Why The Ultimate Merger Is Great Television For Me and You, Your Momma and Your Cousin Too

If you talk to me outside of the comments of this blog, you would know that I absof*ckinglutely love TVOne’s The Ultimate Merger. I’ve seen a lot of reality television shows and this is by far one of my favorites. And do you know why it’s one of my favorites?

It’s because it’s one of the most ridiculous shows in the history of television. Through and through this television show is flawed to perfection. But you know what, those flaws make it a wonderous thrill ride thru the adventure of ACTUAL successful males pining away for a woman that by all accounts is viewed as the person who sold out the Black man on national television. Oh, and she looks like Skeletor.

This show is being wasted on TVOne. It needs primetime placement on a major network. It’s that entertaining. So let me break down why…

1. The entire premise of the show is flawed…like the WHOLE premise

In what world are we supposed to believe that SUCCESSFUL (mostly) Black men are going to pine away for a 36-year-old, moderately attractive, man-eater of a woman whose made a sport of being completely unvulnerable without emoting anything that even resembles a nurturing bone in her body? Men like younger women who aren’t on their Last Omelette to Paris. But that’s what we have here. We have lawyers, athletes (well former), actual entertainers and execs to go along with them, promoters, and a white guy to not make it racist. I can honestly say that I’ve NEVER met a single man whose said to me, “you know who I’m actually feeling? Omarosa”

Never. Then again, what we have here are a bunch of opportunists because…

2. …these guys didn’t actually KNOW they were competing for Omarosa’s love.

That’s right world, these 12 dudes signed up for a dating show that I’m pretty sure said, “compete for the love and affections of a successful celebrity woman out for romance, etc”. So these cats were chosen and went on a dating show where they had no idea who they’d be competing for. Yet we’re supposed to believe these ninjas are there for love? Look, there were no delusions with Flavor of Love. NOBODY in their right mind really expected any of those women to truly be in love with Flav. Now is it possible that by the end of that first season, NY was in love with him? Yeah, remember, ugly dudes stay winning as long as they have a genuine personality and make a chick laugh. It happens all the time. Half of you women reading this are dating ugmos because he charmed you.

Guys? Not so much. Which was apparent early on when a couple of the dudes were clearly less than enthused about Omarosa walking into the room. As was I. Now, is it possible for some of these dudes to fall for her? Yeah. You spend enough time with anybody and it can happen. BUT THEY DIDN’T SHOW UP FOR HER IN THE FIRST PLACE. And I’m supposed to buy this hook, line, and sinker? Stop it TVOne. But don’t stop it.

I love it.

3. She’s had actual relationships or dalliances with some of these cats before…in real life.

How f*cked up are the execs at TVOne to bring together a collection of guys that includes men she knows in real life and has dated already. That was so genius I’m almost mad I didn’t think of it. Then I remembered I don’t work for TVOne. So you start off with some unfinished business and tension. YAY! Then again, she’s pretty old (I realize 36 ain’t old, but chasing the affections of a 36 year old skeletor makes no sense either so she’s old to me) so it’s not surprising considering the business and political circles she’s run in since like 1990. You know, before cable and sh*t. Which brings us to the wild card…

4. Motherf*cking Al B. Sure!

I can’t lie. I’ve often asked myself, just what is Al B. Sure! up to? And does he still keep the exclamation point in his name? These things have kept me up at night. So when all of a sudden I see Mr. Nite and Day on the show, I all of a sudden felt a need to listen to the song on repeat. And why is he ALWAYS so damn smooth? Forget the The Anchorman, Al B. Sure!’s voice is Sex Panther.

5. The actual dudes are the oddest combo ever.

So we have convicted, federal time serving felon Javis. We have AT LEAST 3 guys with multiple kids. One dude is still married. One dude is a gospel rapper or just can’t stop talking about God or something. One dude never had any actual tax paying employment. And to top it off, she’s taking advice…on relationships…from Dr. Jamal Bryant.

Yes, that one. Pastor Dr. Jamal Bryant of Empowerment Temple in Baltimore who I’m pretty sure got caught up in a scandal involving cheating or something. He’s human. No beef. But ummm, not sure I’d be taking relationship advice on my future from that guy.

6. Despite KNOWING that they’re being taped AND supposedly there for Omarosa…

…we have dudes who ROLLED out to the club to pick up chicks and one dude that we KNOW boned another chick WHILE competing for her affections. And only half a**edly denied it.

That’s it for now…as I could write 2,000 words about this show easy. It’s Friday and I wanted to share something that means something to me. Because I love you all. And sharing is caring.

Have you seen it? Are you not entertained? What’s better than this show?!??!

-VSB P aka THE ARSONIST aka TANGLE JIG P aka VITAMIN P aka GIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRL HE A 3

222 thoughts on “Why The Ultimate Merger Is Great Television For Me and You, Your Momma and Your Cousin Too

    • Oh how could I forget….

      QUEENSBRIDGE!!! Nas and all dat
      Yo check it first off I’d like to thank God. I’d like to thank my Dad for planting the seed that started all this greatness.. I’d like to thank my stylist…SFG that’s me. I’d like to thank my man ComicBookGuy aka Stephaun Urkel for allowing me to be me and taking the beads like a Champ. I’d like to thank my crew: KeishB, NickKnock, BajBashy, FrogPrizilla, LSumo, YeahSaucey, LaBakira, MsBBunz, and if I forgot you my bad. I can’t forget my management team, Champ and Pandy.
      And the groupie, Cheeky…luv ya babes.

      Cop da album…YSLs in tha Streets. Droppin Aug 3rd. Album release party at BottomzUp. Be there!

    • sigh, understood however Omarosa can read/enunciate and is educated, compared to our other examples on tv of rapper baby mommas/never wives/or fiances of 10yrs,/golddiggers/famwhores or dysfunctional family. If Omarosa would stop bein’ soooo controlling and treat everything/body like a business transaction she could find love off of tv that seems soooo desperate to me, but ppl will do anything for $$$$ and attention

      • Why DOES she enunciate so damn hard, though? One day her teeth are gonna break because of the way she says “T” words.

