GB said:Before this topic gets going, I am going to jump in with a preemptive strike. There is to be NO Rachael Ray bashing of any kind in this thread! Thank you.
Robo410 said:were her guests able to speak, or just sit there and listen to her ramble??
Teleri said:I was totally prepared to dislike RR's show based on the promos I'd seen. I watched about a half hour today and found that it really wasn't bad. She seems very natural and comfortable and a bit like the goofy neighbor across the hall. I don't generally watch daytime TV but I'd tune in if I could. I wish her luck with this new show.
Robo410 said:Hopefully this will not be perceived as bashing. I freely admit to watching hours of 30 minute meals and even printing out several recipes. I do not care for the format of her travelogue $40 a day but I certainly have watched it too, for reasons of learning about the regions and foods of the USA.
The New York Times TV review today of Ms Ray's talk show is not negative, but it mimics the frenetic pace of the show... quoting Ms Stanley, "the young woman who was 'helping' her ..via the internet, in what the show calls an 'iChat,' didn't get a word in edgewise. As Ms. Ray put it at the opening of the show, 'If there is one thing I can do it's talk."
Obviously, those who like her, will like the show which plays to her strengths and personality. Those who don't care for her style, are not required to watch, as far as I know.
D_Blackwell said:Not RR bashing, but not much else left to say. She is very good at what she does; nothing wrong with zoning out to fluff, but the slicker the Food Network gets, the less substance to be found.
+1...mudbug said:not interested, thanks.