Living Lohan
Encyclopedia
Living Lohan is an American
reality television
series that debuted on E!
on May 26, 2008. The series aired for a total of nine episodes, ending its run on July 27, 2008.
's family, with most of the focus on manager/mother Dina and younger sister Ali
's attempt to break into show business. Also appearing are brother Cody, grandmother Ann "Nana" Sullivan, who is Dina's mother and a former radio actress, and Jeremy Greene, a music producer helping Ali with her debut album. Lindsay Lohan did not participate in the series.
According to Dina Lohan, the series will not air a second season because producers "wanted us to do these crazy things, like my son cheating on his girlfriend, me faking a pregnancy. I was like, 'No, no, no! They had ideas that weren't conducive to our ideas." But on March 21, 2010, she announced plans to do a new reality series that would air on another network that would be similar to "Living Lohan", albeit different from this version
graded the show F and commented, "The irritation turned to repulsion around the first minute ... Dina snipes about the paparazzi
's invasion of privacy, but thanks to her, there's not much left to invade."
Troy Patterson of Slate
magazine said, "The show is crisply edited and tangily ironic without pushing its points too hard .... Living Lohan is not just a symptom of cultural decay but an active agent of it, commodifying the very youth and soul of Ali Lohan—younger sister of poor little Lindsay ... Living Lohan is one big exploitative mess."
Mark A. Perigard of the Boston Herald
graded the show D and said, "Living Lohan scrapes the bottom of the stupidity barrel."
Brian Lowry of Variety
said, "It's a tedious exercise, joining E!'s Keeping Up with the Kardashians
in the realm of mother-daughter bonding experiences, with limited appeal beyond, perhaps appropriately, those pesky tabloids for which the featured "talent" profess disdain ... The show at times provides unintended comedy, representing E!'s best hope of transforming Living Lohan into a guilty pleasure, if not for the reasons Dina (who doubles as a producer) would doubtless like ... the most salient aspect of the series is that it's profoundly boring, wringing out sprinkles of drama as best it can."
While on Live with Regis and Kelly
, Anderson Cooper
bashed the show during the opening segment of the chat show. Kelly Ripa
proceeds to show Cooper what the show is about. Video of Cooper's comments was placed in the "Top 20 Best Clips of the Year" by The Soup
.
"I cannot believe I'm wasting a minute of my life watching these horrific people" – Anderson Cooper
on March 28, 2009, No statement towards a DVD Release in the United States.
recording artist Ali Lohan. The song was showing during the "Show Girls" episode, even though snippets of the song were played throughout the run of the series. It was released digitally on July 14, 2008. "All the Way Around" reached #75 on the Hot Digital Songs
chart.
. This was the first single to be released through upstart Maloof Music
and distributed through Interscope Records
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
series that debuted on E!
E!
E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by NBCUniversal. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television, feature films and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry.E! has an audience reach of...
on May 26, 2008. The series aired for a total of nine episodes, ending its run on July 27, 2008.
Synopsis
The program documented the daily lives of actress/singer Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan is an American actress, pop singer and model. She began her career as a child fashion model before making her motion picture debut in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap at the age of 11...
's family, with most of the focus on manager/mother Dina and younger sister Ali
Aliana Lohan
Aliana Taylor Lohan is an American fashion model and former television personality, singer and actress. She is the younger sister of actress Lindsay Lohan.-Early Life:...
's attempt to break into show business. Also appearing are brother Cody, grandmother Ann "Nana" Sullivan, who is Dina's mother and a former radio actress, and Jeremy Greene, a music producer helping Ali with her debut album. Lindsay Lohan did not participate in the series.
According to Dina Lohan, the series will not air a second season because producers "wanted us to do these crazy things, like my son cheating on his girlfriend, me faking a pregnancy. I was like, 'No, no, no! They had ideas that weren't conducive to our ideas." But on March 21, 2010, she announced plans to do a new reality series that would air on another network that would be similar to "Living Lohan", albeit different from this version
Critical reception
Gillian Flynn of Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
graded the show F and commented, "The irritation turned to repulsion around the first minute ... Dina snipes about the paparazzi
Paparazzi
Paparazzi is an Italian term used to refer to photojournalists who specialize in candid photography of celebrities, politicians, and other prominent people...
