Here's something to be thankful for: Rosie O'Donnell's variety show flopped BIG TIME Wednesday night.
All together now: Awwwwwww!
As James Hibberd of The Hollywood Reporter wrote Thursday morning, "Rosie O'Donnell gave NBC a real turkey."
According to the numbers, that's an understatement:
A mere 5 million viewers tuned in for the 8 p.m. premiere of "Rosie Live," with the program earning a 1.2 preliminary adults 18-49 rating. The telecast matched ABC's recently canceled "Pushing Daisies" as the night's lowest-rated program on a major broadcast network. [...]
Critics were not kind. The NY Times described it as "hokey comedy with an enemies list." TV Guide called it a "ghastly ego trip." And the LA Times asked, "Rosie, what on earth were you thinking?"
What indeed?
Potentially, Rosie's problem is that nobody's interested in her politics (readers are encouraged to review Tim Graham's earlier piece concerning this matter). Even the New York Times was displeased with Rosie injecting her personal opinions into a variety show:
Lame jokes are part of the holiday variety genre, along with campy production numbers featuring sexy dancers and cute little children. Celebrity score-settling, on the other hand, belongs to the self-obsessed blogging Facebook generation. Ms. O'Donnell, who frequently takes out her frustrations in a video diary on her Web site, would have been better served leaving herself behind and sticking to the classics.
Wow. When Rosie can't please the Times, it's not a good sign!
Maybe if you all say a special prayer as part of your Thanksgiving Grace, this will be the last we see of Ms. O'Donnell.
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters. Follow him at Facebook and Twitter.
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All together now....
November 27, 2008 - 17:48 ET by motherbeltAAAAAAAWWWWWW!
awwwww
November 27, 2008 - 17:57 ET by katainkent*sniff* I think I am getting a little verklempt!
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kata
November 27, 2008 - 18:15 ET by Noel Sheppardkata,
Verklempt? Sprechen Sie Yiddish? ns
nien
November 28, 2008 - 00:50 ET by katainkentSprechen Sie Mike Myers :)
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→ I'm thankful
November 27, 2008 - 18:06 ET by Cool ArrowWas there ever any doubt.
Look for more of the same when they try to forcefeed "fairness" on us.
I'm thankful
November 27, 2008 - 19:07 ET by 1611LilacLady. . . for DVR. Didn't know she was on . . I was watching that day's The Price Is Right with Drew Carey.
Sad about Pushing Daisies,
November 27, 2008 - 18:35 ET by Conservative VoiceSad about Pushing Daisies, its cleverly written and clean.
What? What about Pushing
November 28, 2008 - 10:51 ET by sherylsimsWhat? What about Pushing Daisies? My daughter and I watch that one but didn't yet this week (We have it recorded to watch when she comes down tomorow) Did they cancel it? Is it over? Did his father reappear? Did Chuck's aunt find out she was really her mother? Did Olive find love? WHAT???
and who shot JR?
November 28, 2008 - 12:13 ET by Apacheand who shot JR?
Thanks, Ro-Ro
November 27, 2008 - 18:42 ET by northoneRosie:
Thank you for the huge helping of turkey on Thanksgiving eve. Now please, just go away and keep quiet. No one cares!!
How Does this Happen
November 27, 2008 - 19:31 ET by shades2I guess I am totally nieve about show business people. Right Wing, Left Wing, why would anyone be interested in seeing this person in any venue. Why would anybody think there's money to be made off this....this..... person ?
There was one movie she was funny in, that was Exit to Eden circa 1994. She should have stayed in that type of supporting role, kept her personal life to herself, and lived happily ever after. I am not interested in her agenda.
The best thing about Exit to
November 28, 2008 - 08:30 ET by misterbee241The best thing about Exit to Edin was Dana Delaney. http://www.imdb.com/...
Blame it on.........
November 27, 2008 - 18:44 ET by northoneLet me guess. No one watched, and it's President Bush's fault!!
Of course it's Bush's fault
November 27, 2008 - 22:38 ET by HoosierEmSee - if George Bush were nicer and not such a war criminal, those terror attacks would not have happened in Mumbai. Because of Bush, the whole world hates us, doncha know? George Bush and Dick Cheney planned the whole Mumbai terror attacks so that everyone would be watching Fox News instead of tuning in to watch Rosie O.
