At 2 p.m. Eastern today, CBS will debut “The Talk,” a direct competitor to “The View” that, by its mere existence, automatically sucks less than ABC’s Insanity Roundtable. Starring in the new show are (from left) “Big Brother” host Julie Chen, former “King of Queens” (and “Saved by the Bell”) star Leah Remini, Sara Gilbert (Darlene from “Roseanne”), Sharon Osbourne, Holly Robinson Peete, and a young Kathy Najimy (or Marissa Jaret Winokur from Hairspray).
What makes the show different from “The View” — aside from the hosts being younger and less unattractive — is that they’ll apply the subjects through a unifying lens of motherhood:
That means discussions on subjects such as bullying, spanking and lying to your kids will dominate — “everything you would talk about if you sat with your group of friends over coffee,” says executive producer (and mom of two) Gilbert, 35, who conceived The Talk as a kind of national mothers’ group… “I totally respect The View and I think it’s flattering to be compared to it, but I definitely think this is a different show.” [USA Today]
What I find especially remarkable about “The Talk” is that the panel features a Scientologist (Remini) and a former rock groupie whose son is a drug addict (Osbourne), and I’m still like, “Wow, what a huge step up from ‘The View’. These women will have MUCH more informed opinions.”
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That’s a lot of menstruation.
Isn’t Gilbert a lesbian? I’m pretty sure she is, so that’s one thing they can discuss I guess.
Any reason why they decided not to put sleeves on the biggest one the picture? Looks like she is sporting 24″ pythons, brother.
Yes (only if she maintained that expression the entire time), absolutely yes, yes (would grow a bad teenage mustache first), yes (always wanted to be an Eskimo brothers to Ozzy), yes (why not?), maybe (isn’t that Peggy Hill?).
/apparently has absolutely no standards whatsoever.
So, someone was watching The View and said “This would be so much better if there were just two more harping shrews.”
Leah Remini is a sexy bitch.
Asian, Scientologist, Dyke, Cunt, Black Chick, Fatso…yep, this is the most diverse show in television history
I work at a CBS affiliate and since this show is live, it means I now get to sit through it every weekday. Admittedly, I haven’t seen much of The View, but after today I will say that this show is the most excruciatingly awful thing I’ve ever had to endure. I’d rather shove a light bulb up my ass and go jogging than watch this thing again. Sadly, that’s not an option.
doesn’t Julie Chen deserve more than this and Big Brother for cradling Les Moonves’s saggy marble pouch more life (or until a newer Asian version comes along)?
me neither.
I’ll watch this show when Julie Chen’s face moves.
Women having informed opinions is hilarious. That can only mean one thing: each woman has a man behind their chair, telling them what to say.
This show is deff. not for those of us who don’t have kids. It’s so one topic that it is a bore. That Chen women is awful. Why do people with money try to pretend they can talk about poor people’s problems when they have no idea about it?
I HATE THE TALK WITH A PASSION!! AND I WAN’T GONE WITH A PASSION!! I wan’t more game shows on daytime television, I could not stand the Price Is Right being the only network daytime game show since I had graduated from high school until Let’s Make a Deal debuted last year. I wan’t the talk replaced with a revival of Pyramid, Password, Card Sharks, etc.
I hate that bitch Sara Gilbert.
Gosh, I thought nothing could be worse than the view, but this show has proved me wrong. Julie would you stop squinting, please.
This show does not deliver. Full of balls. Women hating on men. Sucks. Hope they die in a fire.
Instead of eliminating two of the women, they should’ve eliminated the whole entire show. I don’t think anyone would be upset like ashton taking charlie’s place. Now that’s something we can bitch about!