![The #GoFundMe Explosion: A Random Sampling of Online Beggin’ For Your Viewing Pleasure… [PHOTOS]](http://cdn.straightfromthea.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Pimp-for-Cash1-520x525.jpg)
So far, we’ve got The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Big Rich Atlanta, Love & Hip Hop Atlanta, Bad Girls Club Atlanta… the list goes on and on.
Now add Married to Medicine to the growing list of Atlanta reality shows to watch.
Married to Medicine, Bravo TV’s latest female-centric docu-drama, follows the lives of six Atlanta women who are either doctors themselves (i.e. OBGYN Jacqueline Walters and her former business partner Simone Whitmore), or married to one (Mariah Huq and Toya Bush-Harris are married to ER doctors, Quad Lunceford’s new husband is a psychiatrist and Kari Wells’ husband is a surgeon).
The show features these “dynamic and successful” women as they juggle the roles of wives, mothers and socialites.
Watch sneak peek video of Married to Medicine (episode 1) + meet the cast below…
Meet the cast:
Jacqueline Walters is the doctor to stars like Toni Braxton, T.I., and Usher.
This Board-certified OBGYN lives by the philosophy “work hard, play hard.” After graduating medical school at the University of Mississippi, Jacqueline completed her residency at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. As a two-time breast cancer survivor, Jackie has a positive and vibrant attitude toward life. Her dedication to work and family sets this bombshell in motion at all times.
Her husband, Curtis, and daughter by marriage, Kursten have to get up early in the morning to catch this career-driven diva — which by her definition stands for “Dedicated, Innovative, Victorious, Admirable.” Her “Thin is In” motto comes with a hint of vanity and sometimes pure obsession with eating healthy and excessive exercise. Between furthering her OBGYN practice, fostering a happy family life, and advocating for breast cancer awareness, many wonder how Jackie has time to balance it all.
Kari Wells, a well-mannered, British-born model skillfully balances work, play, and family life in Atlanta with her husband of 10 years, Colombian raised, orthopedic surgeon Duncan Wells.
Kari has had many successful careers including owning a production company. Today, she serves as CFO of her husband’s orthopedic practice and medical realty company, but her most important role is as mother to their two children, Alexa, 8, and Bryson, 7.
In addition to her various commitments, Kari is involved socially and politically in Atlanta and can frequently be seen hobnobbing with celebrities and politicians. The couple supports many charitable organizations including Doctors Without Borders and Thriving Children Atlanta.
Known for their international flair, the Wells family loves to travel, and Kari, who speaks four languages, lives by the philosophy “you cannot have a narrow mind with a thick passport.” Kari’s dogged determination to succeed, sense of humor and spirituality help her to live life to the fullest.
Mariah Huq, “Queen Bee” and sophisticated and fierce mother of two, brings a new definition to the term “working mom.”
Enjoying a strong, multicultural marriage to Dr. Aydin Huq, an emergency physician and native of Bangladesh, Mariah juggles family and career with their two children, Lauren-Taylor, 8, and Ethan-Tyler, 6.
Mariah openly embraces her husband’s culture by attending Mosque, learning to cook traditional Indian food and studying Bengali. The founder/CEO of Mariah Media Group, troop leader of her daughter’s Girl Scout Troop, and a producer of Married to Medicine, Mariah has a full life.
To top it off, Mariah is working on her latest venture, the Chief Operating Officer of Jewel and Jem, a children’s décor and pajama company, she runs with her sister, Lake.
When she’s not busy in the states, Mariah and her family support their family foundation in Bangladesh and are currently working on building a hospital in name of her late father-in-law.
Known as the “Black Barbie” in her social circle, Quad Lunceford is the life of the party and a self-acknowledged socialite. She is newly wed to psychiatrist Dr. Gregory Lunceford, whose reserved demeanor often clashes with her unpredictable feistiness their love blossomed into a bond that will stand the test of time.
Their personality differences may be connected to their gap in age — he is 13 years her senior, as she prefers it. The couple is the proud parents of two pampered pooches: Khloe and Kar’ie. In addition to being enthusiastic supporters of the Canine Assistants Foundation, the Luncefords also volunteer their time and efforts with various charities and organizations throughout Atlanta.
When Quad enrolled in Tennessee State University, she was the first in her family to attend college. With more than a decade of experience in medical sales under her belt, Quad’s work ethic has landed her in the top 10 percent in her industry. Quad, who dances to the beat of her own drum, often says “I did not ‘marry medicine,’ medicine was lucky enough to marry me.”
Simone Whitmore is an independent OBGYN who runs both her practice and house with an iron fist. She and her more laid-back husband of 16 years, Cecil Whitmore, have two sons, Miles, 14, and Michael, 10.
