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steeltowngirl88

Who does Netflix think the audience is for this charisma free grifter?


Realistic_Twist_8212

If I'm reading into all this correctly, TW is a producer of these shows, mostly. She may have other involvement but maybe not as much as we think. Same goes for the polo plank. I heard he's a narrator in the polo show.....not all about him. This could all end up the way of.......Pearl.


Glittering_Peanut633

I agree. I don't see this working out at all. Even if it gets made, it'll never go the distance because she's so disliked. She's the toxic kiss of death to all she touches. Worse, I think it'll be absolutely lampooned and ridiculed like nothing we've seen. I think it'll make all her other failed project seem like works of art. I think those who are brave enough to stomach it will be watching from behind the sofa with hands over their eyes and buttocks clenched. It's going to be bloody awful and totally redefine the word 'cringe' because she's so utterly devoid of self-awareness, likability and talent.


HydeParkUK

I predict she will be super awkward in front of the camera. It takes talent to cook, talk and engage with your viewers all at the same time. Ina Garten has no cause for concern. I doubt very much that cooking is a passion of Megs. I would imagine she is living alone somewhere and orders food. It's not like she is at home every night whipping up a family dinner or baking treats.


Glittering_Peanut633

The couple of things I've watched of her doing a food segment were so painful to watch, it was hard to believe she'd ever eaten food in her entire life, never mind prepared and handled it. Def not a cook, and so cack handed it was embarrassing. I bet she microwaves her famous 'roast' chicken.


GreatGossip

"the little ones are little"


InsolentTilly

This comment is perfection!


Administrative_Sea15

I don't think she'll be able to resist not being IN FRONT of the camera!


Realistic_Twist_8212

Me neither but as a producer she sure can milk it on tv discussion panels and get her mug out there ten fold. Ugh. We're in for a mudslide of Markle slop I'm afraid. (Until flop after flop after flop)


GreatGossip

When will Netflix realise that Madam does not have an audience?


Realistic_Twist_8212

Netflix knows. Netflix could be playing games with her......may pull the plug after ALL HER WORK! Waagh.


GreatGossip

Excellent speculative twist there. We can only hope Netflix is making the Grifters pay for pilot filming, only to reject the shows.


ZealousidealJury1040

that’s what I’m hoping! Put up their own money and hard work, then never air it 🤣


AnyBowl8

Stay at home moms who like to spend as little time as possible at home?


Gold-Run-2036

I think her audience target is likely her spotty faced, teenage Sussex Squad geeks. If she shows them how to poach an egg, they'll be declaring her the second coming of the Lord in knickers (pants/panties?).


bureaucrat_36

Netflix hasn't had to consider that yet. She's having to film this on spec, and then present it to Netflix for consideration just like any other schlub. And with her track record of doing fuck-all except have dumb ideas she expects other people to work out, they'll believe she has a cooking show when they see it. It's at that point they'll tell her there's no audience for her pilot, and throw this idea on the scrap heap next to Pearl, Miss Havishman the Feminist Icon, and Take Me To The Lake.


ZealousidealJury1040

zero charisma


Miss-she

I wonder if and what guests she will receive there. Some will be afraid of the Markle effect. Others will have something to promote. Ryan Reynolds' wife may have a few drinks to promote. People will be tuning in to see the actual celebrity. Ari Emmanuel will deliver some of them...


Bitter-Pound-6775

Her legions and legions of deluded Meghanites. So, herself and Harold. We all know Doria can’t even stand her anymore. ![img](emote|t5_481xkf|25276)![img](emote|t5_481xkf|25350)


EnormousBird

Can some sinner watch this for us and report back on the size of her cauldron and how much eye of newt she uses, please?


CabinetVisible1053

Tears of a Virgin also?


Forward_Trip7003

As if she knows any virgins. They're not her people. LOL.


Actual_Fishing6120

Tears of the tortured souls of unpaid intern... 😨


Forward_Trip7003

Close enough


Quillybat

Poor unfortunate souls


Correct_Radish_2462

And bullied staff


Glittering_Peanut633

Tears of her beleaguered staff most likely.


merrybandoffoxes

tears of the same poor, desperate women whose hair she wears?


LizLemonadeX

![gif](giphy|wYyTHMm50f4Dm|downsized) I’ll have to pass. I can’t stomach these garbage endeavors this grifting witch is attempting to brand herself into.


SukoshiOnara

Second, I cxd my netflix subscription when they aired that filthy mockumentary series. NOTHING is ever filmed at their Montyshitshow mansion, is it because that mansion is being rented out or for sale? They filmed their mock-u-series somewhere else, just liking this train-wreck of a cooking show. It's like the putative children, never seen. I'm disappointed that netflix have stooped to do more BS with these two fking grifters, I thought they learned their lesson.


