Watching The View

Monday, May 20: Day of “Hot Topics”; former Minnesota Governor and one-time professional wrestler Jesse Ventura

Tuesday, May 19: Day of “Hot Topics”; Elizabeth Edwards (author, Resilience)

Wednesday, May 20: Day of “Hot Topics”; Glenn Beck (host, The Glenn Beck Program)

Thursday, May 21: Day of “Hot Topics”; Larry King (host, Larry King Live); stars of SOAPnet’s new original reality series Southern Belles

Friday, May 22: Day of “Hot Topics”; Caroline Manzo, Dina Manzo and Jacqueline Laurita (The Real Housewives of New Jersey); Sharlene Azam (author, Oral Sex is the New Goodnight Kiss)

Today on the May 15th, 2009 episode of The View, the guests are Tom Hanks, Ron Howard and Ayelet Zurer (”Angels & Demons”).

The View, Tom Hanks, Ron Howard and Ayelet Zurer, Angels & Demons, Sherri Shepherd, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Whoopi Goldberg, Barbara Walters, Joy Behar

Today on the May 14th, 2009 episode of The View, the guests are Brooke Shields; Neal McDonough (ABC’s “Desperate Housewives”). My recap will be up later tonight.

The View, Brooke Shields, Neal McDonough, Desperate Housewives, Sherri Shepherd, Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Barbara Walters

Today on the May 13, 2009 episode of The View, the four main hosts were present. There was no comment on where Elisabeth Hasselbeck was yesterday. The first topic was about the Buffalo commuter plane that crashed earlier this year. There are reports that one pilot failed certification, the other was possibly too sleepy, and they were chatting about all kinds of things, per the cockpit tape. Joy Behar said that is why she asks the pilot if they are drunk and have slept and they say yes. Sherri Shepherd joked what are going to say besides that? Apparently the two pilots were talking in a flirtatious way. Sherri said that you would think their moral compass would have stopped them from flying when they were not capable. Elisabeth Hasselbeck said that some of the onus needs to fall on the company and letting them fly when they are tired, etc. She said that they are going to need to make sure they don’t overextend the hours as they are cutting the budget. Whoopi said that for people like her who don’t like to fly, this is not the story you want to hear. Elisabeth said that the specific training that they would have needed would have told them how to put the nose of the plane to prevent the crash.
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Today on the May 12, 2009 version of The View, it was just four hosts, with Elisabeth Hasselbeck absent because she “has the day off.” The teaser they showed prior to the episode makes it sound like it will be a dull day. Barbara Walters was criticized on TMZ because she wore the same dress to the Time 100 Dinner that she wore to the White House Correspondent’s Dinner. Whoopi Goldberg said that she did the same thing. Barbara wore the same dress again last night to a charity event. Joy said “who cares so what,” noting she has wore the same bra for 40 years. Whoopi said that people bitch if you wear the different things every night, so you can’t win.
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Today on the May 11, 2009 episode of The View, the four main hosts were present. The first topic was how Whoopi Goldberg, Barbara Walters, and Sherri Shepherd went to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington DC. Whoopi said “Barack was funny” and retold one of the jokes about his daughters flying Air Force One in NYC. Elisabeth said that they are still looking for a scapegoat for that. Then they retold some other jokes. Elisabeth said his speech was funny on paper (so I guess she didn’t watch it?) Whoopi said that Wanda Sykes may have gone a step too far in telling a Rush Limbaugh joke, which they then played the clip of. Wanda joked that he was the 20th hijacker, but missed his flight because he was on oxycotin, said that because he wants the country to fail she hopes his kidneys fail and added that he needs to be water boarded. Elisabeth said that when the president laughs at a joke like that it is heading into the new McCarthyism because you cannot dissent from the government. Whoopi said that was taking it a bit too far and it was a joke. Elisabeth said that no one uses the word terrorism except to refer to conservatives. Joy wants to know what was so wrong with the joke. Elisabeth said that her job as a comedian is too make people laugh, but when the president laughs it is an endorsement. Whoopi said that he was not guffawing, but smiling. Elisabeth said that she “heard that he enjoyed the joke.” Joy joked that we should have him impeached for laughing. Elisabeth said that she is not speaking in a partisan way and had George Bush laughed at a conservative joke in the past, there would have been anger over that.
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Here is the schedule for The View for next week, May 11th-15th, 2009, subject to change. I look forward to Lost’s Michael Emerson on Wednesday.
UPDATE: Jorge Garcia, who plays Hurley on Lost, wrote on his blog that he will be joining his co-star Michael Emerson on The View on Wednesday.

Monday May 11th: Day of “Hot Topics”; Steve Harvey; performance from En Vogue. (I still do not understand how it is a “day of hot topics” when they have guests).

Tuesday May 12th: Melina Kanakaredes (”C.S.I. New York”); Maya Rudolph (”Away We Go”).

Wednesday May 13th: Michael Emerson (ABC’s “Lost”); Cheryl Saban (author, “What’s Your Self-Worth?”).

