tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post9160357154214143575..comments2024-03-25T18:01:05.147-05:00Comments on A Shroud of Thoughts: Turner Classic Movies' New Host Tiffany Vazquez and a Suggestion for An Additional HostTerence Towles Canotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18397088843628331615noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-91731653430571769302016-10-09T16:55:07.041-05:002016-10-09T16:55:07.041-05:00I find Tiffany very monotone and stiff. I've ...I find Tiffany very monotone and stiff. I've noticed more and more guest hosts and I really don't enjoy any of them except for Alec Baldwin and Drew Barrymore. Why have Ben and Robert been given much less airtime? They both choose the best movies also, whereas the others choose some really crappy movies. TCM needs to fix!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-19300169618543010352016-10-01T17:07:32.173-05:002016-10-01T17:07:32.173-05:00I'm sure Tiffany is a fine young woman. Howeve...I'm sure Tiffany is a fine young woman. However she has zero personality and her wardrobe choices are borderline attractions. I could find 1/2 dozen beautiful young women with knowledge of film that would be a 100% improvement without a rehearsal. Sorry - Tiffany just doesn't cut the mustard. DBQPAULhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05493172779790337808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-23233053400904828212016-09-18T17:21:22.414-05:002016-09-18T17:21:22.414-05:00Unnatural is a perfect word. Way to stiff.Unnatural is a perfect word. Way to stiff.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05833717146345776405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-78854368925538313962016-09-18T17:20:08.262-05:002016-09-18T17:20:08.262-05:00I noticed the same things. Very distracting
I noticed the same things. Very distracting<br />Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05833717146345776405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-4989297759808117272016-09-05T17:17:43.113-05:002016-09-05T17:17:43.113-05:00I find Tiffany Vasquez to be irritable and grating...I find Tiffany Vasquez to be irritable and grating. A good cheerleader? Sure. But falls short in having knowledge, culture and poise in presenting informative and enjoyable comments about film. Don't think any amount of experience will change this. Just a very poor choice by TCM. So, when I see her, I change channels until actual movie begins. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077772826906903325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-13332517655441722482016-09-03T18:34:33.496-05:002016-09-03T18:34:33.496-05:00Something went wrong along Ms. Vasquez's path ...Something went wrong along Ms. Vasquez's path at TCM. She started off engaging, sure if herself, thrn lapsed into a robot version of who-knows-what with timed arm gestures, words straight from a card, and clearly no idea what she is saying judging by her awkward pauses. Whoever got to her, go away. I used to live for intro, but now I whince listening and opt instead to FF to the movie. Please, stop "training" the poor kiddAnne E. Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15174901893268657976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-88980696905610891672016-08-25T09:10:30.690-05:002016-08-25T09:10:30.690-05:00Ms. Vasquez may be young & talented in some wa...Ms. Vasquez may be young & talented in some way but I don't see it . She looks like she is reading every single word off a cue card. No depth, warmth or feeling in what she is saying. Not a natural. Find someone else who clicks/connects with viewers. But it's not her!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00977842412498393414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-72940664322734723442016-08-20T23:34:00.818-05:002016-08-20T23:34:00.818-05:00As a singer I always tell people sitting in who ca...As a singer I always tell people sitting in who cannot sing too well ....if you love that song...DON'T sing it! I admire Ms Vasquez for her love of the classics. Unfortunately acting is simply not her forte'. When introducing these movies there is a certain amount of acting ability that is necessary to bring the listener in and create anticipation.<br />I hope she is allowed to develop her on camera persona...I just don't think she should do it on the air.<br />Pete PeterkinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573403203001799397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-28135497444673169552016-08-20T17:20:33.146-05:002016-08-20T17:20:33.146-05:00give the girl a break, we are all nervous with a n...give the girl a break, we are all nervous with a new job. She should be doubly nervous with a new job and being in the media spotlight. Ask yourself, could you be comfortable in the spot light of millions of people dishing out facts about movies made decades before you were born to a huge number of old movie fans who having seen most of these movies have a set opinion about those movies thus having a hard set opinion of a host having lived with the great Robert Osborne's brilliant delivery of facts for every movie he ever hosted. Seriously give her time. She has the chops. Just let her get comfortable with her new role.oldmoviebuffintheroughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09087415485812451116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-12950605530529293192016-08-20T11:05:52.975-05:002016-08-20T11:05:52.975-05:00Agree with everyone. I dont like watching on Satur...Agree with everyone. I dont like watching on Saturdays because of her. Skip her intros and then return when the movie is on. Even the fuest programmers are better with more energy and personality. Don't understand why they picked her. Tamala S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506868017565723936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-83999924752383447932016-08-13T19:10:20.495-05:002016-08-13T19:10:20.495-05:00Really should cut their loses here and get rid of ...Really should cut their loses here and get rid of her. Mechanical movements with the hands, reading everything, no personality at all. Even she admits she only recently came into "classic movies". Reminds me of when John Belushi died, they tried to make an actor of his brother James Belushi. Either you got it or you don't.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04370145785355041840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-26841887131720014452016-08-13T13:10:03.155-05:002016-08-13T13:10:03.155-05:00Just terrible.Just terrible.