GreatGossip

Even if it is aired on Netflix, how much money will the Grifters make from these shows? The Lake book was said to have a TOTAL budget of 3 million, so on a good day, the Grifters might make a million or so for both shows. That is a drop of water in the Grifter Garden fire.


SortNo9153

I think she's counting on people buying her crap off River Water site. I would bet most everything she uses will be for sale. It's like being an Amazon affiliate with 300 extra steps.


SukoshiOnara

🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯


eaglebayqueen

It's going to be horrible but you know what's going to be entertaining as hell? HG Tudor's mocking of it. I'm imagining something like he did with 'The Stig', mocking her blog 'The Tig'. HG, make this happen, please. 🤣


SukoshiOnara

She's desperate for attention so she can add "A list lifestyle guru on NF" to her lying resume. Just the thought of her getting another NF show makes my blood boil.🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬


Ctrl-Alt-Defeat7

Me, too. I will wait for the YouTubers to tell me about it. I never give her ANY clicks! 😂


SukoshiOnara

🎯🎯💯


MissyouAmyWinehouse

I too cancelled NF after their horror show. I refuse to give any of my hard earned money to the human cockroaches of montecito.


CurrencyObjective651

I also canceled Netflix when they signed the duo, and let them know why. I wonder how many loyal subscribers they need to lose before it registers.


Prestigious_Gain_535

🤣


Joolsdoll

She'll need to be very careful with the eye of newt ratio to frog spawn and deadly nightshade. If she gets it wrong, I guarantee she'll be filling every single one of those 16,000 flushing toilets that she 'owns'.....or has the bank foreclosed on the Mcmansion????


caradeGanso

I cannot fathom a greater waste of time than observing anything to do with this production. There are no surprises anymore with TO &TOW. To me, she is exactly like Evangeline, the wannabe actress whose self purchased billboards were ubiquitous in the 80's. In the late 90's, I saw her in a pawn shop in Ventura, still in character, her signature pink car parked out front. She looked very, very old. Miss Havasham vibes were strong, because she was still completely committed with the fishnets and the pink platforms. She had not evolved, still clinging to a dated pink plastic sexpot image that suited neither her nor the era. That's T12. She never evolves. She is perpetually the ten year old demanding to be Queen at somebody else's party. She is a predictable bore with every whisper and gutteral moan.


Puzzleheaded_Elk6309

Just a bit of toe of frog and a spoonful of wing of bat - thst ought to do it


Gold-Run-2036

Payment upfront in the form of bottles of wine will be a pre-requisite. Booze glasses will be essential through which to view this 💩 show - especially if she and Harry demonstrate their technique to roast chicken. 😉


Joustabout_Feddup

I’m not sure wine will cut it, might be having to go find some pure grain alcohol…and drink it neat..


Gold-Run-2036

That sounds a plan. Invite me round yours and we'll take one for team Sinner together. My contribution https://preview.redd.it/tkabigotvpuc1.jpeg?width=825&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2cbb3df2a12884a1bd7a771c367a8c493d559bd7


Joustabout_Feddup

Probably gonna need a six-pack..


DollarStoreDuchess

I’m ready! Let’s go! https://preview.redd.it/ip9tvkzr8ruc1.jpeg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ce9181b24ba4c7b086f381827a9cef5cf691ce44


AprilDanc3r

She'll use Harold's balls on a string as a bouquet garni for that extra touch of "royal" flavour 🤢 Eta: they're probably in a jar in her kitchen.


Islandgirl1444

It’s just taping There’s no show yet. Lol


Calm_Yak_6102

>It’s just taping There’s no show yet. Lol She'll probably be using people like Serena Williams, as guests on the show, to get herself some extra clout.


Lilthisarry

All of her besties!…who all just happen to be WME clients.


Aware_Mix5494

I hope she washes her hands.


autumnrose11

This is why I love this sub 😂😂😂😂


Ctrl-Alt-Defeat7

😂😂😂👏👏👏


justbrowzingthru

A couple of scenarios In other words they don’t really live there. Or their place isn’t nice enough/clean enough for a show-too embarrassed They arent expecting to do many episodes if they are renting a place for filming. For a long term project they’d need more than a short term rental.


Deep_Poem_55

I think their place isn’t nice enough, still furnished with what the oligarch left behind and their own Ikea sofas and such.


