Oprah’s Favourite Things

I thought Oprah’s Favourite Things was a bit of a non event this year. Last year she didn’t even have it, and I bet there were a lot of complaints. This is usually the best hour on daytime TV all year.

I thought it was sort of lame this year. She went to Macon GA, which is apparently the most Oprah watchingest city in the entire US, then she was yapping on about Macon and said “it’s my favourite things” and the audience was screaming so much at the thing she said before that half the audience didn’t even hear her. People went nuts, but not as nuts as in years past. Anyone remember the lady in the grey suit about 3 years ago that Oprah seemed scared of?? Now that was nuts.

Between Williams Sonoma (convinced Oprah owns shares in them) and herself, there wasn’t really that much that was great. The first item, the Samsung HD Digital camcorder was the best thing I thought, and the Josh Groban CD the worst. I would have been furious if I had finally achieved one of my life goals - which is being in Oprah’s Fav Things audience - and then have to spend 5 minutes listening to Josh Groban wailing away when I could have been getting more stuff.

Ugliest thing:  Rachel Pally Swing Turtleneck and Sailor Pants. I can’t believe Oprah would be caught dead in them. Horrible.

Biggest Rip Off: Oprah was hawking her book club selection, Ken Follet’s Pillars of the Earth for $24.95.  Hello Oprah, no one pays list price for books. You can get it at Amazon for $14.95 and probably Costco for $8.98.

 Here’s the whole list if you are interested .

Sadly I didn’t feel as euphoric as I usually do after watching the Favourite Things Show. Maybe it was the measuring cups for $18.00 that put a dampner on things?