Thursday, May 29, 2014

Off Topic Thursday: Remembering HBO's Big Love and Other Polygamy Odds and Ends for May 29th 2014



Guess what? HBO is replaying Big Love on their HBO Signature channel! I don't know if all five seasons will be replayed but, so far, they are showing an episode almost every night. Tonight will be Episode 6, Roberta's Funeral. What makes this so sweet is, if you have Amazon Prime, all 5 seasons of Big Love are FREE! If you subscribe to HBO, you can also watch online at HBOGo.

It's been years since I watched Big Love. Although the show deteriorated drastically into telenovela land after season 2, it's still interesting to watch, if not to marvel at the ensemble acting of the main characters.

So I got to thinking; Which were my favorite scenes from Season One?

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From episode one, it has got to be the opening title with the Beach Boys singing God Only Knows. I think the shot where the ice starts to break and the wives are separated from Bill was perfect to illustrate that no matter how much they claimed they were one family, each wife was headed into a different direction away from Bill.






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I also liked the ending of the title scene, where Bill and his Wives are together on their own celestial "world".







Also from episode 1, this little confrontation between second wife Nicki Grant and first wife Barb showed the competition that existed between the wives, right down to who got to sit next to Bill in his car:

Wife #2 Nicki opens the door and is about to get into the car when...
 
 
Wife #1 Barb deftly slips into the car seat while Nicki talks to Bill

 
Nicki's face shows her displeasure while hubby Bill is clueless what just happened.

Luckily, even though the storylines went further and further into the ridiculously unbelievable (like Bill's mother slicing off the arm of a rival polygamist prophet with just a large serrated bread knife?!?), these small acting nuances were allowed to continue throughout the entire run of the series.


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Here's an example of Jeanne Tripplehorn's character Barb expressing her disgust, shock, and horror of having a child bride of the Prophet telling a youthful bodyguard that Barb's uterine cancer and subsequent inability to bear children was a direct result of heavenly displeasure.





If you watched Big Love, what were some of your favorite scenes?

And here's something for you to think about...Kody and his Kodettes© at times seem to be following a Big Love game plan with their reality show. For example, moving out of the big house of Lehi into 4 separate houses that share one back yard. (Please note, the Henricksons did not live in McMansions in a gated cul-de-sac but they did share one huge backyard).

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Do you know which one of Kody's Kodettes© also owns this lovely lamp?












All righty, let's get back to real life.

Well, real life according to Twitter and Facebook and reality TV's version, that is.

I suppose Kody and his Kodettes© have decided to save up their collective twitter energy for the impending premiere of their new season in about 9 days...

Meri is using this downtime before the new season to educate her twitter fans exactly when Robyn first appeared on the show...





Well, at least Meri appeared to be nice about it...kind of...I guess.

Maddie has started tweeting using the hashtag polygamyproblems. Unfortunately, she tweeted this picture using #polyganyproblems, but it's a cute pic of Truely putting the heebie jeebies on someone...

Here's a small sampling of her other #polygamyproblems tweets. Just file these under "In jest, there is truth"...










Somehow I missed this Mother's Day tweet from Brady and Wives...

Call me cynical (Ms Jinx if you're nasty) but those are some real Stepford Wives looking faces in that picture. Maybe that's their hungry look. And how many bottles of wine are on that table?

This is the newest posting on their Facebook page. Looks like Brady's got kids graduating, too.




I wonder if Kody will be tweeting graduation pictures of Maddie and Mykelti?

And what are your thoughts about True Tori, The Real Housewives of OC and NYC, I wanna Marry Harry, Masterchef  and/or any other reality TV show you watched this week?

Sunday, May 25, 2014

I Scour the Internet: The Pre-Memorial Day Edition for May 25th, 2014


Well, well, well...

Looks like the Browns have been very busy. Well, busy as defined by Kody's standards of 'busy'.

Case in point... Robyn was released from her tweeting prison in time to celebrate her anniversary at a Vegas hotel and answer some tweets from fans. Meri stopped retweeting long enough to 'accidently' tweet something about a family member. Kody still can't stand being a minute out of the public's eye, while Janelle participated in yet another 5K race, no doubt sans Kody this time.


So let's get at those tweets, shall we?

It's ALIVE!

Finally we see life from Robyn on twitter! Mind you it wasn't a lot, but at least we know for certain she hasn't booked her final passage from the cul-de-sac.

A few days ago, Kody tweeted this from his (and Robyn's) suite at the Hard Rock Hotel...


