bridezillas

There's no denying the addictive powers of the wedding show ... especially when you throw in an angry bride, a frazzled groom, and a budget that makes Chelsea Clinton's nuptials look like a backyard potluck.

But of course, not all brides are bridezillas, not all grooms are miserable, and not all weddings come with a million dollar price tag. There are also those shows that are filled with happy, normal people. You don't have to be a bride (or a groom) to enjoy these seven wedding shows ...

Stephanie has the wedding blues: She messed up her fancy French pedicure, forcing a redo in the nail salon. But instead of becoming one of the raging 'Bridezillas' (Sun., 9PM ET on WE), she chose to vent her frustration through song.

A member of the salon accompanied her on acoustic guitar, and the bride freestyled, "You know I got the wedding blues, and I don't know why I had to choose / a French manicure instead of just some paint / make it red -- I'm a saint / for dealin' with this and for being so calm..."

"They say creativity is a good way to vent your frustrations," Stephanie later explained. And indeed, her toenail debacle turned into a "great experience."

I know, that headline could be used to describe 99% of the brides that you see on WE's 'Bridezillas' (Sundays at 9PM on WE). It does have "zillas" in the title, after all.

This particular bride wants you to know that SHE'S NOT FAT. And I guess that would be fine if she was going to leave it at that, but she also makes a point to say that she's going to make everyone else look like %&*#. I don't know exactly what that word is supposed to be but I'm guessing it's not "Grace Kelly."

And remember: SHE'S NOT FAT.

On 'Bridezillas' (Sun., 9PM ET on WE), Maria attends an exercise class a few days before her wedding because her dress is "a little bit snug." She intends to bring her "A-game," but actually brings very little work and a lot of attitude.

Of her many outrageous comments, perhaps the most delusional is: "I don't know why she's riding my a--. They're [beep] fitness instructors, OK? They're just jealous because they don't have a nice body like mine."

She also says, "Who are they to tell me what to do?!"
Um, it's basically their job.

Michelle became the definition of 'Bridezillas' (Sun., 9PM ET on WE), when her sister refused to wear her hair up for the wedding ceremony.

"You were told what to do. Quit being a stubborn little brat," said Michelle. "No, you listen to me. Check it out. Your hair was supposed to be up ... You're the one screwing it up. Don't expect me not to give attitude."

"I'm gonna drop out of this whole thing," threatened her sister. "I do not need this stress!"
"You? It's my wedding! And you're the one [bleep] it up!"

The bridesmaid stomped out of the hotel room, but the bride followed quickly, running (in her wedding gown) after her and plastering her against the wall.

"You're throwing a little bitch fit," said Michelle. "This day isn't about you. It's about me and Gil." The moment of truth: will she or won't she change her hairstyle?

A woman's hair is serious business -- especially when it comes to her wedding day. Since Michelle had previously chopped off her long locks in a rage and handed them to her ex-husband, this time around, she's asked her hairstylist aunt to put in hair extensions.

Midway through the proceedings on 'Bridezillas' (Sun., 9PM ET on WE), her aunt Tracy says she needs "glue remover." An anxious Michelle doesn't have any, so Tracy flippantly responds, "Don't worry, we're just gonna cut it out ... Do you care if your hair isn't as long as you planned on it being? This glue is gonna pull out all of this."

Michelle is horrified and nearly speechless. Then her aunt says, "I'm just kidding! I just wanted to scare you, there's nothing wrong." Mean aunt! Let's hope she made up for it with a really big wedding present.

Well, the show is called 'Bridezillas.' So you would expect some awfulness and cattiness to be part of the equation. But on the latest episode of the series (Sun., 9PM ET on WE), a bride-to-be named Natalie takes it all a little too far.

Natalie has requested that her bridesmaids wear silver dresses. Unfortunately, her friend Amber has purchased a "dark silver dress," not the "light silver dress" which Natalie wanted. So, while the two of them are getting pedicures, Natalie forces Amber to put on the dress, then parade back and forth in it, to make sure that the outfit measures up to her standards.

Amber is repeatedly told to "hurry up." Then, she makes the mistake of appearing in the dress while still wearing her jeans. "Take the jeans off,' Natalie says. "I wanna see what [the dress] is gonna look like!" she whines to Amber.

So Amber takes her jeans off, and the dress eventually receives Natalie's highly grudging approval. (Even though it's still not the right shade of silver.)

