Oprah expect to announce the end of her talk show this Friday.

[jcmark611]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/19/oprah-to-end-talk-show-an_n_364537.html

[lcjc800]

she did it today....:dunno

[guitarist58]

she did it today....:dunno

The "official" announcement will likely be tomorrow. That was probably the pre-announcement announcement. Pomp and circumstance, you know :D

[mge80]

Yeah...she is going to announce she is "ending" the show. In two more years. Sept 2011.

[Tonemeister69]

All I can say it, it's about freakin' time. Can't stand that woman or her show.

+1

I especially like the 'spirituality' section :rolleyes:

[It's Time!]

I have never watched her show all the way through.

[lcjc800]

The "official" announcement will likely be tomorrow. That was probably the pre-announcement announcement. Pomp and circumstance, you know :D
yeah, so I reiterate....:dunno

[Joshlespaul1952]

All I can say it, it's about freakin' time. Can't stand that woman or her show.
Agreed.

[guitarist58]

yeah, so I iriterate....:dunno

Well, she is gettin' up there... probably forgot what day it was :p

(of course the article could be wrong... ;))

[Frankee]

Hallelujah

[Dillow4092]

All I can say it, it's about freakin' time. Can't stand that woman or her show.

On no, you know where she's going next right.. POLITICS!!! I for one am glad to see her go, what a douche bag.

[lcjc800]

I could start the one liners about Oprah's ------- posts....

[Wagster]

Oh God here comes Dr. Oz :messedup

[Dillow4092]

Hallelujah

Do you remember when she was local on channel 13 in Baltimore? Who knew her a** would be bigger than her afro was back then!!!!

[It's Time!]

JFUabzkAjBQ

[Zelmo]

Late news: Jimmy Fallon will be named as her replacement........

[HEY!YOU!]

What a bunch of haters.
I don't watch her show but I bet she's done more good with her money than
most of you.

[Dr. Tweedbucket]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/19/oprah-to-end-talk-show-an_n_364537.html


Well! it's about time! :knitting

[Luke]

She is ending her current show, she is getting her own NETWORK on cable soon.

[Lucidology]

What a bunch of haters.
bet she's done more good with her money than
most of you.


:agree I consider Oprah to be a valuable asset to the good of humanity.
This news actually makes me quite sad ... She's truly one of the good ones ....


...

[The Last Rebel]

http://www.cyberiapc.com/gallery/uploads/Other/giving_a_damn.gif

[tfunster]

http://www.cyberiapc.com/gallery/uploads/Other/giving_a_damn.gif

Lolz.

Why 2011? Is it because she knows the world is going to end the following year?

[Yankee Univox]

http://www.cyberiapc.com/gallery/uploads/Other/giving_a_damn.gif:wave

[gregc]

I'm not going to miss her. Just sayin'/ no hatin'.
Is that OK?

[gregc]

[QUOTE=Lucidology;7149021]:agree I consider Oprah to be a valuable asset to the good of humanity.
This news actually makes me quite sad ... She's truly one of the good ones ....

he he he , he said one of the good ones!............ but honestly, the worlds PC police has me on edge~
(I'm jokin', OK?)
:-)

[slopeshoulder]

I'm neither a fan nor a detractor.
But I smell the vile stank of racism and sexism here. Predictable.

[russ6100]

Sure she's given money to causes but that's typical behavior of the power-hungry rich - make more people like you and widen your fan / power-base.

She's also pretty indiscriminate about whatever fraud psychic or self-help book author she chooses to promote on each show.

So I'm not buying her being "one of the good ones" for a second.

[guitarist58]

What a bunch of haters.
...

Not me! See the "Confessions" thread (item #13) :D
http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?p=7143695#post7143695

[Yankee Univox]

I'm neither a fan nor a detractor.
But I smell the vile stank of racism and sexism here. Predictable.With regards to your first statement,same here.However,the fact that some hold OW with little regard MUST have to do with her gender,or colour right? It must I tellz ya! Whatever. :rolleyes:

[jtm622]

meh...

[BlindLUCK]

really guys? Three pages worth about Oprah? and i thought the mayer threads were bad...

