Kevin M., to Diner and Doug Eastick, in part: > In my perfect world of 500 channels that actually feature unique branding > and unique programing, I see a channel devoted to the lost art of the talk > and variety show. A channel where Ed Sullivan, Jack Paar, Tom Snyder, Dick > Cavett, Johnny Carson, Milton Berle, Jackie Gleason, Sid Caesar, Carol > Burnett, Rowan & Martin, the Smothers Brothers, and the original "not ready > for prime time" players could live on. Letterman's work is a worthy > addition to that fictional channel. Somebody needs to turn that fiction > into reality. > > The cost of building such a network is probably still enormous... someone, somewhere, always seems to own the rights to someone's likenesses, and if it's a musical artist, their repertory as well... and it doesn't help that some of said rights-holders repeatedly pester our legislators to extend applicable law so they'll keep 'em.
IYC, the NY Post has a photo gallery <http://nypost.com/2015/05/21/cbs-throws-david-letterman-set-into-dumpster/> (link) of the cleanout of the Ed... sounds like CBS ordered an overhaul for Stephen. B -- -- 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.
