Oprah Fired Rosie
Smiles lie. Our Supreme Ruler and Goddess Messiah (Oprah Winfrey) is going to have to throw a damn rent party soon. Nothing's working! Winfrey announced today that she won't be requiring Rosie O'Donnell's services anymore, and hasn't renewed The Rosie Show for a second season. O'Donnell is packing up her clog collection and lumbering back to NYC.
“I thank Rosie from the bottom of my heart for joining me on this journey,” said Oprah Winfrey in a statement. “As I have learned in the last 15 months, a new network launch is always a challenge and ratings grow over time as you continue to gather an audience. I’m grateful to Rosie and the dedicated Rosie Show team for giving it their all.”
Rosie might be a mouthy occasional psycho, but she's no fool. She realizes that Oprah isn't as forgiving as Barbara Walters. O would have her killed if she got hainty about getting axed in public.
"I loved working with Oprah in the amazing city of Chicago," O'Donnell said in a statement. "I was welcomed with open arms and will never forget the kindness of all I encountered. It was a great year for me—I wish the show was able to attract more viewers—but it did not. So I am headed back to my home in New York—with gratitude. On we go!"
The Rosie Show, which dropped from a viewership of 500,000 for the premiere episode down to an average of 230,000, was taped in O's old studio ( aka Little Medjugorje). They shot around the mystical healing fountain that sprung up on Oprah's last day. Many are the global pilgrimages undertaken to partake of its soothing and holy waters.
Oprah's second coming isn't working out like she planned. Did anyone else notice her slinking up to people's cars at the Twitter intersection during the Grammys and asking "hey baby, you wanna party?" for ratings? It's serious when Oprah is panhandling on social media platforms.
As for Rosie - she's got this chick grimly picturing Range Rovers and Birkin Bags as she laps at O'Donnell's other "O". So Rosie's fine.
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I wish Oprah would just retire or do something else. Rosie is cool. Oprah is worth billions, leave good enough alone and go and help some lepers or something instead of trying to stay in the limelight. She did have 25 years. Enough. Even Gayle got a new job and left own. haha
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Rosie is cool, I like how she yelled at those mopes at the View. Oprah is just too full of herself. I mean Stedman saying a prophet is never recognized in their own town. (he was talking about Oprah in Chicago) I wanted to puke. I do agree with him though Oprah is a PROFIT to herself. People are just tired of her. I watched that stupid Tatum and Ryan O'Neal show a couple of times. Well cry me a river. Isn't Tatum crowding 50 and she is still complaining about her dad. Oh well I guess they will do anything for a buck. Who hasn't had a rough life but we don't get to go on t.v. and piss and moan about it and get paid. I wish Dr. Pill would disappear along with OZ and Drew and all the other assholes. No wonder people don't watch much T.V. anymore. It sucks ass.
I think Oprah still doesn't get that she needs to run some porn on that network to get people to watch it. Maybe some vids of her & whats-his-name doing gawd-knows-what with some snappy dialogue: "I love you more than my own hair color. I love you more than the sound of bones breaking." Maybe some hot lezzie action with Gayle too.
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Loopy, Oprah's so rich, this is what she does to keep her busy... ain't ever gonna make me watch though! ;P
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You would think ole Ope would have found better shows to put on her network then some of the shit has been doing. How did Ope think an angry lesbian's talk show work again? The only reason it did the first time was because the public was fooled by this nasty bitch in flannel. She's the anti-Ellen, no one is going to give her five minutes of their time.
im curious to know how much oprah has blown on setting up this network...a lazy $200-400 million??
that must be pocket money for her cuz she is worth like $10 billion or something isnt she?
Oprah fucked up. A Talk show with O'Donnell? Been there, done that.
A sitcom would have worked.
Rosie and Chazz. As two dudes on the make. They could call it "How I Dildo-fucked Your Mother".
I'm a lesbian on the inside and I wouldn't fuck Rosie with Michael K's dick.
Eating her pussy would be like putting your tongue into a dish of toxic uranium or other poison that would simply render you tongueless or worse.
I don't care if she had a snake's tongue on my taint, it wouldn't change a thing.
Submitted by christine the hoff on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 11:49pm.