        • lol, but at least I can understand her! compared to Tiny/Toya/fantasia Neffer Frankie, etc. I’m a southerner, and they just set us back 200 yrs. it’s sooo annoying!! They are a bad example of the south, we aren’t illiterate all illiterate and talk reaaaaaaaaaallll slow, there’s been plenty of times people say “Where are you from” i you are a black southerner who speaks proper English! I say ain’t finna, bout to etc. when necessary but jeeezzz

  1. I knew she had a show, but I’ve never cared enough, nor am I intrigued enough to watch. I saw enough of that broad on the Apprentice, and even that was a bit too much. I don’t think she’s exactly hideous in the facial region, but her attitude doesn’t help her situation. Happy Friday folks!

    • Happy Fry-day back at ya’…

      BTW… I don’t watch for her, I watch for dem chexy @ss mens girl… yum!

  2. My mother loves this show. She talked about it Omarosa so bad, when before the show aired, but now she is in front of the tv everytime it comes on. She has even has favorite contestants and everything.

    Now she understands how I feel about Bad Girls Club.

  3. I thought I was the only one who loves the hot mess that is the ultimate merger!! Omarosa isn’t as annoying as I thought she would be and some of the guys are nice eye candy..I can’t wait to see who she picks…that is if they all don’t dip out on her..

  4. LOL! Panama that show is my guilty pleasure! I don’t think Omarosa is phys/mentally attractive at all, that’s just my opinion she’s a buttaface, I wonder if she were lighter complexion would ppl watch bc ppl have complexion preferences or complexes….I like TV0ne better than BET however they downgraded with this Upscale version of I love NY, seriously! also with narcisstic crazy ass I wear white only Lisa Raye, she acts like she’as an Oscar/Emmy award winning actress, when the only movie people (mainly Black folks) know her from is Da Player’s Club as “Diamond” and bein’ a proGoldigga, anywhoo I like the fact that a darker complexion successful educated, black woman can enunciate, and read is on a Reality show! usually we are depicted as gold diggin’ rapper babymommas/never wives, or extreme dysfunctional family, However Omarosa can be a beeeyotch I’m remember Apprentice flashbacks, but I had her back cosidering she was da only sista on their, but I think people are desperate/attention hungry nowdays seriously “L0VE” on a Reality show dating 15 ninjas at once..then Jamal Bryant I don’t think a minister should appear on a reality show like that..anywhoo Chad Ochocinco Ray J don’t like full blooded black women, but seriously anybody who changed their name to OCHOCiNCO has idenity issues, and Omarosa well idk..glad she’s educated but she had SUPERHEAD as a “celebrity” judge and that black lady from vh1 & Chelsea Handler as judge I just lol..and Al B. Sure lmbo wooooow I would love for him to have an episode of LIFE AFTER I wanna know the babymama drama w/ Kim Porter DiddyPuffySeanJohnCombs and he being his son’s “dad”..idk if Al B is a deadbeat there’s always 2 sides to a story and crazy babymammas dealin’ with Shiddy Diddy

    • sorry about the long rant and typos but in my area Tvone isn’t available so I have Direct Tv and get to watch! I wonder how the show would be on another netowork, considering Omarosa can read etc. unlike the other coonery on tv

  5. “…we have dudes who ROLLED out to the club to pick up chicks and one dude that we KNOW boned another chick WHILE competing for her affections. And only half a**edly denied it.”

    Which episode was THIS!? i MUST find it

  6. OK I just finished watching the show tonight and it was drama galore! I don’t even know where to start.

    When I first heard Oma horse sir was having a dating show I was like – “but she’s mean, greasy and not even cute”. However, she has grown on me. Her body is tight (the boob job looks great). TV1 has gotten her makeup done well and her weave tightened up – so she’s off to a great start. As far as being 36 – I dont see a problem with that. The show is called the ultimate merger and most 26 year old women don’t have anything to merge with.

  7. I loooove this show it’s hilarious!

    I love how the dudes have a fraternity/ non catty bond between them.

    Or how strange the show is…watching a bunch of random dudes who probably never had to want for a chick in their lives, COMPETE for one now?

    Or how Al B Sure! always inserts a remix of Night and Day when needed (for the jingle in last week’s episode).

    I’m not so annoyed by Lady O because I didn’t watch the apprentice. To me she seems like the stereotypical “Independent Black woman”…

    Oh and…

    Can you handle the scent?

    • Al B Sure! is good for those one liners, which always included “Nite and Day.” But what did he want to call her scent, “Butter Pudding”? Really dude? LOL

    • I loved when she called Al B. to the hotel lobby to talk about which guys went to the strip club that one night. Since he wouldn’t dime out his boys, he “had to serenade her” (it’s in quotes bc that’s what he freaking said!!). The next thing we see is them dancing in the hotel lobby while some random in a baseball hat and polo is playing “Nite and Day” on the piano.

      **DEAD**

      Best show that not nearly enough people are watching. Period.

  8. Is it possible that once I found out Al B. Sure was on this show and was singing to Omarosa that I’m glad Diddy took Quincy in as his own?

    • idk who knows that whole baby/stepdaddymama drama, I may not like Diddys bs I’m Godattitude and that he muscially rapes his artists, but he does seem to be a good father or appear to be because all I ever see him do is spend thousands of dollar$ on cars/parties and takes the boys to award shows, plus he’s probably in the studio/bangin some chick/gone All the time, that doesn’t make someone a good father, just a good Atm Machine, being a parent takes more than $, I just wish Shiddy would either marry Kim, let Cassie escape from bein’ a sexslave, or he can at least where a condom, he’s always talkin’ bout V0TE or DIE, CONDOM or DIE, considering how fertile the ninja with 6 kids different babymamas is..

            • yeah I miss them, I watched all episodes of Making the Band 3 and DA BAND (all they did was fight and then put 1 singer in the group..wth??) and Iddy always manages to drop an album b4 his other artist(s), has the neerve to tell the girls on Making the Band 3 they’re fat can’t sing dance etc when CASSiE..never mind she’s just physically pretty that’s it..I respected Aubrey because she stood up for herslef and spoke out and Diddy can’t handle a nonsubmissive woman or woman that can speak for herself, Danity Kane broke up bc you had like 2 singers, 5 women w/ totally different personalities, who just competed for a bout a year and half against other ppl, they were tooo old to be a girl group, this whole DiRTYM0NEY fiasco idk if he’s tryna reliee the 90s with Rick Ross as “Biggie” and Nicki Minaj as “Lil Kim” and Keeleena & Dawn as “Total”..I wonder if Shiddy would allow artisits to get a chane instead of him endorsing himself alllll the freakin’ time…where’s Day 26? along w/ a plethora of other(s) I also wonder what happened to other fianlist/contestants who didn’t make the Band due to them not having a look, but amazing singin’ abilites….

