Tag: The View

Drew Manning Promotes Ridiculous Weight-Loss Book on The View

I’ve heard of having a lot of time on your hands, but this has to be one of the douchiest experiments in the history of weight loss. Drew Manning appeared on The View to promote his “Fit 2 Fat 2 Fit” experiment, which involved him putting on weight so he could be a better trainer. Need I point out that putting on weight when you’ve spent your entire life as a fit person doesn’t count? It’s cheating, and if this makes him a better trainer than perhaps Renee Zellweger should open a gym since she gained all that weight for Bridget Jones.

Barbara Walters on Samantha Brick: “She’s Not that Beautiful”

There isn’t much to say about the Samantha Brick story other than she is a very annoying woman who wrote a very annoying article for The Daily Mail about all the attention she gets for being beautiful. Backlash ensued, and then the ladies of The View chimed in. Now comes the good part. After telling the producer to put Brick’s picture back up on the monitor, Walters cut Brick with just one simple sentence, saying, “She’s not that beautiful.” And my other favorite part of this story came from a random commenter on another blog who said, “This is just proof that an American 10 is a British 5.” Click here to watch Walters in action.

Rosie O’Donnell v. Oprah — Is Oprah at Fault for the Canceled Show?

There’s one thing I know for certain about Rosie O’Donnell — she’s not a failure — so the fact that her show failed indicates other variables at play. After reading what’s been deemed as an “unflattering” article in The Daily Beast about what went down, I’m even more convinced of my aforementioned assertion. I will give a brief summary of the most important points in the very long article for my readers-on-the-go.

First, when Rosie’s show debuted it was a critical success. But the ratings didn’t match its praise. That’s likely because it had a daytime format with a nighttime time-slot. Because Rosie didn’t know it would air at night, she was forced to make last minute show-changes. With its waning success, the network asked that she relocate to Chicago, which made it an enormous challenge to book high-powered guests who don’t visit Chicago on their press-tour. Additionally, since OWN flies their talent coach, it made it even more challenging to convince A-listers to make the trip. She was also forced to hire the HARPO staff (i.e. Oprah’s team), and since Rosie is a notorious perfectionist who didn’t make the hires, it’s no surprise that they didn’t gel. When the ratings continued to decline, OWN made suggestions that Rosie enacted, which further tanked the ratings.

In short, I’m confident Rosie would have succeeded with her original format on another network. OWN has been struggling for some time now, and the network put an enormous amount of pressure on Rosie as its saving grace while taking no responsibility for its failure. Rosie had one of the most successful daytime shows in history, and she completely revived The View (though The View will never admit that). She’s a force.

Isabel Toledo on The View — Spectacular Fashion

Isabel Toledo appeared on The View to promote her new collection, and she hit it out of the park. She shot to super-stardom when she dressed Michelle Obama for President Obama’s inauguration and she certainly has the design-chops for a long-sustaining career. She doesn’t really need my promotion, but I have to give credit where credit is due. Watch below.

James Denton on ‘The View’ — Discusses ‘Desperate Housewives’ Lawsuit

James Denton appeared on The View to discuss his character’s demise on Desperate Housewives, and he surprisingly mentioned Nicollette Sheridan’s lawsuit against series creator Marc Cherry. In fact, he even made fun of it, saying, “He slapped me!” as a joke in reference to Marc Cherry. He also discussed a story he wasn’t allowed to tell during trial because of the opposing counsel’s objection. Without getting into the very complicated rules of evidence that took me years to fully understand in law school, let me just say that it’s not surprising that the judge ruled in favor of excluding his story. Furthermore, because Denton wasn’t present in Nicollette’s trailer when she alleges Marc Cherry slapped her, I find it in poor taste for him to take a side. And despite his proclamation otherwise — trust me — he’s taken a side.

Star Jones Returns to ‘The View’ — Still Evasive

If you own your truth, no one can touch you. And Star Jones still hasn’t owned her truth. She returned to The View to squash the bad blood, yet she objected to Barbara Walters’ rehashing of her departure. I’m not sure how Star Jones thought she’d get away with dodging Queen Walters, but she certainly tried. “Are you seriously going to go there?” She asked. “Does anyone care?” Walters wouldn’t relent. “You may not care,” she said. “But you’re used to hot topics.” Jones gave a bunch of canned answers that fooled me into thinking she was running for office. Walters then asked Jones about her decision to hide her gastric bypass surgery. Jones still dodged the answer.

Tim McGraw & Faith Hill on ‘The View’ — Interrupted Constantly

When I’m asked for the “type” of man I find attractive, I consistently say Tim McGraw. So I was extremely pleased to discover that he appeared on The View with Faith Hill, presumably to promote their new fragrances. I used the word “presumably” in the last sentence because it’s hard to tell why Tim McGraw was there, considering he could barely utter two words without those five yentes chirping constant interruptions. Watch below and feel free to put the clip on mute so that you can fully absorb Tim McGraw’s hotness without listening to the co-hosts’ inappropriate attempt to steal the spotlight.

Kyle Richards on The View — “Don’t Cheat and Tell”

I’ve never cheated on a significant other in my entire life. That’s more about my anxiety than it is about being moral, but either way — it’s wrong. So when I hear of friends who have engaged in such indiscretions and don’t tell their partner, I often wonder if they are sociopaths. Kyle Richards might be one such sociopath, after an appearance on The View where she discussed advising a close friend (who may or may not be Kyle Richards in disguise) not to “cheat and tell.” How does the guilt not eat you alive? Remember when love involved picking flower petals and saying, “he loves me, he loves me not.”