"Hard to believe that this is reality and hard to imagine that people would want to watch and listen to such negativity." It is worth mentioning though that Jerry Springer's tremendous success is no less than a reflection on us as a society. As shocking as it might sound it must be true, for we the viewers are responsible for the show's popularity. Strangely, people are always intrigued and drawn by things that are forbidden, unaccepted or morally wrong. On the other hand, the show could serve as the perfect example of improvements that we as a society are in need for. .
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Oprah Winfrey was once a follower of the trash TV format, but her long running popular TV talk show has since been reformed. Like Jerry Springer, the Oprah Winfrey show takes talk TV to its extreme, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. Oprah is probably the most immaculate talk show there is. It is unlikely that you will find guest on Oprah that have committed adultery, have sold their souls to the devil, or are part of a racist hate group. Instead, the show focuses on the improvement of society and an individual's quality of life. Topics range from teaching your children responsibility, managing your work week, proper etiquette, getting to know your neighbors, new age spirituality and entertaining interviews with celebrities. Not many talk shows are interested in taking time to teach children right from wrong, or give techniques to get along with people better, but it seems that the Oprah shows top priority is to educate first, and entertain second. She is not only active as a TV show host but she also has a very popular website where she continues on with all the positive messages, and where one can learn valuable tips on how to better one's life, and find information similar to what's presented on the show. On the other hand when visiting Jerry's website, one might find something like this. " Today! You"ll pay for stilling my lover! " .