Is Dr. Phil just making money off people ?

[nokotbon25]

Sure he helps.. but i have a feeling his intentions are more than that. Why is he not helping us, for example. if anything he should be at shyunited.com helping right and left

[saphron]

He's ones of those rich famous people who can make a simply addicting show and books that is pointless and make millions of people watch it everyday and make tons of cash off of it. Each famous person out there has something that feeds money to them. Helping others is his fortune.

[zerocharisma!]

nokotbon25 said:

Why is he not helping us, for example. if anything he should be at shyunited.com helping right and left

Why don't you send him an email and ask him to help you?

[dog]

Of course he's making money off people. Nothing wrong with that.

But he's also created a show that taps into peoples' feelings, and so they feel inspired to watch him. His show thereby gets very good ratings, and so makes him a shit load of money in the process.

[Stranger]

dog said:

But he's also created a show that taps into peoples' feelings, and so they feel inspired to watch him. His show thereby gets very good ratings, and so makes him a shit load of money in the process.

Forgive me for being cynical, but I don't think he'd be doing anywhere near that well without Oprah.

[annaa]

Yes, all talk show hosts are making money from people's insecurity. That includes the viewers' too.

[dog]

stranger said:

dog said:

But he's also created a show that taps into peoples' feelings, and so they feel inspired to watch him. His show thereby gets very good ratings, and so makes him a shit load of money in the process.

Forgive me for being cynical, but I don't think he'd be doing anywhere near that well without Oprah.

Probably not.

But Oprah too is a genius in her own right.

[deadendphilosopher]

From what I've seen of Dr. Phil, he seems pretty useless. Of course to some extent he helps people get in touch with their feelings, but how much can you do in an hour long show? It seems like all he really says is "I'm going to pay for you to have long term therepy" or "You need to relax more: I'm giving you a special vacation to the Bahamas."

Perhaps the therepy will help his "clients" but what kind of hope does it give to the millions of people, who can't afford that kind of thing, who watch his show? It seems to me that Dr. Phil's main message is "Money will solve all your problems."

Perhaps he feels good about the fact that his show is helping the select few who have problems that are entertaining enough to be publicly broadcast, but it seems obvious that his main drive is the money and fame. If not, I agree that he would definately put his time to better use, though not necessarily at SU.

[deadendphilosopher]

sweetpea said:

well, he's not making any money off of me...i can't stand the guy. he's so freakin' condescending i just wanta punch him.

I agree. I think he could use some therepy to cope with his swollen ego.

[theinfiniteabyss84]

deadendphilosopher said:

sweetpea said:

well, he's not making any money off of me...i can't stand the guy. he's so freakin' condescending i just wanta punch him.

I agree. I think he could use some therepy to cope with his swollen ego.

Thats how I feel about Oprah...I cannot stand that woman


~ ia

[dog]

deadendphilosopher said:

sweetpea said:

well, he's not making any money off of me...i can't stand the guy. he's so freakin' condescending i just wanta punch him.

I agree. I think he could use some therepy to cope with his swollen ego.

You're not listening. From a ratings' point of view, he's a genius.

Think about it; you hate his guts right? But he makes you feel; he inspires annoyance and irritation in you, right?

Controversey creates cash as far as tv goes. The more a celebrity is hated, the better their ratings are. People watch him no matter if they like him or hate him.

[Sweet Pea]

dog said:

deadendphilosopher said:

I agree. I think he could use some therepy to cope with his swollen ego.

You're not listening. From a ratings' point of view, he's a genius.

Think about it; you hate his guts right? But he makes you feel; he inspires annoyance and irritation in you, right?

Controversey creates cash as far as tv goes. The more a celebrity is hated, the better their ratings are. People watch him no matter if they like him or hate him.

i dunno. he's a part of the reason i quit watching tv altogether.

[dog]

sweetpea said:

dog said:

You're not listening. From a ratings' point of view, he's a genius.

Think about it; you hate his guts right? But he makes you feel; he inspires annoyance and irritation in you, right?

Controversey creates cash as far as tv goes. The more a celebrity is hated, the better their ratings are. People watch him no matter if they like him or hate him.

i dunno. he's a part of the reason i quit watching tv altogether.

But for a time, you did watch him?

His show is there to make people feel, not to solve their problems. People are fascinated with their pain, after all. We agonize over it, no pun intended.

[Sweet Pea]

dog said:

sweetpea said:

i dunno. he's a part of the reason i quit watching tv altogether.

But for a time, you did watch him?

His show is there to make people feel, not to solve their problems. People are fascinated with their pain, after all. We agonize over it, no pun intended.

i watched enough to know i hated it. i realized one day my face was a mask of disgust as i was watching him in action, and i decided to stop watching him before my face froze like that.

[dog]

sweetpea said:

dog said:

But for a time, you did watch him?

His show is there to make people feel, not to solve their problems. People are fascinated with their pain, after all. We agonize over it, no pun intended.

i watched enough to know i hated it. i realized one day my face was a mask of disgust as i was watching him in action, and i decided to stop watching him before my face froze like that.

You're intelligent enough to realize that, Pea. But just look at Dr. Phil's ratings, and you'll realize he has a profound hynoptic effect on his viewers.