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Summary: "You smell like onions!" - Nicole Richie
Review: This show is genius! The fact that the show is totally rigged and fake and still compels you to watch it over and over, is a true testament to Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. These girls are hilarious and Nicole never fails to crack me up with some thought she dares to verbalize out loud to someone! The people complaining about this show need to stop the hatin, just because you gotta work 9-5 and don't get to be spoiled does NOT mean watching these girls "suffer" (albeit rigged) on a farm isn't amazing. It's pure camp and it is not to be missed!
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Summary: Should have been titled "Simple A**es"
Review: I rented the DVD from a local video store out of curiosity (I refused to watch the original broadcast after it was constantly shoved down the public's throats for weeks on end) and cannot believe that this so-called "reality TV" show crap passes for culture. I couldn't agree more with the reviewer from Hanover, PA: Be ashamed that this country not only produces twits such as Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie but that FOX celebrates their dippiness by putting them on national television. Paris and Nicole proved that they wouldn't be able to work an honest day's work if their pampered lives depended on it. It's truly pathetic when shallow individuals such as these two are handed a television show based on their names just to give them something to do besides "modeling," shopping, partying and drinking. Too bad people with good ideas are pushed aside to make room for this junk. The Hilton family must have been cringing as they watched this (if they even bothered to). I've read many accounts that the Hilton family is VERY embarassed of Rick Hilton and how his branch of the family have soiled the Hilton name. (Can you blame them?) There's no point in suggesting that these two use their wealth for humanitarian purposes. Chances are they wouldn't know the meaning of the word (if it doesn't include the words "Dior," "Gucci," or "Saks Fifth Avenue," these two are completely lost). Now the public will soon be "blessed" to have these two airheads gracing our airwaves again in "The Simple Life 2." The good Republicans at FOX (always screaming about the dumbing down of American values) will, once again, bring quality, family programming into American living rooms with a second dose of stupidity. As for the reviewer who suggested that negative reviews are from "bitter" people: What's to be "bitter, jealous or envious about? We know what it's like to work a hard day's work, we can support ourselves without the help of mommy's and daddy's credit cards and we can make a dollar stretch. Too bad the brats Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie can't say the same thing.
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Summary: SOCIALITES RULE
Review: Bad reviews are from bitter, jealous people to be honest. Paris is a sweet, rich, girl who hasen't had to work a day in her life - seeing her try is funny, Nicole is a dirrty minded laugh, both of them on te screen are dynamite. Paris dosen't disappoint, shes stunning! Totally get this DVD, socialites rule!
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Summary: American Television
Review: Now this is television that should make every red-blooded American start rethinking the "Reality TV" craze, start rethinking the "sex sells" motto, and simply just unplug your televisions and become ashamed to be apart of a country that produced two individuals such as Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie. A country that glamorizes their antics of drunken driving and heroine addiction to the point that FOX decided that they simply HAVE to put the media magnatized wh!#es on television. What was the result? Well, practically everybody in this decaying and rotten nation tuned in to see what these pampered alcoholic and drug-addicted celebrities would do in a rundown "Clampett" filled town. Reality show? Show me any place in the world where this actually happens. America and FOX, we've hit a new low and I hope that your reality fad is soon dead... because you've certainly beat it to death with this one!
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Summary: Sooo Funny!
Review: When you think about it, you might not think that this show would be any good, but it so is! It's the funniest thing I've seen for ages! I really love it, and the girls are beautiful, I suggest this hilarious DVD to anyone!!
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Summary: Interesting from a social class perspective
Review: What made this series so interesting is the clash of ideals concerning "upper class" in America and "lower and working classes" in America. While "class" refers to a group sharing the same economic or social status, it also refers to something of high quality or elegance (Merriam-Webster). We tend to think of the "upper class" as being well-mannered and refined. This series plays with that notion. While Hilton and Ritchie clearly share upper class status, it was the people of the town of Altus (who did not fall into the category of the "upper class") who displayed more "class" according to the typical definition and were made to feel uncomfortable by the lack of manners displayed by Hilton and Ritchie. In addition, the film also has interesting implications for what we view as crime. Hilton and Ritchie put items on a charge account without the owner of the account's permission. They later lie about several things to avoid either giving up the items or dealing with the consequences. They make comments such as, "What is the big deal? It was only x amount of dollars" and "It wasn't stealing. It was charging." Imagine if a poor person of color did the equivalent type of crime! It's easy both to judge the women AND to be entertained by the series. I can't deny that I have done my share of both. If you go beyond the surface, however, there is more to it than what first appears.
