Losing My Appetite

25 January, 2006

As of my breakfast ritual in the morning, watching a talk show is a great companion to complement my breakfast meals. Let's say Tyra Banks show, Regis & Kelly (very rarely), Martha Stewart and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Although I am not a big fan of each host and I just sneak a glance at these shows due to some housework to get done in the same time, I keep up the issues they have talked about and what kind of entertainments they have presented recently. I would say the things I could get from these shows are real issues affecting women from Tyra Banks, entertainments and movie updates from Regis & Kelly, cooking and arts from Martha Stewart, and entertainments with celebrity from Ellen show.


After following several shows of Tyra Banks, I have to say the show steps way out of the track now. The goal to bring up "real issues affecting women today" is not there. Most of the shows are about models and crying story. She concerns about humanity, black people breakdowns in particular, and offers the solution to help them out of the troubles. Is it some kind of missionary to aid black people? She says in one media "My purpose in life is to give people the tools to make themselves better". Seems she tries to play a role of Mother Teresa at this point or open a free psychology practice with no license on the hand (why not merge to Dr. Phil?). It's not surprised to see the show sometimes battled a lot of tears. So, what is the real target anyway; to give people the tools to overcome the real issues or to get the viewers and audiences to cry? Pardon me, who the people on the earth would like to get the "miserable story" supplement in the morning, the time you suppose to get high spirit energy? No, not me for sure!