THE WENDY WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE!!!!

Late Friday evening October 20, was the premiere of The Wendy Williams Experience on VH1. If you’re a fan of the rambunctious loud mouth, and self proclaimed “queen of all media” then I’m sure you were on your perch tuning in to see all the “How doing”, “Alright” and “Owww’ that you’ve come to love or hate about Wendy Williams. The show is unquestionably a vehicle for Wendy to enhance and broaden her fan base, however, Wendy’s televised experience left much to be desired. Firstly, it’s a grueling task to cram a four hour show (five if you’re in the New York City area) into only thirty minutes. Obviously the best efforts were made to make her debut episode pop with excitement and curiosity, but this first experience of the "Experience" fizzled like Janet Jackson’s latest CD! Nonetheless, the entire show wasn’t a bomb and there were still positive moments of the show.

What’s Good:

The greatest thing about the show is that you finally get to see Wendy Williams in all her glory. When you listen to her comedic banter over the airwaves you miss out on all her inflections and high-octane enthusiasm. While watching the show, I did feel part of the experience. She’s fun, carefree and possesses a youthful spirit. In this particular episode Wendy is filmed rolling down the hallway in four-inch heels while her long, blond weave remained in tact. I can see why many people, (including herself) compare her to that of a drag queen, everything about her is bigger then life -- her delivery is interesting to hear and watch, her style is unique, and she is unforgettable the moment you see her.

What could Improve:

The one thing that I immediately noticed along with three friends, who are also Wendy Williams’s fans, was how small and cramped the studio appears to be. The show also moved too fast, it goes from celebrity interviews to a portion of advice, and then quickly to celebrity gossip – each segment is no more than two minutes. If you don’t know the format of the show you would be completely lost.

We can’t talk about The Wendy Williams Experience and not address the overwhelming amount of pink that filled the room. Wendy has so much pink in her studio you would’ve thought that Pepto Bismal was a major sponsor for the show. Another thing I noticed was Wendy’s sidekick Charlamagne The God (who I won’t ignore -- although it seems VH1 did). As a viewer you really couldn’t connect with him because he played his position as more of a backdrop rather than a sidekick or co-hot. I hope that as the show progresses he will receive more air time.

Whether you hate or it or love it, Wendy is showing all of us that she is a woman who is making her unforgettable mark on media. Call her a bitch, call her nosy, call her a drag queen, but you cannot call her a bad business woman. Let’s all hope this show gets all the kinks worked out so that we can have our weekly dose of “The Experience”.

The Wendy Williams Experience airs Friday nights at 11:30pm on VH1.