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I’ll be honest, I haven’t yet seen Bristol Palin’s new reality show, “Life’s a Tripp.” I tried to get access to it, but I’m away from home so I couldn’t DVR it and it’s not available on demand or on iTunes. Judging from the clips that People had up last week, and the scathing reviews, I kind of dodged a bullet on that one. Almost all reviewers agree that it’s awful, and they have a lot of the same complaints.
Many outlets are calling Bristol out for bitching about being a single mom and completely ignoring the fact that she has massive means at her disposal. (An issue I take with a lot of reality shows, incidentally, particularly “Teen Mom.”) In one scene that was previewed on People, Bristol cries to her 17 year-old sister, Willow, begging her to stay in L.A. in the amazing home they somehow landed (for the show, surely) in order to basically serve as a babysitter for Bristol’s three year-old son, Tripp. I get that Bristol doesn’t know many people in L.A., but she could easily find a daycare or babysitting service for the child. (And in a subsequent scene, Bristol and Willow are shown shopping alone, which begs the question: who’s watching Tripp?) That’s not what this show is about. It’s about manufactured drama and inane dialogue, like so many other reality shows. Only this one fails miserably, according to every account I’ve read.
I’ll quote Yahoo!’s Shine here, because they do a good job of summing up the consensus on this show from multiple reviewers:
In the first episode, Bristol moves from Wasilla, Alaska to Los Angeles, allegedly to “show Tripp what’s out there.” (Because three-year-olds are so interested in the wider world.) She moves into a pre-fab Beverly Hills mansion and is joined by her 17-year-old sister Willow, who has come to help with the babysitting. The episode ends with an incident that was widely publicized during the show’s filming, in which Bristol goes out to a bar, rides a mechanical bull and gets in a fight with a heckler. The man calls her mother “a whore.” The following exchange in which Bristol concludes that he must be “a homosexual” did not air. (See the video here.)
The critics point out that Bristol’s parenting challenges aren’t quite the same as most people’s. Her childcare issues, writes Robert Lloyd in The Los Angles Times, “stem from not wanting to hire ‘some random baby-sitter,’ not from a lack of wherewithal.” Lloyd also points out that we see Bristol and Willow shop for groceries and clothing, “without Tripp…presumably looking after himself back at the mansion.” Lori Rackl of the Chicago Sun-Times notes that “The trio move into a Beverly Hills mansion where Bristol has to teach Tripp things like the difference between a bidet and a water fountain. No one said being a single mom was easy.”
Perhaps more disturbing for fans of the adorable, scene-stealing Tripp, Bristol’s son with her teenage-years boyfriend Levi Johnston, is the single mom’s willingness to torch Tripp’s dad on national television. Alessandra Stanley, reviewing the show in The New York Times, writes that “the show’s promos show Bristol putting Johnston’s memoir ‘Deer in the Headlights,’ on a range and firing at it with a rifle, saying, ‘This is for all the single moms.’” Stanley says that “Much of the narrative revolves around Bristol’s attempts to shame her ex-boyfriend into seeing his son.”
Here are the takeaways from the critics:
The New York Times
“That big sister-little sister dynamic [between Bristol and Willow] has some real-life resonance, but the “Teen Mom” poignancy is undercut by the palatial surroundings.”The Washington Post
“Even if you have a lasting grudge against all things Palin, there’s no payoff here. It’s a new low for anyone who makes the mistake of watching.”The Los Angeles Times
“We’re left with a show about two sisters, temporarily billeted in a Beverly Hills mansion, mostly complaining about Los Angeles, each other and their lives.”Chicago Sun-Times
“With the exception of the bull-ride-gone-bad scene, Bristol’s day-to-day life isn’t very interesting. Neither are the occasional shots where Sarah Palin pops up to offer homespun wisdom and maternal advice…. What we’re left with are Bristol and Willow shopping, squabbling and engaging in vapid conversations. In other words, the Alaskan Kardashians.”