[sanhozay]

Can always count on the fine membership of TGP {or any other forum, anywhere} to trample the meaning out of the, "if you don't have something nice to say about someone, then don't say anything." Probably all that pent up angst while holding back your Mayer vitriol that's gotch’cha acting a bitch. Not like Oprah? Why? She's reads too much? She's hardly politcal? She's very charitable. Self made, from battered scratch. Likes dogs. What's the fuss?

[Frankee]

Do you remember when she was local on channel 13 in Baltimore? Who knew her a** would be bigger than her afro was back then!!!!

Nope.....I'm only here visiting.......I like big asses though.

[sanhozay]

Some people can't wait to pull those cards.

Ass bigger than her afro isn't the Ace a spade, and probably not even a picture card, but it's in the deck. Oh, it's in the deck. Tastless.

[Yankee Univox]

Ass bigger than her afro isn't the Ace a spade, and probably not even a picture card, but it's in the deck. Oh, it's in the deck. Tastless.:rotflmao

[Doug's Tubes]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/19/oprah-to-end-talk-show-an_n_364537.html

I'm all tore up.

[TwoTubMan]

really guys? Three pages worth about Oprah? and i thought the mayer threads were bad...

I think we need a tech to come in and check the estrogen level around here.

[sanhozay]

I think we need a tech to come in and check the estrogen level around here.

True test is when the chip bowl empties. :love:

[sanhozay]

Not in my opinion. Just a silly, bar room joke is all I get out of it.

You counting cards again! She loves those dogs. Good enough for me. Plus, when Maya cut it with Oprah, I confirmed. Did the juice. I'm a fan.

[stevieboy]

I'd like her better if she'd send me a damn car.

[pickaguitar]

Oprah's cool with me...she's gonna have her own network

[candh]

I can't jump on this bandwagon. Sorry!

[Yankee Univox]

I can't jump on this bandwagon. Sorry!Awwww come on meng...youz mites lern youz something! :mmm

[Dr. Tweedbucket]

I'm neither a fan nor a detractor.
But I smell the vile stank of racism and sexism here. Predictable.


Really, :confused: I didn't see anything of the sort, can you point it out specifically?

[Boobala]

Oprah had a talk show?

[Dickie Fredericks]

The best news of the day... bout time. She always has been worthles IMO unless she is acting and even then...

[candh]

Awwww come on meng...youz mites lern youz something! :mmm

Like.....two steps forward and three steps back?? I've got that one down quite well, thank you...;)

[jcmark611]

Roger Ebert expects her to make a Howard Stern type of move and go exclusively to cable. The show will be broadcast on her own cable network.

[AaeCee]

Do you remember when she was local on channel 13 in Baltimore? Who knew her a** would be bigger than her afro was back then!!!!Would you believe she was my next door neighbor back then? Shared a common bedroom wall in our condos. I heard things no man should be subjected to!

[Flyin' Brian]

This is so ....ah never mind.

[Glowing Tubes]

I'm a bit taken back by my fellow TGP'ers.. wow.
This place has sunk yet another notch... :(

[It's Time!]

Oprah Promises Cable Show "Smaller & Different"; Wants Biz In LA Not Chicago; "Why Would Anybody Stay? It's Freezing Here,
And I Have A Mansion In Montecito That I Haven't Been Able To Enjoy"

http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/oprah-promising-cable-show-smaller-intending-to-move-operations-from-chicago-to-la-its-freezing-here-and-i-have-a-mansion-in-montecito-that-i-havent-been-able-to-enjoy/

To be honest I never liked the Phil Donahue show either. They're all just spin-offs of early 1950's, 60's talk shows and the Johnny Carson show.

[Scott Peterson]

Meh. So?

I could not name once I've watched 'any' talk show including hers in years and years.

Dunno why a bunch of men would care. (shugs)

[jaycee]

Buh bye

[Blueswede]

Was I supposed to care?







Cause I don't.................

[Blue Fin]

I don't care enough to even write "who cares?"

[slopeshoulder]

Really, :confused: I didn't see anything of the sort, can you point it out specifically?

