Martha Stewart's "other" show, the daytime talk show, starts Sept. 12th.
Here's her first week lineup:
Monday - Marcia Cross
Tuesday - Poncho Day with David Spade
Wednesday - Jay Leno
Thursday - Diddy teaches Martha how to rap
Friday - Martha's Mother's 91st Birthday show
A diverse line up, I guess you could say. I'm kind of looking forward to watching a bit of it to see how Martha acts in interviews. She always seems really fake in her previous daytime show, so I'll be interested to see how she is without the script.
Martha
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Canadian Tyler
, Sep 09 2005 12:32 AM
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#1
Posted Sep 9, 2005 @ 12:32 AM
#2
Posted Sep 9, 2005 @ 12:53 AM
Maybe she will have a nice original segment like "Stupid Human Decorating Faux-Pas"
#3
Posted Sep 9, 2005 @ 1:52 AM
Canadian Tyler, what network is this on in Canada? I haven't seen it advertised on any main one's that I can tell.
Can't wait to see it, just so I can nurture my masochistic side, as watching Martha always makes me feel like crap.
Can't wait to see it, just so I can nurture my masochistic side, as watching Martha always makes me feel like crap.
#4
Posted Sep 9, 2005 @ 6:56 AM
twogoods, I believe it will be on Life Network.
#5
Posted Sep 9, 2005 @ 7:30 AM
In case anyone is interested, the show is on TLC at 6 pm eastern. In NYC, that showing is in addition to the syndicated 11 am showing on the NBC affiliate.
#6
Posted Sep 9, 2005 @ 6:58 PM
Dear Martha,
On behalf of those of us that are either non-black or non-celebrities, we are counting on you for our television talkshow. Please be informative and entertaining. And may the only clams on your show be part of a prepared dish.
On behalf of those of us that are either non-black or non-celebrities, we are counting on you for our television talkshow. Please be informative and entertaining. And may the only clams on your show be part of a prepared dish.
#7
Posted Sep 9, 2005 @ 8:14 PM
Diddy teaches Martha how to rap
...who in turn teaches Diddy to wrap...presents.
Hey, I never said I was a comedian.
#8
Posted Sep 9, 2005 @ 9:51 PM
twogoods, I believe it will be on Life Network.
Yep, it will be on at 10 am and 3 pm EST on Life Network.
#9
Posted Sep 10, 2005 @ 12:36 AM
Lady M, how about mildly psychic?
From the Thursday guest list at Martha's site:
Heh.
From the Thursday guest list at Martha's site:
Sean "Diddy" Combs teaches Martha how to rap, and Martha returns the favor with a lesson on how wrap gifts perfectly
Heh.
#10
Posted Sep 10, 2005 @ 1:38 AM
I know someone who went to a taping of this show earlier in the week. He said that the day's topic was "America's Worst Chefs" or something, and Martha was unable to read the teleprompter so she just said really awkward things and smiled a lot. Should be fun!
#11
Posted Sep 11, 2005 @ 2:09 PM
It just may be a hit. I'm looking forward to it.
Hey, she's paid her dues, let's give her a chance. I would like to see a day time talk show not almost totally focused on celebrities, like The View, or Ellen, or Tony Danza, or Regis & Kelly or..........That stuffcan rot your brain after awhile.
Poncho Day with David Spade? I see Martha is not above making fun of her stint in The Big House. Which is great.i think her commercials and opening credits make fun of that as well. I think that's the way to go - don't avoid it, but don't focus on it either.
Hey, she's paid her dues, let's give her a chance. I would like to see a day time talk show not almost totally focused on celebrities, like The View, or Ellen, or Tony Danza, or Regis & Kelly or..........That stuffcan rot your brain after awhile.
Poncho Day with David Spade? I see Martha is not above making fun of her stint in The Big House. Which is great.i think her commercials and opening credits make fun of that as well. I think that's the way to go - don't avoid it, but don't focus on it either.
#12
Posted Sep 11, 2005 @ 6:51 PM
Lady M, how about mildly psychic?
