Very Promising Indeed

Grating New York accents, his and hers thong bathing suits, children not of European descent named Johan and Francois . . . how are you going to resist The Real Housewives of New York City? You won't, that's how. Give in, my friends. Give in.

Mark my words--these people will not be nearly as lovable as their OC counterparts. View the evidence here and here, or even better, read the Times review. I'm predicting that I will love to hate Alex (far right in the photo above) the most. What about you?

Set your TiVos (or whatever you modern-day people do) for the premiere Tuesday on Bravo.