> Seems like every new talk show has made > this kind of statement, about "shaking up" > the monologue, but it never seems to > actually come to fruition.
This. And not just the monologue. Everyone tries to innovate, with the best of intentions, but ultimately they find the form has evolved this way for a reason. Even when Dave's Late Night first came on and shattered the landscape, it was within the traditional format. In fact, watching English Jimmy's "three generations of Jews" panel (Carl Reiner, Marc Maron, whose description that is, and Jason Segel), I was once again struck by how bringing out all the guests at once adds nothing. > So, if "Late Show" is going to be in red, with > his name in that blue, surrounded by a field > of white, perhaps they are playing on the Red, > White and Blue color scheme of TCR? Maybe it is a reference to the Report. Or maybe it's the French flag. Red, white, and blue is ubiquitous enough that I wouldn't rush to assumptions about why they're using it. > Coincidentally, just last night Seth Meyers > ditched his stand-up monologue for jokes told > at the desk, Weekend Update-style. Will it last? My first reaction when I saw it was that it might be a response to the (temporary) demise of The Daliy Show, which started life as an extended version of Weekend Update. If Seth is more comfortable that way, I can imagine them sticking with it. -- -- 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.
