"The View": Week of 11/16/15

[Bronzedog]

I was so happy about that..Did you guys notice the look that Michelle shot Whoopie, when Candace tried to bring in Abortion into the discussion...Candace is so stealth, she  is trying to provoke some type of row and the ladies are not taking her bait..She tried it with Joy yesterday..Nice Try Candace! people like her scare me with their ideology...

I noticed the look. Michelle also said something like, " I'm so not in the mood today."

[Medicine Crow]

I thought it was a decent show today, mainly because The Whoopster wasn't flapping her lips in every segment.  With the exception of her whining about somebody "taking" her taxes, which I don't understand, it wasn't too annoying.  Just sayin'.

[Cementhead]

Aww, poor Sweaty Geddie. (TM Cosmocrush)  If he still watches this shit show; which I am sure that he does, he got a real nice money shot of what he is missing out on when CCB wore that purple lace top as a dress yesterday.  Just think of all those one on one meetings he could have been having with her a la Bitsy.  Poor guy.  Probably left him extra sweaty. 

 

And as far as CCB goes, her Elisabeth 2.0 transformation is almost complete. 

Bleached blonde Barbie Hair: Check. 

Bleached teeth: Check. 

Body tanned with Fake Tanner Gun set to 10: Check.

Skirts extra short & Heels extra high: Check.

We just need to see her cry and crawl into somebody's lap; compare gay people to kitchen appliances and cry out "Where are the parents?!?"  and we are pretty much there.

[TheGreenKnight]

I notice they didn't come back with the topic about someone or other saying, "Everyone has a lesbian side." They must've cut it for Joy to apologize about the bulemics v. anorexics jokes they were making, because the second round of Hot Topics passed pretty fast. In a way I'm glad, because I was already rolling my eyes at what Candace's response would be. "NO, I do NOT!!"

 

I'm glad they all shut Candace down re: the gun topic. There's no way you could possibly connect Planned Parenthood to terrorism.

 

Yes, Late Night Joy was great. Don Lemon can sometimes get on my nerves, but he was great in a low-key setting. And he's very cute.

[Former Nun]

We have been bombing them for months and months and for uninformed people like Candace to act like the US hasn't been doing much of anything really steams me.

 

 

I definitely did NOT enjoy her overused little "pin prick" comment.  Maybe Geddie is back on the payroll.

[Fatkat]

I think something happened before they went in the air. There seemed to be more tension than usual and I thought Paula looked close to tears in the first segment.

It's funny you say that because it looked to me like Michelle was about to burst into tears throughout the show. Maybe something is up behind the scenes.

[Apprentice79]

I notice they didn't come back with the topic about someone or other saying, "Everyone has a lesbian side." They must've cut it for Joy to apologize about the bulemics v. anorexics jokes they were making, because the second round of Hot Topics passed pretty fast. In a way I'm glad, because I was already rolling my eyes at what Candace's response would be. "NO, I do NOT!!"

 

I'm glad they all shut Candace down re: the gun topic. There's no way you could possibly connect Planned Parenthood to terrorism.

 

Yes, Late Night Joy was great. Don Lemon can sometimes get on my nerves, but he was great in a low-key setting. And he's very cute.

People like Candace would say that Abortion is a form of terrorism...They say that they are pro-life, how about they help improve the lives of so many children in need in this country and around the world..

[Morgalisa]

It's funny you say that because it looked to me like Michelle was about to burst into tears throughout the show. Maybe something is up behind the scenes.

Remember tptb behind the scenes at The View are brutal. There's no telling what is going on.

Edited November 19, 2015 by Morgalisa

[Ladybugnine]

People like Candace would say that Abortion is a form of terrorism...They say that they are pro-life, how about they help improve the lives of so many children in need in this country and around the world..

That's because they only care about a fetus, not the actual person/child.

[Dissy]

Tension was thick this morning. Whoopi's silence spoke volumes. She was pissed about something right from the start. It must have to do with Paula because there was a bit of ice there. At one point, Candace tried to bring Whoopi into the conversation. Usually they are trying to shut her up so they can talk.

[rcc]

It seems as if CCB is being fed talking points ala Elisabeth. As Whoopi correctly pointed out, our military is fatigued from multiple deployments. I have two young nephews who are suffering from ptsd and tbi. I had a husband and two sons in gulf war until it waa discovered that the young one was surviving son and was sent home. So until she gets some skin in the game she should stfu.