[From Shine.Yahoo.Com]
That “Alaskan Kardashian” argument resonated through a the critiques, but many wrote that the show in no way lived up to the Kardashians. EW’s commentary is particularly scathing:
But whatever you were expecting from Bristol Palin’s reality show, I can’t imagine that anyone was expecting Life’s a Tripp to turn into one of the weirdest — and most uncomfortable — reality shows in recent history. Because the show is not a catchy piece of pop propaganda like Sarah Palin’s Alaska. Nor is it a “My Funny Famous Family” riff on The Osbournes. Nor is it a show about the struggles of parenting, like Teen Mom or pre-controversy Jon & Kate Plus Eight. Instead, the season premiere of Life’s a Tripp saw Bristol Palin trying to go full Kardashian, to pitch herself as a character who is simultaneously approachable and decadent. She failed, quite visibly. Besides Mother and Daughter Palin, almost no one seemed to want to be on screen.
[From EW]
As Yahoo explained, the scene where Bristol Palin asked a heckler if he was a “homosexual” (because, in her mind, that was relevant to why he was trash-talking her mom) was edited so that part was taken out. (Update: several of you have commented that this is not the case, and that this part remained in the show.) We all saw the video already, Lifetime isn’t fooling anyone. That guy is currently suing Lifetime, and Bristol, for using his footage for the show without getting his sign-off. That’s not the only lawsuit the show is facing. Do you remember the rumors that Bristol’s reality show was originally going to feature the Massey brothers, including Bristol’s DWTS castmate Kyle, all living together in L.A.? According to a new lawsuit, the entire concept of a Bristol Palin and Massey brothers reality show was conceived and pitched by the Massey family, who got cut out of the deal without compensation. Angela Massey issued a statement that explains their side of the story:
“It is unfortunate that after months of trying to resolve this matter the professional way, we were left with no other course of action than to take legal action to protect ourselves. If you read the entire complaint, and particularly pages 8-11, you will see how we created the show, registered the show and did all the leg work to bring this idea to TV and to the defendants, who stole our concept.”
Maybe this show would have been watchable if the Massey brothers were involved. As it is, it sounds like a big contrived mess. I doubt that all the episodes will even air.
Written by Celebitchy
Posted in Bristol Palin, Careers, Reality Shows
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Everybody, their mama, grandma, and their dogs, all have reality shows and it is rifackingdiculous. I have seen some wierd ass reality shows recently, there’s even one now called “biker wars” as much as I am not a fan of this idiot and her family, I DOUBT it is the “wierdest” smh.
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I got a reality tv show to pitch. It’s me going round the world punching stupid celebrity people in the face voted by the public. I call it “Michael’s Punch-out Tour”.
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Sounds awesome. I’d be your biggest fan.
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Count me in!!!!!
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In theory, it’s a great idea.
In reality, what with some’s intolerance with violence and having the meddling authorities look into things, unfortunately, you won’t make it past Andy Dick.
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Just make sure you wear your finest Blohan mask (get makeup tips from the morgue) and trash-wear. Because, you know, she gets away with EVERYTHING.
Gotta stay safe!
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Count me in as a viewer but Alec Baldwin would have to be first
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I would so watch your show.
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YES! YES! YES!
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Brilliant. Can we start with Kimmie K and Gisele first? Both annoy the piss out of me. But, really, the list is endless. I’d say place the Lohans at the top of the list, but Lindsay has become such an easy target these days….she’ll probably OD before you can pitch the concept and get financing, lol.
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So on board with that. The only thing that disturbs me about that is that we have to acknowledge that we watched these people enough for them to bother us enough. But otherwise, I would even consider financing your venture Michael.
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That would be the best and highest rates reality show on TV and it would definitely be the first and only reality show I’d watch! My first punch out vote would have to be Chris Brown, followed by Blohan then Cat Face Kardashian. Please pitch this show somewhere! I bet Comedy Central would do it!
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Finally! First the Housewives of Wherever and OMG Bethenny! I want the Tshirt concession…LOL
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Best idea for a reality show, EVER! Can I be your cohost???
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haha YES MICHEAL!!!
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Stupid. Wow. Looks like she’s burning lots of bridges in her young life… I’m glad it’s starting to bite her in the a$$. She had actually won fans after Dancing with the Stars (I don’t watch that show but that was my impression) but she’s losing them fast.
As a side note, she looked much better pre-jaw plastic surgery.
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Tripp is so adorable! This show will be cancelled very soon.
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My mom told me if I don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.
Cute kid.
That is all.
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Haha. Exactly. Very adorable kid, that’s all I’m saying.
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Palin-ology 101: Getting screwed over by a Palin.
