see themselves on the small screen, they act just a little bit nicer to each other. (I doubt it).
The first thing I noticed was that Victoria and her three sons have the thickest hair I have ever seen. So she was set up on a date with a man who is bald. But that wasn't the kicker. This Gotti didn't take kindly to his implication that she may be "spoiled" because of her family name.
She got most steamed when he said she had the capacity to be beautiful. She egged him on, fishing for compliments, but he replied that she could use a makeover (or a make-under). Could it be the bleach job? The tan? The frosted lipstick?
My greatest fascination is their vastly palatial estate. The sweeping staircases, the hilarious chintz, the billowing window treatments, the enormous kitchen, the filthy pool.
The anger and sheer hatred tossed between Victoria and her three teenage hellion boys is what will prevent me from watching the show again (I hope). I can only wonder if when they see themselves on the small screen, they act just a little bit nicer to each other. (I doubt it).
