The View in the Media

[Guest]

... wants Ivanka Trump and Arianna Huffington to be named as new co-hosts of the ABC chat fest...

 

 

No Trump, please.

 

Ivanka is fabulous!  Stop laughing!  She really is great.  I was pleasantly surprised by her appearances on The Celebrity Apprentice.

[DangerousMinds]

Yep, I have zero interest in anything social-media related on this show. Ugh.

[TribbleTrouble]

More behind the scenes news http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/08/28/the-reinvention-of-the-view-continues-as-abc-recruits-a-powerful-new-senior-team/297652/?utm_campaign=WP%20%3E%20Twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

I love Bill Wolff but I'm not thrilled to see the top seats so testosterone heavy on a women's show. And this Gorman guy's past experience does NOT inspire confidence:

"Gorman is no stranger to television, having directed thousands of hours of live shows in the U.K. and the U.S. specializing in entertainment, food, magazine and music. Some of his many credits including: “Hell’s Kitchen,” “I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here…NOW!,” “The Biggest Loser, “This Morning,” “Sunday Brunch” and “I Wanna Marry ‘Harry’.”"

[Morbs]

Yeah, I am suspicious of the "state of the art studio" as well. Whenever CNN does crap like that they just look ridiculous. But for some reason, people really do respond to the social interaction aspect, so that factor is here to stay. Usually I don't give a shit what the co-hosts have to say, so you can imagine how I feel about the average person.

[LuckyBitch]

I just hope this new production team means that Alexandra "Dusty" Cohen was canned along with Sweaty Geddie.

 

Another article:

 

ABC Confirms ‘View’ EP Bill Geddie Is Out, MSNBC's Bill Wolff In

ETA:  Also, we missed this one from a couple of weeks ago:

 

Longtime producer Bill Geddie leaves 'The View'

Published Sunday, August 10, 2014 12:08PM EDT

 

LOS ANGELES -- Change keeps coming to ABC's talk show "The View."

 

Its longtime executive producer, Bill Geddie, said in a statement Friday that he won't be involved in day-to-day production.

 

The shift comes as "The View" reshapes its panel of co-hosts for next season. Series creator Barbara Walters has retired from on-camera duties, while Sherri Shepherd and Jenny McCarthy won't be returning.

 

The final new episode with Shepherd and McCarthy airs Monday.

 

Remaining co-host Whoopi Goldberg will be joined this fall by Rosie O'Donnell, who's back for a second "View" stint. Other co-hosts have yet to be announced.

 

Geddie says he's "enormously proud" of the show he and Walters created 17 years ago.

 

ABC had no comment on a replacement for Geddie, who says he plans to help with the transition throughout the upcoming season.

Edited August 28, 2014 by LuckyBitch

[susieq147]

Usually I don't give a shit what the co-hosts have to say, so you can imagine how I feel about the average person.

 

 

Morbs, that made me literally LOL.  And I whole-heartedly agree.  It would be one thing if they were going to show articulate thoughtful posts like all of us make here but you just know the View will show the gushy "Oh I love you guys" and "Whoopi you are the best" and blah blah blah. 

[mbutterfly]

I just read this:

 

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/view-completes-makeover-production-booth-article-1.1920720

 

So it's Wallace and Gonzalez. 

Edited August 29, 2014 by mbutterfly

[CattyTiger]

Maybe the reincarnation has a chance.  At least we know it won't be the same old crap. :)

[Morbs]

The NY Daily News also had an article that said they are very nervous that October has no TV experience. I mean, then how is she even in contention? How did she end up guest hosting? Why wasn't I considered then?

And is October the one they were thinking about because they falsely assumed she was Latina? Because that's just so perfect, based on the show's horrible history with research.

Edited August 29, 2014 by Morbs

[CattyTiger]

Probably the 4am guy finding a Latina who's not really Latina.

[Former Nun]

Remember the old days?  Debbi Matanopoulos (sp?)??  Here today; gone tomorrow.

[Morgalisa]

October was not a "make sparks" kind of personality, but I enjoyed her.  She seems very real, humble and unassuming.  Not playing to the camera or the audience. Not too loud or trying to dominate the conversation.  Not too pompous or self-important (Sage).  But they all kind of start out mellow.  Then the curse of The View strikes them and they get the screaming meemies.

[ChiCricket]

http://www.gossipcop.com/tag/rosie-odonnell/

August 28th, 2014

“Whoopi & Rosie Already At War!” reads the headline of an OK! story that claims Whoopi Goldberg and Rosie O’Donnell are “already at each other’s throats”

Edited August 30, 2014 by ChiCricket

[CattyTiger]

Yeah, right.  Good try gossip writers.

[ChiCricket]

Btw, I don't think it's true, either. They are both intelligent, mature women,I think they can work well with each . Someone is just stirring the pot to get some "buzz" imo

[fl2dc]

Saw a commercial for The View today and it said the new season is 'bound to be a game changer."  Yep, Nicole Wallace is definitely in.

[MsTree]

Who is Nicole Wallace?

