I am already behind because someone sent me the link to the Apollo interview and I could not stop watching it! I also missed the first five minutes but the general premise is there is his guy who looks A LOT like Prince Harry and they are going to make a dozen or so American women look really stupid by fooling them into believing he really is Harry. Let’s watch.
First of all, he is even better looking than Harry. They spent a LOT of time teaching the guy all about Harry. He also had to learning fencing, skeet shooting, polo, etiquette, and his family lineage. He says he is actually looking for a girlfriend.
Oh my God. These girls are not up to even Bachelorette level pretty. A few are very pretty and some are even smart, many though are…um…not.
9:11 p.m. nothing has even happened yet and I already love this show. It’s like Joe Millionaire with castles! 
Most of the girls don’t know who Prince Harry is. The couple that do are sort of skeptical. I love the casting. The butler’s name is Kingsley, yes like Kim Richard’s dog. I’m starting to love the girls. Of course they all have issues and are catty but the one girl who had never been given a dress (the first meet is a masquerade ball) before and was so grateful is like a little Cinderella. I love her. Then there is Leah. Her schtick (how do you spell that?) is that she is so bohemian she has no idea how to dress herself.
I know this is a sloppy recap but there is a lot going on tonight.
Meghan already doesn’t believe. Cinderella’s name is Kimberly and she is just happy to be there. Leah, is bohemian chick.
Matt, errrr I mean Harry. Is overwhelmed with questions. He is not used to one American chick let alone a dozen swooping in on him at ones. He may need a pants change sooner rather than later. Matt says that American girls are loud and forward. It’s not that he doesn’t like it, it’s just nothing like an English girls. He seems to like Leah the bohemian. But Leah got too nervous. Maggie drinks too much. She is not princess material. Maggie may have to go home.
Matt likes southern girls. He is just adorable. At the stroke of midnight, everyone takes off their mask. My god this is the most fun I’ve had in ages. LOL. I know you are going to hate this show but I love it. When the girls unmask themselves Matt says the girls are all beautiful and way out of his league and he is so nervous. It’s adorable. He is more nervous than they are and I want to marry him.
Okay, I have to give props to the editors of this show. I WAS SHOCKED by who was sent home. I won’t tell you here, but don’t read the comments until you watch the show if you don’t want to be spoiled.
I’m all in on this. It’s kooky fun and a sort of feel good fairy tale. Please see TeeCee66 comments because I am sure she is about to mock me mercilessly for loving this.
I was shocked by who he sent home also. But maybe he just wanted to put her out of her misery since he commented a couple of times that she wasn’t having a good time. I loved Joe Millionaire and I’ll love this also.
You convinced me, I’ll record it!
Thank you MzJules. You is my onlyiest friend.
On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 10:41 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I adored it! I only 1/2 watched it, so I have to rewatch again today!
I’ve got to find out when this re-airs. NOW, I want to watch.
I didn’t want to watch because I couldn’t believe a royal would want to visit Memphis, Tn. As a Tennessean, I cannot fathom why anyone would want to visit a place full of idiocracy unless you’re a fan of Elvis.
Well, okay Blair my onlyiest friend. Except it all happens in London. But watch with me Blair, I need you.
xoxo
On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 12:14 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I don’t even know what station it’s on. I want to see it too! Don’t mock Elvis.
I just watched the full episode on the FOX site. This is going to be a train wreck of a show. I loved it.
I am so watching this. Harry is my favorite ginger ever and I idolize Kate Middleton she is the most perfect woman ever. If I was on this show and believed it was real I would make such a fool of myself
Just finished watching this….loved it! Can’t wait to see how this plays out, but I think the guy is a pro prince harry impersonator. How else was he cast for this show?
I need to fly out there and try out. I’ve always idolized Princess Di & had a crush on Prince William..
The next best thing is getting close to Prince Harry then when Kate gets prego with baby #2, I swoop in and quench William’s thirst in the bedroom…. I’m just sayin’
LOVE the concept and have been looking forward to it. I actually enjoyed Joe Millionaire – laughing at shallow personalities never gets old. I’m happy that you’re recapping this one, TT – thanks!
With all due respect TT, if a bunch of women really think that a royal would stoop to a reality show AND for the purpose of finding a wife in a gaggle of idiots who believe this is a real possibility – I just can’t. Just as soon as I think Apollo defines stupid …. Along comes a bunch of women.
Too true Frappe, and the guy doesn’t even LOOK like Henry all that much. Yeah, he’s a big ginger in his 20s but…
Still, I’m going to watch this. Sounds cute. Tamara SOLD it and sold it good!
