So, was Sharon O the conservative performer on her show? On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 at 6:52 AM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 11:42 AM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I don't really see a house conservative in the show's early years, unless >> it was [John Henson] Debbie Snuffleupagus [JH] or perhaps Star Jones. >> Hasselbeck came on board in 2003, when Jones was still on the panel, and >> replaced Lisa Ling as (from the original opening) "a young woman just >> starting out." >> >> Perhaps I have to include the opening as Barbara Walters did it: "I've >> always wanted to do a show with women of diffwent genewations, backgwounds, >> and views: a working mother; a pwofessional in her 30s; a young woman just >> starting out; and then somebody who's done almost evewything and will say >> almost anything. And in a perfect world, I'd get to join the gwoup whenever >> I wanted." >> >> And with the youngest panelist 34 these days (Abby Huntsman), is there >> anyone today that's the young woman just starting out? >> > > Things have changed since the early years. Political polarization has > turned into tribalism and the producers know that a significant portion of > their target viewers won't tune in if they don't hear a conservative voice > in the mix. > > Having a woman "just starting out" might simply have been irrelevant to > attracting and keeping viewers. And it becomes a paradox that bringing on a > young woman like that onto the panel immediately raises her public profile > and soon takes her out of the category. Panel talk shows succeed because > viewers feel close to the women on the show and the need to have a woman > just starting out means replacing that participant frequently, meaning > viewers don't get a chance to bond with her. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiFxsndHDzQQVyDcHRNhO_Dk6-tPm7-1VwEaevzx00cezQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiFxsndHDzQQVyDcHRNhO_Dk6-tPm7-1VwEaevzx00cezQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYLobHp9PWMP2aF4K9_XPQXXk8FY%2BR%3DQzYsvFdtoSmvO%2BA%40mail.gmail.com.