[ChiCricket]

(By Scott Whitlock, Newsbusters)

According to speculation by the Daily Mail on Friday, Nicolle Wallace, a liberal Republican who worked on John McCain's 2008 campaign and famously feuded with Sarah Palin, has been selected to fill the "conservative" seat on ABC's The View. The rumor comes a day after the producer of the left-wing Rachel Maddow Show was hired to run the ABC chat show.

Daily Mail writer Topper Toussaint claimed, "Commentator S.E. Cupp was also considered, but clashed with Rosie [O'Donnell]." He added, "'Rosie told her that her approach was just like Elisabeth Hasselbeck, which did not sit well,' according to the show insider." If the reports are true, Wallace will hardly be a conservative counterweight to the very liberal O'Donnell.

[fgoldberg]

Wallace, is a regular contributor on MJ.She and her republicans on the show throws potus under the bus on the show.

[CathinAZ]

Was watching a new The Chew episode that I had recorded (will be making one of the recipies!) and saw a commercial for The View's new season. I noticed that the logo (circle with superimposed black letters for show's name) shown on the commercial did not have agreyish blue circle that was mentioned/referenced in this forum a while back. It was a brighter orange circle. I'm looking forward to checking out the new season when it starts on Sept 15!

[Meedis]

October is out, Rosie Perez is in:

 

http://deadline.com/2014/09/nicolle-wallace-rosie-perez-the-view-hosts-828653/

[maryis1]

Just read that it's official: Nicolle Wallace and Rosie Perez. Two Rosies.

[mbutterfly]

Btw, I don't think it's true, either. They are both intelligent, mature women,I think they can work well with each . Someone is just stirring the pot to get some "buzz" imo

I have trouble believing Whoopie thinks Rosie is crass and vulgar. 

[ginger90]

I'm surprised they announced already. I thought they would have waited a bit more.

[BusyOctober]

I rarely watch The View, and haven't seen it in a long time, but the announcement of the new line up has guaranteed I'll never tune in again.  Rosie O'Donnell and Whoopie are nails on a chalkboard to me.  Adding Rosie Perez to the mix is the equivalent of having an ice pick repeatedly jammed in my ears while still being able to hear the screech of nails on a chalkboard.

[thejuicer]

Love the new lineup! Looking forward to the new season.

[fl2dc]

Rosie Perez??? Really?? Why on earth would they choose her? Because her last name is Perez, and they needed a Latina? That woman's voice does not deserve to be on TV!  What were these new execs thinking?
Nicole Wallace just seems like such an oddball in this new mix.

[Morbs]

BW won't be on air for the show's return: http://www.showbiz411.com/2014/09/03/the-view-exclusive-barbara-walters-will-be-backstage-only-for-first-new-show-with-2-rosies

[CattyTiger]

I hadn't even thought about that possibility.  No, no, no.

[mbutterfly]

I'm trying to decide how I feel. I have respect for Whoopi, but she started to be a turnoff about when I stopped watching altogether a couple of years ago. I used to love Rosie, but then she got pretty intense -- perhaps health related. I know Rosie Perez on sight, but I've never watched her in anything so I have no thoughts about her ideas and how she expresses them. Though I'm a pretty liberal sort, I kind of like Nicole Wallace with the understanding her commentary is purposefully more conservative than I. I have no idea whether I'll like this mix or not. 

[Former Nun]

That woman's voice does not deserve to be on TV!

 

 

I've tried, fl2dc, Sherri's Lord knows I've tried.  I can no longer pay attention to anything Rosie Perez says because I can't stand her voice.  She has played parts where her accent isn't as pronounced and her voice isn't as irritating.  Can they bring in a vocal coach...quickly?  Surely mine is a minority opinion.

[GHScorpiosRule]

Oh Snap! And the bit about Bitsy? Didn't we all think/know that already? Good to have it confirmed.

[springtime]

The show seems to be playing it safe (to the point of blah)- Look at this intro of the hosts:

 

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152263761306524&set=vb.149475666523&type=2&theater

[LuckyBitch]

I've tried, fl2dc, Sherri's Lord knows I've tried.  I can no longer pay attention to anything Rosie Perez says because I can't stand her voice.  She has played parts where her accent isn't as pronounced and her voice isn't as irritating.  Can they bring in a vocal coach...quickly?  Surely mine is a minority opinion.

 

Former Nun, I'm right there with you and fl2dc. I haven't been posting lately, but when I heard this news last week it sealed my decision to not even bother watching this season. Until then, I thought I'd finally check it out again after taking three years off. But I just cannot take Rosie Perez's voice for one minute. I think she really was an odd choice. 

 

Also, from the article linked above:

...Perez had already agreed to star on Broadway in Larry David’s play “Fish in the Dark.” Can she do both jobs from mid January through May or June? She certainly won’t be able to be on “The View” on Wednesdays, when the play would have a matinee. I am assured that it can all be done.

