http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9097994/assessing-state-late-night-television-shows-turbulent-week
Perhaps the fewest number of footnotes I have seen in a Grantland piece. (It's from March 29th, but I haven't seen mention of it her via the archives) Tucker seems to subscribe to the same notion that a talk show host must be able to handle the serious with the funny expressed by an unnamed network executive. While I respect those who can, I'm not disappointed in those who don't. I bring this up because Tucker sees this lack of engaging the serious as Kimmel's flaw, and the clearest way to distinguish him from his idol Letterman. I've been trying to figure out why Kimmel doesn't do it for me, and while I still don't think I can articulate anything more substantive than a difference in taste, it's not a question of engagement. David -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
