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    Military Wives -- a New Reality Show Sure to Be a Hit

    By Lauren Finnegan | Yahoo! Contributor Network – Sat, Oct 1, 2011
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    One of the most successful reality television series for Bravo is The Real Housewives franchise. The series started off with The Real Housewives of Orange County, and since then we have seen the drama of "Real Housewives" from New York, Beverly Hills, Miami, New Jersey, Washington and Atlanta.

    Well now it looks like we might be getting a reality television series along the same lines, but instead of millions of viewers tuning in to see the extravagant lifestyles of rich women, a casting company is hoping that these same viewers will want to tune in to see the lifestyles of military wives. While the show is not going to be showing any mansions or women going on shopping sprees, one thing is for sure; that there is going to be a lot of drama.

    Doron Ofir is looking for military wives who are residing in the San Diego area to cast this show that is going to be titled Military Wives of San Diego. If the right television station picks it up, this could be a hit show, because it would be bringing together the best of two other hit television series, one being The Real Housewives, and the other being Army Wives.

    Both of these shows currently bring in a lot of viewers, with the Army Wives most recent season opener bringing in 3.6 million viewers, and the most recent franchise of The Real Housewives Series, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills bringing in 2.2 million viewers with its season opener.

    And why might you ask would the same women that watch these shows be interested in seeing what military wives do on a daily basis? The answer is simple. Military wives are relatable because they are average women who are forced, because of their husband's job, to do extraordinary things.

    And yes, there is plenty of drama to be had from a bunch of women living on a military base. I'm sure that this show is going to bring in tons of viewers, and I know a lot of wives who would be eager to sign up and share their stories with viewers each week. The real question here is; why didn't anybody think of this television show idea before? We will all have to wait and see if this show is a big hit or not.

    Lauren Finnegan graduated from Hawaii Pacific University with a bachelor's degree in political science and has an insider's perspective on the military because of her role as a military wife who has lived around the country.

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    5 comments

    • RachelD
      RachelD  •  St Louis, Missouri  •  1 mth 1 day ago
      Or maybe, just maybe, it will shed some light on how military wives are. No we're not all fat, complaining all the time, fighting with other wives and cheating on our deployed spouses. BUT since this is television they will likely exaggerate and focus on just those awful aspects and probably portray us badly and add fuel to the mean stereotypes. Everyone step back and be a little nicer would you? My husband gets all the respect in the world that he deserves, but as his wife, people could care less about me and think the worst. I'm just trying to raise our daughter alone while he's gone and support him while he's away and don't need people dragging me down.
    • Lolita
      Lolita  •  Boulder, Colorado  •  4 mths ago
      Noooooooo.... Who the hell wants to watch fat women walk around and talk about how hard it is to be a military wife and blah, blah, blah. LAME!
    • KT
      KT  •  7 mths ago
      This is just a terrible idea.
    • Vianey (VNA)
      Vianey (VNA)  •  7 mths ago
      How about military wives across the nation since Military wives have no choice but to relocate every 3yrs,,I hope it is not a whole bunch of sad stories. I used to do Adult parties many of whom were military wives on post ,,it wasnt always sad stories there was a whole lot of cheating,fighting bickering,however many were the total opposite those were the ones I have remained friends with.
    • Wes
      Wes  •  7 mths ago
      It'll probably bomb, or IED.
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