 

What's so terrific about Rosie Perez as a co-host that they had to accommodate her schedule like that? Frankly, the inconsistency on this show has been one of its major problems. After a year of revolving guest co-hosts and the regulars always taking so much time off, it would probably be best to solidify a new panel and have them there on as consistent a basis as possible. Then again, this is The View, so some things never change.

 

This part of that article is a bad sign, as I think it would be best if Babs was totally detached from the show:

But I can tell you that when “The View” goes live on the 15th, Barbara Walters will definitely be there. Only she will be backstage in her role as executive producer.

 

“She will not appear on the set,” says a source. This is such a mistake, in my opinion. Barbara should be right there, at least once a week, as a guiding force. She still owns part of the show, although I’m told she sold part of her ownership to ABC and now has just 17%. Her controlling interest is gone. But ABC can’t completely ice her out, so Walters will be allowed to act as an executive.

I'll have to just continue to skip this show and read about it here, which is always far more interesting and entertaining.

Edited September 10, 2014 by LuckyBitch

[Morbs]

I always understand what Rosie Perez has to say, and I love watching her interviews on Youtube.

[CathinAZ]

I loved this blurb from Rosie O. the "Oh Snap" link:

"Insisting that she wants the show to be smarter, she makes a dig at Sherri Shepherd, a co-host that left The View this summer. "No one is going to think the Earth is flat," O'Donnell tells the trade publication, referring to a comment made by Shepherd. "When I was at home watching that, I thought I was going to have an aneurysm."

God bless her for saying this! I felt the same way...what a waste of viewers time to listen to crap like that! ! Unfortunately, ABC exes didn't feel the same way and felt that outrageous comments like this from Sherrie and Elizabeth would "make sparks" and get people watching. They should have nipped that in the bud right then, by requiring cohosts to do some prep work, read the news, be more thoughtful in their comments, etc.

Honestly, If Sherrie just got flustered, misspoke and blurted out that flat earth gaffe (everyone makes mistakes) then the next day she could just apologize and say "my bad" but we soon found out that these haphazard and often ignorant comments from Sherrie and Liz were the norm

Edited September 11, 2014 by CathInAZ

[maggiemae]

Sherri thinking the earth is flat killed me off from the get go. Did she never see a globe?

 

I have somewhat high hopes with the new upper staff (executive producer, producers). And Whoopi and Rosie O. Nicolle maybe, Rosie P if she tames her voice (which I have seen her do.)

[TribbleTrouble]

According to the actual interview of RosieO in Variety, Babs will be watching from home.

http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/rosie-odonnell-the-view-return-interview-1201301076/

[CattyTiger]

I hope that is correct, TribbleTrouble.  When I read that I wasn't sure if Rosie meant old Babs would be or had been.  I think it would be pathetic if she shows up, and of course stop the show in its tracks.

[RogerFromOhio]

Here is the video with Sherri's thoughts when she was asked if the world was flat

 

Actually I would be surprised if Barbara Walters doesnt make a "surprise" appearance on the first show

[CattyTiger]

Still unbelievable - lol.

[Fannysue]

At the old venue, O’Donnell regularly clashed with former exec producer Geddie and Hasselbeck, who exited in 2013. “Elisabeth would go into the dressing room with (Bill) and go over Republican talking points that are sent out every day, and then come out and recite what she had ingested,” O’Donnell says. “I tried to get her to talk more about her own self and how she felt rather than being a robotic pundit.”

 

We all speculated about this happening, but this is the proof! 

[GHScorpiosRule]

We all speculated about this happening, but this is the proof! 

 

That's exactly what I said upthread, when I posted the link to the article, heh.

[ginger90]

"The View's back" is what it says on their Facebook page. Then there's the picture to go along with it:

https://www.facebook.com/TheView/photos/a.377194406523.156269.149475666523/10152266907726524/?type=1&relevant_count=1

I get it,but really?

Edited September 12, 2014 by ginger90

[Morbs]

It will be fun to see Wendy Williams reaction to Rosie Perez joining the show. She has been saying nonstop they should add Perez.

[springtime]

Bernadette Piccolomini, 63, Former producer of The View sues ABC for ageism.

http://pagesix.com/2014/09/11/former-producer-files-ageism-lawsuit-against-the-view/

 

 

 

A former producer on “The View” claims she was “abused,” downgraded to a shabby office and given poor job evaluations simply because she’s old, according to a new lawsuit.
 

[GiveMeSpace]

Ginger-that Facebook picture is crazy. Is the tall person supposed to be Rosie O? Not a fan of the pics from behind. It just rub me the wrong way. It smells like Geddie's work.

[mtlchick]

And here's the picture from the front.

 

http://www.people.com/article/the-view-new-cast-photo-revealed

 

Is Whoopi wearing crocodile printed Crocs?

[CathinAZ]

Nope, those kinda look like comfy $85 "Super Birki" Birkenstock clogs.

And I thought the photo from the back with the tongue-in-cheek "The View's back" comment was cute! I will admit to an odd sense of humor though :-)

Enjoy your weekend, everyone!

Edited September 12, 2014 by CathInAZ

[Vinyasa]

gosh, what is Rosie P. wearing for shoes?