On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 2:01 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> The line that makes me cringe is when White said "They know what > they're doing far better than I do." > > No, Betty, they do not. I would trust Betty White's instincts on > comedy, writing in general, and (in this case) booking a suitable > musical guest. > > And, yes, this will the episode I'll watch and complain about this season. > > if they are wise, they have already signed Ed Asner, Mary Tyler Moore, > Gavin McCloud, Cloris Leachman, and Valerie Harper as special guests. > And maybe Chevy Chase to cameo in the Ted Baxter role. > I think her quote about them knowing more than her was aimed specifically at booking musical guests, and I don't know of any reason to disagree with her on that. Jay-Z is a pretty sweet booking for any television show. The musical guests don't have to have an special affinity with the Host, though in this case I think the hook for Betty-W is incongruous contrast anyway, so Jay-Z is probably not a bad choice, and I would not be surprised to see some kind of sketch with Jay-Z and with Betty in the Beyonce or Rihanna or or Alicia Keys role. In comedy terms, I don't find much to criticize with either Poehler or the beloved Fey. Shannon seems questionable to me, but whatever. They may have a few MTM reunion guests (Leachman might make the most sense for younger viewers) but if so there would be little reason to publicize that in advance. -- 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
