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Originally Posted by devinmom  I know what you mean about the author lynching. That seemed so strange - how she would pull a man back onto her show to do that in public. It seemed so abusive of a power that she had come to have over her audience. A little creepy.
Yeah - what he did was wrong. But I don't think ANYONE deserved to be in a surprise judge/jury situation like that (I'm assuming he was led to believe that he was being given the chance to explain himself - period). I agree that was the turning point for her with most people. She definitely had peaked before that, and it's been all downhill since. Incidentally, her show is on at 4:00 here - the same time "Ellen" comes on. I still feel like Ellen is so fresh. She's still in touch with her audience.
I think Oprah had gotten too important for a real person to be able to handle herself. Once a person realizes the power of their celebritydom (I think I've seen that used as a word...right?) and tries to channel it for their own personal reasons, it goes sour. I'm surprised she never made a comment (that I know of) of regrat for the way she treated J.F. at all. She must have known that it was received very poorly by many people!
I personally NEVER liked the segments with other celebrities. I think it's always too contrived. Particularly seeing her with Julia Roberts or Mariah Carey. I don't know why - but it feels like I'm watching a dialogue between two people who are trying so hard to "be real" and to convey their mutual love for each other -- a little too much honey for me! |
Well said...
I was extremely bothered by the lynching and then not one word ever again. It seemed out of character for her ... or was it? It was quite a turning point for me as a viewer.
I want to watch the Tom Cruise interview today (the reason this all came up!). I hope that she will bring up Scientology and ask some hardball questions of him; but not crossing my fingers because MANY of Oprah's closest celebrity friends are Scientologists (ie Tom C, John Travolta, Kirstie Alley...). It is what many people feel needs to be asked of him but I think the interviews are being scripted (by Tom's people??? too bad James Frey didn't have *people*... sigh). I heard through the grapevine, because I did not watch, that Scientology did not come up in last Friday's interview.
...and I agree with you on Ellen.
3pm here and it is my winding down time and right wheen my kids come home from school... I don't want to have to 'think' or have them see anything that is inappropriate.
