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Actor: Alexandra Wentworth, Chris Rock, Gayle King, Nate Berkus, Oprah WinfreyBrand: WINFREY,OPRAH
Producer: Amie Baker
Producer: Amy Craig
Producer: Angie Kraus-Bell
Producer: Byl Carruthers
Producer: John Ennis
Producer: Laura Grant Sillars
Producer: Mollie Allen
Producer: Naomi Grossman
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 1034 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-11-15
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Paramount
Product features:
- Condition: Used, Good
- Format: DVD
- Box set; Color; DVD; Widescreen; NTSC
DVD Reviews of The Oprah Winfrey Show: 20th Anniversary Collection
DVD Review: Harpo's Blues
Summary: 3 Stars
In June of this year Oprah Winfrey, while vacationing in Paris, decided to do a little early evening shopping and happened upon the ultra-exclusive retailer Hermes. The retailer had closed 15 minutes prior to her arrival and Ms. Winfrey was turned away at the door. Ms. Winfrey, no doubt not used to being rejected, stormed away, came back to America and promptly announced on her widely viewed talk-show that she was unceremoniously kept out of the glitzy clothier ( conveniently using the race card as one of the reasons she was denied access ) and that all Americans everywhere should, from here on out, abandon the designer until they apologized for the temerity of not serving one of Americas best-loved figures. The story also made front-page news in many cities and was widely circulated. Less then one week later Hermes did apologize, blaming the incident on an over-zealous clerk. Oprah, to her favor, accepted the apology and announced to her minions that they were free once again to shop till they drop at Hermes.
No doubt Oprahs legions of fans are well aware of this story but I preface this review with this tale simply because in many ways this is a microcosm of the power of Oprah and the extent to which her popularity travels. Ms. Winfrey is, if nothing else, a master of self-promotion. Its nothing short of remarkable that her audience is so loyal that they actually feel a certain kinship to a woman who throws a temper-tantrum simply due to being denied entry to an exclusive clothier that 90% of her loyal fan-base could never afford to frequent. Yet she manages to use this incident to portray herself as a martyr and victim! Say what you will about Ms. Winfrey she is truly astounding. This woman has the business sense of a Donald Trump and has strangely branded her very own name to dizzying heights of success. I certainly cannot bedrudge her that but there is without question an odor of rampant egotism, montrous vanity and even a sense of under-handedness that clings to this woman. Oprah, under the guise of doing 'good deeds' rarely does anything, or attachs her name to any event, that doesn't in some way benefit Oprah. She has made a lucrative career of selling her very own life as one might sell toothpaste or automobiles and manages to get women ( her core believers ) to not only accept her unique brand of endless self-promotion but ultimately even beg for more! Women are Oprahs main audience and she shamelessly uses every emotional trick in the book to keep them coming back for more. Obviously this dvd set is just the ticket for those out here who simply cannot get enough of Oprahs 'warm and fuzzy' sentiments and overly-indulgent sense of self. Whether interviewing A-List celebrities ( which she generally softballs her way thru. Celebrities are assured that Oprah will always defer their wishes ), talking about her early struggles ( which she does ad neaseum! ) or even during one of her gimmicky self-promotions ( the car give-away! ) Oprah, I deeply suspect, does nothing that won't ultimately benefit our talk-show hostess gone wild. Its all so terribly transparent to be almost laughable the extent that her army of fans will support anything she cares to associate her name to.
Granted most of this is hardly cause for concern and I'm certainly not here to damn Oprah with faint praise. But there is something that I find uncomfortable and it is mentioned earlier in this critique. That being how Ms. Winfrey seems far too eager to portray herself, and most women, as victims/martyrs. While Ms. W. is certainly no dummy her show is generally 'dumbed down' for mass consumption and is usually filled with overly-emotional moments of crying, hugging and an embarrassing amount of 'up close and personal' moments that seem little more then contrived and calculated. Any and all intellectual pursuits are carefully abandoned in favor of each episode turning into an amotional hugfest. Granted having a measure control over your audiences emotions is paramount in talk-shows and its almost Pavlovian in nature the response that this woman is able to pull from her overly-eager audience. With an almost religious zeal they eagerly bow to the alter of Oprah and seem almost besides themselves when she bestows upon them yet another jewel of time-honored cliches and homespun wisdom. Her book-club being a case in point. One mere mention from the lips of Oprah and any work of fiction immediately rises to the top of Amazon.coms best-seller list! Again, say what you will, this woman is focused like a laser beam on how to garner more and attention on her self and how to pull money out of her loyal underlings pockets.
