The Simple Life

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Summary: A New Low For Reality Television
Review: The Simple Life is probably the poorest excuse for a reality series to come along in years. The show features Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie as the rich girls who must use their wits, beauty and charm to survive in Altus, Arkansas for 30 days.

While this may seem an amusing premise in reality its about as interesting as watching paint dry on the side of a barn. My constant thought as I watched the show was "If this is the future of America, we're in deep trouble."

Ritchie and Hilton manage to make fun of all things not L.A or New York and come across as spoiled brats who simply must get their way no matter what. They show contemp for their host family and absolutely no work ethic. I hope that the majority of this so called reality series was staged because I would hate to think that we have actually sunk this low.

Avoid this disc.

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Summary: Great, funny show. Horrible DVD.
Review: I absolutely loved this show. It was so funny. But be aware that this DVD sucks. First of all, when you put the DVD and the main titles comes up there is no music at all. But you can tell from what's going on on the screen that there should be some sort of sound. Also, this only contains the "official" 7 episodes. The reunion special and the never before seen episode is not on it. The "special features" is pretty much just scenes from the episode that aired when the season was over. Usually FOX DVDs are great, but this one left me wanting more. A lot more! Other than those problems, the 7 shows you do get are hilarious.

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Summary: more Chops!!
Review: My favorite episode is the one with Chops, that kid's just got a huge smile.

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Summary: American pop culture scraps the bottom of the barrell
Review: I am not going to argue that this is the end of the world as we know it, but just that "The Simple Life" represents the bottom of the barrel for me as a critic of popular culture. Not so much the show as Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, a couple of heiresses who will never have enough money to ever be able to buy a clue as to what wretched human beings they are. Even then, more so at the start of the show, when they were more famous for being famous than now, when they have at least accomplished sticking their arms into the wrong end of a cow. Too bad Andy Warhol is dead because given how low the celebrity bar has gone down to admit this pair to stardom he would have to revise his postulate regarding 15 of fame.

The idea here, as sold by FOX TV was "From filthy rich to just plain filthy," a variation on "Green Acres" if you took Eva Gabor, split her in half, which would cut her age in half and divide her brain between them (at least Eva Gabor was intentionally funny). So Paris and Nicole are sent to live on the Leding farm in Altus, Arkansas for 30 days, where three generations of Ledings have to put up with behavior that would have to be improved greatly just to be deemed adolescent. "The Simple Life" is truly remarkable as the only reality show that I have ever seen in which you have a pair of participants who were complete unaffected by the entire experience. Is the idea that there is no such thing as bad publicity a product of heredity or environment? Is there ANYTHING in this world that would embarrass Nicole Richie?

I have to pick Paris as the better of the two by default, not just because she tended to keep her mouth shut more while Nicole went on one of her fake crying jags, but because something buried deep inside her told her that it would be wrong to take back somebody's birthday gift because you bought it by charging it to somebody else's account. I suppose television could come up with two more worthless human beings to parade before the camera and I know there is no way of stopping them in such a quest, but it is not exactly a revival of the Golden Age of television (think of something more organic as the adjective). Paris and Nicole are like the "National Inquirer," where you cannot really lampoon them because anything you come up with, no matter how obnoxious or offensive, is something they would actually do.

This DVD was pretty much out in record time and includes all seven episodes of the "series." Yes, they are still censored, which is a shame simply because Paris and Nicole could still be degraded by actually hearing every foul word that comes out of their mouths. The show is so compelling in the same way as a car accident (one of those where the person who causes it walks away while everybody else is in a body bag). Hopefully there are indeed plans for a sequel to "The Simple Life," because no matter where they send these two airheads the next time the locals will be loaded for bear and although I know that Paris and Nicole will never get any joke at their expense, the viewers will and that will make all the difference the next tiime this 21st-century freak show goes on the road.