See how that works?
All is Forgiven!
November 27, 2008 - 18:48 ET by northoneMaybe Rosie should contact President Bush and ask for a presidential pardon for inflicting this horrific hour upon the American viewers.
poor rosie
November 27, 2008 - 19:56 ET by jackie3Poor Rosie! I stopped paying any attention to that woman when she tried to slam Tom Selleck for being a mamber of the NRA. Remember? Back when she was pretending to be striaght and had a crush on Tom. The woman is nohting but a liar and a fake.
Never under estimate the power of stupid people in large groups.
Too bad...
November 27, 2008 - 19:58 ET by JPR1she didn't include any of her poetry.
Like whipped cream and a cherry on a cowpie.
She finally committed the only Hollywood sin that sticks.
November 27, 2008 - 20:05 ET by JWFPoor ratings.
Maybe now she will finally GO AWAY.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
you forget the sin of being
November 27, 2008 - 20:08 ET by Conservative Voiceyou forget the sin of being conservative
Would that Rosie would go away
November 27, 2008 - 20:32 ET by nkviking75JWF, would that you were right. Unfortunately, loonies like Rosie also have access to alternative media. And famous loonies like Rosie can always get the MSM's attention by saying or doing something outrageous.
Welcome to the era of unity, you racist!
Then How Come
November 28, 2008 - 06:30 ET by ahusserOliver Stone or Sean Penn never go away?
Change: When the winds of change blow hard enough, the most trivial of things can become deadly projectiles. (On a Poster)
Everything she touches becomes a failure.
November 28, 2008 - 09:15 ET by mizflame98She's had a failed talk show
Failed MC gig on Comedy Central
Failed acting career
A failed Magazine
Failed spot on The View
Failed variety show
Failed singing career
Failed Stand-up career...
AND YET SHE STILL GETS HIRED BY THE NETWORKS!!!!
Perfect Demotivator for the Obama Administration
http://www.despair.com/government.html
As though..
November 28, 2008 - 09:18 ET by Sergeant ROCK.. militant lesbian activists are hard to find?
Alan KEYES 2012
and the conclusion is.....
November 28, 2008 - 14:26 ET by northoneRosie is I-R-R-E-L-E-V-A-N-T-!
Everything she touches becomes a failure.
November 28, 2008 - 14:40 ET by 1611LilacLadyIt's so wonderful to know that God is in control isn't it?
And the LA Times asked,
November 27, 2008 - 20:20 ET by Chris NormanAnd the LA Times asked, "Rosie, what on earth were you thinking?"
Aw, geez. Please don't anyone ever ask her that...
2+2=
November 28, 2008 - 01:04 ET by northoneIt never occurred to me to use "Rosie" and "thinking" in the same sentence.
If I may be so blunt
November 27, 2008 - 20:54 ET by BobAnthonyThis is the ultimate moment of Schadenfreude*. And if I also may add the following.
For the record, I am NOT RECOGNIZING BARRACK HUSSEIN OBAMA ODINGA AS
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES! I would like to become part of a
secession front!
He might be president of
November 28, 2008 - 19:13 ET by pitter43He might be president of some United States but never mine.
What goes around comes around...
November 27, 2008 - 21:08 ET by ashleye3592This is bound to happen when you run your mouth as much as she does...what goes around comes around. Everyone is tired her...FINALLY!!
No Market?
November 27, 2008 - 21:09 ET by BigSpoon65Are you telling me there is no market out there for bitter fat dykes who spew poison when their mouth opens? I'm shocked!
Winston Churchill ~ "Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy."
Rosie and NBC
November 27, 2008 - 21:31 ET by ScrapironRosie O'Donut and the Nothing But Crap Network go togather like cornbread and brown beans. They both produce one big Fa**.
Old, Retired and glad of it.
Ok, I didn't watch the show,
November 27, 2008 - 21:34 ET by Davester65Ok, I didn't watch the show, but my Mom was watching it in the other room and I could overhear some of it. Good grief it sounded lame. Honestly, I think I've heard smoother deliveries from the kids at the local elementary schools christmas pagent. I personally dislike her as much as anyone on this forum, but I at least thought she could deliver a decent performance as the host of a show. She sounded completely unprepared.
