On Monday, daytime's most venerable panel-talk show, "The View," returned from its tumultuous summer off with a new set, a new cast, and a bizarre new ritual worthy of "Game of Thrones." Gone-but-not-forgotten "View" empress Barbara Walters sat on a throne, crowned like a queen, and made Whoopi Goldberg and the three new co-hosts kiss her ring, then gave them a pep talk to send them off into battle. It's a wonder they didn't all pull out broadswords and start hacking away at each other for their Lannister monarch's amusement (and ours) -- given the history of the show, such a battle royale wouldn't have been out of place.
What did it mean? That Walters, despite her abdication in May from the show she created 17 years ago, would still serve as its guiding force? (Woe be unto her who strays from Walters' old-school daytime news show parameters of acceptable discourse!
What did it mean? That Walters, despite her abdication in May from the show she created 17 years ago, would still serve as its guiding force? (Woe be unto her who strays from Walters' old-school daytime news show parameters of acceptable discourse!
- 9/19/2014
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
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