Final Thought: I assume that since these two want all the money they can get their hands on that they will never have children, because that would mean spending money (and time) on somebody else. Is this a good thing because someday their children will see this video and Paris and Nicole might sober up long enough to realize this might not have been the smartest thing they ever did or a bad thing because it denies them the chance to find out what it is like for your children to embarrass you on national television ("The Simple Life: The Next Generation"). Then again, all that time on the farm might have taught them something and they will not have children, they will just clone themselves.

You know, it is almost too easy to make fun of these two...

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Summary: Fun for what it is
Review: Nicole is a total riot and is such a playful troublemaker. I love how it shows hillbillies and their complete lack of culture. My favorite episode is when Nicole & Paris work at that nasty fast food joint. Gramma says, "They got a real good breakfast...sausage on a stick."

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Summary: Blonde Entertainment At It's Best
Review: Anyone who doesn't find this show at the very least amusing needs a sense of humor asap! Taking two rich, spoiled blondes out of their natural, Los Angeles habitat and putting them on a farm with no cell phones, no credit cards and watching them as they struggle to hold down a normal, everyday job is hilarious. As soon as Paris and Nicole come on screen, their charm quickly ignites the small town and us viewers. You can't wait to see what adventures unfold for these beautiful, bubbly ladies. From farming to fast food jobs to curfews and country living, Paris and Nicole's worlds are turned upside down as is the family's that lets them in. While Paris and Nicole try hard to live the simple life, they always find a way to put their spin on things and it will keep you in stitches. I would recommend The Simple Life to anyone that likes to laugh and have a good time and to anyone open minded enough to see the way life changes people and how people change life for others.

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Summary: I cant believe this is CENSORED at Wal-marts request !
Review: This should be 5 Stars but they censored all the bad words and possible clevage ! What a joke FOX i could have just recorded this for FREE. NEXT TIME I WILL, so pay attention wal-mart and fox. Americans will not buy your censored S**T anymore. Im not buying ANYTHING CD or DVD ever again from these people because I know they CENSOR everything sold there.

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Summary: it is edited
Review: Great show, very funny. I am very happy to have all the eposides at my despense anytime I want them and hope they do a second season. They may not because Paris is got a cd coming out soon. To answer the question about the langauge yes unfortuntaly fox has chosen to keep the show in the same version that aired on tv, It's not just the dvds from Wal Mart. That is the only reason I deducted one star.

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Summary: Funny, Sexy, Out of control.
Review: This one of the best guilty pleasures. two absolutely rich beauitful heiresses Paris Hilton heir to the Hilton hotel fortune, Nicole Ritchie Heir to her father Lionel Ritchie's music fortune.. gets pulled out there swimming pools, mansions, credits cards well you get it high class lives and get thrown into the simple life. a life on the farm with one room to share where these two girls who's never had to work a day in there lives and gets everything hande to them on a silver spoon...has to work there a**** off.
For 30 days:
NO LuXURY..no money that is unless they earn it, no credit cards,no cell phones nothing all except that is for their fab clothing collection and tinkerbell.
But I must say even thou their spoiled you can't blame them for knowing nothing i mean they have never heard of the word struggle.
But to see the hilarous adventures of them working a farmers life,and learning for the first time the term a hard days work. You almost feel sorry for them.
Paris and Nicoles hit tv series is worth the money to buy the dvd just to hear nicoles incredible up front, no nonsense, straight forward use of the english language. Plus paris's skimpy outfits.
I give this dvd 5 STARS. get it for the laughs

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Summary: I am giving it 5 stars, Only because I love those girls
Review: Nicoles laugh makes me laugh, Paris' butt crack makes me laugh, but the edits ....!!! I cannot believe that they cut out the bad words and still fuzz stuff out. I could have just taped this on VCR from the TV shows.
This is a DVD, that you pay for. You should not have to be subjected to the DVD Police
but I love it anyways.
Hi Nicole, Hey Paris
xxoo