Rosie and NBC deserve each
November 27, 2008 - 21:36 ET by SmartypantsRosie and NBC deserve each other; may they go down the tubes together in marital bliss....
Rosie
November 27, 2008 - 21:44 ET by misterbillNot charming, not witty, not nice. So WTF did she get a variety show for?? Because there are as many stupid people in America as not?? Or because the TV execs thought so???
Awwwwwww!
November 27, 2008 - 21:46 ET by Rush FanAwwwwwww!
"Rosie O'Donnell gave NBC a real turkey."
-----------------Translation--------------------
"A Turkey gave NBC a real turkey"
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"Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege." ~ Anonymous
Not since the days of
November 28, 2008 - 08:33 ET by BobAnthonySuch bigtime flops as Pink Lady and Jeff and Supertrain, has NBC stunk up the TV joint like this. Both those shows were in what I consider the biggest year for TV flops, 1979.
For the record, I am NOT RECOGNIZING BARRACK HUSSEIN OBAMA ODINGA AS
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES! I would like to become part of a
secession front!
what completely baffles me is
November 27, 2008 - 22:31 ET by pmohbuckthat rosie o'donnell warrants enough hollywood credit to even be considered for her own show ... and a variety show at that. she's not talented ... at all.
she's like a fungus that keeps coming back. hopefully, the ratings will serve as "television tinactin" and will eradicate this pest for good.
I challenge you to a du-el
November 27, 2008 - 22:39 ET by RiharIs that a young Brian Urlacher in the photo with her?
When a liberal speaks, the truth is busy elsewhere.
NB changed the photo in this post!
November 28, 2008 - 00:40 ET by RiharNow my sly wit seems clumsy and ham handed. Maybe I need some Old Spice.
When a liberal speaks, the truth is busy elsewhere.
I saw the original photo
November 28, 2008 - 10:27 ET by JerryI saw the original photo and got a good chuckle from your sly wit, but.... "who's laughing now"? :-)
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachmen vvote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
That shark must have been
November 27, 2008 - 22:44 ET by Roger the ShrubberThat shark must have been wafer-thin for a heifer like Rosie to be able to jump...
Turkey
November 27, 2008 - 22:47 ET by Rukus"Rosie O'Donnell gave NBC a real turkey."
Nobody wants to stuff THAT turkey! Ewww!
Uncle Gary
"Bri is with Jesus now, we will meet again, just not right now. We love you Bri!"
Y'all keep messing with Rosie
November 27, 2008 - 22:54 ET by cocodrieshe might decide to moon us. That will block out the sun and usher in a new ice age.
§ Coco..Hehehe
November 27, 2008 - 23:03 ET by TheSterIs it Part 2 of Heroes???
The MOON blocks out the SUN and the Heroes loose ALL their Powers???
Ster.
"People who say they don't care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don't care what people think." - Carlin.
evenin Ster
November 27, 2008 - 23:18 ET by cocodrieHope you had a really blessed day. I did.
She could be the solution to the global warming problem.
I guess that global warming
November 28, 2008 - 19:20 ET by pitter43I guess that global warming would become a reality then instead of Gores fantisy
Snicker snicker... ha ha...
November 27, 2008 - 23:59 ET by RESTLESS 1Snicker snicker... ha ha... oh...cough... snicker...snicker...hahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
Here's a secular prayer...
November 28, 2008 - 01:08 ET by Jman449Fat, stupid...and she's gay! Rosie O' Fat Ass go away!
What made them think R.O.D would succeed?
November 28, 2008 - 01:22 ET by SlyrrThis lame attempt to re-introduce the 'variety show genre'. Let's do the numbers here. This attempt comes just a year or so after the miserable failure of a variety show which featured Wayne Brady, of 'Whose Line is It Anyway' fame.
Wayne Brady was funny. He was talented. He was good-natured. He wasn't ugly.
Rosie O'D is NOT funny. She's not talented. She's a withered, bitter, angry old prune. She's not good looking.
How could they have thought that putting HER at the head of a variety show was a good idea?
