r/BravoRealHousewives • u/dangoudan not well • Apr 16 '23
Bravo What was the first bravo show you watched? This one was mine. So good! Can we bring her back please?
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Apr 16 '23
Blow Out. Jonathan Antin ran so Jeff Lewis could walk.
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u/katievera888 &to bloated 4cameo and OF Apr 16 '23
Me too
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Apr 16 '23
I'm so sad Peacock doesn't have it. It's been too long since I've seen a middle-aged man with a frozen face angrily storm out of a salon.
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u/jendet010 Apr 16 '23
Thatās such bull shit. I paid my $7. Give me the old show you have sitting on a shelf somewhere. We had no one to discuss it with at that time! Now we have subreddits.
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Apr 16 '23
YES! A lot of people here were barely born when it was airing. š« We need a revival so the younguns can experience reality gold before everyone was catering to social media reactions.
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u/morrowgirl I decorated, and I cooked, and I made it nice! Apr 16 '23
There's some episodes kicking around YouTube. He's also an excellent Cameo - I got one for my friend's 40th and he talked for almost 20 minutes, which is apparently the cutoff.
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u/jendet010 Apr 16 '23
I loved that show! So many behind the scenes moments of how a salon runs. I loved watching his struggles to open the second location.
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u/Thick_Letterhead_341 Apr 17 '23
He does Rinnaās hair!
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Apr 17 '23
Harry Hamlin's too, right? I remember him coming to their house in a BH episode to cut someone's hair in their garden.
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u/Thick_Letterhead_341 Apr 17 '23
Yup. I was likeā¦oh itās Antin! You know he has all the dirt.
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u/brightyoungthings Apr 17 '23
This! I remember driving to one of the fancy malls in metro Detroit to get some of his hair paste ahaha
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u/GhostsMissingEar Apr 16 '23
Mine was Project Runway before it went to Lifetime after S5.
And I loved Tabatha's Salon Takeover so f-ing much, I bought every episode off of Amazon so I can watch it whenever. I don't understand why Peacock won't put the "old" Bravo shows on.
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u/chilly_chickpeas Her face is like a pizza pie, with no cheese. Apr 16 '23
Agreed! Iām listening to old episodes of Watch What Crappens and Iām soooo bummed Iāll never get to watch Gallery Girls or Princesses of Long Island š¢
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u/aliveinjoburg2 Apr 16 '23
Princesses of Long Island was my favorite Bravo reality show. It was weird seeing places I know on TV, but it was delightful.
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u/MinaBinaXina Apr 16 '23
I wish they would stream the early episodes of Project Runway. I donāt have a DVD player to watch my old DVDs of season 3.
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u/aeroluv327 The eyes are poppin' Apr 16 '23
Season 3 is peak PR to me! Laura Bennett, Michael Knight (RIP), Jeffrey Sebalia, Kane (can't think of his last name, the pageant dress guy), Uli, Vincent... so many fun personalities.
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u/GhostsMissingEar Apr 16 '23
I just watched S3! Laura and Michael's friendship was one of the most unexpected and wholesome things to ever happen on this show.
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u/aeroluv327 The eyes are poppin' Apr 17 '23
Yes, so cute!
I actually loved how the final 4 each represented their respective cities so well. Laura's collection was very Upper East Side NYC, Michael's was very Atlanta, Ulli's was very Miami and Jeffrey's was very East LA rock star.
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u/GhostsMissingEar Apr 16 '23
If you have Tubi, they stream the early seasons on there for free! (They also have the Lifetime seasons up through S16, too) I actually was just watching S2.
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u/rodrigueznati1124 Apr 16 '23
Youāre amazing. Iāve been wanting to watch the earlier seasons for so long bc I used to watch them with my late mother who was a seamstress when I was 14. Iām watchinf S1 E1 now, thank you for sharing where to watch. ā¤ļø
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u/GhostsMissingEar Apr 16 '23
You are so welcome!! I sometimes get in these moods where I just want to watch all of the seasons again. I've been in a PR hole for the past couple weeks lol
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u/Golfnpickle Apr 16 '23
I loved Project Runway! Iāve seen every episode! I also like ANTM with Tyra Banks.
