On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 8:21 PM, Thomas Heald, Esquire <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > And, at day's end, I agree with something Hughley said on the first > > episode of his show... that America has a black president... it needs a > > black talk show host. If D.L. is not the guy, that's fine, but we need > > to find somebody who can do the job, and a network willing to give him > > (or her) a chance. > > Snoop Dogg now has one I honestly did not know that. > I seem to recall Tavis Smiley having one And I enjoy it. And it is on PBS, a not for profit broadcast service. One can't help but wonder why. Montel is hosting ... infotalk shows about > Amazing Discoveries like coins with Obama's face pasted to them. His show was a daytime sleazefest, no matter how many times he'd do a season premiere wherein he'd pledge to do substantive programs but never follow up on it. Let's not discuss "The Magic (Johnson) Hour" No, let's > > Oh and I seem to recall Oprah being black. Good for her > > Should the 10 p.m. hour on MSNBC go to a black guy? To be clear, I'm not suggesting we bypass a talented white talk show host in favor of some sort of affirmative action hire. I believe there are talented black men and women who could host both comedic and substantive talk shows, and that those shows could be successful. You loved Marsha's talk show. I loved Whoopi's. Why is Whoopi doing "The View" when, given her Bravo special from a year or two ago, she clearly has a lot to say on both a humorous and insightful level? > > Is it a sign of anything that Late Night network talk shows don't have a > black person hosting? To me, it is another sign of the timid nature of network executives. "We'll hire Jimmy Fallon, because he's edgy, but not too edgy." To a network executive, "too edgy" equates to black. This I believe. > > Where are the Native American Talk Shows while we're mentioning onscreen > ethnicity inequity? I'm told that there is a Native American Television > Network of some sort in the works. To me, it isn't a question of "Why don't we have...?" It is a question of "Why should it matter?" When Margaret Cho had her sitcom on the air, it wasn't promoted as a funny show, it was promoted as a show with Asian-Americans. And it failed (which was a shame because it was funny). > > TV is not nor ever will it be a representation of the interests or > population of the earth. "Stop giving me all this do goody goody BS." > (to quote/censor Pink Floyd.) Trouble maker. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
