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Down Time With David - Why?

Filmgrrrl — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:19:29 GMT

I caught Shawn's first "Getting Unready" show a couple of weeks ago and absolutely loved it so I've been watching it in the weeks since and find myself actually looking forward to it (nothing I ever thought I would say about a QVC show!) I not only love her "real talk" and engaging personality, but I truly am interested in the items she sells because they are personal to her and tells us why (and I ended up buying two of them on the spot.)

Sooo... when David announced a similar concept, I thought I would try it out, and it was a complete disaster. He can't fill the time; using the same filler phrases over and over again like, "This comes together very nicely" or "This comes together really well" or "This is really really important" to the point where my partner and I started counting how many times he said the first phrase in one show - it was over 50. And none of it really made sense. More egregious somehow is the fact that he's just shilling products that he sells on his other shows; what does a Lock n' Lock pie container have to do with decompressing in one's dresing room? And he doesn't seem to know a lot about these "products that are very personal to him" without asking his producer or consulting the cards, not to mention the fact that he can't keep up with the chat and just seems to panic and start reading names randomly once in a while.

While we've been "hate-watching" Down Time With David the last couple of weeks to have a chuckle over the nonsensical monologues, it's becoming tiresome at this point so I don't think we'll be doing it anymore. I just don't get why this show exists, and I'm curious if anyone else has had similar thoughts other than the hilarious people who comment on Reddit about this show. Meanwhile, I'm dying to see Shawn's show on the main channel so more people can watch it!

Re: Down Time With David - Why?

rockygems123 — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:22:02 GMT

@Filmgrrrl

Why? Looks like trying a social media type platform.

Probably the direction in which they're going.

Re: Down Time With David - Why?

They CallMe MRWILKES — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:57:24 GMT

That's been my assumption also. Beginning the move away from the broadcast sets with several people to the much more condensed, small screen environment of social media viewing and shopping. No furnished sets, no studio lighting.....

Makes some sense to begin it with two of the most popular personalities, David and Shawn.

Who knows if it matters at this point, and we'll never know how many pie carriers this show moved out the warehouse.

Re: Down Time With David - Why?

Filmgrrrl — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:27:47 GMT

I understand that, but they have a social component to a lot of their shows. This was a series that was sold as a personal show and I just don't see that with David's show I guess. I'm happy to be the outlier, I just genuinely don't understand how the intended premise connects with the actual result.

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PA Mom-mom — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:35:35 GMT

It's sad. David has become very robotic in the past year or so - like he's phoning it in. It's too bad, because I was a David fan for years.

It may help you to vent on the Forums, but you should voice your opinion on the "Feedback" link at the bottom of this page. I have done so in the past. I don't know if it will do any good, but maybe management will be able to help bring the old David back to life. Who knows?

Re: Down Time With David - Why?

geezerette — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:47:55 GMT

@PA Mom-mom wrote:
It's sad. David has become very robotic in the past year or so - like he's phoning it in. It's too bad, because I was a David fan for years.

It may help you to vent on the Forums, but you should voice your opinion on the "Feedback" link at the bottom of this page. I have done so in the past. I don't know if it will do any good, but maybe management will be able to help bring the old David back to life. Who knows?

@PA Mom-mom

I no longer see a Feedback link there.

Re: Down Time With David - Why?

millieshops — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:12:18 GMT

@Filmgrrrl I know I'm not buying anything this year from any company, so I wouldn't watch either show. As for why David's, how do you know his show was his idea? Could be corporate's idea. Whichever way, I'm out. Nothing to do with what they're selling or why.

I am pleased to see Shawn found something to do that's likable to others. I used to watch her but gave up when she began trying too hard.

Re: Down Time With David - Why?

SamBrown — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:14:25 GMT

@Filmgrrrl I'm sure there are just as many people who don't enjoy Shawn's show. Just because you don't enjoy David's show, doesn't mean other people don't. I believe David has a strong following.

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PA Mom-mom — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:16:57 GMT

@PA Mom-mom

I no longer see a Feedback link there.

@geezerette I see it as the last link under "Connect with Us"

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Re: Down Time With David - Why?

Cakers3 — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:29:08 GMT

@Filmgrrrl

Why?

Why not.

Watching David over several weeks for a chuckle ( who actually chuckles?) what did you expect?? A change ?

It is what it is. I cannot imagine spending weeks watching a show I found so much to criticize.
Time moves on, formats change, adapt or move on.

*shrug*

Re: Down Time With David - Why?

geezerette — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:34:23 GMT

@PA Mom-mom wrote:
@PA Mom-mom

I no longer see a Feedback link there.
@geezerette I see it as the last link under "Connect with Us"
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@PA Mom-mom

I no longer have that option on my page. I only have the first five (bolded) options.

It may be another device issue. But it may be why some people are voicing their opinions here.

Re: Down Time With David - Why?

Puppy Lips — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:40:35 GMT

I am really not into cooking or having much interest in my kitchen. So I don't watch David very often. But he seems boring as heck on his shows. I don't know how old he is, but it is clear to me that he has lost interest in his job. There just does not seem to be much excitement there, and I can't blame him. He is very good at repeating colors and quantities left though, lol.

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skatting44 — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:45:21 GMT

@Filmgrrrl

can't see how Shawn is enjoyable on her " un " show as she acted scattered and disjointed in presentations. She Always say a particular makeup product is her favorite and next week she says some other brand is. How many times did she put on and take off that head band when she was saying she was going to clean off her makeup ?

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Barbinboston — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:50:36 GMT

I totally agree that watching Shawn is soooo much better than David when it comes to this new format of shows from the dressing room.

This format was made for Shawn and you can tell she is in her element and loving every second of it.

This think-on-your-feet format does not work for David. I know he has a large fan base, and he has gotten a bit better as the weeks go by, but there are many other hosts that would be a better fit here. His heyday has come and gone.

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SamQVC — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:22:44 GMT

This post has been removed by QVC because it is unkind

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Caaareful Shopper — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:24:01 GMT

David, Shawn, Terri, Amy, Alberti and Melissa are all doing tight dressing room videos, chatting and talking about some of their favorite products. I guess David & Shawn are the only ones right now that QVC made an actual show to sell stuff.

I watched David's first one for about 10 minutes. It was awful. In my opinion, David is not the charismatic type for these intimate settings that QVC is trying to imitate from social media. QVC may be going in that direction, but David looked like a very uncomfortable fish out of water. Talk about square peg in round hole. Perhaps in time he'll get better.

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Lovestheshores — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:18:28 GMT

The "Feedback" link is at the bottom of the home page, the last option under the category "Connect with Us". I was able to click it and the feedback form popped up in a separate window.

Was able to access with both browsers I tried...Google and Microsoft Edge.

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nrm — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 08:20:40 GMT

@They CallMe MRWILKES C'mom, I love pie carriers! 😂

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branny — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 11:33:01 GMT

love david

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Imaoldhippie — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 13:06:03 GMT

I think mentally David is bored silly with the same old, same old. He is ready for retirement but for some reason he choses not to.