On Oct 2, 10:42 am, "Pollak, Melissa F." <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay, let me put it this way. > > The amount of time Stephanie was on the air wasn't commensurate with her > on-screen abilities.
A list of the non-professionals who Dave put on the air whose talent wasn't commensurate with their screen time and who looked uncomfortable would fill a phone book. > Yet, there was a period of time when Stephanie seemed to be on the show all > the time. And, she never looked comfortable doing what she was doing -- and > she wasn't very good at it. Okay, she stank. She couldn't think on her > feet. I'd either switch the channel, or, more likely, go to bed whenever she > was on. I doubt she did a thing for the ratings; in fact, her bits may have > hurt them. None of us is in a position to know if that was the reason she got screen time (I'd doubt it). My feeling is that her lack of comfort and stiffness was precisely the reason she got so much screen time; Dave loves nothing more than wasting valuable network airtime and/or subverting the cliches of the "talk show" -- or used to, anyway. > That's not to say she's not a nice person. For all I know, she's a lovely > young woman. But she shouldn't have been on the air, especially as much as > she was. She didn't belong on television, and it was really obvious. > > Similarly, Jay put Ross the Intern on the air quite a bit. But Ross's > segments could be quite amusing. I remember switching to Jay so that I could > catch Ross at the Oscars, for example. Ross probably boosted the ratings. > And, now he's got his own show (I think?). My mileage varies wildly. To criticize Stephanie for "not belonging on television" and lauding Ross is the height of bafflement to me. I'd rather chew ground glass than endure 30 seconds of Ross. > When, abruptly, there was no more Stephanie on the air, that's when I became > convinced that she and Dave had had a fling. And, that it was over. It's > never a good idea for an employer and employee to have a romantic > relationship. I mean -- it can happen -- but if it does, one of them should > probably find employment elsewhere while it's going on. Or, it could just be that she was in law school and didn't have time to appear on the show any more. I agree Dave probably showed bad judgment, but don't make Stephanie the victim here. --Dave Sikula --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
