Desperate housewives v5.0

So tonight I tuned into The Real Housewives of the O.C. for the first time in a month only to discover there's a new Real Housewives in the works: The Real Housewives of NYC, to debut March 4. There is a preview special on Tuesday.

We're the real Cashmere Mafia. Or just media whores.

I guess Bravo decided it had to do something since the consensus is the O.C. ladies have turned into a snoozeathon. Or they're trying to tap the whole "Lipstick Jungle," "Cashmere Mafia" wanna-be the next Sex in the City thing that's going on on the networks.

My interest is piqued, especially after seeing Bethenny Frankel in one of the promos. I instantly recognized her, though it took a Googling for me to place her. She was one of the topics in a Health magazine article about the diets of healthy celebs which I recently read. She also was the runner up in Aunt Martha's Apprentice season, which I did not watch. Suffice it to say, some of the NYC media basically describe her as a media whore, even if not in so many words.

P.S. Next week's Real Housewives finale (I think it's next week, anyhow) might actually be worth watching for anyone who's halfway paid attention to the show. Lauri and George's wedding is finally going to happen, and I have a feeling it's going to make us all feel inadequate about our lives in a way the show hasn't done in about two seasons.