Remember Kyle Massey? One among very-very few who stood up for her when everyone called her an ignorant hypocrite and fame wh-re.
Bristol should have said something to the Producers, for apparently, the brothers had pitched the idea to her first, gotten her approval, then started pitching it to producers. She should have insisted on keeping at least Kyle Massey on the show, or categorically REFUSED to have anything to do without the initial creators of the show. But this proves yet again, how far a Palin’s word goes, and how low it would sink to have a camera’s attention.
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Go to school. Get a real job.
I watched a few shows of Mrs. Eastwood. It’s an okay reality show, but that’s what it is a typical reality show.BUT it’s heartbreaking to see the amazing Clint Eastwood’s wife act so ditzy on TV and and she and her daughters lowering themselves to such inane behavior on a reality show. It still shocks me.
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I watched part of one of the episodes… the one where the wife was trying to get the blonde to buy a cheaper purse. It was ridiculous. The woman had the same level of maturity as the like 15 year old girl who I was sure had to be in her 20′s by her appearance lol. It’s a mess… but I couldn’t switch the channel.
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The belly button ring episode killed it for me. She’s like 50 and getting a piercing to show her daughter how uncool they are and she brings the asian housemaid ( her only age appropriate but paid for) friend who gets a nose piercing and promptly removes it?
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I know. His wife’s behavior is so immature and ditzy and she seems kind of low class. I am shocked he’s with her, actually. Her behavior took away the mystique of Clint’s private life and what he lives with — in a bad way. But, at least, she’s not pretentious and just an out shopping all day wife. She doesn’t seem to care about fashion or makeup (which he says he likes a more natural look, no makeup.) But dear God, maybe Clint let her do this because he’s getting ready to leave her like happened to Camille with Kelsey Grammar. Ha-ha. Oh, well, he’s off directing a movie all the time and not home much anyway.
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I normally don’t watch reality tv however I tuned in to the Eastwood one yesterday, I think it was a rerun (it was the one with Tyler Shields jumping off the roof in the pool) is Mrs. Eastwood for real? I didn’t make it past 10 minutes that woman is bat shit dumb. She seemed more like a teenager than a grown woman. Poor poor Clint.
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why get a job when you can have your mom create a business for you as a highly paid political consultant before you even get your GED and create vapid reality TV shows to promote you and your child as celebrities and make money that way. I love the whole – i’s wrong to criticize the Palin kids when mamma bear sells out not only her children to reality TV famewhoredom, she encourages her daughter to do it to her toddler grandson
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That kid is ridiculously wholesome looking!
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That is one seriously cute kid.
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agree. Tripp is an absolutely beautiful child. His eyes are incredible. And, Bristol is pretty as well. I wonder where Tripp’s eye color comes from?
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Bristol is pretty because she had cosmetic surgery. Not that she was a hideous monstrosity before (she definitely wasn’t, she was a cutie- there, that is my “say something nice” moment), but that is not her original face.
And Tripp is soooo cute I just want to eat him up.
Damn it, that’s two nice things.
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Tripp is so cute, but Bristol doesn’t belong on tv. Her life seems so boring. . . zzzz
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I know eff-all about guns, but can you really shoot a rifle like that in little sandals?
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Yep, if you’re stupid. I think she qualifies!
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Yep. The bigger problem would be aiming with chandeliers strapped to your ears.
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I feel bad for the kid. He deserves better than these backwater famewhores.
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I think that sums it up nicely.
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I used to have sympathy for Bristol, but that has evaporated.
She says the most ignorant things, and constantly chases celebrity. She ALWAYS complains about Hollywood and how terrible it is…but then she goes and films 5 TV shows! HYPOCRITE! She is just a sad little girl that has no talent or skills, and she wants to live the high life because she thinks she is entitled to it. So very spoiled.
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Really hate her, but … DAMN… the kiddo is adorable!
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Gosh that baby is just adorable!!!
Anyway I was expecting it, of course it was gonna suck, what do you expect from Palin’s family?
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Of course. Because everyone knows Hollywood is a much healthier environment for raising children than Alaska.
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Exactly. If you had a free-childcare-providing mum; a huge support network of family and (I’m assuming she has) friends; a house with land; a job (supposedly, she did); et al, WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU UPROOT A TODDLER AND MOVE TO HELL-A, of ALL places?
