Community Corner
Poll: Should Charlestown Have It's Own 'Real Housewives?'
Southie residents are rebuffing TV producers who are trying to cast a show in their neighborhood, and we're wondering if the producers would be better off in Charlestown instead.
Southie and Charlestown have some important things in common: a strong Irish heritage, waterfront access, historic sites, and plenty of row houses.
And, to top it off, if a TV crew has their way, Southie residents will also have one more thing in common with Townies -- the presence of crews filming in the neighborhood.
However, The Herald is reporting that recruitment for the show "Southie Pride," a "Real Housewives"-type show focusing on the dramas in the lives of Southie women, isn't going too well.
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Producer SallyAnn Salsano, founder and head of 495 Productions, the company creating the show, says in the Herald article, "We are getting a lot of people shutting doors in our faces. I can’t tell you the amount of times my staff has been told to (buzz) off since we have been there," "buzz" likely being a euphemism for a four-letter profanity.
Her account fits with in which readers voted Southie as Boston's rudest neighborhood.
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So, Charlestown, is this production company making the right choice? Should they stay in Southie and deal with residents' frosty receptions, or would they find a warm welcome -- and the makings of a show just as good -- in Charlestown? Vote and let us know in the comments.