The View Season 25 Preview

It's our first episode! We're dissecting the Season 25 teaser, wondering if the The View should replace Meghan McCain with a democratic socialist, and we all tip our hats to Barbara Walters.

Show Topics

• Introductions/setting the stage
• Season 25 marks a new co-host inflection point for The View
• Why trying to replicate Meghan McCain is fool's errand
• Dissecting the first-round list of guest co-hosts
• Anticipating Flashback Fridays
• Anticipating The View's Behind the Table podcast
• The Barbara of it all
• The Season 25 photo shoot promo
• Whoopi's waning passion for The View
• Sunny has the best command of what The View requires
• Previewing the weeks ahead
• Elsewhere on TV: He's All That, Q-Force

References

• The View Should Replace Meghan McCain With a Democratic Socialist (Primetimer)
• The View Is Taking Time to Replace Meghan McCain: Gretchen Carlson and Condoleezza Rice to Fill In (Primetimer)
• Star Jones to Return to The View as ABC Talk Show Welcomes Past Co-Hosts for Season 25 (Yahoo!)
• Star Jones Calls into The View (3/28/06) (YouTube)
• Rosie O’Donnell to Interview 9/11 Conspiracy Theorists Cut From Spike Lee doc (NY Post)
• Sherri Shepherd Doesn't Know Whether the Earth Is Flat (YouTube
• Season 25 The View teaser (YouTube)
• The View: Has Whoopi Goldberg Officially Checked Out? (Decider)
• Claire's He's All That review (Primetimer)
• Joe's Q-Force review (Primetimer)

Discussion

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