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"The Insider" (2004)
16 out of 19 people found the following comment useful :-
Just when you thought it couldn't get worse..., 31 December 2005
Author: shempzine from Kahului, HI, USA
*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
I really hate this type of show. I blame them for creating a population of morons who equate big budgets, box office numbers, and Nielsen ratings with actual quality. Of all of them (ET, MTV "News", EXTRA, and their ilk), THE INSIDER has to be the worst. Their so-called exclusive interviews are hardly exclusive (ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT runs in the same time slot here and if I flip channels, I almost always see the exact same story). They milk stories to death (I swear they've run the same Richard Pryor interview every week since the series began). In what was already a show filled with puff pieces, insipid happy talk, and maudlin insincere sentiment, they bring in... KATHIE LEE GIFFORD! Just when I thought we were finally rid of that talentless phony, she's back on TV everyday. Pure torture. If you value your brain cells, don't watch this.
12 out of 16 people found the following comment useful :-
Might be the lowest quality show ever, 1 February 2006
Author: MyOpinionIsFact from United States
Is your life so empty that you find it fulfilling to live it through the lives of celebrities? Are you so shallow that you consider a celebrity text message a "news story"? Do you enjoy staring at deformed people to make yourself feel better? If so, then the Insider just might be for you! This is quite simply one of the dumbest shows ever. It makes other gossip TV shows look informative. Everybody involved with this show should feel ashamed of themselves. (And no, I don't watch the show. I've seen it one or twice but am mostly familiar with it just by flipping channels.) Oh, and don't fall for their "story's coming up in two minutes" line: they'll drag you along for half the show before they disappoint you.
4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful :-
This show STINKS!, 22 February 2007
Author: mn1953
The Insider and ET have got to be two of the most irritating shows on television! The majority of the program they spend showing you preview teasers OVER AN OVER and OVER of what they are going to air. They spend more time previewing what's coming on than actually showing it! When you finally get to see what all the hype was about, it's shorter than the preview! I wish I could find out where to complain about these two shows, but they have no email addresses that I can find. I can't stand the female announcer's voice at the beginning of the show either. She needs to be reporting for the National Enquirer! Why they find it necessary to constantly repeat these teasers is beyond me. Is it for lack of good material? I would venture to guess that out of a whole 30 minute show, allowing for commercials, you are getting about 10 minutes of actual reporting. The rest is all teaser. I want to throw a shoe through the TV screen! Somebody PLEEZE get these shows to STOP the ridiculous teasers! ENOUGH ALREADY!
1 out of 12 people found the following comment useful :-
Awesome Show with Awesome Host, 11 June 2006
Author: CriticExtraordinaire from Laurel Canyon
The Insider is a fantastic Hollywood-inside-story show and ranks right up there with Entertainment Tonight. Anchoring this tour de force is the luscious, babe-o-rama Lara Spencer.
Lara brings her fresh faced, hard hitting talent to this show and she does not disappoint. Looks hotter than ever too.
If you want to know what production could drag Lara from hosting the Antiques Roadshow, tune in to The Insider each night; you'll see what all the hubbub is about.
Whether the story is about anorexic twins, a tearful model with a botched plastic surgery "uniboob", the spectacle of David Hasselhoff drunk on his kitchen floor being videotaped by his daughter, or the world's fattest man, Lara delivers the Inside Story with panache and flair.
Aiding Ms. Spencer is the capable Pat O'Brien (P-O-B) and a raft of other players such as "Page Six Paula" (another hot talent) and the irrepressible Cojo.
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