Oprah's Master Class

[WildHearted]

Somehow I have a feeling it will be a lot of the same stories we've heard throughout the years. But hopefully a few new things.

And if nothing else, I'm sure there will be a few nuances in her retellings that will be fun to pick apart & analyze

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by KindOfWoman90

but it made me wonder...do you think this will bring forth any new information we don't already know?

I think we might learn one or two new things. She'll probably show us a few pics we've never seen before from her childhood and we might get to see a few snippets of some great live performances from the 1970's that we'll be begging to see the whole of, but they will never be revealed again, anywhere. I sound so optimistic, don't I?

[KindOfWoman90]

Originally Posted by vivfox

I think we might learn one or two new things. She'll probably show us a few pics we've never seen before from her childhood and we might get to see a few snippets of some great live performances from the 1970's that we'll be begging to see the whole of, but they will never be revealed again, anywhere. I sound so optimistic, don't I?

ah well, that just comes with the territory

i hope she can open up a bit more - like i said, i was watching goldie hawn, and when she was talking it felt so real, like she wasn't putting on a show. i'm not saying stevie isn't honest, i just think she can come across as being a bit more performative in recent years. maybe since there will be no audience we'll get something more real, if that makes sense

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by StreetAngel86

"Linds and I were practically married..."

"I embroidered moons and stars on Lindsey's jeans"

"I was the den mother of Lindsey and all these other guy musicians"

"I told Lindsey we should join Fleetwood Mac"

"If we hadn't moved to LA Lindsey and I would have gotten married and had kids"

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by KindOfWoman90

haha this could turn into an interesting drinking game

i've never watched Oprah's Master Class before, so i've been going through some clips from Goldie Hawn's episode. i really like the format, but it made me wonder...do you think this will bring forth any new information we don't already know? it does seem quite the different show; i can see the potential for some new insights.

Well, you know how she talks so much to Jim Ladd. I was thinking that she may be prompted to go into stream of consciousness like that by this format. But, of course, the presence of the cameras may make her more aware that she's doing this for an audience and cause her to be more restrained.

Michele

[The Catdancer]

Originally Posted by WildHearted

I think they've grouped the various "types" of people together.

Alicia Keys, Lenny Kravitz and Stevie Nicks - musicians
Diahann Caroll and Susan Sarandon - actresses
Berry Gordy - music mogul
Cindy Crawford - supermodel
Tom Brokaw - journalist

But, it could also be that the ones who have no comma separating them are part of the same show. Either or.

Oh yeah, thanks. I didn't even notice that DUH.

[jkmaletic]

Originally Posted by vivfox

I think we might learn one or two new things. She'll probably show us a few pics we've never seen before from her childhood and we might get to see a few snippets of some great live performances from the 1970's that we'll be begging to see the whole of, but they will never be revealed again, anywhere. I sound so optimistic, don't I?

Love, love, LOVE the Stevie milk carton! Describes how I feel about her the past year.

Jamie

[StreetAngel86]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

"I embroidered moons and stars on Lindsey's jeans"

"I was the den mother of Lindsey and all these other guy musicians"

"I told Lindsey we should join Fleetwood Mac"

"If we hadn't moved to LA Lindsey and I would have gotten married and had kids"

this board could be interviewed by Oprah and partake in a Stevie Nicks Master Class

[bombaysaffires]

Oprah and Stevie always seem like such a mismatch to me. Oprah is so cut-to-the-chase, tell-it-like-it-is/was kinda person, no sugar coating, and Stevie is just the opposite... filter everything thru rose-colored glasses and make even the really sh&ttiest stuff sound romantic. Plus Oprah likes to get right to it and Stevie tells such long, meandering stories. it could make for some very interesting television.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

Oprah and Stevie always seem like such a mismatch to me. Oprah is so cut-to-the-chase, tell-it-like-it-is/was kinda person, no sugar coating, and Stevie is just the opposite... filter everything thru rose-colored glasses and make even the really sh&ttiest stuff sound romantic. Plus Oprah likes to get right to it and Stevie tells such long, meandering stories. it could make for some very interesting television.

Oh, Oprah can make Stevie get pretty concise. "What? Oh Christine and I always had bodyguards. We never did anything on the road. We couldn't go out. We never saw a man. And I always took my make up off before going to bed."

Michele

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Oh, Oprah can make Stevie get pretty concise. "What? Oh Christine and I always had bodyguards. We never did anything on the road. We couldn't go out. We never saw a man. And I always took my make up off before going to bed."

Michele

thanks, I needed a good laugh tonight!

[SummerlongBoots]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

thanks, I needed a good laugh tonight!

Took the words right out of my mouth!

[FM77]

I think this interview took something like 6 hours. The folks at Oprah edit it to one hour for air of course. She was very excited to do it though. And no, Oprah doesn't do the interviews for Masterclass. The questions are all asked off camera, via satellite I think. The series is very well done.

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by FM77

I think this interview took something like 6 hours. The folks at Oprah edit it to one hour for air of course. She was very excited to do it though. And no, Oprah doesn't do the interviews for Masterclass. The questions are all asked off camera, via satellite I think. The series is very well done.

Wonder if Stevie and her team got the editorial review/control that they have demanded (and gotten) the last however many years... the right to see the final product and approve before broadcast or ask for deletions/changes. I would be disappointed if Oprah gave anyone that kind of control.

[FM77]

Not sure who got editorial control but SN seemed pleased with the experience. I think the stories will depend on the questions asked. I know she was asked a lot about her family because she provided lots of old photos.