Thursday May 14th: Brooke Shields; Neal McDonough (ABC’s “Desperate Housewives”).

Friday May 15th: Tom Hanks, Ron Howard and Ayelet Zurer (”Angels & Demons”).

Today on May 8th, 2009 episode of The View, the four main hosts were present. The first topic was about how Tom the Warm-Up guy has been a Trekkie since age 12. He used to dress up as Spock for Star Trek conventions. He showed off some of his Star Trek knowledge, which is quite detailed. He said that the only people that make him star struck are Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, the Pope, and Whoopi Goldberg (which he has had to get over since she has been on the show).

The next topic was about how kids can get birds and the bees through text messages, which I fast-forwarded through because it was boring me.
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Today on the May 7, 2009 episode of The View, all five hosts were present. The first topic was how a cow broke out of a slaughter house and roamed the streets of Queens. They have named her Molly and she will find a home. Barbara Walters was upset by it all and is “more and more becoming a vegetarian.” She said that she was going to take veggie burgers to Washington DC for trip for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner that she and Whoopi are going to. Joy Behar pointed out that Sherri Shepherd is going too. Whoopi said that she is going to have a hamburger. Sherri said that Barbara showed her the article about the cow and then she ordered bacon and eggs for breakfast. Whoopi said that she is going to keep wearing leather, too. Sherri asked about the other cows that did not escape. Elisabeth said that they didn’t run fast enough and earn their freedom. Joy said that the cow is the Arlen Spector of the breed after running away from the party, people like him better now. Barbara said if she had a big back yard, she would let Molly live there. Whoopi said that she would have a BBQ with Molly–not as a guest.
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Today on the May 6, 2009 episode of The View, all five hosts were on the show. The first topic was how they went to the Time 100 dinner last night. I posted pictures of the event last night, so scroll down for last night’s post to see the photos. Michelle Obama spoke at the event. Bill Geddie was Barbara’s date. They showed photos of Elisabeth and Barbara shaking Michelle Obama’s hand. There was one mention of Michelle’s great speech and four to five mentions of how great she looked (including her arms, her waist, her back, etc). Elisabeth said that she and Michelle had stress between each other during the election time and although she had a private conversation with her on the phone after the election, it was great to see her and shake her hand. She said that it was a great moment to be able to do that post-election after all that has gone on. Oprah Winfrey toasted Barbara Walters as one of the most influential people in her life.

Sherri Shepherd was the only person dancing at the event during John Legend’s singing, even though John said “get up and dance.” Sherri grabbed some man and danced with him. Joy joked that she sat next to one of the Twitter guys and he was very brief, just like tweets. She also sat by the EP of Morning Joe. Barbara was sitting next to another Twitter guy. He doesn’t have a TV set or a car. She said that he is “not very advanced” and only likes to read and not watch TV. Sherri said that Jimmy Fallon made a joke about Michelle Obama that they are making a comic book where she is a superhero and is battling her arch enemy sleeves. She said that not every laughed at it. Barbara was sitting with a young woman who is the press secretary for Michelle Obama. Barbara wonders if comics are afraid of making jokes about the President and First Lady because they are afraid of being racist. Whoopi said that people aren’t sure how to make jokes about race. Joy said that the liberal comedians had a field day with how stupid President Bush was and the right wing comics need to come up with something. She said that Chris Rock should do some jokes about the Obamas.
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TToday on the May 5, 2009, episode of The View, all five hosts were present. The first topic was that a high school teacher taught that the bible’s version of creation was superstitious nonsense. Sherri Shepherd said that it is a respect thing and no question by a child should be stupid. Barbara Walters said that we don’t know that a child raised his hand here. Sherri said it doesn’t matter because a child may have felt stupid based on what the teacher said. Barbara said that teachers give their opinions all the time, but this is a hot button issue. Whoopi said the issue is whether the teacher has the right to give his or her opinion. Joy said that the answer to bad speech is more speech, but is not an equal relationship in a classroom, so it is not really a first amendment right. Barbara said that teachers give opinions on lots of things, but when it comes to religion it is a hot subject. (She just said the exact thing two minutes ago). Joy got fired for telling her students not to report to Vietnam.

Sherri said that if they teach Darwinism, they need to respect those who believe otherwise. Elisabeth said that religion is an important freedom that needs to be protected. Joy said that Darwinism is proven science and you should teach your children that or it is child abuse. Elisabeth said that is ridiculous and a parent is not wrong for not teaching your way. Joy said it is not her way, it is all of science’s way. Sherri will teach Jeffrey about Darwinism so he can have a conversation about it, but will tell him that she believes in creationism. Joy said that creationism should be taught in religious schools and Darwinism in public schools. Whoopi said that you should be able to learn both at once. Elisabeth said that she grew up learning both. Joy said that you cannot mix it up because it will confuse people, like teaching Swahili in a Spanish class. Barbara said it is a very hot subject. (again). She said that when astronauts go into space, they are men of science, but being in space made them believe more in their faith. Joy asked, “all of them?” Whoopi said, segueing to a commercial said that if you believe in the astronauts or space or Darwinism (sherri piped in “or child abuse!), come back after the break.
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Today on the May 4th, 2009 episode of The View, the four main hosts were present. Whoopi started the show saying “welcome to the damn View.” Joy Behar was very busy this weekend. She tweeted and went to a movie and a Broadway show starring Nathan Lane. Sherri Shepherd’s appearance on Smackdown aired on Friday. WWE star MVP will be on the show tomorrow. Elisabeth Hasselbeck did nothing this weekend because they were rained in. They did a lot of projects with the kids.

