Comments on Queen of This Tiny Land: Susan Powter: Stop! The insanity is online.

After years without exercise, I decided to resume,...

2010-07-18T07:58:16.833-07:00

After years without exercise, I decided to resume, now in my mid-50s and, while not overweight, definitely out of shape and starting from scratch. I reviewed my old videotapes gathering dust in the junkroom. Susan's definitely pass the test of time -- easy to follow, based on sound exercise physiology, well-paced, encouraging for the unfit. I looked for dvd versions (found none although her tapes can still be purchased new), and then checked out her website. Messages seem to be the same, but the burnout, circularity and repetition of tired catchphrases ("ohmigod", "I have nothing else to say") is striking. I bought a package of (presumably) updated dvds that (hopefully)will be delivered shortly; an extra bonus was a pair of "food workshops" emailed to me with passwords. These were essentially worthless - rambling, very little information and lots of rant. I'd advise Susan or her business associates to STOP sending them out, especially before the dvds are delivered ... I'm now nervous about their quality. If they're as disappointing as the "workshops", I'll chalk it up to a bad purchase decision on my part, and consider the $50 expense (plus $10 in s/h) a charitable contribution to Susan in appreciation of her past achievements. And I'll go back to her 1990's videos, which I still consider a gold standard.

Does anyone know the mathematical formula Susan us...

2010-07-14T17:31:47.068-07:00

Does anyone know the mathematical formula Susan uses to calculate fat?

She looks exactly like Crocker. But at least Crock...

2009-09-12T17:51:37.081-07:00

She looks exactly like Crocker. But at least Crocker can be coherent.

Is it just me, or is there an uncanny resemblance ...

2009-08-11T17:13:31.678-07:00

Is it just me, or is there an uncanny resemblance to the look and behaviors of Susan Powter and Chris Crocker (a la YouTube fame)?

If Ms. Powter is onto something as revolutionary a...

2009-05-21T15:34:54.296-07:00

If Ms. Powter is onto something as revolutionary as a new communications medium, its genius eludes me.

I love her whole foods/back-to-basics message. However, it has become clouded by her increasingly unhinged personality, which she aggressively, proudly and publicly displays. Her video posts have nothing to do with her message of wellness. Kind of the opposite.

In this case, it is, in fact, easy to find what's wrong.

Hey... she's definitely left of center... but then...

2009-05-21T13:32:06.836-07:00

Hey... she's definitely left of center... but then again so was the person who decided that there'd be little folks inside a very small box that would be the #1 entertainment vehicle of the centuries: TV

It's just too easy to find what is wrong instead of trying to find if she's doing ANYthing right.

R504

Wow. Susan Powter is the Susan Cloud* of the New ...

2009-05-18T18:19:00.000-07:00

Wow.

Susan Powter is the Susan Cloud* of the New Millenium.

*from Fernwood 2 Night, for you youngsters.