From the Thursday guest list at Martha's site:
Sean "Diddy" Combs teaches Martha how to rap, and Martha returns the favor with a lesson on how wrap gifts perfectly
Heh.
OMG. That's creepy. And here I was pathetically attempting to be funny.
#13
Posted Sep 12, 2005 @ 9:42 AM
What a lame lineup for the first week. I would think much better celebs would be falling all over themselves to get on her show.
#14
Posted Sep 12, 2005 @ 11:25 AM
I thought it was pretty good for the first show. Martha seems to have actually loosened up or is trying mightily to loosen up, so she came across as actually friendly and interested in other people, which bodes well for a talk show. .
#15
Posted Sep 12, 2005 @ 11:31 AM
Wow. Just wow.
It wasn't so bad, but Martha was really awkward, and at one point noticeably read from a cue card on the table.
She also kept cutting people off mid-sentence.
Her set is awesome. It seems like she tried hard to be personable.
I hope the show gets better!
It wasn't so bad, but Martha was really awkward, and at one point noticeably read from a cue card on the table.
She also kept cutting people off mid-sentence.
Her set is awesome. It seems like she tried hard to be personable.
I hope the show gets better!
#16
Posted Sep 12, 2005 @ 11:58 AM
Martha was on at 10 a.m. EST in my neighborhood. I must say that I enjoyed the first half hour or so (all I was "permitted" to watch because the husband is home). Marcia Cross was comical trying to make an olmette, but the little egg shells as serving containers for the eggs was a bit much. Also, it was refreshing and surprising to see the opening showing so much of Martha's life (including the trial/jail stuff).
#17
Posted Sep 12, 2005 @ 12:06 PM
NBC must have high hopes for this show. She's going up against "Oprah" here in L.A.
#18
Posted Sep 12, 2005 @ 12:37 PM
It wasn't bad, but it wasn't really good, either. I hope she improves and settles into her comfort zone quickly. I like that there isn't a couch-that the guests will be actually doing stuff as they talk. It should be interesting.
#19
Posted Sep 12, 2005 @ 12:54 PM
I've never been a Martha fan...but I have to admit I found the show very amusing. I laughed out loud at several segements. Believe me, I was ready to snark this show but instead I truly enjoyed it.
#20
Posted Sep 12, 2005 @ 5:32 PM
Oh, god. After watching her put the butter in the egg bowl, I love Marcia Cross even more. Hysterical.
Plus, I am so folding my tee-shirts that way. Just as soon as I can figure it out without tangling myself in it.
In San Francisco, she's on at 3 pm on NBC.
Plus, I am so folding my tee-shirts that way. Just as soon as I can figure it out without tangling myself in it.
In San Francisco, she's on at 3 pm on NBC.
Edited by keckler, Sep 12, 2005 @ 5:38 PM.
#21
Posted Sep 12, 2005 @ 5:33 PM
In Cleveland, Ohio she's on at 10am, no major competition against her (Oprah or the View). I think the show has potential, but the egg cooking w/Marcia was booooring, and the segment with the two "meatball" ladies seemed to go on forever. I know Martha is tall, but the MB ladies must be really petite - you mainly saw their heads and a bit of their shoulders as they worked at the counter...they should have given them boxes to stand on! (since I am height challenged, I can say that!)....it just looked odd to see Martha from the waist up, and the other two were like floating heads.
I thought Martha's opening statements were sincere, and I hope this show does well. It's interesting to see her in a format that is more spontaneous than her old show, where there are no "re-takes" (at least in some segments), and she will have to let herself be seen in less than perfect form at times.
I thought Martha's opening statements were sincere, and I hope this show does well. It's interesting to see her in a format that is more spontaneous than her old show, where there are no "re-takes" (at least in some segments), and she will have to let herself be seen in less than perfect form at times.
#22
Posted Sep 12, 2005 @ 5:48 PM
Oh, god. After watching her put the butter in the egg bowl, I love Marcia Cross even more. Hysterical.
