u/AnnTaylorLaughed — reddlx

Just bored- why is there no traction with the show? It had so much potential

I feel like this is it for me. I have complained several times- I know- but I still watch on occasion. The last 2 months though I have watched less and less, and every time I do I find myself turning it off early because of some cringe element.

Today was the kicker- I think. There was a youtube post they titled "Dig Her"- about Tom Cruise and the Wales'- and just the title and thumb nail seemed SO cheap. Then I watched- and it was all Rob name dropping over and over. Maybe I'm just noticing it more since so many have pointed it out- but today it was just grating more than it ever has for me.

Why can't she get ANY other guest? Why isn't she using her brain to have more insightful topics? I see the glimmer of the writer who I've enjoyed... but this show has nothing of interest any more. There are 2 topics: Meghan and Harry, and SJP- sometimes a bit of Andy Cohen I guess- oh and her new topic she can't let go of is the Gerber's. She has no other topics. She has no guests any more. She drones on about things like: "The Nerve is shaping the culture!" Is she delusional? Is it the Megyn Kelly factor- is that why she can't venture into anything intellectual or interesting?

SO much potential when it started, for it to just be another celebrity gossip mindless uninteresting show. I thought Maureen was better than this. Even for the last few months I felt the downward spiral- but saw glmmers of hope. But the last 2 months that is gone too. It's just boring, but more than that- it's like a bitter fading show circling the drain and cackling on the way down about how clever they are.

eta: looking through the history: she interviewed the author of Trash, as well as Denise Brown- so I have to acknowledge that- and I wish she would lean a LOT more into that- and less on Rob and her prattling on about the same 3 topics for months and months

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u/AnnTaylorLaughed — 8 days ago

▲ 58 r/MaureenCallahan

Last weeks show- references to the rift

I just saw this clip- which I think very clearly references Maureen having on that hack who thought we all had the right to princess Catherine's health records- and the blowback she got for it. Clearly referring to Kinsey vs Lady C. (who is the "real" friend).

Here is the clip

So- I've said before- I am finding myself less charmed by The Nerve than I was initially. I love Maureen as a writer, and I loved watching the Nerve when it started. Recently though the show feels stale, and really entrenched in bitterness as opposed to fun. I love gossip. I love snark. But I also love fun! The Nerve had some joy initially.

I think this clip highlights one of the issues: Maureen can't seem to pivot or admit mistakes. She had on that guy- and clearly even she seems to see it was a dumb conversation. It burned bridges and she got blowback- which was actually justified. But instead of even just saying- yeah- that was a mistake- or: I didn't really love where that conversation went... no need to grovel an apology, but acknowledge the issue. Instead she doubles down and it becomes a sniping test of loyalty.

I actually don't hate Rob- I think he can be fun! But the stale rehashed conversations are tired. I actually think Lady C is fun too- as much as I think she's also kinda a nut. But we need something more. We had "And Just Like That" to hate watch- that was fun! We had references to Billy Joel and Maureen's clear love of him as an artist. We need more of that! I can't stand Meghan Markle, I think Oprah's lustre faded long ago- but constant stories about Stedman and Meghan just aren't that fun anymore - with nothing else to pad the show.

I think a book club was a GREAT idea and I was so excited for it... but that faded as clearly even Maureen knows Rob's book is trash. At this point though I would take it- do a book club and we can hate read it. (She can't afford to burn the bridge with Rob though- because he's now like her only guest)

u/AnnTaylorLaughed — 2 months ago

▲ 83 r/MaureenCallahan

Kinsey, stale stories, charm lost

I actually 1st discovered Maureen from her writing. I enjoy her books. I started watching The Nerve and it was fun... but now I just find myself bored or annoyed.

I also notice Maureen spent last week in London, and mentioned she would be seeing people the viewers knew and loved. So this week she mentions Belinda and Lady C, but no Kinsey. I think Kinsey has cut ties. Lots of stories all over the news about Harry and the King- but no Kinsey on the Nerve?

And what happened to the book club with Rob's book- no mention for months. Maureen can be inconsistent. I remember Maureen going on about how she was sure Howard Stern was quitting/getting the axe- she mentioned it many many times... He didn't quit/retire. Never mentioned again.

Now the show is all Maureen and Marlena and Rob- that last roast show was painful to watch. The live shows have all kinda sucked. The same stories over and over, Oprah, Markles, Blake Lively... tired.

I actually find Rob entertaining- (I think he is often full of it though)- but it feels like this show is not evolving- if anything it is regressing. When it started they were adding people - Tim the makeup artist, Kinsey, Bill, Rob... now it's just Rob- and the same recycled stories. It also makes me wonder: has Maureen burned bridges- she can't seem to get anyone else on the show.

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u/AnnTaylorLaughed — 3 months ago