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Down with Dr. Rey and 'Dr. 90210'

If there is a worse show on TV than “Dr. 90210,” I don’t know what it is.

Whether I see one minute or 30 minutes of this train wreck in slow motion, my response is always the same: I want to punch a hole through the TV.

I must explain for fear of losing any street cred I may have, that I see this show only because my wife is a huge fan. I know that is the standard guy cop out, but it is true. And unlike shows such as “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Dawson’s Creek” which I was exposed to for the same reason and actually enjoyed, nothing makes me hop off the couch in search of anything else to do as fast as seeing Dr. Rey, his vapid wife or any of the other cast of soulless vultures on that show.

Dr. Rey dresses like a pimp from Shaft. His color palette is insane. He could be an extra on “Paradise Island.” Aside from that, he fancies himself as a master of mixed martial arts. Every week there is a feature of him swinging num chucks around or performing moves in some Rodeo Drive DoJo. It looks like he goes to a new place each week. My bet is that the Sensei asks him to leave because he makes their place look soft.

Now onto the surgeries. Last week, he performed a pro bono case for a guy who was born with complete facial disfigurement. Very nice gesture ruined for me by the fact that I have seen this guy say some of the most inappropriate things to women he has worked on. There was an episode once in which he performed a breast augmentation and then flicked his patient’s breasts while she was still unconscious admiring his “perky” work. How has this guy not gotten sued yet?

Even in the case of the facial reconstruction, the side story was a personal trainer who was having G-Spot expansion surgery. Here was a woman who was going to have $1,800 shot in her uterus just for the benefit of having better sex for four months (that is how long the shot lasts for). What?!? How does one even find out about that option? I missed that infomercial.

And then there is Dr. Rey’s wife, Hayley. As hard as it is to feel bad for a fairly attractive woman who has no worries in the world, never has to work and has more money than she knows what to do with, I feel bad for her.

The show portrays her as a failed actress from Canada (that’s reason enough to feel bad) who struggles with her lavish lifestyle in California. She misses her friends up North, misses acting and is extremely jealous of the life her husband leads. He offers no help by constantly showing her pictures of him with supermodels or by taking business trips to exotic locations without her. Which clearly has impacted her as she appears to have lost 80 pounds over the past few seasons.

Star breakup alert! T-minus three months and counting.

Recently we saw the Reys at a wake. They were in front of a tiny casket pouring their hearts out. Sobbing uncontrollably and reading long love notes filled with sadness. I watched in horror as I thought one of their children had passed. I had missed the beginning of the episode. Then we see them at a cemetery having a full burial. Both of them weeping and screaming in pain. It was very moving.

Then you realize that they just spent thousands on a burial for their Chihuahua. Stop the insanity.

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Please - whoever you are, please can you consider writing a book on the many characters and complete lunatics that are completely devoid of any sense. Thank you for making me laugh out loud . This show has convinced me that I am full of common sense. Self praise is no praise but the number of pathetic creatures hell bent on destroying themselves and actually paying good money to do so...is almost addictive to watch, do they really think that increasing their bust size will have men beating at their doors and whatnot, some view it as a business investment but one thing is for sure, the producers are sniggering with delight and are very cruel to encourage Dr. Rey and his miserable wife. Mind you, I do feel mean to say that about her as she seems to live by her "feelings" and I am not surprised that she doesn't seem to have a friend in the world. And as for her husband, well as they say here " it's all about him" ... this show makes me smile, I do not waste money on cutting myself, my husband and I share a great sense of humor, I am interested in life and am not married to a "lifestyle" whereas this poor woman has no life or style.

THE OLD SAYING GOES, MONEY CAN NOT BUY HAPPINESS! HALEY NEEDS TO TOUGHEN UP. SHE IS TO SOFT AND SHE NEEDS TO EAT SOME PIZZA AND PIES, SHE WILL FILL BETTER. SHOW HIM WHO SHE REALLY IS.

Hello Hayley Rey, my name is Nony Amene,l watched the program with you and your daugther giving away her unwanted toys and clothes.Your little girl was so good with you selecting the things she did not need. I need your help, my husband spat on me,and said that l have the ugliest breast his ever seen. Since that happened,l have no self confident,been a married woman, l know that you understand my problem. Please help me.

Dr. Reys wife could drop dead of a heart attack from her severe anorexia, is he clueless? 88 pounds is a school age childs weight.
I feel sorry for her kids, she lays listless on the couch, motionless and without any energy due to her severe anorexic condition....

I hate that man, he makes all women feel they are extremely flawed, the only reason I know of him is he is a guest on Loveline, he thinks 100lb women with double Ds is gorgeous, and what all women should strive for.

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