But first, a few facts that I have gathered from a few articles on Shaunie and the BW show.
Shaunie and Shaq were married for almost 7 years and they have five kids, I think.lol. Their divorce was final in November 2009. Production for the first season of BW apparently started in December 2009 and the show aired in March of 2010. I'm going somewhere with this, I promise. Shaunie claims in one interview that she had ideas about the show 2 years before it was launched and Shaq knew about it. It’s also important to note that Shaunie worked for FOX while dating Shaq and has always had ideas about producing a television show. And to add to that, she has been so successful with Basketball Wives that not only are they in the middle of a second season but she has been asked to work on the new celebreality show, Football Wives. Lawd ha mercy...IDK about that. Shaunie says her intentions for Basketball Wives was to show the whole truth about what it’s like to be the wife of a famous athlete, she wanted it to show the glam AND the not so glam. She kept it real alright...no scripts, no edits... Except for the order from Shaq demanding that Shaunie not mention him in the show, they cut all that out. LOL! The good stuff! And that's cool Shaunie for you wanting to produce an authentic show but what about the fact that only one of the women besides yourself on the show were/are actually wives. So much for keeping it real.
Now with some facts laid out, I will give the rest of my opinion. After your done reading this if you wanna chime in at any point during the season of the show...dive in!
I was very optimistic about the show at first. I watched a good portion of the first season. It was like all other celebreality shows...entertaining first and foremost. I can watch the different housewives of " " shows and I am fine. I do not take it as personal...its light and fluffy. But for some reason with Shaunie's show, I am now disgusted. What does it say about a woman who was married to a very famous athlete for 7 years or so and when she decides to help launch a reality show, she can't get any REAL wives besides one to commit. That is saying a lot to me...I'm sorry. Maybe it’s not her fault. Maybe it’s because no one wanted to be associated with the Shaq drama because they all knew he was a cheater. IDK. SHit I knew that all the way in New Orleans. I am not trying to be judgmental but I feel like casting the show should have involved a diverse cast. Okay maybe one girlfriend, one fiancé... What about the wives that have made it work and are blossoming in their marriage. And what about Matt Barnes and his fiancé Gloria. They were happy and just because Gloria represented herself with class and was a bit private, they didn’t like her. Okay, at times she did get on my nerves because I wanted to know the juicy details but overall she was the type of cast member that is missing from the second season which makes the show seem like a straight up Cat Fight. The women are unhappy. Is it really all about drama. What about more focus on the women and their new business ventures, kids, community service...I guess that is not good for TV. Damn.
Here is another point worth mentioning. I gave a few chronological facts for a reason. Shaunie and Shaq had not been divorced long at all before she jumped into this Basketball Wives thing. And yes, I do understand that with a divorce as nasty as theirs, she needed to stay busy and she maybe needed something that could be somewhat bigger than Shaq. And that's fine but truth be told, it was a dangerous decision to launch the show so soon after the divorce. Just my opinion. The show is a reflection of Shaunie's current disposition. She attracted cast members who connected with her and look at them. Unhappy, fussy, throwing drinks on people...SMH. But let me not hate...people are watching it and LOVING it.
I could really go on and on...but I'll stop here. Let me end with a question. Where do you stand on Basketball Wives?
A. I watch the show for entertainment and I will continue. I like the Cat Fights! I am a big fan of BW!
B. I do not watch the show because I do not agree with how the women behave.
C. I do not watch the show because its just not interesting to me.
D. I may watch it from time to time...I'm kinda indifferent.
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