Apparently Robyn was so rejuvenated by her anniversary at the Hard Rock Hotel she felt compelled to answer a couple of fans inquiry on Kody's hair (or lack there of). Now I remember way back in the early days of their arriving in Vegas, Janelle mentioned how she hated the ponytail look on Kody. But since Robyn simply LOVES the look, I suspect we're going to see it more and more.





Meanwhile, back at Meri's McManse, she accidently on purpose let fly this response to a tweet about a family member tying the knot. It took a little searching, but I was able to confirm, yeppers, Adam is taking the plunge...again. I wonder if Janelle will be attending, too?





Awwww is right....Isn't this the cutest picture of King Sol and Truely? But why is Kody following Robyn's former nanny/housekeeper/sister by another father and mother on twitter?




Hey, a new picture of Robyn...she doesn't look preggo to me, but Kody definitely looks about 6 months along!

How much you want to bet the ONLY people to notice Kody in the lobby of the Hard Rock Hotel (and want to take a picture with the kooky bird) were these two guys.


Oh, and here's some congratulatory news...Seems the Brown's sycophant friend Reverend Dani recently gave birth!


Come on Robyn! You need to have another baby so Rev. Dani's babe can have a playmate!

Aspyn seems to be very pleased after successfully completing her first year of college...



While Janelle must have sneaked a read of CJ's Living Room!

And it looks like Janelle participated in yet another 5K/mile walk with her youngest kids.

Interesting thought....
Well, I believe one doesn't need to dump their old identity to lose weight. Call me silly, but you can be a thinner person by expending more calories than you ingest...at least that's what my doctor once told me when I asked for diet pills.

And on the topic of eating, Christine shows off  a recent BBQ grill spread at her McManse. Is that marinating chicken breasts sitting next to the meat balls? 

And our week wouldn't be complete without another inspirational tweet from Brady Williams' blog 'Brady Speaks'.




That's all for now. And remember, I Scour the Internet so YOU Don't Have to...much.

Enjoy your Memorial Day, everyone...

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Off Topic Wednesday: Hey It's My Living Room So Let's Talk Polygamists and Other Reality TV for May 21st, 2014.

I took a look at my summary and it suddenly hit me: TWoP will be shutting down their forum on May 31st. That's only 10 days away! So I'm providing those who are burned out by the scariness of polygamy with a break - featuring the scariness of some of the other reality shows on tv.

On the non-polygamy television front, Dancing With the Stars chose their winner of the Mirrored Dancing Ball...If you haven't watched the show, please divert your eyes. Thank you.

Who wasn't surprised when Meryl and Maks "won" first place?

I can't wait for the announcement that Kody Brown will be starring in next season's competition. NOT!

Is this real or is it Memorex?

On the dating reality show circuit, this week was the premiere of a new show, "I Wanna Marry Harry" and the season premiere of the newest Bachelorette.

The "I Wanna Marry Harry" show was so embarrassing. I only hope that this is truly a 100% scripted show, because it is inconceivable 12 women could be that stupid. Like Prince Harry would need to appear on a dating show in the first place? Puleeezzzeeee....


And then there's the granddaddy of the dating shows, The Bachelorette. Unfortunately, I am protesting this show because I couldn't stand Andi  when she appeared on last season's The Bachelor starring the worse bachelor ever, Juan Pablo. I made a promise to myself that if the producers chose Andi to be the next Bachelorette, I would not be watching the show. They did, so I won't. Bring on Bachelor Pad!

We can only hope TLC churns out a show starring Kody Brown featuring men looking for sister wives. I can imagine that if a woman isn't chosen, Kody would have first dibs to court her as his 5th. Yeah, I'd watch that! Hey Mr. Cameraman, can you zoom in on Robyn's face please?


Back on the Twitter, looks like Kody retweeted a picture yesterday of his Kodettes© and daughters from a slightly different camera angle.

Oh my, what a difference a change in camera angle can make. But on a positive note, Gwennie has certainly grown up, and Aurora looks nice in her evening gown and Mykelti towers over her mother wearing those dangerous looking stiletto heels.

And leave it to Kody to maintain his masculinity when a fan asked why he didn't accompany his wives...
Looks like someone's having a birthday! Why it's Logan!!
On the Brady Williams Family front, seems like they went hiking in Utah recently, and provided their Facebook fans with some pictures....