Rosie sucks, in fact, that whole network sucks.
the only thing I ever watched was "Prison wifes"
witch was so fucking bad it was about men in prison wanting their wifes to call and jack them off on the phone...GROSS.
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that is sooo romantic! where do i sign up?!
I first read the headline as: "OPRAH FRIED ROSIE"
IDK: might not be half bad with country gravy & fried taters...Couldn't be worse than her actual show which was like Chinese water torture, only less pleasant
Rosie sucks, in fact, that whole network sucks.
the only thing I ever watched was "Prison wifes"
witch was so fucking bad it was about men in prison wanting their wifes to call and jack them off on the phone...GROSS.
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Submitted by Bo on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 9:56am.
I think the worst show on OWN was the Ryan/Tatum O'Neal bitch/whine fest. Just horrible!
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Ryan O'Neal is a sick fuck who's ruined the life of every child who ever called him "Dad." This is a man who publicly announced he found his own daughter hot, until he realized she (Tatum) *was* his own daughter--wink, snicker! This happened at Farrah Fawcett's FUNERAL. WTF. Why would you even share that?
He's a complete twisted fucking pig.
if i could FIND the OWN channel i might tune in sometimes... why can't they make it channel 6 or 1 or something for people like me who tune in only when boredom threatens to ruin the month and have no idea what's on and what channel is what and what the hell is the wealth channel... i could look at islands and watch people pander their islands and watch island acquisition all day. show me the beast
- wishing she was drunk on green belvedere. happy paddy's day gurls,
*** is coco gonna' be on? i need workout tips.
rosie knows not to fuck with the O.
its wise of rosie to say she was humbled and loved the experience, rather than say Oprah is a jealous scissor sister ho, who got jealous because Rosie was getting tooo close to Gayle. especially in st.barts when Gayle asked Rosie to rub on coconut out on her boobs and Oprah was like WHAT?!
"Oh Nooo don't go out THERE. What? I tried to warn her." Isn't Oprah's tv station about to go down in flames?
ESE, touché! *packs up and calls it a day!* ;p
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"agreed.... now if i can just get a handle of this "ahead" that you speak of, we can call this a day, right?... hee!"
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Submitted by MizRo on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 3:30pm.
Nope, you are not the only one.
I watched one show on OWN, it was Our America with Lisa Ling. It was VERY interestingly made and very informative. (subjects like : Praying the gay away, Sexoffenders in America, stuff like that). Maybe I liked it cause Oprah was nowhere to be found on the show....
Well, aren't you just the cosmopolitan Queen Bee of Cuntsville? No, I'm sorry, of "Cuntropolis". Please excuse us in all of our inbred grandpa fucking glory. Karen Flatts, 09/21/11
Submitted by dcgirl on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 11:20am.
Submitted by A Noun _is a pe... on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 9:27am.
All she has to do is reinstate the two soaps that were cancelled - AMC and OLTL. Ratings will be through the roof.
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This is so very true and obvious. I haven't watched a single program on OWN. Put on AMC and OLTV and I'd tune in in a hot minute. Oprah was a big fan of AMC, but she probably thinks soaps wouldn't fit in with her higher than thou mantra.
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YES to the above. And it might not fit her mantra but she WAS queen of daytime TV. In every city I have ever lived, Oprah was on either before or directly after ABC soaps so they must've shared some audience. Throw in a game show and a couple original DIY type of shows and it will be complete. In between glowing life lessons (that aren't really revelations at all), people like to feel they know a thing or two or that they *could* do it themselves. I mean, no one wants to feel, "I would've never realized this without you, Oprah," 24 hours a day!
I would watch it if she found those two guys from Brooklyn who used to rehab furniture back in the day. I would watch it if she put on a four-part series on the history and impact of the Harlem Renaissance. What I mean is -- there is so much I WOULD watch bc I'm tv-easy that way, and it's curious she's hit on none of them.
Submitted by MizRo on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 3:30pm.
Has anyone read Tatum O'Neal's memoir? Her Dad has ALWAYS been a selfish, vapid, narcissistic, vile man.
