Million Dollar Listing LA Recap: The Circus Comes to Town

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   crankyguy
   Posted July 21, 2012 at 3:13 pm

   I dunno, if the gentleman of the house allows a servant to cook in the gentleman’s kitchen, the next thing you know servants will be shitting in the gentleman’s toilet. It’s like letting the proverbial camel stick its nose in your tent.

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   crankyguy
   Posted July 21, 2012 at 3:27 pm

   Another thing: As in your first photo, why is it always the guy sticking his face in somebody else’s who is yelling “GET OUT OF MY FACE!”? Or is that just the way it’s supposed to be done and I didn’t get the memo?

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   aliens.rock
   Posted July 21, 2012 at 6:01 pm

   Orlando What’s-His-Face? White trash, black trash. Trash with money is the worst.

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   PopePhilly
   Posted July 21, 2012 at 6:24 pm

   @crankyguy: I think there’s a memo that we didn’t get. If I’ve learned anything from reality TV, it’s that when someone gets in your face, you have to stick your face even closer to his. Madison is just following protocol.

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   MrsMiaWallace
   Posted July 21, 2012 at 11:49 pm

   @PP – Great recap!

   When Madison was outside watching the ring performer, he was a dead ringer for Elaine in the Seinfeld episode where abstinence turns her into an imbecile and she stands and claps for the tires that are spinning on each other in a tire store display.

   Not a fan of that moron. Or the Heather moron. Or the JA sleaze bucket.

   I miss my Freddie and my NYC

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   S-Natch
   Posted July 22, 2012 at 6:36 am

   I’m with you, MrsMia. I see glimpses of our beloved on the Bravo Olympics-style promo and want to weep. You are doing a GREAT job with what Bravo gave you, PopePhilly!

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   Derek Hazelton
   Posted July 22, 2012 at 7:23 am

   @PopePhilly, another awesome recap. I’m not as enamored with Colton as you are. JF enjoys his life as is, so to me, it’s on Colton to figure out if that’s enough for him or not. If you’ve been in a relationship with someone for 4 years, you should be able to realize by now that they are set in their ways and not going to change in any significant way. Colton has to either move on or accept JF where he is and stop begging him to change. To me, Colton seemed a bit pathetic and I was as over it as JF.

   @MMW and S-Natch, I hope that moving forward, hopefully we can get some LA and NYC crossovers. I’ve actually started to think that Michael Lorber was supposed to be the JF of the NY franchise, but his overall lack of salesmanship detract from any parallels one could draw.

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   Psych
   Posted July 22, 2012 at 12:11 pm

   JF’s house in Santa Monica is a giant Mr. Coffee Maker from the front.
   The ‘lot-o-balls’ chandelier in the middle of the stariwell is an areated stream of water coming out of the bottom of the tap/faucet filling the Mr. Coffee unit up. (you can see the bottom of the faucet when looking upward).

   Either the owner made his money in the early ’90′s from coffee makers or it’s a classic case of ‘architectural transferrence’ to some unique experience he had with a counter top coffee maker.

   ———————————————–

   Even though it’s a silly TV show. Heather acted unprofessionally to curse and throw champagne swill on ‘pool-boy’ during an open house/business. I would fire her.

   (But not before giving her a severence package.)

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   TVJUNKIE
   Posted July 22, 2012 at 12:12 pm

   I love Orlando and Jamie for giving JA a hard time..so much fun to watch JA sweat and look like the uncool jerk…. he is…the only thing that would make it better is if his bitch sidekick… Heather ..were involved as well…
   I am looking for the next weeks train wreck…I only wish Madison would push the bitch in the pool..but Madison is too nice a guy for that…she is such a money grubbing bitch..all she deserves is a swift kick..
   BTW where was Edith??? Too much JA time..too little JF and Edith time..does not make for a good show…no wonder this ep. was a snooze fest

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    TVJUNKIE
    Posted July 22, 2012 at 12:16 pm

    Speaking of the New York Million Dollar Listing………..I thought Fredrick was going to be on this show…for 1 ep.???? We need a Fredrick fix…

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    crankyguy
    Posted July 22, 2012 at 12:31 pm

    It just occurred to me that maybe the reason the JA is such an asshole is because all the clients that he has to deal with in Beverly Hills are assholes. Could be just a defense mechanism, and as a result the poor guy winds up with another asshole for a girlfriend. I bet his bosses are assholes, too.

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    crankyguy
    Posted July 22, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    “Jill and JF meet with Nikki (the seller’s assistant) and Gucci (a dog).”

    Didn’t she pronounce her name Nee-KAY? JF has to deal with assholes too, I see.

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    PopePhilly
    Posted July 22, 2012 at 12:59 pm

    @crankyguy: I think Nikki had an accent. Maybe that’s why she pronounced her name weirdly. I mainly think she’s an ass hole because of the way she showed the house in terms of the dog’s preference.

    @TVJUNKIE: I’m just going to have to reread “A Simple Girl” if we don’t get any Edith time next week. I’m still doing my best to make Bravo give us The Grandma Edith Show. I’d record that and watch it daily.