I mean, we relocated over a year ago, but we had significant mitigating factors: job losses; a tiny apartment; crime; cost of living; and a deathly ill relative. But we still traded UP.
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Two Words:
Fame
Cash
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Yup, not in the best interest of the child at all. She traded in fresh air for fame-hoing.
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don’t forget being able move your child far far away from his father so you can complain that the deadbeat dad isn’t spending time with his son
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Hey, Alaska has its share of problems, too. Just a different set of problems. But I would think that if I was a single mom, I would live closer to my support system for the sake of the kid.
But Bristol…just….doesn’t…get it.
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The Palin family is below reproach, in my opinion I don’t even have anywhere to start.
However, I almost laughed out loud when I read the gem of a quote from the Massey family that they had to “take legal action to protect ourselves.” Really? Because your attempts to ride the shitstorm that is the Palin family didn’t work out, and you are therefor in need of protection?
It was a deal that didn’t work out. Get over yourselves.
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She makes too many controversial comments that alienate wide swaths of the population to ever be well liked. The Kardashians have made stupid decisions, but they keep their opinions pretty tame.
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Why are you complaining my dear Americans? You created this monster so you have to deal with it now.
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I must say that I love when people make generalizations about America. That’s right. We’re all gun-totin’, homosexual hatin’, Sarah Palin disciples.
Where are you from so I can make gross generalizations about your people?
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here here!!!
To make blanket ‘you Americans’ just deflates any argument you thought you had to begin with….
are there not any embarassing, shameful, idiotic famewhore’s in other parts of the world?? if you’re from Britain i can think of more than a few…
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You do realize the USA is a vast country comprised of 50 states, a population surpassing 250 million, and countless political affiliations, correct?
I have never voted for a Palin, and I have never supported any of the Palins television endeavors- and I know I’m not alone!
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Actually, she and her family were forced upon us during election season. -.-
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Don’t get into a snit, everyone! Americans do plenty of generalizing on this site, so does everyone. If I hear one more comment about British teeth, I’m gonna explode. So it’s all fair, right?
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Even British people talk about British teeth. You make a good point, though.
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I don’t think it’s a snit, and just because others show their stupidity doesn’t make it “fair”.
Plain and simple — it’s wrong and rude (and potentially dangerous) to generalize based on anything. That’s how prejudice starts and becomes acceptable.
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Actually my main complaint with the comment was that we ‘created’ her. She was pulled out of nowhere during election season only to be shoved down our throats for the next 4 years. It’s not like she’s even a celebrity. She’s supposed to be a politician’s daughter, and her mother is no better. The very, very few people I have met who actually wanted Palin as VP had some issues >.>
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Her kid is what a cherub would look like in real life – OMG he’s angelic.
I hate Palin, I really do, I want to spit on her; but if someone called my mother a “whore”, I would do a lot worse than call them a name.
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The little guy is adorable. Too bad he has to start off his life in that menagerie.
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Hope process from show are going into a trust for Tripp’s future therapy bills.
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apparently I’m the only one creeped out by the little cherub. I think he’s TOO cute. Lol
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Ahaha! I was waiting to see if anyone thought he looked a bit demonic in that last pic! He is very cute but kinda scary too.
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That’s what having more makeup and photoshopping than your mom will do.
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No, I agree lol. He looks slightly demonic.
The show was HILARIOUS, as I enjoy laughing at Palin reality shows. They’re so ridiculous. They’re living in a “friend of my parents’” mansion, but she is “taking a leap of faith” by going to CA. That’s not a leap of faith, it’s a vacation.
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You aren’t. I am too.
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Yeah, that kid is creepy looking. Like horror movie creepy looking.
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Tripp is Children of the Corn/Village of the Damned pretty.
His features are almost perfect and so doll-like that it’s creepy.
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That’s exactly it, Sachi.
Can’t believe I’m saying this about a three year old. Tripp, don’t let them do this to you!!!
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@ bluhare – For Tripp, it’s a compliment from me.
He really looks so much like a doll.
But in that photo of him wearing overalls, his eyes are almost bluish-white and I get why the others above said he looks ‘demonic’. Such a penetrating gaze for someone so young.
Can’t you imagine those eyes mind-controlling you to put your hand in a boiling pot of water a la VotD?
He looks like his dad, minus the eye colour. Such a cherubic child.
