On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 2:40 PM, M-D November <[email protected]> wrote:
> OK, so let the rampant speculation begin. Presuming TDS continues in a > similar vein as it did under Stewart, who takes over the anchor desk? > Promote someone from within, or (much as CC did 16 years ago when Kilby > left for CBS) find a comic upon whom the show can be rebuilt? > > (And we're assuming that John Oliver and Seth Meyers have no interest in > backing out of their current gigs to take over TDS.) > I think the transition will be more like when Late Night went from Dave to Conan: if the new host tries to do the same show with the same sensibility, he or she will fail as a weak retread of Stewart. Hiring from within would depend on whether the writing staff wants to stay with the show or follow Stewart out the door. As for Oliver, he would probably be the most natural successor but he would have to give up a weekly show where he seems to have found his sweet spot for a daily show. As for Meyers, he's probably being paid more at NBC - basic cable has never paid that well. I don't think he has found his voice yet as a talk show host but he's doing well enough (or the stakes are low enough) that Lorne and NBC will be content to let him continue to work it out. If he were to leave for Comedy Central he would lose Lorne's protection and find himself having to fill Jon Stewart's shoes. -- -- 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.