Simone graduated from Spelman College with a degree in biology/pre-medicine and earned her doctorate from East Tennessee State University. She completed her residency at Boston Medical Center and became a Board Certified OBGYN in 1999. From 1999 to 2004, Simone worked in various practices including Duncan-Cody Medical Group, Arista OBGYN and Castillo, Walters and Whitmore. She has owned North Perimeter OBGYN since 2004 and is a solo practitioner, allowing her to make her own rules.
While her staff may call her “The Warden” and “Witchmore,” Simone simply likes hard workers and refuses to settle for mediocrity. Simone is a member of the American College of OBGYN and the American Board of OBGYN. In her spare time, Simone participates in a mentor program with Spelman College and a local high school. When her packed schedule allows, Simone loves to shop, socialize, travel, and catch up on much-needed sleep.
Toya Bush-Harris, met her husband, emergency medicine physician Eugene Harris, during a speed dating event five years ago while pursuing her Masters in education from the University of Phoenix and working two jobs. Even though Eugene was completing a rigorous medical residency at the same time, no amount of distractions could keep this dynamic couple apart.
In addition to being a busy mom to boys Ashton, 3, and Avery, 1, Toya is helping to launch her husband’s medical concierge business and working on publishing a children’s nursery book series.
On top of family commitments and career projects, Toya and her family are in the process of building a home conducive to their growing family. When she first moved to Atlanta, Toya joined Mocha Moms, which brings moms together in the community to promote healthy families and she currently enjoys volunteering at her church and mentoring young women in area.
You may notice that this newest franchise eerily resembles RHOA season 1. The franchise is merely a new spin on an old concept and comes complete with a “Nene-like” character who loves her some drag queens and what appears to be a ‘Kim Zolciak-like” token White chick.
The verdict is out on how similar this newest ATL show will be to RHOA, but from Andy Cohen’s excitement about “Black Barbie” and her ‘drag queen’ euphemisms, I’m sure it will be just as entertaining.
Married to Medicine premieres Sunday, March 24th.
Will you be tuning in or is it too much of the same dayum thang?
Photos: BravoTV
Related Posts
Reality Show Alert! “K-Ci & JoJo Come Clean”![Instagram Flexin: Are Keyshia Cole & Daniel Gibson Reconciling?? [PHOTOS]](http://cdn.straightfromthea.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Keyshia-Cole-Screening-3-150x150.png)
Instagram Flexin: Are Keyshia Cole & Daniel Gibson Reconciling?? [PHOTOS]![Quick Pics: Dr. Heavenly, Claudia Jordan & More Attend Launch Party for ‘PIQ’ Dating App… [PHOTOS]](http://cdn.straightfromthea.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Dr.-Jackie-Quad-Webb-Lunceford-Dr.-Heavenly-Claudia-Jordan-Toya-Bush-Harris-Lisa-Nicole1-e1422258921126-150x150.jpg)
Quick Pics: Dr. Heavenly, Claudia Jordan & More Attend Launch Party for ‘PIQ’ Dating App… [PHOTOS]![RECAP: Are Dentist Doctors Too? Married to Medicine Season 2, Episode #1… [WATCH FULL VIDEO]](http://cdn.straightfromthea.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Married-2-MEdicine-S2-Ep1-StraightFromTheA-150x150.png)
RECAP: Are Dentist Doctors Too? Married to Medicine Season 2, Episode #1… [WATCH FULL VIDEO]![She Say/She Say: Quad & Mariah Rehash STK (Again) – Married to Medicine S2, Ep. 5 [WATCH FULL VIDEO]](http://cdn.straightfromthea.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M2M-StraightFromTheA-7-e1399397194937-150x150.png)
She Say/She Say: Quad & Mariah Rehash STK (Again) – Married to Medicine S2, Ep. 5 [WATCH FULL VIDEO]![Meet Married to Medicine Season 2 ‘Newbies': Dr. Heavenly Kimes & Lisa Nicole Cloud… [PHOTOS + VIDEO]](http://cdn.straightfromthea.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/married-to-medicine-inline-e1393956915389-150x150.jpg)
Meet Married to Medicine Season 2 ‘Newbies': Dr. Heavenly Kimes & Lisa Nicole Cloud… [PHOTOS + VIDEO]![FIRST LOOK: Keyshia Cole’s New Reality Show ‘ALL IN’ (Pilot Episode)… [FULL VIDEO]](http://cdn.straightfromthea.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Keyshia-Cole-All-In-StraightFromTheA-150x150.png)
FIRST LOOK: Keyshia Cole’s New Reality Show ‘ALL IN’ (Pilot Episode)… [FULL VIDEO]
RECAP: Married To Medicine Season 2 Reunion (Part 2) + Watch Full Video…![RECAP: Married to Medicine S3, Ep12 ‘Fight Of The Uterus’ [WATCH FULL EPISODE]](http://cdn.straightfromthea.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/married-to-medicine-season-2-cast-e1403894284139-150x150.jpeg)
RECAP: Married to Medicine S3, Ep12 ‘Fight Of The Uterus’ [WATCH FULL EPISODE]
Quick Quotes: Married to Medicine’s Toya Bush Harris Compares Mariah Huq to Hitler…
and some how thwy’re gonna be shown as hoohies, gold diggers and catty…yeeeah….what else is new
Probably not. I thought it had already aired.
