BACK TALK: The big O's final gab fest

I'm dubbing this The Week of Oprah. After 25 years in the gabbing, aha moment-making business, Miss Winfrey finally put down the mic ... for now, anyway.

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BACK TALK: The big O's final gab fest

POSTED: Friday, May 27, 2011, 4:30 PM

Filed Under: TV

Christhopher Seybert dishes on the week's best and worst moments in daytime talk.

OPRAH SAYS TA-TA

I'm dubbing this The Week of Oprah. After 25 years in the gabbing, aha moment-making businesss, The Oprah Winfrey Show aired its last three episodes.

A-list celebrities — everyone from Tom Hanks and Will Smith to Beyoncé to Aretha Franklin — flocked to Chicago to surprise the Queen of Talk on Monday’s and Tuesday’s shows. They performed and spoke about how much Winfrey has impacted their lives — making this two-day extravaganza a testament to her legacy as a lady who has not only influenced a legion of bored housewives but Hollywood's elite, as well.

Wednesday’s finale was just Oprah doing what she does best, having an honest chit chat with her audience. After revealing that her show was her calling, she said, "Everybody has a calling, and your job in life is to figure what that is and get about the business of doing it." She closed with "Until we meet again." A fitting farewell, considering that goodbye would mean she’s gone for good, and we know she ain't leaving anytime soon.

BARBARA WALTERS IS GAGA OVER BARBARA WALTERS

On Monday in New York, Lady Gaga promoted her new album Born This Way on The View. And like she's prone to do, Barbara Walters took credit for Gaga’s career — stating that her 10 Most Fascinating People special was Gaga’s big break. She then went on to praise herself for writing all of Gaga’s songs, choosing her outfits, and being Gaga’s social media strategist. Okay, so maybe Babs didn’t go that far, but she might as well have.

After talking about her Little Monsters, her recent SNL appearance, and being bullied in high school, the biggest shock came at the end when Joy Behar divulged that she and Gaga shared the same gynecologist. Um, that's one for the TMI file.

REGIS THE RUMP SHAKER

On the Wednesday episode of Live! with Regis and Kelly, the new champion of Dancing with the Stars, Hines Ward and his partner Kym Johnson made an appearance. During the interview, Ward, the Pittsburg Steelers’ wide receiver, ranked training for the show as more difficult than NFL training. He and hsi partner then danced their winning samba. After seeing how Hines can shake his hips, Philbin asked him to be his partner for the next season. Now I’d definitely tune in for that ...

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