Now here's something interesting. It's a link to Brady's Blog. If anyone can figure out what the hell he's talking about and the story behind Justin the tattooed skinhead, I'd appreciate it.




My question to Brady is: Would Justin the skinhead show love or disdain for those who are outside of his race, church, politics, status, appearance, wealth? Something tells me that disdain would win, hands down.


While we wait for Sister Wives' new season (just around the corner, so to speak) here are the videos TLC has been showing as teasers for the June 8th premiere. Enjoy if you haven't seen these previously.












AND THIS JUST IN !!!


Looks like the reason for Robyn's silence on twitter this week was because it's Kody's and Robyn's wedding anniversary and they are celebrating at the Hard Rock Hotel!

Funny, what a difference a wife makes. I wonder if Meri babysat Sol while Robyn was celebrating?

Does this mean a new addition to the Brown Khaos© will be cooking in Robyn's oven soon? Time will tell!

PS...I'm sure that Kody hasn't cut his hair, he probably has it pulled back into a pony tail. But maybe it's time he should think about just shaving it all off, like his good buddy Papa Joe Darger...

Monday, May 19, 2014

Off Topic Monday: Odds and Ends and the Darger's on Stossel Oh My!!




While we patiently wait for the start of the new season of Sister Wives (June 8th), let's check out what was going on with our favorite Polygamists this weekend.

First up, the Brown Krew©. But I'm getting concern...WHY IS ROBYN NOT TWEETING????

Could be Kody took her phone away as punishment (doubtful) or maybe she's been sick (morning sickness anyone?) Or maybe she's in a twitter dump. Whatever the reason, I'm starting to miss the old gal...

Meri and Mariah didn't let Robyn lack of tweeting prevent them from having fun. Looks like Meri's mini me Mariah went to a concert...or was this a music awards show?

And what the heck is a bae luke?

Meri just loves entertaining in her McMansion. And her guests apparently enjoy her hospitality, too. too.
Maddie took a sabbatical from Twitter, and now she's back all ready to leave home!

Maddie wants to leave the McMansion life? Makes you want to say hmmm....All I can say is Run, Maddie, Run! Run like the wind and don't look back!

Mykelti's tweeter pic provided another angle of her mother and sisters all dressed up for their night at Mamma Mia The Musical. Is that a gift shop they're in?
And it seems the end of high school has also taken it's toll on Mykelti, too.
Don't worry, Mykelti. It will get better, trust me!

Janelle tweeted a supportive assessment of the Darger's appearance on Stossel....
Well Janelle, I beg to differ with you...

First of all, the Darger's segment was next to last and only ran about 10 minutes. That includes a commercial break! Joe's voice sounded so weak Kody Brown could have easily kicked his ass, and his wive's voices warbled in a strange way, especially Alina's. I was not impressed.

I don't know about you, but if the show host says he is weirded out by his guest's lifestyle, I don't think of that as being a good thing. Not at all.

In fact, the whole interview was so...for want of a better word...weird. If I hadn't seen the Facebook pictures provided by the Darger's earlier this week, I would have sworn this interview was at least 4 years old. Especially when Stossel pulled out the Darger's book Love Times Three.

Even weirder was Stossel talking about male animals spreading their seed and fighting for females (complete with film), I don't know. It was just....weird.

The high point was when Joe Darger went on a tirade after Stossel showed a clip of Bill O'Reilly criticizing plural families,  saying "I find it ironic that someone like Bill O'Reilly who is all family values when we are the oldest and most traditional family values. You don't have more traditional family values than us. We go back to biblical times."

Only to be shutdown when Stossel retorted: "In biblical times there were slaves, there were forced marriages and children getting abused..."

OUCH!!!

 The rest of the interview was anticlimactic, with nothing new being brought to the table that we didn't already know. It makes me wonder why did Joe, his three wives and a nursing baby travel all that way for such a waste of time interview?

Anyway, hopefully in a couple of days the show will be available online. As soon as that happens, I'll add a link to it so you can see what I mean.

Your thoughts?

Saturday, May 17, 2014

I Scour the Internet: The Can We Talk Edition for 5/17/14

Can We Talk?

What the heck is going on with Robyn? It seems like weeks since she's blessed us with her words of wisdom.

We don't know how her Mother's Day went. We don't know what's going on with King Sol. Damn...Is she even still living in the cul-de-sac?

Well, far be it from me to start idle rumors. BUT...

Here's a recent picture of Robyn taken when she attended a performance of Mamma Mia with the rest of the Brown women (minus Maddie, Ysabel, Truely, Savanah and Breanna).


