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Those ghastly Gastineau girls

GastineauAt least on The Apprentice, the contestants compete for a job. On Survivor, the winner takes home $1 million. But will someone please enlighten AdFreak as to the appeal of watching wealthy, whiny socialites argue about who borrowed whose Dior handbag? It’s bad enough we have over privileged Beverly Hills chicks on The Simple Life, the hair excesses of Growing Up Gotti, an Iranian princess on Love Is in the Heir, but now E!’s New York socialite Gastineau Girls (pictured here) is just the last straw. First of all, their celebrity status is highly marginal, with Lisa Gastineau being the ex-wife of former New York Jets’ star Mark Gastineau, who now lives quite abundantly on her divorce settlement The show could be slightly interesting if it gave financial advice, a la Suze Orman, but there is nothing to be learned here. Please, someone put an end to the philosophizing doorman, the workouts with celebrity fitness trainers and the private meetings with diamond brokers. It’s too much. On a recent episode, “This is assault!” socialite-mom Lisa Gastineau shouts, "This is assault!" when her living room is invaded with boxes of her daughter's pricey possessions. “It’s an assault on my sensibilities!” Indeed. AdFreak could not agree more.

—Posted by Celeste Ward

Photo credit: George DeSota/E! Networks

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The dumbing down of America is now complete.

Posted by: David Burn | Mar 2, 2005 11:20:31 AM

in america this day and age, ignorance is bliss.....i flipped the channel to the show on accident and i instantly felt dumber by watching a brief moment of this show....what is the world coming to?

Posted by: shay | Mar 5, 2005 11:47:47 PM

Is it me or does Brittny Gastineau have implants. In one picture it looked like she did, it's probably just a padded bra stuffed with chicken cutlets(silicone inserts).

Posted by: | Mar 6, 2005 5:09:08 PM

When will reality tv project actual reality?

Posted by: Abby | Mar 12, 2005 2:00:19 AM

lol. I could not agree with you more.

these women are rediculous

Posted by: xxx image gallery | Mar 14, 2005 2:11:01 PM

hey i don't know why this isn't more known but there is a guy writing a blog from inside the show - he's a producer i think - there's some intersting info, if you are reading this write more!!! www.jerrykolber.com is the website

Posted by: realityfanohio | Mar 15, 2005 11:39:11 AM

hey i don't know why this isn't more known but there is a guy writing a blog from inside the show - he's a producer i think - there's some intersting info, if you are reading this write more!!! www.jerrykolber.com is the website

Posted by: realityfanohio | Mar 15, 2005 11:39:47 AM

yeah, i'm sure that the guys that hate the show (if there are any) are full of it, or pissed off that they can't get a women that looks half as good. Like you would turn them down if they asked you out.

Posted by: whatever | Mar 15, 2005 7:08:38 PM

I think it's hilarious

Posted by: | Mar 15, 2005 9:11:58 PM

Lisa Gastineau has had so much plastic surgery that she looks like a Barbie doll. Her nose freaks me out!

Posted by: | Mar 17, 2005 4:45:03 AM

The Ghastly Gastineau Girls are so vile. Who cares about 2 aimless, MANLESS, spoilt brats? And real "New York Society" would take one look at those 2 women and think they were high priced(?) hookers by the way they dress and behave. Mark Gastineau's sloppy seconds ex-wife shrew and bratty daughter are nauseating and dull. Who would waste their time watching those 2 try to find a rich man to pay their bills to pay for their tacky lifestyle???

Posted by: BeenThere | Mar 17, 2005 10:13:38 PM

I hate when people come on web pages and they said bad stuff about the show if you don't have anything good to say don't say anything at all.My personal opinion about the show I love it to death I think Lisa Gastineau has great fashion sense I love all the coats she wears.I just recently bought a suede faux fur coat is gorgeous and I feel fabulous.I love all the clothes she wears I want to dress like her.I want to rich like her.