's invasion of privacy, but thanks to her, there's not much left to invade."
Troy Patterson of Slate
Slate (magazine)
Slate is a US-based English language online current affairs and culture magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley, initially under the ownership of Microsoft as part of MSN. On 21 December 2004 it was purchased by the Washington Post Company...
magazine said, "The show is crisply edited and tangily ironic without pushing its points too hard .... Living Lohan is not just a symptom of cultural decay but an active agent of it, commodifying the very youth and soul of Ali Lohan—younger sister of poor little Lindsay ... Living Lohan is one big exploitative mess."
Mark A. Perigard of the Boston Herald
Boston Herald
The Boston Herald is a daily newspaper that serves Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and its surrounding area. It was started in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States...
graded the show D and said, "Living Lohan scrapes the bottom of the stupidity barrel."
Brian Lowry of Variety
Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the...
said, "It's a tedious exercise, joining E!'s Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Keeping Up with the Kardashians is an American reality television series that airs on E!. The series premiered in October 2007. It focuses on the personal and professional lives of the members of the Kardashian and Jenner family. There will be a 7th Season to premiere in 2012.As of September 2011,...
in the realm of mother-daughter bonding experiences, with limited appeal beyond, perhaps appropriately, those pesky tabloids for which the featured "talent" profess disdain ... The show at times provides unintended comedy, representing E!'s best hope of transforming Living Lohan into a guilty pleasure, if not for the reasons Dina (who doubles as a producer) would doubtless like ... the most salient aspect of the series is that it's profoundly boring, wringing out sprinkles of drama as best it can."
While on Live with Regis and Kelly
Live with Regis and Kelly
Live! with Kelly is a syndicated American television morning talk show, hosted by Kelly Ripa. The show has aired since 1983 in New York City and 1988 nationwide. Tony Pigg has been the show's announcer since its inception...
, Anderson Cooper
Anderson Cooper
Anderson Hays Cooper is an American journalist, author, and television personality. He is the primary anchor of the CNN news show Anderson Cooper 360°. The program is normally broadcast live from a New York City studio; however, Cooper often broadcasts live on location for breaking news stories...
bashed the show during the opening segment of the chat show. Kelly Ripa
Kelly Ripa
Kelly Ripa is an American actress and television host. Since February 2001, she has served as the co-host of talk show Live with Regis and Kelly, along with Regis Philbin and now solo host of Live! With Kelly...
proceeds to show Cooper what the show is about. Video of Cooper's comments was placed in the "Top 20 Best Clips of the Year" by The Soup
The Soup
The Soup is an E! Entertainment Television weekly series; it is a revamped version of Talk Soup that focuses on recaps of various pop culture and television show moments of the week...
.
