According the above report by Entertainment Tonight, Bravo cameras were following Melissa Gorga as she sets about to open a boutique. The story says they are not sure if she if filming for the upcoming three part special with Joe and the girls, but I’m pretty sure that is already in the can. Also, Melissa opening a boutique is not a storyline for the Teresa is in Prison special. It is a storyline for RHONJ though. It’s one of the last businesses left that Melissa has not already tried.
This actually makes sense. Last season, filming started during the holidays. The season premiere in July and had a million episodes ending in November. If they start filming now, they can all sit around and gossip about Teresa being in prison, stop by and see Joe and the girls and then film the whole house arrest thing with Teresa around Christmastime.
Will we have another RHONJ Christmas?
Melissa will be the queen bee of the show with Teresa’s girls. That will yank Teresa’s chain and she will come in hot. I wonder if Andy will ever be able to get Caroline back. When she was on WWHL recently, it seemed like Andy was admitting that Caroline had already turned down a million dollar offer. I swear if they bring back the cancer woman and her dweeby shithead of a husband I won’t be able to take it. The twins seem to be all but forgotten. Who else is there? Well, Jac is coming back but other than Jac and Melissa and Kathy they really need Caroline back. Maybe now that Dina is safely ensconced in L.A. Caroline will return. I’d like to have an old school cast for Teresa’s prison release. Random newbies wouldn’t work so well.
If they wrap in February, the new season could start in late spring. That would be great. Sundays sucked this past summer. I guess we will wait and see.
Watching? Not. Coming here for great recaps & hilarious comments? Absolutely! The only way I would ever consider tuning in again would be a remorseful, humbled, ready to live an authentic life Teresa. And since every fiber of my being tells me that is 99.999% not gonna be the case, I’m back to the beginning of my comment. ?
You have a great way with words. I think I agree. I don’t see Teresa changing anytime soon unless she had an epiphany and came to the realisation that her (and her husband’s) actions took her directly to prison. Maybe she’s been talking to lifers who have set her on the right path. We can only hope.
That said, I’ll probably watch then come straight here for TT’s brilliant take.
Would Bravo think of promoting Rosie to full time? It would be Jacqueline, Melissa, Kathy, and Rosie. Theyve gone down to four before.
Plus Teresa, because even with my not rewarding felons stance, I think it would hilarious to see the opening credits of either her mugshot being spun around or her in an orange jump suit doing the half turn.
Now THAT I’d watch. And we share the same stance on rewarding felons.
I think that’s too much Rosie.
I would PAY MONEY to watch that. I have always thought the show was lacking real heart and bringing Rosie on the show would really make it shine! I have always respected Caroline, (ok, I know many don’t but this is MY opinion) she is a straight shooter. I would love to see Jaq, Melissa, Kathy, Rosie, Caroline and Carolines newly married daughter, hell even Ashley might make a good cast member but wait, we would not have anyone backstabbing or lieing or trying to hurt another cast member just so they can have all the attention, is that possible, would anyone watch? I would, I think the funny antics these ladies could get themselves into would be well worth the hour viewing time. Knowing that Teresa can only hope for a cameo walk on appearance……………………..PRICELESS.
I have mixed feelings about this. Joe and Tre don’t seem to be sorry for what they’ve done but sorry that they were caught. I don’t care for Melissa. I would watch if Caroline Manzo came back.
I will not watch if those horrible twins come back.
I do like that this will give Tre and Joe the chance to pay back all that money they owe.
As long as Melissa doesn’t try to sing and dance again, we’re all good. Now we have to stop Luanne from doing the same.
isn’t there some law about profiting from your crime?
I have a problem with them living like kings, getting caught and then Bravo essentially paying their fines.
Amen!
It’s the Son of Sam law and I think (I’m not positive) that it only applies if you committed violent crimes like murder.
It varies state by state, but most Son of Sam laws were overturned on First Amendment grounds.
Regardless, I doubt it would apply anyway. They’re not profiting from their crime – not directly anyway, e.g., killing someone then writing a book about how they killed that person. If anything, they are profiting from the notoriety that committing those crimes brought them. However, an argument could be made that they were famous/notorious already, before their crimes came to light. So that’s a gray area at best.
