Shahs of Sunset

4.7 stars.

I've seen several of the Kardashian seasons. I've also watched multiple seasons of Jersey shore. So is this any different? It's basically an amalgamation of the two aforementioned series. Is it as good as either one of them; not even close. It's about a bunch of Persian people who supposedly came over, or their parents came over from Iran. I don't have all the facts about when they came over, but supposedly they were poor at the beginning and then they were filthy rich. I don't think that 1+1 = 2 in this situation. In other words, there is definitely missing information. There must be a super wealthy benefactor who has created a following surrounding these people, and it's all fake. Anyways, just my theory, I haven't even researched for myself. What I do know is that this is a forgettable "reality" show with too much backstabbing and reprobates lined up out the doors...

This show is not a positive look on the Persian Americans in Los Angeles, California. They fled persecution, wars, and death in Iran to settle in Beverly Hills. Many of the cast mates are friends from Beverly Hills High School. Let's fact it, they're not normal in the first place. While I can only imagine the possible outrage from this show's existence, I find it interesting that Ryan Seacrest is in charge of production. Usually it's soul-less Andy Cohen but not this time. Hopefully unlike Cohen, Seacrest doesn't have painful reunion shows to watch. Anyway, the three women and three men have a balance. Reza is a Persian American homosexual real estate agent and his office mate and best friend is MJ, a Persian American woman. Asa is a Persian American woman and an artist who is probably my favorite. She's more concerned about her art rather than the others' opinions. Sammy and Mike are both Persian American and Jewish men in the show. Both men are interested in women not Persian nor Jewish. While this show is an interesting look into another culture and often a foreign land which is Los Angeles, the show does try to explain Persians who are really Iranians but they don't go by that. Anyway, this show has some moments but I'll watch this train wreck. It's not as bad as the housewives shows.

I am addicted to this show. It is an interesting look into a culture that is private and hidden from a white man like me.

I've dealt with Persians in my career and they are always motivated and intelligent people, but Shah's of Sunset Persians are f___ing over the top crazy. I hope their behavior is overly dramatized because they have cameras in their faces, because there are some serious personal problems on parade here.

Aside from that this is a fresh concept and non-stop action that comes across as genuine.

As another review wrote, its is a train wreck, and we all like to watch train wrecks, right?

Looking forward to Season 3 - if it happens.

GG is extremely annoying... She says she hates ants and ugly people... when honestly she's not the BEST looking person out there. She's so rude to that one girl in the first episode and saying she isn't wearing something appropriate for a house party, when she was literally in a bathing suit?? ... the party was practically a pool party so like... what?? GG, MJ, and Reza are so rude when it comes to other people's styles... and it's funny to me because not everything they wear is cute?? Can we talk about that cheetah print green dress MJ wears in the first episode?? PLEASE... I agree with one of the other reviews that this is a bad copycat of KUWTK.... Sorry but you guys are trying way too hard.

To be subjective, I must admit that this series has been a regular source of unproductive procrastination since early 2013. Which has suited the occupants of our household quite well. As We've come to the end of this season we are sorely contemplating what other programs could suffice in the meantime.

Although, as the previous members have commented. This series does not address the lifestyle of "Persians who are really Iranians but they don't go by that", on the other hand it does give a great account of an otherwise hidden social class.

The personalities on this show are very entertaining and we're constantly drawn to there personal journeys of growth. I personally feel as if our want/need to align our self with someone else has assisted in making this series so addictive.

We are all anticipating this series come back, so don't be too long :D.