It’s not like Nate Berkus can come out and say that the original concept for his daytime talk show — “bring celebrities on the set and have them talk about sconces and end tables” — was a complete failure. But at least he’s being honest that his show, which is suffering for viewers, is being rebooted.
“There’s never been a show like my show,” Berkus insists, in a manner where I can’t tell whether he means “about home design” or “this bad.” “What’s changed since the beginning is that we’re learning from our mistakes. There are certain things that are cringeworthy that I see when we first started [Ed: Like this and this], and then there are things that I’m really proud of [Ed: Like this].”
MJBChicago
I’d like to be supportive of this guy, but I just don’t find him appealing at all. Yeah, he’s sort of attractive but I can’t stand the way he speaks. I do hope his show is successful.
Randall
This show is such a snooze and he can be terribly condescending. And what’s with the fake grin at the end of each segment…uggghhh…cancel and go away!!!
Artsenyc
I love him but Dr. OZ has more carisma. I think his trying so much not to be SO gay.That he comes across as extremely boring. He is the first openly gay man with a talk show, he should embrace that.Woman and gay men are the ones watching this show… he should treated woman like a faghad( we really need to come up with a different name for this) and not like the disapproving sister. And yes talk about your gay life,
Dude, it’s sounds and looks very strange when you omit your boyfriend in organic conversation during the show.
blue moose
At first glance Nate is cute. However, once he opens up his mouth he is not very interesting, and comes off like he is full of himself. It takes a lot to carry a show and make it interesting.
James
He’s cute but I agree, the show’s dry oatmeal.
Leroy Laflamme
Oh, I don’t know – I think the only thing that’s really wrong with his show is that he’s fully clothed. He could improve his ratings by heeding the golden rule of interior design – less is more.
ForeverGay
When he first appeared on Oprah’s show he was clean-shaven. He looked fresh and young. The beard makes him look like a bum. He should also take off some body fat.
Sexy Rexy
He puts too much gel in his hair.
drewa24
I met this closet case back when he was a Chicago auction house rent boy in the late 80’s/early 90’s. He was dating,(using him as an ATM) a friend of mine and we all met for BREAKFAST where he procceded to order a whole steamed fish for his meal. Huh? After graduating from Oprah’s “Lifecoach Academy”, Nate seems to fancy himself, with his epic design ability to select a lamp, one of the chosen who is able to across all media platform enrich lives, renew hope, instill accomplishment, and solve all relevant social injustice because above all, he listens. Let’s not forget that in order for Nate to officially come out,(on Oprah)as a proud gay man, his lover had to be washed out to sea. Plus his show sucks.
Anthony
Even that 2 minute clip was really boring!
Jeffree
Nate is as wooden as my dining room chairs. No charisma. Little wit. Condescending. Ginormous head on a short doughy bod.
I met him in person twice, saw him many times when he was “dating” my then-boyfriend’s neighbor. He always seemed to be uncomfortable making small talk.
To make his show work, he needs to relate to people as equals, not as props. And laugh a little more, too.
Soupy
You know what a lot of stars in film have in common? Big heads. When you meet them in person, you are like “wow, what a pumpkin”, but for whatever reason, it works well on film. Tom Cruise – big head. Hilary Swank – melon on a stick.
Oprah
@LOL drewa24
Thanks for sharing nates apetite. lol Actually- he never did officially ‘come out’. Yes, he shared the death of his partner, but that was it.TO come out on Oprah– you have to say it out loud. I AM GAY. IT WAS HARD BEING GAY. I WANT TO HELP OTHER GAYS OUT THERE. lol
I am surprised his show has survived this long. I gave it a three weeks run. Dr. Oz is something else however,he is charming and ‘too touchy’. He has a habbit of touching people, mostly middle aged heavy women in his audience. There is something sexy about dr OZ that i cant put my fingers on. Is it his lack self awareness of his own sexual appeal?Is it his clinic toga?His ability to talk about bowel poop and still not have a flinching facial expression?Maybe its his hair?Or perhaps his asexual innocent aora? Definitely there is something!
Jeffree
@Soupy: You’re so right about the big heads. Nate’s head is really huge IRL, and his hair being often too big & supah-poofy makes it worse. Nate, by the way, smëlls like a wet puppy sometimes. Channing Tatum also has a large noggin IRL, but still is fine fine fine.
@Oprah: LOL, I totally agree about Dr. Oz being a devislhly handsome, suave, charmer—well, even if your views on adoptees are reductionist (other thread)! Oz’s sidekick, the wonderful Dr. Michael Roizen (sp?) was affectionately known as “the Hobbit” by his staff/ colleagues when he worked in Chicago.
Now I wonder if they call Roizen “Dr. Not-Oz”! Have you seen pix of Mrs Oz? She’s fine looking as well.
southie
i really really want to like nate – and its great to have a gay guy on TV everyday as a host. but he is so boring. i like dr. oz better..
Oprah
Jeffree@lol
Jeffree dear, i can change my views on adoptions for ya. Wink. lol
Jeffree
@Oprah: Lol, I make it a point to never hold a grudge longer than 24 hours, so we’re fine 🙂 And I am very glad that you are here, because you are fierce. And brave.
I admire that!
TheInsider
@drewa24: So true. Awful, boring personality behind the cameras. And on too. Put this show out of its misery and send him back to the lightbulb section of Home Depot.
DoggieJumper
OK, I think we should make a drinking game.
Everytime he paints wood-grained paneling, furniture, or wood-trim with Gummy Paint–take a drink.
*Everytime he makes a $200 antique look like a $5 one from Goodwill that he painted and slapped cheapo-looking upholstery on–take a DRINK.
*Everytime he takes a person’s expensive wood-grained apartment, and instead of re-lighting, decluttering, designing cool storage, changing all the fabrics, he instead paints everything white so it looks like a starter apartment after college—-take a drink.
*Everytime he has a questionable “counselor” give horrible advice, ie. telling the grandparents to “suck it up” -who moved in with their cold & hostile daughter in her “frigid hotel” house.
*Everytime he blatantly ignores the advice of decades-established experts to keep flogging his “look”.
rick raton
His show sucks, all the kissing and hugging is enough by itself. I have the program on sometimes as I only have one TV station available to watch. I finally figured out what I don’t like about him. Just today I realized his head is huge. I just can’t fine anything likable about someone with a too big head.
Shelia Hammac
I love nate and his show 🙂 he is a caring person 🙂 he’s gay 🙂 and i’m fat we will always be judged. But. Nate has talant and wants to share:-) i will miss his face he has a beatiful smile:-) I have been married 37 years 🙂 my husband said he liked nates show also :-)<3<3<3<3<3<3<3. SHELIA. HAMMAC