Men’s version of ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ being shopped
Loading ...Princess Banton-Lofters, who cast “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” is producing and casting a new project focused on men in Atlanta, according to Broadcasting and Cable.
It’s tentatively titled “Boys Club: ATL” and will be set here.
Banton-Lofters is working with Evolution Media, which produces “The Real Housewives of Orange County” and TruTV’s “Ocean Force.”
“We’d obviously admired from afar what Princess did with The Real Housewives of Atlanta, and when she approached us with this idea, it was a slam dunk” said Evolution President Douglas Ross. “Men’s lives are as dramatic and interesting as their female counterparts.’”
The story was a bit too vague for me to get a sense what the show would actually be like. Plus, what network might be interested in this type of show? Fox Reality (a network on its death bed) had a show called ‘Househusbands of Hollywood,” which was mildly amusing.
Then again, this may not be as painful as that new Omarosa reality show in which she is seeking a mate. TV One is picking this baby up. Heck, if Ray J, Antonio Sabato and Bret Michaels can do it, why not Omarosa?
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Why???
November 10th, 2009
12:04 pm
Is this where our society is? Is this the type of thing that our younger kids have to look forward to as they get older? All this trash on television and I guess all idiots have a price. Just what the world need; more idiots acting crazy for the deprecition value of a dollar….
BigBoomNY
November 10th, 2009
12:07 pm
The real housewives of Atlanta Male edition. I can see it, as many Homo’s in this city, they shouldnt have a problem finding Male Housewives
A mess
November 10th, 2009
12:07 pm
There are enough high powered brothers in Atl to due this. From the dl bruhs to the professionals I could be done well, even NENE would play a good role she has manish ways….
GAY!
November 10th, 2009
12:08 pm
It should be gay. Very gay. That’s the REAL Atlanta!
Reggie Reg
November 10th, 2009
12:29 pm
This is all part of the dumbing down in America. We deserve better. While mindless entertainment is sometimes okay…this is borderline overkill. I’m sure it will be successful and interesting. But no value whatsoever.
Jungleland2
November 10th, 2009
12:36 pm
These shows cost nothing to make and if it fails they can just come up with a (slightly) new premise. If they succeed they can make a fortune. It’s sad, but when you have 200 channels fighting for advertising dollars, then they will do ANYTHING
Shananeeeee Fananeeeee
November 10th, 2009
12:36 pm
Yeah, go down to the Atlanta jail or the worst part of the city and you could find better people then the “ATL Housewives.”
Atl Resident
November 10th, 2009
12:43 pm
No one cares about those damn Housewives so who is going to care about this new B.S.
TheRealManofAtlanta
November 10th, 2009
12:51 pm
Instead of doing this crapload of BS, show the men of Middle Class families…. they are the real men. Men that actually have to work for a living and support their families. You’d be suprised at what you find. Everyone knows how mindless the housewives, etc. are. Show the real stuff!
CJ
November 10th, 2009
12:58 pm
Gay men are the only men with any style anyway, so yes, it should be about gay men in Atlanta! Bravo! (no pun intended)
Fred
November 10th, 2009
1:04 pm
Do what I did, tell Comcast to take a hike and DO NOT get a digital converter so you have NO TV. Try reading a book or listen to music or God forbid we actually talk with our spouses and family.
Join the revolt!!! NO TV NO TV NO TV!!!!!
jg
November 10th, 2009
1:07 pm
Starring Dwight Eubanks – and Bob Whitfield
ATL
November 10th, 2009
1:11 pm
Put Jamal Anderson on it.
Really?
November 10th, 2009
1:20 pm
Gay men would be more fun to watch, but straight men are just as dramatic in different ways. So don’t try to pin drama on gay guys. Geesh.
Vote For Mary Norwood
November 10th, 2009
1:27 pm
Go Mary! Atlanta needs change NOW!
Seriously, Mary NOrowod is the NEW mayor of ATL
November 10th, 2009
1:28 pm
Whoohoo!
midtown
November 10th, 2009
1:36 pm
BRAVO if you are listening, call it the “Real Queens of Atlanta”. There would be more drama in the first 15 min than the whole season of RHOA. Episode 1, take 1: Get a bunch of gay guys together at a local gay bar nearby and watch the circus begin!! Drama, tragedy, embarrassment, lies, cat fights all rolled into one.
Tyree
November 10th, 2009
1:41 pm
If it’s going to be Gay based….” Go Mary ” might be the correct tag line.
I wonder if they have a male version of Kim if the reaction will be the same? Instead of being called a “slut” will he be cheered on for his conquest?
In conclusion, the men of Atlanta are not looking for spotlight. Real men stay married, and prepare their children for a future.Not abonded them to gangs to the street. I forget this is Atlanta…oh wait.
Felicia
November 10th, 2009
1:57 pm
I’m not wanting to see a reality show featuring the men in Atlanta, there are too many gay men there and what real purpose will it serve. I mean are they going to act and look like Dwight (Real Housewives of Atlanta) he was a mess to watch and an embarrassment to the gay community, he was riding on the coat tails of NeNe to gain his celebrity status. I wish she would’ve NEVER brought him into the mix, he’s catty, fake and a waste of air time showing him.
