The last time I watched a full episode of ABC’s The View it was pretty tame stuff. Meredith would lead the gals in a discussion of the top news stories, Star would spew sassy mumbo jumbo, Barbara would say “now, ladies”, Joy would make a dusty wisecrack from her arsenal, and the Ling/Matenopoulos of the moment would smile, cowering in fear for her job. Well, as we all know, things have changed.
The mass amounts of swirling controversy and rumors surrounding the program since Rosie O’Donnell arrived have left me feeling rather daunted. This morning, however, I faced my fears and sat down with the ladies to see what all the fuss was about.
9:59am: Armed with an iced Americano and my notebook, I brace myself for what’s to come. The announcer informs me that today’s guest host will be Rose McGowan, Molly Shannon talks about her new film, Rosie plays with high tech gadgets, and the couple kicked off Dancing with the Stars performs. Sounds promising enough.
10:00am: Our hostesses enter. Rose McGowan looks gorgeous. Rosie grandstands. Elisabeth Hasslebeck seems a tad on the orange side. Joy has huge earrings that look like bejeweled Eggo Waffles. Barbara has the day off. Once everybody gets settled, Rosie lets it be known that she just met Rose McGowan and she already loves her. The two then discuss which they prefer. Ro? Rosie? Rose? McGowan likes Rose, obviously. Apparently, the Grindhouse hottie corrected those who called her Rosie as a child. Hasslebeck interjects a lame story about her childhood and people calling her Liz. I’ve
never seen this woman before, can’t recall what she’s famous for, and already she rubs me the wrong way. She comes off like the annoying student council president who wants everybody to like her.
10:03am: The girls hop right into the “Hot Topics” of the day although they don’t call it that anymore. Today’s powder keg revolves around Don Imus’ racist remarks and subsequent firing. Everyone is in a tizzy. Rose McGowan makes some very smart comments about Al Sharpton and anti-Semitism. I kind of love her now too. She goes back and forth with Elisabeth much to Rosie’s delight. “I love today”, she says, “I actually have to say nothing.” Hmm. The more they bicker, the more I realize why I usually watch The Price is Right instead. Joy gets a chance to speak and uses it as a platform to share some valuable chestnuts of wisdom from her parents like “Don’t spit up in the air. It comes back in your face” and “People who live in glass houses should get dressed in the cellar.” Thanks, Behar for really putting it in perspective.
Article comments
1 - Mel
Rose McGowan looks 40.
2 - Anna Creech
Nice play-by-play! I hope you keep this up, or branch out into other talk shows.
3 - E
This was great - you are funny and so right!
4 - Jerry
I love the new View. It was pretty insufferable before Rosie.
BTW Friday's show is always low-key because they pre-record it. I wish you had reviewed Barbara looking like she's "laying eggs" :)