Since Oprah has been on for more than 20 years I decided this thread best fits in the More than a Decade thread


This thread is to discuss all things Oprah... in the mean time... because its what I do... I plan to live blog the episode I am watching... if you don't like it that's okay you don't have to read it... hopefully in the midst of all my posts others will find your comments... definitely I will see your posts tho and be happy to dialogue with you about the Oprah show...and all things Oprah...

Right now I am watching the ep I recorded on 5.18... its about talented kids around the world...

Oprah has a co-host... I think its that kid who had the sex talk on the air with her mom... actually I suppose the mom had a sex talk with the kid... the kid is 10 going on 40...but she's cute...

Teen break dancer...kid started dancing when he was 6

He auditioned for Britain's got Talent at 13 but didn't make the show... he got on at 14 tho

And he won!!! AWESOME!!!

He's gonna dance for us... Singing in the rain... oh I remember seeing this on youtube... yeah he's not bad...

Its amazing that people still break dance.. I mean...really the moves haven't changed much since 1984  :P

I think they just liked it because he danced to a hip hop version of singing in the rain... while dancing in the "rain"

the girl is cute with her Sarah Palin hair and glasses  ;D

Oprah said he won $150,000 dollars... wonder if it was dollars or pounds..

what a good kid... he started dancing to help his single mom pay bills ...when he won the cash he wanted to help his mum pay off the mortage... but she said no... awww

Jordan asked if he has a special girl in his life...hhmmmmm the 10 year old is a little to inquiring after getting that sex talk  :D

anyway...he said no one... just his mum!

new kid...

youtube talented kids clip first...

cup stacking... is weird but kind of cool...

there's a grammy museum in LA????

there's a lot of talented kids out there... and a lot of kids who's moms tell them they have talent.... moms sometimes lie...  ::)

Norah from Norway... she has a good voice... at 13  :o

She could go on idol and sing whitney and not get reamed by the judges...

I tried to find clips...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAbacFaKoJE


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV3jjW1J-UQ

neither seem to play for me... wonder if Oprah is getting them pulled....  :(

maybe youtube is doing maintenance because its taking forever to load...

Jordan wants to write music...she has a guitar and wants to get guitar lessons... me too...  ;)

Piano Player... started at 3...

really intense piano playing scares me a bit... its  too much...

guess he played at the Olympics... he's playing so fast it makes me anxious....

I don't know... I guess its good... but damn I can't take it..gotta fast forward cuz now he's just banging on the keys.... I like relaxing piano music... this is not that!

that truly made my heart heart....

oh no... the kid has proteges... the 3 protegees are playing one piano together... one song written for 6 hands... but the other guy his playing on his piano too...so wouldn't that be 8 hands; two pianos.... whatever...  I didn't like it...

one of them likes piano but doesn't like practicing...

oh..... vintage oprah clip!!!! LOVE IT!!!

Noah Gray Cabey... who is Micah on Heroes... played piano on Oprah 7years ago... btw... I have a pic with him on facebook  ;)

guess that means I am one degree away from oprah!!!

oh...after being on oprah... he appeared on My Wife and Kids... I remember that ep... and that's how he became an actor...

he played a genius on Heroes...turns out it was type casting... he's 13 and will be starting College at the age of 15....  :o

Oprah's looking for her 10% for jump starting his acting career  ;D

here's the girl who oprah let sing with Celine.... that girl is pretty good...big assed voice....

she also sang with Andre Boccelli... look I'm not a fan so I probably spelled that wrong.

she earned enough money to buy her moms a house...

Holy crap... there's going to be an Alvin & the Chipmunks "Squeak"el....  ::) and she's singing in it...

she has a new song written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster... It sounds good but I don't feel like listening to it... moving on...

that last note was HUGE!!!!

That shade of pink... or hot purple...whatever it is... looks good on Oprah...

she's so shy...still... I like it when people get fame but they are still humble....

its only been a year since Oprah launched this girls career...