He claimed to be the “GO TO GUY”, what a joke, Sheree’s fashion show didn’t need him at all, he HE knew everything about nothing. With all of that over the top jewelry and those fur shorts he added on the runway, how tacky! He needs to stay in his lane and do hair if that’s his specialty, I couldn’t stand to watch him, he was worse than NeNe and Kim with all of their drama. He looked like a walking corspe with that horrible nose job. Please don’t get me wrong, I’m not against gay people at all I have some gay family members and we get along great!
I just don’t want to see a reality show full of gay over the top men acting like women. I’m not saying this is what you’re going to be in search of for the “Boys Club”. But I wasn’t a fan of Househusbands of Hollywood, I feel like they were being demasculated as they have stated themselves for not being able to be the breadwinners in their families, while their wives or girlfriends worked. I don’t speak for the majority people, I speak for myself…I’m over all this reality show hoopla basically.
atlantaphotog
November 10th, 2009
2:00 pm
And let’s guess – all of the Atlanta men will be black, with no other ethnic diversity, listen to Rap, and have tons of jewelry around their neck. It would be more interesting if they did a reality show taped in Shirley Franklin’s house showing her ex being jailed for selling drugs, her kids hanging out with iffy crowds, and her clerical errors that put us in the state we’re in now. As it is, it’ll just be another ghetto representation of Atlanta.
Not so shocked!
November 10th, 2009
2:20 pm
No, no, no, a hundred times NO! People, we can’t stand another show with no purpose. Haven’t they embarrassed us enough already? I have a great idea, why don’t they put the lives of the producers on blast and then we will see how and why they would come up with such pointless shows.
Michelle
November 10th, 2009
2:30 pm
I’m not surprised
Be safe out there everyone!
Jane
November 10th, 2009
2:38 pm
Enough is enough already….Real Husbands of the ATL. You can’t be serious.
Greg
November 10th, 2009
2:47 pm
Bravo could not do a show about Real Husbands of Atlanta. The men would all be working. Unlike the Real Housewives who do nothing but b and moan about shopping.
Rich
November 10th, 2009
2:52 pm
Go to Bankhead Highway for the real Ghetto guys
MiMi
November 10th, 2009
3:03 pm
I don’t think so..
Scottbravesfan
November 10th, 2009
3:04 pm
The show will just follow around thugs who think they are wannabe rappers. That’s apparently all that lives in Atlanta according to this douche bags that run cable networks. No need to show any white, Asian, Hispanic, or any other of the several ethnic backgrounds we have in this town. But no it will be guys who look like lil Wayne and act like they have a 8th grade education.
NovoriaTate
November 10th, 2009
3:24 pm
Hello everyone…it’s entertainment. Please lighten up…..I clicked on to read about entertainment, I tuned in to the RHOA for….guess what….entertainment! Get a life or a platform to vent your personal discomforts about reality TV…Get use to it…it’s going to get even bigger. Heck…babies are being born on live TV!
Educated
November 10th, 2009
5:43 pm
There are plenty of 30k millionaires out there, this should be interesting. Wanted, low class, uneducated, unemployed, felons please apply.
Kevin
November 10th, 2009
6:55 pm
So if I can summarize the comments from the boards– no blacks and no gays.
So you want a show about straight white guys sitting around? That should be really entertaining.
CJ
November 10th, 2009
7:37 pm
LOL @ Kevin. Amen! Wait, don’t we have that already? NASCAR? Golf Tournaments?
Andie
November 10th, 2009
11:29 pm
There’s nothing wrong with reality shows; because we see real life drama everyday. Reality shows let us get a sense of what goes on in other people worlds behind closed doors sometimes. I like the humor that plays out in the reality shows!
Does not matter how much money some of us have; shows we are the same at the end of the day, which is keeping it real and true to ourselves. “My Sentiments”
Andie
November 10th, 2009
11:30 pm
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ConcretelyAmbiguous
November 11th, 2009
9:15 am
DREADFUL IDEA…
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That Dude
November 11th, 2009
11:36 am
Ya’ll know ya’ll a$$es will watch it!!
misstephy
November 11th, 2009
12:37 pm
Well I say bring it tru enough we got a lot of drama with nene,kim,sheree,well lisa and kandi don’t do drama @ all they are real atlanta women so if yall want a show with real men let it b real hardworking men like dallas austin jermaine dupri and whoever else that’s about business color don’t even matter we all no atl is pretty much taking over by us black people we don’t have to prove that.
GAY!
November 11th, 2009
2:52 pm
Dwight, Mary Edith Pitts, Michael Alvear, Alex Wan, and one of the gay latino muscle gods from my gym … and a conservative suburban evangelical Southern Baptist preacher.
say what?
November 11th, 2009
7:27 pm
how about the real original gangsters of atlanta featuring shirley franklin and her children, maynard jackson’s kids, and dexter king. Dexter wants to be a star, so here is his chance.
What a waste of time.
Louis
November 14th, 2009
3:12 pm
Not every man in Atlanta is Gay. RHOA was not a representation of Men from Atl.