*yawns* what else is on?
It’s great to promote health, but the motto "Thin Is In" is just plain reckless. Young women already struggle enough with their images compared to what is in the media. Now they will have the added pressure of weighing themselves to see if they are "in".
@ alm ; jacq waltes may feel ‘thin is in’ bc she has had breast cancer twice. i wonder if being an ob doesnt make her wish or her own kids ?
or did cancer dash her aspiration of being a mom ?
Well, the last thing this obese nation needs to hear is that thin is out
This is an atrocity to the health care profession!!
I’m going to go into a new profession; camera person. There has got to be a shortage with all these reality shows in the A.
Please stop ATL you are doing way too much down there
Sick of reality tv. But why is any show with an all/majority black cast out of ATL? Nothing against ATL but black people live in other places too. #IJS
You dont see the agenda yet?? You will America wants all blacks to move to Atlanta put us all in one locations lol.
T.I. has an obgyn???
I was wondering the same thing…:-O
Drama and embarrassment! This is so not fair to the normal people. But, this is what is successful on television.
I think if they represent themselves and their profession positively then it not a bad thing. How is a show about doctors unfair to normal people??? I don’t get that. Nevertheless, my doc will be on this show and she promised that she would not embarrass me and I know that means nor any of her other patients either. All I know for sure is that she is a great doc and takes her patient care to heart. I’ll watch it to see what’s going on but I’m not going to pass judgement just yet.
No. Seen previews
Same show….different name…I can’t burn any more brain cells or electricity on these shows….I refuse…
Bravo has become as bad as VH1 when it comes to exploiting black people. Why do these people sell their souls for a few dollars acting this way…
@golden lady: they aen being exploited. This is 2013, not 2000, wer are 13 yrs into reality tv. We know the deal. When any1 signs up to be filmed they know the camera is gonna edit things for drama.
If you want to be on tv make sure you have your taxes paid, child support paid, warrants quahsed, arrest record expunged
I guess a person would have to live like a saint almost so you won’t have anything on you for people to find out. You’re right though, if you are going to sign up for reality shows make sure you have a clean flawless slate and if not, speak up about it before the press does.
I don’t find this interesting at all. Another show about weaved up women, materialism, and wealth. Can these producers come up with any new and creative ideas?
Co-sign!
Me, too. Co-sign!!!
I’m co-sign’in too! (And I wear a weave…lol!)
Thank you; This format is beyond exhausted.
So sad! More black women fighting…
I Know….right!!!!
Complete devastation to the nation. The women are trying too hard to give us a mix of what they think we expect to see from Black women on reality t.v. shows. Try something new.
@Deanna, unfortunately, the previews have shown to be just the opposite.
Some more Tom-fuckery by Andy Cohen to present a negative view of Blacks, as he laughs all the way to the bank. As educated people, I don,t see why these people would put their private lives on front street. The RHOA, is disgusting enough.
It seems as if Andy finds blacks amusing in foolish ways.
Saying that I think Andy finds away to make ALL Women look bad at these shows from the white trash on OC, to the broke girls on NYC, to the rachet latinos/white girls in Miami. As Countess Luann sang"money can’t buy class" Bravo is all about attention hungry new money willing to do anything for attention not just black women.
I pointed out the two who were the doctors before I read the article. Professional women stand out from the crowd.
This is nothing but another minstrel show aka reality show. Its the 21st Century no need for whites to paint their faces black making fun of us anymore we now do it to ourselves because Black people are more than willing to act buffoonish to stand out on television.
I’m not interested at all. Belittling the reputation of medicine and Black women in general with over the top behavior is beyond a disgrace. Will those 2 adults Mariah and Quad please be escorted to their seats immediately, and sit there quietly as a child with color crayons and a coloring book. They need to check thier "email" because being obnoxious and talking in code as teenagers is ridiculous.