              • i know. sigh. he could’ve struck for real gold w/ them, i mean he already sorta had. Sometimes he’s so dumb, well no, not dumb, selfish and arrogant. Dude, just write the checks, not the rhymes. #DKforever

  9. I, like Panama, can enjoy crappy t.v. but I can’t with Omarosa. My cable package doesn’t include TV One, so to be fair that is probably part of it. The other part is Omarosa is so contrived and her persona is so “Cruella Deville” (puppies!) I don’t even have the energy. Maybe seeing an episode will prove me wrong, but no real urge to see an episode or even view it online. Funny thing is, I sho’ did watch the finale of Lisa Raye’s show online (also on TV One). It made me want some Harold’s chicken too….It’s probably a show you gotta see with other people to get your full clown and roast on to enjoy. Sometimes with a show such as that I gotta be able to look across to someone so they can validate the fuggery we just experienced. I think it helps make it more fun and less sad.

  10. “we have dudes who ROLLED out to the club to pick up chicks and one dude that we KNOW boned another chick WHILE competing for her affections.”

    Can you blame them? You said it best – she looks like Skeletor.
    Well, they aren’t competing for her affection anyways, they’re competing for tv time.

        • @Happy Meal, I haven’t seen the show. I’m just going on what was said and folks who confirmed it. Having seen some of those reality shows (although not this one) if he did step out, I ain’t mad.

  11. Came out the woodwork to add… you can’t overlook the fact that Al B. Sure has managed to sing Night and Day twice on the show. He really seems to have no purpose other than to randomly sing that song.

  12. okay i haven’t watched this obvious train wreck, but i had to laugh – Al B. Sure! really
    wow
    i still won’t watch

    • I can’t watch this either. I don’t have TVONE, nor do I want it. It sounds kind of alluring, the way trashy reality shows are, but her face…ohhh, I just can’t.

  13. Here is the list of who can get it:

    1) Isaac
    2) CP (the one who left cus his grandma was sick)
    3) C (the one that got caught sneaking out of a woman’s hotel room)
    4) Ray Lavender (if he grows about 3 inches in height)
    5) Lyle (but I would have to humble his as*. I would break his as* down like a 5 year-old Saab)

    Honorable Mention) Javis – but he would have to shave that Taco Meat off his chest and naval area

    • on Mr. Lavender: I saw him at a party during essence fest and, given that he is handsome, southern, really nice and taller than me, I was halfway contemplating doing some semi hoe sheet. Hayle! I had do do something! So I bought him a drink instead and walked off to party some more. Praise haysoos for restraint!

    • Ray Lavendar yes, however he reminds me of every singing man between Louisiana and Texas, so nothing too special. Umm I was a Lyle fan too, but he has a case of “arrogant azz”. He redemed himself a little when he cried about his mother and her issues.
      But why do all of these men have multiple children?

      • @Pan

        “But why do all of these men have multiple children?”

        Girl…cuz that’s how decent looking black men in there 30s do. If I can meet a handsome black man in Atlanta, in his 30s without children, that has a schlong longer than 4 inches. I will marry him on the spot!

        BTW, I love your screen name. I call myself a Bougie Bohemian but you’ve merged into a name the juxtaposition of this these 2 worlds in a way I’ve never seen.

        • Girl…cuz that’s how decent looking black men in there 30s do. If I can meet a handsome black man in Atlanta, in his 30s without children, that has a schlong longer than 4 inches. I will marry him on the spot!

          Putapictureoutthere..

  14. I’ll admit that I had no idea of this show’s existence and that reading this has very very slightly piqued my interest.

  15. I cosign and LOVE this show. I am watching right now and was watching for the past hour. None of these dudes are on for her. They are on for tv time. C’mon. The one thing they all have in common is they look like diva dudes and diva dudes love tv. AlBSure was there because Omarosa looks a little like Kim Porter…a scary version but they resemble. I love reality tv. My deep friends constantly clown me for watching smut tv but hey I’m smart, I don’t need to be deep. lol j/k

    • Side note: I’m so hoarse I sound like a man right now and I love it!!
      I feel like prank callin folks. I called my mom earlier and she hung up in my face. lmao. Okay I’m sleepy, good night.

    • I cosign, your cosign, and see you another cosign.

      I think Ray has feelings for Omahorse’ – but his as* is married. I’m going to miss Isaac checking grown as* reggins like they’re boys. And Lyle arguing with everybody with his bad-attitude having as*. However, I can’t wait until next week!

      $hit.. I graduated from college Magna Cum Laude in 3 years, I have a right to indulge in some bull$shit every now and then.

    • I cosign, your cosign, and see you another cosign.

      I think Ray has feelings for Omahorse’ – but his as* is married. I’m going to miss Isaac checking grown as* reggins like they’re boys. And Lyle arguing with everybody with his bad-attitude having as*. However, I can’t wait until next week!

      $hit.. I graduated from college Magna Cum Laude in 3 years, I have a right to indulge in some bull$hit every now and then.

      Good night yall

        • Yeah, Ray is cute in that pic on the link I posted. I doubt he’d be checkin’ for Omarosa outside of this show, though… No shade. Just seems like different styles/caliber of people. Plus, I remember Omarosa’s husband right after her first appearance on the Apprentice when they did an interview together and she was trying to come off as a normal person and not the “reality show villain” she plays on tv.

  16. Hey Everybody! :)

    Skeletor?! lmao!@PJ XD
    -excellent! U kno u want some Omarosa… =D

    Sooo there is actually a dating show VH1 won’t touch?…for now at least.
    Wish I could watch it…don’t have TV1

  17. as i mentioned on twitter, ray’s chocolate sexy r&b sangin goin thru a divorce and got 3 kids self could still get it. why? because i don’t want to marry him. i just want to “love” him down. on a bed of butter pudding.

    can you handle the [love] scent?

    im out!!! love 40, baby!

    • *clicks link….leans forward*

      *gives fine ninja a nice wet one thru her monitor* : “Mmmmuuuaaaahhhh!”….