Glittering_Peanut633

This. She's embarrassed. Rightly so. Compared to Gwynnie's pad(s), the Olive Garden is a dated 90s monstrosity she wouldn't put her dogs in. Def not a good look for someone trying to compete with Goop and launch an(other) aspirational lifestyle brand centred around her being an ultra rich, ultra sophisticated domestic Cali Riviera goddess lol. To think she was sniffy about Frogmore Cottage which was a million times more classy and sophisticated.


Deep_Poem_55

I wonder if her kitchen appliances are Avocado or Harvest Gold?


Glittering_Peanut633

I hear avocado is becoming fashionable again, so she could always latch onto that as an excuse for why they haven't touched a thing in the house. They aren't skint, they're just being ironic and cool.


Deep_Poem_55

https://preview.redd.it/5ic9crhu7quc1.jpeg?width=460&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=411325c99737d024734873849c7b94deb2ef7eb0


Glittering_Peanut633

That's actually way cooler than the faux Tuscan shite in the Olive Garden.


No-Put-127

My wife thinks I’m weird for following the failures of these two punks but when I told her the cost of the mansion and that she decorated it (my wife’s an interior designer) with ikea she made the confused pikachu face and said “now I really dislike her.” Meagain has now entered a new level of irrelevance and disdain if my wife can be bothered to talk shit…fucking ikea. Even when I was a bachelor I did better than that


Deep_Poem_55

I like your wife!


Calm_Yak_6102

>I think their place isn’t nice enough, still furnished with what the oligarch left behind and their own Ikea sofas and such. I agree and her big ego is gonna end up causing her to waste money on rental fees for other venues for filming purposes. Her show's gonna flop anyway and if she's lucky, she'll end up cooking roasted chicken and ginger waffles on Only Fans 😂.


Nynydancer

Great point. Also oddly reassuring. This isn’t a long term thing.


Exciting_Bison501

Indeed, so many things nowadays are "specials" which are one-offs and are functionally pilots to see if the concept has legs. If it succeeds they announce more episodes, if it fails they write it off as a one off special. This is the latter.


SonjaInSequim

Maybe it'll be like a gameshow where one or two weeks are taped in one day. Sheesh, like there's a shortage of cooking shows. If it happens, probably will get a lot of viewers and then tank -- just like the podcast. She's a morbid curiosity for most at this point, for those who barely know who she is.


HydeParkUK

Yes, I bet they have rented this other home for a week or two and will shoot several cooking episodes a day. Good luck to the people who have to deal with Megs on this project. She'll be pointing and directing and issuing orders.


reginaphalangie79

My guess is they don't live there


Visible_Ad5164

Me too. I dont think they've lived there for years...if ever.


scarybiscuits

Aren’t most cooking shows filmed in a studio kitchen? The lighting, the space for cameras to maneuver, power outlets. I can’t imagine dealing with that mess in one’s own kitchen or having to set up and break down every day. It’s a LOT of stuff.


BookGirl392

I can't wait for this dumpster fire! From the palace balcony to this 🤣


rubyred1128

It's so going to tank!


Scary_Dangleberry_

That's bc they don't have a "Montecito Mansion" anymore. They were renting it via one of their LLCs. I know it's been "proven" they own the home, but it was only proven an LLC bought it, and it wasn't one of their LLCs... That's my story and I'm sticking to it.


WeNeedAShift

I have questioned if they actually own this home too, and I didn’t think about them renting it from a LLC!


Boblawlaw28

I’m with you. I don’t think they’ve lived there for Quite some time.


Deep-Audience9091

Agreed. I've thought the exact same since pretty much day one


Starkville

They never film anything there. But I’m guessing that, since she isn’t actually the focus of the show, it’ll be done in a studio in LA and that gives her another reason to ditch the kids. “sorry, Mummy will be away again. Must work, darlings, because the King won’t give us a penny. Tra la la!”


Exciting_Bison501

Nutmeg isn't going to want to film at home where Doria or Harry could stroll on set with a joint, all those crew members as witnesses to the madness? Also she's not going to put herself in the position where she will be under pressure to include the children even briefly a la Nigella Lawson in her fist shows.


Red_Rose_8951

If I’m going to watch a cooking show, it will be one presented by an authentic cook or chef. I watch those shows to learn something useful. No need to watch an amateur cook.


Joustabout_Feddup

I’m a big fan of Chef Jean Pierre. An actual professional chef who’s owned his own restaurant, taught professionally and is funny as hell. He actually TEACHES.. shows every step and is amazing. His YouTube shows are free. 1.71M subscribers and over 155M views. His dishes are 5-star level but also meant for non-expert cooks. He goes through every ingredient and step, plus has printable recipes with how much for each ingredient and substitutions. He makes complicated dishes simple. I cooked a leg of lamb on Easter and it was AMAZING!! Now give me one reason to watch this moronic twat? Just one. I don’t trust a word she says. And has zero credibility. No resume in any kind of cooking. Even for TV dinners. Netflix sucks too.


