Surely, everyone has to have a contingency plan when plan A doesn't work anymore or has already been executed and exploited of all its benefits and rewards. Such is the case very common among famous celebrities who have had their share of fame, for a day or a decade, but whose star has finally faded of superficial, showbiz value. Others go to business, to private or corporate works, and some in politics. Others still choose to stick in the industry that catapulted them to the pedestal they have been so used to, they manage young stars, they produce films and television shows, or they judge reality talent shows. Others do good in their fall back career path, others don't, just
like Tyra Banks.
Forming her production outfit Bankable Productions, Tyra has decided to wisely invest her money from the many years of modeling and posing all over the globe. But got so unwise in deciding to make a talk show of her own, a show that solely banks on her popularity. Tyra, the show, is an outright, trying-to be-different, progressive-revolutionary-feminism-advocacy show that only ends up as an Oprah wannabe. The topics are as shallow as the show's understanding of
what feminism is and how it can be forwarded the right way. The format clearly follows that of the basic Oprah structure, and even the spiels of Tyra herself are as if written by former Oprah writers. Even Tyra Banks herself mimics some of the trademark styles of Oprah. Even the way they want the audience to be participative is a mimic of Oprah.
If Tyra wants her talk show to have that Oprah quality, she must realized that the fame she gained from the catwalk and the glossies is not and can never be enough. Sure, she can command interest and attention because she is she, Tyra Banks is Tyra Banks after all. But the more important aspect the show, Tyra herself, and all its cast must focus on is the sustainability of the immediate and instant interest that the name Tyra can gather. Changing the show's name can be a good start, just a thought.
