Breakthrough: Tony Robbins Peddles His Bullcrap on His Own NBC Reality TV Show
November 27th, 2009 Paul Lucas
The peacock television network (also known as NBC) has announced that they are planning to air a reality TV show centered on infomercial self-help guru Anthony Robbins. The program is being created by the producers of The Biggest Loser. The show Breakthrough with Tony Robbins will bring the world the spectacle of motivational speaker Anthony Robbins barging in to the lives of various sad sacks and telling them how to change their pathetic existences.
The name “Breakthrough” is quite appropriate because I believe this is the first time an infomercial celebrity has gotten his own prime-time television series on a major network. (Not to be confused with the many prime-time network TV stars who have ended up doing infomercials.)
One wit I heard on the radio said he expects Breakthrough with Tony Robbins to be like “the Dog Whisperer with people.”
I have seen the people who Tony helped on the show and this is guaranteed to bring you to tears. Not tears of sadness, but tears of joy as Tony helps lift people from the depths of despair to a life of hope and meaning. This is one of the rare shows that upbuilds rather that tears down.
Comment by Mike Garcia — December 14th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Tony rambles on TOO much, he talks, talks and talks. With that said, I will keep this short: Tony is a mass-marketer who is probably paid a large sum of money.
Get out of here, Tony!
Comment by Benjamin — December 23rd, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Tony certainly knows how to tug at the old heart strings.
There are many people who claim that Tony has helped them and they owe their lives to his advice and exhortations. You know what, that’s great. I wouldn’t begrudge them a second of their happiness, and if they credit Robbins for it, then more power to them, and to him. I’d rather their lives be back on track, than they be a bunch of moaning losers and sad sacks, living on welfare and addicted to drugs.
Having said that, Robbins’ product is not for me.
Comment by Scott Mercer — December 31st, 2009 at 11:35 am