Really enjoyed your post, Kevin. Like more than a few in the group, I had an enormous amount of respect for Mr. Snyder. I too was pleased at the homage, as Craig challenged his growing audience with an episode of wit, wisdom and elegant simplicity. But, for me, C-Ferg's show is generally a case of "Come for the puppets and bawdy shenanigans. Stay for the intellect."
On Feb 24, 9:52 pm, David Bruggeman <[email protected]> wrote: > @CraigyFerg on the Tweety-Bird would be a good place to check. He tweeted > about the experiment almost as soon as the idea occurred to him. His > producer and assistant are also on Twitter and are reliable sources of taping > info. > > David > > ________________________________ > From: PGage <[email protected]> > > Nice piece, Kevin. I am interested in your skepticism, expressed in > the following: "As stated above, I don’t think this experiment will > lead to anything drastic. CBS would never consent to dropping the > studio audience entirely" > > Do you mean you think the ratings would not be as high without the > audience, or do you think CBS has some intrinsic investment in having > an audience? Ferg said that they would evaluate the experiment, which > I took as at least a possibility that they would do more of these > kinds of shows. > > I hope that those on the list who watch Ferg regularly will keep us > updated if they announce any more experiments like this. -- 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