Posted by: Keren | Mar 18, 2005 10:34:59 AM

Does anyone see the resemblance between Lisa and Janice from the Muppets? Oh wait, Janice had a marketable skill.......

never mind. My bad

Posted by: asianfrenchfry | Mar 18, 2005 7:39:55 PM

The gastineau Girls are perfectly hideous monstrosities created by this time of our where a rich man like Mark Gastineau can create an ex-wife so tacky but rich she gets a TV show for being selfish! Oh how those 2 women need to learn a lesson in humility, a lesson in good taste, a lesson in discression? Oh sure, can you imagine The Gastineau Girls like volunteering at a homeless shelter to actually help peopel in need when getting their hair & nails done is all they worry about?

Posted by: Princess CooCoo | Mar 18, 2005 8:45:18 PM

I think that the show is entertaining. I would much rather see something like this than watch couples cheat on each other on "temptation island" or eat maggots in "fear facto"r. Although superficial, this show is funny, and whether or not other people think so is subjective. In terms of superficiality though, that is true about every show on TV. If one if watching TV one must make peace with the fact that one is simply watching the real or fake lives of other people instead of living one's own. Not only of random people, but people who do not even know of this one existance. So technically, watching any TV show is lame. But if our own life sux, then whatever makes us happy...

Posted by: | Mar 20, 2005 12:32:15 AM

I have to wonder how little Brittny would survive if something happened to her mommy and she had to fend for herself?

Posted by: Jane Howard | Mar 20, 2005 1:36:33 AM

I'd rather spend my time trying to find the secrets of Zelda!

Posted by: toby1kenobi | Mar 20, 2005 10:46:19 AM

These women need serious counseling...

Posted by: timmy fields | Mar 20, 2005 10:48:35 AM

Is The Gastineau Girls a joke TV is playing on the audience to see if real people have brains anymore? What is that Show actually about? We see 2 women with some man's name that did something in sports kinda talking about and spending money, wearing clothing they must have found in garbage cans and wondering around Manhattan being obnoxiously catty. Who is watching this Show? What has TV come to that these women get a TV Show so people can watch them do absolutely nothing of value. No fun, no advice, no romance, not even a makover or eat worns for some money??? Is The Gastineau Girls the adult Tellitubbies? A mindless Show to keep people so bored with their own lives they have to watch nothing at all of any value in any way? What an icky Show...

Posted by: UpTown | Mar 20, 2005 8:36:55 PM

The Gastineau Girls behave just like what I would thing those blow up lifesized dolls would behave like if they were alive but picky about the guy they were with.

Posted by: Queen for a Life | Mar 20, 2005 8:40:40 PM

I'm just tired of those souless, spoiled and lame gastineau girls. This is one of the most idiotic set of people. The mom has NO depth and thinks she does and the daughter has nothing to say and is very average. You girls better get a life and start thinking of important issues in the world rather than material crap! Really, you should be ashamed. Don't shrug this off empty and voids! Yuck E

Posted by: compassionkills | Mar 20, 2005 11:45:13 PM

I really think that Brittny is a pretty girl but she has no personality. Does she respect her own mother? Not really. Lisa you may be a lost cause. WHY? because you are filled with nothing. You seem like all you care about is what you can get. That's too bad. And please no more plastic surgery. You are pretty and you are ruining yourself. This is really the decline of America folks!!

Posted by: wantonlove | Mar 22, 2005 3:24:10 PM

Are you KIDDING, this is mindless crap! E television is retarded. Oh you girls are going to end up depressed fake dollies. No inner, all outer(and not that great) I would never touch them with a 10 ft. pole. How revolting!!
Young girls please don't follow suit.

Posted by: Mark Ryan | Mar 22, 2005 3:31:37 PM

2 weeks ago when i was out with friends at Dos Caminos on Park Ave, both Lisa and Britney showed up for a late night dinner. They look exactly the same in person as they do on the show, but the sad part is, Lisa is so much better looking than Britney. Everyone was more interested in her than the Beautiful brat daughter!

