Everyone looks rested on day one of Season 15. Sherri got married and has canceled her celibacy period as a result. Joy married long-time "boyfriend" Steve after 29 years of going steady. I confess that Steve looks much older than I pictured, but then so did my classmates at my last reunion. Scary. My brain refuses to adapt to aging.
Whoopi was beautifully dressed on today's show. She's remains in gunny sack mode, but today's top/dress--with lines going in various directions--was literally the nicest garment I've seen her wear EVER. (I tried to find a photo; maybe something from today will emerge later this week.) Barbara and Elisabeth always look fresh and stylish.
I enjoy hearing about the weddings.
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011
The View Needs a Watchdog
Everyone agrees that The Oprah Show has had a monumental effect on its audience. You can like or dislike Oprah, but she put her heart and soul into her shows that were backed by her personal philosophy. Her goal was to improve the human condition. After the earliest years of the show, she scrapped topics that were presented to sensationalize. Oprah eventually could pick and choose topics that fit within her standards--whether you as an audience member agreed with her views or not.
The View has a different premise. Put five women together with different backgrounds and see what happens. The is a hodgepodge with no detectable philosophy, no uniform purpose. The problem with this casual form of programming is that The View has garnered a wide audience*. Right or wrong, many viewers get much of their news and information through "Hot Topics."
I take issue with The View because it has more prestige than it deserves. The individual co-hosts are regular people, but because they are seen by a wide audience, some of them have gotten too big for their britches. What they hold in their hands is far too big for them to handle.
Here are some pet peeves of mine that I saw over and over last season. I'm appalled that even Barbara Walters doesn't get this--unless she secretly is pushing Sarah Palin:
Each of the co-hosts--except for Elisabeth, and maybe the noncommittal Barbara, is liberal. When Bristol Palin was on Dancing with the Stars, the co-hosts who claim to love DWTS, constantly moaned about Bristol. For some reason they showed clips of Bristol dancing while leaving out viable contenders. They wondered how long Bristol would stay in, but--without realizing it--they were collecting votes for her. Right after Audrina Patridge received the highest scores from the DWTS judges, The View covered the show without mentioning Audrina--who got knocked out during that round. The View never failed to mention Bristol.
I had no problem with Bristol appearing on DTWS, even though she wasn't a "star." It would now seem that DTWS hires participants who can pull in popular audience members. I got bored with the constant attention that Bristol received, especially by The View. who talked about Bristol after every single competition. I prefer that a competitor receive attention due to good dancing.
My big issue with The View is that it threw votes toward Bristol without a clue about what they were doing.
The View has a different premise. Put five women together with different backgrounds and see what happens. The is a hodgepodge with no detectable philosophy, no uniform purpose. The problem with this casual form of programming is that The View has garnered a wide audience*. Right or wrong, many viewers get much of their news and information through "Hot Topics."
I take issue with The View because it has more prestige than it deserves. The individual co-hosts are regular people, but because they are seen by a wide audience, some of them have gotten too big for their britches. What they hold in their hands is far too big for them to handle.
Here are some pet peeves of mine that I saw over and over last season. I'm appalled that even Barbara Walters doesn't get this--unless she secretly is pushing Sarah Palin:
Each of the co-hosts--except for Elisabeth, and maybe the noncommittal Barbara, is liberal. When Bristol Palin was on Dancing with the Stars, the co-hosts who claim to love DWTS, constantly moaned about Bristol. For some reason they showed clips of Bristol dancing while leaving out viable contenders. They wondered how long Bristol would stay in, but--without realizing it--they were collecting votes for her. Right after Audrina Patridge received the highest scores from the DWTS judges, The View covered the show without mentioning Audrina--who got knocked out during that round. The View never failed to mention Bristol.
I had no problem with Bristol appearing on DTWS, even though she wasn't a "star." It would now seem that DTWS hires participants who can pull in popular audience members. I got bored with the constant attention that Bristol received, especially by The View. who talked about Bristol after every single competition. I prefer that a competitor receive attention due to good dancing.
My big issue with The View is that it threw votes toward Bristol without a clue about what they were doing.
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