On Friday, May 30, 2014 6:30:30 PM UTC-4, Tom Wolper wrote: > > On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 6:21 PM, Brad Beam <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Not so fast, my friend. >> http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/05/30/arsenio-hall-show-is-yanked-for-good/ >> > > I'm kind of sorry to see that. I didn't watch the show regularly and > usually caught snippets during commercial breaks in the news or Late Show. > Arsenio had a lot of trouble booking relevant guests and his biggest > bookings were even bigger when they were on his original show, like Eddie > Murphy and Prince. But he had a different voice than the other late night > hosts and could have interesting conversations with African American guests. >
I'm sorry too. I hated the premiere, but the show had definitely improved a lot since then. The monologue writing was better, the show was more intimate (doing segments from the audience bleachers), and Arsenio got great segments out of fellow comics like Ray Romano and Tracy Morgan. I never watched the show all the way through, but I would often watch it during the 11-11:30 slot while waiting for the "real" late night shows to start, and it was a pleasant way to pass the time. BTW, Arsenio is listed as a guest on Letterman this coming Wednesday, June 4. Wondering whether the booking will now be cancelled is one of those things that make you go "hmm..." -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 --- 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/d/optout.