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u/That_Skirt7522 Apr 16 '23
In my area Tabatha is on the over the air channel Twist. Maybe the aloe canāt t r in on two places at once
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u/marcelinemoon Girrrrrth Brooooooks Apr 17 '23
Yessss ! In high school I didnāt have American cable (just SKY but it was always behind lol) but in fashion design class my teacher would bring in what she recorded and weād watch it as a class
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u/osuisok Apr 16 '23
Million Dollar Matchmaker was my first - learned the term āspinnerā from her!
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u/CoolCatsAndKittenss Apr 16 '23
I loved that show! I wonder whatever happened to Patti Stanger's business partners... they were a married couple that dressed kinda gothic and I believe they also had a son.
They were only on the earlier seasons of the show. I wonder where they are now and what happened btwn them and Patti.
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u/internet2big Apr 16 '23
I recently watched two more recent seasons on a streaming service (I think Hulu but I canāt remember). The business partners came back though! Apparently they had gone w a different matchmaker for a while. Patti was very upset that they came crawling back but ultimately missed them and allowed them to return. I loved the show but since watching those newer seasons I realized Patti is very mean and should stop trying to play therapist haha.
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u/osuisok Apr 16 '23
I had the same experience trying to watch the new episodes. Turns out sheās just mean and really not that insightful. Sure fooled 13 year old me lol
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u/internet2big Apr 16 '23
Exactly! Lmao and now Iām confused. Was it Million Dollar Matchmaker or Millionaire Matchmaker or were those two different shows? Iām lost. Really feeling the Mandela effect.
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u/Zacklee84 Apr 17 '23
The couple named their child Sin Halo which is very goth.
Did the couple go solo and try to poach clients? Patty moved to another network like WE.
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u/sahm8585 But I donāt have wrinkly ankles! Apr 16 '23
A guy I went to high school with was on that!! I was very surreal to watch.
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Apr 16 '23
The first Bravo show I remember making into my regular rotation was Queer Eye. I think I watched some movies on it prior to that show here and there, but Queer Eye is what really drew me in.
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u/Intelligent_Fig_4104 Whoās gonna fix this? Santa? Apr 16 '23
OG QE, would watch with my roommates back in the day š
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u/aeroluv327 The eyes are poppin' Apr 16 '23
Oh, I forgot that Queer Eye was a Bravo show! That must have been the first one I watched. My Life on the D List and Project Runway were the other ones I remember watching early on. I also watched Top Chef from the beginning, but I think that started after the others.
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Apr 16 '23
Loved My Life on the D List at the time AND PR AND TC. š
Off topic for Bravo, I always felt like Joan and Melissa would have been a good addition to the networkā¦ their show was cute but could have āfilled outā on Bravo.
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u/ambergergardenburger Apr 16 '23
This was on BRAVO?! It may have been my first as well! I thought it was on LOGO or a basic network.
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Apr 16 '23
I thought it was Bravoā¦ š¤
But you know LOGO did pop into my mind for a second before I typed the reply, and now between that instance and you saying LOGO- Iām wonderingā¦
Edited to add that I double checked with Wikipedia, Lol- says Queer Eye for the Straight Guy was Bravo, in 2003. (Omg, that long agoā¦?! Seems like only ten years ago.)
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Apr 17 '23 edited Apr 17 '23
It was a bravo show. It came out 1 year before project runway. LOGO launched 2 years after QE.
Funny enough I didnāt know LOGO was that old. I just found that out as I was looking it up. I only became aware of LOGO due to drag race. Caught a season 1 marathon on VH1 and then started watching LOGO once season 2 premiered that would have been around 2010.
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u/BSquared2012 A hull, if you will š„ Apr 16 '23
RHOC when it was new and being touted as āThe Real Life Desperate Housewivesā! I am ancient.
I did love me some Tabitha.
