Saturday, September 24, 2011

Real Housewives Of New York Shake Up!


While Bravo continues to bring us television that we cannot get enough of, with its latest string of firings we cannot help but wonder what was Executive Producer Andy Cohen thinking? Although we agree that The Real Housewives of New York franchise needed to let go of new-comer Cindy and alumni Kelly, we were all shocked that fan favorite, Alex, and the one fans love to hate, Jill, also got the axe!  While Jill Zarin likely did not want to return due to viewer backlash over her bitchy and elitist behavior, Alex McCord wanted to return but was not offered a contract.

In a move that seemed somewhat like the popular cheerleader dissing the honor student, fans are left wondering what Bravo has up its sleeve.  Even though Alex is a bit different from the rest of the cast, she and her husband, Simon Van Kempen are strangely interesting and weird all at the same time. Viewers love a good dose of weird! It was nice seeing a couple who had some connections, but still wasn't on the inside of the New York social scene.  Come on Bravo, shock us all and have Alex return next season!  The viewers would love it and it would garner up some good press as well!!