Did you lose it while watching the Momma’s Boys premiere last night? You did? Phew, thank God I wasn’t the only one. I happened to be watching NBC when it started, and I could NOT change the channel. This show is like the TV version of crack. Three pretty boys (yes, I said boys, they aren’t men) + 32 eligible bachelorettes + the boy’s moms = train wreck.
A quick rundown of the highlights that had me throwing things at the TV:
All of these boys still live with their mothers, who do their laundry and in some cases still buy their underwear.
JoJo Bojanowski’s mom wants to let you ladies know that if you are Black, Jewish, Muslim, Asian, come from a divorced home, or anything other than white, you can be friends with him, but cannot, I repeat, CANNOT date him. Oh, you also must be petite and cook and clean.
Kudos to Donna Coffee who had the best line of the night: "Bitch, are you crazy?!" Actually, Donna, Mrs. B just might be.
Cara Quici really loves her heels and will cry and pout like a three-year-old when they break
Vita Alexander will rip you a new one. (You best step off Momma Bojanowski — you’re lucky Vita didn’t smack you in the face, because I think it was warranted.)
The one bright spot of the evening was Megan Albetus. Her meek librarian style made my heart melt. Too bad the boys are much too shallow to notice and will opt for boobs over brains.
Anyone else see the premiere? Are you hooked on this mess of a show? What should the house do to Mrs. B? Is it just me or did two of the moms act like they wanted to sleep with their sons?
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I almost never watch reality shows (especially dating shows), but this was trainwreck from which I just could NOT look away. Mrs. B is insaaaane, and the preview of her flipping out in the helicopter (because her son is kissing a black girl) has me hooked. Michael is clearly the real “catch” of the three boys, and his mom seemed the most fun (and was the one mom who didn’t look like she wanted to sleep with her son), although Robert and Esther seem very sweet (and Esther genuinely wants her son to meet somebody).
See, now I’ve gotta go and download it off iTunes. And at NBC’s special “screw you” iTunes rate, no less. Damn.
I normally would never watch such trash but I too could not look away… it was totally craptastic.
As ususual they put dreck like this on television and cancel shows like Pushing Daisies. This has got to be a new low in reality tv.
My husband and I watched the first few minutes, and turned it off before we got sucked in. The guy from NY isn’t that cute, but man, those moms are nutty. I have two little boys, and I love them to pieces, but I hope to heaven I am not making their beds, cooking, and doing laundry for them when they are in their mid twenties. And why is a 21 year old on the show? Is he really searching for ‘the one’ already? His mom is WAAAY over the top, and made me really uncomfortable.
I felt so ashamed of myself for watching this crap. But now that I got that out of the way, it was terrifying and awesome. The funny thing about Mrs B is that she is not white herself – a little self hate there. The two mothers that seem like they want to sleep with their sons are like those female teachers that get caught with their teenage male students. weird and sorta criminal
It was so hard to change the channel last night. What a trainwreck! Damn you Ryan Seacrest, damn you!
I saw all I needed in the last five minutes. Springer is better.
I was hooked from the previews as well, and just like most, was very annoyed at Mrs. B and her Howard Stern like comment in particular. I think all of the AFRICAN AMERICAN, ASIAN, JEWISH, MUSLIM, and anyone else in the house that doesn’t meet her criteria, should all go after her son for the purpose of getting under her skin! Her comments and reactions showed she is truly ignorant.
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I think the show is my new guilyy pleasure
One of the guys is a 21-year-old college hockey player. Yeah, I’m sure he is ready to settle down and get married.
I was pissed off when I sat down to watch my usual “Law & Order: SVU” and I was HOOKED!!!!! I can’t wait for Monday. I hope the girls set fire to Mrs. B’s white hood and robe!
Someone might want to let Mrs. Bojanowski know.. “You aren’t white!”
Cant believe i watched… cant believe i laughed… guess what im doing Monday?
Obviously, JoJo’s mom wants to sleep with her son herself. She was disgusting and like some of the other people said, why is she going on that he has to be with a white woman, she is Iraqi, she’s not even white herself. He’s got issues too letting his mom take care of him like that. I’m surprised he’s not on their looking for a boyfriend, the mama’s boy.
