Starting Over Talk - Peer Coaching Support Site

Has anybody been watching season 2 of the Bad Girls Club? I just saw some previews and it looks like these women may be even more "interesting" than season 1.

Interesting or dysfunctional?

I saw a short clip on a cable channel.. After what I saw last season, I'm not interested.. It's almost insulting that J. Murray would take Mary Bunim's concept and skewed it the way he has..

Let me know if they introduce life coaches to the women.. or bring back Dr. Stan. I thought I had Oxygen again.. but last time I checked when a movie was on.. I got some wierd 'cable card' error message. I probably should check with my cable provider..

For now though.. I seriously am not interested unless these women want to get help rather than be exploited.

I don't know if we can blame Murray for skewing the Starting Over Concept. It's us as Starting Over viewers who are assuming they copied Starting Over. B&M is also responsible for the Real World and other shows too. For all we know Bad Girls Club could has been in the works before Starting Over.

Possibly, But I always thought that it was very odd that they would take a concept of an all women house discontinue one and simultaneously creating another all women house where it became a free for all. Even the camera styles were similar from what I saw on part of season 1's Bad Girls Club. They even had 6 women.. initially but then I think upped it. Not sure how many they are showcasing this time.

There was a gentleman who had posted on the site at one time.. (I don't recall his name except that he was from N. Va. Alexandria or Arlington I think..) who was in the industry.. and he mentioned some meetings with Jon Murray and alluded to the idea that he wanted to go in a different direction. That was rather clear with some of the editing in SO2 and SO3... which all occurred after Mary Bunim passed away. I think he may have reluctantly gone along with season 3... It seemed up in the air during the end of season 2 and then even how season 3 ended.. I remember Rhonda writing about them finding out and it seemed rather an unprofessional way of finding out.. Can't remember exactly what she said.. but it seemed rather abrupt and sudden.

I guess in reality saturated market, he wanted to be on the leading edge of extreme!

I just balk at the general idea of giving women who already have issues a platform to showcase their attitudes. It will just spawn more self proclaimed divas.. and bratty behavior in the teens or young women who ultimately become their audience. The behavior becomes more acceptable somehow.. as if it is glorified!

I would love to find out that maybe the production company has decided to give these women some help.. it will be a pleasant surprise.. But one I'm not anticipating at all..

I wonder if they will do any follow ups with the other women from the first season.

This goes to show what I know. I never thought the show would ever come back for a second season. I'll watch it if Dr. Stan comes back on.

I still haven't had a chance to catch season 2 yet. I'll probably watch it when they run one of their mini marathons.