      *and leans back* noRockaway

    • AHEM @Cheekie…you’d betta get here soon else this Idris pic gonna be wetter than a mug, just sayin* as I follow Ms. B’s lead & plant a wet one on Idris *****and to quote some old azz ninja somewhere ” so fine, makes me wanna put him on a plate & sop him up with a biscuit”***Many thanks to legitimate_soul for the Friday Finery ****e swooning all day on this alone!

      • Ooops! Sowwy Cheeks! I could not resist…Thanks l_s. I needed that.

        @Bajanflchick ~ I just thought “oh why the heyal not?” since I did not have much to contribute to topic (lol)…(not big on reality shows) but it does sound interesting based on P’s commentary. Wish I had more to say, but I got nothin’.

  18. As Panama J. already pointed out WHY IN THE HELL is Jamal Bryant her “Spiritual Advisor”? Everybody in Bmore know about his dirt.

    But yeah dudes fighting for the attraction of Omatestarosa is just not logical, but then again we are physical-centric and from the shoulderblades down she can get it. I’d just have to be suckered into it like these dudes were and like them I’d get the best out of it #manho :)

  19. OMG Panama, I LOVE this show too! I have a question tho. What happened to AL B. Sure’s voice?! When he was sining it was all bad for him. The show is classic tv. I sat here and watched back to back. I just did not feel like turning the channel after Martin went off LOL.

    Those dudes need more people! They got families at home and trying to come up! So sad. Omarosa is not cute. Sorry. Although she does look good in that pic. The dudes are fine and actually seem cool. Omarosa not so much. Still like you said it is good t.v. Mainly because it’s so damn funny, especially when they hug and kiss her on dates. Ewww…like why?

    • @Natasha
      No lie… watching them hug and kiss her is the hardest cuz you just know they don’t really want to bwahahahaha “make it look good bruh”… so sad, yet hilarious. I kinda cringe like when someone goes on Apollo and bombs (over Bagdad)… but I just can’t turn the channel *le sigh*

      • @Cheekie
        LOL…

        @Yeah…So
        I turn the channel too, ahaha! I am like I can’t do this. When dude slapped Omarosa on the butt in the tent, I had to turn after that.

  20. I do not have cable, so I have never seen this show, ever. If I had the opportunity, I might take a peep. But I dont like the woman so I dont care about her supposed love life.

    I DID want to say…she aint no 36! That woman is 40+ if shes a day! She did get a good boob job though.

    L

  21. I’m not one for reality TV. The first 48 is my ish, and parking wars is hilarious, and snapped! is my guilty pleasure, but you can miss me on the bulk of reality TV. That being said, I read the first paragraph, then looked at the picture, starting at her shoes and scanning upwards her body…and we were good until we got to her face. I’ve never really heard more then a soundbyte from Omarosa, and honestly, it’s less then that, but she’s one of those chicks I look at and I just think that her soul is ugly. I’m not sure why, I think it’s because she has some mean a*s eyes.

    And on a side note, don’t sleep on the women in their dirty thirties. They know what they’re doing. They’ve had 10 (or more) years to perfect their craft, and personally, I’m quite appreciative of their efforts. As long as I don’t ever have to hear how they became so proficient

    • Wow we are here….first 48, parking wars and snapped are my sunday favorites. And I give you edap for the women in the 30′s comments. These young broads may have the youth but are clueless to many great things in life. Practice makes perfect. Lmao.

    • @Shay

      I caught a marathon of the First 48 a few weeks ago. I was literally in bed ALL DAY watching it.

      “don’t sleep on the women in their dirty thirties. They know what they’re doing. They’ve had 10 (or more) years to perfect their craft”

      Tell em Shay!! (obvious member of the 30+club)

    • @Liz- the women looks worst than the crypt keeper and her reputation as a man eating…proceeds her. She has no moments, all the television beauty will fade once the lights go off, and that might be the only justification for accidentally coming within 5 feet of her LOL

      Therefore I move that any dude who actually stays on the show must be inherently homosexual and can’t bare to tell his parents, or has some extremely deep psychological issues, which stem from an abuse childhood.

      Either way, whoever she chooses they’re all gonna be takin and L.

      But hey maybe it just me…

    • “Even P looks like a 5 on some very rare occasions.” Bwahahahaha shots fired

      I agree… and while I HATE, DETEST, ABHOR the way she pronounces her t’s all hard and sh!t (pause) I do appreciate her sista girl moments.

  22. bugger!!! this show sounds like exactly the brand of trash i love to indulge in on saturday mornings after yoga, why why why don’t they bring it to south africa!!!!

    your descriptions are HILAR, panama – they’re actually making me contemplate a visit to the US in what’s left of your summer, just to catch the tail end of this delicious rubbish! (and visit some loved ones, of course) i cannot BELIEVE they revived some guys she used to date and didn’t even tell them who’d be the love interest!! so cruel! so f*cked up! soooo entertaining!!!!

    oh omarosa!!

  23. She’s only 36? well…okay…..wow…..

    i just can’t do the dating shows and this looks like such a travesty.

  24. I loveeeee this got damn show! I happened to catch it randomly on a rerun and searched my guide for the marathon so I could catch up. It’s like a poor man’s Bachelor/Bachelorette! I agree with every point you made, PJ, though I had no idea the dudes didn’t know! That’s insane. That’s because if you told a bunch of men they were coming to compete for Omarosa’s love, they’d be like, eff that b*tch, I’m outta here. She’s gotta be the definition of the world emasculating. Seriously, I just googled it and it says “Emasculate: (v.)Omarosa.”

    The best was Mike-the club promotor who cooked and was CLEARLY gay. Like “disco-dancing, Oscar Wilde reading, Streisand ticket holding friend of Dorothy” gay. And the scene where she made him explain what he’d do to please her sexually and he creepily said he’d go down on her, was easily one of the top five most awkward moments in the history of television. It was so gross. I threw up twice, plus tax.

    As far as the weird make up of the guys- I mean, yikes. Between the fame whore seeking argumentative dude who made a list as to why Mike should go home-but sideways said his sexuality was questionable w/o actually saying dude was gay-the damn felon, the guy who lied and said his grandma was dying so he could leave, and the white guy who looked like he wanted to run for his life, Al B. was the cream of the crop…and he’s just looking for some sort of a comeback separate from his son being horrid on that “I’m a celebrity and my kid should have a record deal for absolutely no reason” show.