Apparently Steadman's favorite movie is Alvin and the Chipmunks...  ;D

she was happy meeting Celine.... but now she wants to change her genre....and hook up (musically speaking) with Justin Timberlake...

dude... the 10 year old asked her if she was dating anyone.... again... with the relationship question... one track mind I tell ya!!!

ugh... taylor swift... not my thing...

Xbox 360... sponsored this show... guess all of America will go out and buy a 360 because Oprah mentioned it  ;D

we're talking about Jordan trying to learn how to play the guitar again...

hmmmmm I'm sensing connection...

Taylor Swift heard that Jordan wants to learn to play Guitar and sent J. One of her guitars....

Oprah:  "Guys bring out the guitar"

Jordan's totally freaking out about getting a Taylor Swift guitar... but what she doesn't know is...

.... Harpo Hookup in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 

Yep... Taylor delivered it in person.... the kid is freaking out!!!!

Gotta love the Harpo Hook Up!!!! Many many tears...

Taylor apparently sold more albums in 2008 than ANY.... OTHER.... ARTIST..... ON.... THE..... PLANET....

Oprah asked Jordan if she wanted to ask Taylor who she's dating!  ;D

Another Harpo Hook Up... Oprah is sending Jordan to a Taylor Swift concert and having the kid interview Taylor... then Taylor is going to sing on the show.... This summer or this fall that will happen

Guess Taylor sold out Madison Square Garden in 1 minute... who knew...

Taylor appears to be humble too... maybe I'll listen when she sings this fall....

Everyone in the audience is getting an Xbox 360...  and a game... Lips... a singing game...

wonder how much Xbox sales increased since the 18th...  that was fun....

from 5/19..... HEROES WHO HELP OTHERS DURING HARD TIMES....

10 people Skyping in.... wonder what oprah has done for Skype too...

Two Drs from Arkansas... Dr Oz doing the intro... lets see what they do....

area hit hard by recession so they make sure people in need have access to free health care

they convert a church gym into a clinic with exam rooms and a pharmacy with donated drugs...

with the help of 250 volunteers they open the clinic twice a month and help EVERYONE who can't afford medical care... that's pretty cool...

counseling and food are provided too...

the dr doesn't like being called a hero... but he is..

he's thinking a hero is like Capt. Sully or the Capt of the pirated ship....but there's all kinds of heroes...

the  town is so small they don't have stop light...

they won't turn anyone away on the first visit...so even if you can afford health care they will see you once...guess they do a questionairre so once they know you can afford it..they won't let you come back...but you still get that first treatment....you'd have to be some kind of ass to take free medical care in the place of someone who truly needs it...

Hal Coulston from Burlington Vermont is nodding his head.... just because Oprah said his name  ;D  he's up next...

Oprah excited about Hal... I spelled his name wrong...its Colston

he started the Good News Garage... people donate cars for people who need cars- like single moms with no jobs...

stupid laptop was unplugged and I lost power...then I lost the internet connection  >:(

I was wondering how people with no jobs pay for insurance and gas and stuff... he said he makes sure they can afford it but didn't say how...

some car dealership owner just donated 10 2008 cars... with 100k mile warranty and 1yr free gas...

wonder what licensing and registration costs for a 2008 model....plus insurance...

oprah keeps talking about how people deal with it when their car breaks down and they can't afford repairs...Id be more impressed if the man fixed cars rather than giving cars to people who probably can't afford them... am I too cynical?

new hero guy who picks up oil tanks or something, old ones...and delivers them to people who can't afford heat... cool (I'm guessing its an east coast thing...)
200 homes get heat.... because of him!

oh...this story sounds good... a camera crew was actually there as the incident was unfolding!!!!

local ews was covering a story about home foreclosures...

many foreclosed homes belong to people who can't afford the mortgage...

the camera crew catches... and interviews a woman who is sitting in hall in tears... her home just went up on the auction block...

a stranger passed by and asked her why she was crying... the woman told her the story...

the woman went into the auction and bid and won the home for $30,000  then she gave the woman her house back...  :)

the woman was there because her son was there to buy his first home... and she went to see what he was going to get...

the woman didn't even have $30,000 so she got a loan against her dump truck to help pay for the house...

she has started an organization to help people keep their home... she has helped four people retain their houses.....

seems like most people only need like $600 to $2000 to keep their home...

aw...they are good friends now...

bTW you can go to oprah dot com and click to donate to any of these charities...

new hero....