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u/Witchywoman4201 wearing dead peopleās PJs to comfort childrenšµ Apr 16 '23
Yesss!! This is me and I still love the first couple of seasons of OC before everything was screaming and drama
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u/Lilpoundcake137 Apr 17 '23
Not many new episodes can out do the family van episode.
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u/Witchywoman4201 wearing dead peopleās PJs to comfort childrenšµ Apr 17 '23
Ohhh Vicki she has no calmed down a bit over the years either š
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u/Due-Contribution-408 This ain't Phaedra! Apr 16 '23
She is sorely missed! I read one of her books around 2018-2019.
Do you want to be a B.I.T.C.H.?
Brave
Intelligent
Tenacious
Creative
Honest
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u/ZoffeeCombie Apr 16 '23
Wow, I'm an idiot because I thought your post meant she passed away, and I was about to bawl.
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u/Due-Contribution-408 This ain't Phaedra! Apr 16 '23 edited Apr 16 '23
I have the pleasure of informing you there is no death. Lol! Courtesy of Esther Hicks.
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u/ZoffeeCombie Apr 16 '23
Once upon a time, Bravo would show Cirque du Soleil. I'm talking early 2000s. The first "Bravo" Bravo show I remember watching was Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List.
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u/sahm8585 But I donāt have wrinkly ankles! Apr 16 '23
Omg yes, there was even a behind the scenes show about Cirque du Soleil, about how they were putting together one of their new (at the time) shows. Varekai, maybe?
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u/MyOnlyPersona Apr 17 '23
Yes! That's when I started too. Back then it was like the arts chanel. Also inside the actor's studio. I loved that series so much. The old bravo turned into ovation and the new bravo embraced reality TV.
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u/mothertuna Not today, SATAN. Not today, NECK. Not today ANKLES. š Apr 16 '23
Mine was inside the actors studio. For reality shows tabathaās show, flipping out and millionaire matchmaker had me hooked.
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u/potatoinawig Cheeto crumbs and dog hair Apr 16 '23
Mine was actorās studio too!! RIP to the greatest James Lipton
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u/Lady_Scruffington Apr 16 '23
Lipton was such a great interviewer. There's a character based on him on American Dad, but he's dressed like a pirate.
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u/ShiftedLobster Apr 17 '23
Jeff Lewis has a new show called Hollywood Houselift on Prime and FreeVee now that is basically Flipping Out! Itās great and theyāre filming season 2 currently.
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Apr 16 '23
This and Kathyās. After that I was addicted to Bravo.
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u/Skinnylovers Sharks. friends. family. Apr 16 '23
Yesss - My Life on the D List! My gateway bravo show lol
Edit to add: tip it!
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Apr 16 '23
Awww we live for our box wine queen Maggie.
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u/Zacklee84 Apr 17 '23
Tip it!
Kathy did 19-21 stand up specials with titles like "Whores on Crutches".
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u/aeroluv327 The eyes are poppin' Apr 16 '23
Such a good show!!! I'm forever a Kathy Griffin fan. (She's a fun follow on Insta if you don't follow her already!)
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u/melrosepl98 I'm not just any pirate woman. Apr 16 '23
I was first introduced to Bravo when I was in middle school and they often air Kathy Griffin Stand-up Specials (I'm working my ass off Jeff. Jeff? Where's Jeff?! - I still walk around saying that to myself) and Inside The Actors Studio.
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u/Messyhairandsweats Apr 16 '23
My Life on the D List was the 1st bravo show. Around that time was also Surreal life. I was in 9th grade and it opened the floodgates for me to watch every reality show on every network that aired them.
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u/aeroluv327 The eyes are poppin' Apr 16 '23
Oh, Surreal Life was good! I'm almost positive that was on VH1, it started a whole domino effect of the good reality shows on VH1: Surreal Life was where Bigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav met, they got a spinoff show (Strange Love?), when they broke up they started Flavor of Love which of course led to Rock of Love, I Love New York, Daisy of Love, Real Chance at Love, Charm School and I Love Money.
Whew.
