I've watched through Tuesday's episode. I think the more recent episodes are
less chaotic and better paced than the first couple. But it is still rough,
and can drag.
I attended the taping of the 4th episode of the original @midnight, and for a
first week of a show, I thought it was tightly
I've watched the first two episodes, and honestly, as a fan of the original
@midnight, I thought they were pretty solid. I do miss Chris Hardwick's
command of the game (Tomlinson will get there in time, but it's also
possible she's not forced to run the show like it's on speed because they
Eventually, at least in the US, ION (the current iteration of PAX,
remember?) will bitch about that...B
Adam Bowie, to Tom Wolper, Jan 25th:
The follow up question is not, “why isn’t this show doing better?” It’s
“what could CBS possibly put on in this time slot that would do better?”
I've watched three shows: the premiere and the episodes with Tompkins and
Vayntrub. I've tuned in late for a couple of others and couldn't stand it or
stay withit (the Doug Benson one was particularly disturbing, since I think his
constant weed intake may have affected his mental facilities;
The answer is, of course, that it costs (relative) peanuts to produce, gives
the network another hour of ad revenue (even if those ads are for snake oil),
and does well enough in the ratings.
Quality (or lack thereof) is irrelevant; in that regard, it's not much
different from the prime-time
I've watched three episodes so far: episode 1 (because it was the
premiere), episode 2 (for Paul F. Tompkins), and episode 4 (for Milana
Vayntrub).
And it was a real ordeal. I got tired of the hyped-up energy about 15
minutes into the premiere, and I'm not sure how I made it through 3
Her panels are made up of club comics and podcasters. CBS could be hoping
that one or several of her panel members breaks big and keeps coming back
to do the show.
On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 12:51 PM PGage wrote:
> Her ratings are about 66% of Cordon’s in his last year (maybe around 75%
> when DVR
Her ratings are about 66% of Cordon’s in his last year (maybe around 75%
when DVR is included. She makes 50% of Cordon’s $6 Million salary, so maybe
CBS is doing better on net cost. I am surprised they are paying her that
much though, which makes me think they are expecting her to do better in
i have yet to watch an episode on my TiVo, however I have watched 1-2 clips
on youtube.
On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 10:11 AM Tom Wolper wrote:
> The follow up question is not, “why isn’t this show doing better?” It’s
> “what could CBS possibly put on in this time slot that would do better?”
>
>
Or they could give it back to the affiliates, which would mean either
infomercials or late news repeats (only 1:35 after the first run) or reruns
of "Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen."
Mark Jeffries
spotligh...@gmail.com
On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 9:23 AM Adam Bowie wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 25,
On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 3:11 PM Tom Wolper wrote:
> The follow up question is not, “why isn’t this show doing better?” It’s
> “what could CBS possibly put on in this time slot that would do better?”
>
They could probably just schedule reruns of "NCIS: Anywhere-on-the-planet",
and they'd
They could bring back “Crimetime After Prinetime”!
I’ve told the story before of when “Later with…” stopped production at NBC.
Initially they played reruns of the series. Then, as an experiment, they
put in decades-old reruns of SCTV, only to discover they did as good and
often better than new
The follow up question is not, “why isn’t this show doing better?” It’s
“what could CBS possibly put on in this time slot that would do better?”
On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 9:56 AM Kevin M. wrote:
> The ratings are… unremarkable
>
>
>
The ratings are… unremarkable
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/after-midnight-premiere-week-ratings-cbs-1235806088/amp/
Kevin M. (RPCV)
On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM Adam Bowie wrote:
>
> On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 8:06 PM Tom Wolper wrote:
>
>> The charm of the past and current
On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 8:06 PM Tom Wolper wrote:
> The charm of the past and current generation of late night hosts is their
> acknowledgment of when a joke or bit doesn’t work. Dave was a master of it,
> bringing the audience into his own discomfort. Seth gleefully throws a
> writer under the
The charm of the past and current generation of late night hosts is their
acknowledgment of when a joke or bit doesn’t work. Dave was a master of it,
bringing the audience into his own discomfort. Seth gleefully throws a
writer under the bus when a monologue joke falls flat. My big problem with
I watched the second episode (mainly because of Tompkins) and got to notice
three things. One is that it didn't get much better; it really runs out of
gas after about thirty minutes. Two is that I just don't find Tomlinson
funny or host material. The third -- and most irritating -- is that
I don't have a full sense of it yet because I ended up dozing through most of
it, but the thing that mainly struck me was that, if Tomlinson is indeed a
"comedy superstar," it just shows me how debased both the word "superstar" has
become and how my general distaste for standup is justified.