    LOVES it.

    • And the scene where she made him explain what he’d do to please her sexually and he creepily said he’d go down on her, was easily one of the top five most awkward moments in the history of television. It was so gross. I threw up twice, plus tax.

      That moment in TV should go down as one of the most shocking statements ever! I hollered and laughed and cried!!!! Wasn’t the good Reverend Dr. Jamal (I got 2 out of wedlock kids) Bryant sitting right there when that went down?

      ROFLMBAO

    • @BCollins
      I saw that part too when dude said what he would do to Omarosa. I literally made an un-human “Yewwwwwww” noise I didn’t even recognize. That was so nasty and weird. Then I got the visual and wanted to be tranquilized to sleep. Yikes.

      • she wanted to be tranquilized too. i dont know what’s worse, watching Mike stammer thru his pleasuring tactics w/ those weird sunglasses and creepy “accent” or having to eat Omarosa’s _____.

        *passes out*

  25. Mr. My girl got a girl friend is on this show? I need to tune in at least one time b/c friend of mine dated him during his “prime”. Ain’t that nuthin!!!

  26. I haven’t watched it, but I’m sure TVOne will inevitably have a marathon, so I’ll check it out. TVOne is giving everyone a second chance at relevance. I watched LisaRaye’s show, and Coolio was supposed to have a show (the whole “getting arrested” thing derailed it). I did read that Ray Lavender is engaged and only on the show to restart his never-was career. BTW, has anyone seen the reality show where Keith Sweat is bringing back Dru Hill? My bootleg cable doesn’t have Centric.

    • Keith Sweat’s Platinum House on Centric, LOL..wow, I saw a snippet of Sisqo and his platinum blonde wearin’ hair, these ninjas cry/fight every second it’s like watchin DA BAND & RuPaul’s Drag Race, Dru Hill needs to leave that ish in the 90s & Sisqo steal thinks he’s the ish, “Thong Song”= 1hit wonder, although “I Love You” “Sleepin’ in My Bed” were THE songs back then..grownups embarASSin themselves

    • @IAmYourPeople
      They play reruns all the time. You will catch it. And it hurts my soul to even look at Dru Hill. What the hell happened to Nokio??? He is flamin.

  27. I was innocently catching up on my guilty pleasure tv shows on demand and just so happen to be watching TUM’s latest episode (s/n Butter Pudding Al B? Really?) You have summed up exactly why I love this show so very much. Here are my takes:

    On Albert Brown: On the first episode when Al B. Sure! stepped through the door I was on the floor rolling. I mean Mr. Sure has had 20 years to handle that unibrow and nothing. And why does he keep singing nite & day? Why is he swole as fcuk? Why is he Barry White when he speaks but Minnie Riperton when he sings? ( This is also how I imagine Michael Jackson spoke in real life)

    On Randomness: Why no mention of Loni Love & Superhead, err I mean Karrine?

    On The Dudes: Wack and lame.

    On Omarosa: What is her budget for grease? She is oiled up old school Vaseline style.

    Although my credit score is somewhere in the double digits I am going to co-sign this post.

    P.S. Who came up with the shredding of the prenup? Classic!!! I smell promotion.

    • “Why is he Barry White when he speaks but Minnie Riperton when he sings?”

      *DEAD*
      *resurrected*
      *dead again*

    • “Why is he swole as fcuk? Why is he Barry White when he speaks but Minnie Riperton when he sings? ( This is also how I imagine Michael Jackson spoke in real life)”

      LMAO!!

      I actually thought of MJ when you said this. Folks who knew him said his real voice WAS way deeper than the softspoken voice we heard in public.

    • Bwahaha you got me crying, I’m laughing so hard…

      *kevin Hart gansta clap* Real talk that uni-brow son!… o_O for why?

      • @Nola darling “On Omarosa: What is her budget for grease? She is oiled up old school Vaseline style.” <- ahahahah she is SO sincere w/ her petroleum application

        and as for the prenup shredding? that might've been her best idea EVER in life

  28. So sorry that I have yet to explore this cultural phenomeNOT, however just on the strength of PJ’s stamp of approval, I shall begin expeditiously cause I feel like this show may give me some comedic relief when appropriate****Like real soon because sidenote *offtopic* maasah & ‘dem have just advised that come December there will be 500 people LESS working for dem at da plantation ***o-O
    whadaflux????and it’s one perplexing process as to who gets to stay on the island & who gets to go, emeffers*****more to come, seriously???? BUT I ain’t stressing cause OFF DAT EM EFFIN TOPIC ****sidenote- my bestest friend in the whole wide world is coming to visit so we will be off doing hoodrat things *shouts out to Latarian-my main boy/manchild NOT in the promised land**sayin all that to say I will be taking a brief leave from the VSB madnes/funness and general wonderfulness after today, but you know I’ll be back -cause I am addicted to this here stuff & all y’all crazy folks in Negronia ,and I’m just cool like dat #Digable Planets

  29. Never watched this ish but I would trade Centric & TVOne to get VH1 Soul back. (I’ll even take the a-hole with the nameplate belt who dances in front of the tree.)

      • @SFG

        ***looking at avi, singing*** “Breath to the rhythm/ Dance to the rhythm/ Work to the rhythm/ Live to the rhythm/ Love to the rhythm/ Slave to the rhythm”

        I will never confirm or deny that I’ve danced like that butI would rather see him than have Centric and TV ONE. Bullsh**a** Model City.

            • I MISS VH1S0UL or the old Centric w/ neosoul or older vidoes playin’ all day eff DirecTV, ughhh I was soooo pissed and I don’t have MTVJams anymore, I get all nostalgic watchin’ videos from ToneTonyToni, brownskin MJ, and aaliyah and others.,,,Cable tv is a bishhh
              the only channel that plays music video is FUSE and vh1 plays video like 4am wth I grew up with TRL CarsonDailey and 106 & Park with Free & AJ teen Summit w/Ananda Lewis..Bet effffed up hiring that spanish chick and cornball dude, annoying as hellllll and Comic View doesnt come on anymore..why do they even call it MTV I haven’t seen a video in ages ‘cept for a 15sec clip when a show is over

  30. iCan’t w/ Omarosa. I got enough of her watching the Surreal Life. I’d like to save what little brain cells I have for RHOA in the Fall and RuPaul’s Drag Race. Not that is some reality tv worth watching! Them bishes be werking!

