Last August, a Tamara Tattles reader from New Zealand began sending me recaps of RHOAKL. I stashed the recaps away over a period of ten weeks hoping we would get the show here. The time has finally come. The Real Housewives of Auckland begins airing tomorrow, SATURDAY July 22nd at NOON EST. I believe it airs on the west coast at NINE AM. I hate how they give the foreign shows such crappy air times. I believe it has to do with advertising. Most countries don’t have a many commercials as we do. Four every hour of television up to a full twenty minutes is commercials. Broadcast networks are about 15 minutes of each hour. Anyway, that is probably the reason for the odd hours.
In addition, you only get one shot at these shows. There are no reruns or marathons. (Yes I realize they are available on the Internet. I can’t watch shows that way because I am constantly working from my laptop). So please set your DVRs.
Also, please don’t spoil the season for those of us who will be watching in real time over the next ten weeks. I am excited to watch and read Kimberly’s recaps!
Who wants to watch with me?
Thanks, Tamara. I’ve just set my DVR.
I will be watching. Will set my DVR tonight. Sadly, these women tend to behave themselves better than we do here in the States. LOL. I love the scenery and the accents and culture. I hope there is some of that. Should be fun!!!!
Thanks Tamara!!!!!
Thanks for coming to NZ with me! It’s really beautiful!
Maybe not on this one!! I also had to laugh when they said the Sydney franchise was so vicious the US wouldn’t buy it – I assumed the Bravo guy hadn’t watched Atlanta.
Oh Sunday, you’ve spoken too soon. I’ve seen this and you guys are in for a wild ride!
Thank you for the reminder! I enjoy the foreign shows. I only wish I could have seen the Sydney episodes.
Thanks, T. I’ll watch with you. I’m setting my DVR up now. I think it will be fun!
Thanks Tamara I’m excited to watch !
Anything NZ, I’ll give a try. Thanks for the heads-up!
YES!!! Can’t wait to see the fashion and food!
Count me in! I’ll come along for the ride!
YAY!!!
Sounds like fun! I’m in.
Melbourn was a great show I liked it better than many of the USA HW’s I will for sure be watching the new show I have Roku and with it I pay extra for Sling tv there are some shows on demand on Bravo The HW’s of Melbourn I was able to watch at anytime on demand hope this new show is same cause I can not record I am looking forward to a new show Sat morning is just crazy..
I have found the women in OK.are funny
I am watching!
I have watched the first season already. I think the women are fabulous and with any group some you love and some you love to dis. Plenty of drama to keep it interesting gorgeous homes and other places that see. Looking forward to watching it on tv this time and reading the recaps.
I already watched it and there is quite an embarrassing scene that I hoped would be discussed in a reunion format, but there was a reunion. I looked for a blog and couldn’t find one.
I have moved on to the Cheshire housewives.
Yes there is that bit where she tells a rumour about Gilda but they bleep it out and I crawled over copious amounts of websites and couldn’t find what was actually said. Maybe TT you can use your bravo sources to get that tea.
And I was a bit pissed there was no reunion show too. There were things that needed to be discussed.
I’m setting my DVR right now. Looking forward to the accents and scenery.
I’ve watched Auckland, it was okay, reminded me a lot of Vancouver housewives. Is Cheshire housewives shown in the USA?
You just MADE my weekend!! Saw this in time and was able to set up dvr. I’ve been waiting and hoping for this series!
Hey – if you’re in then you KNOW I’m in!!! I set my DVR because I won’t be able to watch at noon but I will as soon as I can. I have saved the recap until after! Although I was tempted to get a little head start and the background stories but I decided to wait with the group!! Thanks girl!
Happy Weekend!
Susan
Thanks TT- watching it now! I think I am hooked!
I’m so happy! I have watched it already, but there was no one to discuss it with, so I will rewatch it with you all. Those new shows unfortunately often don’t get reunions after first season.
About those ladies – I was getting vibe of “cheap Vanderpump” from Anne 😉
Have fun!
I’ve already seen it. It’s ok not the most exciting and the women aren’t really loveable but there is a little scandal in the middle to which it will be interesting to see a US reaction. There is yet to be a HW franchise that I have thought hell im not watching that again. Btw I live in the UK and we show 12 mins of ads per hr on network channels (except the BBC which has no ads at all!) Yes I think you have far too many ads in the US. When we watch US shows they just repeat the same scene over and over where you know in the US there was probably an ad break in that part.
My US reaction was this is more than embarrassing for both of them. They both failed to take the high ground. But I’m curious to see what others will think. I refrained from using words that would truly define the scene because it will spoil a one’s own gut reaction. “Embarrassing” was as subtle as I could define it.
I forgot all about the rumor that was never mentioned. I think if it wasn’t true, it would have been mentioned.
Hey guys!
I’m from The Netherlands. I’ve watched the first season and loved it. I was so happy to see that the next season had started and you guys are discussing it here. Unfortunatly I can’t find the epsiode anywhere. Where did you guys watch it?
O, sorry! I now see it is the first season and not a new one. The are just now releasing it in America.
Too bad 🙁
I just watched season one in two days. I had no idea they were on. I’ve only seen two seasons of RHO Melbourne, did they come back? Was there an Auckland reunion? And that Angela, I wanted to smack her and her assistant the entire time!!!! Julia, yeah NO. you can’t do that.