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04370145785355041840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-72085778501877771082016-08-07T08:52:39.251-05:002016-08-07T08:52:39.251-05:00I agree, she is very stiff and unnatural. The way ...I agree, she is very stiff and unnatural. The way she speaks is so odd that it's distracting.Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626710450313019007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-59840704397758619682016-07-30T13:05:56.059-05:002016-07-30T13:05:56.059-05:00I agree. Very stiff and it's obvious she is re...I agree. Very stiff and it's obvious she is reading.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05833717146345776405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-75924307157607341982016-07-23T12:43:22.989-05:002016-07-23T12:43:22.989-05:00I'm sorry, but Ms. Vasquez is waaaaay too stif...I'm sorry, but Ms. Vasquez is waaaaay too stiff. It sounds as though she is reading every single word she says - none of it sounds natural or unrehearsed 100 times. Young is good, female is good, color is good - but get someeone more natural sounding please.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16422090001860371955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-67217806539471900362016-07-18T03:19:26.173-05:002016-07-18T03:19:26.173-05:00I thought Ms. Vasquez was really good in her earli...I thought Ms. Vasquez was really good in her earlier segments but watching her yesterday while introducing a block of George Pal films was struck by some vocal tics (lip smacking, tongue clicking, breath intake) that took me right out of what she was saying. There was alao a stiffness to her delivery that was not present in other intros she's done. I don't know if they're just shot with one take with no time for reshoots or what was happening but I think she is a breath of fresh air and that this was just a one time thing. If not they need to work with her to address this the same way they would with a news anchor. Did anyone else see those George Pal intros to see what I'm talking about? <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156707567159309737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-33395578180224515632016-07-10T09:16:44.236-05:002016-07-10T09:16:44.236-05:00I think the most important part of introducing a n...I think the most important part of introducing a new host is working him or her in gradually, as TCM has done with Ben Mankiewicz. TCM took years to work Ben up to a bigger and more involved role. Just tossing someone in as a full-fledged host right off the bat is a little disconcerning - at least for me. Robert Osborne is so beloved, it will be hard to say goodbye to him, but already having accepted a new host, as they have done with Ben, will make it easier. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16633365485579794637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-16287126296968805292016-06-18T15:06:08.241-05:002016-06-18T15:06:08.241-05:00An inspired idea! Bobby Rivers would be a perfect ...An inspired idea! Bobby Rivers would be a perfect followup. You've convinced me. And I'm almost ready to accept that Robert Osborne won't be on TCM forever. Lee Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247373994283685682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-81767564998058119762016-06-01T18:03:12.531-05:002016-06-01T18:03:12.531-05:00I can think of no one in todays market more suited...I can think of no one in todays market more suited to host than Bobbie Rivers. His knowledge if films is endless and his humor shines like the classic stars that he would be introducing a whole new generation to. Looking forward to seeing Rivers on TCM.<br />The Happy Camperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783509961660588834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-9194765937025907992016-05-31T19:33:50.740-05:002016-05-31T19:33:50.740-05:00I first knew of Bobby back in the 80's from VH...I first knew of Bobby back in the 80's from VH1. He was funny and handsome and oh yeah...gay! I was like orpah seeing the Supremes on tv!!! I would love to see Bobby back on tv and He be a great match for TCMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777339013013387945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-24039907879669472282016-05-31T15:55:42.885-05:002016-05-31T15:55:42.885-05:00Bobby Rivers is beyond brilliant. He can deliver...Bobby Rivers is beyond brilliant. He can deliver commentary on classic films, contemporary films, TV, and theater. At some point, not only will you probably laugh, and then all of a sudden, you realize that he just taught you something. If TCM doesn't take him, can some producer make him a show and see what happens, and if not any of those things, then can we get him into a classroom?Keith Price's Curtain Callhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03609925979364552220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-90808495375235463332016-05-31T15:07:19.068-05:002016-05-31T15:07:19.068-05:00Yes!!! TCM should hire Bobby post haste! They'...Yes!!! TCM should hire Bobby post haste! They'd be lucky to have him.Another Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00228283359929756790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-78324417742932132432016-05-31T14:54:08.102-05:002016-05-31T14:54:08.102-05:00If I need information about movies, I trust Bobby ...If I need information about movies, I trust Bobby Rivers to know the answer! He would be perfect for TCM!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298273665022814972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-16619690048192359112016-05-31T14:46:26.120-05:002016-05-31T14:46:26.120-05:00Bobby Rivers! Brilliant!Bobby Rivers! Brilliant!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18272475068340528340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-49613241653290001582016-05-31T14:34:05.712-05:002016-05-31T14:34:05.712-05:00This is great news about Tiffany Vasquez. I second...This is great news about Tiffany Vasquez. I second, third and fourth it on Bobby Rivers. I've been following Bobby since his early VH1 days and he continues to be wonderfully insightful and consistently generous dishing out terrific laughs and heartfelt gulp in the throat moments. Congratulations Tiffany! Bring on Bobby!Dominic Martellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163655548848216130noreply@blogger.com