    And the only purpose TVOne serves for me is catching old episodes of Martin, Living Single, and the J5 movie *Go to bed Joseph!*

      • @I’ll give it a try & SmartFoxGirl,

        Quoting Rupaul’s drag race: “And don’t fugg it up!” LOL! That show was entertaining as heck! The Lip Sync sing off’s!

    • And “Unsung”. I loved finding out about what happened to the Bar-Kays, DeBarge, Shalamar, Klymaxx and Roger Troutman.

      • How could I forget about A Different World? *SN: While I was out a week or so ago and I saw a grown arse man (had to be mid-late 40′s) wearing a pair of Dwayne Wayne glasses. I was like o_0

        And I like the Life After series too. I always wanted to know what happened w/ the original Aunt Viv (Janet Hubert).

      • “Life After” is also an awesome show. The one with the original Aunt Viv had me looking at Big Willie sideways.

        • That is a good show, too. I missed that episode but I saw the one with Taimak from The Last Dragon and the one for Bell Biv Devoe. It was really good.

          • *in RickeySmily voice* You lyin to me!

            I saw half of that episode but I didn’t see the end. Who knew her singing spirituals to Carlton’s class would be preparation for the future…

            • RIGHT!! That’s what we was saying on twittah. How her singing it on the show paid off. She singing with this group…and that’s the kind of songs they were singing. No lie.

  31. skipping the comments for now b/c I haven’t seen tonight’s ep so I don’t know who’s still married, LOLOL! But I can’t agree more – every d*mn time I watch this show I say aloud, “this is the dumbest sh*t on tv! WTF???” But I keep watching. & it keeps getting stupider (i.e. the Prince vs. MJ debate between grown mfz!!).

    I don’t know who thought it was such a great idea, but you could tell the dudes were like, “Oh.” when she appeared in the first ep – LOLOL!! I mean REALLY… & lets get some nat sound on those aerials already, the sound mixing on this show is a crime.

    I love it. & I hate it. & I only started watching b/c they teased the physical challenge when the guys had their shirts off (Javis!!). & I’m glad the weasely blogger dude is gone. & WHY oh why can’t Al B. get a decent haircut after ALL THESE YEARS?? & his brow is STILL jacked.

    Ugh, I can go on forever. Lemme stop… LMAO!

  32. “The entire premise of the show is flawed…like the WHOLE premise” – LOLOL!

    Okay, one last thing – did you notice how dudes started disappearing WITHOUT being eliminated??!! I think they were like, “I gotta get back to work, eff this heffa!” I don’t believe the dude w/ the sick grandma story (though it could be true), & Javis came back but should have stayed gone. I think CJ had no intentions of pursuing her, wanted off the show & had fun making his exit. I’ve seen him on another reality show, dude’s an attention whore – what better way to exit than to be completely blase’ (sp?) & hit another chick right under “Lady O’s” nose??

    & who is she kidding w/ this Lady O business? That would be OPRAH, fool! D*mn, I love this train-wreck of a show…

  33. “Forget the The Anchorman, Al B. Sure!’s voice is Sex Panther.”

    Wouldn’t it be HILARIOUS if Al B. Sure! made a self-depreciating movie in the same vein as Jean-Claude Van Damme’s “JCVD” ? I’d put so much $ into a movie like that they would make me an executive producer.

  34. As for the show itself, I am allergic to dumb reality shows, celebrity dating shows and to people who live their lives in a fashion suited to benefit them and no one else around them.

    *achoo*

    Is tvOne even on FiOS? Fuck this, I’ma go back to watching my re-runs of “Community”

  35. I hate to admit that I love reality shows, but I cannot stomach the dating ones. Noone is there for the actual reason…they just want their .0003274 seconds of fame.

    I caught about 5 minutes of the show when they had to do a ‘pageant’ and when I saw that Supahead was the celebrity (pause) guest judge…I was done.

    Dudes are semi-attractive, lack talent and have no appeal…perfect catches for Omarosa.

    Al B. and his unibrown came out looking like a polar bear and was tryna tantalize the women by sucking on a strawberry…eww. That sucking technique would have worked better for the men he was competing with (there are DEFINITELY some pillow biters in that pack).

    The cornball attorney w/self esteem issues…next
    The ‘singer’?
    The football that played for who?

    No gracias…

    • Jai the avi is bodacious. Love it. Anywho I cosign. All the dudes are cornballs. Def some suspect takers in the bunch. It’s all fake. Omarosa aint even lookin for love. She probably has her real man in the background helping the producers.

    • Dammit if she ain’t thicker than a snicker in that pic… *still haven’t read yet*… I’ll be back

  36. That sh*t is the MOST generic and bootleg sh*t on TV. thats for sure, I managed about 10 mins on one painful occasion.

  37. “If you talk to me outside of the comments of this blog, you would know that I absof*ckinglutely love TVOne’s The Ultimate Merger.”

    Yeah, Panama would leave me for this dayum show.

  38. Few things:

    -I’ve heard the name before, but I wasn’t really familiar with the face so I went and Googled Omarosa. That my friends, is one ugly individual.

    -Does Al B. Sure still have one eyebrow?

    -Jamal Bryant is one of the biggest frauds I’ve ever laid eyes on (I’ve actually been to the ‘Temple’). Something about knocking up your secretary behind your wife’s back, lying about it, subsequently getting exposed, then standing up at the pulpit to preach on Sundays doesn’t sit right with me.

    Not to mention the first time I went, dude had a Bentley parked outside but was asking the church for donations to cover the energy bill.

    -SFG, your new avatar frightens me. I need to be consoled.

    • BDot…I too have visited Empowerment Temple (a couple of times) WITHOUT even touching on the ‘rumors’ about Jamal Bryant, I can agree with your statement. After witnessing 12 hairstyles put together to make one, halter shirts that exposed the belly, booty shorts, so many Steve Harvey suits you would have thought you were at the Hoodies, false prophets, etc…I decided that this was not the church for me…

      • Right. It’s an absolute mess, and barring some drastic changes by the management, I won’t be going back.

