All posts in: Rich Girls

14 Mar 2012

A Letter About MTV’s “Rich Girls”

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=G-LSdzK8qwU]

No, not the ones that are turning 16.

In 2003, before The Simple Life was introduced starring Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, MTV put out a series called Rich Girls documenting the lives of Ally Hilfiger (daughter of fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger) and best friend Jaime Gleicher (too lazy to wikipedia her background right now.) I was 13 when the show came out, but I was hooked. I thought it was the best thing ever despite the judgments of my family who thought it was strange that high school seniors spent an entire day playing in a toy store dressed as princesses and witnessed two girls who essentially did not know how to take care of themselves. I had faith that they would make it through. They lived such lavish lives riding in limos almost everywhere and took random trips to Nantucket, Seattle, and London, but yet they always had these meltdowns. As a young teenager back then, I pretty much assumed that my life was headed down that path naturally too.

It didn’t. As a kid, you don’t know better and you look up to those that are older than you. Thank you Ally and Jaimie for painting an image of my final semester in high school that never looked like yours at all. In the end, I suppose it was kind of a good thing. Want to know what I’m looking forward to though? Re-watching your entire series on this YouTube channel as soon as I graduate from college.

03 Jun 2010

Downtown Girls

I caught the premiere last night online at MTV.com and when I sat down to finally write this review it was past my bedtime. I decided to let my thoughts on the show simmer overnight and this is what I have concluded.

Prior to watching the show, I had heard a lot of comparisons that Downtown Girls was similar to Sex and the City and The Hills. If you liked Sex and the City, this was good news to you. If you didn’t like the Hills, you weren’t looking for another wannabe.

I can safely say that it is a mix of the two. Downtown Girls features five established women in their mid-twenties who live in Manhattan. What I like about the show is that they have real jobs. Reality television lives up to its name. I have no idea if these women are getting paid for each episode they film unlike the actors on The Hills. [Yeah, I said it.] At least you’re not left wondering where they actually work and how they acquire all of their money when they do absolutely nothing. These women are beautiful, smart, and fun. They’re the type of women you want to be when you’re about 24-25. Correction: They live the life that I would like to live when I’m 24 or 25. Another question I’ve been wondering about is why this show is on MTV? Why this network? It seems more like something for Bravo or even E!

The show is funny, witty, and gets to the point quick. There are no dull moments. The best part doesn’t happen at the end and there are no awkward pauses and screen shots of just glances and shady looks like in The Hills.

I’ve also decided that MTV has been putting out a decent array of shows lately excluding 16 and Pregnant and The Hills franchise etc. Let’s hope they keep it up. I also believe that the best shows stick around for just one season. If there is more than one season, the shows start to become more rehearsed because everyone knows what to expect. This is true w/ Parental Control, The Hills, Real World, etc whereas the best shows that last for one season only are loved because they are fresh Rich Girls, The Paper, PoweR Girls, and Wanna Come In?

What do you think?

05 Feb 2010

Nice to meet you Alexis Neiers

Pretty face. Innocent look. Non-alcoholic drink. The girl looks so carefree at the wheel. Oh how a Vanity Fair shoot can be deceiving…

She could have been an Ally Hilfiger with her own reality show (Rich Girls) or a spokesperson like Lily Collins.

It’s a little too late for that now seeing as how young Alexis is about to head straight into super stardom…behind bars that is.

Alexis was the daughter of a former playmate and the director of photography for hit television show, “Friends.” She could have had everything. In fact, she did have everything. She was the definition of a LA party girl. Creating a name for herself on the party scene, E! had offered her and her friend their own reality show titled, “Pretty Wild,” to be aired in March. However, that is all on hold now as she is a suspect in the celebrity burglaries of Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, and Rachel Bilson just to name a few. The very same ones we have been hearing about in the news. Alexis never acted alone, and she is no amateur, in fact they are professional enough to call themselves “The Bling Ring.”

“According to VF, the kids were accused of stealing $130,000 in clothes and jewelry from both Lohan and Bilson, for example. When cops arrived at Neiers’ home with a search warrant, they found a Marc Jacobs handbag allegedly belonging to Bilson and a Chanel necklace allegedly belonging to Lohan. Yet Neiers insisted to Vanity Fair, “I have receipts for everything.”

When asked how Alexis felt about this whole situation she responded, “I’m a firm believer in Karma, and I think this situation was attracted into my life because it was supposed to be a huge learning lesson for me to grow and expand as a spiritual human being. I see myself being like an Angelina Jolie but even stronger, pushing even harder for the universe and for peace and for the health of our planet. God didn’t give me these talents and looks to just sit around being a model or being famous. I want to lead a huge charity organization. I want to lead a country, for all I know.”

Yeah, good luck Alexis!

Source

Source

03 Dec 2009

MTV meet your doom.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PESuoE9kZSE&feature=player_embedded]

Is this a joke? This isn’t funny. This doesn’t make me interested in the show at all. In fact I feel like I’m watching that guy in the “My New Haircut video” times 5!

And the guy in that video was an actor.

MTV,

I sincerely urge you to bring back Rich Girls WITH Ally Hilfiger, then maybe we can be on good terms again.

28 Nov 2009

Rich Girls Flashback

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ1hYYxyRZc]

When I was 13 slash 14, this used to be one of my FAVORITE shows. I recently found the channel on YouTube that has every single episode. Unfortunately, I don’t really have time today to watch a Rich Girls marathon. Here’s a clip from one of the episodes where Ally and Jaime travel to Seattle!

 

Feel free to watch the Rich Girls channel here