Someone in Off Topic asked what the appeal of SO was and this is what I answered -

Here's the appeal - SO started as a show about genuine women with genuine problems. It appealed to many women on many levels. With Season 2 we began to see a little more interesting drama that wasn't your normal everyday run-of-the-mill drama.

So when Season 3 started fans rejoined the show hoping that it would go back to its roots of Season 1. And let's just say we couldn't stop staring at the trainwreck that it had become. And I think we all kept hoping that we would see something genuine happen again -

-that Jill would realize she needs to lose weight, take responsibility for her own actions, work hard for what she wants.
-that Jessica would stop whining about having to grieve her mother's 911 death in public (because, well, that's exactly what she was doing on SO).
-that Allison would realize that she has a drinking problem and stop whining about the loss of her breast and uterus (which she "lost" through elective surgery).
-that Christina would really drop the hustle and grow up (and actually be seen taking, completing and passing her GED).
-that, once and for all, Lisa would actually throw up something rather than fake gag for 10 minutes and then look around to see if anyone noticed (that's the stupid lady selling necklaces).
-that somebody on the SO staff would realize that there was no way they were equipped to deal with Kim's very real problems.
-that somebody tell Christie the truth and make her go to the gym in order to be able to stay in the SO house.
-that Jodi would just admit that she may be sexually confused and face up to it.

Many of us were frustrated by events on the show but like good Looky Lucy's we kept coming back for more.

The show is finally over and some of us are still watching what a few former houseguests are doing post-SO and are gravely disappointed by their behavior. They have proven themselves to be true DAW's.

Some of us happened upon the forum by accident and we stayed. We laughed, we criticized, we praised, we alerted (sorry Mystic, Bebo, and Cyg). Some of us joined the Roleplay and are still having fun. Many of us met wonderful, smart, funny women that we will continue to communicate with now that the show is over.

Everyday there are fewer and fewer posts and it's sad to gradually lose contact with such wonderful women that I have met here. But it doesn't necessarily have to be that way. If you found someone here that you admire, PM them and get to know them - you may be surprised by what you find.

Now that's truly "starting over."

God is good all the time and all the time, God is good.