Kathie Lee and Hoters are not real...just CGI at its worst. All "reporters" during that hour of 'Today' are fluff, as that whole hour is not real news, and never has been, and never will be, and never was intended to be.
I did not watch it this morning because I decided to live another day, and had I actually tuned in, I would have killed myself. As far as why someone would put a cartoon graphic up before a serious interactive discussion occurred, if that's what really happened, it is because the entire staff running that hour of 'Today' is required to smoke crack for the three REAL hours prior. That being said, any given day of that hour there are cartoon graphics to match the personas of those individuals referred to as "talent".... this thread is definitely NOT TV. Jeff On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 2:22 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > I preface all of this by stating I wasn't really watching "The Today > Show." I was at the laundromat, listening to a podcast on my iPod. The > TV in the laundromat was tuned to NBC, so my one good eye was watching > the visuals with entirely different sound. Having said all of that, > when did Kathie Lee turn into a wind chime? Seriously, that woman > needs to eat some buffalo wings. Or maybe a buffalo. > > So a segment begins with some cartoonish graphic. The show sent > someone to Vancouver. I think her name was Lara, but it might have > been Sara. Whatever her name was, she was blonde and perky, and > standing behind her in Vancouver, in typical Today fashion, were > mindless idiots smiling and waving and saying "Hi mom." I naturally > assumed she's one of those "lighter side" reporters, there to capture > human interest/fluff pieces. And before I get accused, I am not > suggesting women can't do hard news stories. As night follows day, > perky blonde correspondents on "The Today Show" are simply more likely > to be doing fluff. But, it turned out, my stereotype was baseless, as > Kathie Lee engaged the perky blonde in a discussion about the luge > accident. And the reason I know this despite the fact I have a podcast > blasting into my ears via my iPod? Because they were showing still > photographs of the recently deceased athlete as he neared his demise. > > For all I know, the perky blonde was the world's foremost luge expert, > though if that is the case, I question the segment opening with her in > cartoon form. For all I know, the perky blonde and the emaciated > Kathie Lee were engrossed in a poignant discussion on the relative > merits of banking turns on a luge course, though if that is the case, > I question the perky blonde doing her stand up in front of a gaggle of > goobers. > > What I think happened, and I freely admit that I'm making assumptions, > is that "The Today Show" sent a perky blonde to Vancouver and created, > for her, a fluffy cartoonish graphic, because never (not in a million > years) did they expect her to have to cover the sudden death of an > athlete. I have no problem with that. NBC sent their fluffiest > reporters to Atlanta, too, a decision that backfired after the Olympic > Park bombing. Where I have a problem is that, if you're the director > or segment producer of "The Today Show" and you know your perky blonde > reporter is going to have to talk about somebody's death, why would > you open the segment with a cute cartoon? And why would you position > her in front of chunkhead tourists? > > To set the record straight, they only showed still pictures of the > luge, and not of the actual impact itself. But, towards the end of the > segment, they showed somebody take a tumble while skiing, so one can > only guess how that was related to the dead athlete. > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