"Don't ever make me do that again," Amber says to her friend. "You'll do whatever I want you to do," Natalie replies. " ... Probably," says Amber. Yikes! Jeez. Stand up for yourself a little more there, Amber!

A waxing trip on 'Bridezillas' (Sun., 9PM on WE) turned out to be quite traumatic for the bride-to-be, Natalie.

The wax was supposed to be a wedding night surprise for the new husband, but the bride was very nervous.

"I'm really high-strung right now and nervous," the bride said. "Oh I'm nervous, I'm really nervous."

Then the screams began. Sally, the aesthetician, said Natalie screamed more than the average client. In the end, Natalie only let the Sally do half of the required waxing.

Your wedding day is the best day of your life. Or so you would think -- but then, maybe you haven't watched the series 'Bridezillas' (Sun., 9PM ET on WE).

Wife-to-be Shandra is having some problems. She's already fired one of her bridesmaids, and now, her husband is getting cold feet. Still, the wedding must go on!

On the latest episode of the show, Shandra gets in a fight with her remaining bridesmaids, who are arguing over which one of them gets to wear a particular dress. We mean really arguing: as in physically wrestling and fighting on the bed. Shandra won't stand for this. While the other ladies are screaming at each other, she tries to get their attention. "Shut up! Shut up!" Shandra yells. When this doesn't work, she resorts to smashing a glass on the floor.

"This is my f#cking day!" Shandra says. "It's not about none of you b#tches!" She then repeats the phrases "It's my day!" and "Shut up!" until the other women get the point.

We're all familiar with bridezillas, but mothers of the bride can go ballistic too. On 'Bridezillas' (Sun., 9PM ET on WE), one soon-to-be-wed young woman loses any notion of poise when she discovers that her own mother has purchased a white dress for the occasion. But her mom can give as good as she gets.

"Oh, my God, Mom! Are you smoking crack?!" screams the bride. "Seriously, what is the one rule in all of the world that everybody knows? Do not wear white to a wedding!"

At first her mother chuckles, and defends the dress by pointing out the accompanying black jacket. But then she goes crazy, too, cussing her out and calling her daughter a bitch.

Sometimes it's a bridesmaid or a wedding planner who suffers the wrath of a stressed-out bride. This time on 'Bridezillas' (Sun., 9PM ET on WE), the groom is on the receiving end of a temper tantrum.

When it comes time to put together some poorly planned party favors, Andrea tells Jason to put a caramel apple in a bag that appears too small and narrow. Seconds later, she commands he take it out, calls him "a [beep] idiot" and blames him for ruining the party favor, when clearly he's just following orders.

"Over the years I've definitely learned how to tolerate her craziness and put up with it," says Jason. In that case, perhaps theirs is a marriage that will last.

The interesting thing about this news report below isn't that a reality show star is in jail. That happens all the time. The interesting thing is the fact that the bride and her family are saying that everything you see on WE's Bridezillas is scripted and that she's not really like that.

She was put in jail partly because of her behavior on the show, but if this "aspiring actress" was just acting, what does that mean for the case?

[via TV Tattle]

• At 7, ABC has a new Just For Laughs.
• At 8, NBC has the two-hour series premiere of Merlin.
• Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, then new episodes of Next Food Network Star and The Best Thing I Ever Ate.
• Nickelodeon has the movie Mr. Troop Mom at 8.
• At 9, ABC has part one of the miniseries Impact.
• PBS has as new Masterpiece Mystery!
• USA has a new Law and Order: CI at 9, then a new In Plain Sight.
• HBO has a new True Blood at 9.
• A&E has a new Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 9, followed by a new Hammertime.
• History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 9, then a new Expedition Africa.
• Sci-Fi has the movie Rise of the Gargoyles at 9.
• Also at 9: WE has a new Bridezillas at 9.
• At 10, Lifetime has a new Army Wives.
• HGTV has the season finale of HGTV's $250,000 Challenge at 10.
  
• At midnight, Cartoon Network has a new Squidbillies.

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1. Netflix Watch Instantly
I've had Netflix basically since its inception, but with all of the TV that I watch, my Netflix movies have had a bad habit of collecting dust for months (I finally sent No Country for Old Men back after about six months on top of my DVD player). Even though I've known about the Watch Instantly feature for a while, I've never actually tried it out. I just watched Friday Night Lights Season 2, and let me tell you. it's so nice to just hit "Next" and have all of the episodes right there without having to change disks. Does that make me ridiculously lazy? Probably. I don't care.