Exactly now they throwin black doctors on reality tv to make them look stupid omg dont u make enuff money without selling your souls SMH soo tired of these shows come to the hood we will show u real reality
If my comment offends you I apologize in advance. I have never been to the Atl and nor do I want to, Every reality show done in the Atl makes the people of color look ratchet whether you are rich or poor. Every man on the screen either has on heels and makeup or acts like a catty woman. All the men gossip, all the women try to outdo each other with Tom foolery and Lord knows you can’t have an all black cast there has to be one DWT ( dirty white trash)! Now the moral of my comment is that if I’ve never been there to Atl and that is my opinion could you imagine what people of others races think if they don’t have any black friends? We took two steps forward with President Obama. But we are not yet at the step where we stop degrading ourselves and allowing others to do us in. I would just like to see a positive image of us on tv besides the President and his wife or The Cosby Show reruns.
You are 100% correct! However, watch some of these ugly ratchet ATL hoes attack your comment…smh…in 5,4,3,2,1…
No..we just don’t like YOU..and that’s across the US…I don’t live in the ATL
You don’t care to visit Atlanta, but you on a blog site about Atlanta? Seems strange to me, you want to know about a city you don’t like or would never visit. Smh at some people.
Black girls rock! Finally the old stereotypes are being lifted. We are more than video vixens, singers and wounded. Can’t wait – it’s about time
If you think this is gonna be a positive show,connected with "BRAVO" that has black women in it,you are either naive or a more hopeful person than I.American television does not want the portrayal of positive black women out there! They wanna see "coonin" and fightin’ and ignorance galore.Its a shame.If it turns out to be positive and uplifting,on my word,I will come back and retract my statement,and continue to watch the show every week.
Looks like I was right! I am mad about that tho. The only thing these bytches didnt do is whip out a bucket of fried chicken and watermelon stashed in the couch cushions. The neck rollin,finger snappin, slave talk…. all of that was there! My question is why?? They could have made this a positive show,but went straight to coonin fo da camera!I will NOT be watchin this shit,and I called ANDY Cohen all kinds of bitches and muthafukkkas last night! So much so, he blocked me.lmao! I dont care.Im tired of just seeing the same portrayal of ignorant,angry,attitude ridden,slave bytches on my TV.Yall better wake up,this shit aint by accident!
I will take the description of the ladies with a grain of salt until I see how they act on the show. I’m wondering why would these women want to be on a reality show in the first place.
Anyone with a degree from an institute of higher learning means you are more knowledgeable in your chosen profession
to help others…..that does not mean you automatically know how to handle yourself in a positive way in other areas of your life. There is a difference…as we shall see. lol
Really: I’m with you…"why would doctors want to do this type reality show"?? Sounds suspect to me.
I totally agree. Why would a doctor subject their profession to something this stupid. These doctors have lost all of their credibility with their peers. I can’t imagine anyone taking them seriously anymore. If my doctor EVER went on a reality TV show, that would be the absolute last visit from me. Not to mention their education. How dare them belittle all that studying and their place in society for the lights, cameras and action. The older one should be ashamed of herself. Looking like a man. She needs a sandwich. Yes I said it…. she ‘s hungry.
For so long black people have complained about the how few brown faces are on tv. Now, the television is flooded with brown faces from all walks of life and now we complain about too many shows on tv or how they act. At what point are we supposed to get excited about coming this far?
Seeing those black women with all their imperfections let’s another little black girl know she can do it too that she can become a doctor too. You don’t have to be perfect to succeed.
IJS
UR kidding right!!! Female doctors acting a fool is not a role model for any little girls. Low expectations huh!!
I’m very serious. Either you’re part of the problem or part of the solution; therefore, I’m not going to complain about seeing more black faces on television. There are already enough people doing, my 2 cents isn’t needed.
Corrections for the grammar police
Doing that…my 2 cents
I’m complaining because if they are ratchet, low class, and disrespectful to others why showcase them. I’m so sick of seeing women twerking, looking like prostitutes and saying I’m wearing labels and looking a hot mess. I’m fed up with seeing children on blogs singing/ rapping explicit lyrics and can’t read, write or speak proper English. Or the new one is smoking marijauna. There is nothing wrong with having a degree and asking children to grow up and be anything you want to be the sky is the limit! However, when you don’t have parental guidance and you are watching the shows that have a black or brown cast nothing has been sacred! So any child watching these shows will get the wrong message! Having a degree doesn’t bring you class. Being rich doesn’t mean you aren’t ratchet. Like I said in my previous comment we need shows that represent us in a positive light. So when other races come upon us they will not have a surprise look on their face when you don’t behave in the same manner as almost all the people that look like you on tv. The only reality show that is not full of ratchet ness is Mary Mary. BTW when have you ever seen anything positive made by bravo or introduced by Andy?
