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Andy Cohen Says Of "Real Housewives" Franchise: "I Think It Has Replaced The Modern Soap Opera In A Weird Way For A Lot Of People"

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He is a dreamboat !!
This I agree with, the RH franchise has the glamour that soaps can’t afford to show today.
ANDY IS AN IDIOT!!!!!! THERE ARE FOUR DAYTIME SOAPS LEFT ON THE AIR, NOT TWO!!!!!!
he said a couple…….not two specifically….ok……there are 2 couples…….for cryin out loud…….4 compared to 10 almost a decade ago is a couple……he should have said a few……shoot him…….crucify him……get a life
He’s a self deluded ass! HE has probably never worked on a soap, not likely even seen one. There is no comparison. Soaps are written by skilled writers, crafted by industry professionals, utilize many skills like set design, fashion and lighting, and have REAL actors who practice their craft and take it seriously. Many have gone on to have huge careers on TV, movies, and on Broadway. Reality TV, which it is NOT, is a bunch of narcissistic sociopaths winging it thinking they are important, when they should seek professional help. How come any moron can write a book now… Read more »
Dream on Andy. I have no interest in Real Housewives but I love my daytime soaps. I’ve never watched Real Housewives and never will. I love Eileen Davidson but won’t watch for her either.
Exactly the way I feel about it, too…word for word.
Same here, Judy.
These junk housewives show appeal to gay men who love soaps but that doesn’t mean Cohen should try to take away those gay men who also love soaps.
I’m a gay man who loves the soaps and the housewives hold absolutely no appeal for me or my boyfriend.
gay man…….watch them both…..
Andy’s right…I watch them all!
me too
You may compare them to a primetime soap but those so called housewives you cant compare to daytime unless you air original episodes 5 days a week…then we will talk Andy!!!
Andy you are very annoying my friend, I love my daytime soaps. Real House wives are trashy has beens with plastic faces botox and fake boobs. These woman like the drama, and there 15 minutes of fame. If I want drama and romance I will watch GH and The YOUNG AND The Restless. Andy is cute, but not gorgeous. I am a gay man, smart good looking and a loving wonderful smart boyfriend.
Claudio,
A-M-E-N to what you’re saying!!!!! I don’t think that Andy has a C-L-U-E about soaps. At all. There are only 2 reality shows that I REALLY ENJOY watching…DWTS and Big Brother. The rest of ’em I cannot stand!!!!! Claudio…I’m sorry but I DO NOT find Andy cute…at all. And I think that Andy is BEYOND ANNOYING!!!!! Furthermore, as far as men go in general, Andy is SO NOT my type!!!!! I’ve ALWAYS PREFERRED older men!!!!! As in…men older than me…LOL!!!!! Bottom Line Here: Andy needs to STFU!!!!!
Claudio…Happy Holidays to you and your boyfriend. Peace.
If this guys ego was any more inflated he would float away.
Agree, totally. All of Andy’s shows are total trash. I used to sorta like Andy’s talk show, but now his massive ego has ruined the show.
These shows feature completely orchestrated scenes and events, not exactly what I call “reality”.
NONE of these women would even look at each other outside these “reality” shows.
Never watched those types of shows and probably never will. In my opinion watching the “supposed” lives of other people has nothing to do with engrossing yourself in a fictional town with fictional people. A key point would be a level of attachment…I would assume you can “like” or “side” with a reality show person…but you don’t form the attachment that you can develop for a character/characters when you’re a regular viewer of a scripted soap.
Well said…i watched one episode with Eileen D. to see what its like and thats about 1 hr of my life ill never get back!!!
jimh…lol…I guess curiosity got the best of ya!
GHs Helene will use mind control on a programmed Jason who will help Faison escape…Faison and Dr. Liesl will go on the run…Helene remains in PC disguised with a Dr.Liesl mask…sorry to go off topic but id thought youd like to know!!!…lol
did you read spoilers jimh or are you predicting…because as of today’s episode you’re right on point!
I dont read spoilers…i love suspense…reading spoilers ruin the fun…i like to predict…right or wrong its fun…ive done it for years…mostly wrong…lol…but its still fun…see ya later!!!
oh I know you don’t report spoilers…I’m used to your very often spot on predictions! I was joking by implying your prediction was soooo good this time you must have! But we’re still going to have to wait and see if your Helena/Dr. O (yet another mask…could it be??? lol) look into the future comes true. If Helena could pull off a German accent complete with oozing sarcasm and biting wit…the mask alone should win an emmy! 🙂
You couldn’t pay me to watch Real Housewives of (anywhere). Really, there is no comparison. I could not care less about those shows or the people on them.
NEVER will that CRAP replace a talented cast of actors and gifted writers!
that is so very much true,real housewives will never replace real acting
Totally agree!!!!
I agree…Lisa and Eileen are the closest that will ever come to a daytime soap. We need to hang onto the 4 on air!!!
“OH ! how INSULTing”
I won’t even read the article
“…in a weird way”
yep
Serial is the cornerstone of all of daytime
I don’t agree at all! Scripted soaps are way better than these vapid, trashy housewives shows!!
