Yeah, the cold open and monologue were yanked. I'm guessing his concern about seeming insensitive/clueless for material recorded pre-shooting was several minutes of Batman material rather than a single joke.
The bumpers were edited down for time, and we got a celebrity book reading segment. David ________________________________ From: stannc <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 12:59 AM Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Someone literally went batsh*t crazy in Colorado... In related news, SCG replaced tonight's monologue, which had a Batman joke, with an explanation for why he replaced tonight's monologue, which was recorded Thursday night. On Saturday, July 21, 2012 12:42:31 AM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: I frankly don't expect much out of Denver -- not exactly a proving >ground for TV journalism. But to see what was done at a network level, >to say nothing of how LA had to inject itself into the story, then get >details wrong, then run with rumor as though it were fact, then >heighten the level of fear... just reminded me of the Atlanta Olympic >Park bomb and how grossly mishandled every aspect of that was. > >On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 9:19 PM, stannc <[email protected]> wrote: >> The news channels on Friday demonstrated that "breaking news" coverage >> hasn't changed one bit since the "Buckwheat Has Been Shot" days on Saturday >> Night Live in the early 1980s. They hit every cliche, including NBC Nightly >> News already having a name, graphics, and sad theme music ready for the 6:30 >> broadcast. >> >> -- >> 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 >> tvornottv-unsubscribe@ googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > > > >-- >Kevin M. (RPCV) > -- 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 -- 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