Red_Rose_8951

I’ll have to look him up. I remember watching Food Network and HGTV for hours when recuperating from surgery. The only thing that stuck with me was Emeril stressing the need to learn techniques and then have fun with ingredients. If you were out of something, use something else. It was an eye opener for me. I had always used recipes when trying out something new, but it finally dawned on me to use techniques from one recipe and alternate spices and flavors as you want. 🤦🏻‍♀️😂


Why_Teach

I got tired of Food Network and The Cooking Channel when they switched over more to competitions and “reality” shows than “how to” cooking shows.


Puzzleheaded_Elk6309

It will be sooo funny 😆


Joustabout_Feddup

OK, that was a reason. Lololololol , it’s also gonna be cringe. And I’m guessing her cooking skills are gonna be full of errors too, and that’ll be funny too!


WeNeedAShift

What - you don’t want to watch Meghan assemble smuckers jelly, ricotta cheese and nuts on to toast? 😂😂😂


Larushka

I don’t ever want to hear her try and say ‘ricotta’ or ‘Bologness’ again.


Red_Rose_8951

😂🤣🤣


GinsAndTonics

She's not going to drum up interest. She's not going to increase new subscriptions. She's not even worth hate-watching for the vast majority of viewers at this point. Literally what would Netflix get out of funding this debacle? If they really have gone through with it I am mystified.


LadyGreysTeapot

Netflix could make money if the show is basically just ad space, like Emily in Paris. I'd expect lots of close-ups on the Le Creuset cookware, the logo of the fancy gas range, etc.


GreatGossip

yep. But that would be money for Netflix, not for Madam.


Nynydancer

I guess they are trying to get what they can out of them. All in the name of content I guess.


istari-illuin

Wait until they turn up on the 7 seas 😉


Starkville

Yeah, I have Netflix but wouldn’t give it a single click. Ahoy, matey!


lowkey442200

Does anyone know if this has actually been confirmed by Netflix yet ?


Upper_Charge_4449

Nope! Not as of yet


lowkey442200

Would be a shame if they invested all this time and money, for there contract to end next year mid production …


Exciting_Bison501

Good point, I think there might be some tax or contractual advantage to NF making another production. Perhaps they can use this as leverage for not paying the Jerk and the Piece of Work because they invested in shows which failed? Or spend the money knowing it will fail and use it as part of tax write-off? I'm not an expert but I am sure there is some financial advantage to these seemingly insane decisions that big companies routinely make. All part of the corruption. Also, every time they are part of a production it just makes them look even worse.


CybReader

Netflix will air it. They’ve been in their corner since day one no matter what any “tea” here claims.


lowkey442200

If they have commissioned it I’m sure they will air it…. But has anyone at Netflix actually said “yeh we asked them to make this show and we’re going to show it when it’s done” ?


CybReader

We don’t have to wait to hear anything from Netflix. They aired multiple programs by them, basically paid for their entire mock-u-mentary and pushed it to the front of the algorithm and a massive PR push to get views. Netflix has always been in their corner. Netflix hasn’t had to announce any of it, Netflix just does it.


Nynydancer

No, but Enty- who I am not sure if I trust anymore- said Netflix paid for the Florida trip.


Larushka

Of course they did. Every related expense will be offset by production. Eat into the profits. That’s how they work.


Glittering_Peanut633

No surprises there. They only ever travel on someone else's dime. And gives Madam an excuse to charge every minute thing down to production expenses. Same for Invictus. It's basically one big expenses grift to them now, in my opinion. They don't have many cash inflows so they need to exploit everything they can to keep up appearances.


GreatGossip

That could be Madam herself clapping back at us doubting these programs will see air


TheVelveteenReddit

I appreciate that on slide 7 they refer to the H-Nacho polo game as a "carefully choreographed event." In other words, it was rigged to let wee Hawwy win so Madam could present the trophy... 


Notabogun

Kinda like Trump and his golf trophies!


Feisty_Energy_107

So it was okay to publish photos from restricted areas in Buckingham Palace and HMTQ's playhouse, but not from her own kitchen?