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I did read it - those poor kids were raised like animals. Between their mother and father, there was no good choice. But it's got to be Ryan who's worse, considering his kid with Farrah is a mess too.
Submitted by MizRo on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 3:30pm.
Has anyone read Tatum O'Neal's memoir? Her Dad has ALWAYS been a selfish, vapid, narcissistic, vile man.
Oh, Oprah huh. Is anyone else not totally through with her? I must be the only one
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I haven't read the memoir but yes, after seeing the show, he is repulsive.
And I'm with you on Opie. 15 years ago she had some integrity, now she's an egomaniac, just focused on shilling her product - herself.
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Inside gossip is that Rosie wanted to move the show from Chicago to New York and Oprah wasn't having it. Besides the fact that no one I know watches OWN, Rosie really does belong on satellite radio. From what I saw in clips, the set design was lurid and overall production came across as cheap. In other words, it failed to connect viewers in with the host. Oprah fans want Oprah, and OWN seems to negate this fact by trying to push generic nobody reality programming. More Oprah, more exclusive interviews and more food; and OWN should be fine. These two haven't been around 30+ years for no reason.
i hope oprah keeps trying this network thing. not that i want to see her succeed but to hear about bankruptcy proceedings.
i hope she goes broke.
Has anyone read Tatum O'Neal's memoir? Her Dad has ALWAYS been a selfish, vapid, narcissistic, vile man.
Oh, Oprah huh. Is anyone else not totally through with her? I must be the only one.
saltydog88:
Oprah was an investor in Oxygen, and then bowed out because she did not like their programming. And ironically, she may have to adopt some of their type of programming to stay afloat.
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Doesn't Oprah already own Oxygen Channel? Or is part owner of it...WTF why did she invest so much money in making another network that is basically the exact same thing?
All I have to say is; if you look fat next to Oprah, you jumped the shark. THE END!
I think the Rosie hate is unnecessary, although I think she should give up trying to have another show. At least she's off her "angry lesbian" jag.
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Submitted by Spaz de la Whoreta on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 3:09am.
Fuck, Oprah, get a clue. Who's the common denominator at the OWN network?
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That's the real issue. The OWN network is nothing but "behind the scenes" specials about her old show, Dr. Phil reruns, and "The Color Purple" showing all day. That's not a network. That's a personal shrine.
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Silly rabbit.
Rosie O'Donnell is an uneducated pig. She's still whining about her mother dying 40 years later - move on, loser!
So, so happy to see that she's too stupid to recognize a goldigger in her life. She'll be broke within 5 years.
Pig, pig, pig!
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Aniston is artistically, intellectually and reproductively barren.
Paltrow is every argument against nepotism rolled into one.
I do not get Oprah's channel because like most of America in this economy we are not about to pay extra for shit that we would not watch for free if anything else was available.
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Submitted by dementa on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 12:05pm.
why does she keep trying to push herself in the public eye even thru other people?
Like Madonna, she's not happy unless she's in the public eye. That's why her silly mag O has a heavily retouched pic of her on every cover.
I always thought that Oprah was fundamentally dishonest: she pushes health, beauty, and lifestyle fixes that she herself doesn't follow.
She's her own cult of personality...dictators have been doing this since the beginning of time.
I was feeling part of the scenery
I walked right out of the machinery
Did you even know Rosie had a show?
Now, I know why.
It was on the ‘little-watched’ Oprah Winfrey network.
It was little-watched on the little-watched network.
Oprah’s brand sure has declined since 2008.
Did she do something to alienate her audience back then? hmmm
Submitted by dementa on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 12:05pm.
why does she keep trying to push herself in the public eye even thru other people?
Like Madonna, she's not happy unless she's in the public eye. That's why her silly mag O has a heavily retouched pic of her on every cover.
I always thought that Oprah was fundamentally dishonest: she pushes health, beauty, and lifestyle fixes that she herself doesn't follow.
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Please: It's "rahnday."
Hahahahahahaha!
So Oprah's realized that ratings grow over time, and... she's gonna cut Rosie's show off at the knees so it doesn't get that chance. The logic, it is not strong with this one.
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BTW I watched a few episodes of that O'Neal stuff, and it was PAINFUL. Ryan is an immature jackass who flies off the handle and sulks if someone says something he doesn't like.
