I ended up front row center, which is more advantageous than it used to be in the smaller studio. You might see me on camera because Craig Ferguson laughed that the camera pointed at his producer awkwardly featured the knees of the guy sitting next to me. I'd be the bearded redhead next to him. I most likely would have been in lesbian row (which is larger now), but shortly before the audience was led through the gate a group of five or six people who had won priority tickets in a charity raffle were allowed to stand in line in front of me.
Yes, I got there early (around 1pm for a 3:30pm call time) and was first in line. A friend of mine had agreed to join me once she and another friend of mine finished attending a taping of Price Is Right, and that timed out fine. The guy with the aforementioned knees waited behind me the whole time but it turned out he had a standby ticket. When the audience people asked him to move, I just told him he could stay where he is since I had two extra tickets (and then he got his 15 minutes). The new studio is styled very much like the old studio. The desk area is nearly identical, though Craig now has a front door center stage. Also added are a dedicated performance area, Geoff Peterson has his own area with a fake fireplace and an equally fake rhino head above the mantle, and -- most amusingly -- Secretariat his its own door where it now stands and "stalks" Craig throughout the entire show. The audience area still isn't large compared to other shows (roughly 140). I did note that aside from placing a few hot chicks in lesbian row, there was no reserved seating for guests of the show. The page tried to move me to the second row until I pointed out that I was with a hot chick so he relented and I ended up with a good seat. Unlike the previous show I watched live (which was the last they recorded in Studio 58), today's show (the first in Studio 56, although they did some test shows last week) is going to need to be edited. I was just a few feet behind the producer's podium, so I could see him making copious notes during jokes that went too blue or unintentionally awkward pauses as everybody got used to the new surroundings. Josh, a.k.a. the man behind Geoff, had trouble hearing Craig at times. And Craig pointed out at the close that he felt like he was yelling more than usual. But Kristen Bell, the episode's only guest, has great chemistry on the show (I frankly think she is a better talk show guest than an actress). I noted during the monologue the producer's working script has a series of bullet points of what Craig plans to talk about. Some of them Craig got to, others not so much. Some were embellished upon and others will likely not air. After the show wrapped we stayed behind to record some cutaway shots for editing purposes; my guess is they will use those for more than just this episode -- they don't have any banked due to the new surroundings. Again, a quick taping (seated by 4pm and out by 6pm). On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 4:18 AM, Jon Delfin <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 6:18 AM, JW <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I find myself with two extra tickets to tomorrow's taping of the >>> Scottish Conan Guy in his new studio. I'm planning on arriving around >>> 12:30 or 1:00 to stand in line for the taping which loads in around >>> 3:30. If you are in the neighborhood and would like to attend a TV >>> show taping, message me. One of my friends is also on the CBS lot >>> tomorrow trying to be a contestant on The Price Is Right. Big doings >>> at TV City. >> >> Were I not thousands of miles away.... >> >> Enjoy, and I look forward to your report. > > Ditto^2. > > -- > 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 -- 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
