Denise Richards, the Lohan Family, and my poor DVR
I think I had a momentary lapse of reason last night. For some reason I set my DVR to record the two new shows on E! last night: Denise Richards It’s complicated and Living Lohan. And then, I actually watched them both.
I’ve always rolled my eyes at the odd drama surrounding Denise Richards. When she began dating Richie Sambora, I saw her as “that: kind of girl – the girl who would date a friend’s man. That, as many of you know, breaks a cardinal girl of womanhood. You just don’t do it.
Surprisingly, I liked the Denise Richards show. She is funny and emotional, and rather like someone I would hang out with when I’m feeling like having some fun. I love that her dad has come to live with her after the death of Denise’s mom. On the other hand, Denise has at least one assistant that she needs to kick to the curb. Who pays money to have a spaz-prone flake “assist” them in their daily life?
I think I will keep watching this one.
Living Lohan, though, was pure torture. The family is crass, for the most part. Although Dina appears to have some occasionally sound advice, she is frighteningly obsessed with the tabloids. She is pandering to her 2nd daughter’s questionable music career, and she fully embraces a young “producer” who clearly is there simply to glom onto the Lohan name. Ali is, unfortunately, not as pretty or talented as her older sister was at 14. It must be hard to live in that shadow, but sometimes you just have to ace the truth and buckle down with the plan of actually going to college and getting a job outside of the entertainment industry.
The show was difficult to watch and made me realize that the only two things about the Lohan family that are even remotely appealing are Nana and young Cody. They need to move out and have their own sit-com. ?
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