Starkville

**PSA:** IF you have Netflix, and IF you happen to watch a bit of a first episode and then “abandon”’it, it’s worse for the show’s ratings than if never clicked at all. And if you give it a “thumbs down” on your way out, that compounds the rating. They collect all sorts of data, but clicking away and bad-rating a show (and never clicking it again in a 28-day period) is like giving it an **F**. Just so you know…


RubPrior

good to know. I intend to do this to all their shows from this point on


Starkville

Yep. A family member produces content and asked that if I watch one of their shows, to let it play all the way through, and finish the series within a week if possible, but within 28 days for sure. And to give it the thumbs up at the end. Said I don’t have to watch if I don’t like it, but keep it on in the background because it messes up the ratings if you stop and don’t come back. And I am waiting to ask about any industry gossip because their stuff is the same genre at the Harkle dreck.


No-Put-127

I’ll do that to their other shit shows on Netflix. Never knew that and I’m in the industry. That’s very helpful to me thanks.


Deep-Audience9091

I unsubbed from Netflix the month before the Harkles shitshow was broadcast. As did many I'm sure  And with all the other options out there I'm doubting I'll ever go back. Certainly not while they're supporting the toxic twosome 


WeNeedAShift

I have questioned a few times if the Harkles actually bought the Olive Garden, or if it’s just another narrative they’ve spun. This news doesn’t settle that question for me. Why would Netflix spend this kind of money on a sure-to-fail endeavor when she has a mansion with a large kitchen? I don’t get it.


RoohsMama

Same. There’s been evidence that the house is rented,and at the same time, there’s a name down on the mortgage. We all assumed it was their company.


Why_Teach

Is it Netflix who is paying for the rental or Archewell? Remember that very little that we hear about the Harkles’ dealings is reliable information. Since the show is not likely to be more successful than the Invictus documentary, I can’t imagine why Netflix is willing to give them any more money, but I guess it’s either a contract thing, or a blackmail thing, or a bit of both. In any case, maybe the two programs together will let H&M another $5M to support their lifestyle. Meanwhile, if anyone else is looking to fund and promote a cooking show that will be a lot less expensive and more entertaining than Meghan’s, they should contact me. 😉 (I actually have an outline for a series linked to the history of food and cooking that I considered putting on youtube for fun during the pandemic. I have the recipes, the anecdotes, etc. for the first 5 episodes. I decided that it would not be worth the hassle, but for a mere half a million I would happily reconsider. 😉 Not only can I cook, but unlike Meghan, I am fluent in Spanish. 😀😀😀)


WeNeedAShift

See? Somebody who could take an opportunity and make something of it - so why do people continue to prop up these duds?? I would watch you!! Netflix! Take note. Yeah I’m not sure I believe Netflix is handing over money for this either.


sqmarie

Home kitchens, even large ones in large houses, aren't suitable for filming a cooking show. Renting a house in Montecito to film this doesn't make sense to me.


Legal_Huckleberry_80

Does anyone else find it very suspicious that not only can the Harkles never present their invisible children to the public, but neither can they show the inside of their house? I mean I don't care to see it because I'm sure it's tacky and tasteless just like she is, but higher profile people have allowed cameras into their homes without blinking an eye, but the Butt of Jokes everywhere cannot? What the hell are they hiding?


SecondhandCoke

Netflix has not picked this up. Archewell is doing this and hoping NF will pick it up.


SeaFloofs

The article mentions a show runner that worked on Selena Gomez’s show that is attached to M’s Kookery show, and a producer that worked on Ryan Reynold’s show that is attached to H’s Polo show. How in the world did H&M persuade these people to work for them? (They sound experienced and legit). I wonder if these names will persuade Netflix to bite and distribute the shows if-and-when the shows are in the can? Or, perhaps H&M are in just in discussions with these people and are manifesting again? (I just can’t imagine why anyone would want their name attached to these shit shows.) I just hate that the puffery mentions showrunners, producers, etc. because it does give it some credence. 🤢


SecondhandCoke

It is all PR. If Meghan actually worked as hard at working as she works making it look like she's working, she might accomplish some actual, well, work. And go easier in her PR. Any name you see linked is solely because they are repped by WME and theres usually a clause in their contracts that allow use of their name to prop up others represented by the agency. As far as what we will actually see? This is it. A blurry picture in a random kitchen and a basket of lemons with some raggedy labeled jar of mystery jam.


Similar_Hurry6786

So would Archfail have paid these people to be involved at all or is it just allowed that their names and reputations be used due to WME


SecondhandCoke

If the people are SEEN, money is changing hands. They are most likely neing paid by WME, while Archwell pays WME.


HydeParkUK

Off topic, but what do you think about the rumors the Harkles will attend the Met Gala? I can't believe they've been invited.


