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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Guilty Pleasure, Dec 27 2011
By lmarie - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Girls Next Door Comp Collection (DVD)
I began watching "The Girls Next Door" when it aired on E!, and I fell in love with the lighthearted exploits from the seemingly-down-to-earth, but not, cast of girls.
What makes this series so relatable is that it does blend a seemingly fantasy-filled life with that of reality because the girls are very real, and they appear genuine. While not many of us will ever get the opportunity to experience a day, let alone life at the playboy mansion, the series gave viewers an inside glimpse, and that creates a sense of empathy with Hefner and his girls.
The first four seasons are well-done. The fifth season, if you recognize the time-frame of events, is somewhat disappointing, as it seems as though it were put together with less care than the first few seasons. The sixth season introduces the new girls and attempts to provide an explanation for the shift from Holly, Bridget, and Kendra to Karissa, Kristina, and Crystal, but it isn't accurate. While that may be due to the fact that these are real people and not simply a cast of characters, the audience is left with many questions. Also, the sixth season was pretty bad television. The girls aren't believable. With Holly, Bridget, and Kendra, the audience knew that those girls had been living there for years before filming the show, so their affection for Hef was believable (whether truly accurate or not). The new girls are "all of a sudden" deeply in love with Hef? Relationships don't work that way, so there is a lack of trust between the audience and the new girls from the very beginning.
This is the kind of show you can cozy up on the couch for on a rainy day to watch multiple episodes, or the kind of show you can watch one episode at a time and be content. If you're at all interested in life at the Playboy mansion, buy this collection!
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Girls Next Door TCS, April 22 2012
By Utah McGraw - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Girls Next Door Comp Collection (DVD)
The only reason I watched this show because of Kendra damn it shes hot and Bridget is hot too this show was on intill August 7, 2005 - August 2010 wow 5 years and only 91 epsiodes.