The variety show genre will never be as it was in the days of Carol Burnett. Let's face it, they WERE the variety show genre. They were funny, loaded with talent, classy and above all, entertaining. Rosie O'D is NONE of those things. There mere thought of putting that miserable excuse for an entertainer in the same category as Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Harvey Korman etc. causes the mind to rebel.
Good riddance to this pile of bad rubbish. Hopefully Obama will go down in flames with her.
Anybody Seen Phil Donahue lately?
November 28, 2008 - 04:03 ET by dodecahedronNBC's new motto:
NBC...Where Careers Go to Die
Rosie's audience bigger than The View
November 28, 2008 - 05:46 ET by Red JeepWhy is it that Rosie gets 5 million viewers at 8 PM and is a flop, but her old boss’s show The View gets 4.5 million at 11 AM and is a multi-year hit? I’d say both shows are flops.
Maybe we should write our cable TV providers and request that NBC be put in a premium tier, so it doesn’t take up space if you just want basic cable. Put the Food Network in its place.
Fat, drunk, and stupid is no
November 28, 2008 - 06:45 ET by Roger the ShrubberFat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life...
Hey Rog
November 28, 2008 - 07:54 ET by ricklailGood to see you are up early this morning. I want to know what companies were stupid enough to sponsor her show. With the economy the way it is I would think they would like to get the bang for their bucks.
YOU CAN KEEP "THE CHANGE" PALIN 2012
Christmas
November 28, 2008 - 08:23 ET by roncomes early. what a great gift!!!!!!!
Don't forget
November 28, 2008 - 08:35 ET by BobAnthonyShe also wants to push an amoral lifestyle down our throats.
For the record, I am NOT RECOGNIZING BARRACK HUSSEIN OBAMA ODINGA AS
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES! I would like to become part of a
secession front!
You really think I'm
November 28, 2008 - 10:05 ET by marpelYou really think I'm stupid?????
Signed,
Fat,Drunk Rosie.
:o)
TOKYO ROSIE...
November 28, 2008 - 09:03 ET by danybhoyBack in the old days, when this gasbag was on "The View", I said that Rosie had been toxic. That nobody would care about her & that the people want her to go away. Happy to see that is the case.
NBC deserves what is happening to them, it will take years for them to escape from the black hole they are in now. Since there is a culture of failure that has been rewarded by those in charge, & since those making those decisions are still in charge, the status quo will continue. Same goes for the idiots at GE who oversee everything, no change. Hope that the $139 billion they got from the feds is enough to cover the high wagebills of "talent" like Rosie, BathTubBoy, & the rest of NBC's low rated lineup.
"...it's still We The People, Right?" Megadeth
The variety show tanked?
November 28, 2008 - 09:04 ET by mizflame98I'm flabbergasted!!! I couldn't even fathom such a thesbian (or is it lesbian) of stage and screen ever putting out something that was sub par to Tennesee Williams or Frances Ford Coppola. Wonder's never cease.
Perfect Demotivator for the Obama Administration
http://www.despair.com/government.html
Rosie is not a lesbian, she
November 28, 2008 - 09:27 ET by danybhoyRosie is not a lesbian, she is a dyke. I think there is a difference. You can run into lesbians & not know it. The ones I know are generally happy, & look like women, quite often good looking.
Dykes look ugly, they are ugly, are mean, spitefull, vindictive @$$holes. You can spot them from a mile away, & are a total pain in the @$$ to deal with in the workplace because they are generally pissy & unhappy almost all of the time. The human resources department can get a workout when you get a real bad one at your jobsite.
"...it's still We The People, Right?" Megadeth
Well, lets hope her
November 28, 2008 - 09:44 ET by mizflame98Well, lets hope her variety show is a one time deal and not a series.
Perfect Demotivator for the Obama Administration
http://www.despair.com/government.html
Aint that the truth
November 28, 2008 - 09:49 ET by general companyThe human resources department can get a workout when you get a real bad one at your jobsite.
I could be wrong, but I am pretty sure the b!tch slap was designed just for them.
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
ROSIE'S DESTINY
November 28, 2008 - 10:48 ET by FC DOBBSCONSIDERING ROSIE'S PORCINE FEATURES AND
ENORMOUS GIRTH IT IS ONLY FAIR TO CONSIDER
THAT SHE IS POSSIBLY PREPARING HERSELF FOR
ONE DESTINATION: THE SLAUGHTER HOUSE!