"Having a degree doesn’t bring you class. Being rich doesn’t mean you aren’t ratchet. Like I said in my previous comment we need shows that represent us in a positive light."…….that’s the same point I was making or trying to make in my reply Lakisha D.
I feel the same way as you which is why I am holding my opinion of this show until I see how the ladies behave away from work. That will tell you what they are REALLY about.
Little Andy is full of drama (no surprise there) and ghetto drama at that. I wont be watching this BS
I disagree I find Mary Mary extremely ratchet!! They are always on screen ,hair wrapped up,sweats,acting country never glamorous.
Doctors, or not this is ghetto!! And the claws…..yesssss lady has too much forehead showing. Her wig is sitting too far back on her head
I thought reality tv had hit rock bottom with Preachers Wives……but this takes the cake. Come on people……we can do better than this!!!
RATCHET! This show will be filled with nothing but IGNORANCE AND RATCHET behavior. It won’t be as bad as sum of the shows on VH1, but it will be far from Grey’s Anatomy for sure! Seems like whenever there’s a reality show centered around women in Atlanta, we already know wassup! And why does BRAVO always throw in a "token white girl" in an all black cast? I hope this show isn’t a bad look, but I won’t hold my breath!
I know, right? I don’t see black women in the New Jersery, New York, Orange County, Miami, and Beverly Hills shows but they have to throw in someone white in Atlanta.
If u not feeling it then don’t fuckin watch..
I’m sick of folks talking bout reality tv making us look bad…stfu its entertainment..Blacks need to stop tryna impress the white folks.. I could care less..I know who I am..and how the next person act on TV does not define me…
Every show come out with blacks its an problem…stop fuckin it up for people who actually like these so called "ratchet"shows….Half of y’all talking shit is ratchet y’all selves ,and the main ones watching..gtfoh! !
Respectfully, I’d like to say, "You sound foolish at best!" When African American people (who are entitled, just like you) express their own opinion about their disdain for television networks producing, exploiting, and airing African American women violent behavior through reality TV, it’s not about trying to please the white man. You sound ridiculous. First, they can post their comments and you have no right to censor them. Second, their point of view has validity. Third, perhaps they may be using this platform to galvanize others to champion a movement to produce more intellectually vibrant and positive content based reality TV shows. A one dimensional format is very limiting of who African American women are. Fourth, African American women have too rich of a legacy, to just settle for this unflattering perspective of us. Our legacy includes Mary McCleod Bethune, Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan, Coretta Scott King, Dr. Mae Jemison, Ursula Burns, Dr. Ruth J. Simmons, Dr. Dorothy Height, Fannie Lou Hammer, Daisy Bates, and the list goes on and on. Lastly, please do not impose your low standards and stinking thinking on others, and then criticize others for taking a stand. Think about it!!!
•applause•
Totally in agreement. I know we don’t watch "reality" programming for a serious tone, but why must black women be portrayed as aggressive stereotypes. We come in all shapes, sizes, colors and PERSONALITIES. I am more than a hair weave, the commas in my bank account or whom I marry.
Agreed!
Okay ratchet you defined yourself by your comment and there isn’t a soul on earth that could f**k anything up for YOU all you have to do is reread your comment and know that you don’t need any help! Ignorance is bliss! You are entitled to your opinion but next time think before you tell someone else to stfu when you should take your own advice. Now go twerk!
Yep! I will check it out! It cannot be any worse than whats already on
I personally can’t wait to see it! Trap five women strangers in an elevator in exclusive Manhattan highrise or for that matter..Dubai for five hours, never mind ethnicity, when doors open somebody’s hair follicles WILL be missing. The only one getting to see what happened is elevator cameraman. Consider yourselves blessed. IJS
So that’s entertainment now….black women calling each other out of their names, fighting, acting complete asses….wow
Somebody needs to get out more…explore the world…learn other ways of entertainment….
You are unfortunately correct. Our minds and children’s minds are being polluted by everything on tv mostly because of limited income to travel and neighborhoods in which we live. This is by no means an excuse, but tv has come a long and negative way since the Cosby’s, and that goes for all nationalities. Thanks to Springer, cheaters,Maury, Steve Wilco and ALL housewives including Iranians it’s all downhill from here. Evidence is Oprah’s rising ratings. And if you haven’t been watching, that "unfaithful" show is just like cheaters minus the fighting(so far). So it’s just not Blacks who on these volatile, morality bending expose’s, it’s all women AND men involved with them. That’s why Kordell is pulling his wife after one season..
Not interested. In my opinion, it’s the networks way of saying, "See? Even when they’re educated, they still act just like all the other _______."
