RuPaul's new daytime talk show is a "total drag, and not necessarily the fun kind" - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 06-18-2019, 02:27 AM

https://slate.com/culture/2019/06/ru...show-drag.html

The problem with RuPaul Charles' new talk show, which is in the midst of a three-week trial run on some Fox stations, is that RuPaul isn't about RuPaul -- "or at least not about that RuPaul," says Rhodes Murphy. "RuPaul himself is so interesting," he adds, "that watching him cede the spotlight to others is frustrating. It’s a problem for a talk show when the host is more interesting than the guest—especially when the host declines to press them with interesting questions. RuPaul would easily be more entertaining if the guests were interviewing RuPaul instead of the other way around. It hasn’t helped that the interview lineup has, so far, been less than thrilling."

JamesG · 01-03-2020, 12:19 AM

RuPaul Syndicated Talker Not Moving Forward
by Nellie Andreeva
January 2, 2020

Fox Television Stations has opted not to proceed with a RuPaul Charles daily syndicated talk show.

Titled "RuPaul", the project, produced by Telepictures, had a three-week test run this summer on select Fox TV stations, including WNYW in New York and KTTV in Los Angeles.

https://deadline.com/2020/01/rupaul-...ve-1202819754/

06-18-2019, 02:27 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,454	RuPaul's new daytime talk show is a "total drag, and not necessarily the fun kind" https://slate.com/culture/2019/06/ru...show-drag.html The problem with RuPaul Charles' new talk show, which is in the midst of a three-week trial run on some Fox stations, is that RuPaul isn't about RuPaul -- "or at least not about that RuPaul," says Rhodes Murphy. "RuPaul himself is so interesting," he adds, "that watching him cede the spotlight to others is frustrating. It’s a problem for a talk show when the host is more interesting than the guest—especially when the host declines to press them with interesting questions. RuPaul would easily be more entertaining if the guests were interviewing RuPaul instead of the other way around. It hasn’t helped that the interview lineup has, so far, been less than thrilling."

01-03-2020, 12:19 AM	#2
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,136	RuPaul Syndicated Talker Not Moving Forward by Nellie Andreeva January 2, 2020 Fox Television Stations has opted not to proceed with a RuPaul Charles daily syndicated talk show. Titled "RuPaul", the project, produced by Telepictures, had a three-week test run this summer on select Fox TV stations, including WNYW in New York and KTTV in Los Angeles. https://deadline.com/2020/01/rupaul-...ve-1202819754/