She Made Me Watch This! "Lipstick Jungle" pilot, "South of Nowhere" season premiere, and more

to watch you rant! And Lori is killing me on the beginning - someone should make a fanvideo of Lori's eyebrows (hehe)

I love your rants Sarah....much amusement. I have to agree with you both about the lipstick jungle, as a feminist it just pinged so many bad buttons with me: however, South of Nowhere made up for that by about a million percent -

 Hey Lori, nice little astrology nuggets -

 here's something to explain it all to Sarah

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cheers guys

xxx

Thank God I'm not the only one who thought that Lipstick Jungle was HORRible! I was afraid you guys would like it, because I saw the preview and it was horrendeous. I had the same reaction to Brooke Shields' character. I was like, she's supposed to be the head of a movie studio?! PLEASE! The women were constantly shown doubting themselves, they weren't at ALL the type of people who could lead a successful corporation and it was just absolutely horrible to watch. The gals did what they could with the material but at the end of the day, I still think that the blame lies solely on the way the show was written. It was terrible!

Cashmere Mafia has my vote. Absolutely. And not just cause it has a gay character on it, but because it seems less retarded.

And on another note, Sarah, dude, what's your obsession with 90210?! :D

I Absolutly LLLLUUUUVVVV watching you guys. It was so much fun.

I wasn't caught by the Lipstick Jungle trailer. And from the 9mn hating time you give it on the 25 mn vlog, I probably won't watch it at all. It's just too bad, 'cause I like Brook Shield (endless love, the blue lagon) and Kim Raver. Only base from the trailers, I could tell that Cashmir Mafia is a GO GO, and Lipstick Jungle a NO NO NOt Ever.

Re SON, I agree that they should of name the character Carmen differently, 'cause The Original is such a Big shoes to fill. But please, don't hate the girl. I have no problem with her bang. Her style still OK so far. She's definitly not Ashley, but she seems OK. Give her a chance.

Damages seems pretty intersting. It's not the first time that you guys give it the Go Go on the AE site. I think I'm going to download it from now on.

I'm strarting my day with a smile, thanks to you. Have a nice weekend Ladies. Bye

Very funny again. Had me laughing sooo hard! As a good girl I watched the trailer of Lipstick Jungle first, and I emediately didn't like it, so I was happy to see you guys not liking it either:d Just horrible...

I watched the SoN blog, and I really loved it! And I made a joke about the drinking, but that was just a joke. I never actually thought they were drinking, they were just so funny!:D

And then SoN. Sarah: you're wrong, I totally agreed with Lori about the 12.5 million. Haha! Watching that episode I was thinking: don't just throw that money away!! Silly, silly girls:p

Lori, I would go to America just to come and visit "Maeve", haha!

Damages keeps turning itself around with each episode and in a totally good way. One minute you think they're going this way and they're going that way and then the next minute it's the other way around and I love it. It doesn't seem gimmick-y and I'm just constantly amazed how much character revalations we get (umm unlike shows like... LOST!) ... it's a mystery wrapped up in a mystery but you get answers and you feel like the story is progressing and you kind of know where things are leading to but not really which I like. It's just really good entertainment and I haven't been so in love with Glenn Close EVER. She's just amazing as Patty Hewes. And Rose Byrne, hmmm :D

And Sarah, rant all you want because it makes for good entertainment if nothing else :) and besides, if you want a balanced show, you need to have equal time to get your anger out as well as when a good show comes along, give equal time for the lovin'. So yeah, rant on!

Closer is another hit. Last season was a bit hit and miss with me, but this year I think they've come back with a vengeange. It's just such a joy to watch and if Kyra Sedqwick doesn't start winning more awards for her role on that show, she's getting robbed because she's amazing! And the writing on that show is just... OMG.

Sarah, astroLOGY not astroNOMY or astrometrics like Seven's lab was called on Voyager ;) but I don't believe in any of that hoohaa either so, whatever :D

There's been all this talk about the two shows, that Cashmere is a ripoff of Lipstick, and yet Cashmere is the better series. It's usually the other way around. Then again, Sex and the City never seemed to feature a realistic setting for women in the workplace, so maybe its not so suprising.

And hey, I agree with Lori, just once I'd like to see an inheritance storyline where the characters act responsibly and not like Paris Hilton with the end result being that they blow through their fortune within a few months/years (raise your hands if you think this is the eventual conclusion of this particular storyline).

First of all... Sarah, your t-shirt? Very tempting ;)

I love Sarah's rant, there's nothing like someone complaining about something while being so funny about it.