Kirstie Alley said on Oprah that she feels that she let people down because she gained back all the weight she lost on Jenny Craig. Sherri said that when you go public with struggles like that, it puts a lot of pressure on you. Joy said that she lost 30 when she was on Jenny Craig and gained about 15 back over 4 years. Elisabeth said that there is a huge social scale and people are waiting to take a picture to put next to another one. Sherri said that Kirstie is in a vicious circle because she wants to lose all the weight again by November. Whoopi lost 46 pounds and gained 22 pounds back. Joy said that if you have gained 70 pounds, you have to ask yourself what hole you are trying to feel emotionally. Sherri said that even at 20 pounds overweight you have to ask yourself why you do that and why you are digging that potato chip bag out of the trash. Whoopi then said, very oddly, that Sherri is not serious and that is just one of those things that she says that is a joke, because she has kids in the house and would not do that. Joy asked her if she is saying that to all the kids watching? Whoopi said, “She’s knows who I am talking to.” Sherri had a sheepish look on her face, but did not say anything.
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Here is the schedule for The View for May 4th-8th, 2009, subject to change. Of course the big guest, at least from ABC’s perspective, is Donald Trump on Tuesday. He has not been on the show since the Rosie O’Donnell feud, which put Barbara Walters in the middle. We already know which side she is on now. A large part of me does not want to watch that part of the episode because I know how smug he going to be, so I might just skip his interview, but watch the rest of that episode. Although curiosity might get the best of me. Which I am sure is what ABC is hoping for in general.

Monday May 4th: Democratic strategist James Carville; music from Paul Potts; co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s first book The G-Free Diet.

Tuesday May 5th: Donald Trump (author, Think Like a Champion) and Ivanka Trump (Celebrity Apprentice); WWE Superstar “MVP”

Wednesday May 6th: Judy Scheindlin (Judge Judy); Justin Chambers (ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy); Twitter co-founder and creative director Biz Stone and CEO Evan Williams.

Thursday May 7th: Michael J. Fox (author, Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist); American physician and broadcast journalist Dr. Nancy Snyderman.

Friday May 8th: John Stossel (ABC News’ 20/20); Kenneth Branagh (Wallander); Leonard Nimoy (Star Trek); author Alyse Myers.

The View, John Stossel, Kenneth Branagh, Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek, Alyse Myers, Nancy Snyderman, Michael J Fox, Judy Scheindlin, Justin Chambers, Biz Stone, Evan Williams, Donald Trump, MVP, G-Free, celiac disease, gluten-free, James Carville

Today on The View the scheduled guests are Dolly Parton, Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block and Megan Hilty (Broadway’s 9 to 5 The Musical); Jay Mohr. Feel free to comment here about today’s episode. No recap for me today. I am off to points east to spend some time with family! Happy weekend!

The View, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd, Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Barbara Walters, Dolly Parton, Allison Janney, Stephanie J Block, Megan Hilty, 9 to 5, Jay Mohr

Today on the April 30, 2009 episode of The View, it a “day of real life hot topics.” The teaser at the beginning of the show promises a man who helps people cheat on their spouses and a man who was cleared of a crime by DNA after many years in prison. I wonder which will go first and which will get more airtime?

Whoopi Goldberg was back on the show, but Sherri Shepherd was absent. I don’t think they even mentioned she was gone, unless I missed it. Whoopi thought she had the swine flu, but she didn’t have it. She had a bad cold. Barbara Walters said that they deliberately did not mention where Whoopi was because they did not want people to freak out. Elisabeth Hasselbeck thanked her because part of the reason she stayed away was because she was worried about Elisabeth’s unborn baby, according to Whoopi‘s friend Tommy who Elisabeth talked to.

Whoopi asked whether we (as a nation) are overreacting about the swine flu. Barbara said that so far in this country the cases are mild. Elisabeth said that like any flu certain people are more susceptible. Barbara thought that Vice President’s Biden’s comments this morning were irresponsible where he said he would tell his family not to fly or ride the subway. Joy said that he doesn’t remember that he is the VP sometimes and doesn’t realize the weight to his statements. Elisabeth said that he has made mistakes again and again and Biden’s comments can cause nothing but panic. Barbara pointed out that President Obama was very calm about it when he spoke about it last night at the press conference. Elisabeth agreed that President Obama’s comments were much better and gave good advice.
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