colbert tapped for late night replacement. seems like a wise move for all concerned and not just because i guessed at it years ago. i have no doubt he can handle the entertainment side of the job, i just hope he can bring some of the smarts with him. be a shame if he is completely deracinated from what made him great, not that he sees race. i wonder if jon oliver is rueing that hbo gig at the moment as that 1130 slot just opened after the daily show. probably not.
these days, being political means loosing 1/2 of the market out of the gate. i cant see him being smart without being political too. i liked him on the C report but never watched. i started watching letterman in the daytime show and gradually lost enough interest to quit watching (greatly reduce) before the move to CBS. after the guy under the steps it was all over. used to always, always watch carson, but that was on rabbit ears.
i remember watching the morning show but i was surprised when i heard it only ran for 90 episodes over 5 months.
i wonder how often i actually saw the show. probably most often during holidays and summer vacation as i cant imagine i stayed up that late in high school too often and we didnt watch much tv at college. i didnt watch much after the switch to cbs in '94 especially after the beginning when it seemed he was pandering to a wider audience. ultimately he lost interest in that once it became clear that he was never going to be the ratings king, and then just seemed to lose interest altogether in the last few years.
colbert can be plenty smart without being political but i do worry he will value niceness over biting caustic humor. the character allowed him to be far more cutting than he may be apt to be as himself. but yeah, he was great at boiling down the bullshit that pervades our political culture and it will be a shame if that is completely lost.
He should get Amy Sedaris to be his second banana.
Remember Stanley Siegel? The Truman Capote interview was classic and get replayed.
i dont remember stanley siegel but from the clip i just watched it doesnt look like i missed much. the only daytime talk show i ever watched was donahue and that was very infrequently. amy sedaris would be an inspired choice but i doubt he will have a second banana.
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colbert tapped for late night replacement. seems like a wise move for all concerned and not just because i guessed at it years ago. i have no doubt he can handle the entertainment side of the job, i just hope he can bring some of the smarts with him. be a shame if he is completely deracinated from what made him great, not that he sees race. i wonder if jon oliver is rueing that hbo gig at the moment as that 1130 slot just opened after the daily show. probably not.
- dave 4-10-2014 7:17 pm
these days, being political means loosing 1/2 of the market out of the gate. i cant see him being smart without being political too. i liked him on the C report but never watched. i started watching letterman in the daytime show and gradually lost enough interest to quit watching (greatly reduce) before the move to CBS. after the guy under the steps it was all over. used to always, always watch carson, but that was on rabbit ears.
- bill 4-10-2014 8:50 pm [add a comment]
i remember watching the morning show but i was surprised when i heard it only ran for 90 episodes over 5 months.
i wonder how often i actually saw the show. probably most often during holidays and summer vacation as i cant imagine i stayed up that late in high school too often and we didnt watch much tv at college. i didnt watch much after the switch to cbs in '94 especially after the beginning when it seemed he was pandering to a wider audience. ultimately he lost interest in that once it became clear that he was never going to be the ratings king, and then just seemed to lose interest altogether in the last few years.
colbert can be plenty smart without being political but i do worry he will value niceness over biting caustic humor. the character allowed him to be far more cutting than he may be apt to be as himself. but yeah, he was great at boiling down the bullshit that pervades our political culture and it will be a shame if that is completely lost.
- dave 4-10-2014 10:07 pm [add a comment]
He should get Amy Sedaris to be his second banana.
- bill 4-10-2014 10:15 pm [add a comment]
Remember Stanley Siegel? The Truman Capote interview was classic and get replayed.
- bill 4-10-2014 10:17 pm [add a comment]
i dont remember stanley siegel but from the clip i just watched it doesnt look like i missed much. the only daytime talk show i ever watched was donahue and that was very infrequently.
amy sedaris would be an inspired choice but i doubt he will have a second banana.
- dave 4-10-2014 10:31 pm [add a comment]