On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:55 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 10:44 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Credit to Reiser for showing up - though the clip linked on this thread >> seems to have him blaming NBC for not promoting the show, and not sticking >> with it. I guess I don't really expect him to say something like: "it was my >> fault - the show sucked and NBC had no choice but to yank it", but for a a >> show that was so obviously not very good, a little less attitude might be >> appropriate. This was not a show that was too edgy for mainstream network >> TV. This was a show that NBC thought would generate enough nostalgia that >> people would overlook how bad it was. I always liked Paul Reiser as a >> stand-up comic much more than a sitcom actor (did he do stand up material >> before sitting down with Leno?) > > Reiser did comedy, a lot of it aimed at himself or NBC... not exactly > a stand-up set, but he made me laugh a few times.
I just watched the clip on Hulu and I'd say the first clip, which is his first segment with Leno, is worth the 5 minutes it will take to watch it. He didn't do standup as he was there to promote a new book about his family. After talking about his canceled show the panel went (through the second segment) into a routine where Leno would ask leading questions and Reiser would respond with material. Reiser wasn't resentful about losing the show. He said it was show business and you can't take it personally and it sounds like whatever checks were written to him have already cleared. http://www.hulu.com/watch/235563/the-tonight-show-with-jay-leno-paul-reiser-part-1#s-p1-sr-i1 -- 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
