Yeah, but when they're doing it with Leslie Mann (taped during her Funny People press tour to promote Shorts), for crying out loud, somebody's being lazy.
________________________________ From: Kevin M. <[email protected]> A lot of that comes down to the misconception (as discussed in a previous thread recently) that a big name guest will generate big time ratings. Someone at CBS will tell the folks at Late Late Show that they need a top celebrity -- let's say Paris Hilton -- to draw in the desired demographic, but she's in town specifically to do the Tonight Show. So an agreement is made between all parties to tape her segment for airing at a later date (possibly even weeks later) so it does not directly conflict with the Tonight Show appearance. Couple that with CBS not wanting to invest heavily in the show to begin with (Craig's move to HD only came about because other studios inide CBS TV City were being refit for HD -- it had nothing to do with the show itself, CBS just went with a bulk discount on HD gear), and you end up with the piecemeal end product. Snyder experienced the same frustrations when he was at CBS (and I can only imagine the meetings when producers told him he'd be pretaping segments), but Snyder always made a point of informing viewers when the show wasn't live or live-to-tape (Craig will sometimes make jokes about it, pretending to forget what day of the week it is, and so on). --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
