I think the booking demands on the show are pretty severe. While Politically
Incorrect and/or Real Time are the models here, finding 16 guests a week that
can contribute effectively on the topic du jour is just plain tough.
Real Time aims for pundits (mostly), and airs weekly when in season.
Politically Incorrect was, to my recollection, never a single topic a day show.
If a celebrity wasn't up to speed on one topic, there were usually 2-3 others
they might chime in about. I think going more toward Real Time, while drawing
from a different pool of experts, can be more effective.
It seems clear that the show has better luck with panels on certain topics than
others. I think it would be fine if they didn't do a panel every night. If
they can't get the guests, skip the panel. If you can't find enough, throw in
a correspondent if it makes sense.
David
From: PGage <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2015 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Review: The Nightly Show
On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 8:12 AM, Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote:
They have broken format routinely for the past week or so. Any guesses as to
whether they are permanently going with the flexible format or are they trying
to see what sticks?
I have noticed that (though I am down to sampling the show only once or twice a
week now). I thought the show was much better when they focus on one or two
guests, though they can not do it wall to wall with most guests like he did
with de Blasio. I thought the show last on the Ferguson Report was strong, and
was well served by a panel, which included some voices you do not normally here
on television, though even then they could easily have had 3 panel members
instead of 4 (I would have lost the black guy who did not talk about the police
starting as a slave patrol).
I am thinking they show might move in the direction of having a panel once a
week - maybe on Thursday where they can discuss anything from the week that
seems relevant, and also do a panel any night something big or particularly
appropriate happens.
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