Arena Hotel... or maybe she said Motel... they let people stay for free... poor people so do go rushing if you don't need it  ;)

its in one of the two dakota states...

homeless people (especially those with families ie kids) seem to be the ones they help...

one woman with 4 kids, no job and no hope has been living there for a year... he hired her as a housekeeper...

another guy helps out by making hot meals... that's the ticket... helping the people who help you by... helping...

he's a retired steel worker so i guess he knows about tough times..

BTW...its South Dakota..

some get charged a little bit of cash.. depending on what they have...

Oprah asked how they can get by... they say its not easy but they manage to get the bills paid... apparently they still have regular paying customers too...

Harpo Hook Up... the local supermarket just donated 1200 dollars worth of groceries...

new hero... sheets for the homeless...

apparently hotels throw away their bedding and homeless shelters are in need of bedding so she got the hotels to donate 8000 of them....

340 audience members each brought a set of sheets today... that was cool

Ellen got a hair cut...not too flattering... I know that's not about Oprah but it bugged me

Little kid heroes

Firefighter's daughter lost her house in a fire so she started a toy closet consisting of 50,000 toys for kids who lose everything to fire and national disaster...

8 yr old gives socks to the homeless

12 year old gives kibble to pet shelters... she has give something million tons of food to date...

I feel so inadequate all of the sudden.

So the ep is essentially over... just a reminder... you can go to oprah dot com if you want to know more or donate to these charities...

kay... I need bed... but more oprah live blogs by Q to come... I have about 10 eps on my dVR  plus more to come..  ;D

NEW OPRAH!!! 5/20  What can you live without.....

I can live without cheese and mushrooms...guess those aren't options tho huh?

No cell phones, no computers... no tvs... UGH.... I DON'T THINK SO!!!!  :o

two families participating...

even if it meant meeting oprah I could not do without my iphone, my inthe00s & facebook...and we alll know I could not do without TV...

A chicago family and a wisconsin fam..... don't interact because they engage with their electronics instead...

a message to the families starts with Oprah saying "Hi everybody I am Oprah" 

I love how she always introduces herself like we don't know who the hell she is  ;D

not only do they get rid of tv, computer and cell phones...there is also no eating out.. and only one trip to the grocery store this week...

the audience thinks they can do it... but it sounds hard!

O says she knows we're not gonna give up everything... but we should start thinking about.... I'll think about watching more tv  ;D

one of the girls doesn't talk to her parents... she just texts them if she has something to say  ;D

they use the laptops and cells to communicate to each other inside the house...they are in separate rooms so rather than getting off their asses they text each other to bring water or put clothes in the dryer  ;D

Oprah's team took all the electronics out of the house...

The thirteen and 16 year old threw tantrums like 3 yr olds..... I can't lie I would too...

The sixteen year old... "what am I going to do now? READ A BOOK?????"  :D

Average american child/teen 2372 hours plugged into technology...  that's 3 and a half months of their lives "plugged" in..... I see nothing wrong with that  ;D

they have to feed a family of four on $125 for the week..... no eating out; no ordering in all week....

apparently the boy is allergic to vegetables  ;D

dad distracted daughter with a driving lesson...first real smile I saw her give..

the family went to the boy's baseball practice together.. awwww

the family is skyping in from Chicago... um.... Oprah tapes in Chicago....they couldn't bring them in??? isn't this going against the whole experiment having the locals Skype in.... I mean.. isn't the point of this connecting in the real world  ::)

ooohhh after a week they ask the family to try to go another 7 days..... they voted 3 to one to extend the challenge...it was the mom- the one who wanted to try it in the first place who wanted out...

father and daughter take a cooking class... aw the family took the dog to the park... the dog is happy

now that they have the technology back they don't use it as much as before...

