Which City Should Get Its Version of Mob Wives?

By Ed Scarpo

Jennifer Graziano, as widely reported, has confirmed that both Miami and Philadelphia would get their own extensions of Mob Wives... or could, if VHI decides to expand the franchise.

So name your poison -- Philly, Miami or neither... Where is VHI's franchise going to expand into next... Please vote in our latest poll...

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  1. Sonny GirardDec 4, 2012, 8:00:00 AM

    This country's shot as far as mob activity. Vegas is good, since you can cloak lack of substance in glitz. For interesting shows with real mob activity as a background, I'd go to Montreal, Palermo, or Napoli.

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  2. AnonymousDec 7, 2012, 12:55:00 AM

    Montrel would be great. I'm biased bc I am Canadian. Althoighf mob life in Canada for the wives seems to be generally low key. People aren't nearly as flamboyant as American mafiosos - even in their heyday.

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    1. Sonny GirardDec 8, 2012, 8:45:00 AM

      Keep in mind that none of the females on the show are really mob wives. You've got a few daughters, nieces, former mistresses, maybe a broke ex-wife, and maybe someone who once sold a wiseguy a necktie. The show is a hit because of the appetite of audiences for anything with the word mob associated with it, especially when it portrays characters in a negative way.

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    2. AnonymousDec 8, 2012, 2:37:00 PM

      With MWC cancelled and Big Ang seemingly up in the air -- along with the fact VH1 has not announced an extension into Philly OR Miami, both of which JGraz has announced have been cast and are ready to film, I wonder if VH1 thinks this franchise may have run its course. It sounds like KG may be leaving as well based on her cryptic announcement that only Scarpo seems to lend the appropriate weight to...bottom line I think season three will decide the fate of the franchise ...

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  3. Ed ScarpoDec 7, 2012, 1:30:00 AM

    Montreal is hot -- open warfare could break out anytime, with the Rizzuto family moving to seize back control of the city's OC rackets ...

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