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“Demonic” is exactly the word that came to mind looking at that pic. No wonder she can’t find a baby sitter!
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Yes!! Thank you! I’m afraid to scroll back up and see him staring deep into my soul with that creepy smile on his face.
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For the sake of your child,get out of the limelight and go to college and get an education!! Your 15 minutes of fame are about up!
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That kid is too cute. Sucks that both his parents are douche bags. Poor cutie.
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I cannot WAIT to see The Soup tonight!
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No doubt!
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Thanks for the reminder!!
Joel better have his balls of brass strapped on tightly.
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when are they going to get it that no one has an interest in her or her family.
They’ve had more than their 15 minutes, time to put the cameras away and move back to Alaska.
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Not happening. Now Todd is going to appear in NBC’s Stars Earn Stripes:
Sarah Palin’s husband Todd will compete against Laili Ali, Dean Cain, former NFL player Terry Crews and others in NBC’s upcoming reality competition “Stars Earn Stripes,” the network said Tuesday. The network also revealed that former Supreme Allied Commander Europe for NATO Wesley Clark will co-host the series with “Entertainment Tonight” personality Samantha Harris.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-rt-us-starsearnstripes-wesleyclarkbre85i1mt-20120619,0,643600.story
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It’s not reality if a network is paying for you to live in a mansion to film a show. It’s as if they really think we’re smart enought to figure that out.
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Have zero desire to watch this show (or Mrs. Eastwood…poor Clint!). It does bug me when reality shows have shows about teen moms and then pay them a zillion dollars which most teen moms would never have access to.
In the case of Teen Mom I think they should’ve given them a weekly salary based on minimum wage and the rest of the money negotiated for should’ve been put in a trust fund to be accessed after they finish the show for good. Now THAT would’ve been interesting and more realistic. Life isn’t always easy, especially when you have to count your pennies and have a baby to support…but that is what reality is for the majority of teen moms out there. These shows make it look easy and I think give a false view to the audience …I worry some teens may look at them living in their own houses and driving nice cars, shopping, going out for lunch, etc. and think having a baby wouldn’t be so hard.
Bristol Palin makes me sick. Talk about exploiting a teen pregnancy! She has no talent and no charisma and needs to grow up..a lot! She also just needs to go away instead of trying to pretend she has it so tough and giving talks to Christian groups about how abstinence is the way to go.
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Kid looks like Harpo Marx
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I caught 10 minutes of this last night when attempting to catch the re-cast of Dance Moms (don’t judge me). In which Bristol introduced her BEST FRIEND who she may or may not be currently dating/snuggling with.
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Girl if he isn’t committing and you are “best friends” its not going to happen.
ALSO she has the flattest, nasally voice ever its like watching Debbie Downer have her own reality show. Lifetime this is very disappointing.
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I did watch the show and the only good thing I have to say about it is that Bristol at least kept it cool in front of the guy who was overly rude to her talking trash about her mom.
Other than that…..Bristol acted like a brat the rest of the show.
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I watched about 5 minutes of it, mostly during her crying–her chin looks awful when she cries!
Also Willow was sporting a nice bloated face the entire time, looks like she’s been drinking a lot too, when will she end up preggers in a tent?
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Sorry my “reality TV” plate is already full with garbage.
That’s one cute little boy though!
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Her whining about being a single mom is shameful to single moms everywhere. Every other thing out of her dumb mouth was a complaint about parenthood. I sure hope this show is canceled sooner rather than later. Her whole family is dumb
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Is Tripp Levi’s? He looks nothing like him, but he’s such a cuties, they should make a show about him instead of Bristol.
In the show, sometimes I would fill bad for her, like with the guy telling her her moms a whore, but then she would go around and act like an unlikeable spoiled brat. Her younger sister was even brattier. Sarah clearly did a great job raising them. And that’s why I hate most Republican politicians even though I agree with a lot of their beliefs, I fcuking hate their attitudes and acting like their better and more moral than everyone else.
I would have respect for Bristol if she had pulled a Jamie Lynn and raised her kid out of the public eye, but she couldn’t do that bc she need attention and fame
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God, that kid is gorgeous! Obviously he got his looks fron his dad. Shame he has to be raised by that horrible family though.