Wait a minute, is...that....a....BABY BUMP???? On Robyn ????

Let's take a closer look, shall we?

First of all, I have to commend Robyn. It takes a certain type of woman to be able to pull off that fabric pattern. All those stripes going hither and thither and whither and whatever. It seems even the camera got a little dizzy...

So, I'm going to go out on a limb and say....I think I see a baby bump! On the other hand, it could be a major Spanx failure.

So what happened with  the Brown Klowns© this week? (besides seeing Mamma Mia the Musical)

Except for a couple of retweets, Robyn has been MIA. Well, let's give the lady a break. Last week was Mother's Day, so she was probably working very very hard with fulfilling orders for her online store, My Sister Wife's Closet.

Or maybe she was suffering from morning sickness. Who knows? Maybe we will find out when the new season of Sister Wives starts on June 8th. (shameless plug that I wasn't even paid to do)

What's up with Meri these days? Well, if you haven't heard, Meri has decided to go back to school - much to the chagrin of her former best bud Robyn.
You know, if Mariah doesn't go back to Westminster in the fall, Meri and Mariah could be roommates in Meri's big old empty house. Wouldn't that be fun? NOT!

Kody's been keeping quiet also. Hmmmm...You don't suppose he's courting his 5th (got to keep up with the Brady Williamses don't ya know). But he did take time away from whatever he was doing to retweet the Mamma Mia tweet from Christine.
Okay, so let's look at the others in this picture. It seems Christine, Mykelti and Meri have absolutely mastered the art of standing sideways. I mean, even a hippopotamus looks skinny standing sideways, right?!

How interesting that Mariah is standing back and center from the others. Even though she wasn't standing sideways, standing in back distracted from those mighty hips of hers. And why the drastic hair change? I can kind of understand her wanting to stand out from the rest of the Brownettes (she's legitimate you know) but when you look like your Dad in drag, well, there's not too much you can do.

Unfortunately for Janelle, she didn't quite turn sideways enough, and her decision to wear a red blouse only accentuated her...unusual body type. Oh hell, she looked like a black jacketed tomato stuck on a stick. There, I said it.

So what did Janelle have to say this week?

Another Kody BarBKue©. How fun! I wonder if he overcooked the steaks...

Of course Janelle let's us know that school's out for summer, yay!!
Now I bet this was fun to watch...

Janelle, maybe you should focus on losing the fat and not so much on gaining the muscle. Or invest in some heavy duty Spanx. Just not seeing a difference.

Looks like the green Kool-Aid is long gone from Janelle's income stream. This is definitely a plug, but you gotta do what ya gotta do when you have a $450K mortgage, 6 kids (2 in college) and you're married to Kody Brown.

I like the way Christine never fails to talk about her family. She always tweets happiness and rainbows and lollipops and sunshine and ....
So this means we got Mother's Day tweets from Janelle and Christine with Robyn, Meri and Kody MIA....

And of course, Christine's Truely pic for the week!
Well, that's all for now...and remember....

I Scour the Internet (well Twitter at least) so YOU don't have to!!!

Sunday, May 11, 2014

I Scour the Internet: The Happy Mother's Day Edition 5/11/14


I don't know what's going on, but something is definitely up with Robyn and her former cohort in plural marriage crime, Meri.

Seems the last tweet we got out of Robyn concerned snuggling with her kids. That was May 5th. And Meri - well, she has done nothing but retweet positive affirmations and lots and lots of stuff about...a certain band that shall remain nameless.

It's a conspiracy, I tell you...A CONSPIRACY!!!

Luckily, I have two other plural families to...um....highlight for this Mother's Day Edition. Unfortunately, they aren't very exciting.

Oh well...Let's take a look what  those fantabulous Dargers  and Williamses have been up to this week!

First we have some tweets from  Joe and his wives, who happen to be a set of twins and their cousin...

The Darger's even provided some interesting photos from their New York trip...

How interesting that Vicki (sorry but I just can't tell those twins apart) is breastfeeding the newest edition to the Darger family in the green room, while her twin Val appears to be joined to Papa Joe's hip. Legal wife Alina has been relegated to left field, as usual.




This next picture is rather shocking...


Do you think Val's dress could get any shorter? I mean, that is really really short. The last time I wore a dress that short, the principal sent me home to change. Of course I did it on purpose so I could watch Dark Shadows, but I think you get my point!



