FWIW, I thought both clips online were good, and would have made sense on the
show. The online clip of Clooney's interview is an extended version of what
was aired, while the Jeb! clip appeared to be a whole segment cut for time. My
take is that both segments were more substantive than comedic.
I think tonight's show went a lot more smoothly (even the theme song sounded
better, making me think there were audio issues on my end last night). I
suspect some will continue to debate the extent of the funny, but YMMV.
(While Stephen did not mention the Uber CEO when listing Thursday's guests,
he's still listed on the website. I'd suggest they bump a comedy segment if
they still plan to have the VP, the Uber CEO and a musical guest.)
David
From: JW <[email protected]>
To: tvornottv <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 2:28 AM
Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: (No Spoilers) - Late Show overage as advertised
In Wednesday's monologue, Colbert talked about how, after they edited the show
down to time, computer problems almost prevented it from making air. He also
mentioned that portions of both Clooney's and Jeb!'s interviews that had been
cut were available on the website. I haven't watched them; I hope they're
better than what got on the air.
For a first show, I was surprisingly unimpressed. The Oreo bit was something
that would have been fine on the 1027th show, or even the 27th, where it's
conceived in the morning, produced in the afternoon, and taped that evening.
With months to prepare, though, I expected a great collection of Trump clips,
not just an OK one. Overall, the writing didn't strike me as particularly
sharp; I hope they'll hone that as they go. Of course, the show will evolve in
the short and long terms, so we'll see what happens.
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