"NOBODY PUTS ONE OVER ON FRED C DOBBS"
B.TRAVEN
Green or Yellow?
November 28, 2008 - 10:51 ET by Sergeant ROCKSoylent, that is.
Oh, you can have my share.
Bolton/KEYES 2012
rosie o'donnell should go to
November 28, 2008 - 19:17 ET by pitter43rosie o'donnell should go to Denny's lie about her birthday and have a few good meals then disappear.
Darn... they cancelled
November 28, 2008 - 13:24 ET by soulpileDarn... they cancelled Pushing Daisies?! Well, at least buying the series on DVD won't be too expensive now.
I couldn't even stomach the ads for Rosie's show - so awful.
"Rosie O'Donnell gave NBC a real turkey."
November 28, 2008 - 13:53 ET by dmsmsaand she did it without Roseanne Cherie Barr, aka Roseanne Barr, aka Roseanne Arnold, aka Roseanne Thomas, aka Roseanne singing the national anthem.
C'mon folks -- give Rosie a
November 28, 2008 - 14:31 ET by Jack BauerC'mon folks -- give Rosie a BIG hand -- to go with her humungous head, fat ass, and planet-sized ego.
How could a show with more campy, gay dancers than the entire Castro district FLOP in middle-America?
It doesn't make sense! Something queer going on here.
Oh my...poor
November 28, 2008 - 19:34 ET by bigtimerOh my...poor Rosie....who is she going to blame this on this time?
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Rosie is going to blame the
November 28, 2008 - 20:44 ET by AuH2oRosie is going to blame the same person she always does....GWB.
Just like "the one" will blame GWB for all his miserable failures, in the next 4 years
Never argue with a liberal idiot. You have to stoop to their level and, they have years of experience perfecting their skill.
AuH... Yep...(I've been
November 28, 2008 - 21:04 ET by bigtimerAuH...
Yep...(I've been hoping somebody would say why Bush of course...lol)
Right you are about O along with his Soros/Chicago machine, plus the Clinton wrecking crew doing exactly as you say with a wanting loud speaker via the msm...which they will do with glee.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
blame
November 28, 2008 - 22:47 ET by katainkentblame the Free Market Economy. When she was the Queen of Nice she gave the public what the market wanted. Now... well obviously what she is pushing now - is not for public consumption.
member of the Conservative Independant Witness Protection Program since Nov. 5, 2008
Her show failed?
November 29, 2008 - 05:11 ET by Michael30Well, let us see...
9/11 was done by us.
Fire cannot melt steel.
Terrorists are loving parents not to be feared.
Iran is a lovely country that wants nothing but peace. It's the evil U.S. government that is trying to do a "Gulf of Tonkin" incident to make a war with them.
Christians are just as dangerous as Al Queda.
And her show failed?
Couldn't happen to a nicer person.
Kinda makin' me re-think that whole "karma" thing...
Mike
Catch-all Phrase
November 29, 2008 - 15:00 ET by DoktorFrankenFor people in the entertainment industry there has been a phrase used to keep from hearing their political bent, ''Shut up and sing''.
For Rosie I have altered that phrase - just a tad, ''Just shut up''.
Terrific News - Our Prayers Were Answered
November 29, 2008 - 20:48 ET by Rush FanNoel wrote: "Maybe if you all say a special prayer as part of your Thanksgiving Grace, this will be the last we see of Ms. O'Donnell."
People.com is reporting that Rosie O'Donnell has scraped future variety shows:
"Rosie Live will live no more.
Rosie O'Donnell writes on her blog that her NBC variety show – her first TV gig since leaving The View – won't being continuing.
In her signature online shorthand, O'Donnell writes: "there will b no more. no ratings. bad reviews. yet still – a thrill 4 me."
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Beauty may be only skin deep, but some people's ideas are ugly to the bone
RF... Oh... be still my
November 29, 2008 - 22:23 ET by bigtimerRF...
Oh... be still my heart!
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Here's proof that there is a benevolent God...
November 29, 2008 - 22:30 ET by PrairieSkyNo more Rosie????
My Christmas wish just came true!!!!
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981