Wisconsin family now....

this family is not as technologically tapped as the other family but they are over scheduled..... to overscheduled to engage....

she buys the kids tons of stuff cuz she didn't have stuff growing up

she works a bunch to pay the bills and dad does the "soccer mom" hustle.

the family does spend time on tv but in separate rooms.  sometimes watching the same show

mom says she feels the pressure to upgrade.....they have PSone now they need the PS2 and then have to have the PS3 the mom just wants them to be happy with themselves no their stuff

this family is skyping in tooo... guess its okay since they are skyping as a fam instead of from separate rooms.

the tv is escapist fantasy that distracts from life's realities... I knew that already....but I don't mind  ;)

mom was to be home by 515 every night....but she was late because of work....it happens... but she didn't call to tell them she would be late.  couldn't they move dinner to 6pm?

added challenge.... the family has to give away 10 items a day...

the kids were thinking they could give away an old tv and then get a new tv....mom was disappointed that they don't get the concept.

they took food from the cupboard and took kids (and food) to the food bank.

getting the kids to think about it because they often stand in front of a fulll food cupboard and say there's nothing to eat....now they can see what it reallly means to have nothing to eat... I hope they get it now...

update on the woman partakes in retail therapy... her husband died in 97 while saving their son from drowning  :\'(

she has a closet full of clothes/shoes she never wears  and re-fi'd the house to pay off the car to buy a new truck.... 

hey they didn't have this woman skype in and she's from Ca.....

she has not used a credit card in 3 months

she would throw away about 20 lbs of wasted food because it would go bad... she makes a list now before going grocery shopping...

she's selling her clothes and shoes on Ebay.... she has an amazing walk in closet that was brimming before... you should see all the room she has in the closet now...

she made over $2,000 on ebay...bet the clothes cost more.... she is going to put some towards her credit card debt and some to charity...

ebay is donating $10,000  for her son (or sons) to go to college

Everyone in the audience was asked to bring in 10 things that they can live with out.....

the stuff, is going to a charitable organization called Community closet.... the group is like goodwill but they give the clothes away to struggling familes.... that's awesome...

they have 11,000 people who use the program.... the families get to come twice a month and "shop" so they save a ton of money that way...

that's the end of that show... to live blog another or to eat.... sorry I think I will eat...

I love all the Dr Oz episodes! He's a wealth of information!

Dr Oz... we salute you!

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I love all the Dr Oz episodes! He's a wealth of information!

Dr Oz... we salute you!

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nice!!!!

HaHa.... I'm live blogging Oprah because I'm bored....

10/29/09.... reality show stars...

first up... Ace of Cakes.... Oprah's own cake off!

contenders.... first up from Monterey Ca...

second... Ace of Cakes dude from Baltimore

apparently there are three different cake shows... who knew?

third contender are sisters from Chicago...

I can barely successfully do a Betty Crocker cake...  :D

boring talk about making cakes...not much to add...

that monterey cake is pretty!

the flowers are made of sugar...

SWEET!!!

the guy from Ace of Cakes....

made a lame cake.....

its like a big assed cherry, on top of whip cream, on top of ice cream, on top of a cherry pie, on top of a fork

so basically no Oprah theme....

the sisters made an actual Oprah cake... but for some reason theres weird colors in her hair...

I think the sisters won... but the first cake is beautiful and oprah themed as well...

and the winner is....

the audience voted for... ah after this break

I think the guy's sorry he didn't do an Oprah Motiff...

I was right tho the sisters won.

now... reality fashion and project runway.. I don't watch it...

looks like my kind of pressure...how did I miss this?

here's that guy who designed whoopi's dress for the Tonys.  Christian Sereano... I think that's his name.

seems to think he came up with the terms "fierce" and a "hot mess"  ::)

oh yeah I know why I don't watch the show....

I hate fashion and the odd clothes confound me...

boring fashion show....fast forward ugly dresses!!!!