I’ve said this many many many times before, “some” people in this country are just too dumb for words, too dumb. I hope to God almightly these women are aware of this and are doing this just to get their 15 minutes of fame….because anybody needing reality TV in the royal family to find a mate for the Prince of Whales, not only needs their head chopped off, but examined while on the ground, I mean really.
One of my favorite lines comes from the show Cheers in an episode where Kirstie Ally really made a mess of things and wailed, “I’m too stupid to live.” I use that refrain whenever I really F up. Maybe that phrase should be the title of this show.
I can’t believe I watched this. I fast forwarded through a lot of it, but I will watch again. And he eliminated the prettiest girl first in my opinion. But damn these chicks are dumb as fuck too.
I’m actually LOVING this show which is strange because I stopped watching The Bachelor/The Bachelorette shows SEASONS ago. It could be the “ROYAL” angle, who knows? I actually wasn’t surprised at who was sent home because just as confidence EXUDES insecurity does as well^_^
I saw parts of the show. It made my blood boil- another depiction of women being silly, stupid, and greedy.
Then I was reminded of my love of the Real Housewives franchise and realized I should put my gavel of judgement away. Women love watching other women act like fools.
Matt does have a charm and sweetness about him. I’m sure the production team will guide him in chosing the lesser of the twelve evils.
To me, this show was more Joe Millionaire than anything else. Or what was that one show where everyone was an actor except one guy on a reality show?
Plus Aunt Flo arrived today. Everytime she drops by, I tend to drink too much wine and love everything. It will be interesting to see how I feel about the show next week in a different phase of the hormonal cycle.
On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 12:07 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Joe Schmo….
Yeah. It’s like that. Kind of a making fun of reality TV reality show.
On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 1:06 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Oh you are SO lucky that you can drink wine when Aunt Flo comes to visit. She always gave me horrible headaches. Alcohol woulda killled me!
I drink the night before, not expecting her arrival. I have a pounding headache among other issues today. I also get very drunk very easily when I drink the night before. Sadly Aunt Flo arrives frequently and with no schedule or warning.
On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 1:37 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I read an interview yesterday with him, and he came across as a sweet guy. He didn’t go looking for this job- they wooed him. What he made sure of in his contract was that he could keep all the clothes! hee.
I have to override my inclinations to be supportive of all women to laughing at them.
I’ll watch it as a comedy.
The masks made sense, sucked the women into the premise before their suspicions came into play.
Interesting ploy.
OK, I will try to watch. But the guy does not look like P Harry.
Is he built like Harry?
Y’all know I have problems with facial recognition,but I think he looks A LOT like him, only cuter…
On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 2:42 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Is this show a parody of the dating reality shows, sort of like how that “Husbands” show is a parody of the Housewives shows?
If it isn’t, is it not really just exploitation of the…shall we say…”intellectually disabled”? I mean, a woman has to be quite, um, “special” to buy the notion that a Prince of the United Kingdom is going to go on a TV show (in the US no less!) to find a wife.
At what point does it stop being entertaining and start being just pathetic?
They had a show on TLC of future kings, royalty, etc. coming to the states to try and find a wife in 90 days. These men pretended to be normal guys and revealed to the women at the end, that they were from wealthy families, wanted to get married, and lived in another country.
I must admit to having not watched yet. I did see him on two shows pre broadcast. In side by side pics they were very similar once the actor went from his natural blond to red hair, I thought. I believe they mentioned a height difference.
In a news report, real Prince Harry was in Memphis to be in a wedding. Unless the national news was misled, this was quite recently, if I remember correctly.
This is about the only rich or prince guy angle not already tried. They’ve done average playing rich, real rich playing average, a group of real princes playing average guys visiting Texas, fake princes with one real ringer. I am sure I forgot one.
Women are too gullible and anxious to be on TV. I hope these games are not just played only on Americans. I hope other countries manipulate their girls too. A horrible thing to say, I just hope we are not considered the stupidest country.
The same guy who developed Joe Millionaire also developed this show.
Find the video of Matt on the Wendy Williams Show on Monday. He’s quite charming and unassuming. A regular bloke who can’t believe his good luck. It’s his first time in NY and he;s literally having the time of his life. it’s a fun interview.
I hope he has good counsel to guide him through this new found fame, Otherwise they’ll eat him up and spit him out right where they found him.
What channel is it on? I wanna watch!
FOX
On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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He really favors Prince Harry!
Your recap and 5 comments in and I’m headed over to the Fox website to see if I can find this show to watch. I’ll be back.
I finally watched. This is a fun show. I think this guy is a tad cuter than Harry.
I was surprised he didn’t send the loudmouth home. He got rid of the sweet, unpretentious girl, sadly.