Don’t get me wrong: I am no Giudice fan. I would be very happy to never hear about them or see them again on TV as long as I live! If there’s an upside though, it’s that a good deal of the money they make ostensibly will go to restitution, so that the victims of their crimes will be paid back.
Yeah !!! Don’t get me started !!!
A boutique? Really? Can these shows get any more contrived?
But the big question is “will Melissa’s boutique have a sales war with the NJ based shop of bedazzled panty queen Nene Leakes?”
I’m envisioning a boutique war with Posh!
Oooooo. You may be right. A war with Posche would bring in that horrid Kim woman and stir drama, have a through line from the Danielle days, and give Melissa the sympathy edit.
Ahh, I had forgotten that Kim D. and Danielle are buddies. Now that’s interesting thought! That’s a sign of how bad the show has become. I was thrilled when Danielle got the boot, but now it seems like a way to make the show entertaining again lol
I believe that Melissa’s boutique will now be the location of the annual huge cat fight! Why give Posh any publicity when you you can have a fashion show?
I’m out of Jersey, doesn’t matter if it is the original group.
I’m done with how stupid Terrsa is, don’t want to hear Jac whine and Mellssa isn’t interesting.
I like Kathy and Rosie, I even like her husband. He is harmless and really loves his family.
Teresa fabricates stories, is mean and vengeful, never really forgets a argument, acts dumb (she is) then acts like she knows it all. She. believes she is the Queen Bee and expects others to treat her as such.
She asked God to get her back to her family early. Why not ask God to watch over your girls? Self absorbed ugly woman.
I’m so done with her.
Damn calipatti! As George Takei would say: “Oh my!” Now, tell us how you really feel.
Needless to say, but I agree with you. I love a good redemption story, but Teresa ain’t gonna be one of those. She doesn’t have a thankful or forgiving or remorseful bone in her body. Ew.
Minky, you’re back! 🙂
Jawohl meine liebe dame!!! Life has calmed down recently, so I have more free time to post. For how long, I don’t know.
Melissa’s boutique versus Kim D’s boutique? They should bring Danielle back. I mean, shit, if they’re bringing Teresa the felon back, why not Danielle? With all the shady shit MOST of these bitches have done (including Jac), they can rename the show to the Real Felonious Hags of New Jersey.
I don’t know if I can watch this show anymore. I could handle Kathie, Rosie, and even Jaq. Definitely not last season’s additions. Boring AND annoying! Melissa I can take or leave. Tre and Joe? I’m not watching “Felony Hour” unless they own up to their crimes and actually apologize for their actions.
I vote for Danielle to come back. A punk is a punk is a punk.
Please, please PLEASE bring back Danielle! She was really quite the storyteller. And I wish they would get rid of Melissa Gorga. Melissa is the most vapid cast member of the crew. She brings NOTHING to the show except friction within her family. It’s just not a cute look in my opinion. I couldn’t be paid to berate my family for 15 minutes of fame.
I’m with you Soul Sista. Melissa reminds me too much of my conniving SIL.
@SoulSista Yeeeessss! Bring back Danielle. She would be perfect. She’s polarising, delusional, interesting and has just a touch of vulnerability. But keep Melissa, I enjoy watching her and her family. They seem genuinely happy. There’s got to be at least one happy coupling on RHONJ. (Are there others?) So glad that the ‘clink clink’ orange and extra messy twins are gone. Actually it would be funny if Bravo approached one but not the other one!
Andy, if you’re reading the comments section, please consider doing that.
I cannot take Jacqueline AND Kathy they annoy me to end. IF we must have one then I’d be pressed to say Jac.
Just cut the crap Andy and give me Danielle back.
Is this show still on? OMG, who’d bother to watch? Teresa is a convict, Joe is going to be, what
could possibly be interesting about watching them and their spoiled children waste someone else’s money?
Dina moved to LA?
Yeah, think so. I think she finally got divorced.