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The World Beyond BetterMost => The Culture Tent => Topic started by: Front-Ranger on December 28, 2010, 07:20:49 pm
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The hype about the new Oprah Winfrey Network is building, and I find it intriguing, even though I'll rarely get to watch a show because I'll be working. She says, "I'm concerned about the bigger overall picture: my belief that people are basically good and want to see the good in them reflected through their experiences and the shows that they watch. . . The banal state of television, the kind of insipid space that we're in--that you can have as many channels as we have and not find anything that interests you--means that to a great extent we have lost our way."
On the other hand, I recall seeing some really bad Oprah shows, so if one show can't be consistently good, how's she going to deliver 24/7?
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It's a good question, Lee. I've only seen Oprah's show on occasion - as you say - work. But it is my impression that although it does toss its share of softballs - it's entertainment, for the most part, not hard news - she does make the effort on regular occasions to handle serious subjects as seriously as her audience will allow.
I actually buy her magazine O practically every month because it is as described above, but frequently with some more depth. Overall, I find it very honest and relevant for women - at least myself - often enough that it's worth the $ for me. And you get a bit of entertainment also.
My only peeve is Dr. Phil. I don't know where she found the man, but he gives the most asinine and annoying analysis of problems and ultra-simplistic solutions as to be comical, except he's not...he really believes the psychobabble he dishes out. Scary that people might listen to him a hunnerd percent.
When do we expect OWN to debut?
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Yawn.
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That's the most you've said in two weeks, friend, LOL!
The new channel debuts January 1 replacing the Discovery Health Channel. This is another reason for concern. I simply can not stand those nonstop drug commercials they have. The other day as I was cooking for Christmas, there was an obnoxious commercial for gout medicine that was repeated ad naseum!
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Yawn.
That's the most you've said in two weeks, friend, LOL! ...
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The new channel debuts January 1 replacing the Discovery Health Channel. This is another reason for concern. I simply can not stand those nonstop drug commercials they have. The other day as I was cooking for Christmas, there was an obnoxious commercial for gout medicine that was repeated ad naseum!
That's a good point about the commercials.