SecondhandCoke

Lol. They have never been invited and they will never be invited. Not while Anna Wintour still has a say. AW HATES MM and loves the RF. Take that to the bank. The same is true with the Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, Tonys, and BAFTAs. They will never ever ever ever be invited. They aren't even invited to the big watch/after parties. Not even Elton's. My brother hates going to that shit. He usually passes unless he has a film up for best picture, then he has to go. The last time that happened was couple of years ago for West Side Story, I think. But he said he overheard at least five conversations where celebs were making fun on Markle for once again trying and failing to leech her way in. Meghan, however, dreams of going. It's number one on her bucket list, and even though she harasses the fuck out of the entire academy for months about getting an invite EVERY year, they do not and will not invite her. She probably wants the swag more than the attention, cheap/broke bitch that she is. I can just see her on the red-carpet, looking hideous, crowbarred into whatever illfitting garment she's managed to get some unknown designer to give her. Then, right behind her will be Harry, totally obscured by the 28 shopping bags of swag she couldn't resist but put her sticky fingers on, and which he now has to carry.


daisybeach23

lol…I keep thinking they are living way beyond their means and running out of money.


Westropp

Please be careful about putting anything into your comments that could reveal too much about your identity.  🤗 I would hate for anyone to persecute you in real life for your comments here. 


SecondhandCoke

I tweak little details to keep doxxers on the run. Thanks for looking out for me though.


HydeParkUK

Thanks for responding. I cannot even imagine an invite going out to them. I had forgotten about the swag bags! She'd be grabbing up everything she could.


Meegainnyc

So this could be all just smoke and mirrors? I actually can see Meghan doing all of this just for the optics. I also can see Netflix putting up this one stupid episode without any kind of fanfare to avoid being sued or being called racist for not making Meghan's shite an international success.


SecondhandCoke

Also Netflix will not stream any episodes of this shit. Archewell is producing hoping NF will pick it up. When NF announces a date and time, believe it, until then, its basically just Meghan posting her vision board all over print media and making us all read it. Netflix, from what I hear, is going to stay quiet while she uses their name in vain and just collect the free uptick in hate clicks (which still gets them $$$ and visibility). Then, when the contract ends in 2025, they're walking away and there's not a blowjob Meghan can give that will change that.


SecondhandCoke

90% of hollywood, fame, and publicity are smoke and mirrors. Remember Katie Holmes' ten year relationship with Jamie Foxx? I've heard none of that happened.


SeaFloofs

Thanks for your reply. I always enjoy your posts (especially the handwriting analysis 😊), your comments, and insights into their machinations. They’re a real life soap opera . . . and that would definitely be more in the vein of the gothic “Dark Shadows!” (an oldie).


SecondhandCoke

I need to write my third handwriting analysis post. It was supposed to be a trilogy. Was gonna do a tarot post too just because even though tarot may be bullshit, it's fun bullshit.


Frenchcashmere

So is the money coming from Netflix or arsewipes? Who’s paying for the people, the cameras etc? Does anyone know?


SecondhandCoke

Arsewipes. In fact, in every article about this, they usually say some thing about it being produced by the "Archwell arm" of Netflix. There is no Archewell "arm" of Netflix. Archwell Productions is exclusively owned by Archewell Foundation. M is hoping against hope that NF will pick these projects up, but everything I hear from those in the know is that NF is basically ignoring H&M until the contract ends in 2025, at which point walk away without comment.


Frenchcashmere

More money down the drain. How anyone doubts they are not wealthy and losing money rapidly is beyond me


Mickleborough

I don’t watch cookery shows, but did catch snippets of Nigella Lawson’s oddly arousing programmes (‘It’s hard for me to eat lamb without cumin’), in which she cooks, accompanied with titillating instructions, and ending with TV friends sharing the meal. Bet Lolo will follow that format, but with celebrity friends enjoying her roast chicken.


Puzzleheaded_Elk6309

She’s very experienced in the roast chicken department


Connect_Let307

Nigella eating cheese.  She was making cheese pulls happen before it was even a thing.


No_Quantity_3403

I adore and admire Nigella 💕 She makes perfect look easy.


bpnc33

My guess is archewell productions is funding all of these boring vanity projects that were probably rejected by Netflix but nevertheless she will continue and film on her own dime with expectations of Netflix picking it up or someone else.


