Andy Cohen Addresses RHNJ Rumors

Leave it to the king of all the Real Housewives franchises to come out and give us the news straight up. Lately, the rumor mill has been turning about one of these in particular -- New Jersey. Both rumors about casting and rumors about postponing the show until Teresa's return have been circulating, causing a bit of an uproar withing the fandom. Luckily Andy, being as vocal as always, has a few things to say to fans about these issues.

First of all let's give all the fans of the show a huge sigh of relief that Snooki, MTV's reality star cash cow from Jersey Shore and Snooki And JWOW, will not be on Bravo for Real Housewives of New Jersey. Thank God. I was very concerned when I heard this, but via Twitter, both Polizzi and Cohen have confirmed that she will not be a part of the casting process. "She ain't joining" was what Cohen responded to a fan on Twitter. And suddenly the world sighed in relief.

On the other end of the spectrum, a much larger and more likely rumor has been going around the internet, hitting all the major blogs that follow the franchise. This rumor looks at not only the survivability of the show without breakout star Teresa Giudice, but also the likelihood of it being postponed until next year when she is released. Andy's response to this was much less concise.

"I can't imagine not filming The Real Housewives of New Jersey. It's a big franchise for Bravo, and I think whatever we do, we're going to do it the right way," he explained to Us Weekly in a recent interview, "So we're still figuring that out right now."

It looks like things are still very unsure for the time being. We know that no official decision has been made just yet, but it's clear that the void will be large without Giudice. Perhaps they can bring back Jacqueline and Caroline Manzo to keep fans interested while the resident crazy lady is away. All we are left with is a vague yet hopeful quote from Andy. "Anything is possible."
 

Bravo Previews Most Intense Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season Ever

I won't lie. Last season I slacked a lot on my Bravo shows, and one of the shows I failed to keep up with was Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Don't get me wrong, I live for Brandi, the shows queen bee, and Kyle will forever the the most amazing housewife on the west coast, but the show failed to capture my interest. Well let's throw that out of the window because the new season looks insane. So much so that I may have to do some reviews! Yes! Reviews will be returning to TOTU! Check out the trailer below.

Ok. Bravo, Bravo (get it!?), you have succeeded in capturing the awe of this blogger once more. Where do we begin?

First off, one of the commercials has already spoiled the "destination" episode(s) being Amsterdam. This could be very interesting, especially considering many more things are legal there than here. I wonder what sort of trouble they will get in. We also have a few other mundane plot points like Kyle worried about her daughter being too spoiled and Yolanda has some unspecified family drama going on. But then the bombshells start dropping.

We have Brandi, who has always been at the center of most of the drama, back to her old season two habits of picking on Kim. We also get a very intense clip of Kyle finally confronting Kim on her issues and not taking responsibility for anything. You go, girl. Four years was long enough to wait to hear that. And of course, we have Brandi throwing drinks.

And if that wasn't enough, we end the whole ordeal with Brandi slapping Lisa V. Now the clip looked like it was played up (IE she didn't hit her very hard, and it looks to be taken a bit out of context), but this is still a big factor to see where this actually fits into the puzzle.

Another good portion of the time is spent highlighting the new housewives, much more so on Lisa R than Eileen, showing that the new Lisa may be a big figure in the new season. With the two "new" housewives from last season dumped already and two "old" housewives returning as guests (Adrienne and Camille), it will be interesting to see how the dynamics play out. Will the new ladies last? I hope the new Lisa does, at least. Girl's got a mouth on her!

It all goes down in two weeks. Are you ready?

Gao's Thoughts: Teresa Giudice Is Going To Jail?

Let me begin by saying I know I'm very late on this story, but I still wanted to throw in my two cents. I honestly can't believe this is real. This isn't some publicity stunt for everyone to watch Bravo. Teresa Giudice, one of the most recognizable "Bravolebrities" is going to jail. For a while. Damn.