L'Empire du bling: New York

I haven't watched the original Bling Empire in LA so cannot compare these two. The NYC version was tolerable with some likeable characters and an overall casual, easy-to-watch vibe. There's obviously some wealth-flaunting but honestly a lot of it feels a bit exaggerated (especially Nam) so I wouldn't take it too seriously. Besides the billionaire heiresses most of these people are far from being as wealthy as they claim to be. Dorothy fits well as the frontrunner as she's both funny & outspoken. Tina, Blake, and the couple (Vika/Richard) are all decently entertaining. The only unlikeable characters in my opinion were Lynn and her long-distance husband. The separate storyline of Deborah and her husband also felt completely disjointed from the main series as they only appeared together with the main crew during episode one and they had the least amount of airtime.

Overall, easy short binge that's obviously heavily scripted but still entertains enough when there's nothing else to watch.

One of the worst reality tv shows I've seen in my life. I love to occasionally shut my brain from my everyday rhythm with a bit of trashy brainless but entertaining reality tv, and appreciate a bit of extreme super rich decadence lifestyle and superficiality as long as it's aesthetically pleasing and fun. But this is nothing. They are not even good looking a part from Dorothea (the Mexican wife of hung) . They are not doing anything interesting or amazing or fun with their money. They basically don't add to anything on this planet. Dorothy is the most annoying, useless, brat of a human I've ever seen. She is ugly, spoiled, disrespectful, stupid and BORING, she adds no new value to the world in any way, she just exists as a child of a billionaire and is a useless, ugly, boring brat. Terrible people, even worst tv show.

Very boring cast except Dorothy. Why we even watch Jett? Obvious that he is in for getting in the 'ride' ... which is whatever, but it's not on this platform please. It's supposed to be about Asian people. Very annoyed when he starts being interviewed.

Vika's partner? Casting is wrong. Dorothy is on point about him just basically using people, and he shouldn't be on the casts because this is about rich, shallow, self centered, racist (only Asian can be in my group) people. This guy is self centered, but everything else screams 'trying too hard' and not real. Which is the complete opposite of this show's vibe.

Tina is sad, a bit bipolar and definitely not ready for this. Obviously depressed and need help. Not Dorothy's help. But professional. Which is not common for Asians. Actually, that should be her story line maybe...anyway, at this point, she is Not interesting enough, to put it nicely.

I write a review mostly because I like a show. This time I wrote hoping so that the casts are changed for the next season...

Lynn is just wicked. I hate how she wanted to get in the middle of Vika and Richard's relationship. She is most definitely a kind of person you should stay away from at all cost. Don't be like her! Ha ha. Nobody, even Dorothy is not at all annoying to the level of Lynn. I can't believe people who are nosy like that exists in real life.

Vika is the prettiest and the sweetest amongst all the characters. Tina and Blake are really sweet too. Uncle Stephen and Deborah just reminds me of the Adam's family. Overall, this series is good to kill time if you love fashion and curious about the lives of filthy rich.

Watching this to see how different it is to the others. It's good entertainment when you don't want something serious to watch BUT the characters are a whole new level of precious and spoilt.

Nam: OMG I MIGHT HAVE TO WORK FOR MONEY...my goodness what a tragedy. Poor princess.

All you can really do is blame the parents for raising such lazy selfish narcissistic children who expect everything to be handed to them because it's all they know. But then the parents can't understand why their children behave the way they do ... such a mystery!

Some of the women in this series are either great actresses or absolute idiots. Money may be inherited but intelligence, decency and integrity certainly aren't.