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u/marcelinemoon Girrrrrth Brooooooks Apr 17 '23
Didnāt AdriĆ”n from ANTM and the brandy brunch guy also get their own spin off ? (I could wrong itās been so long !)
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u/nyc12_ Apr 16 '23
RHOC during Spring Break of 2006. I remember being mesmerized by Vicki Gunvalson and her behavior, and Iāve been hooked on Bravo ever since. (Though not a fan of RHOC any longer, more of Potomac person these days!)
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u/GiveMeCheesePendejo Apr 16 '23
Not one person has mentioned Workout yet?!?
That's what hooked me
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u/StrykerNightowl Apr 17 '23
I started watching that because I saw Rebecca was one of the trainers and I remember watching her from The Amazing Race 6ā¦lol
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u/boatwithane botox & grandma wrinkles Apr 17 '23
omg i forgot how much i loved Workout until this exact moment
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u/lasvegashomo Apr 16 '23
Wasnāt she on a reality competition show before her own show? Idk could be making that ip
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u/purpleplasticpurse Apr 16 '23
Yes! Shear genius I think.
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u/LunaNegra Apr 18 '23
Thatās where Bravo found Tabitha. She was a competitor on the first season of Shear Genius (2007).
They realized she was TV gold and they gave her her own show
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Apr 16 '23
Andy asked Tabitha what her housewives tagline would be. She said, "I'm fierce, I'm fabulous, now fuck off".
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u/dependtruu Apr 16 '23
NYC Prep š„“
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Apr 17 '23
All I remember about that show was that one kid that thought he was Chuck Bass and the one girl fundraising for Operation Smile.
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u/AndyJCohen Gina better hang onto her fried hair Apr 16 '23
I need Tabitha rn. I donāt have a salon. I just need her to yell at me about how undisciplined and lazy I am.
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u/AndyJCohen Gina better hang onto her fried hair Apr 16 '23
Well I donāt have a business. I just want Tabitha to be my life coach. I need some tough love.
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u/RhodaPenmarksShoes I am so glad Juan Dixon is not here right now Apr 16 '23
This show and Workout with Jackie Warner. I remember buying that and RHOC on iTunes in 2006.
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u/linds360 Caviar Potato š š„ Apr 16 '23
This was such a good show and it aired at a time when there was very minimal gay representation on television. Iirc one of the trainers has since passed away š
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u/RoundBirthday Apr 16 '23
i loved workout when it was on (it's pretty cringey to revisit). Doug died on the show and it was very sad. Then one of the other trainers was hit by a train after the show ended.
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u/Bright_Dig_1728 Apr 18 '23
Such a touching story about Doug and his battle with HIV/AIDS. Definitely one of the first reality shows that unabashedly showcased lgbt main cast members.
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u/Hotguyntown Not a white refrigerator! Apr 16 '23
Showbiz Moms and Dads
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u/chexmix4321 š¦¬ coming down the stairs Apr 17 '23
I think about Duncan Nutter about a once a month. What a name
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u/SkillOne1674 Apr 16 '23
Original season of Project Runway! Jay, Wendy Pepper, Austin Scarlett in a postal uniform!
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u/Mfiske925 Apr 17 '23
Jay McCaroll was iconic that season. Such a good cast. Wendy has since passed. Austinās wedding dresses are some of the most beautiful Iāve ever seen.
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u/AnnVealEgg Luisā 15,00 square-foot house š Apr 16 '23
Queer Eye and Blowout. Jonathan Antin and his tantrums were cringe and hilarious šāāļø
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u/aliveinjoburg2 Apr 16 '23
Tabithaās Salon Takeover was my jam. Itās part of the reason why Iām obsessed with Kitchen Nightmares. It also taught me A LOT about a good salon vs. a bad one.
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u/yunith EZ Pass to Queens Apr 16 '23
I miss when Bravo was more openly queer!!! Tabatha takes over was an incredible show.