    @Derek: Thanks! I think I only like Colton because we haven’t seen him much this season. He just seems to genuinely care about JA’s health. For some reason, I find that sweet. Also, keep in mind, being in second place on this show is no real accomplishment. Grandma Edith is way above everyone, JA and Colton are interchangeable, Madison is MUCH further down on the list but usually stays in the middle, and JA and Heather are several pages away from the rest of the list.

    @MrsMiaWallace: I never was big into “Seinfeld.” I’m going to have to go back so I get that reference. Please don’t judge me too hard. Haha.

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    PopePhilly
    Posted July 22, 2012 at 1:01 pm

    @S-Natch: Thanks! This show has been rough, but it looks like it might be worth it for the drama next week. It’s like a roller coaster. There is either more drama that I could possibly imagine or absolutely nothing is happening. I just wish it would stay a little consistent.

    @aliens.rock: I think Orlando is just one of those people that let sudden success go to his head. Granted, that just makes him an ass hole and rather trashy.

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    MrsMiaWallace
    Posted July 22, 2012 at 5:25 pm

    @popephilly – no judgement! Go to youtube and type in “Elaine Benes Watching Tires Spin”.

    Dead. Ringer.

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    PopePhilly
    Posted July 22, 2012 at 5:50 pm

    @MrsMiaWallace: Holly crap. I think Madison owes someone some royalties!!!

    Thanks for pointing me to that. It made my whole night.

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    hutchlover
    Posted July 22, 2012 at 6:58 pm

    Crankyguy, I think you might be right abt, JA. I find him a bit smarmy, but you kind of have to be to be successful in sales. He’s very good at what he does, apparently, becsuse he sells, sells, sells. And he dod admit to being wrong re: Gary, the douche (who gets my vote act Heather for being douche of the year).

    Man oh man…..Heather is worse than what Madison made her out to be. He fired her. He owes her nothing if it wasn’t in a contract. And for her to demand $ when we all know she didn’t do anything to earm it, takes thr cake. I hope she geys fired from her current employer when tbey see her throwing a drink at Madison at a PROFESSIONAL outing.

    PS: I adore the Impressionists too. I just finished a puzzle w/a bunch of famous paintings, and I own several Renoir prints.

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    hutchlover
    Posted July 22, 2012 at 7:00 pm

    I apologize for all the spelling errors. I hate typing on my smart phone.

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    PopePhilly
    Posted July 22, 2012 at 7:04 pm

    @hutchlover: I always have that problem on my phone too! In the words of a friend of mine, I “type like an ocelot.”

    I need to get a few Impressionist prints as well. When I was a kid, my mom (who had studied art in college) gave me a book about Claude Monet. I’ve loved that entire movement ever since.

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    PopePhilly
    Posted July 22, 2012 at 7:07 pm

    Also, I do agree that most of JA’s persona is the “business JA.” You do have to be kind of a jerk in sales – you have to always project that you’re better than you are. I guess it just seems like he’s more of a douche because we never see any non sales related moments with him. With JF we see him interacting with Colton and Grandma Edith. We got to see Madison interact with his family. JA only interacts with Heather and that’s usually about some deal he’s working on. Maybe some of the douchiness comes from us never seeing his personality outside of his job.

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    Derek Hazelton
    Posted July 22, 2012 at 7:29 pm

    @PopePhilly and @Hutchlover, in JA’s defense, we’ve seen him talk to his mother on the phone and be a lot more palatable in those conversations in previous seasons. Also, he does seem pretty cool when he’s dealing with that assistant guy, as well. I don’t know why they don’t participate in the show more, but JA’s personal interactions, while sparse, have shown him not to be the jerk he is in business.

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    hutchlover
    Posted July 23, 2012 at 2:29 pm

    I don’t think I would call JA douche, at least not my version of one. Sleazy, yes. I think a douche is someone who knows he’s got all the cards (or *thinks* he does), and therefore he can treat others like crap. We’ve seed several douche clients this year, and one douche-former-asst.

    Oh, and how i love Paige! (and Mikey, too!)

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    TVJUNKIE
    Posted July 25, 2012 at 11:44 am

    I don’t know Pope Philly…I see JA on the couch with Heather..not much warmth between those too either( and you would think he would be a less douchey person”..with his newby girlfriend)….unless…could it be…their relationship is made up by BRAVO…?!
    Also he really is a big douch with his brother Mikie..it seems like he is always putting him down or acting like his brother is a half whit…( which his brother is…)
    ..so I really think we are seeing the real JA…Oh wait!!!!… he does kiss his dogs..even more than Heather..unless he is afraid that if he kisses Heather…his lips will be stuck like a tongue on a cold pole ..and that would take a while to heat up ..so he would be late for an appt….just thinking….it’s tough going out with an Ice Princess

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    hutchlover
    Posted July 25, 2012 at 2:20 pm

    Is Mikey, JA’s brother? I didn’t know that. I don’t think he’s slow. He plays piano, makes homemade lemonade, knows showtunes. There’s no way he’s slow. He just seems to like his job & ne a very content guy. I think he’s above Colton, JA, Madison, Josh and Heather on my Popefilly litmus test. After Edith, JF, and Paige.

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    Psych
    Posted July 28, 2012 at 9:00 pm

    ‘Pool boy’, Josh A., & Heather need to have a three-way and get it over with.

    (JF can watch while giving critiques)