Pitch to Bravo: The Real Housewives of Echo Park

A cast member of The Real Housewives of Echo Park.

While trolling around for spec commercials, director reels, and student film auditions, I found a casting notice for the upcoming The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills:

Evolution Media, producers of "The Real Housewives of Orange County," is casting its next show in the Beverly Hills area. We are seeking upscale, affluent women living fabulous and glamorous lives. Bravo is looking for outgoing, exciting, strong, focused women who reside in and around the Beverly Hills area that want to share their lives. We are looking for women who are lively and energetic, with defined opinions and views. Our featured women should have busy lives, be involved with the community, have a strong work ethic, and an active social calendar. Most importantly, they should be enjoying the good life. The women, significant others and families must be open to sharing their experiences with the producers and the television audience.

I think it's time we see some real Real Housewives. So I'd like to pitch to Bravo a new series, The Real Housewives of Echo Park. So far the cast is me, the nice Mormon mom next door and the three elderly Jehovah Witness Mexican ladies that knock on our door every weekend. Maybe we'll add a barista from a coffeehouse on Sunset. Our big charity project can be cleaning up the plastic bags left by the guy that lives in the RV down the street. Or finding an actual home for the guy that lives in the RV down the street. Instead of Botox parties, I can host Queen Helene Cocoa Butter stretch mark treatment parties. I imagine long afternoons of Jesus candle shopping with Rosalita, Alameda, Gaspara and Jen and followed by a ladies lunch at the pupuseria next to the auto body repair shop. There might be little to no actual conflict considering the language barrier. I might have to carry the Pinot Grigio/girl drink drinking load for all of us. These are all small prices to pay for a dose of reality on Reality television.