Craig has supposedly had some input on his musical guests, based on bands he's seen around L.A. Having been a punk rocker back in the day, this makes some sense.
He's also asked at least one guest (Alicia Witt) to come back and perform as the music guest. She's supposed to be on July 1. Robert David Hall from CSI was on Thursday night, and I can't see a record company dictating that. I would admit, however, that there's probably a different set of expectations at 11:30 vs. 12:30. Comparing Letterman and Conan in their different shows might be instructive. I'm also quite sure Colbert and Stewart are booking musical acts mostly on their own tastes. David ________________________________ From: Melissa P <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, June 26, 2010 1:25:17 PM Subject: RE: [TV orNotTV] Re: Leno ties Letterman in the demo, only 0.1 point higher than Conan's worst Could you explain that further? Do you mean that the record companies, not Tonight Show producers, determine which acts get booked? How so? How does that work? It is the same with Letterman, Kimmel, Craig, etc.? As I've said before, I cannot believe that aging boomers such as Letterman, Leno, etc. like, or have any kind of appreciation for, many of the musical acts they have on their shows. Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Wolper Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 4:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Leno ties Letterman in the demo, only 0.1 point higher than Conan's worst Carson openly disliked rock music and consistently preferred opera singers and show tunes. By the time Leno came along the record companies had control over which acts would be booked and Leno didn't have the leeway to inflict his personal taste. And he's certainly too savvy to disparage an act while they are appearing on his show. -- 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