OMG OMG OMG. I was so ashamed for that clueless beeyatch of a mom – apparently she does not have the good sense to be embarrassed for herself. How does she make it from day to day?
Iraqi, nonetheless! Really?
A totally SCRIPTED trainwreck. Let’s see — they get an Iraqi woman to play a mother that is a racist.. and make sure they have at least 10 black women and an Asian woman as contestants. All too phoney – but hilarious at times. Those “boys” need their heads examined for appearing on that show. Can you imagine the flack they are gonna get from friends after viewing that fiasco? The mommas appear to want to bed down their own sons. Really gross.
Open letter to all Americans – please stop watching crap like this!! This is the reason garbage like this stays on the air, and the reason quality shows are never given a chance. With NBC giving 5 hours to Leno next fall, there are already fewer hours available, so please help stop them from becoming a total wasteland.
Trainwreck is right – and I loved it – can’t help it. I think the only reason the 21 year old is on the show is because his mother, Mrs. B is too crap-o-licious NOT to put her on the show. I mean – could you BELIEVE the words that were coming out of her mouth?!?! She’s so ignorant that it’s funny. I love this new show and will set my DVR to record the whole series. Hopefully Mrs. B will be there till the bitter end and not be set on fire by one (all?) of the contestants.
Oh my. What a mess. The crazy waif girl that is playing the maid.. the dumb as a rock blonde.. (one of many) – the angry black women – The racist momma that is Middle Eastern descent – but wants only a *white* girl for her boy … the typical Jewish momma and son, complete with Fran Drescher accents. Who wrote this crap?
the producers obviously put mrs. b on the show for the drama of it all, because she’s one of those mothers who thinks no other female on the planet is good enough for her son, and THEN SOME. it’s kind of insulting to our viewing tastes, like there just HAS to be somebody crazy and hateful on every reality show. the other mom’s were pretty cool. and no, their relationships with their sons is not wierd. i have 2 brothers (one who moved out at 23 when he got married), and i can tell you that mothers are just plain PROUD of everything about their sons.
Im going to get addicted to this show. Reality, Hot babes, Tropics, Drama and racism what else could I ask for?
it is a copy of a Turkish reality show which aired several years ago on Turkish TV and was a big hit. The shocking thing is the whole script is totally not American culture.
Apparently there will be a lawsuit between NBC and the Turkish agency which holds the copyright of the Turkish original.
Best thing about the show was Stacy & Erica admitting to nude modeling. Sweet!
This show is extra great for me. I go to school with JoJo (the one with the racist mom). So a bunch of us watched the premier. BTW if anyone wants to check it out his college is Nichols College. Good hockey program but don’t let it fool you by saying hes a “College Hockey Player” and as far as his moms “no big butt girls” and “only petite girls” she needs to come here on a weekend and see what he actually goes for
O and one more thing… if anyone wants an idea of how JoJo’s mom is in real life… she is actually this racist, and obsessed with her son. Just gotta go to one hockey game to see that. AND DONT LIVE UP THE COLLEGE HOCKEY PLAYER THING. he plays division 3. good team but still never going to be going anywhere with it, and what his mom said about the money… ehhh not so much hes been living on his own since he was 16 and works as a personal trainer.. not exactly rich. and probably not exactly a mommas boy if hes been on his own since he was 16?
I got hooked right away. Yea its crap but you cant help but watch. All the stuff on shows like this is staged. They do that to get ratings. Its just like watching any other show with writers. It might be fake but im hooked.
What’s up with Mrs. B? Where are her prejudices coming from?
TOTALLY agree with Darrin & JP — just finished watching PD tonight and reading about crap like this that is allowed to be on the air while PD & other quality shows are thrown by the wayside just upsets me beyond measure! AMERICA STOP MAKING/WATCHING THIS SCRIPTED “REALITY” CRAP BEFORE WE LOSE ANY QUALITY TELEVISION TO WATCH!