Television Talk Shows

From the days of respectable talk shows such as Donahue, Oprah, and Sally Jesse Rafael, the standards of most well renowned shows have generally plummeted into the abyss of unrealistic and stereotypically "Jerry Springer" type television shows. This tainted view of today’s society has been constantly portrayed through all talk shows that had once been a source of comfort and assistance to those who had related to the shows issues. As in all of today’s television shows, many talk shows’ views and priorities changed to a mere television show based on providing entertainment for society rather than what it had generally been created for, which was to benefit the people.
Being on talk shows gives chances to those who couldn’t say what they felt before. The shows sole purpose ostensibly is to do positive and constructive deeds, but instead they show what Springer does. “The pioneering days are over,”(Heaton & Wilson)(Rayburn Fabra). Talk shows are now viewed as the high enterta...