Well, the immediate, out of the gate, and intense hating for a female person of color who stepped into shall we say a broader arena last year, as well as references to body parts, racial hair markers, and things one uses for vaginal hygeine, all gave me a little sniff of the funky stank of the angry disaffected male middle aged racist and redneck undertone that sometimes surfaces around here under the guise of values, freedom, and all that other horse shit. No specific allegations were made. I could be wrong.
I do think she's increasingly become a lower middle brow panderer, but maybe that's what her audience needs and deserves.

[Dr. Tweedbucket]

Well, the immediate, out of the gate, and intense hating for a female person of color who stepped into shall we say a broader arena last year, as well as references to body parts, racial hair markers, and things one uses for vaginal hygeine, all gave me a little sniff of the funky stank of the angry disaffected male middle aged racist and redneck undertone that sometimes surfaces around here under the guise of values, freedom, and all that other horse shit. No specific allegations were made. I could be wrong.
I do think she's increasingly become a lower middle brow panderer, but maybe that's what her audience needs and deserves.


I didn't see any race or gender indicators until you made them. :drink Sorry you feel that way.

[stratzrus]

I'm truly brokenhearted.

I don't watch her show, but I'm so sad I think I need a drink. :drink

Ahhh....much better now. ;)

[BlindLUCK]

Can always count on the fine membership of TGP {or any other forum, anywhere} to trample the meaning out of the, "if you don't have something nice to say about someone, then don't say anything." Probably all that pent up angst while holding back your Mayer vitriol that's gotch’cha acting a bitch. Not like Oprah? Why? She's reads too much? She's hardly politcal? She's very charitable. Self made, from battered scratch. Likes dogs. What's the fuss?

So i think we all know now who tivos Oprah everyday...So what was last month's Oprah book club book hmmm? Do tell. I respect Oprah and if you READ my comment i did not imply that i hated her at all. I just feel like if we talk about Oprah in TGP what's next? The View? Days of Our Lives? I realize you are a huge fan and would just abosultely like totally die if she walked in your door, but seriously could you please spare us your pretentious synopsis of why you want to bang Oprah.

[Mike9]

Personally I think the world needs more Oprah's and fewer Limbaugh's, Beck's, O'Reilly's and Hannity's . . . just sayin'.

[pickaguitar]

So i think we all know now who tivos Oprah everyday...So what was last month's Oprah book club book hmmm? Do tell. I respect Oprah and if you READ my comment i did not imply that i hated her at all. I just feel like if we talk about Oprah in TGP what's next? The View? Days of Our Lives? I realize you are a huge fan and would just abosultely like totally die if she walked in your door, but seriously could you please spare us your pretentious synopsis of why you want to bang Oprah.
Actually the View has been covered here before.

[BlindLUCK]

Actually the View has been covered here before.

haha nice. Hasselbeck is hot.

[rob2001]

Not a fan.......... I thought she used to be relevant until I happened to click on the show to see her guest was the lady who was mauled by the chimp.....terrible, tragic story, but it just seemed like material for ET or TZM. ....not that I watch those either.

Oh well, Oprah is gone...Rachael Ray can take her place! :hide

[slopeshoulder]

Another reason I think Oprah upsets a lot of men is that she, through her female empowerment, self-help, book reco work, gets a lot of wives and girlfriends to thinkin,' and this punctures the beer-tv-porn-freedom-king-castle caccoon that a lot of guys like to live in. Oprah makes that harder t sustain.
But again, I'm not an oprah fan.

[It's Time!]

Not a fan.......... I thought she used to be relevant until I happened to click on the show to see her guest was the lady who was mauled by the chimp.....terrible, tragic story, but it just seemed like material for ET or TZM. ....not that I watch those either.

Oh well, Oprah is gone...Rachael Ray can take her place! :hide

No, Rachael Ray must go. I'm tired of her mac & cheese. It's time!

[slopeshoulder]

I didn't see any race or gender indicators until you made them. :drink Sorry you feel that way.

Maybe you're right. I'd be interested in what a trained semiotician has to say. I think there's some code words and subconscious meanings floating around. But who knows? (hint: I do ;))

[ford]

All I know is she is one really rich lady!

[gpro34]

All I can say it, it's about freakin' time. Can't stand that woman or her show.

