(C)
Among various programmes, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on
daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is
different in style(风格). But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same
time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows.
Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “rubbish talk”. The contents on his
show are as surprising as can be. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk
show titles of love, sex, cheating, and hate, to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer
show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other
people‘s lives.
Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its top, but Oprah goes in the
opposite direction. The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different
quality of life. Contents are from teaching your children lessons, managing your work week,
to getting to know your neighbors.
Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured
into society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word”. He makes a small speech about the
entire idea of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something
very valuable.
Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show‘s main viewers are
middleclass Americans. Most of these people have the time, money, and ability to deal with
life‘s tougher problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of a connection with
the young adults of society. These are 18-to-21-year-olds whose main troubles in life
include love, relationship, sex, money and drug. They are the ones who see some value
and lessons to be learned through the show‘s exploitation.
Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are_____.
A.more interesting
B.unusually popular
C. more detailed
D.more formal