Merriam-Webster defines the word, “housewife” as a MARRIED a woman who stays at home, does cleaning, cooking, etc., and does not have another job outside the home or a MARRIED woman in charge of a household. So I ask you, where does Brandi Glanville fit in? She is divorced, no? These woman are a FAR CRY from a “housewife.” That being said, this whole “Real Housewives” franchise amounts to nothing more than the laziness of the world we now live in. Why is reality television so popular? Because people are not sophisticated enough to follow a good, scripted show and,… Read more »
Sorry, I hit the button before finishing my thought. The Kardashian crap and this Honey Boo Boo crap and Dancing with the Stars crap is insulting and a slap in the face to real TV viewers. But just like all those that believed everything that Oprah said, like she was some kind of prophet, they cannot think for themselves. They are not mature enough to follow a scripted show. I bet the people that watch any of the above would be just as delighted to pull up a chair and watch a train wreck or a car on fire. What… Read more »
Totally agree! What a sad statement of what is actually watched…these are like train wrecks
I love Andy but his comments were ignorant about soaps. I am a fan of both RH and soaps but they are both scripted which is what Andy should have admitted. NeNe Leakes going to a coffee shop to have an arguement with Kenya Moore is no different then Mariah running into Abby at Crimson Lights on The Young & The Restless. Both shows have producers, editors and actors. One genre is more blatantly honest about what you’re getting yourself into when you tune in.
Um, I thought Housewives was scripted fiction.
When Housewives first started, I thought it was about a group of friends who were housewives (married women who didn’t have outside jobs).
I would rather watch OLTL or AMC.
Bravo’s Andy Cohen, creator of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and all the rest of the “Housewives” series within the franchise//
He needs a ”reality” check .. lol
He knows he is talk junk and he needs to say that , he’s just pushing his show and book.. And BRAVO is not a prime network..
The Real Housewives, is trash …… and is known as trash reality … lol
In a way, he is right. As much as people complain about these shows, they continue to grow and add other cities to their roster. And the fab, over the top parties are only what soaps dream of now. Add the catfighting, glamorous clothes, hunky husbands and exotic trips, and they ARE basically soap operas lol haters can hate, but Nene and Co are laughing all the way to the bank. And they keep it fresh by adding a new housewife here and there every season, so this is true lol
Lets see if this ‘overrated- with an ego bigger than her booty’ Nene has the longevity of a Susan Lucci or a Tony Geary…remember Jersey Shore…we are seeing not as much of those freaks and in a few years they will be long forgotten like most reality stars…wheres is Jon from Jon and Kate plus 8 for example!!! Reality shows have a few years and will fade in popularity just like the disco ball…lol
I agree with Andy, the housewife shows are way more entertaining than any trite soap opera. Soaps ran out of new ideas twenty plus years ago. Budget cuts also killed soaps for me, I am not interested in watching endless dreary hospital corridors or other dull sets. Andy wAs a huge soap fan. His first book discussed at length how he and his parents stopped watching soaps, then turned on the TV years later to be disappointed in his fave show, AMC.
I dont see any new ideas on these reality serials which are only partially real…those big splasy parties and beautiful party gowns are all rehash of daytime soaps…whats new to offer here: some botoxed boob enhanced lady desperate for 15 minutes of fame holds a party or dinner event Bravo pays for and invites all her costars…someone says someting that insults the other and argues…they talk about it for weeks…suddenly the bad girl is friends with the good girls bff…i checked each of these shows and its all the same thing on each show…the only difference is the title…by the… Read more »
I do think that reality television has replaced the soap opera in many ways. It would be stupid to deny. I don’t like that it has though. I hate reality television. I think soaps still offer things that reality television can’t. These shows don’t have any attractive men for one thing.
That might be true, but-
reality TV is cheap, in more ways than one LOL ..
Reality TV is not story telling..
Reality TV is also scripted in many cases..
Reality is shock value..
Reality TV and a soap are two different thing..
– soaps have class and dignity–
– reality is mostly trash..
just the way I see it 🙂
I don’t see daytime soaps as classy vehicles. I see trashy trite storylines told over and over, baby switches., people sleeping with their inlaws, endless adultery. I am not a prude but these stories got old twenty years ago. Soap acting is mostly bad and dialogue is embarrassing.
It is a bit like saying a fast food hamburger is the same thing as steak served at a five star restaurant — sure they are both beef, but a good steak is something you savor, while a burger with its fat and grease is usually eaten quickly because it may taste great on the way down, but your stomach is unsettled for the rest of the day. Same with reality television, it is the junk food of the airwaves— what is next believing porno films should have a category at the Academy Awards?
I understand Andy is promoting his already successful book and “his” Housewives brand, but how egotistical and disrespectful, OK, unmindful. Oh, and if he means the Housewives brand is getting tired and thus is getting more and more scripted and contrived… The daytime dramas have been carefully constructed with arcs and top writers for decades, the east coast actors are often stage/Broadway artists, the west coast actors have certainly been dedicated to the travails of the field and all take their portrayals seriously. I don’t think daytime soaps are obsolete, just going through a transition, as nothing can replace them.… Read more »
Andy is delusional. Those tramps on housewives are either real or playing it up for their own reality shows. Soap operas are and art! Eileen should be ashamed to be attached to this garbage!
I find it that he would say that. Half of that mess is scripted. Andy please go sit down somewhere. Soaps are far better than Real Housewives! My mom likes real housewives of Atlanta but would never chose it over a soap. I don’t know why he would say that knowing that they don’t compete against soaps. Just because ED and LR are on the show you think it replaced soaps No. Real housewives to me is a bunch of high school drama. With grown folks acting a fool. Why say that when you are trying to capture the soap… Read more »
I have commented before that the Real Housewives are like Menudo to me. But I don’t even know where Menudo is anymore…please just end it all gracefully.
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