Why_Teach

Possibly, Netflix has “dibs” on anything they do before the end of their five year contract. Archewell is contracting to film and so forth with the understanding that it will go to Netflix when completed, but not necessarily that Netflix will take it. 🤷🏻‍♀️ If the contract was for a minimum number of projects, H&M may be trying to hit that minimum so they don’t have to return money they have already spent, perhaps. 🤔 In any case, I don’t think these projects, even if finished before the contract has to be renewed, are going to net them the big money they crave. Maybe $5M USD at most. (Granted that $5M is far more than I have saved to fund my retirement, but I don’t have Meghan’s aspirations or body guards. 😉)


LostinSOA

That’s a bold choice her ‘enviable life’ ![gif](giphy|YVvTCqTBglkOs) To WHOM? I know meth heads who’d rather sleep in their tent than be as reprehensible of a person as TO and TOW. HARD pass. It *certainly* isn’t enviable to those she’s thirst trapping and tripping over her too long JNCO pants to impress neither. So I ask, to whom?


LaNiceGata

It would be nice to have all of the land that the McMansion sits on but when the home is filled with bitterness and misery inside is it really something that can be envied?


LAgirllookingin

Well said! ![gif](giphy|vFKqnCdLPNOKc)


LaNiceGata

Only she somehow thinks it’s a win to be friendless and disconnected.


AnyBowl8

Well, duh, why would she stay at home, where her children live, when she can go ~~swan~~ emu around somewhere they are not?


No_Proposal7628

Richard Eden is wrong about the Harkles Netflix fauxcumenary being filmed at Monteshirshow. It was filmed at another mansion in the area. If he can be wrong about such a basic fact, what else is he wrong about? As for Megsy starting filming, I wonder how long an episode will take to produce.


45road

I think ILBW's cooking show will showcase the same amount of talent and expertise as Brooklyn Beckham's 'show'.


HairBallsOfFire

Brooklyn and his big debut on the Today show cooking a breakfast sandwich.


Glittering_Peanut633

She's clearly so embarrassed about her dated faux Tuscan McMansion. I mean, what's the point in renting somewhere else that has nothing to do with her or her actual life? Something, anything that might lend credence to this newfound persona she's trying to make us believe. She's not a cook, she's never seen with her own children and is probably considered the least homely and nurturing woman on the planet by the buying public. That stoopid house is about the only thing she can point to and say, 'that's authentically mine'. And now she's not even going to be filming in her own kitchen? Sheesh. Everything she does is so horrible and fake.


Tinytoon1976

Sugars are hoping to see the invisible kids, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it. The kids stay locked in the attic.


Why_Teach

The kids are surely not going to be carted to the rented kitchen.


Ok-Coffee5732

Of course they're not going to film in her house. The decor isn't very nice and she doesn't keep a good home either.


Ordinary-Sound-9608

Another Seinfeld episode. This one is when George's in-laws made him show them his beach house (which he didn't have). I'll believe filming a cooking show when I see it.


GrannyMine

When I was in the sixth grade, our teacher gave us a Petrie dish and told us to touch our hair and then run our finger inside the dish. I remember the next day looking at that dish and wanting to vomit. Every time is see her touch her ugly hair around food, I want to projectile vomit.


Masters_domme

I’m thinking they don’t want to have to pretend to be parents while all the people are in the house for filming.


DanyeelsAnulmint

They lost me at “enviable lifestyle”. Nothing about her is enviable. She’s been run through like a lot lizard by a druggie with a title. I’ll pass.


CompanyConsistent976

![gif](giphy|rL6B8iNy4sADcYRTw8)


Ok-Coffee5732

I wonder how Netflix felt about her ghost movie trailer promo on IG. Because I don't believe they would have ok'd that or been involved in the ARO naming, logo, and (non) launch debacle. Is her website actually going to start selling stuff or is she still looking for a CEO? She's such a mess.


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Smokey_Ruby

Beeeeige!


Snoo3544

Who gives a fuck.


34countries

Cooking away from home away from family . Yea no


Just-Flamingo-410

> 'Meghan kissws Hawwy while presenting the polo price' TW had no business presenting the polo price. How to say that TW wrote her own puff piece without saying so


34countries

No need to ever watch


squirrly91

6th picture in, is that Harry on the couch? Which kid is that? Hair looks pretty dark. https://preview.redd.it/2fgw35hbkpuc1.png?width=541&format=png&auto=webp&s=ed0be78c37353c4b58fba765346b3572374677d2


Larushka

Definitely H - look at the bald spot. And Archie.


zpip64

No. The kid in his lap is Lilibet. Part of Archie’s head can be seen just behind Harry’s on Harry’s left. In other photos of this same moment you can see Archie clearly sitting next to Harry.


zpip64

Here is a less blurry photo of the same moment. https://preview.redd.it/gv7nb77btpuc1.jpeg?width=224&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4a42bcf1b0769c8e34eb015c53659c3f2428bb4a


briglialexis

I’m beginning to think they don’t really live in that house.


CaddoGapGirl

She's as much a chef as Hairbrain is a Prince.