Good point. As someone with relatives that have been in the military I hate the war mongers always ready to send ground troops to every country in the world. Let them go or send their own family members.

[TheGreenKnight]

I didn't notice anything about Michelle/Paula, but Whoopi did seem a little odd. Of course, she still lectured, so not that different.

 

Maybe we'll get an article in a few hours. lol I wouldn't be surprised if they're going to re-tool the show for when it returns in January. I don't think they'd fire Paula, but Michelle, probably.

[Wings]

Aww, poor Sweaty Geddie. (TM Cosmocrush)  If he still watches this shit show; which I am sure that he does, he got a real nice money shot of what he is missing out on when CCB wore that purple lace top as a dress yesterday.  Just think of all those one on one meetings he could have been having with her a la Bitsy.  Poor guy.  Probably left him extra sweaty. 

 

And as far as CCB goes, her Elisabeth 2.0 transformation is almost complete. 

Bleached blonde Barbie Hair: Check. 

Bleached teeth: Check. 

Body tanned with Fake Tanner Gun set to 10: Check.

Skirts extra short & Heels extra high: Check.

We just need to see her cry and crawl into somebody's lap; compare gay people to kitchen appliances and cry out "Where are the parents?!?"  and we are pretty much there.

 

And to think she gave trouble to DWTS crew re her costumes and her partner.  She is a married woman you know and touching another man seductively was out of bounds as were costumes exposing her body..  

[Apprentice79]

Tension was thick this morning. Whoopi's silence spoke volumes. She was pissed about something right from the start. It must have to do with Paula because there was a bit of ice there. At one point, Candace tried to bring Whoopi into the conversation. Usually they are trying to shut her up so they can talk.

I wish that somebody would write a tell all book about the power plays about the view , from the beginning to now...It seems like the show is a very toxic environment..

[ginger90]

I didn't notice anything about Michelle/Paula, but Whoopi did seem a little odd. Of course, she still lectured, so not that different.

 

Maybe we'll get an article in a few hours. lol I wouldn't be surprised if they're going to re-tool the show for when it returns in January. I don't think they'd fire Paula, but Michelle, probably.

And ABC will deny, deny, deny!

[Cementhead]

And to think she gave trouble to DWTS crew re her costumes and her partner.  She is a married woman you know and touching another man seductively was out of bounds as were costumes exposing her body..  

Oh, really?  Funny behaviour coming from someone who's dress was so short I could tell whether or not she's had a tonsillectomy. 

 

 

I wish that somebody would write a tell all book about the power plays about the view , from the beginning to now...It seems like the show is a very toxic environment..

I always wished that somebody would be Joy.  Alas it was not meant to be.  Instead she got sucked right back in to the vortex that is this Hell.  Well, that, and she's just far too nice a person to do that type of thing anyways.  Unfortunately.  Because oh, the stories she could tell...

Edited November 19, 2015 by Cementhead

[bannana]

CCB is tightly wound, I think.  She seems on the defensive, and while smiling, seems insincere.  I don't think she likes her co-hosts at all, except maybe Paula.  For some reason, Paula doesn't annoy me, but CCB does.

 

CCB definitely doesn't like Joy or Michelle, but she too seems to defer to Whoopi.

 

Joy seemed pretty annoyed today for various reasons, so I agree, something was up.  Probably CCB in the pre-meeting said she was going bring up PP and they told her not to, because they jumped on it very quickly when she did. Whoopi's face belied something before she even said the words PP, and CCB said to Whoopi hold on, and she carried on, while Whoopi had her most serious WTF face on.  And yes, Michelle said something like, I am not in the mood as she dismissed CCB's PP "gateway" discussion.  CCB also did that smug laugh, and said I hate to bring this up, when she brought up PP.  Frankly I had no idea what she was actually talking about, but the dynamic between the three of them was entertaining and telling.

 

I wish CCB had been part of the racism on university campus segment, because I am sure she would have said something snarkworthy.

 

My unpopular opinion: I actually am starting to like Michelle.

[Cosmocrush]

Anyone know what Whoopie was talking about when she was ranting about her pension disappearing? I think something happened before they went in the air. There seemed to be more tension than usual and I thought Paula looked close to tears in the first segment.

Just a guess, but I wonder if  she was talking about her union (SAG) pension, which by the way is NOT the same thing as the public pension firefighters and police officers earn.   I was kind of "How dare she!" put herself in that category but then, it's Whoopi, Queen of The View so....