Hey, isn't that Bill Nye the Science Guy??

Now here are some very interesting tweets from Papa Joe and Company. Looks like they have been very busy...
And oh boy, sounds like Papa Joe's a bit too highbrow for TLC nowadays...
So what have the newest polygamists, Brady and Wives been up to? Well, they have to deal with pesty rumors, but unlike the Browns they don't just ignore them, they tackle them head on....

But somehow, I don't think talking about your garden is gonna win a lot of new viewers for season two....

Well, maybe the Kody and his Kodettes© could learn a thing or two about feeding a gaggle of people economically through gardening.

Since we are on the topic of the Browns, I was able to gather a little info on what they've been up to this week.

As usual, Christine tended to focus on her rapidly aging brood still living at home:
And this is interesting. Seems Meri's not the only sisterwife who is branching outside of the cul-de-sac to find friends to have fun with while Kody is doing his Kody thang. But for heavens sake, Professional Bull Riding???


That guy seated in back doesn't look too thrilled about Christine and her new BFF taking selfies. In fact he looks rather perturbed, if you ask me.

Now here is a strange retweet from Christine....
I am positive that Patty Hearst would beg to differ with this assessment. I don't know whether to laugh or cry at such ignorance from this fan reply, but the SLA was nothing to make jokes about. Especially since if they couldn't get you to do what they wanted, they would just kill you and move on.

And Janelle reaffirmed her position as the Official Kody Brown Apologist with these two tweets:

Yeah, I sure believe that one. So why was Kody shown counting heads to make sure every Brownette was present at the Commitment Ceremony last season? Oh, because as babies he could recognize them but as they got older, he kind of lost the knack. That explains why he usually calls his boys "son", except for Solomon, of course.

The next tweet confirms Janelle marches to the beat of a different tom-tom....
But at least she doesn't ignore Sister Wives programming questions from fans like Meri does. I have to give her Brownie points for that!

 Finally, we have Kody Brown actually getting involved in a conversation with fans. Unfortunately the conversation took a rather offbeat turn...I think @Amzngrace mistakenly thought LDS was FLDS when she answered that in the New Testament polygamy was a sin. You can see Kody's frustration, but the "Oh, puuulease" kind of sounds like Robyn, doesn't it? Brownie points for Kody for not allowing this exchange to escalate into a verbal free for all like it would have if Robyn had been in involved.



That's all for now. Happy Mother's Day and remember....I Scour the Internet so YOU don't have to!!!

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Off Topic Thursday for 5/8/14

Brady contemplating an answer to a very deep question
Okay, before I start on what the Browns have been up to, I have to tell you what my BFF played on me yesterday.

As we were discussing, over the phone, reality shows like Tori Spelling (BFF believes her new reality show is real, while I think it's fake fake fake) BFF nonchalantly asked if I'd watched My Five Wives yet because there was a big fight between Rosemary and Brady.

Fight? So you know me and reality show fights...before you could say Bring Back Escaping the Prophet, I was playing the episode.

But where was the fight? It wasn't until I heard BFF's maniacal laugh that I realized she had punk'd me. Good. There wasn't a big fight after all. That's okay, she's just making up for all the practical jokes I played on her since high school, so she's one down, 9,999,999 more to go.

So what were the Browns up to this week? Well, for one thing, Robyn was uncharacteristically quiet on Twitter. Makes me wonder if those rumors are true that she's got a Brownie in her oven.

You know, I'm not gonna touch that one with a ten foot pole. But luckily, I have a two foot pole for her next tweet:
Why apologize? It seems to sum up your hubby Kody very well. But are you sure he wears a helmet? Wouldn't it mess up what's left of his hair?
Oh dear, sounds like it wasn't Robyn's night with Kody...Or maybe Kody's spending time courting his 5th perhaps? No wait, I got it! It's JANELLE'S BIRTHDAY!! That explains it!

Seems like Meri isn't going to let her time sans Kody bring her down. Looks like she still makes time for a few of the Brownettes to come over and play. I see Gwennie, Breanna, Truely and of course, King Sol.


The one thing I notice about this picture is that the grass is still green in that area between Meri's and Robyn's McMansions. But couldn't Meri have splurged some dough on proper desert landscaping for her "backyard"? And where's the razor wire for the top of that fence?