AMEN!!! nothing further needs to be said
THANK YOU! I have always believed all of the RHO franchises were to prove, just because you "may" have money doesn’t mean you have any class!
no they are too stuck up
There are tons of reality shows featuring white women cursing, gold digging and acting ratchet, but you don’t see people complaining. As soon as blacks get a show, here comes the negativity and especially about Atlanta. Its as if nothing good could or should come out of Atlanta. All the housewives franchise being filmed in California or New Jersey etc don’t get all of this hate like the RHOA do. Its like if its black and from Atla
People automatically want to assume its gonna be ratchet. I live in Atlanta and there are some very progressive and positive black people here. If some ignorant person want to judge a whole city and people based on a reality show, then they are not too smart to begin with. Ratchetness goes on in any city.
Evry city. Even Alaskans. And don’t forget the "Hutterites".
I’d rahter have my wisdom teeth pulled than watch this BS. Too many damn reality shows. I’ll settle for re-runs of Martin, Good Times, Everybody hates Chris and so on
It all comes down to the almighty dollar! I’m glad to see many people taking a stand against this reality foolishness. Bravo does it because they know there are people like versatile who will always watch, no matter what the context of the show is subscribing too. The advertising dollars don’t care if we are portrayed in a negative light. As long as they know some people don’t have distinguished taste and will watch, or let their children watch any ratchet behavior put in front of them, they will continue to distribute trash tv for black folks to munch on!
Last comment on this topic because it is evident that you are either reading too fast and can’t comprehend or you just read what you wanted to read! I SAID that I’ve never been to ATL however, from EVERY SHOW that is a REALITY SHOW FILMED IN ATL all the people, women, men, gays, brown, black, and all others are not shown with class! In addition, if I feel a certain kind of way about the people shown on tv and would not like to visit ATL that is my opinion! I wouldn’t care what state or town it is i don’t want to visit. I know that there are prominent people in Georgia. I just don’t understand why entertainment can’t be considered interesting if those type of people are seen. There is ratchet ness in every state this 100% true. However, when that is all that is shown on tv about your city one can only think OR believe that the city is ratchet. It is the same once again as a person that does not have black or brown people as friends and the only thing that they have to go on are the songs being played, the music videos, the tv sitcoms, the reality shows, Most of all the videos on YouTube are babies smoking blunts, girls fighting, guys fighting, women and men running the streets naked, all ratchet ness!! Big Rich Atlanta/Texas, The Housewives franchise, Basketball Wives franchise, etc. (ratchet at its finest). Last but not least just think of how many of the reality shows are taped in the ATL and are anyone of them positive? Do they show black people at their finest? I’m not speaking on the married to medicine show because it hasn’t started and I have not seen the previews however, there are so very few shows on tv where the cast is of color and it portrays us in a positive light! I’m not saying people should or shouldn’t watch if you like it than enjoy yourself! I’m just tired of seeing black women on tv fighting, loud, disrespecting themselves and others, talking about labels and looking a mess. I want to see Black Queens that we are and that we came from! So that we as black women can get the respect from one and others that we deserve and stop being stereotyped! I don’t look for approval from any race because I approve this message! Good Day! Happy Passover. Michelle, I have never posted this many comments on one topic!
Oh please we don’t care if your uptight judgmental a$$ visit Atlanta. Its your loss not ours. Some of the brightest and finest came out of Atlanta and live in Atlanta. From Martin Luther King to Tyler Perry Choosing to make his studios here, and filming his movies. And your point about positive reality shows being filmed here sound ridiculous, are there positive reality shows being filmed anywhere? Do you consider those other cities ratchet and won’t visit as well? You haven’t even seen the show yet and you’re already running your mouth. Like someone said before every city have ratchet people. You seem real small minded to actually believe that a reality show is a true representative of everyone who lives in Atlanta. You have your good and ratchet no matter where you go. Maybe even in your own city. Before I run and cast judgment, I’ll watch the show first to see what its all about. I already like that its a show about professional women.
I feel ya and can certainly appreciate what you’re saying without calling you out of your name like so many others have.
My girlfriend and I recently talked about the fact that our husbands abhor when we watch these shows.
I can understand where they’re coming from but the way my bf and I see these shows are simply as mindless dribble after a long hard day of work. It’s just a way of letting your hair down and watching this tom foolery as pure entertainment.
This view point maybe shallow and for that I’m guilty as charged.
However, Diane Carroll said it best on Wendy Williams recently when she talked about the origins and reasoning behind the new reality tv format which came about during the writers strike from several years ago. TV networks discovered and proliferated a new format called reality tv where the talent is cheap and bountiful compared to card carrying screen actors guild professionals.