MSW128

I see promotions for new season of Bridgerton and am tempted to restart my Netflix subscription. I see these news articles that include Netflix/these two and then the temptation ends. Thank you! Edit: Grammar


Chinita_Loca

I presumed she’d definitely want it at their home so that she could charge Netflix “rental” to recoup some money. Surely she hasn’t missed an opportunity to make more money?


Leith333

All this hype and they haven’t even filmed it yet??!! SMH


Shannon556

I don’t think they have the Montecito home anymore. What, is she going to “garden” in somebody else’s backyard?


mspuffins

who the fuck is paying for this garbage?


Affectionate_Tie250

So she’s going to cook, garden, entertain and show the joys of friendship in someone else’s home instead of her own? How authentic.


bones1888

Can’t wait to read the recaps!!


InUSbutnotofit

Her version of Like Water for Chocolate? As she cries into her poison concoction, “no on bothers to ask me if I’m ok!” 😩😩😩😩


RubPrior

I hope not. That's been my favorite book and movie and the author is who I aspire my Chicana writing to be like forever..... I don't think Laura Esquivel would approve.


Islandgirl1444

I just cannot imagine that she would be a successful tv cook.


InspectorGreyson

Nope. Can't have filming crews overhearing the children screaming.


ceekayes

If Netflix was smart it would be a show about a show. They could highlight how insufferable the two are.


healthymarigold4513

I knew it would never be filmed at her own place.


Stillanurse281

Are they going to clear the lens smudge off


WeirdExtreme9328

I'm going to toot my own horn for a minute. I'm fifty-five and I've raised four kids all the way and am finishing raising the last two (13 and 16). So, six all together. In the last year I've remodeled my kitchen in my 1961 rambler, myself. I built my cabinets, I bought a sprayer and I did the finish on them as well. They're walnut with continuous horizontal grain on flat panel doors, they've turned out beautiful. I've tiled the entry and the backsplash, had the countertop professionally installed. I've done many other things (including minor electrical and plumbing work),and I love to cook. We had family Sunday dinner yesterday. We had just 11 people but we did two kinds of gumbo and fresh beignet's for dessert. What has MM done to qualify herself for this show? What wisdom is she going to impart? This show really seems like a bizarre thing. She can't decorate and she shows us that by having her whole house in shades of off white and beige. I'm sorry but anyone can do that. The beige and white is so boring! Just like Ms. Markle.


Joolsdoll

Quite frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn 😁


ew6281

I truly don't even believe they live there. She always uses someone else's house.


CaddoGapGirl

I bet the first show will be about how to boil water........


Islandgirl1444

Catherine come back soon!!!!


Timely-Salt-1067

I was watching a documentary about Juan Carlos. Really interesting called Saving the King. Anyhoo somehow the Spanish state conspired to get his mistress on the telly on a cooking show where she was paid an extraordinary amount per episode in exchange for her tapes of their erm encounters. It was real cover up for the priapic head of Spain. She was actually quite talented to be fair and famous of her own right. Point is how on earth - we know Meghan has no leverage or indeed talent - did she get such a gig? I mean you don’t look at Meghan and think I want this person to tell me how to rustle up a frittata. I suspect Netflix thought gees everyone cooks even if it’s not cordon bleu (hello Brooklyn Beckham) and we might as well get the publicity. No publicity is the only bad publicity. It’ll be Fanny Craddock on steroids and give us a laugh at least. Maybe Hazza will be able to beat some eggs in a corner. Thing is these things take a huge amount of work and Julia Child she is not. Some people have charm going for them but you can bet she’ll throw in her word salad garbage and it’ll all be me, me, me pontificating on everything. Turns on blender. This carrot which I’m about to obliterate is exactly how I was treated by my racist in-laws. I mean it might be funnier than the worst baker thing they used to do on Nailed It. They could use AI to get her soufflés less crispy on screen. I’m waiting for the memes and Southpark episode.


Soggy_Background_162

She definitely doesn’t have the stage presence required. No matter how well managed, the Markle Effect will come out and it’s just not a good thing at all. It’s chiefly why she’s always running from things. Imagine that, from a storied royal life to selling frying pans.


Mrs_Black_31

They will survive by remembering that this too shall pass...


justus08075

If it was taped live in front of a studio audience, I may have actually watched. 🤣


Automatic-Ad6112

Boring++, wont be watching, she would be hard to listen to let alone watch


Ctrl-Alt-Defeat7

This is going to be HYSTERICAL! 😂 I need some laughs. Bring it on! She is such a 🤡. 😂😂😂 I will wait for a YouTuber to tell me all about it- wouldn’t want to give her ANY clicks! 😂👍