        • @BDot
          and by management you mean deacons, deaconesses, bishops, ushers, parking attendees (had me near a dumpster and a pile of used tires…), security, and the pastor

      • @ Jai …

        I have not visited the Good Rev. Dr. Jamal Byant’s church but I remember him from his days at Morehouse and defintely heard about the Love Child (ren) scandal so I was not surprised when his little as* showed up on Omahorse a’ reality show.

        He’s a brilliant dude but he’s an opportunist pandering to the Gospel Play Crowd. His shiny as* suits, big-knotted ties and flamboyant lifestyle is disappointing because he could have used his intellect, oratorical skills and charisma for a more authentic and respectable Theological career like his Morehouse classmate Rev. Otis Moss III. Jamal sold out for the Bentley.

    • “-I’ve heard the name before, but I wasn’t really familiar with the face so I went and Googled Omarosa. That my friends, is one ugly individual.”

      Wait…you never knew how Omarosa looked prior to this show? That’s amazing considering how all over the TV she was during The Apprentice. At least you did hear her name because as much as she was on TV, yeah, you probably heard her name 10 times more.

      • Yea I’m not really one for television. Especially reality TV.

        So I’ve never watched an episode of The Apprentice. And the main reason why I’m even aware most shows exist is because the Mrs. is into them.

        • Hmm. It’s just something because I never watched The Apprentice when she was on either, she was just everywhere. Everyone was talking about her. But yeah, if you didn’t watch too much TV I guess you could’ve missed her.

  39. “Forget the The Anchorman, Al B. Sure!’s voice is Sex Panther.”

    Yes, yes x1000!!!!! I would overlook everything completely WRONG with Al B. Sure? just to listen to his damn voice all day. Forgive me, Lord.

  40. So.. i HATE to say that I haven’t seen this show.. Panama STAYS talking bout this show.. and now i feel that i NEED to make this a part of my life..

    Umm.. Al B. Sure? Luvvie posted a picture of him not too long ago.. and umm, WHAT?!? he needs to just let rappers sample his old stuff and saddown.

    Omarosa!? because you know and i know that if dudes knew it was her they would’ve been like, “eff that my dude.. have you SEEN her!?!?”

    this show is such a recipe for disaster that now i’m mad i don’t have the channel…
    i saw her on the apprentice and that made my spirit die a little bit..
    *runs to scour the internets..*

  41. The only reason I even have knowledge of that show is because I was visiting a female associate yesterday and she had it on. I hate reality shows. I was never really feeling Omarosa although I don’t think she’s totally evil, I just know women like her. At least her moms is nice.

    I can only say a few things about it considering I watched (and tolerated) 2 episodes of this mindless crap:

    1. Oh Sh*t…so that’s where Unibrow Sure has been hiding!
    2. Why the dude supposedly from D.C. gotta break out the waterworks talking about his mama?
    3. People actually watch this? I mean cmon…I’m looking at dudes pitching game at this tough piece of veal and thinking why put yourself through it?

  42. What’s Better? Or at Least Equal in my eyes?

    The Ultimate Catch and the TO Show… lol

    Yes, I love ‘em all!

  43. Ladies! Can we stop calling her unattractive? Aside from her PERCEIVED personality defects, she is an: attractive, accomplished, savy and intelligent woman. Why must we always tear each other down? I’m beginning to understand why we black women are taking a beating in the minds of so many regarding desirability. We appear to be our own worst enemy. I can deal with most of the criticism in relation to the content of the show, but we’ve gone to far with the comments on her looks. I believe the comments come from place of self-hate or we’ve been brainwashed into to believeing that the a normal looking black woman is just not worthy.

    • You know I only skimmed the comments, and saw ugly and thought her persoanlity may not be pretty but aesthetically I never thought she was ugly…..its such a harsh word too, I rarely use that word to describe people, *shakes head no*..but oh well

    • @Pices allure
      I agree totally. Aesthetically, she’s a very attractive woman. Apart from certain aspects of her personality, I believe she is definitely someone to be admired. In the few instances that I have seen of her (on television past), she appears to be a very accomplished and driven woman. That’s s*xy, and in my eyes, adds to her appeal greatly. Too bad she’s a b*tch though. or at least her media persona gives that impression.

  44. I’ve been waiting for someone to comment on this show for a while now. I usually HATE “reality” TV because it is exactly the opposite of “reality” BUT, I LOVE this show for all of the reasons you listed. It’s like you were reading my mind. Al B. Sure! is my favorite because he never gets eliminated but does absolutely NOTHING to contribute to the show. He just *Kanye shrugs* and she lets him pass. I’m actually anticipating the season finale. After reading my comments I’m now ashamed of myself.

    • I thought Al B Sure’s role was a secret mole type. But then he didn’t tell on the that guy for sneaking out of the hotel so who knows! He’s just there to sing Nite & Day whenever & wherever possible!

      • I thought that too. After watching the show last night I’m convinced (not enough to bet real $$) that she will not choose any of the guys and we start this fiasco again in the spring.

    • “Al B. Sure! is my favorite because he never gets eliminated but does absolutely NOTHING to contribute to the show.”

      rolling over laughing…DEAD

  45. Never heard of the show until now.
    Needless to say, reasons why I do not own cable & also why I no longer watch television all together is to save myself from the agony and torture of programming such as this.
    The tube has gone down the tubes over the last 18-20 years and has gone past the realm of absurd ridiculousness.
    Shows like this glorify and reward the worst people on earth in the name of ‘entertainment’.
    They call them television programs for a reason.
    Program being the word of emphasis. Watch your brains.

    Forgive my rant. No Lever.
    I really just have nothing to add since I rarely surrender my mind to television’s programming.

      • I concur cept I own a television LOL but am well aware of the dangers of being plugged in.

    • Lawd…you sound like my father. But anyway I just have to say….

      I peeped in yesterday and saw your spantakular comment to Lever. I laughed so hard I literally dropped my mouse and it broke open. No joke. I fixed it but that was effin hilarious. You are def one of my favorite vsbs (next to cbg)

      That is all. Carry on….and Gracie luvs you, she left a comment.

      • @SFG

        Some time ago you mentioned that you looked for fatherly qualities in a man. So stop complaining. :-)
        This would make the 2nd time you said that I remind you of your pops. You know what that could quite possibly mean right?

  46. By fair the best show on T.V! My girlfriend and I have margaritas Saturdays just for this show together. We sit there and DIE! Abso-genius this show. They have Mike, the gay promoter cooking dude who doesn’t date black girls(we wouldn’t date him either), ego-crazed D.C attorney, ex-con who looks like he has intentionally kissed a guy before AND Al B Sure who has had relations with her in the past.