I liked Tomlinson as a host, and I think she’ll find a rhythm as the show
goes on.
I think it could be a great half-hour show. Unfortunately it’s an hour.
It is better than 10-year-old Byron Allen repeats, so it has that going for
it, which is nice.
John
—
John Edwards
"You can insure against
I only mildly enjoyed the original. I didn’t find it as instantly hateable
as most here, but did find it mildly repulsive. As Tom says, some fraction
of the badness is they are still working it out. Tomlinson, who I find
pretty likable outside of this, comes across as stiff and her voice is
Based on the first episode, it certainly doesn't need to be an hour. I'm
guessing CBS has to fill the hour or give back the other 30 minutes to the
affiliates
On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 07:46:09 AM PST, Kevin M.
wrote:
First episode free on YouTube
As always with new shows it’s going to take time for them to find their
rhythm and their sweet spots. That said, I don’t know how much better it
can be. It would certainly be better as a half hour show and they have to
find panel members who thrive in that format. The show looked to me like a
Colbert has put segments on Youtube, tho I don't think he started till the
show had been around a few years... B
Adam Bowie, to Kevin M et al, in partJan 17th:
I'm not totally sure why this exists in this spot in the schedule. There's
no obvious virality to it, and you've got to hope that it's
I've watched a few minutes of this, but I'm not sure I can stomach the
entire thing. What I would point out about the various British comedy panel
shows - and we have a lot of them - is that there are a few things in
making them good:
- They're mostly 30 mins, and not 60 mins. They record for
First episode free on YouTube
https://youtu.be/3RI5tgjjwTA?si=Q9xIZx77zPaZU8c4
She’s a better host than the alleged sexual predator who was “cleared” of
wrongdoing by his own lawyer.
The show is just not geared to me. If you watch any British panel TV show,
or listen to any British panel radio
I got a lot of reading done during the show.
Not even Paul F. Tompkins will get me to watch ep #2.
On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 8:04 AM Steve Timko wrote:
> I couldn't watch it..The forced laughter was horrible. And I liked all
> three panelists.
>
> On Sun, Jan 14, 2024, 1:31 PM David Risner
I couldn't watch it..The forced laughter was horrible. And I liked all
three panelists.
On Sun, Jan 14, 2024, 1:31 PM David Risner wrote:
> She’s one of my favorite comics. I think that it’ll come down to how good
> the writers are and how much the studio/producers/directors try to make her
>
She’s one of my favorite comics. I think that it’ll come down to how good the writers are and how much the studio/producers/directors try to make her bland to try to attract the widest audience vs letting her be herself to attract a good core audience. -- DavidOn Jan 13, 2024, at 6:52 PM, Dave
If the sample game Colbert played is any indication, there will be no jokes,
so the work will be that much harder.
--Dave Sikula
On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 05:36:33 PM PST, 'David Bruggeman' via
TVorNotTV wrote:
They don't even have a clip of the show on its Paramount + or
They don't even have a clip of the show on its Paramount + or Facebook pages.
I have my expectations set about as low as they were for the Hardwick edition,
so I'll probably like it. My only concern is whether it can really fill an
hour. The show seemed to work best with a high joke volume,
I was surprised they didn't have a clip of the show on Colbert. I know they
probably won't film the premiere until the day of or the day before, but
surely they must have made some test shows?
Anyway, I also set a Season Pass. I wonder what percentage of current TiVo
owners are in this thread?
I just watched her interview too. Meh.
I have low expectations for anything after 1130pm.
I have set a TiVo Season Pass.
/Doug
east...@mcd.on.ca
On Fri, Jan 12, 2024, 19:18 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV <
tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> Just watched "comedy superstar" Tomlinson's
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