Members JaneAusten Posted June 28, 2012 Members Share Posted June 28, 2012 I have to give Ann Curry credit. Obviously had she walked when the rumors started it might have jeopardized any leverage she might have had and she stuck with it. But as someone said you could see in her body language on screen she didn't want to be there. I'm not blaming her at all. I just found Matt Lauer and Al Roker completely fake. I compare that to a week ago when Robin Roberts announced her health crisis and the concern of her colleagues may not have been genuine but it didn't come across plastic or fake on the air like this did. Lauer actually seemed almost gleeful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jonathan Posted June 28, 2012 Members Share Posted June 28, 2012 I think Al has been supportive of Ann. Ann was a bridesmaid at Al and Deborah Robert's wedding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Max Posted June 28, 2012 Members Share Posted June 28, 2012 Like I've expressed before, I do have mixed feelings about Ann's style. (However, the problems the Today Show has go far beyond her.) She certainly couldn't have handled this public humiliation in a more classy manner, though. Unless she couldn't get out of her contractual obligations with NBC, I am surprised (and disappointed) she chose to stay at that network. I just can't understand why anyone would want to work for a company that treated said person so badly. Matt certainly is a phony a--hole. He has a lot of nerve pretending that he will miss her when all accounts indicate that he led the charge to let her go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted June 28, 2012 Members Share Posted June 28, 2012 This pretty much sums it up for me..... "GMA" is a better program now than it was a year ago, with the morning team displaying the sort of relaxed vibe that once made "Today" a fun place to visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted June 28, 2012 Members Share Posted June 28, 2012 That was hard to watch this morning. Poor Ann, thrown under the bus by that evil narcissist Matt Lauer. The reason she stayed at NBC is simple: money. She's still under contract to NBC and they either had to pay out her contract ($20 million for the next two years) or keep her working and so they're keeping her working under these flashy titles, it's the only kind of PR move NBC could do without totally decimating themselves because they already come off horribly. Also, for the next two years Ann will be sitting pretty with a 7 person team that is of her choosing. Essentially, she has total autonomy. Now, I heard rumours that Ann's likely successor, Savannah Guthrie, was Matt's mistress a few years ago...anyone else hear that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jonathan Posted June 28, 2012 Members Share Posted June 28, 2012 Everyone keeps saying that Matt and Ann had no chemistry. But Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos also lack chemistry. GMA is succeeding because their supporting cast including Josh, Lara, and Sam have brought energy to the show. Today should've replaced Al or Natalie or both. Al is not good at interviewing and Natalie is always wearing a scowl on her face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JaneAusten Posted June 28, 2012 Members Share Posted June 28, 2012 Did Matt Lauer force Meredith Viera out too? Ick I just really find him completely unwatchable. I've read rumors about Matt and Savannah Guthrie but who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted June 28, 2012 Members Share Posted June 28, 2012 I liked Meredtth. Why did she leave?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JaneAusten Posted June 28, 2012 Members Share Posted June 28, 2012 Publicly she said it was more a lifestyle change that lead to her leaving than anything else. She's always been better than what she's been given. She along with Lisa Ling were the best part of The View for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted June 28, 2012 Author Members Share Posted June 28, 2012 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/deborah-norville-ann-curry-today-good-morning-america-310305 Deborah Norville gives her opinion on why Ann Curry was never going to win on "Today" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eric83 Posted June 28, 2012 Members Share Posted June 28, 2012 Meredith got a 2 hour tribute and Ann Curry got 5 minutes after 15 years. Smh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted June 28, 2012 Members Share Posted June 28, 2012 I have read that rumor. Seriously, I can't imagine any woman willing to spend time with him. He comes off as such a fake ass. He probably is even selfish in bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted June 28, 2012 Members Share Posted June 28, 2012 LOL...who would want a bald eagle with a huge ego in bed....LOL.....I mean he is losing his hair faster than the soaps are being cancelled...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Vixen Posted June 28, 2012 Members Share Posted June 28, 2012 Ann is so classy and elegant. I cried during her goodbye. Matt is such a smug !@#$%^&*] and she did not make eye contact with him even ONCE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted June 28, 2012 Members Share Posted June 28, 2012 Matt Lauer must test well with shallow focus groups. It is has got to be the only reason that he has not been given his walking papers. He absolutely no gravitas which probably fits the tabloid that The Today Show has become. I find Deborah Norville irritating, but I do think that she is right about the women anchors taking the fall for the morning shows' struggles over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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