Ladies who punch : the explosive inside story of "The view"

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Author:

Setoodeh, Ramin, author.

ISBN:

9781250112095

Edition:

1st ed.

Physical Description:

x, 316 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Prologue: Out, damn co-host! -- Part one: Barbara's view. Everybody's a critic ; Audition ; Barbara does daytime ; Death becomes her ; It's a hit ; The star diaries ; The Republican ; Bridezilla! ; Meredith's great escape ; Scandal -- Part two: Rosie's view. The Queen of Nice ; All aboard! ; Rosie vs. Donald ; Ladies who punch ; My mouth is a weapon ; Rosie detox -- Part three: Whoopi's view. ; Sister act ; Elisabeth's last stand ; Mommie dearest ; Barbara's long goodbye ; She's back ; "Worse than Fox News" ; Enjoy the view, while you can -- Epilogue: Trump's view.

Title Subject:

View (Television program).

Subject Term:

Television talk shows -- United States -- History.

Summary:

The gossipy real-life soap opera behind a serious show! When Barbara Walters launched The View, network executives told her that hosting it would tarnish her reputation. Instead, within ten years, she'd revolutionized morning TV and made household names of her cohosts: Joy Behar, Star Jones, Meredith Vieira, and Elisabeth Hasselbeck. But the daily chat fest didn't just comment on the news. It became the news. And the headlines barely scratched the surface. Based on stunning interviews with nearly every host and unprecedented access, award-winning journalist Ramin Setoodeh's book takes you backstage, where the stars really speak their minds. Here 's the full story of how Star, then Rosie, then Whoopi tried to take over the show, while Barbara struggled to maintain control of it all, a modern-day Lear with her media-savvy daughters. You'll read about how so many cohosts had a tough time fitting in, suffered humiliations at the table, then pushed themselves away, feeling betrayed--one nearly quitting during a commercial. Meanwhile, the director was being driven insane, especially by Rosie. Setoodeh uncovers the truth about Star's weight loss and wedding madness, Rosie's feud with Trump, Whoopi's toxic relationship with Rosie, and Barbara's difficulty stepping away. Plus, all the unseen hugs, snubs, tears--and one dead rodent. Ladies Who Punch shows why The View can be mimicked and mocked, but it can never be matched. --

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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER

Like Fire & Fury, the gossipy real-life soap opera behind a serious show.

When Barbara Walters launched The View , network executives told her that hosting it would tarnish her reputation. Instead, within ten years, she'd revolutionized morning TV and made household names of her co-hosts: Joy Behar, Star Jones, Meredith Vieira and Elisabeth Hasselbeck. But the daily chatfest didn't just comment on the news. It became the news. And the headlines barely scratched the surface.

Based on unprecedented access, including stunning interviews with nearly every host, award-winning journalist Ramin Setoodeh takes you backstage where the stars really spoke their minds. Here's the full story of how Star, then Rosie, then Whoopi tried to take over the show, while Barbara struggled to maintain control of it all, a modern-day Lear with her media-savvy daughters. You'll read about how so many co-hosts had a tough time fitting in, suffered humiliations at the table, then pushed themselves away, feeling betrayed--one nearly quitting during a commercial. Meanwhile, the director was being driven insane, especially by Rosie.

Setoodeh uncovers the truth about Star's weight loss and wedding madness. Rosie's feud with Trump. Whoopi's toxic relationship with Rosie. Barbara's difficulty stepping away. Plus, all the unseen hugs, snubs, tears--and one dead rodent.

Ladies Who Punch shows why The View can be mimicked and mocked, but it can never be matched.

Author Notes

RAMIN SETOODEH, an award-winning journalist, is the New York bureau chief for Variety. He was formerly a senior writer at Newsweek and has also written for The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and U.S. News & World Report, among other publications. Ladies Who Punch is his first book. He lives in New York City.

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And you thought the The View could get crazy on-screen (Joy Behar and Meghan McCain, we're looking at you). This pull-back-the-curtain story of almost two decades of the groundbreaking talk show delivers. Setoodeh was able to get interviews with almost all the former hosts, as well as View creators Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie; only Whoopi Goldberg declined, but that just leaves more room for her nemesis, Rosie O'Donnell, to tell her side of the story, which she does with relish. All of the big moments are here: Star Jones, aka Bridezilla, taking over the show for almost a year with her wedding plans; Rosie and Elisabeth Hasselbeck having a split-screen fight that was so personal the audience was frightened; Walters' long goodbye, after hanging onto the show into her 80s. But this also gets into the women's psyches; their strengths and their insecurities; the reasons they joined, stayed, and left; their relationships with one another; and their complicated relationship with Walters, who was alternately an icon and mother figure as well as a fierce supporter and duplicitous detractor. Fans of the show may be surprised at how many of the hosts they've forgotten over the years. Nicolle Wallace and Rosie Perez, anyone? This is everything a behind-the-scenes book should be dishy, surprising, and written with the unprecedented help of those who lived it.--Ilene Cooper Copyright 2019 Booklist

Prologue: Out, Damned Cohost!	p. 1
Part 1 Barbara's View
1 Everybody's a Critic	p. 9
2 Audition	p. 21
3 Barbara Does Daytime	p. 32
4 Death Becomes Her	p. 46
5 It's a Hit	p. 58
6 The Star Diaries	p. 72
7 The Republican	p. 82
8 Bridezilla!	p. 92
9 Meredith's Great Escape	p. 105
10 Scandal	p. 117
Part 2 Rosie's View
11 The Queen of Nice	p. 131
12 All Aboard!	p. 148
13 Rosie vs. Donald	p. 160
14 Ladies Who Punch	p. 171
15 My Mouth Is a Weapon	p. 182
16 Rosie Detox	p. 193
Part 3 Whoopi's View
17 Sister Act	p. 203
18 Elisabeth's Last Stand	p. 217
19 Mommie Dearest	p. 231
20 Barbara's Long Goodbye	p. 241
21 She's Back	p. 252
22 "Worse Than Fox News"	p. 267
23 Enjoy the View, While You Can	p. 279
Epilogue: Trump's View	p. 287
A Note on Sources	p. 297
Acknowledgments	p. 299
Index	p. 303

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