I can only throw in my two cents concerning South of Nowhere, well aside from saying "Lipstick Jungle" is a terrible name for a drama revolving around women. Okay so back to SoN, *bows before Sarah for mentioning Aiden's really bad hair cut. It's the first thing that came to mind when I saw him. I'm so glad to see Spencer stepping her foot down and standing up for herself.

It's unconceivable to me that Gabrielle and Mandy playing opposite roles. Very glad that didn't happen.

And again Lori gave the best facial expressions, too funny.

Great vlog as always. 

Hey guys, loved your vlog. I wonder if you could tell me when, or if, SON is comin to the UK?

Thanks.

Brilliant vlog, as always :)

Sarah rants like it's nobody's business. It's freaking brilliant. But I think I wouldn't want to be in the same room with her when she gets angry... *giggles*

And I agree with Lori about the financial aspects in SoN (not that I've watched a single episode, hello stupid Europe). For once I'd like to see someone on tv being mature and wise about their money. Yes.

The "My Eyes, My Eyes" bunny... Word up.

That being said, you two are like the coolest people on earth. And Sarah, where exactly do you shop for clothes?! There's a few shirts you've been wearing that I.WANTS! *nods*

Lori, I totally love that you are very consistent in your choice to wear black... Every good rocker chick wears black!

I wish I'd be able to watch all the shows you are talking about... but TV in Europe, not so much fun.

I can totally understand Sarah's rant and she does rightfully so. I am not a business women but in most movies about women in my job are presented unrealistically too. So I very much understand her. From what I have seen in the trailer these women aren't even fit to have a minor management job.

btw, I would watch if Lori decides to host a financial blog... *eg*

Sorry, it will be kind of off-topic: as I see many of you who live in Europe can't watch SON because it's not on tv (I'm European, too, I share the same pain) but all hope is not lost, just pm me if you are interested and I'll give you a "hint".

Sarah, your T-shirt is somewhat juicy, so to speak....And Lori, you look exceptionally hot in this segment :)

Okay, Lipstick Jungle just couldn't be more ridiculous. Especially if we compare it to Cashmere Maffia. Sure, a show needs drama but a brain won't hurt, either.

Best. SMMWT. Ever.

"You know what I would do with twelve million dollars?"

I swear I fall in love with you two a little more each week.

Sarah, beautiful ranting. Good job with the 'throughline'. heh.

re The Closer. "Get back to the police work/ I didn't sign up for this/What the hell?!" My thoughts exactly. THANK YOU so much for saying that.  I love Kyra like nobody's business, but I'm wary of how much this show has become "Brenda Leigh's Trials and Tribulations".

Damages. You like it! Awesome. Watch Damages, people! It's brilliant!

Finally, I'll be right behind Callean in the signup queue for Lori's financial planning tutorials. :^)

Sarah, I couldn't tell, how exactly do you feel about Lipstic Jungle? My favorite "...maybe you can help me shoot the Lipstic Jungle women..?" Girl, you're hilarious when you're ranting.    :)

On a serious note, Lori, please be our Suze Orman, only prettier and fun-er of course

Lori, great look, also good music taste *references new blog*

xxx

sparkly

this was priceless... as hideous as you make lipstick jungle sound.. im happy it sucked because it produced one of the best smackdown rants ever. Sarah gets 10 gold stars for good use of verbal abuse... and for throwing in random buffy references which overwhelms me with the urge to get up and do the Snoopy dance in sheer excitement. long live buffy.

another job well done ladies.

i agree with lori that kyla & ashley should spend their 12.5 wisely. invest on it, why not? i don't wanna watch SoN, 3 seasons from now and see them become impoverished.

and yes, GED? hello? *insert indignant bunny here* i've nothing against GED and those who take it but come on, these are privileged kids. i had hoped they're going to an ivy league school. and who knows, that could set the tone for an all lesbian version of cashmere mafia. -MJ

smile. i just slept with your girlfriend :)

Maybe it's just me, but I can't imagine how anything called "Lipstick Jungle" could possibly end well, though the drive-by certainly sounds promising *chuckles*, anyways great Vlog, I always enjoy it and look forward to it every week, if I had 12 million dollars I'd use it to turn your Vlog into an actual series, so hey, act now and send me the cash pronto, you know you want to =)    

~ Imagination is the eye of the soul ~

When I saw that Sarah and Lori were going to review Lipstick Jungle I figured I should watch the pilot first (I had it sitting on my computer) I think I watched a whole 12 minutes of it before enough was enough. It was just so bad that if Sarah watched it twice I can't believe that her rant wasn't any longer (the rant was brilliant btw). I haven't seen CM but it has to be better than the crap I watched.

