I see David Letterman’s set as masculine and Oprah Winfrey’s set as feminine. Dave has (from right to left) the hard line of desk, chairs, (open space for monolog/acts) and then the band. Oprah’s set is easily changed and has no secure format; it changes to fit the need of her guests. There can be soft chairs in a close setting, or the stage can be wiped clean in seconds if there is a performance by a guest/act. The background of Letterman’s set has bee the skyline of New York for decades. It changes every once in a while, but it stays the same at the same time conceptually. As I flip through Yahoo Images, I see Oprah’s background changes readily. http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/qvKaDcd1gUo/Nicole+Kidman+Keith+Urban+Oprah+Show/KidqdI3m6Kn/Keith+Urban shows Oprah standing in front of a large pixilated TV screen, while http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images%3Fp%3Doprah%2Bwinfrey%2Bstage%26b%3D22%26ni%3D21%26ei%3Dutf-8%26xargs%3D0%26pstart%3D1%26fr%3Dyfp-t-701-s%26fr2%3Dsg-gac&w=625&h=417&imgurl=www.palmspringslife.com/core/includes/phpThumb/phpThumb.php%3Fsrc%3D/Palm-Springs-Life/May-2010/PSST-Chocolate-Lovers-Indulge-With-Oprah/THEOPR1.cc.jpg%26amp;w%3D627%26amp;q%3D85&rurl=http://www.palmspringslife.com/Palm-Springs-Life/May-2010/PSST-Chocolate-Lovers-Indulge-With-Oprah/&size=69KB&name=Oprah+Winfrey+in...&p=oprah+winfrey+stage&oid=ff15c2a9f9c25635beb8b6c358432287&fr2=sg-gac&no=29&tt=7320&b=22&ni=21&sigr=133qngo2v&sigi=156ur47ht&sigb=141kffmpm&.crumb=eLfjfK2olsh has Oprah standing in front of a mock-fireplace and http://www.chicagoscenic.com/images/gallery/tv/08-oprah-02.jpg shows a multi-TV laden stage, complete with a fake guest for set up. I am not that much of a TV watcher, so neither set stirs up many feelings, or emotions. I see both as being practical, but Dave’s is more professional and Oprah’s as more interchangeable.
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