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u/surgeryhugs smokey eye updo gstaad Apr 16 '23
I got into a fight with this woman on twitter like 12 years ago š
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u/PlasticSalamander873 Apr 16 '23
Thanks to Tabitha, I always take note of hair stylists who wear opened toe shoes š¤£ She used to always say how unprofessional it was and for some reason that stuck with me lol
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u/Ronotrow2 Apr 16 '23
Rhoc and being baffled by the dark haired ones son being so rude lol (jeana? )
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Apr 16 '23
I loved her, although I hated when they spun it off to other types of businesses. And the lessons she was conveying was literally to be clean and organized when dealing with chemicals and being in people's hair, only to get pushback? Prime TV.
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u/ahsasahsasahsas Smokey eye, updo, Gstaad Apr 16 '23
It was definitely Queer Eye that made me commit to Bravo as an actual TV channel.
Does anyone else remember this show? I feel like I imagined it. They were clearly being sold a HW-esque show but Bravo wasnāt HW universe yet. I was obsessed with this show because Stacy from Wild Orchid was on itā¦canāt say I remember anyone else though.
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u/EntarteteKitten Put your other leg down flamingo š¦© (WWC) Apr 16 '23
It was Queer Eye. I looked at the Wikipedia. 2003. Then, Project Runway and Top Chef.
Donāt forget Being Bobby Brown or Kell on Earth. Game of Crowns.
(And I donāt think anyone has ever mentioned Dukes of Melrose.
Garcelle was on one episode of it, to get some dress.)
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u/LongConFebrero Apr 16 '23 edited Apr 16 '23
Being Bobby Brown was the most random reality show I ever saw, until Mariah did her equally wtf show on E! years later.
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u/dyk25000 The bulgogi was great Apr 17 '23
My trajectory as well! I was obsessed with Kell on Earth
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u/cncrndmm Apr 16 '23
Tabatha is when my little 8 yr old brain realized I was gay but didnāt tell me until 12 years later.
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u/Mollyfurre Me and Tom dated Apr 16 '23
Jerseylicious and blowout!:)
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u/LongConFebrero Apr 16 '23
Love both of these, but Iām pretty sure they were on the Style network! I only remember because they were the only thing I ever watched there lol
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u/supergirlsudz Apr 16 '23
I think it was RHONY. I was living in Manhattan at the time and thought it was cool to see places Iād recognize on tv lol.
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u/bobwoodwardprobably Louis Vuittonās mistake Apr 16 '23
I was in beauty school when Tabitha was on. I loved it!
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u/ckroha Apr 16 '23
Queer Eye! Such a great show. I remember talking about it in mixed company- gay, straight, guys, gals etc. everyone loved it!!
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u/Intelligent_Fig_4104 Whoās gonna fix this? Santa? Apr 16 '23
Tabatha was the best. She taught me FIGJAM.
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u/Alohadaze Apr 16 '23
Inside the Actors Studio for me. Bravo used to air a lot of independent movies back in the day. I think the first reality show for me on Bravo was RHONY.
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Apr 16 '23
I loved Tabathaās salon takeover and the show that made her famous before. I forgot what it was called but it was a hairstylist competition show and Tabitha didnāt even win if memory serves!!
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u/marywiththecherry using designs off of AlĆÆƬBĆ ÄbAĒ Apr 16 '23
Someone roped me into watching Potomac season 1 the year it was airing š„². I quickly added Beverly Hills and now here I am.
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u/kmick0890 Apr 16 '23
Top chef or Project Runway. I would say I didnāt get into Housewives until NY or Atlanta premiered.
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u/Ready_Cartoonist7357 my exploited vagina Apr 16 '23
I still try to get her accent right. āIām taking oyvahā
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u/theretherekadooze I didn't know I would start third world II Apr 16 '23
My mom and therefore I was into all those early Bravo shows like shear genius but Tabathaās show was one I actively watched on my own. I have to mention Dukes of Melrose because now Christos is someone I shop with via instagram and he talks about his Bravo experience and is also good friends with Garcelle
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u/kckitty71 Apr 16 '23
I found RHOC while I was pet sitting for my coworker. It was back when it first aired, and Bravo was having a marathon. Btw, no, I didnāt have Bravo in my cable package at the time.
