Religious Reality TV...Good or Bad?

Madamenoire.com posed this question: Is Religious Reality TV Really Bad Or Are People Too Caught Up In What Gospel Artists Should Be? And then they gave their perspective now I'm going to give mine! Read what the ladies and gents had to say over at - http://madamenoire.com/273050/for-the-love-of-god-or-money-why-should-we-judge-do-todays-gospel-artists-get-a-bad-rap/#k76OwHPM8RI3kKTb.99 

Religion is a touchy subject with anyone. As a child I was raised in the church. But I was very very confused as to how god worked and it was never thoroughly explained to me until recently. I was under the impression that it was like magic and superstition. Here I am 4 years from 30 and I still think god works by waiving a magic wand and then POOF everything would be alright! It wasn't until recently that I was explained that God doesn't work that way. Having said that I think reality TV allows people to see that even though gospel artists and regular people believe in god they are not separate or different from us. They have the same ratchet problems that we have and there is no magic power that protects them feeling the same pain and heartache that everyone else feels. It shows the realistic views of being a Christian and the struggles that come along with it.  

But it also has a downside. For instance The Sisterhood which airs on TLC. I watched the in the beginning. Its supposed to be about the bonding that occurs between the first ladies of different churches i.e. pastor's wives. There is a lot of responsibility that comes with being a first lady. Some can preach and teach others are the right of the pastor and help guide the women in the church. Some do it all! But in this instance this show is not inspiring its just very ratchet. Even if it didn't have the religion component attached to it, it still would be a bad idea. The show is based in Atlanta and it just doesn't sit well with me. TLC is turning into a reality network with Honey Boo Boo, Cake Boss, 19 and Counting, etc. Too many reality shows to count. Anyway back to the show. This show features pastors and their wives of different denominations (such as Methodist, Baptist, even Jewish!). These ladies are treacherous and scandalous. But it is a good depiction of whats going in the church amongst closed eyes. To me its just a show that didn't need to be made. Another depiction of women, not being able to get along and accept each others faults. And showing how catty and jealous women can be.  

Another bad show idea was Lifetime's Preachers Daughter's. Which follows the lives of three teenage girls as the daughters of Preachers. One of the teens is pregnant and has no idea who the father is. Personally I think she was on the wrong show. She should've signed up for teen mom! The other girl is over sexualized all the time. Talking about being a stripper, a porn star, going to hotel parties with nothing but boys, dancing in the mirror with bikini's on and taking a photos putting them on Facebook. Her father and mother ain't having though and their pushing hard for their daughter to understand that life. The other girl I'm sure what her story is and I really don't care to know. Point is that this story was nothing new. I've grown up around preachers kids a lot of top stars are preachers kids: Wyclef Jean, Nicole Scherzinger, etc. When you grow up in a life like that. Sheltered from the real world. You are so ready to explore by the time your a teenager that you just go BUCKWILD! Preachers kids often act out worse than a normal kid. That's not statistic it is FACT! Seriously! On this show it is just put on display for the world to see. I just think this show was unnecessary. With shows like Teen Mom, Buckwild, Jersey Shore, Love & Hip Hop, did we really need Preacher's Daughter's? Come on, REALLY? There was no need for this at all! 

Other shows like Mary Mary for instance are just showing the realistic side of the gospel music industry and their personal struggles. They are not being distasteful to attract viewers they are being themselves and they love God while doing. That's why I can ride for Mary Mary. I like the show, their music and I like them. 

So to answer the question: Is Religious Reality TV Really Bad Or Are People Too Caught Up In What Gospel Artists Should Be? Yes people are too caught up in what gospel artists or what the gospel should be period. If you look at like this you'll understand. Everyone who preaches and sings the gospel is HUMAN. And they deserve the right to be HUMAN! No one is perfect in anyway shape or form. We make drastic, drastic mistakes. But the good thing about being Christian is forgiveness and learning from your mistake. People are always caught up on image and very quick to judge. When I am almost certain that things depicted on reality TV is only scratching the surface when comparing some of our lives. 

Religious Reality TV needs to be more REALISTIC and just show people who love god and how work through the struggles of being a christian (or whatever your religion) and a human. 

Sisterhood - TLC
Preachers Daughters - Lifetime
Mary Mary - WeTV

Source: Madamenoire.com

SWV Gets a Reality Show!

Like many former R&B artists and current R&B artists. SWV "Sisters With Voices" seems to in talks with WEtv network to get their own reality show. SWV is an R&B power group from the 90s. They were responsible for hits like "Right Here" a remake of Michael Jackson's Human Nature, "I'm So Into You", "Weak", "Rain", "You're Always On My Mind", "Downtown" & "Anything". 

Coko, "Taj" Tamara Johnson-George, & Leanne "Lelee" Lyons the original and only members of SWV disbanded in 1998 to pursue personal projects. Coko pursued a promising and somewhat stagnant career in gospel music (which was the groups original direction), Taj Tamar Johnson-George married then Tennessee Titan football player Eddie George, starred in a 2 reality shows Survivor: Tocantins, and I Married a Baller, Leanne "Lelee" Lyons pursued music and personal endeavors. 

The show is going to chronicle the groups return to music and the reasoning for their initial breakup. The show is produced by eOne Entertainment group. Its rumored that WEtv would be the network to run the show but according to RealityFab.com nothing is being confirmed or denied about the shows run. 

SWV has already shot the pilot for the show last fall. Hopefully a release date will be set and the show will run. 