As for SoN vlog am I the only one in which Karmen drove me crazy. Keep Jill lose Karmen if you ask me. I found Sarah and Lori's brief look at the show much more satisfying.

I'm with Lori on her assessment of the financial portion of SoN!...lol Of course since I also do that finance stuff for a living...(along with a little school psychology consultation...my excuse for watching teen shows). Of course Ashley is very lucky her sister Kyla has obviously been reading the business pages and possibly consulting with someone...lol Clearly Ashley's mom was and is a gold digger. Getting away from her is a good idea and thankfully hanging with Kyla...although the "It Girls" thing is a bit worrisome and may be Kyla's downfall (a Paris Hilton wannabe is a very bad idea). But of course this is all fodder for future drama...so tune in next week...lol

I really enjoyed this week's segment not only because of the lovely ranting and the great chemistry between you two (as always) but because of one little piece of information: Lori, you're a Taurus? Now I know why I can identify with you so easily! May I ask when you were born? (OMG, this is my first comment on AfterEllen.com ever and now I'm gonna be stuck with this psycho reputation... ;)

I also loved that 'astrological' comment about We're Getting Nowhere, 'cause what bugged me about Karman and Jill's blog was, apart from Jill's 'retarded=backwards' comment (so you were actually saying the scene with Aiden and Glen was the most backwards scene? Uh huh, yeah, totally buying it) that really annoyed me, that they were acting way too Leo-ish (I'm sure this is a technical term ;). I don't think I have to explain what I mean- either you are into astrology or you aren't.

No competition for the sweet Libra/Taurus combination of She Made Me Watch This!...

 I love that you just throw in random BtVS and Star Trek references to make your points... haha.  Nothing adds colour to a vlog like Buffy and the Borg...

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Ok so after watching your vlog for the tenth time, I downloaded a copy of the Lipstick Jungle pilot.

Now Sarah, dont get the impression I dont trust your judgement, I do, its just that well I live in the UK and it will probably be a long time before it makes it over here, and I wanted to see what all the ranting fuss was about.

So now I've watched it and it's kinda like I have a bad taste in my mouth.  They do say curiosity killed the cat but well I always thought being curious was a good thing....

I actually didn't think it could be as bad as it was, and the over-acting thing you talked about drove me crazy, I really felt sorry for Kim Raver having to be in the middle of it all (well, as sorry as you can be for someone who makes out with a member of the undead.. no wait, didn't Buffy do that... a lot!!)

I know I shouldn't have been surprised given your reaction to it but it annoys me that for a show that has the tag line of women who "aren't looking for Mr. Big, they are Mr. Big", it seems that they are only gonna be happy if they are with the guy they want.  Of course this could be a big assumption of mine as granted, I have only seen one episode, but to be fair I thought that was fairly obvious from just watching the trailer you posted. 

Ok so now I am asking myself why, after watching the trailer and your vlog, I wasted my time on this but well its done now and I wont get that time back so I need to move on!!

xx

P.S, the one and only saving grace in my eyes, was that I got to hear a Kelly Clarkson song near the end.  I kinda saw that as my treat for having to sit through the crap! 

Thank you for all cool comments!

Of course, I stress about what Ashley's going to do with her inheritance! When I think about her windfall, my mind gets lost in the quagmire of inheritance and state taxes, which is a HUGE percentage! My back of the envelope estimate on the taxes that Ashley may owe? Ashley should assume she'll have pay up to 40% in taxes, leaving her only $7.5 million to play with. Not much money when you remember she's only 17/18 years old.

For those of you interested in finances, here are some quick tips: never max out your credit cards, pay them off every month, build up and protect your credit score, build a savings for at least six months of living expenses, and be as debt free as possible so you have choices when you want to change jobs or careers. It's easy to get stuck in a job because of a good salary. Having little debt gives you financial freedom to pursue your dream job. :)

Other random factoids: my birthday is in May 15. Best business schools? I recommend reading BusinessWeek.com, Forbes.com, and especially USNews.com's top business schools lists.

When I applied for my graduate program, I created a short list of top schools for my field and identified other factors that were important to me. Then I prioritized the schools based on the city I wanted to be in for grad school. Then I just waited to see who accepted me, then picked the school that fit my criteria.

Thanks again to viewing "She Made Me Watch This!"

yea about that. i totally agree. Her bangs are GOD awful! I saw a picture of the actress who plays her with OUT bangs, and she looks sooo much cuter and way better. who thought of those things on her head? and who the hell named her Carmen? that's nuts.

 Great blog once again! i'm definitely tuning in next time!