I hear you..Amen.

[Stike]

haha nice. Hasselbeck is hot. Until she starts crying.

[stratzrus]

haha nice. Hasselbeck is hot.Yes she is. I've thought she was hot since she appeared on Survivor and was the only one to try to help the man who fell into the fire.

Definite hottie (but I wouldn't watch The View if you paid me).

I happened to click on the show...That was your first mistake. ;)

No, Rachael Ray must go...Agreed.

My mother is a big cooking show fan and she says that Rachel Ray is a comedian not a chef. Martha Stewart dissed her in the press and when asked about it Rachel admitted that Martha was much more accomplished in the kitchen.

At least she's honest, but her show, like Oprah, Dr. Phil, and The View, is completely unwatchable.

[mwc2112]

Sure she's given money to causes but that's typical behavior of the power-hungry rich - make more people like you and widen your fan / power-base.

Ok, so it's better for the rich to not give away any of their money because in doing so they *must* have an agenda? I hope you don't get rich someday because it would be a shame for you to have to hate yourself.

I'm just sayin'... not everybody who is rich is evil. Not a big fan of her talk show, but she has done a lot of good with her money.

[alberob]

Who cares,thats why there are on /offswitches on T.V.'s ,not to mention the channel select switch.I fooled around with the Brightness control but it didn' make them any smarter.

[Release]

Personally I think the world needs more Oprah's and fewer Limbaugh's, Beck's, O'Reilly's and Hannity's . . . just sayin'.

Absolutely. My wife watches her show and I'll sit down every once in a while if something catches my interest. I tell you what, it's a lot more refreshing to see someone on TV using the medium to do something positive than to sling BS and cause even more tension between Americans like some of these other talk show hosts.

I think more people have formed an opinion of her through the talk of others (people like Howard Stern etc.) than they have by sitting down and actually seeing what she's all about. I don't think you have to like her but a lot of these responses sound like someone who watched about 2 minutes of her show or heard about her weight being joked about and decided she is useless. I was one of those guys too, I'll admit it. But she really has done a lot of good and is a good person behind all the soundbites and mocking she gets.

Will her show going off the air have any affect on me? Not at all..... but it will for millions of viewers. There needs to be more people like her in the world.

Wow, after that post, I need to go eat some meat, watch some porn and drink some beers. I need to get my man cred back. :rotflmao

[RonH]

Personally I think the world needs more Oprah's and fewer Limbaugh's, Beck's, O'Reilly's and Hannity's . . . just sayin'.

Well of course you do. Most people want less of who they disagree with and more of those that they do.

In my opinion, there is room for all of them. Yes, even those that I disagree with.

[matt]

Well, the immediate, out of the gate, and intense hating for a female person of color who stepped into shall we say a broader arena last year, as well as references to body parts, racial hair markers, and things one uses for vaginal hygeine, all gave me a little sniff of the funky stank of the angry disaffected male middle aged racist and redneck undertone that sometimes surfaces around here under the guise of values, freedom, and all that other horse shit. No specific allegations were made. I could be wrong.
I do think she's increasingly become a lower middle brow panderer, but maybe that's what her audience needs and deserves.

So pointing out that someone had large hair years ago (using the appropriate term "Afro", which a white person can have, BTW) and now has a butt larger than her old hair is racist?

I'm sorry, but that is completely stupid. It's thinking like this that will be the reason that racism will never truly go away. Those who want to cry racism will always find something to bitch about. It's completely stupid, but I've found most people crying racism about things like that are morons anyway.

[Tonekat]

Who cares,thats why there are on /offswitches on T.V.'s ,not to mention the channel select switch.I fooled around with the Brightness control but it didn' make them any smarter.

Funny stuff, sounds like a Richard Wright line.

[HEY!YOU!]

[QUOTE=stratzrus;7152459 (but I wouldn't watch The View if you paid me).
but her show, like Oprah, Dr. Phil, and The View, is completely unwatchable.[/QUOTE]

Most guys aren't interested in shows that are geared for women.
Doesn't mean they're "unwatchable", esp. for women.

If that were true, they wouldn't be on.

[Bobby D]

god has listened to my prayers.....:rotflmao

[enocaster]

Funny stuff, sounds like a Richard Wright line.