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First, in the interest of non-partisanship, yes the Palins are all turnip brains but by no means are the Nancy Pelosis, whoopi goldbergs, barbara boxers,etc. Oxford polymath mensa candidates. That said, like most everyone above, can’t we be done with ALL so-called reality shows. I value my time on this earth so i won’t give it up to watch some idiot babble in pyschobabble; In future shock ALvin Toffler speculated about the demassification of the media, but instead of shakespeare and sophocles we get pointless turdpiles like this crap. I’m going to read some Dostoevsky.(sic)
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So… instead of going to university and building a career, with her (probable) natural intelligence and vast resources available to her, she decides to become a reality TV star. Says it all really… It’s just a shame for that little boy that he was born to vain trash.
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The baby got his looks. But, sadly, he probably inherited his limited intelligence, too.
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Neither of them strike me as particularly brilliant. Hopefully, Tripp will be the smart kid who stems from stupid-people stock. (Like the beautiful kids that come from two ugly parents.)
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Palin IS trash.
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Yahoo was totally wrong-The scene where Bristol ASKS if the heckler is a homosexual was shown. For this jerk to sue a girl defending her mother from his taunts is ridiculous. But, as long as the name Palin is attached-it’s free reign for abuse and ugly words. Wanting to spit on her??? What did she ever do to you? Sad behavior-I disagree with many politicians. But I wouldn’t spit on their kids.
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I’m pretty sure he’s suing because they used footage of him without getting him to sign a release
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Okay, let’s set some things straight, shall we?
A) Douchey drunk guy is douchey. I mean, how would he know if Sarah Palin is a whore or not? Is he up her vagina? And how is it anyone’s business but hers (and Todd’s) if she is/is not a whore?
B) Don’t air footage of someone who didn’t sign a release form. Isn’t that covered in Film School 101 or something?
C) What kind of lame comeback is “so you are probably a homosexual”? A better comeback would have been, “if my mom’s a whore, then she learned all her tricks from yours!” Shows a lack of wit. LOL.
D) If the Obama girls or Meghan McCain acted in the same manner Bristol does, they’d be called to the collective carpet, too. It has less to do with Bristol’s last name and more to do with her actions.
E) Not sure who you are talking about in reference to someone wanting to spit on her. Did I miss something? None of the commenters here said they wanted to spit on her. In fact, most regular commenters here are smart and funny, and try to avoid nastiness, for the most part.
Sorry for the novel/rant (not really a rant, though).
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Cant stand the Palins but that kid is cute – looks like he could pose as an angel!
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Oy. Please look up the proper way to use the phrase “begs the question!!!”
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Bristol Palin is better then Lindsay Lohan.
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That’s a low bar.
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Hmm. Maybe they can make the adorable cherubic kid a child fashion model to make some dough! LMAO
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I still have to admire someone that young who has the baby…and doesn’t secretly have an abortion. That beautiful boy is loved…and seemingly well cared for…with kids nowadays growing up with foul mouths, over indulged, and rude, I somehow think he is going to grow up pretty decent. he is so gorgeous!
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“with kids nowadays growing up with foul mouths, over indulged, and rude, I somehow think he is going to grow up pretty decent.”
Um… foul mouthed, over indulgent, and rude would describe Bristol perfectly!
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There’s nothing admirable about teenage parenthood. She is setting a terrible example for all the impressionable naive young girls out there who think having a baby will be fun and profitable and they’ll end up in Beverly Hills on their own show. Bristol Palin is a disgrace any way you look at it.
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You mean, he is going to grow up polite and decent like his aunt Willow, who posted this on one of her classmate’s FB wall a few months ago:
“Haha your so gay. I have no idea who you are, But what I’ve seen pictures of, your disgusting … My sister had a kid and is still hot…Tre stfu. Your such a f****t.”
(yes, that is her spelling folks, why go to school when your sister needs you shopping in LA)
And then of course, uber-decent mom Bristol joined her sister Willow and posted:
“You’re running your mouth just to talk s**t.”
Yes, yes, I see how that little angel Tripp living with his mother and aunt Willow will grow-up to be an outstanding hard-working and respectful citizen, just like his mother. And his aunt.
But these girls would never have become this lady-like *snort and extreme eyeroll* if it weren’t for their exemplary mother. They have learned from the best.
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I cannot stand Bristol or Sarah, but Bristol looks really good after her facial surgery.
