Posted on 09/25/2017 11:06:58 AM PDT by abb
"Megyn Kelly Today" is meant to be the final, dazzling piece of Kelly's multimillion-dollar transmogrification from steely Fox News host to a mushy, hugs-for-everybody, midmorning TV host. It premiered Monday on NBC in the 9 a.m. hour of the "Today" show, proving only that the experiment is far from successful.
The debut was like watching a network try to assemble its own Bride of Frankenstein, using parts of Ellen DeGeneres, Kelly Ripa and whatever else it can find. The resultant lovely creature, dressed in a mauve, pussy-bow blouse and skintight pants, moved stiffly and waved her arms around in broad gestures in a bizarre attempt to generate excitement from an audience that was already standing and cheering as duly instructed. She interviewed people nervously and so awkwardly that they were cowed into giving monosyllabic answers. She also never missed an opportunity to talk about herself.
Most of the episode devolved into an intentionally meta hall of mirrors, inviting the audience to admire Kelly as much as Kelly admires Kelly — a morning TV show about the birth of a morning TV show. There was lots of talk about what "Megyn Kelly Today" will be, mostly by way of what it won't be. (That's always a bad sign.)
"We'll be dissecting the latest tweet from President Trump," she said, sarcastically, before insisting that politics will never be welcome in this safe space of an hour. Instead, her show will encourage viewers to escape from the awful world, "to laugh with us" (not one genuinely funny thing happened in this first episode), to which Kelly added her wish that viewers will enjoy "a smile, sometimes a tear, and maybe some hope to start your day."
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Kelly’s downward spiral continues. Next a gig on YahooTV, following Katie Couric.
A brutal review. I almost feel sorry for Kelly. Not sure she’ll be handle the criticism without falling over the edge.
Hey Megyn; I hear Yahoo News is hiring....
Beat me by 2 minutes!
The Kelly & Couric hour...they can interview one another about one another.
What a shame .........
She’ll always be damaged goods to me.
After such blatant self-promotion, perhaps she, unlike Hillary, will come to realize she’s just passed the “expires by” date!
This show is of the type that it can only succeed if people like the host, so I guess we know what will happen.
Maybe she could co-host for olbermann?
Or, at least, bring him his Latte.
Gone by Christmas.
Ho-ho-ho!
A scathing review? Couldn’t happen to a better or more deserving person.
Football ratings on NBC dropped last night, this show will do no better - can’t wait for the fallout.
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A "safe space" to "escape from the awful world"? Enjoy a smile, a tear and hope? This show sounds like ... I'll put it politely ... garbage.
My sister never reads/listens to the news, because she is apparently allergic to the "awful world." And she votes.
I prefer to know what is actually going on. Yes, there are terrible things happening in the world, but ignoring it doesn't make it go away.
After her feud with President Trump during the primaries last year, NBC thought they were signing a superstar whose ratings would go through the roof. Instead, they are now beginning to realize they gave a multi million dollar contract to someone who is rapidly becoming nothing more than the answer to a trivia question.
All Megyn Kelly needs to do is secure an exclusive interview with President Trump. If she is fair and honest with him, her show will benefit immensely. Why? Because she will show to be willing to do something the rest of the media refuses to do and she’ll be rewarded for it. (not by the media but by the people)
Or perhaps join the so-called "comedian" Stephen Colbert. Now that would be a power duo. LOL!
Liberals no longer have a use for her, she’s losing/lost her looks, has a terrible personality...she’s toast.
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