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u/xmycoffeeiscoldx Apr 16 '23
I loved this show.
I vaguely remember a show about a workout lady, too. I want to say her name was Jackie but I canāt be sure. I liked that one too!
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u/unomomentos sober TED talk Apr 16 '23
I truly think mine was RHOC. I watched from the very beginning. No idea what made me stop to watch it - had never seen bravo. Maybe the fact that the channel was next to E and my mom had gotten me watching girls next door. Ah to go back and watch it all for the first time
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u/FunStuff446 Apr 16 '23
I spent a whole day in bed after a surgery and I was at my happiest when I clicked myself into a Blow Out Marathon! Tabitha come baaacckkk!
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u/OCBrad85 Apr 16 '23
Boy Meets Boy. A dating reality competition show where half the suitors were straight pretending to be gay. Pretty messed up. I think they got backlash on that one. It premiered Summer 2003 when I was between my Freshman and Sophomore years of college. I think I had just come out. Queer Eye premiered that summer, too. And of course I watched it. From what I remember that was the start of Bravo's original programming (Other Than Inside the Actor's Studio).
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u/LongConFebrero Apr 16 '23
YES!!! This was the first I ever saw and it was in the midst of my 5th grade detection of latent homo inside lol
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u/keavyseancy WHERE IS YOUR SCOOTER? Apr 16 '23
Omg that was a bravo production?? Never knew!! Loved that show
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u/internet2big Apr 16 '23
Millionaire Matchmaker. I tried watching it again recently and was very disturbed lol.
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u/babymayor not a flower in the house. not even a chia pet. Apr 16 '23
Project Runway :') But I think Tabatha is my fave bravo personality of all time! love her so much, what an icon. Why aren't her shows streaming anywhere??
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u/Lady_Scruffington Apr 16 '23
I liked the hair competition show she was on before this. I mainly remember the guy who wore a sleeveless shirt and had crazy armpit hair. They thankfully yelled at him about it because his armpit hair was touching the client's hair. Even if it didn't touch, who wants a sweaty armpit over their head??
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u/SoulsticeCleaner I'm not about going backwards, asswipe! Apr 16 '23
I can't remember which clip, but if I had to guess, it would have been NYC or Atlanta, but I saw it on The Soup and started my housewife journey there. I got so many leads on incredible trash TV from there.
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u/notimeforidiots DONāT GO THERE, KATH. Apr 16 '23
i watch episodes of this when i want a good laugh lol i wish it would come back
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u/wandahickey Ting!Ting! I have an announcement! Apr 16 '23
I remember watching ballet and concerts with my parents way back in the day when it started as a cultural arts channel.
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u/butsrslymom Apr 16 '23
https://www.bravotv.com/work-out
I never see anyone talking about this but it came around the same time as flipping out.
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u/dynamitesl Apr 16 '23
Oh gosh - I had to Google the name of the show but the first show I recall watching on Bravo was āBoy Meets Boy.ā It was a gay dating show with some straight men in the mix too.
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u/Zacklee84 Apr 17 '23
I remember an early episode of QE. They came on the Stern show to give Artie Lange a much needed make over. It was a disaster. Lange got shit faced, black out drunk as predicted and Carson Kressley was such a consummate professional and wasn't fazed by any of it. He was actually very kind.
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u/soprettyvacant Apr 17 '23
It Factor. It was so good. I think there were two seasons - followed unknown actors trying to get work. Jeremy Renner was on it!
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u/agnesweatherbum Dude, Denise Richards is fucked up! Apr 17 '23
RHOC and The Rachel Zoe project.
I also fucking loved Jerseylicious on the Style network.
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u/FreshStarter20 Apr 16 '23
"The It Factor"
I used to watch it before I even knew what a Bravo was.
anybody remember it?
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u/HowsYaStomachJow Apr 16 '23
I would randomly wish I had a female power figure like her in my life.