And though I didn't like Tatum before that show I sorta feel sorry for her now. She's justifiably pissed at her dad for how he treated her, but it also feels like she feels guilty and like she's required to make up with her dad in his dotage.
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Submitted by WithinReason... on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 11:47am.
Sometimes you just have to cut your losses while you're ahead.
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agreed.... now if i can just get a handle of this "ahead" that you speak of, we can call this a day, right?... hee!
OT: oh, Jiminy Cricket!... NO!... i'm not doing it!... i refuse!!... this is the wrong day for Oprah!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhaM-16MwW8&feature=related
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You know, if I were Oprah I'd buy a nice megamansion in the country, give to charity, play with my doggy pals and produce movies. She's been working for eons. This woman could live for centuries and not run out of money, so why does she keep trying to push herself in the public eye even thru other people?
Why does she need a friggin' NETWORK full of touchy-feely crap?
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Ha.. i can't deny that it brings me great pleasure to see the OWN network tanking.. I hope it continues to fall..
as for rosie.. she doesn't bother me and all and I used to love her show back when she confessed her undieing love for tom cruise (haha)
Oprah looks good in that pic...very put together.
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I agree that Tatum has had a rough, if non-existent childhood. She obviously has issues with drugs which are probably symptoms of still-unresolved daddy issues.
She needs to stay off the bad stuff, do some intensive therapy, and remove her asshole father from her life for good, IMHO.
Maybe then, she can get back to acting.
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Deb, Joe, I always feel sorry for Tatum, she had a rough time growing up and seems very angry and unhappy these days. I get the impression she wants to break free but... It just breaks my heart when I see her.
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Sometimes you just have to cut your losses while you're ahead. I am sure both ladies mutually agreed this was not working. Rosie will find something, Oprah will keep doing her thing. Good luck to both! ;P
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Props to O. I want my billionaires to be eccentric, and she didn't disappoint with starting her own network. I liked Rosie back in the day, but her 9/11 conspiracy theory shit was just too much.
Submitted by A Noun _is a pe... on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 9:27am.
All she has to do is reinstate the two soaps that were cancelled - AMC and OLTL. Ratings will be through the roof.
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This is so very true and obvious. I haven't watched a single program on OWN. Put on AMC and OLTV and I'd tune in in a hot minute. Oprah was a big fan of AMC, but she probably thinks soaps wouldn't fit in with her higher than thou mantra.
Submitted by joe shmoe on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 11:12am.
ITA with your assessment of Ryan O'Neal. And yes, since he was the supposed PARENT here, I have a bit of empathy for Tatum. I also wasn't convinced by Tatum's constant protestations of her sobriety. I guess I was also put off by the "money grab" feel of the reality show. This is why I'm still perplexed as to why Clint Eastwood would agree to such a thing.
"JUST SMILE LIKE A NORMAL FUCKED UP PERSON."
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Submitted by Deb on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 10:40am.
Regarding the Ryan and Tatum O'Neal mess, I was filled with revulsion by the promo for it. After watching interviews with both of them, I could feel no empathy for either of them.
Tatum is back in rehab, since she relapsed on the booger sugar. Quelle surprise.
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You're right, Deb, it's a very messy relationship. However, I was reluctantly hypnotized by the first two episodes - I guess because years ago, both O'Neals used to have such star wattage. It's clear that when he met FF, he dumped his kids, who were young adolescents (Tatum was about 14, I think). He lived in one home with FF and Tatum and her slightly older brother lived in another house alone, raising themselves and seeing Ryan once a week for a squash game. I thought Ryan O'Neal came across as an abusive, narcissistic moron with the emotional maturity of an 8 year old. I had more empathy for Tatum, after watching the two of them interact. Oh and his facelift is Godawful. He seems to have gotten the Bruce Jenner special.
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Rosie is an angry bitch of a cow who fakes the smiles and niceness when she needs to. But, I'm sorry her show didn't succeed. As much as I love Oprah, she really should shut that shack down and say good-bye to OWN. It is aimless and not getting any better but I guess her ego needs a televised format?
Boy, a bit angry yourself, huh?