Flipping Out

Still, love the show regardless if Jenni remains a part of it or not. Would hate to see the Flipping Out coming to an end.

Jenni certainly isn't participating nearly as much as she has prior seasons. Although there must be some truth to storylines, if watching closely, you may notice Jeff's clients are in on the jabs, for why else is everyone grinning at subplot conclusions?

My guess is Jenni's new home purchase fed into their recent feud.

I have always been a casual viewer of Flipping Out. I'll watch it if it's on, but had not recorded it to watch faithfully until this season. I keep up with it more via Watch What Happens Live and Jeff's show on Radio Andy. So there are no doubt many viewers who know their relationship better than me.
After hearing about the big fight, I did start recording it this season and have watched faithfully. From where I sit, it seems like Lea played a significant part in the split. It felt like she kind of swooped in to play the role of loyal confidant that Jenni always had, and that created a wedge between Jeff and Jenni. I don't think it was intentional on her part, nor do I think that Jeff and Jenni really realized it was happening. But Lea suddenly offered Jeff an alternative, and got him feeling restless wanting something different in his life and looking at everything consistent as reasons that he didn't have something different.
Having watched last night's episode, I still side with Jenni more than I do Jeff, but I softened a little towards Jeff's side. Jenni was going through a big "is this all there is" phase. I think that she was coming more from a place of "what did it get me to be so loyal to this guy?" but she did come across like she was blaming Jeff for the choices she's made rather than wishing she'd made different choices.
I have mixed feelings about their final discussion. The part of me that wants to believe there is some good in Jeff wants to believe that he realized that Jenni could be so much more without him, and knew the best thing he could do as a friend was to push her out of the nest because she wasn't going to do it on her own. The cynical part of me believes that Jeff needed a week to think about how to look best on camera.

I think Jenni harbors some resentment for Jeff for being the early break out star of all her and Chris Elwood's reality TV efforts that led to the successful Flipping Out.

Who's lying? Jenni. Jeff, instead, has broken through the fourth wall by letting it out that Jenni hasn't worked for him for years except for Bravo paying her to be there during the filming Flipping Out. Jenni in real life is no longer working for JLD makes sense for much of this season, most notably earlier episodes, Jenni's participation lacks depth.

I didn't miss Ryan Brown one iota when he left. I still miss Zola, but not the Zola we watched during her last season or two, just as I won't miss the recent Jenni who I feel has become irrelevant. If Flipping Out is canceled I will definitely miss Jeff.

I am not even sure I will watch.

I have watched this show from DAY ONE.

Through all the DRAMA they had from............ Jenni's EX being a JERK and stealing from JLD.

From JLD losing "LIVING SPACES". From when JLD started their own paint line.

Season BEFORE Gage.

I HATE that it's come to this with Jeff and Jenni.


Jeff Lewis Says He 'Regrets' Fight With Jenni Pulos: 'It Wasn't Worth Losing a Friendship Over'

people.com/home/jeff-lewis-regrets-fight-jenni-pulos-not-worth-losing-friendship/


The only thing I want to say is that Jeff does this over and over again. He screams and embarrasses those close to him, i.e. even employees and then REGRETS it.

Whyyyyyy does he repeat this behavior over and over again ONLY to wished he had not done it to being with?

There is something in his personality that he feels its OK at the time and then AFTER the fact decides it should not have happened. Bizarre. 

READ THIS ARTICLE, EVERYONE! (From September)


people.com/home/jeff-lewis-claims-faking-relationship-jenni-pulos-flipping-out/

I wonder how different Jeff and Gages repaltionship is when cameras are not around. You know how a good couple won’t correct each other at a party, but on the drive home will mention something that needs to be changed? I wonder if there is not a lot of that where Gage just chooses not to speak up in front of others.
Actually some of that could apply to the whole staff. The show is called Flipping Out. If they all talked back when Jeff is losing it, it would go against the premise of the show.

Celebrity Leah gave a presentation to Jeff's staff with the idea to get the staff in line with Jeff's goals. Leah thought that Jeff could take it to the next level and become international. When individually questioning staff Jenni Pulos, Jenni mentioned that her number one dream was to become an actress and Jeff's jobs were blocking her ability to do this.

Jeff ended up telling Jenni that he did think he was blocking her. He thought she could be a very successful actress. And he believed he needed staff who were more invested to take him to the next level. So he let her go.

We know Jenni from Jeff's show. Jenni is a celebrity.  So the show sure did not hurt Jenni. Jeff because of his personality and just because business is tough has had staff turnover from the get go. The only constant element was Jenni.

My feelings are that Jenni will be ok. She will have to go out and audition like others. She might even get projects she will be proud to call her own. Jeff will always be ok because Jeff is Jeff. Can Jeff become internationally rich? I do not know others' tastes. But I feel Jeff is doing well in the U.S. And IMHO don't think he will get much more successful here unless he branches out into marketing pet things or home things with his name on it. That branching out would not relate much to his personal gang.

I could see Jenni Pulos getting a lot of jobs and being very successful.

She's not just Jeff's on-camera sidekick, she is an Executive Producer on the show. She pitched the show to Bravo in the first place, although her idea was to showcase her in her attempts to become a working actress while working day jobs (like for Jeff). But Bravo was so intrigued by Jeff when they met him that they tweaked the show to be more about him and the business.

Jenni is a success, as a producer, there's real money in that. So why should she want to throw that away unless she gets something equally big?

Jeff announced on his radio show this morning that Gage has moved out. I’m so sad! I have no doubt Jeff is very difficult to live with (and work with, and travel with, and do everything with) but Gage had stayed for 10 years, so I figured they had it worked out. Hopefully they can save their relationship for their sake and Monroe’s.

people.com/home/jeff-lewis-gage-edward-move-out/

I feel a little devastated by this. I truly thought most of their bickering was for show and affection.

I thought that as well. They brought it up a lot on the Sirius show, but I honestly thought they were kidding.

A few months back on Jeff's Sirius show they both talked about how Jeff had found text messages between Gage and his trainer.  Jeff accused him of having an emotional relationship and Gage deleted all the messages before Jeff could read them all. Well this is who Gage went on a date with.

Jeff needs to keep his life private! He has a forum (show) to air his side of the story. Gage does not.
It's turning into a high school drama. Jeff now is looking at online dating profiles because he heard Gage is dating? Really, it's so immature.
For the sake of Monroe, Jeff needs to focus on being a good dad and getting along with Gage.