Tom Wolper, to Mark J, in part: > Rogan did Marc Maron's podcast a few months ago and had no enthusiasm > forFearFactor. He didn't completely dis the show and he appreciated > the paycheck, but he said that the experience of hosting depended a > lot on the quality of contestants. He also said that he started > smoking pot regularly in the second or third season and he was often > high on air. And Rogan seems calmer and more laid back than he was in > the days of Newsradio andFearFactor. His current attitude would not > fir the show. > > Since NBC can go young and cheap for a host I can't imagine they'd pay > the premium to bring Rogan back. It's not like the show revolved > around him.
They must have improved it in a way that appealed to him, and meanwhile, "We wouldn't want to do this show without Joe," and "We're getting applicants who were in junior high when they watched the original show and now are of age," sez Matt Kunitz: http://www.tvguide.com/News/Joe-Rogan-Fear-Factor-1034757.aspx -- BOB -- 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