"I cannot believe I'm wasting a minute of my life watching these horrific people" – Anderson Cooper
Episode list
| Episode | Original airdate | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| "Mommy Will Fix It" | May 26, 2008 | Dina reads the tabloids about her daughters Lindsay and Ali; Ali and her new music producer, Jeremy Greene, talk about how to approach her new album; Dina reads an article that said there is a sex tape of Lindsay on the internet; Jeremy causes controversy over an interview; its announced that Ali will record her new album at The Palms Casino in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... , which is owned by Gavin and Phil Maloof, executive producers of Living Lohan. |
| "Burning Down the House" | June 1, 2008 | Dina and Ali accuse Jeremy of being less than truthful during an interview; Dina makes a guest appearance at the anniversary party of Boulevard Magazine The Boulevard Magazine The Boulevard is a Long Island/New York City Regional Variety magazine owned by Anton Community Newspapers. Founded in 1985, it was well received as a bi-monthly newspaper inserted into selective weekly newspapers in and around Long Island's famous Gold Coast.-History:The magazine began as a... , in which she was featured in October 2006. Beginning with this episode, the series moved to its normal Sunday night timeslot. |
| "Mean Girls" | June 8, 2008 | After Ali gets harassed at school, Dina takes her to an IMPACT meeting; Dina coaches Ali on how to handle reporters in preparation for her Access Hollywood Access Hollywood Access Hollywood is a weekday television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was created by former Entertainment Tonight executive producer Jim Van Messel, and is currently directed by Robert Silverstein. In previous years, Doug Dougherty and... interview. |
| "Like Mother, Like Daughter" | June 15, 2008 | Ali wants a puppy to take care of on her own while they own 3 dogs and are dog sitting Lindsay's 2 dogs. She demands for another, so Dina tells that she can't have one, but at end she, gets what she wants ; Michael Jr. comes home from college with his girlfriend, and when she wants to leave early, it leads to an argument. |
| "Grandma Won't Budge" | June 22, 2008 | As the family begins to move to Las Vegas, so Ali can jump-start her recording career, Nana begins to tell why she doesn't want to move. Michael Jr. fixes his issues with Nina. |
| "Moving to Las Vegas!" | June 29, 2008 | The Lohan family moves to Las Vegas so Ali can begin recording her new album. Ali has trouble on her first day of recording. Cody and Dina spend some one-on-one time together. |
| "The Billionaire Babysitters" | July 13, 2008 | Ali comes to a decision that she doesn't want to collaborate with Jeremy on her new album. |
| "Show Girls" | July 20, 2008 | Dina meets choreographer, Jonnis and performs at The Palms; Ali completes her album and the family returns home. |
| "Acting Up" | July 27, 2008 | While Cody and Nina battle it out for Michael's affection, Ali is faced with the challenging task of auditioning for the producers of a Hollywood film. |
DVD releases
The show was released on DVD in Australia by Shock RecordsShock Records
Shock Records is Australia's largest independent record label. It helps distribute records from overseas records labels such as Epitaph Records, and also for small record labels designed specifically for that band such as Cement Records...
on March 28, 2009, No statement towards a DVD Release in the United States.
All the Way Around
"All the Way Around" is a single performed by American popPop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
recording artist Ali Lohan. The song was showing during the "Show Girls" episode, even though snippets of the song were played throughout the run of the series. It was released digitally on July 14, 2008. "All the Way Around" reached #75 on the Hot Digital Songs
Hot Digital Songs
The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard.Beginning in February 2005, digital sales have been incorporated into many of Billboards music single charts. It was decided to do so mainly because of the dramatic rise in popularity of...
chart.
Background
The single, which was recorded in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, was produced by Emanuel "Eman" Kiriakou and written by Kara DioGuardiKara DioGuardi
Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, composer and TV personality. She writes music primarily in the light pop-rock, dance, and R&B genres. DioGuardi has worked with many popular artists; her songs have appeared on more than 159...
. This was the first single to be released through upstart Maloof Music
Maloof Music
Maloof Music is a joint venture record label owned by the Maloof family Maloof Productions and Interscope Records, a division of Universal Music Group. The partnership is overseen by Phil Maloof, the Maloof family and family partner Tony Guanci...
and distributed through Interscope Records
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
.
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the top 25 singles below number 100 that have not yet charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Sometimes, however, singles halt their progress on this chart, and never appear on the Hot 100... |
11 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | July 14, 2008 | CD single CD single A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s... , digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
Maloof Music Maloof Music Maloof Music is a joint venture record label owned by the Maloof family Maloof Productions and Interscope Records, a division of Universal Music Group. The partnership is overseen by Phil Maloof, the Maloof family and family partner Tony Guanci... / Interscope Records Interscope Records Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:... |
| Worldwide | Interscope Records Interscope Records Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:... |
Trivia
- The show itself was parodied on the show Robot ChickenRobot ChickenRobot Chicken is an American stop motion animated television series created and executive produced by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich along with co-head writers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root. Green provides many voices for the show...
in the episode, "I Love Her".
External links
- Official website
- The Boulevard Magazine website
- Living Lohan Fan Site
- "All The Way Around" music video at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....