Sarah was on tv the other day dripping sarcasm and snide remarks to the nth degree. I wish she could see how damaging her words and actions are to this country and children who see her act like that. She shows no respect.
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This is going to sound crazy but, how is it that two brunette, brown eyed parents had a blonde haired blue eyed kid? Seriously. All the Palins are brunettes.
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Blondes with blue eyes can only have blonde blue eye children. People with brown hair and brown eyes may have the recessive gene for blue eyes and blonde hair which means they have a one in four chance of having a blonde haired blue eye child.
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That is one creepy looking kid.
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True, it’s not a great show. I tuned in to see how it would be. But it’s obvious that some of these critiques are going overboard in slamming it. That Shine article, for example … did they even watch the show? The homosexual reference was included in the bar scene. But it was misreported by Shine, then by Celebitchy and so on and so on. Perhaps trying to create another controversy. Weird.
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The heckler scene was shown, but definitely edited to make Bristol look good. It was clearly meant to show us how calm and mature she was, but she stormed right over and got in his face. Neither party was acting mature.
Also, all the reviews are dead on. I watched it last night while baking and it was a privileged disaster. Everyone in my house was mocking it for how completely scripted/set up it was (Sarah had an “inspiring” monologue in the first few minutes, which was in no way real). All Bristol and Willow did the whole time was whine about their lives, even though they were living in a mansion and basically had nothing to worry about–not even daycare as they clearly shopped around without Tripp.
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Cute little boy, though.
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Wow, she’s had a ton of plastic surgery. Her family is the Kardashians of politics (aka trash).
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Cute, sweet looking little guy – hope Mommy and Granny don’t turn him into another clued out crazy Palin.
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I agree. Best of luck to cute little Tripp. He needs it, because his parents are dimwits and Sarah is his grandmother.
I am not surprised Bristol’s show is getting trashed. She has no charisma. She’s as interesting as dehydrated pasta.
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i had to catch 10 min of it, was all i could stomach…
Teenagers that act like babies who have babies…
that about sums it up. Briston comes across as a self righteous, deserving, self centered ‘this is MY world therefor YOU SHALL serve me and my brood (kid)’
of that 10 min she spent whining to the camera about her sister, willow, who has the audacity to not want to look after her kid, for free, all day/week…
what killed it for me is when this charity she’s working for took her for a mission on skid row, she had NEVER seen the likes of such…WHAT? are you to tell me you’ve never seen a homeless, down luck, despondent troubled person who needs help?
Hasn’t she looked at herself in the mirror latelY???
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I actually felt bad for her whe that d#ck yelled that about her Mom. I would’ve reacted way worse than she did. And I ve seen much worse shows.
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the way i saw it, and i saw it all the way through was HE was the one who instigated it! he went on a rant, calling sarah whore/slut/bitch etc., go to Hell,
I mean who wouldn’t react with equal amount of rage? i would have gone crazier on the guy!
It is a huge mistake of the network not to get this guy’s approval, or the least they could have done is blur his face up
they deserve to get sued for no written consent, but the guy should be ashamed for acting like such a dick to begin with
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Bristol could get the oppy for two beautiful gifts in life…if she…
1.) steered as far, far away from reality TV, Hollywood, the media, the papparazzi, everything!!! Go into hiding for 18 yrs while you raise your son, giving him the gift of anonymity like every OTHER 2 yr old on the planet (sorry Mason Dash Dashing Cash Hotpants Dixon Kardashian…) has.
2.) by doing so, you’ll have a brilliantly intelligent, loving, kind, and obviously handsome young man
I gaurantee if she does those two simple things the world will give her redemption, applause and POSITIVE publicity beyond her wildest dreams!!!
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ARRRRRRRRGH!!!!!!!!!! A Soup REPEAT?!? GRRRRRRRRR…
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i havent watched it either but don’t think it could be great anyway it seems like her life lacks the good juicy drama that sucks you into watching reality tv anyway! no its a pass for me but got it clear it up a bit this girl was pretty much born into money most of the teen mom cast were not
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Oh god, pretty much all babies are adorable and cherubic. I really hope no one is falling for that and watching the show to see him – remember, there is no way to distinguish why someone is watching, just that they are. We might have to put up with her insane, ignorant mother, but please lets not give her daughter a platform….PLEASE!!!!!
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