 

Anyway,  there were some headlines last summer about the embezzlement of millions from the  three billion dollar SAG-AFTRA pension fund.  But that's not new and I don't think it's why Whoopi was acting like her bong broke this morning.  And  itt's hardly like Whoopi is going to end up penniless.   The woman is part of the one percent.   She should save her outrage for her fellow actors who would be hurt by this or for the firefighters and teachers and police  in cities where they want to bust the public employee unions.

 

Here's the story: 

 

Kickbacks And Roses: Inside The SAG Pension & Health Funds Scandal

 

ETA:

Or maybe her business manager ran off with her money and she just found out today?  LOL, I don't know and honestly, I don't care. 

Edited November 19, 2015 by Cosmocrush

[Former Nun]

She seems on the defensive, and while smiling, seems insincere.

 

 

She does a bit better job (because she's SO demure) than Sherri.  Remember that fake-pasted-on smile when she heard things she didn't like?

 

Did Michelle cast a quick glace at CCB and say, "I'm so over it." ??

“I believe the number was in the $500,000 range,” Dow answered.

Dow said it had been difficult to determine exactly how much money was missing, but testified it could have been as much as $3 million. The Plans have received more than $2.5 million from its insurers to recoup part of the loss.

 

 

This is a quote from the link CosmoCrush provided above.  So...if the trust lost $500k and they have "three billion," it's unlikely that Whoopi's account was hit at all.

[Cosmocrush]

 

This is a quote from the link CosmoCrush provided above.  So...if the trust lost $500k and they have "three billion," it's unlikely that Whoopi's account was hit at all.

Good point.  So maybe Whoopi was talking about something else?  But it sure sounded like the rant of an Enron pensioner who just found out they were going to have to spend their golden years mowing lawns and living in a travel trailer. 

Edited November 19, 2015 by Cosmocrush

[merriebreeze]

CCB has that Foxspeak (aka Hasselbeckish) thing going on. When the conversation isn't going your way, bring up something completely different; i.e. Benghazi, but, but Obama, late term abortions, 2nd Amendment rights, Radical Islam (say the words dammit), war on Christmas, librul media, etc. Based on the way they all jumped in immediately, I agree that she had been forewarned not to bring up PP during the gun discussion, but defiantly went there anyway. 

And I think Michelle may have been given a pink slip. If only it were Whoopi instead. 

Edited November 19, 2015 by merriebreeze

[Bronzedog]

Do you think anyone has been there long enough to start the firing cycle again, though?

[Medicine Crow]

CCB has that Foxspeak (aka Hasselbeckish) thing going on. When the conversation isn't going your way, bring up something completely different; i.e. Benghazi, but, but Obama, late term abortions, 2nd Amendment rights, Radical Islam (say the words dammit), war on Christmas, librul media, etc. Based on the way they all jumped in immediately, I agree that she had been forewarned not to bring up PP during the gun discussion, but defiantly went there anyway. 

And I think Michelle may have been given a pink slip. If only it were Whoopi instead. 

My bold.  That would almost make my day ... Michelle gone, but CCB going out the door with her would be an absolute bonus.

[Medicine Crow]

If anyone watches the Meredith Vieira show, there's a couple of Forums now:

 

http://forums.previously.tv/topic/34740-all-episodes-talk-whats-hot-now/#entry1728859

[Vinyasa]

UGH- Now CCB is on the opening!

 

Is she now on there permanently? So six people around a table? Double UGH.

[merriebreeze]

 

Do you think anyone has been there long enough to start the firing cycle again, though?

I suspect that Michelle's contract differs substantially from Whoopi's or Joy's. Fire at will, with or without cause, no guarantees. 

[ChicagoCita]

UGH- Now CCB is on the opening!

 

Is she now on there permanently? So six people around a table? Double UGH.

I think she's only in the opening when she's there. 

Edited November 20, 2015 by ChicagoCita

[kaygeeret]

They say that they are pro-life, how about they help improve the lives of so many children in need in this country and around the world..

The above is a quote - something went wrong.

At any rate, the so called 'pro-lifers' believe in life from contraception to birth.....after that...doesn't matter what happens to the 'life'. Make sure to cut education funds, pre-school funds, day care funds, food stamps...anything that will help get a little life on track.

By the way, I certainly understand middle class and rich women have abortions all the time. The difference, in my opinion, is that the rich and middle class can afford to go wherever to get what they want and their living children don't suffer material or educational deprivation.

