On May 18, 4:32 pm, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > This is the first talk show set designed in the HDTV era and there's > no reason that the set design can't be a departure from previous > design geared to the new technology. At least find some sense of 21st > Century design rather than look at past talk shows and add nothing.
I think the others have addressed this point pretty well, but it's also worth noting that this is just one photo - there may be hidden bells & whistles that aren't readily apparent. For all we know, that backdrop isn't a photo at all - it could be a display of some kind. I'm going to reserve judgement until we see the set in action. On May 18, 6:16 pm, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > Costas did Later without a desk and Tavis Smiley doesn't have one. Can't speak to Smiley, since I never saw his show. The 'two chairs' set worked for Costas because the show was more Snyder-like (or maybe even Parr-like) than NBC would probably have cared to admit - either way, the good conversation and lack of the 'conventional' late night trappings (monologue, band, comedy bits) almost demanded the absence of the 'traditional' desk. > To the question of tradition in set design, there has to be some way > to determine its value. If by keeping to a traditional design to make > people who watched Carson feel safe, even at the risk of seeming > boring to a younger audience, that's demographic poison. Conan has a > real challenge in finding a way to stand out - from Leno and Fallon, > and also from Letterman and Kimmel. A good start would be to reimagine > the talk show set. See, it's interesting - with so many late night options now (Letterman, Fallon & Ferguson, Kimmel, TDS/Colbert, Adult Swim, etc), I think a lot of viewers look to "Tonight" to be the 'safe bet', the show that sticks to a certain amount of tradition - which is why people were unhappy with the notion of Conan potentially bringing Pimpbot 3000, Masturbating Bear, etc. to LA with him. Conan is going to have to appease the traditionalists to a certain extent - the set is a small concession in that regard. On May 18, 8:51 pm, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > And then there's Craig... I really like Craig Ferguson, but it's hard to take "Late Late Show" seriously when the monologue looks like it's being performed 2 inches from the camera. CBS needs to spend some money to give him a studio at least as large as the "Late Night" stage at 30Rock. (Have they ever turned the camera around and done an audience-participation bit on LLS?) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
