On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 6:33 PM, David Bruggeman <[email protected]> wrote: > So, what's your take on Leno's "Earn Your Plug" bit? > > I don't know what your take is on Ferguson, but I think you'd appreciate a > sampling of his interviews. They're not free of pimping, but there's a > higher percentage of conversation completely disconnected from the film. > Interviews with authors are more book oriented, but I don't mind that kind > of product flogging as much. He'll also have people show up that aren't > there to plug, but they're usually in his comedy bits (like Kristen Bell > last week).
I only catch CFerg sporadically, but I find I almost always enjoy it and I do like his interviews. I am only vaguely aware of the "earn your plug" feature on Leno - I saw him talk about it on one of the shows I monitored briefly a week or two ago. I am imagining that one nice result of fewer movie pushing would be more book authors (which is what makes TDS and CR interviews so often so good). Almost be definition, authors of books have something to say, which can not be said of movie stars and starlets. If the mindless, automatic booking of the top starts of recent films actually increases box office, then I guess that is self-justifying and I will have to live with it - but the suspicion that this is one ritual that does not really serve its purpose but makes us all suffer torments me. -- 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
