There are conversations on both talk shows and podcasts that don't go on long enough, and many that go on too long. Gervais, Seinfeld, Rock, and CK would be good on a podcast, an HBO special, an episode of Charlie Rose, an episode of Ferguson...
There are still advantages to network talk shows. I don't imagine that a podcast will approach a network's audience in the foreseeable future. The talk shows are necessarily broader in their bookings than many podcasts. Sometimes that means the teen heartthrob of the month, and sometimes it means an upper echelon physicist to discuss the Japanese reactor. I know I'd learn a lot more about the business of standup by listening to Maron than by watching the Late Show, but I'm not sure if I'd be more entertained. One reason that stars are unlikely to appear when there's nothing to plug is that there are so many more viable shows than there were in Carson's day. If Tom Hanks collects a half-dozen good stories between movies, he'll need to use all of them when he makes the circuit, even if he'd prefer to just make three appearances with Letterman. -- 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