I'm PUMPED about this! I've expressed my severe disdain for reality tv on many occasions but in this case I'm excited, I loved SWV as a kid. I'm a 90s kid so music for me was the New Jack Swing style R&B and the transition of Hip Hop/Rap from gangster life to fun party music. And SWV was the most successful R&B group of their time. They were better than Xscape, Brownstone, Jade, 702, Changing Faces, and Total. That's just my opinion not knocking the other groups, I'm just making a personal statement. They had the harmony, melody, the look, and they were just FREAKING AWESOME! I can't wait until they come out with their television show! 

If they do have the show on WEtv they will join the Braxtons and Mary Mary as alums on the network. WEtv is building a superior lineup of reality shows and turning into a female powerhouse for reality TV. Keep it Up WEtv, I'll be watching for sure.

No word on when the show is set to be released. If the network like the pilot I expect the show to run promos and be released later on this year or next year. This is just a guess!

SWV released an album in 2011 called I Missed Us. Its available now on iTunes, Amazon.com, and Google Play! 

Source: RealityFab.com

Omarosa's Fuming! LaToya Jackson & Claudia Jordan Better Watch Out!

Omarosa Manigault is no stranger to the drama. Being dubbed the Queen of Mean from her first stint in reality TV on the original Apprentice in 2004.

In recent weeks Celebrity Apprentice has returned and Omarosa, Claudia Jordan, and La Toya Jackson were all contestants on the show. Both Claudia and La Toya have been the latest of the fired contestants on the show but Omarosa has been stealing the spotlight with her recent feud with both La Toya and Claudia.

On Wendy Williams talk show Monday afternoon Omarosa talked about both contestants and it was not in a flattering way. Below is her appearance on Wendy Monday March 25, 2013:

Her feud with La Toya Jackson exploded because she had repeatedly implied (on both Celebrity Apprentice and various talk shows as well as Wendy Williams) that Omarosa had caused the heart attack of her late fiance' Michael Clark Duncan. Here are a few of the statements made by La Toya according to Contactmusic.com:

"She said he had a heart attack and, 'I know she caused it. He was on life support and she went in and pulled the plug."

"She's a conniving, scheming, cut-throat, probably pulled the cord on Michael Clarke Duncan." 

Also Here's La Toya Jackson's appearance on Wendy:

Omarosa and La Toya had battled it out on the Celebrity Apprentice a few times. Omarosa plans to make La Toya pay for her crude comments, no literally she's making her PAY! Omarosa is suing La Toya Jackson for Defamation of Character (if your not familiar with the term it is described as intentionally false communication that is spoken or written to harm a person's reputation, respect, regard or confidence in which a person is held; or causes disparaging, hostile, disagreeable opinions or feelings against a person via thefreedictionary.com). Omarosa is serious about her plans to sue La Toya Jackson. In a recent interview on the Howard Stern radio show she was asked if the rumors of her suing La Toya were true and here's her response: 

"Not planning to, I'm going to. She said some really nasty things about Michael."

She also stated:

"I gave her the time to retract it and now we'll both be spending money on lawyers."

"Its only actionable if she repeats it. It called reckless disregard for the truth. She said it back in October. She's repeated it subsequently on all of these talk shows." 

Omarosa is going forward with the lawsuit. It is obvious Omarosa was not going to let this slide. Its no love lost and honestly these two don't like each other. So I expected Omarosa to do something like this.

Since then another cast member of the Celebrity Apprentice has thrown her hat in the ring with Omarosa. Claudia Jordan and Omarosa were close friends once. But with her recent conduct on the apprentice and some of the things she said in her appearance on Wendy Williams show, Claudia has come to realize that Omarosa was a wolf in sheep clothing.

In Claudia's case Omarosa was upset with her because at her late fiance's funeral she asked that no one take pictures at all. Claudia posted a picture of Michael's tribute on Instagram. Well when Omarosa caught wind of the picture she was upset. She told Wendy that she expressly asked that no pictures be taken during Michael's funeral and Claudia blatantly ignored her request. According to Claudia (who also had an interview with Wendy, notice Wendy is the common denominator here in this twisted web of SHADE!) Omarosa never told her pictures were prohibited and further more her picture was tasteful. Claudia said that she never even knew Omarosa was upset or offended until Wendy mentioned it to her during the interview. Claudia claimed Omarosa used Michael's funeral for exposure. She said there was a red carpet at the funeral, full on press, and even a professional photographer NEXT TO THE CASKET! Claudia also threw Wendy another tidbit to chew on. She said that during the taping of Celebrity Apprentice, Omarosa bragged about the money that was left to her by Michael. She even said she had access to Michael's charity funds and that if she needed it she would use it! GIRL!!!! I hope this is not the case. Cause if this is true its really distasteful and despicable. 

Anyway Claudia had no problem defending herself and on the show she seemed to be irritated just by the mere mention of Omarosa's name. Don't believe me...look for yourself:

I would like to hope that Omarosa wouldn't stoop so low to use her deceased fiance' as a cash cow and fame booster. Claudia also said that the two actually talked before the show and made sort of a pact to not throw each other under the bus and conduct themselves with dignity and class. But obviously somebody missed the memo on that one! 

It seems things are not going to blow over any time soon. So stay tuned I have a feeling that this is not the last of this hateful trios battle. Especially with the lawsuit pending!

Sources: WendyShow.com & Contactmusic.com