So early in the New Year to feel such disappointment
So early in the New Year to feel such disappointment
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#1So early in the New Year to feel such disappointment
Posted: 1/1/11 at 1:58am
I was hoping 2011 would start out better than 2010 ended but I have to say, right now it's looking a little dicey.
Like most people, I rushed home from a glamorous gathering to see the kick-off of the brand new Oprah Winfrey Network, also known as OWN. And what does this kick-off consist of? 24 broadcasts of the same exact half-hour preview.
I was hoping for a bounty of advice for living my best life, testaments to the human spirit, and most importantly, exciting journeys, be they the journey of Oprah as she begins this exciting new chapter of her late stage capitalism, the journey of Ms Lisa Ling on her new show about how she still exists, the trek of Mr. Carson Daly who still has that special eye but now is hosting his own show about people getting their own OWN show that features a theme song by Will.I.Am about how somebody is going to get their own show and they will have it on OWN. Also, some show about eating hosted by a large lady called Bowls of Love, who will later probably go on a weight-loss journey.
But it's the same thing over and over until noon when Oprah hosts her own OWN preview and I'm like, beyotch, who's preview are you showing over and over again for 12 hours? Who knew this network was going to be such a Kafkaesque nightmare? Have I been pwned by O and OWN?
iflitifloat
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/03
#2So early in the New Year to feel such disappointment
Posted: 1/1/11 at 2:08amAlready snookered 2 hours and 7 minutes into the year. Bummer.
#2So early in the New Year to feel such disappointment
Posted: 1/1/11 at 2:08am
Damn. sucks to be you! 
! Who is this Oprah person?
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#3So early in the New Year to feel such disappointment
Posted: 1/1/11 at 2:33amOprah is a woman on a journey.
#4So early in the New Year to feel such disappointment
Posted: 1/1/11 at 2:52am
She can take her bottom feeders like Dr. Phil and Nate Berkus with his cheap and tawdry fabrics and decor and beat it!!!
I wish she'd give a show to Ke$ha or Janice Dickinson or Snookie-people who actually contribute to society.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#6So early in the New Year to feel such disappointment
Posted: 1/1/11 at 2:56amIt's a cross between a Snickerdoodle and a cookie.
#7So early in the New Year to feel such disappointment
Posted: 1/1/11 at 3:04am
Three hours into the new year and I haven't had so much as a hand job.
#2011sucks
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Who can say.
tommyboy
Broadway Star Joined: 12/21/06
#8So early in the New Year to feel such disappointment
Posted: 1/1/11 at 4:45amHead to the baths, get a room, leave the door open, light a cigarette, pop the poppers and keep your options open.
#9So early in the New Year to feel such disappointment
Posted: 1/1/11 at 10:59amTelevision as we know it will never be the same.
#10So early in the New Year to feel such disappointment
Posted: 1/1/11 at 12:35pmThis thread is my favorite of 2011.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#11So early in the New Year to feel such disappointment
Posted: 1/1/11 at 12:48pm
People are asking some questions on the OWN website about the lack of diversity in the previews. And also using a lot of exclamation points! I think this is crazy because there is Lisa Ling and Carson Cressley, two very diverse people.
You're what you OWN
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#12So early in the New Year to feel such disappointment
Posted: 1/1/11 at 1:44pmCanada doesn't get the OWN network till much later in the New Year(Is it still New then?) so thanking you for enduring the pain of disillusionment for me! I will gracefully side step when the promotions come on.
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#13So early in the New Year to feel such disappointment
Posted: 1/1/11 at 2:02pm
"Head to the baths, get a room, leave the door open, light a cigarette, pop the poppers and keep your options open."
Ooh, how 1985.
#14So early in the New Year to feel such disappointment
Posted: 1/1/11 at 2:20pmPeople are PISSED to discover that in most places it's a pay channel! lol
tommyboy
Broadway Star Joined: 12/21/06
#15So early in the New Year to feel such disappointment
Posted: 1/1/11 at 2:24pmIt still works 25 years (oops, 26) later.
#16so early in the new year to feel such disappointment
Posted: 1/1/11 at 3:15pmi thought sure this was going to be about michigan state's flatline performance against 'bama.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#17so early in the new year to feel such disappointment
Posted: 1/1/11 at 3:18pmThey must be on a journey too.
#18so early in the new year to feel such disappointment
Posted: 1/1/11 at 3:25pm
It looks like they aired the first Masterclass show with Jay-Z.
My favorite comment: "I didn't even know how to spell his name before this".
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#19so early in the new year to feel such disappointment
Posted: 1/1/11 at 3:33pmI only lasted 10 minutes. His interviews should not be edited down to monologues. He's great when he gets to interact with a real interviewer, as he was recently with Terry Gross.
#20so early in the new year to feel such disappointment
Posted: 1/1/11 at 5:30pmi thought this thread was going to be about the bruins game LOL
Ugly is beautiful
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"Yeah Abba. All the filthy crap you spew out there on those boards. I for one, am equally shocked. :-P" - AnnaK
#21so early in the new year to feel such disappointment
Posted: 1/1/11 at 5:52pmwhy would we be talking about ucla?
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
wexy
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/19/05
#22so early in the new year to feel such disappointment
Posted: 1/1/11 at 7:54pmI came home from the museum and my automatic garage door won't open.
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