topic Re: ITKWM in Q Talk

ITKWM

libdem — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 23:28:19 GMT

When do you guys think Mary will have her big 'announcement" about tossing the torch to Julia for In the Kitchen? It is so apparent that she really loves doing other shows on Saturday's because if not she would tell her bosses no, I have a show on Saturday's with my name on it. She tries to spin it and puts the blame on her "bosses", she has pull and rank at the Q.if she wanted to stay on Q2, she would.

Re: ITKWM

nelc — Sun, 26 May 2024 15:18:50 GMT

Kim had TSV yesterday so QVC probably moved her to present that show.
You may be right and eventually Julia will take over.

Re: ITKWM

TheMemphisVette — Sun, 26 May 2024 15:22:14 GMT

no biggie......

she is needed elsewhere

they need to change it to ITKOS .....then anyone can host it

in the kitchen on saturday

nevermind

ITKWM is fine and works either way

in the kitchen without mary

Re: ITKWM

fthunt — Sun, 26 May 2024 15:47:50 GMT

GROOMED?

If she doesn't know the ropes by now...........God help her

Re: ITKWM

loriqvc — Sun, 26 May 2024 16:03:41 GMT

Mary posted a video before ITKWM yesterday to explain that there was significant rescheduling in the works at QVC and as a result, she would be missing yesterday's show and a few more in the coming weeks. She shared her love for and commitment to her show, noting that with all the hours required on air and a couple of hosts recently leaving, she had simply been asked to host more hours on the main channel.

I believe they're having Julia fill in for Mary because she has the most experience hosting kitchen-related shows (aside from Mary and David) and because she loves this category of products. She is far from my favorite host to watch, but she has gotten better over the years, and it is obvious that she prepares well for her ITKWM gigs and has good rapport with the vendors—and I have to admit that she is one of the better hosts when it comes to handling Skype interactions, which matters a lot on Q2.

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Sun, 26 May 2024 16:07:37 GMT

I enjoy Julia a great deal. She has shown enormous improvement, particularly with food and kitchen. She has a terrific sense of humor and robust personality.

If necessary, she would be a logical replacement for Mary on a Saturday Kitchen show.

Re: ITKWM

Caaareful Shopper — Sun, 26 May 2024 18:39:07 GMT

I wish they would get rid of ITKWM and just name it In The Kitchen and have any rotating host. QVC named one of their streaming channels In the Kitchen so they already have a channel where they can change up the specific kitchen show and host. It makes sense, especially since it gives them flexibility of who and what's available.

Or, yes, give it to Julia full time and put her name on it. Julia has more than proven she can handle the show.

It's ridiculous to keep it with Mary's name on it at this point.

Re: ITKWM

loriqvc — Sun, 26 May 2024 18:48:14 GMT

I really don't understand all the posts about the show needing to be renamed because Mary isn't hosting it a few times. When David takes all of his vacations, he routinely misses three shows in a row, but I've never seen anyone say his show title should be changed as a result of his absence. Mary has hosted ITKWM for over seven years and has clearly made it a show people enjoy, especially if they miss her so much when she's gone, so why should she be penalized for taking on additional responsibilities as requested by her employer? She has made it as obvious as she can that she loves the show and wants to continue hosting it as often as possible.

I definitely enjoy the show more when Mary hosts, but I'm glad QVC keeps the slot for ITKWM on Saturdays if she's unavailable; to me, that speaks volumes about the fact that they want her to host the show and plan for the show to carry on into the future.

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Qvcmeow — Sun, 26 May 2024 18:58:37 GMT

Scheduling needs have hosts moving about to, I imagine, to cover shifts as well as to use them the most advantageously. It doesn't require a name change for the show.

Re: ITKWM

Caaareful Shopper — Sun, 26 May 2024 20:14:02 GMT

@loriqvc wrote:
I really don't understand all the posts about the show needing to be renamed because Mary isn't hosting it a few times. When David takes all of his vacations, he routinely misses three shows in a row, but I've never seen anyone say his show title should be changed as a result of his absence. Mary has hosted ITKWM for over seven years and has clearly made it a show people enjoy, especially if they miss her so much when she's gone, so why should she be penalized for taking on additional responsibilities as requested by her employer? She has made it as obvious as she can that she loves the show and wants to continue hosting it as often as possible.

I definitely enjoy the show more when Mary hosts, but I'm glad QVC keeps the slot for ITKWM on Saturdays if she's unavailable; to me, that speaks volumes about the fact that they want her to host the show and plan for the show to carry on into the future.

@loriqvc I think there's a big difference. A host with their name in a show taking annual vacations is not available -- they're on vacation. I was referring to a host with her name in a show still there & available, but hosting other shows instead of her own. For ITKWM it's not once or twice, it happens quite a lot. To me it does the opposite of making it look like they really need Mary to helm the show.

I've seen no other example of this happening. Leah, Jennifer, and other hosts that miss their titled show are not switched out to host another, more important show at the time.

Re: ITKWM

coffee drinker — Tue, 28 May 2024 12:17:15 GMT

Hope Julia gets with a clothing stylist. Those jeans she wears are looking a bit ratty.

Re: ITKWM

Caaareful Shopper — Fri, 31 May 2024 23:53:06 GMT

Julia said today on Facebook that she's going to be on Saturday morning for the next month on ITKWM.

Re: ITKWM

bananajode — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 15:39:39 GMT

I cannot STAND Julia. She is obnoxious and I have to mute my tv because her voice is so shrill and off putting. QVC…are you testing the patience of your loyal ITKWM viewers to see if another host brings in more bucks (ALWAYS the bottom line here). Why bother even calling it ITKWM anymore? Mary is hardly ever on her own show. I know she recently announced that due to QVC needing her elsewhere she would be absent on ITKWM. Hey QVC…here’s an idea…keep Mary on ITKWM and put other hosts on those other shows instead of taking Mary off HER OWN SHOW!!!

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ej21501 — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 18:23:48 GMT

I have noticed that Mary is on QVC filling in for Kerstin or Alberti during that time slot. Odd that she is taking off her own show to fill in for another.

Re: ITKWM

MrsBrianne — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 18:35:27 GMT

@bananajode

I can't argue with you there on the voices statement. Voices can absolutely make or break a sale on QVC for some. I know many friends and fam who will change the station if a certain host is on because they can't stand their voice.

Re: ITKWM

bananajode — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 21:02:04 GMT

I just mute certain hosts I don’t like (and there are a handful I don’t care for both on QVC and on HSN) because I still want to see what is for sale during some shows. I don’t want to miss out on an item that may only be featured for a very limited time or that is in a very limited amount in the color I want. Muting really helps a great deal.

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Qvcmeow — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 22:17:27 GMT

The Q has empty host slots to fill, plus the issue of hosts taking their vacations. I would guess that the Q is assigning coverage in the way that they think is most advantageously. If one of Kim's shows needs a fill-in host, and her pairing with Mary is known to be successful, why not move Mary from Q2 to the main channel? This morning, SMQ had two fill-ins, Mary and Rachel.

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MrsBrianne — Sun, 16 Jun 2024 15:54:49 GMT

@Qvcmeow

I think its a positive that a few new hosts are soon to be coming aboard. I haven't seen any complaints about the latest group remaining of Rachel Ellis, Chelsa Phillips Reid, and Melissa McGoff hired about 7 or 8 months ago, but maybe I have missed some? I like all 3 of them so far, so NO complains from me. Maybe, Q can strike gold again and hire a few that are like the 3 of them..

Re: ITKWM

ellaphant — Sun, 16 Jun 2024 16:17:51 GMT

Who cares?