L'Empire du bling: New York

Yes it's about out of touch rich people.... But it's far worse than I expected. Ridiculous and vapid. It is nauseating and disgusting pathetic with a dash of narcissism. If only these incredibly wealthy individuals added something to society rather than being self important snobs with no understanding of reality. In this day and age with such a huge gap between the haves and the have nots... if I was struggling to make ends meet this would be not only ridiculous and anti-intellectual, but also infuriating. Stop giving this %*#^ a platform. I'd be far more interested in a show that makes these people work a job and see how they do.

I haven't watched the original Bling Empire in LA so cannot compare these two. The NYC version was tolerable with some likeable characters and an overall casual, easy-to-watch vibe. There's obviously some wealth-flaunting but honestly a lot of it feels a bit exaggerated (especially Nam) so I wouldn't take it too seriously. Besides the billionaire heiresses most of these people are far from being as wealthy as they claim to be. Dorothy fits well as the frontrunner as she's both funny & outspoken. Tina, Blake, and the couple (Vika/Richard) are all decently entertaining. The only unlikeable characters in my opinion were Lynn and her long-distance husband. The separate storyline of Deborah and her husband also felt completely disjointed from the main series as they only appeared together with the main crew during episode one and they had the least amount of airtime.

Overall, easy short binge that's obviously heavily scripted but still entertains enough when there's nothing else to watch.

Oh man, where to start with this one. Well, I couldn't even make it through the 2nd episode. I only made it through the 1st after watching in about 6 different sittings. I'll also add that I'm a big fan of the original.

This show tries so hard that it makes it feel very forced, fake and scripted. It's no where near as good as the original, which I really enjoyed. This show was boring and bland and that's me being genrous. Dorothy is not entertaining. Rest if the characters are super meh.

I won't be able to finish this season or series, it's just too terrible. I hope they make another season of the original instead.

Lynn is just wicked. I hate how she wanted to get in the middle of Vika and Richard's relationship. She is most definitely a kind of person you should stay away from at all cost. Don't be like her! Ha ha. Nobody, even Dorothy is not at all annoying to the level of Lynn. I can't believe people who are nosy like that exists in real life.

Vika is the prettiest and the sweetest amongst all the characters. Tina and Blake are really sweet too. Uncle Stephen and Deborah just reminds me of the Adam's family. Overall, this series is good to kill time if you love fashion and curious about the lives of filthy rich.

Richard: "she's mixed of this and that... I want her to see the world the way I see it."

Nobody will blame you if you thought he's talking about a dog breed and not his girlfriend. His narcissism and masculine aggression can easily be wrapped up in his opening lines.

Dorothy may have a typical mean, demanding rich girl's attitude, but she does have valid points sometimes. But if she doesn't want to be confined to her wealth, and don't trust most people, maybe just maybe, hang out with people who are less $$$-minded? But she's too deeply ingrained in that bling I think.

Jett: "are you gay"? Snowflake... masculine. Gosh, how many more conservative boomer stereotypes can be jammed into one person?

Tina: perhaps the most relatable person for people who don't belong to bling. She's the type that, while halfway through ridiculous rich people debauchery realizes that something bad has gone down and flags it

Blake: sigh, find better friends

Lynn: yea, your kid's grown up, spread your wings like you've always wanted. Don't let your jealous spouse clip your wings.

Nam: no comments

Hungs: wax museum characters... came to life? But like not actually alive...