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Bet 300 | 16 | 72.73% | |
Push | 3 | 13.64% | |
Check and call | 2 | 9.09% | |
Check and fold | 1 | 4.55% | |
Voters: 22. You may not vote on this poll |
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Oprah or Johnny?
Adjusting for inflation, who is/was more powerful/influential?
Why? |
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Re: Oprah or Johnny?
Culturally, Johnny.
But the adjusting for inflation bit indicates you're asking an economic question. Oprah moves more product: Book club, favorite things, etc. |
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Re: Oprah or Johnny?
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Culturally, Johnny. But the adjusting for inflation bit indicates you're asking an economic question. Oprah moves more product: Book club, favorite things, etc. [/ QUOTE ] Naw, by inflation, I guess I meant 'by equal standards'. Couldn't figure out a way to word that. Oprah has involvment in things that either didn't exist during Johnny's era, or where not yet popular on TV (book club is a good example). But 'back in the day', if you wanted to be 'known' on TV, all roads traveled through Carson. |
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Re: Oprah or Johnny?
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[ QUOTE ] Culturally, Johnny. But the adjusting for inflation bit indicates you're asking an economic question. Oprah moves more product: Book club, favorite things, etc. [/ QUOTE ] Naw, by inflation, I guess I meant 'by equal standards'. Couldn't figure out a way to word that. Oprah has involvment in things that either didn't exist during Johnny's era, or where not yet popular on TV (book club is a good example). But 'back in the day', if you wanted to be 'known' on TV, all roads traveled through Carson. [/ QUOTE ] Oprah can't get as big/powerful/influential as Johnny was then, because of all the different options now. Cable tv, satelite tv and radio, the internet, mass marketing...back then Johnny was the end all be all. |
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Re: Oprah or Johnny?
11-9? That tight a race and 20 votes?
Boring [censored]ers. |
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Re: Oprah or Johnny?
Many (including me) have no real idea how much influence Carson had.
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Re: Oprah or Johnny?
Johnny's influence was magnified since very few people had cable TV before the 1980's. So, NBC was the only real option for late night original entertainment programming.
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Re: Oprah or Johnny?
Oprah, and its not even close. Oprah owns her own show; Carson didn't. Carson's show was entertainment. Oprahs shhow is entertainment, but she can also push political and social agendas, and use it to market what ever the hell she wants.
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