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Summary: love this show
Review: I have only watched a couple episodes but i have to say i love it and i cannot wait until i get my dvd. paris and nicole seem like a lot of fun to me and i would love to hang out with them.
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Summary: paris
Review: This show is all about entertainment. So don't take is seriously. You know some part of it is fake : Lines/plots thrown in here and there. Anyway the show is about 2 rich girls thrown into the world of rural folk. See the lifestyles clash and enjoy the ride.
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Summary: Worthless crap
Review: You have to ask yourself what people are thinking when they watch this horrible excuse for entertainment and even more so when they buy it. When intelligent and innovative shows get cancelled and we get this drivel instead... I just don't know what to say. Only think about this: When all the reality shows out there have run its course and you finally tire of them, you may find that original, quality shows that make you feel and care, have all been cancelled. Then what are you gonna watch?
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Summary: The It Girls Go South
Review: The 'It Girls' phenomena has been all over the UK tabloids few years back, referring to young women who have had the good fortune of being born into huge wealth, and who just happen to be very beautiful, spoiled and famous for doing absolutely nothing at all !(like Tara Parker-Tomlinson,or Lady Victoria Harvey).
These young women have never done any serious/or no job in their lives, and spend their days shooting covers for men's fashion magazines, shopping or skiing ,and their nights being snapped half naked and totally drunk, at the arms of some footballer or movie star.
This phenomena has reached US shores, belatedly but with force with the Hilton sisters, the heiresses to the Hilton Hotel empire, the adventures or shall I shall say the misadventures of whom have occupied many a headline recently and their sexy figures have graced many covers.
So Fox has come up with this smart idea of putting these girls to the ultimate test of endurance and suffering, and proving to the world at large, or whoever is interested that they are far from the dumb and spoiled rotten image that is firmly stuck to them. This momentous task would be achieved by living with a farming working class family in Arkansas for one whole month and doing some actual work..Very hard indeed!
In comes Paris Hilton, along with her best friend Nicole Richie, Lionel Richie's adopted daughter,(after Paris's sister Nikki declined to come along), ready to embark on the adventure of their lives and tackle head on the Simple Life:
I can not seem to form one straight opinion about this documentary/DVD.
On one hand, it is good TV: it is in a way original (besides how much can a viewer take watching endless celebs saving animals,their TV spot of choice)..
It is funny at times, and after the third episode,the girls kind of grow on you. Nicole certainly fare much better than Paris as she has a kind of sweet and innocent charm, and certainly more Grey cells than her best friend.
You will also definitely be shocked at the total ignorance of our lovely jet setters about normal life!
Paris has never heard of Wall Mart, and thinks it is a place that sells ...'Wall Stuff'..This must sound too dumb for words, but upon reflection it is also the result of highly sheltered and pampered life!! This reminded me of Marie Antoinette saying to her starving people 'Let them eat cake'. Of course the French queen never said that and it was all a revolutionary propaganda to agitate the mobs against royalty, however Paris Hilton surely did say what she did about Wall Mart!
Yet I felt that the whole series was very pretentious, and the performances far from real. You can feel that the girls were acting/playing for the cameras, and it was at times way over the top.
In addition to that, you might find the girls sexy, funny and you might spend a good time following their mischief, but one thing you will never feel for them is sympathy! I mean it is like a big game to them, a novelty that they know will soon finish, and they will soon go back to the life they can not come out from..
So I have to say that although I did enjoy watching Simple Life, my heart did not bleed for them, nor I found some of the troubles they caused their employers or the empty promises they gave to the boys of the town particularly funny.
Andy Warhol famously said,'In the future everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes'
These girls have had plenty more just for playing a game that for many is an everyday struggle, one that is Simply called Life!
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