Funny

Posted by: ellaNYC | Mar 24, 2005 6:26:09 PM

Wow! You all are so catty and jealous! So what if they have a ton of money, they love each other and are sharing their story. I don't see them being hurtful to anyone (that would probably make it more interesting to you). I suppose not one of you who posted so harshly ever spends carelessly, and always gives a good portion of your money to worthy causes. Gimme a break! Lisa is trying to teach her daughter to be responsible and honestly work for her money (modeling is not as easy as it looks). I think they both look great and have good fashion sense. But I'm sure if you all looked that good, you would keep wearing your conservative dumpy clothes! Please! You would show it off too, and you are lying if you say you wouldn't! Be honest, you hate them because they are rich and beautiful. How sad for you!

Posted by: cfoster | Mar 28, 2005 1:23:52 PM

Oh yeah, and if someone offered you your own show, a makeover, designer clothes, diamonds and an easy life, I'm sure you would all turn it down to go live in a convent an give all your money to charities! And for you men who are posting that you find them unattractive somehow, most of you would jump at the chance to be with them, and those who wouldn't, and I'm sure there are some, well, everyone has different taste. Just think of it this way, if you put your picture up, I'm sure not every lady out there is going to think you are fantastic, you can't please everyone all of the time, noone can.

Posted by: cfoster | Mar 28, 2005 1:31:58 PM

Personally, I think Brittny got breast implants. However, that put aside, I think that both her and her mother, Lisa, have good fashion sense.

Posted by: Sarah | Mar 28, 2005 5:59:40 PM

Some people make better doors than windows. In this case, E television has proven vice versa.

Posted by: Matthew Small | Mar 30, 2005 7:46:00 AM

The show is foolish... You can get just as much out of it by watching with the television on MUTE. Who are we kidding? There's only one question here; when are naked pictures of Brittny going to start showing up??????? Hopefully the door man can answer that (He may be the one sneaking the pictures.)...

Posted by: | Mar 30, 2005 9:23:48 AM

All I know is that before New York Lisa's lies - Mark Gastineau was a self made athelete and a good man. From the heartland, Brittny should be ashamed. Glad to see the truth is known.

Posted by: ZZ Stop | Mar 31, 2005 2:52:50 PM

Well, I do give my moneyt o alot of charities. I can truly say that. And I wouldn't go dressing in overly adorned clothes and jewelry. (and by the way, I have the money) I just simply find people more attractive when they are beautiful on the inside. Really, when two women are so into themselves like that, that's not beautiful. Also, my girlfriend Janelle is a model and Brittny may find it difficult because she's NOT model material. (I'm not taking away that she is attractive, just not model material) Although, she could do a few men's mags or posters! haha

Posted by: MarkRyan | Apr 3, 2005 3:39:34 PM

They are both Stupid Cu*#'S!!!!

Posted by: Sharkie | Apr 3, 2005 4:12:01 PM

Lisa was Marks first wife? Then Gitte Neilsen? Then someone else? I am confused how he could go from one extreme to another.

Posted by: Wondering | Apr 4, 2005 11:50:42 AM

Lost in the swirl of the girl. When we played in college, he never smoked dope - downed a few beers - wasn't a drugger or into himself. Lisa's influence shows, now if only their kid can escape her empty self absorbed ways...loose the name Lisa you done enough damage .. ask God

Posted by: FeelinIt | Apr 4, 2005 4:43:45 PM

nobody is forcing anyone to watch or read anything about them

Posted by: jo | Apr 4, 2005 4:53:28 PM

It is ridiculous, and they're laughing all the way to the bank!

Posted by: | Apr 5, 2005 11:35:05 PM

there stupid loosers

Posted by: Amelia potter | Apr 6, 2005 11:47:05 AM

www.jerrykolber.com

from one of the producers of gastineau girls!
tell HIM what you think of this crap!

Posted by: | Apr 7, 2005 7:59:21 AM

I personally find the show pretty mindless. I think when I watch it, my pulse rate drops, along with my IQ, and my eyes glaze over. However, there is something intriguing about it that keeps me coming back for more. I can compare it to a bad car wreck on the side of the road -- you don't want to look, but something makes you look, and you keep looking.

