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Stop the Kardashians, Please!

by Allison Waldman, posted Jul 1st 2010 11:21AM
lamar_odom_khloe_kardashian_weddingDo we really need more of the Kardashian family? Apparently, E! thinks so because the network is ready to do a second spin-off of 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians,' this one all about the newlyweds, Khloe and Lamar Odom.

The plan is to show the couple as they deal with getting settled in their new home, Khloe's attempts to be a stepmother to Lamar's children and Khloe and Lamar's efforts to have a baby.

Look, we all enjoy a little Kardashian kookiness, whether it's Kourtney's crazy relationship with Scott, Kim's heartbreaking split with Reggie Bush, Kris's constant screw ups -- even Bruce's colonoscopy! This family has been fun to watch, but there is such a thing as too much Kardashian and E! could do us all of a favor by turning off the spinoff machine.

Case in point is the first spin-off, 'Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami.' In Miami to open a new store, the sisters spent most of the time going to clubs, getting drunk, fighting with each other, and talking about the men they've been "boning." They acted like rowdy sailors during Fleet Week. Overall, it was horrible TV.

The original 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' is all about contrivances. Heck, all reality shows are semi-scripted, but the 'Kardashian' shows raise the bar with fake conflicts and ridiculous situations. Do we need another Kardashian show that'll be more of the same?

Of course, the main reason this is happening is this: Khloe and Lamar's nuptials -- 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians: The Wedding' -- had the highest rating for the series to date, and the following week's show drew 4.1 million viewers. Here's the promo that ran at the time:





If Lamar Odom, a member of the NBA champion L.A. Lakers, is really interested in making this marriage work -- and he seemed sincere on camera -- he should convince his wife to keep their private life a little bit more private. Watching them trying to have a baby is just more intrusive than necessary, especially when they give it the "Kardashian treatment."

So, please, stop the Kardashian expansion now -- may the TV gods help us if Kendall and Kylie, the teenage sisters fo Kim, Khloe and Kourtney, get their own show.

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jmair9

The Kardashians just prove America is at its lowest moral point! The entire show is stupid stupid stupid. I'd get a bigger kick out of watching a garbage can fill up.

November 15 2011 at 9:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
rockytony

we have reached the nadir in taste and content. when will the focus and attention on these talentless, non-accomplishing bunch of bimbos. and this misdirected and baseless adoration stop rather than focus on important relevant issues? This tripe falls into the garbage can joining the residue from the Lohan capers.

August 23 2010 at 2:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Judy

I watched the season opener last night and had these thoughts. Rob and Kourtney both need to get a life and quit living off their sisters. Kourtney sells her condo and moves in with Khloe - Why? Does Rob have a job?

August 23 2010 at 12:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
LadyJane50

I wish Khloe would go with Lamar on some of his professional road trips; she probably does. I know how lonely and depressing it is to travel alone so much; it helps alot to have somebody with you that you are close to.

August 03 2010 at 1:50 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jgreenefields

At last, someone has heard my plea, I did not even read
the story,BUT if YOU talk(write) about it, people will
watch so sh....

July 01 2010 at 9:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
thepassenger

It's E's fault too, for putting the crap on the air in the first place.

July 01 2010 at 1:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Atticus Draco

by dan6pitcher Well, it would help if people like you would stop covering those crap "reality" TV programs like Kardashians

TRUE DAT!

July 01 2010 at 12:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Richard Ott

You kan't stop the Kardashians, whether you
kare to like it or not. These Kardashians will
kontinue to katter to the E! network, so why
don't you just kan it!

July 01 2010 at 12:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dan

Well, it would help if people like you would stop covering those crap "reality" TV programs like Kardashians, The Hills and the rest of that filth and actually cover decent television. How many articles have you written on the one season of Jersey Shore? How about Better Off Ted? Which one was better for American television?

THAT'S why all this crap gets put on the air, because lazy writers like you and the rest of the AOL squad simply don't bother watching anything that takes an intellect to enjoy.

July 01 2010 at 11:42 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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