Tonight is the premiere of the completely unnecessary, and unwanted, reality show "LIfe's a Tripp." Gee, I wonder what the critics have to say about it? Update!

"Palin cakes are supposed to be lopsided. Now let me cut your finger for daring to criticize me."

Here are just a few snippets of what critics have to say about Bristol's most recent public flame out, courtesy of the Hollywood Reporter:  

Los Angeles Times' Robert Lloyd describes the show as being "about two sisters, temporarily billeted in a Beverly Hills mansion, mostly complaining about Los Angeles, each other and their lives." 

"Anyone expecting an unvarnished, unmeditated look at [Bristol's] life or any substantial take on the challenges it represents, or seems to -- her child-care issues stem from not wanting to hire 'some random baby-sitter,' not from a lack of wherewithal -- will be disappointed," he adds. 

Lori Rackl of the Chicago Sun-Times likewise is less than impressed, calling the show the "Alaskan Kardashians" in that it mostly features "Bristol and Willow shopping, squabbling and engaging in vapid conversations." 

Adds Rackl: "The series is supposed to illustrate Bristol’s journey into womanhood, but it feels like the show is a few years too early for that. It’s also supposed to portray how difficult it is to be a young, single mom. In that respect, the show’s too late. MTV has been there, done that — and done it much better with shows like Teen Mom, 16 and Pregnant and Caged.” 

Hank Stuever of the Washington Post says even the haters should stay away: "Even if you have a lasting grudge against all things Palin, there’s no payoff here. It’s a new low for anyone who makes the mistake of watching." 

He also writes that the show follows the cliched reality show formula too closely. 

“Life’s a Tripp stumbles blindly over the ghostly rubble and ruined format of what was once commonly known as a reality show," he writes. "There are sport utility vehicles in which to ride; boutiques in which to shop; Starbuckses in which to argue. There are microphone packs clipped to waistlines and bra straps. There are staged conversations during which one idly examines one’s split ends while the other person is talking. There is the furnished Beverly Hills mansion, redolent in its Bachelorette and Simpson-Lachey decor, smelling faintly of failed enterprises, pool chlorine and compromised souls." 

David Wiegand of the San Francisco Chronicle writes that the show is "not very interesting, and you probably wouldn't watch if [Bristol] wasn't [Sarah Palin's daughter.]"

And of course as I mentioned before there are a number of others as well that do not hold out much hope for this latest Palin attempt to regain relevance.



Here what the Washington Times reported about the unreality show:

But by the end of the second episode, hearing Bristol complain about how hard her life is has gotten tedious — and it dulls any value the show may have, outside of being the conservative version of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.”

Here is another from the Boston Herald:

Bristol, for all her whining and tears tonight, has advantages other young single moms can only dream about. Her L.A. “job” is actually a volunteer gig with the charity Help the Children. Her parents’ friends give her the use of their home — a mansion so big it probably could qualify for statehood. 

 She teases and later berates her 17-year-old sister, Willow, into becoming Tripp’s nanny. Tripp seems like a fun kid, but what teenager wants to be saddled with a toddler full-time? Certainly not Bristol, apparently.

And of course who could forget the Rolling Stones short, but searingly accurate review of the craptastic program?

 As I mentioned in an earlier post, I don't think I have seen so much negativity aimed at an, as yet, un-aired program since the days before the debut of SPA. And we all remember how THAT turned out!

Oh well I guess I will have to get hammered tonight and make myself sit through this vomit-fest, you know, for the good of the country.

I will put up an open thread of sorts for those few brave souls (And no I am not encouraging anybody to watch it) that want to have a place to vent, or to read the comments in order to get an idea of how bad it is in a relatively safe environment.

I just have to wonder if, after the first episode receives the vicious rebuke from television audiences and critics that we know it will, Lifetime will continue to inflict it on its viewers, or if they will pull it from the airwaves and store the remaining un-aired episodes in an airtight container and dump them in the middle of the Palin's dead lake? (You know to keep the Grizzled mama's wedding ring company.)

Update: The happy little faux reality show family.

Yeah, I don't think Tripp looks terribly happy there.

Perhaps daddy substitutes aren't his thing.

Update 2: Here is Brancy's VERY defensive post about Bristol missing Huckabee's radio show yesterday.

Apparently she was at Track's house visiting because he is about to deploy to Afghanistan. (Isn't he supposed to have left for there MONTHS ago? At least that's what it says in this review of Bristol's show.)