On Saturday, February 25, 2012 4:19:08 PM UTC-5, Tom Wolper wrote: > > Alec Baldwin was on the Late Show the other night and promoted a > biweekly podcast he does called Here's The Thing. I downloaded the > interview he did with Lorne Michaels and after listening to it I > recommend it. Baldwin knows how to ask short questions and step aside > and Michaels knows how to give answers as stories. The interview has > two parts: the first part is Michaels' background and goes to the > first episode of SNL and the second part is about how Michaels works > today. This is obviously a friendly interview so don't expect hard > hitting questions. it's about the experiences of a writer and producer > with 40+ years in TV. > > http://www.wnyc.org/shows/heresthething/2012/jan/30/ >
I'm a subscriber, so I heard it a few weeks ago. I'm really enjoying the series - Baldwin is a very effective interviewer. The interviews with Ed Rollins, Chris Rock and Lorne Michaels have been the best. The weakest was probably the interview with Kris Kardashian Jenner; she and Alec are old friends (their kids went to school together), so he treated her with kid gloves. The most recent episode, an interview with Rob Morris of Love 146, an organization that fights child sex slavery, was the sort of fascinating discussion you don't get on standard talk shows. There have been 9 episodes so far, most just under half an hour; the Michaels episode is the longest (41 minutes), but I thought it was fascinating. Coming up Monday, on episode 10: Dick Cavett. -Tim -- 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
