Chrsitine Tirman

Chrsitine Tirman

Talk About Talk Shows

In the world of television, talk shows have undoubtedly taken up almost

every inch of space on daytime television, and while doing so has caused much controversy.

In the nineteen eighties, soap opera’s and game shows ruled the daytime airwaves, but the

nineties are definitely the decade of the talk shows. The craze of talk shows all seemed to

start with the originals such as Geraldo Riveria, Donahue and Sally Jesse Rafael (now called

Sally) In fact, many of their original topics are still being used in today’s talk shows, but with

a different style and format.

Some of the talk shows on the air today, such as the Oprah Winfrey Show

and the Montel Wiliams Show are focused on improvement of society and the quality of life.

They focus on topics such as children, the workplace, everyday life and sometimes have

interviews with respectable celebrities. You can catch shows with titles such as “Teaching

Your Children Responsibly”, or “How to Manage Your Work Week”. These shows actually

educate people and teach the child that watches them right from wrong. They also have

shows exposing things such as child or spousal abuse and make people aware of these

dangers. People even feel a special attachment to their favorite talk show hosts and talk

about them as if they know them. Even the so - called “trash talk shows” such as the Jerry

Springer Show, have their ...

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