I thought 2010 was the Year of New Jersey. Then we saw this news: Last night’s Real Housewives of New Jersey premiere attracted 2. Read the full post.
May 17
2011
07:05 PM ET
'Real Housewives of New Jersey' enjoys record ratings. Other Jersey-centric shows I want to see.
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Love LMAO at New Jersey! Poor Jersey.. I hope these shows aren’t representative of most people in the state. Jersey housewives and Jersey shore are hilarious though.
Those people do not represent our state! Granted people like that do exist but most of the people here do not talk, look, or act like they do. Even Italian-Americans here in New Jersey are embarassed. I have to admit though, they’re all entertaining especially RHoNJ, Jersey Shore, and Jerseylicious.
Mall Crawl: Sit in a chair in the middle of any Jersey mall and watch the crowds pass by. Riveting!
I personally feel Teresa’s brother and wife only came on the show to try to humiliate them. If you notice everything that comes out of there mouth was directed negatively towards Teresa and her family. If you go out OF your way to make someone else look bad you are obviously jealous and insecure. Her brother is clearly jealous of his fathers relationship with her husband. Even the father called his son selfish and immature CLEARLY HE KNOWS HIS SON. When a woman is married she takes on the husbands family of course she is going to be close to her in laws that’s a beautiful thing. What also humored me Joe wasn’t even the one fighting he and his wife was making there way outside and Teresa brother,his wife, and cousin kept blaming them when they were exiting the building walking away. I am going to end but i clearly see what this season is going to be like. TERESA AND HER HUSBAND BEING ATTACKED BECAUSE THEY ARE HUMAN…..
I know three brothers who act just like Tersea’s brother. When they went to the hospital to visit someone who was dying the throw chairs in the Int Care Floor and ran away when the police came to arrest them. Italian people are some piece of work
How dare you lump all Italians with this group. Yes,they acted like a bunch of animals but do not presume that we all act like that. You owe Italians an apology.
OPENED to great ratings. Wait to see how sticks around. Ratings are going to tank. I can’t believe the amount of people I spoke with that were disgusted with Monday’s show. That’s “entertainment”? Sorry, that was worse than a trainwreck. That was the most horrifc 90 minutes of TV my eyes have ever seen. Removed it from my DVR. Call me when Beverly Hills is back. Some TRUE class, and TRUE glamour. This NJ breed is so outta control, they seriously need medical attention. The family deserves NOTHING they have. I just feel sorry for the old parents. They certainly didn’t deserve the family they got. They’re an embarrassment to mothers, fathers, Italians, and NJ
Was I the only one waiting for someone named Carmine or Big Paulie to whack somebody?! You can’t make this stuff up. Another reason to stay the hell outta Jersey (besides it smells like the city dump).
First of all, most of you need to relax and not be so offended by everything that comes out of everyone’s mouth. I think most people with a functioning brain cell in their head can presume that these women do not represent an accurate cross section of Italian-Americans or residents of New Jersey. So just breathe and calm down. And for the record, anyone who insinuates that these families are involved in organized crime are only perpetuating the same stereotype that you are all claiming to be so offended by.
That being said, the first thing that struck me about the new cast members was the amount of talking to the camera that was spent bad mouthing Teresa. Anytime Teresa brought them up it was only to mention that there is tension within the family and to cite specific examples. Thinking back, we have never seen Caroline, Jacqueline and Dina speak about each other this way. They have a healthy family relationship.
Watching Monday night’s episode it seemed pretty clear to me that the fight was instigated by Joe Gorga. We saw him down at least three drinks on camera so who only knows how many he consumed that the camera didn’t catch. Clearly he was drunk. He started it all by telling Teresa to walk away and pushed the issue by calling her “garbage”. Melissa’s sister really could have kept her mouth shut, too. I watched several times to see who lunged at who first (Melissa claimed it was Joe Giudice) but it really wasn’t clear. Regardless, none of it should have happened. Since when is violence a rational solution to a conflict?
