Chelsea may love Dee Dee just the way she is, but apparently Dee Dee doesn't feel exactly the same way on "Are You There, Chelsea?" (Wed., 8:30 p.m. EST on NBC). In fact, while her new roommates may have brought new friendships into her life, they also are bringing new stresses. And dealing with stress, and expressing her emotions, are two things Dee Dee isn't great at handling.
So when Chelsea blabbed her carefully held secret that she has a pillow named Mario Lopez, Dee Dee didn't know what to do with her anger. Chelsea attempted to get her to express it through a pillow fight, but instead wound up injuring Dee Dee, only making matters worse. But still Dee Dee smiled through it.
But then Chelsea came up with a fool-proof plan to get Dee Dee angry. She used a connection through Rick down at the bar to get Mario Lopez to come up and surprise Dee Dee in the apartment. This after Dee Dee started breaking out with hives and exhibiting a strange eye twitch.
"Chelsea, did you do this? Did you have Mario Lopez come here on the day I look the worst I've ever looked in my entire life?" she asked incredulously. The final straw came when Lopez revealed that he also knew about the pillow. At this, she pushed him out of the apartment and finally got that and several other grievances against both Chelsea and Olivia off of her chest. It was just what she needed.
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"Basketball Wives" (8 p.m. EST on VH1) season premiere
In season four of "Basketball Wives" the two new ladies alter the ever-changing landscape and dynamic among these women. Newcomer Kesha Nichols survived every girl's worst nightmare, having her engagement broken off by her ball-playing fiance via email shortly before their wedding. Kenya Bell is in the process of finalizing a divorce from a basketball star and is one of the most notorious and controversial wives in the league, whose infamous reputation is well-known by the other wives. Shaunie O'Neal is on the path to establishing herself as a business mogul. Evelyn Lozada and Jennifer Williams' 12-year friendship is in a precarious position; will it recover from last season's fracture? Strong-willed Tami Roman continues to be a force to be reckoned with both socially and now in business. Royce Reed and Suzie Ketcham attempt to navigate uncharted waters as new chapters open in their lives.
"Basketball Wives" (8 p.m. EST on VH1) season premiere
In season four of "Basketball Wives" the two new ladies alter the ever-changing landscape and dynamic among these women. Newcomer Kesha Nichols survived every girl's worst nightmare, having her engagement broken off by her ball-playing fiance via email shortly before their wedding. Kenya Bell is in the process of finalizing a divorce from a basketball star and is one of the most notorious and controversial wives in the league, whose infamous reputation is well-known by the other wives. Shaunie O'Neal is on the path to establishing herself as a business mogul. Evelyn Lozada and Jennifer Williams' 12-year friendship is in a precarious position; will it recover from last season's fracture? Strong-willed Tami Roman continues to be a force to be reckoned with both socially and now in business. Royce Reed and Suzie Ketcham attempt to navigate uncharted waters as new chapters open in their lives.
"Basketball Wives" (8 p.m. EST on VH1) season premiere
In season four of "Basketball Wives" the two new ladies alter the ever-changing landscape and dynamic among these women. Newcomer Kesha Nichols survived every girl's worst nightmare, having her engagement broken off by her ball-playing fiance via email shortly before their wedding. Kenya Bell is in the process of finalizing a divorce from a basketball star and is one of the most notorious and controversial wives in the league, whose infamous reputation is well-known by the other wives. Shaunie O'Neal is on the path to establishing herself as a business mogul. Evelyn Lozada and Jennifer Williams' 12-year friendship is in a precarious position; will it recover from last season's fracture? Strong-willed Tami Roman continues to be a force to be reckoned with both socially and now in business. Royce Reed and Suzie Ketcham attempt to navigate uncharted waters as new chapters open in their lives.
Chelsea may love Dee Dee just the way she is, but apparently Dee Dee doesn't feel exactly the same way on "Are You There, Chelsea?" (Wed., 8:30 p.m. EST on NBC). In fact, while her new roommates may h...
Chelsea may love Dee Dee just the way she is, but apparently Dee Dee doesn't feel exactly the same way on "Are You There, Chelsea?" (Wed., 8:30 p.m. EST on NBC). In fact, while her new roommates may h...
Chelsea may love Dee Dee just the way she is, but apparently Dee Dee doesn't feel exactly the same way on "Are You There, Chelsea?" (Wed., 8:30 p.m. EST on NBC). In fact, while her new roommates may h...
Chelsea may love Dee Dee just the way she is, but apparently Dee Dee doesn't feel exactly the same way on "Are You There, Chelsea?" (Wed., 8:30 p.m. EST on NBC). In fact, while her new roommates may h...
Natasha Leggero stopped by to join in the female comedy movement happening on network television. She played Rick's snotty ex-girlfriend on "Are You There, Chelsea?"...
I expected her to address her fears as an opportunity to bridge the gap between her own misunderstanding of dwarfism and the reality. Rather than erase any distance, O'Donnell reinforced the gap.
To an almost uncanny degree, both programs were founded on the same set of mistaken assumptions about how to translate books to TV and whether it's worth it to attach famous names to TV projects.
Looking at HBO's recent move -- the canceling of male-driven shows "Hung," "How to Make it in America," and "Bored to Death" and the renewal of the Laura Dern-fronted "Enlightened" -- it's become even more apparent: TV is now the land of women. And that's not a bad thing.
An ugly little thought crept in: It's not just men who are responsible for our objectification. You have to wonder if we're sometimes responsible for our own misrepresentation.
While there are shows that make me laugh on a regular basis (from Curb Your Enthusiasm to The Big Bang Theory to Hot in Cleveland), there are many, many more that don't.
First Posted: 02/23/2012 4:31 am Updated: 02/23/2012 10:12 am