I think you mean comedian Steven Wright, not the Pink Floyd keyboardist.

I find it hilarious that so many feel the need to post that they don't care. Guess what – you do! If you didn't, you wouldn't have posted. I see hundreds of thread titles that don't interest me in the least. I don't open them! If no one else is interested, it will sink like a stone.

I think Oprah is a cut above her peers and generally promotes positivity.

[phoenix 7]

I fooled around with the Brightness control but it didn' make them any smarter.

:rotflmao

[PAF]

Um, isn't she just relocating her show to her new Oprah network?

[stratzrus]

So pointing out that someone had large hair years ago (using the appropriate term "Afro", which a white person can have, BTW) and now has a butt larger than her old hair is racist?...It's thinking like this that will be the reason that racism will never truly go away.Are you saying that if people pretended racism didn't exist that it would disappear? Or is it that you just get upset if someone points out a statement has racist motivations. Personally I'm more sympathetic to the well intended person who becomes indignant at statements he believes to be racist than someone who tries to shame them into not talking about it.

Most guys aren't interested in shows that are geared for women. Doesn't mean they're "unwatchable", esp. for women. If that were true, they wouldn't be on.Agreed. I just meant that I personally can't watch them. It's just a matter of personal taste for sure.

[Lucidology]

Um, isn't she just relocating her show to her new Oprah network?

I hope so ...

Have to say I'm honestly blown away by the many good folk
here who are contemptuous of her influence ...

Wow ....

[derekd]

I think Oprah is a cut above her peers and generally promotes positivity.

I agree. I have watched a select few episodes over the years, and she tries to be well informed, and facilitate conversation, even on difficult topics. As pointed out in previous threads, she has given away gazillions of dollars over the years, and tries to be an agent for positive change.

But I can see how that sort of stuff could be distasteful to some. ;)

[matt]

Are you saying that if people pretended racism didn't exist that it would disappear? Or is it that you just get upset if someone points out a statement has racist motivations. Personally I'm more sympathetic to the well intended person who becomes indignant at statements he believes to be racist than someone who tries to shame them into not talking about it.

Agreed. I just meant that I personally can't watch them. It's just a matter of personal taste for sure.


I'm saying that people shouldn't take statements that are said with no racial intent and say they are racist. What I mean is that there will always be racism as long as there are people who do these things. Comparing a hairstyle anyone can have to how large someone's butt is is not racist unless someone makes it out to be. As long as silly shit like that keeps happening, there will be racism.

[plagtr2]

yawn...

[slopeshoulder]

I'm sorry, but that is completely stupid. It's completely stupid, but I've found most people crying racism about things like that are morons anyway.

Wow, you mean those IQ tests and grad school diplomas and awards are fradulent? I want my money back!!
When you find a logical argument (other than stupid stupid stupid) post it.
There'a lot to dislike about Oprah, I just felt the tenor of the early posts to be sorta racist and sexist (smell, whiff, whiff, not clearly). But those distinctions are often lost on morons.
Anyway, maybe I'm glad she'll be over. Too pwerful. Too arrogant. Too low brow.

[sanhozay]

I just feel like if we talk about Oprah in TGP what's next?

:rotflmao

BlindLUCK's preservation of TGP, sweet!

[matt]

Wow, you mean those IQ tests and grad school diplomas and awards are fradulent? I want my money back!!
When you find a logical argument (other than stupid stupid stupid) post it.
There'a lot to dislike about Oprah, I just felt the tenor of the early posts to be sorta racist and sexist (smell, whiff, whiff, not clearly). But those distinctions are often lost on morons.
Anyway, maybe I'm glad she'll be over. Too pwerful. Too arrogant. Too low brow.

Your education means nothing in this context. You are an idiot, plain and simple. There was nothing racist in this thread until you brought it up. Anytime there is anything posted negatively about a black person there will always be an idiot like you calling people racist for it. Some people tend to see just people and not skin color. Would you have the same objections if someone had said something about Barbara Walters having big hair in the 70's and now she has an ass bigger than that hair (if that were the case - I have no knowledge of the current size of her ass)? Probably not.