On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 11:37 AM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote:
> In either his NY Times or Rolling Stone exit interview he mentioned he > could do a show three days a week, a couple weeks a month. I'd take that in > a heart beat. Selfishly, I hope there's someone there who can put a bug in > his ear and help him do something we can all enjoy. > > I'd like Dave to be the CBS Bob Hope... give him a lifetime contract in exchange for hosting a special a couple times a year on his own terms. Either that or let him go the route of Jack Paar and let a camera crew follow him as he travels to exotic locales (I wish somebody would release the entire special where Jack Parr and Jonathan Winters went to Japan... from what I've seen, Winters was never funnier). My "Thanks Dave" moment comes in the form of my biggest professional regret. I was interning at CNBC when Tom Snyder was offered the post-Dave slot at CBS. Snyder called us into the big conference room in the now demolished Catalina Building at NBC and told us all that we had jobs at CBS if we wanted them... Dave insisted that all the CNBC crew be given the choice, "even the interns." I foolishly thought a college degree would lead to more opportunities so I went back and finished my BFA in Communications. Stupid me. I've gotten to know some of the Letterman crew via social media. Head writer Bill Scheft even sent me a pair of Anton's drumsitcks last month, which was cool of him. Being able to get any of them to "Favorite" or "RT" one of my dumb jokes or comments gives me a thrill. The prospect of meeting Carson always intimidated me (closest I ever got was meeting Ed McMahon and Fred Decordova... funny I don't count interacting with Jay Leno as any connection to Johnny), but I always assumed I could meet Letterman without stammering... despite his tactic of not meeting guests before the show and other quirks, Dave always seemed more of-the-people. I don't know that viewers can say we got to know Dave, but I think viewers who stuck with him liked the aspects Dave chose to share. I confess I stopped considering him appointment TV a couple years back, but I suspect so did he. But if a celebrity I liked was making the talk show rounds to promote something, I'd always watch his or her Letterman appearance before any of the others. And of all the hosts still hosting, there is nobody I'd turn to after a 9/11 type tragedy for laughter and insight -- Dave cannot be replaced in that regard. When Dave departs, TV will have lost the ability to serve as a communal source of healing... and that's a big loss. I hope someone new comes along capable of that sort of thing, but I doubt it will happen anytime soon. -- 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 --- 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.