Thanks to the person who said that all war mongers need to have relatives in the fight. We need to reinstitute the universal draft - no college exemptions please. This needs to be a shared sacrifice across the board.

Oh and as soon as war is declared, we need a war tax imposed so war debt cannot be used to weep and wail about the budget shortfalls amid threats to eliminate/cut Social Security and Medicare. Social Sec shouldn't even be on the table as it is a tax on wage earners and not every American qualifies for payment.

[maggiemae]

CCB was always hired as a permanent host.....after Fuller House ended about this time. IICR.

OTOH perhaps Raven was let go rather than Michelle.....or, imo - BOTH!

[Bronzedog]

Where was Raven today?

[zenme]

OMG, if Raven and Michelle could go, I would happily suffer CCB.  While I don't agree with Paula  politically, I can deal with her a lot more than CCB. 

 

It annoys me that CCB looks to Paula for backup.  Like today when they were talking about spouse's having a "hall pass," CCB was just looking at Paula like, "Ugh, these heathens."  Can CCB not take a joke?  Clearly, Joy was kidding when she said she'd allow Steve the hall pass.  Honestly, I don't know how CCB has made it thus far in Hollywood.  Meryl Streep she is not.

[Cosmocrush]

Did anyone else notice that CCB,  a.k.a the Whitest Girl on My TV* was absent for the Yale college activist/Yale racism segment and that segment only?  

 

**I started thinking of CCB that way after she told Raven she couldn't eat "those" (collard greens)  while sporting some serious pageant hair.  

Edited November 20, 2015 by Cosmocrush

[Medicine Crow]

Did anyone else notice that CCB,  a.k.a the Whitest Girl on My TV* was absent for the Yale college activist/Yale racism segment and that segment only?  

 

**I started thinking of CCB that way after she told Raven she couldn't eat "those" (collard greens)  while sporting some serious pageant hair.  

My bold.  LOL.  Great minds think alike ... especially if someone else cooks them ... what's not to like about collard greens.  Idiot!!!

[Fannysue]

Yes, Late Night Joy was great. Don Lemon can sometimes get on my nerves, but he was great in a low-key setting. And he's very cute.

 

Why doesn't Joy offer anyone some food????  A cookie? A cracker?

[Medicine Crow]

Why doesn't Joy offer anyone some food????  A cookie? A cracker?

Maybe she thinks eating & talking don't mesh, especially on a 30 minute show.

 

Meant to mention earlier that I was surprised that Joy told Paula she was a liar when Paula said she didn't eat "when she was busy" but ate a big dinner.  Joy said she ate all day at work & Paula had to defend what she said.  I thought that was mean of Joy & totally unnecessary.

[maggiemae]

LOL - perhaps Paula has her b-fast before the show when she is not busy.

Or perhaps Joy thinks on her show Sherri would have devoured everything presented as nibbles.

Edited November 20, 2015 by maggiemae

[Wings]

Why doesn't Joy offer anyone some food????  A cookie? A cracker?

 

 

No one likes to eat on camera.  It is a 30 min show.  Why take time for that? 

[Celia Rubenstein]

Did anyone else notice that CCB,  a.k.a the Whitest Girl on My TV* was absent for the Yale college activist/Yale racism segment and that segment only?  

 

**I started thinking of CCB that way after she told Raven she couldn't eat "those" (collard greens)  while sporting some serious pageant hair.  

 

 

My bold.  LOL.  Great minds think alike ... especially if someone else cooks them ... what's not to like about collard greens.  Idiot!!!

 

Wait, what?  I was "distracted" (and by that I mean I was annoyed and complaining to my daughter about how stupid the cooking segment was) and all I heard was Cameron say she was going to vote for Mario's dish because it was "cleaner" or something.  Cameron complained about the collard greens in particular?  Aren't those like the healthiest thing possible next to maybe kale or something?  What did Raven do to them that made them "those" collard greens?   Was there bacon fat involved or something??!?!??

 

The entire cooking segment was damned annoying, by the way.  I watch cooking shows on the Food network or the cooking channel when I want to see stuff like that.  Where they actually take is seriously.  Mario and Raven acting like manic fools and Padma trying too hard to reign in the zany was just ... annoying.  I've used that word "annoying" three times now.  God it was all so ANNOYING!!!!!   I really wish they would kick this whole "food fight" thing to the curb.