Reality tv was not designed with blacks in mind per se but you know that whatever we get into flourishes be the arena good (golf, tennis) or bad( reality tv, certain hip hop genres)
Excuse me get the respect one another and others that we deserve
God knows I tried to read your post but that last Sangria just blurred ery thing. I know you’re right. G’night.
U aint missing nothing
I can’t find any nice words…..
Interesting. I’ll be tuning in every week for sure. Mariah is really ghetto to me I have to take her in small doses lol.
very cliquish..like highshcool..not impressed,it held my interest for about 20min. two tumbs down..
women + mostly black + nu money= more drama than the others!!!!trash w/ lil class!!!
They need to take it off! They are trying too hard to make a TV name for themselves!
Keeping my eye on Quad…no matter how much money you have. It can’t take the hood out you..
The reality show about the preacher wives was more interesting #boring
Ghetto
temptation
Hot mess…
It’s trashy! I’ve worked with both Dr. Walters & Dr. Whitmore , very intelligent women. It’s sad that they would degrade themselves to this classless trashy show. SMH
CRAZY ,RUDE
Kari and Toya= Brokedown Kim Z and Sheree!!!
it was decent. iam waiting for the fights. if u dont like dont watch!
Boooooo
I will give it another watch. Quad is the entertainment.
Garbage on to the next one
Messy and wannabes one want’s to be Tamar and the rest just Ghetto,but they gave me hope that anyone can marry a Dr. class does not matter
MARIAH IS A MS LAWRENCE WANNA BE…FUNNY AS HELL LOL
interesting
I THOT IT WUD BE MORE PROFESSIONAL..
Tamar and Andrea (R Kelly ex wife) wanna be. they need to get their own tag line. Watching Quad as she is hood no matter how much money she has.
Which one married to the indian doctor? In the previews she came up with some fool ass word to describe her.mixed kids. Why black folks always think they’re accomplishing something by intermixing with other ethnic groups? That ish been going on since the book of Genesis.
A whole lotta nothin.
Love Quad!
WHACK
Its RHOA when Kim was on the cast meets ghetto brawds who found meal tickets. The 2 actual Drs seem to be the only ones with some sense.
I watched….I can’t….anyone with class would not be on these shows
Hot azz mess ….they need to take it off air sad
It was ok.
Not good…hit mess
*hot
oh noooooo not another one!!!!! smh
Not interested
GR888888 SHOW!!!!!!!
sizzling hot right from the first night…wow QUAD and Dr. Jackie both stood out from the other DIVAS
i just saw the show tonight and hell yeah! this my new favorite! these so called rich "classy" broads finna be boxing!!! getto shit at its finest!!!
I watched, and the verdict is still out on it. Mariah is way too much of a Tamar knockoff with all of her third person rhetoric/antics. She really seems like she could possibly be an interesting character without all that established, popular personality bitin’ she was doing. Check your email = Andrea from Hollywood Ex’s. Just be who the hell you really are, sheesh!
YES! I was like …who is this fake Tamar?? and who wants to act like Tamar any damn way
Hot got damn mess…
EXTREMELY GHETTO!!!
It was ok better than big rich Atlanta or whatever that show is called
It was cool~ except for Toya keep sayin she was raised in the hood~ when it was really the suburbs…and went to suburban schools…Quad is cray! I’d watch to she how she put fakeness in they place…
I love Mariah and Quad is a trip. I guess people from Memphis are crazy, that’s why KMichelle acts like that.
UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was ok seemed kind of scripted to me
Could’nt understand why they confronted her at B-day party and they call Quad hood,,lol they seemed hood.TIME & PLACE FOR EVERTHING
o m geee the word is w r e t c h e d.
Ratchet does not mean what you think.
Ratchet is a mechanics tool.
WRETCHED is miserble, ghetto, low class, despicable.
Check your urban dictionary it is ratchet. A ratchet tool is a different definition. Thank you and Good Day!
Another tacky reality show.
The show is a bit over the top – trying to hard for who going to be the main drama queen
I see Mrs. Waters bailing out. There is no chick on that show on her level. She upbeat, positive, and a little snobbish (but most people are who have acquired her wealth). I like her.
Quad is a hot mess with that lace front sitting off the top of forehead.
Queen Bee probably has more skeletons in the closet than a little as well as Mariah. I will watch it again just to see how the doctors wives think they should act and see how they react when they realize their presence on the show is going to hurt their career and marriage.
I am ashamed of these women. Proof that money does not buy you class. I am wondering why the two educated female doctors are on this mess. I live in Atl and I am ashamed that this is how they present themselves.