So much word, she was completely adorable. And the attempted t-shirt folding was pretty damn funny too, heh.
#23
Posted Sep 12, 2005 @ 6:07 PM
Great set--and I like how they showed a bit of it being put together.
I only got interested in Martha Stewart fairly recently, but I could see some flashes here and there of the critical, perfectionistic, difficult personality people mention (the "weeding" comments, somewhat overdoing the idea that Marcia Cross's character was based on her--funny at first, then not...a few other things. She seems very much a "iron fist in a velvet glove", but I think it works pretty well here).
I love the way she incorporates her experience into making small talk at dinner with the Italian family, "I know every card game. I got the book of Hoyle while I was in prison."
Maybe I'm weird, but I thought of all the otherwise boring things I could really make sound interesting just by adding "...while I was in prison."
She had a lot of variety in an hour, and everything is beautifully photographed (including the ladies' house and kitchen).
I even liked the GE oven commercial.
I only got interested in Martha Stewart fairly recently, but I could see some flashes here and there of the critical, perfectionistic, difficult personality people mention (the "weeding" comments, somewhat overdoing the idea that Marcia Cross's character was based on her--funny at first, then not...a few other things. She seems very much a "iron fist in a velvet glove", but I think it works pretty well here).
I love the way she incorporates her experience into making small talk at dinner with the Italian family, "I know every card game. I got the book of Hoyle while I was in prison."
Maybe I'm weird, but I thought of all the otherwise boring things I could really make sound interesting just by adding "...while I was in prison."
She had a lot of variety in an hour, and everything is beautifully photographed (including the ladies' house and kitchen).
I even liked the GE oven commercial.
#24
Posted Sep 12, 2005 @ 7:47 PM
I really liked the show. Wish I hadn't missed the first 17-18 minutes, since it's aired here on the east coast at 6:00 pm , and I work until 6:00 pm.
Martha handled herself very well. She was warm, well spoken not too overly nervous. I adored those Italian sisters!
In truth, I really enjoy having Martha back in this new format. I'll be watching as much as I can. The set is fantastic, as well.
If the shows to come are as good as the first, I'll have to re-learn programming my ole' VCR so I won't miss the opening.
Martha handled herself very well. She was warm, well spoken not too overly nervous. I adored those Italian sisters!
In truth, I really enjoy having Martha back in this new format. I'll be watching as much as I can. The set is fantastic, as well.
If the shows to come are as good as the first, I'll have to re-learn programming my ole' VCR so I won't miss the opening.
#25
Posted Sep 12, 2005 @ 8:15 PM
And the attempted t-shirt folding was pretty damn funny too, heh.
I fully admit to getting up, finding a T-shirt, and practiced that until I got it right and now I have more room in my closet.
The show was not bad. The second 1/2 dragged quite a bit and there was some bad cue card reading, but seeing celebs trying to do something they're not used to is always good for a chuckle. Plus, prison anecdotes!
#26
Posted Sep 12, 2005 @ 8:43 PM
Martha is on against The View in the Chicago area. When I saw a commercial for Martha on opposite The View I promptly took The View off my DVR and replaced it with Martha. The only problem is my DVR missed most of the opening...at least 5 mins.
Anyway I thought it was ok. Not because Martha was smooth or even that she seemed comfortable but despite those things.
How refreshing it was compared to The View. I almost feel as I did when I quit smoking...LOL I just hope I don't do a year of lapsing back into a bad habit like I did with the smokes.
I think she'll get better as she get episodes under her belt.
Loved that she wanted to weed Jerri or Gina's garden. Would have been an insult coming from anyone else.
Anyway I thought it was ok. Not because Martha was smooth or even that she seemed comfortable but despite those things.
How refreshing it was compared to The View. I almost feel as I did when I quit smoking...LOL I just hope I don't do a year of lapsing back into a bad habit like I did with the smokes.
I think she'll get better as she get episodes under her belt.
