So I started watching a new show on CBS today. It’s called “Talk Philly.” It’s basically like any noon newscast, except, it’s not. The set is meant to resemble a “cozy Philadelphia-style loft” to allow the hosts to have living-room-like conversations with guests in-studio and viewers online. They still talk about news, (like Tiger, duh!), but the program is generally a “life-styles” program. Here’s what the general manager and president had to say about the program : “In these challenging times,” people need more than headlines to manage their increasingly complicated lives,” says President and General Manager Jon Hitchcock. “Talk Philly is our chance to offer viewers more health, consumer and lifestyle solutions with the advantage of in-studio guests, longer interviews and demonstrations.”

What the show really reminded me of was a morning show, but shorter, and a little more news-oriented. The program today started out with coverage on Obama’s acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize. There were also updates on weather. There was an interview with a correspondent Byron Pitts, who just wrote a book on how he overcame adversity. There was also an interview with a man who talked about Diabetes Restaurant Month. They gave headlines about Tiger as well, but I missed them talking about it. I also missed them answering questions from people online–maybe they did, maybe they didn’t.

I’m not sure if I actually liked the program-it was a little awkward for a noon newscast. What I did like was that they streamed the show live online. I started watching it on TV and my roommate came in and grabbed the remote and changed to channel to the Game Show Network. So I simply went to the show’s site online and started watching from my computer. Oh, the beauty of technology. Though I missed some of the show because my roommate changed the channel, I now know that I can always go online if I can’t commandeer a television set.

The reason I didn’t like the show was because in a noon newscast, I like to get the recent headlines, and I didn’t really get that. I don’t always have time in the morning to watch the news, but I usually have a break after classes around 12. This morning, I slept in and wanted to get the headlines–the channel happened to be on CBS because I was watching “The Price is Right” so I just kept it there. I was intrigued by the name of the show “Talk Philly” because I hadn’t heard about it before, so I kept it on. I guess if you’re a stay-at-home mom, who had already seen the morning news, it’s a good show to watch. But for me, a college student, who doesn’t have a set schedule, it didn’t really work.

Interesting concept though–I wonder why they didn’t advertise for it more?

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