Overall heres my take. Personally while I respect Oprah and her success ( eat your heart out Martha Stewart ) I ultimately find Oprah Winfrey narcissitic, fraudulent and little more then a woman who seems completely out of touch with her core believers. Without question Ms. Winfrey believes her very own hype! Trust me, Oprah makes P.T. Barnum a rank amatuer when it comes to seeling her product! Nevertheless, since there is such a huge audience for this type of plabum I guess we must assume this is what 'some' women truly want. Someone to tell them how special they are and to validate their feelings. Oprah does that in spades and shes to be commended for working that vein for all its worth.
Description of The Oprah Winfrey Show: 20th Anniversary Collection
The Stars. The Stories. The Moments. An unprecedented six-disc collection celebrating the 20th Anniversary of The Oprah Winfrey Show, one-on-one with Oprah Winfrey herself. See exclusive never-before-seen footage, never-before-heard thoughts and personal revelations, as Oprah takes a candid, open and look back at all the most memorable moments of 20 years of history-making television. Get the inside story on Oprah's all-time favorite guests, surprises, celebrities and the people that have touched Oprah's heart forever. Share Oprah's personal perspective on the stories that made headlines, the interviews she'll never forget and more! Plus, go on a personal tour of Oprah's home, watch never-before-seen footage from the beginning years of The Oprah Winfrey Show and take an exclusive look behind the scenes of a day in the life of The Oprah Winfrey Show! Twenty extraordinary years...from Oprah to you. Oprah Winfrey will donate 100% of Harpo's profits from the sale of this DVD Collection to Oprah's Angel Network.Behold the power of Oprah. Whether you hate her, worship her, or liked her better when she was overweight, no one can deny the influence Oprah Winfrey has had on television and pop culture at large. Now the two decades of moments have been condensed into a six-disc collection, to benefit her Oprah's Angel Network®. The set kicks off with Oprah's humble beginnings, her most tear-jerking guests, and episodes to equip others, such as defense strategies against attackers, sex offenders, and kidnappers. Each disc has a different set of montages: following her weight gain/loss/gain/loss; her Book Club® ; her serious interviews (Nelson Mandela, John F. Kennedy Jr.); home makeovers; and some of her now-regrettable "firsts" attempts, such as filming a music video and wearing a Tina Turner wig. Each disc also contains highlights of Oprah's celebrity interviews, from "friends" like John Travolta, Maria Shriver, and Julia Roberts, to a couch-jumping Tom Cruise (yes, it?s on there), and the interview with Elizabeth Taylor she calls her all-time worst. She's also very candid about her changing looks and how she handles the tears that flow during taping.
Twenty years have wrought many changes in Oprah's connection with her audience. She started as an effervescent reporter struggling to prove there was room on the talk-show circuit for a black Everywoman (incidentally, it was Roger Ebert who, during a dinner date, suggested she go for syndication). You can see over time how that dynamic changed: Oprah, who claims to shun fame (she always puts quotes around "celebrity" like she doesn't get it), starts wearing it like a badge when she's rolling with the A-listers, as if to let the audience know she can sit at the cool kids' table, but will also bend down to grace you from her pedestal. As a one-woman empire, she knows all too well that she's worshiped by many women in America, and often her guru ways can come off as self-congratulatory. Yet you can't deny her later-years role of fairy godmother has been the most fascinating. One of the only two full-length episodes in the collection involves her journey to South Africa, where she gave gifts to some 50,000 children. (Though oddly, this was paired with the other full-length episode, her opulent 50th birthday party.) She describes how she surprised each member of her studio audience with a brand-new car not because she wanted to shock some people, but because each audience member was selected specifically because they needed one. She rewards hardworking, giving people with lavish gifts they deserve--a home, a Porsche, a college scholarship. Even if you don't watch the show regularly, that aspect alone will pique your admiration. It's almost scary how much power Oprah has, but it's nice to see her using that power for good. --Ellen A. Kim
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