[Morgalisa]

No one likes to eat on camera.

Have you met Sherri? lol.

[SanDiegoInExile]

CCB is tightly wound, I think.  She seems on the defensive, and while smiling, seems insincere.  I don't think she likes her co-hosts at all, except maybe Paula.  

 

I am not a fan of CCB, yet I am going to cut her some slack.  She has appeared at the table only a dozen or so times this season. She hasn't been able to bond with the others due to her Full House tapings.  The other cast members don't help the matter by treating her as a guest host, feeling the need to introduce her as if we havent just seen her in the opening credits.  She has zero experience hosting a talk show and parachutes into NYC every few weeks for a weeklong stint. As soon as that week is over, she jets back to the west coast to be forgotten.

 

The only way a rookie improves is with practice, practice, practice.  Especially with the mechanics of a talk show, understanding how to stay on topic and discuss effectively. She's been in the TV industry all her life, but as the talent who merely read the words written for her.  If she brings that persona to The View, she won't succeed. Plop her behind the table for 6-7 consecutive weeks and we will see if she is merely Elisabeth 2.0.

Edited November 20, 2015 by SanDiegoInExile

[SanDiegoInExile]

Where was Raven today?

 

One of the strategies behind having 6 FT hosts (and 5 supplemental guest hosts) was that each could be away for extended times and we wouldn't face a revolving door of (unfamiliar?) guest hosts.  Raven has appeared on nearly every episode this season.  We know that the non-host "contributors" appear to have 50-episode contracts.  I suspect all of the cast have contracts that provide for them to be gone regularly.  We already theorized that Whoopi is AWOL on Fridays (except sweeps) and that CCB will be AWOL mostly until 2016 arrives.  It will be interesting to see who gets furloughed when CCB begins co-hosting daily in 2016. 

[Wings]

Have you met Sherri? lol.

 

 

Ha ha ha!  Wendy is bad but Oprah takes top prize.  Neither should eat in public never mind on TV!

[RogerFromOhio]

I gotta say... there is tons of fear mongering from The View hosts today.... I think it is very irresponsible..... and it was Joy that was the worse.

[RogerFromOhio]

I watched the Donny Deutsch show... more out of confusion than entertainment. Honestly I didnt think it was funny..... in fact... until the statements on The View... I didint realize it was a comedy.

[RogerFromOhio]

During the interview with Barbara Walters about Donald Trump.... I rolled my eyes so much I think I  pulled a muscle.

 

Someone need to put a stop to this ego feeding that the media has done since the start..... they will do anything to try and get some of his money.... someone is gonna get hurt when his ego explodes from not winning these elections

[Medicine Crow]

Well, I guess I can delete my pre-set recording of 20/20 tonight.  I got a snoot full of BaWa just now & I'm not the least bit interested in The Trumpster & his family's B.S.  This segment was obviously taped yesterday because Paula was there & The Whoopster's voice was so ass-lickingly well-modulated while speaking to & about BaWa.  BLECH!!!  (This is the voice she normally uses when she's NOT on The Spew!!)

I watched the Donny Deutsch show... more out of confusion than entertainment. Honestly I didnt think it was funny..... in fact... until the statements on The View... I didint realize it was a comedy.

Along those same lines, I watched the Ken Jeong show last week because Margaret Cho was on ... still not funny (IMO).

[Tunia]

Someone need to put a stop to this ego feeding that the media has done since the start.....

 

At first, I thought you were referring to BaWa here, Roger, so I guess this thought is true for BOTH parties in that interview!

[geekburger]

All in all this has been a solid week of shows.

 

Personally I prefer when Michelle & Raven aren't on the show together. They sort of feed off each other in this odd, frentic way that has a habit of derailing an already short discussion on things. Separately they bring in a nice perspective.

 

As for CCB I don't think she's as easily grouped into the Elisabeth "role" as it may seem. She truly seems to speak from the heart while Elisabeth seemed a bit more calculated.

[Medicine Crow]

I guess Sharon Stone & her co-star figured they'd pass on The Spew & I don't blame them!!!

[Tunia]

I didn't some in on  the show until 10:15 today - did they not have Sharon Stone and her co-star?  I was disappointed with the show and wanted her take on what brought her to weekly TV...

 

Really, I don't think we missed much by SS not being there today - fluff at best.  She was on Colbert"s Late Show this week, and didn't have much to say there, and would have had less of an opportunity to speak on our favorite show to hate.