    Did I mention the DC playa dude whose grama conviniently died on the show? He also has been in Omarossa.

    The Best! Love it!

  47. Omarosa 36??? Shhhhhyt I thought she was at 40. My bad.

    I love the show.

    Classic line – I’VE BEEN DUPED (and she couldn’t even squeeze them damn tears out)

  48. Although I can’t bring myself to actually watch a full episode, I had to comment on the time I saw Omarosa in LA a few months ago.

    My company was having their annual conference in LA and she was at the “TVOne Booth” as the talent. Suprisingly, she looks better in person. Now, I’m not ready to give her a “Attractive/Pretty” stamp, but she was definitely not the “Ugly” girl in the building. What was sad is how insignificant she was to everyone. While other celebs (Kardashians, Joel McHale, etc.) at the conference had folks standing in line for hours just to get a glimpse, No one (Zero, Zippo, Zilch) approched her to say “Hi”, get an autograph or a picture. So I guess to pass the time, she had her female entourage take pictures (like a million pictures) of her posing next to the life-size picture of herself. I couldn’t feel sorry for her because she was directing her photo shoot instead of putting herself out there. (Everyone doesn’t know you…Boo Boo!!) Walk around…introduce yourself…charm people! She was too busy trying to act like the star she “thinks” she is.

  49. Damn I wish Dish Network carried TVone! Damnit damnit damnit! this show sounds soo aweseomely bad that I would love it. I’m usually of a reality tv watcher of highly discriminating tastes, especially when it comes to dating shows. But every now and then, a show comes along of such epically bad proportions that it ranks par with other reality tv shows of table flipping proportions. Damn you dish network! I think I should call you out on your racist practices, denying me the chance to watch this skank further embarass herself on national television!

  50. Damn. Damn. Damn! I’ve been out of the country for months and this is the first I’m hearing about this show! Will have to find episodes online! It sounds priceless!

  51. I think people are going harder on her looks than necessary. She’s definitely not ugly, BUUUUUT she ain’t cute enough to assume gaggles of menz wanna compete for her affection either! I think that’s why its so hilarious – she thinks she’s that good, but none of the guys seem to dig her much at all. These fools just wanna be on tv!

    • like I said earlier her attitude make her unattractive she ain’t Celie, but I think we as black people have color complexes bc the media usually puts lighter complexion=prettier, omarosa has a beautiful skin tone but I dont want yall doin “the brown paper bag” contest it just shows how beauty is in the eye of the beholder Lisa raye is physically prettier, but she and Omarosa are just as crazy and narcisstic..like ask a reg avg person who didn’t see Playas club or watch Apprentice/Surreal life they wouldn’t know LisaRaye or Omarosa..all I can say is at least Omarosa is educated and has her own, hell Donald Trump notices that, as far as Lisaraye she’s just a Stripper/actress..

      • While the color issue is real, being light skinned wouldn’t make Omorosa any more attractive b/c her face is her face, lol (& she’d probably be less attractive now that I picture it, just my guess). She’s just okay, which is why the whole premise is funny. Now had the mystery woman @ the center of the show been Nia Long, Gabby Union or any knockout who happened to be brown/dark skinned, it would make total sense & the dudes would have really been scrappin’ for a chance at her. I dunno, it’s not about her skin tone to me, its more the attitude & the physics of her mug.

        As for LisaRaye, I don’t know why anyone would wanna watch her show – I’ve never seen 5 seconds of it. She seems classless to me, & I hope Omorosa’s show (train wreck & all) does better than hers, there just can’t be any substance there. Ahh, who am I kidding – neither has substance, but at least I don’t have to watch Omorosa go shopping or whatever stupid ish Lisa is putting on cam.

  52. Loving the HE-MAN reference with Skeletor, lol! And dude is very correct, old girl looks like Skeletor for real, Skeletor with make up. I honestly had no idea this show even existed until now. Has to be better than the craziness that the kidz are watching on Jersey Shore and Real World/ Road Rules the Gauntlet. . . . .

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  54. Have never seen it.. but now I feel like if I don’t see it, my life will never be complete.. Like Jersey Shore doesn’t already have my head messed up.. Thanx a lot, jerk!

  55. i’ve seen the show. Its the train wreck we cant help but watch, the sad formerly successful person we can’t help but mock, and the complete BS that we dont want to stop all rolled into one. Panama aint neva lie about this one.

    Real talk tho, what the hell Al B Sure doing up on there? Tryna stay in a deep voice like he wasn’t acting VERY suspect in that Nite and Day video (some people will say it was the 80′s but still….)..smh. I laughed when Omarosa played him and said that whenever he sings, he tries to turn whatever song he’s singing into the melody of “Nite and Day.”

    At the end of the day, its pretty entertaining although I initially wanted to throw the remote through the TV when I saw it. But on some real….she wants to be addressed as “Lady O”? Ninjas must be hungry if they up on there doing this….

  56. “I can’t lie. I’ve often asked myself, just what is Al B. Sure! up to? And does he still keep the exclamation point in his name? …”

    Ha! That is funny.

  57. Ah-Mah-No-Sah just played herself on national TV by falling for the okeydokey from a very MARRIED (I have a situation I’m trying to get out off), low-budget R&B singer to show that she actually has a human bone in her scrawny body called vulnerability. I’m completely outdone at this #epicfail. Thanks Trump for giving me Twitter fodder for the next month!!!

  58. i love this show. and the guys are really random.. especially ray lavender… i hope she comes back with a season two

  59. I know this thread is long over & no one will read this, but I’m having the hardest time trying to get through the last ep. Al B is killin’. me. The studio made me hit pause… “I want you to see me do my THIZZLE” made me pause & cuss a few times… Now they’re on a friggin’ bearskin rug! I can’t go on, man. It’s too much. So terrible, I’m scared to un-pause it, my head my explode. LOLOL

  60. I love that you loved this trainwreck of a show as much as I did and for all the same reasons, . Hell NO wasnt nan one of those men on the show for Omarosa… We knew that from episode 1. But seeing their interactions was what kept me tuning in every Thursday night. Is the ending a big shocker??? Nope, me and my friend called it by episode 5. But I do hope she gets another season.

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