Loved that she wanted to weed Jerri or Gina's garden. Would have been an insult coming from anyone else.
Edited by Tanya1959, Sep 12, 2005 @ 8:44 PM.
#27
Posted Sep 12, 2005 @ 9:12 PM
Funny! I think I'll try that at my next book club meeting, or perhaps at a PTA meeting.Maybe I'm weird, but I thought of all the otherwise boring things I could really make sound interesting just by adding "...while I was in prison."
#28
Posted Sep 12, 2005 @ 11:01 PM
I learned how to drive stick shift...while I was in prison.
Yeah, it does sound better.
Dang, I want to be on this show.
Yeah, it does sound better.
Dang, I want to be on this show.
#29
Posted Sep 12, 2005 @ 11:43 PM
Due to complications with my converting EST to PST I missed the first half hour of Martha (fortunately for future reference we get it 3 times a day, 4 if you have digital).
I enjoyed the format. She seemed to be having fun for a change. Loved the new studio.
Hopefully I will never again have to listen to the consumate wedding editor Darcy Miller go on, and on, and on and on again about obsessive details of the pins in the bouquet ribbons and how many layers of tissue paper one can insert in the hand drawn wedding invitation. The old Martha show seemed to have an edless supply of sycophant young editors with nasal New York accents who lived to paint rocks and glue on pipe cleaner legs.
Please let this be a show where she connects to her audience. There is something calming about watching her. Sort of like watching Naaarm (Norm) Abrams in the Yankee Workshop. You just know that if you too had a workshop the size of a barn with state of the art tools and built in dust removal system you'd be banging out hand made cabinetry in no time. This is fantasy (or porn) and just what I need after a long day of battling my imaginary foes that live in my computer. Lord I hope they are imaginary. Perhaps I should reread my Asimov.
Anywey, to keep on topic. It was a good first effort and I hope she can keep up the momentum.
I enjoyed the format. She seemed to be having fun for a change. Loved the new studio.
Hopefully I will never again have to listen to the consumate wedding editor Darcy Miller go on, and on, and on and on again about obsessive details of the pins in the bouquet ribbons and how many layers of tissue paper one can insert in the hand drawn wedding invitation. The old Martha show seemed to have an edless supply of sycophant young editors with nasal New York accents who lived to paint rocks and glue on pipe cleaner legs.
Please let this be a show where she connects to her audience. There is something calming about watching her. Sort of like watching Naaarm (Norm) Abrams in the Yankee Workshop. You just know that if you too had a workshop the size of a barn with state of the art tools and built in dust removal system you'd be banging out hand made cabinetry in no time. This is fantasy (or porn) and just what I need after a long day of battling my imaginary foes that live in my computer. Lord I hope they are imaginary. Perhaps I should reread my Asimov.
Anywey, to keep on topic. It was a good first effort and I hope she can keep up the momentum.
#30
Posted Sep 13, 2005 @ 8:03 AM
Awww...c'mon! I've always liked Martha, but no one is going to snark on anything? Not even those gold platform clogs she was wearing? Or that she kept calling Marcia Cross "Bree Vandercamp"? Or that when she was introducing the segment with the Italian sisters that a little boy in the audience was mimicking her? Those were my favorite parts.
Otherwise, I agree that the show was fun and it's nice to see Martha flub the lines and have things not go as planned. Not to mention that those precious moments, as several of you mentioned, where she's just a *little* snooty (You use POWDERED garlic?!?) are a refreshing change from the ass-kissing guestfest most other daytime shows have become.
ETA: Up next....microwave delicacies I learned while I was in prison!
Otherwise, I agree that the show was fun and it's nice to see Martha flub the lines and have things not go as planned. Not to mention that those precious moments, as several of you mentioned, where she's just a *little* snooty (You use POWDERED garlic?!?) are a refreshing change from the ass-kissing guestfest most other daytime shows have become.
ETA: Up next....microwave delicacies I learned while I was in prison!
Edited by lynnefive, Sep 13, 2005 @ 8:06 AM.
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