I think that Brittney is a pretty girl, but absolutely zip in personality, so it's good she got looks. Her looks can hopefully get her through life, because I've not been convinced she's too bright either. She'll be able to snare a rich man just on her trophy looks. I think she looks better than a lot of those models out there. Just because she's got some curves to her body, she's told she needs to lose weight. If the modeling industry wasn't run by gay men that want these models to look like shapeless, flat little boys, they could appreciate her.

All in all, I find the show entertaining. Anyway, just my two cents! ;)

Posted by: Molly | Apr 7, 2005 4:41:52 PM

Just wanted to say , although it's a little shallow, I love the show. It's amusing and entertaining, and my husband can see how really low maintenance I am! Seriously, it's not rocket science but I do find their situations interesting

Posted by: mingospanky | Apr 9, 2005 5:27:25 AM

Thank God for the Gastineau Girls! I was in the midst of my preperation for hari-cari when I finally discovered two people who are more pathetic than myself! Thanks "girls", you're a lifesaver!

Posted by: Andy | Apr 9, 2005 12:27:19 PM

I think these girls never worked a day in they life.they fight over, the most stupidst things and they act like they are all that.i dont know y E would give those mochers a show.

Posted by: dmitry | Apr 9, 2005 6:35:31 PM

I love the Gastineau Girls. I love to look at the fashions and the way these rich duo live. Any guy would grab either. Who are we kidding here. If Lisa has had plastic surgery, it has to be on her body. She and Brittney eat like horses. A little lipo has been done to keep Lisa so thin. They don't diet at all. That is unheard of. Size six for Lisa's age and habits is hard to believe without some help from the plastic surgeon. Anyway, they're fun.

Posted by: shelby6n | Apr 9, 2005 7:24:56 PM

I think this is an AMAZING show!!!!!!!!
Brittney and Lisa, you girls are beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love Alexa

Posted by: Alexa | Apr 9, 2005 7:25:01 PM

they are AWFUL!!!! Liars too!!! I met them. I am a designer. I lent them some clothing for their show, and then they demanded that I give it to them $1000.00 worth of clothing, just for wearing it. I have been in the biz for a long time, no cable TV shows demand products. I said no they can borrow, but not keep. When I asked for my pieces back, they told me the pieces were stolen from them. (long story) They never paid me back or returned anything!! And I still see them wearing my product on their show. Dont watch the show, they dont deserve the ratings! Lisa is a royal bitch!!
and soooooo superficial!! UGH

Posted by: samantha | Apr 10, 2005 3:35:47 PM

oh, and they treat their employees like shit.
Their assistant wakes Brittny up in the morning with a starbucks coffee. She walks their dogs for them, they boss her around, and dont even pay on time. I know this, because I know her. YUCK YUCK YUCK

Posted by: samantha | Apr 10, 2005 3:40:16 PM

Ask Brittny if she ever feels abused by her mother's control, or afraid. Walk tall young lady, honor your mother and father. Fill those blank eyes with knowledge, be true to yourself and lead your own life. Treat your relatives as good as you treat your dog. Learn to read.

Posted by: Churchman | Apr 11, 2005 9:41:41 AM

I love how the doorman keeps telling us how fascinating these 2 c*nts are! Its hysterical. Its a better comedy than most other sitcoms out there today

Posted by: Princess Ann Claire | Apr 11, 2005 7:19:23 PM

from (princess anne claire) the post above me. you should not talk about them being total c%$#@ because you act like a bigger one on your show too. for some reason though something makes me come back for more. i think both shows are pretty entertaining.

Posted by: blondiegirlxxxx | Apr 12, 2005 7:18:44 AM

Are Brigitte Nielsen and Lisa Demico sisters? The executive producers are the same for Strange Love and this show?

Posted by: Dallas | Apr 14, 2005 4:26:43 PM

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