In the world of entertainment, TV talk shows have flooded television. Many of us have seen and
heard the topics found on Geraldo and Sally Jesse Raphael. Someone who watches talk shows on a
regular basis knows that each one varies in style and format. A person might enjoy watching the trashy
subjects on Jenny Jones, while someone else might prefer the more serious feel of the Maury Povich
show. But no two shows are more opposite than the Jerry Springer and Oprah Winfrey shows.
Jerry Springer could be considered the king of "trash talk." The topics on his show are as bad as
they come. For example, the show takes common talk show themes of love, sex, sexuality, cheating,
guilt, and hate to a different level. In a Springer show, you would find women who cheat on their
boyfriends and are ready to confess. But the boyfriends are in for an even bigger surprise when they find
out who their girlfriends have been cheating with. As the people the women are cheating with are waiting
back stage, the girlfriends confess that they have been cheating on their men with other women, but the
list of talk material goes on from dangerous love triangles, broken homes, devil worshippers, and the
occasional kkk episodes. The Jerry Springer Show is a display of pure violence, yet people are willing to
Oprah Winfrey was once a follower of the trash TV format, but her TV talk show has been
reformed. Like Jerry Springer, the Oprah Winfrey Show takes talk TV to its extreme, but Oprah goes in
the opposite direction. It is unlikely that you will find guests on Oprah that have sold their souls to the
devil. Instead, the show focuses on the improvement of society and politeness. Topics often range from
teaching responsibility, and entertaining interviews with celebrities.
Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer Show looks like garbage. Still, Jerry Springer helps the
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