Oh and Quad and Mariah are GHETTO!
Horrible..too much fighting right away. Quad gave me a headache. Really can sistas not behave on tv?
Quad gave me a headache too..her name fits because Quad = 4 and she has a forehead like a muh’fucka
Man I am really starting to feel sorry for Atlanta woman and their need for attention. They all want to be famous…so glad my girl is not from Atlanta.
I am sure that there are some positive women in Atlanta. These shows are just depicting women in a negative light which happens to be filmed in Atlanta. I think most of the women that I have encountered while visiting there seemed to be snotty or stuck up which in my opinion some wanted to be something that they are not. I noticed that some parts of the shopping areas in Atlanta is nothing but a fashion show and is very laughable to me, but I do know that some females in Atlanta are not all like that. I live near the St. Louis area and most of the black women that I have encountered are not friendly and seem like they are all mad at the damn world for some ungodly reason, depending on where you go, but I know that all black women are not like that. People are going to experience different things in different regions of many cities in the country.
Can’t get enough Married to Medicine? Another recap is at married2medicine2.blogspot.com
The show is good! Don’t hate! If you don’t like it, don’t watch it! PERIOD! I like Mariah, Quad, and The Diva doctor who adds class and balances out the show. The white woman was also kinda fun to watch! IT’S JUST ENTERTAINMENT PEOPLE!!!! CHILL!
AWFUL…..WAY TOO MUCH DRAMA…..MAYBE I WAS EXPECTING TOO MUCH…..
This show rocks! All of these shows are scripted but this one is not that apparent as of yet due to it being new….Mariah is definitely the Lisa and Nene of the housewives franchise. It should have been named "Real Housewives of Medicine". Make that money Andy and Bravo!
wow….I see this is going to be the women who make the money vs. the women who spend the money
This damn show sucks!!! I can’t wait til they take it off the air. It’s a waste of TV footage. Not only that, they’re trying to be a combination of too many prior reality shows. Like one chick always says, “Check your email baby.” Andrea Kelly from Hollywood wives all the way. They already remind me of Basketball wives with all that dam fighting.
After the first episode, Mariah has easily become my favorite of the show. It will be difficult to not make comparisons to the Atlanta housewives show, but I’m sure these women will make the show interesting to watch. I was working late at DISH and miss the first episode of Married to Medicine. Fortunately, I remembered to set the timer on my DISH Hopper to record it for me. Since it can hold up to 2,000 hours of entertainment space; I can record the full season and the full seasons of my other favorite shows. I like being able to watch them whenever I want.
Andy Cohen, c/o Brava, SHAME ON YOU!!! I’m all for making a buck and you have beenextremely successful with your show and "outlined" drama, but this one takes the cake. I thought there was nbody trashier that the RHOA (espsecially) Phaedra, but puleez. What a waste of precious air time. You guys get pitched tons of ideas and scripts; get rid of this garbage and pick something else. This show is a yawn and I will never waste my time with it again. BTW, why is there always a token "white" on an all black show? And what’s the deal with "acting as a doctor’s wife"? The medical profession in the past 10-15 years has dropped far below the law and computer science. Being a doctor today is really no big deal.
The most disturbing read of this article is, "T.I and Usher see an OB-GYN?"
Re: "Jacqueline Walters is the doctor to stars like Toni Braxton, T.I., and Usher."
Married to Medicine just have to say I watched two episodes and I can’t stand Ms. Ghetto Quad and I really can’t stand ugh mug and totally hypocrite and phoney Mariah. She complimented Kari’s hair and than made fun of it; well at least it is her own like to see your ugly mug without all the paint on it and your knappy head without (Weave) someone else hair on it. Just because you married a Doctor doesn’t make you anything more than what you truly are ugly and totally fake inside and out! At least Quad wheres her ignorance out in the open.
Actually, so far, I liked it – except for that Kari woman, though I’m not sure why I dislike her…maybe Quad just seemed more likeable. It is much better than any of those Housewife shows – where no one does anything but sit around and cut everyone else down.
Disgrace to the medical community.
You know your characters or profile are qualified to be boule’ or luminatee!
What’re do you dra the line?
Edit, where not what’re
And draw not dra
Nobility
Actually, this show is a TRUE representation of some of the black doctors’ wives behavior in Atlanta. So BRAVO is just airing some laundry… There are many upper class women who behave this way – with no class!
please do not be fooled by this British woman saying she was born in "Yorkshire". I live in Europe, and England is one of the most dodgy, shabby, run down places in the world. It is North of Manchester. She is an immigrant to America with no valid proof of her background. British people sound smart and proper, but they are some of the most foul mouthed drunkards in Europe.