Okay, so Mariah is home from college. Any bets on if she will be returning? Geez Louise, another VanLadyLove mention.
Haha, Meri makes a funny. Meri's obsession with VanLadyLove is getting old, though. I can't wait for the band's manager to tell them they have to cut back on Meri's endorsements because overweight polygamous cougars don't buy a lot of VanLadyLove's music!
Typical of Kody, he spent a lot of time retweeting. But that's  okay, because it was about Maddie and Hunter's prom night!

Hmmm....I wonder if Aspyn and Meri regret not going to their prom? I always thought the main reason Aspyn didn't go was because Christine forbade her, and that Mariah didn't go because no guy would ask her.

Isn't Maddie looking radiant in that picture?

And yes, Hunter does look very nice all spiffied up!

Of course, Kody retweeted this sing along picture. I'm beginning to see a pattern here. Meri tweets a picture of kids playing in her/Robyn's side yard, and now a picture of family sing along night. Do you think TLC is behind this?

Looks like Janelle is having fun shopping for Mother's Day. I wonder if mysisterwifescloset stocked up for Mother's Day?

Okay, I have to admit this was pretty funny...


Last we have Christine's tweets. Being that Christine recently tweeted how she, Truely and Ysabel were gluten intolerant, let's hope they opted for gluten-free fare. Was Kody taking this picture? Is that why Gwennie is sticking out her tongue?

Did I miss the other Sister Wives wishing a Happy Birthday to Janelle via Twitter? Besides Robyn's tweet about loving spending time with her kids and Meri's tweet about loving anything VanLadyLove...

This is so sweet!


And here's some Brownie facts you may not have known...





Thursday, May 1, 2014

Sometimes You Just Can't Make This Stuff Up!




Remember those tweets from Janelle and Meri telling fans they are not welcomed to just "drop by" uninvited and unannounced?

Being that the Browns haven't announced a "Get Together" (otherwise known as a green goo sign up party) in ages, I suppose it could be rather disconcerting to be standing in your front yard, minding your own petunias, and be rudely confronted by some "fan" who somehow creep their way past the security gates onto your end of the cul-de-sac.

In case you missed the tweets:


and almost a week later...


So imagine my surprise when on the TLC Official Sister Wives Facebook fanpage, a "fan" had the nerve to not only  sneak past those gates somehow, but to brazenly approach Meri for a picture (?!?) and then when brusquely rebuffed to take to Facebook (using their real names mind you) in an attempt to "shame" those stars.

You see, the fans are the ones who built those houses, and dammit, they have the right to get a damn picture if they want it! Hmmm....I don't think so....

Now, I know you're thinking this is all being made up, especially since you have gone to the TLC fanpage in question and have not found any type of comments from would be cul-de-sac trespassers.

Well, that's because someone deleted them...Don't know if it was a TLC admin or if the "fan" rethought their decision to write about their exploits (since radaronline ran a story about Meri's tweet asking their readers for thoughts on the situation) -  especially since they used their REAL Facebook accounts.

Talk about Dumb...

Anyway, I just so happened to have taken screen caps of their side of the conversation. Now, I have changed the names (to protect the ignorant) renaming the two as Auntie Dearest, and her immoral supporter The Niece.

For your consideration:


 
 Somehow I just don't think Auntie Dearest would feel the same way if some unknown person happened on her street, walked up to her and demanded a picture with her. In fact, I bet she would do what Meri did, run into the house and call all the wives that there's another crazy one loose in the cul-de-sac.

 Not if the TLC or Facebook Admin bans your sorry a$$...

 
 But have you really thought through the ramifications of showing up unannounced and uninvited beyond the gate perimeter? Did you think the gates were there for decoration only? Or the call box was only for "the help" to use? And nice use of the Johnny Depp analogy. I don't think his body guards would allow you to get that close to him for a pic. Oh, you thought those big brawny guys were his friends? Think again!


 HELLO....The cul-de-sac is private property. You shouldn't have been there at all!


Yeah, I'd like to see you explain that to the police officer and the judge. Exactly how did you get past the gates again?


 Now you are making me and a lot of other people mad. Google Rebecca Schaeffer. Her stalker/murderer only showed up once on her property - with a gun. He was also from out of town and rang her doorbell.



Auntie Dearest, you are an idiot if you think fans paid for those McMansions. Hell, the Browns can barely pay for them. I'm sure if you showed Meri your cancelled checks to their mortgage company she would take a picture with you AND invite you in for a cup of green koolaid....NOT!

I think the Browns need a guard station in addition to the gates to keep out the incredibly stupid and curious. So what are your thoughts?