Idol's Adam Lambert was the most requested reality star to be seen on the show so he's skyping in from LA

his album comes out Nov. 23rd

apparently his pre-sale numbers on amazon have surpassed barbra and madonna.  ::)

here comes the Dawg... Randy Jackson!

"adam, dude, what's up?!?"

Adam is pretty diplomatic about not winning... "chris did a great job and I got an album out of it which is what I wanted!"

This November on Oprah...

This November on Oprah...

Oprah's Karaoke challengE

This November on Oprah...

Oprah anchors the news for the first time in 26 years

This November on Oprah...

Ellen degeneres

This November on Oprah...


Sarah Freakin' Palin...

Sarah Freakin' Palin...


can't wait for that one...  ;D

seems to think he came up with the terms "fierce" and a "hot mess"  ::)


Two looks I always try to avoid!

To this day, I still can't stand Oprah for one reason:  She holds too much power, and is very much aware of it.

If Oprah talks about a book, everyone has to go buy it just because Oprah talked about it.  When she wasn't invited to Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' wedding, she was apparently very upset over it.  

The one recently that was just too much:  Only Oprah can have a section of street shut down for her 24th Anniversary show ::)


OK.  I'm done my rant.  Carry on as normal :D

To this day, I still can't stand Oprah for one reason:  She holds too much power, and is very much aware of it.

If Oprah talks about a book, everyone has to go buy it just because Oprah talked about it.  When she wasn't invited to Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' wedding, she was apparently very upset over it.  

The one recently that was just too much:  Only Oprah can have a section of street shut down for her 24th Anniversary show ::)


OK.  I'm done my rant.  Carry on as normal :D



well she had that power for years... before her book club... when I worked at Barnes & Noble 1992  she would mention a book and it would fly off the shelves in an hour at least she's getting people reading...


and she musn't be too upset about the Tom Katie wedding because she had them on the show after the wedding... 


did you see how many people were at that event? they probably had to shut down more than one street  ;D

well she had that power for years... before her book club... when I worked at Barnes & Noble 1992  she would mention a book and it would fly off the shelves in an hour at least she's getting people reading...


She is getting people reading yes, but they're reading what she wants them to read ;D


and she musn't be too upset about the Tom Katie wedding because she had them on the show after the wedding...  


That's why she had them on her show.  If she can't be invited to the wedding, she'll have them on her show, so she can make it all about her again ;D


did you see how many people were at that event? they probably had to shut down more than one street  ;D


It looked like a couple of blocks atleast.  If anything, I'd like to think all those people were there to see the Black Eyed Peas.  It probably wouldn't have mattered if it was Carrot Top's 24th anniv.  As long as the Black Eyed Peas were there :D

She is getting people reading yes, but they're reading what she wants them to read ;D


better that than not reading at all...






That's why she had them on her show.  If she can't be invited to the wedding, she'll have them on her show, so she can make it all about her again ;D



I think you're confusing Oprah for Tyra  ;D




It looked like a couple of blocks atleast.  If anything, I'd like to think all those people were there to see the Black Eyed Peas.  It probably wouldn't have mattered if it was Carrot Top's 24th anniv.  As long as the Black Eyed Peas were there :D

did you see that audience... a lot of older women who probably saw Black Eyed Peas on the list and thought the show was going to be about food!  ;D

plus Oprah has done a big open since season 19... so you know season 24 was no surprise.

I think you're confusing Oprah for Tyra  ;D


That would be like mistaking Gilbert Gottfried for Jessica Alba ;D

That would be like mistaking Gilbert Gottfried for Jessica Alba ;D


HEY!... you must not ever watch the Soup... Joel McHale has clearly pointed out that Tyra manages to turn every conversation to a discussion about Tyra.

Anybody see Robin Givens on there today?  She was upset with Oprah, because her audience laughed when Mike Tyson was on there and talked about wanting to sock Robin.  he he

Anybody see Robin Givens on there today?  She was upset with Oprah, because her audience laughed when Mike Tyson was on there and talked about wanting to sock Robin.  he he


I have it recorded but haven't watched it yet