The Talk: Discussion Thread

[Faulkner]

Way more interesting than anything on the show.

[amybrickwallace]

This is pretty much what the show is now:

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[DaytimeFan]

Carrie Ann Inaba is not returning and CBS wants to replace her with another male host:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9898577/Carrie-Ann-Iniba-not-returning-host-Talk-producers-want-replace-man.html

[amybrickwallace]

There still hasn't been an official statement from CBS or Carrie Ann either way (though the longer she's out, the less likely her coming back is). Personally,I think CBS should do a complete rehaul of the format and set...and change the show's title. Once they decided to add a man full-time, it was no longer The Talk as it always was.

Edited August 18, 2021 by amybrickwallace

[Faulkner]

Just announced: she’s leaving. Lame that it was announced on a Friday night like a political scandal, but CAI probably just wants to put this show behind her.

JMHO a co-ed panel is a smart move when there are so many View clones on daytime TV (and Kelly and Ryan is a great example of a female-male duo being successful—I think people like having the interplay of both genders represented and there are so many conversations on these shows where the absence of a male perspective is strongly felt). I just don’t have much faith in this particular show and these particular people.

Edited August 20, 2021 by Faulkner

[amybrickwallace]

That was probably the most anticlimactic, non-surprising announcement ever. Did anyone not see this coming? 

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 It's a shame, really, because she did bring a lot of sunshine in those first couple of years. Through her, I learned more about autoimmune diseases. I both cried for her and cheered for her as she shared her story of overcoming sexual abuse. She and Sheryl seemed to have a real bond (and I'm sorry that things seemed to turn sour between them). Anyway, I wish Carrie Ann well as she turns the page on this show.

As far as co-ed panels go, I like Daily Blast Live a lot. Their set looks more like a newsroom, and they have many enlightening discussions on current events. As far as The Talk goes, they have replaced hosts every year since 2017. In just the past 12 months, they've had to make four host changes (Marie, Eve, Sharon and now Carrie Ann. This show is gutted.

Edited August 21, 2021 by amybrickwallace

[amybrickwallace]

I keep having this visual of rats fleeing the sinking ship:

https://deadline.com/2021/08/elaine-welteroth-exits-the-talk-one-season-1234825093/amp/

[DaytimeFan]

It's almost comical how The Talk is proceeding. 

[Soapsuds]

What a hot mess! Just cancel this s hit show!!

[Faulkner]

Wow, and they really focused a lot of attention on Elaine (whom I increasingly found an iffy fit for this particular format). The new Project Runway season is coming soon.

CBS is a shitshow with a few exceptions (like The Equalizer).

Edited August 31, 2021 by Faulkner

[DramatistDreamer]

Yes, I dug up this post because I knew Welteroth wouldn't stay for long. She's had a respectable career, why would she throw away what she'd worked so hard to build?

[sivad40]

I've known about Elaine before she became nationally relevant and I felt like that EIC job at Teen Vogue was a sinking ship that she kept it  afloat iand then some. She successfully transition Teen Vogue when cease print publication due to declining sales to a high traffic social media machine. 

[Faulkner]

Akbar Gbajabiamila, who co-hosts American Ninja Warrior, has been named a new co-host of The Talk. I actually like Akbar a lot, but not enough to tune in:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-talk-akbar-gbajabiamila-co-host-1235007684/

I just hope Sheryl can keep her cool:

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[amybrickwallace]

Sorry, it's too little too late. They'll be lucky if this is still on the air by Christmas.

[Faulkner]

Amanda Kloots is doing DWTS, with her former co-host Carrie Ann Inaba on the judging panel.