What bothered me most about it was that this all took place in front of everyone’s children. With no regard for where they were or the fact that they might have been inadvertently injured. Particularly Gia since the camera actually caught a glimpse of her sobbing, trying to break up the fight and the look of terror on her face. The other thing that upset me was that Giacinto Gorga (Teresa and Joe’s father) had to witness all this after having two open heart surgeries. That level of stress could have killed that poor man right then and there. And even after the physical altercation ended, his son continued to scream in his face and actually BLAME his father for the rift between Joe and his sister.
Melissa said that everything about the christening fight and the events that lead up to it will be explained in the next three episodes. Explained, not excused. So at the very least it might clarify some things or answer some questions. For the sake of the fact that they are family, I really hope they put this behind them, mend their relationship and move on. It’s such a shame because in the grand scheme, I’m sure whatever it is they are fighting about is not really that important.
I think Teresa and her husband are very jealous that teresa’s brother and his wife have Baby Boys!!!!! Teresa and Joe keep having girls. I also think Teresa is very jealous of Melissa & joes relationship, home, business & yet another baby BOY!
I do like how they are showing carolines kids story lines…I miss Dina, maybe the show will be better, tho, without trying to makeup too many “fights” let’s see more of what struggles are going on i’n the day to day relationships of each family & not so much “over the top” arguing yet! Let’s see what Teresa and her husband argue about & what’s up i’n all the manzo lives too, more about there relationships and not those dumb Kim women again
Focus on more real stuff, like address joes drinking and money problems, is he being faithful? And some teal conversations about how Teresa feels about what’s been going on i’n her life, instead of fashion shows n parties, why can’t they open up more and TALK to eachother,
Melissa and her sister’s is a hot mess!!!!Oh yea lets not forget about Kathy frog face looking a**. Melissa is the biggest shi* starter she need to take a good look in the mirror and look at her ugly ways. What I don’t understand is why is Melissa and her man looking sister’s are interfering with Teresa and her brother.I can’t wait until Joe figure out its his wife and her man looking sister that is the problem. Melissa don’t think you don’t look like a man too because you do!!!! JOE IS YOUR MAN LOOKING FAMILY THAT YOU MARRIED INTO NOT YOUR SISTER, GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR A**
I think what is happening between Teresa and her brother is truly sad. There is nothing more important than family I hope they can make mends. I also think that melissa, her sister, and kathy are nothing but trouble makers and instigators melissa has the nerve to say that
Teresa owes them an apology they owe Teresa an apology they have no one to blame but themselves for what happened at the christening.If Joe had an issue with his sister he should have pulled her aside and talked to her about not make a big scandal at his own sons christening.
I am in shock just having caught May 31 episode.
Melissa Gorga, , incredibly… seems entitled to no more than being some gratification object for her husband …..apparently,. OMG…, at the expense of her own God given sexual ecstacy!
This husband, juast as incredibly, brags about his sex DRIVE, as opposed to taking pride in beiong a worldclass LOVER.
Is it possible he, Joe, is such a neanderthal and dunce that he is clueless about MINDLESSLY TRANSPORTING erotic merging, of the sort that celebrates the sexual intensity and ecstacy of his partner AS WELL AS HIS OWN?
Incredibly, it seems so….and that Melissa goes along…only at the expense of one of the great privileges of life!
How unimaginably sad for both of them!!!
I have to say that Melissa, Teresa and Kathy along with their husbands should be ashamed of themselves. You go on TV to bad mouth family members. You are all adults that are teaching your kids how to react so inapporiately. You are teaching your kids it is okay to bad mouth family members on national tv. Instead of trying to fix it off camera like it should be. All the family issues should of never been mentioned on TV. The parents must realize other kids watch this and that there kids probably are having to deal with it in school and getting teased or even bullied by the way there parents have been acting. I am also ashamed at Bravo for allowing it to go on.
Take a lesson from Caroline and Jacuqline they do not bad mouth each other at all on camera.
Yes, some may find him hot until he opens his mouth!