I am a huge Colbert fan and have seen almost every episode of both his CC and CBS shows, but you liked the live post-SB show a lot more than I did. Technically it seemed a bit of a mess, and not as much in a "isn't live TV funny" kind of way as they seemed to be hoping. It also seemed to be too much of what it was, which was an extended, opportunistic, almost desperate infomercial for Late Night.I wonder how many eyeballs were really watching anyway - I think it started around 10:30 ET; most football fans would have switched to ESPN or elsewhere to see more postgame coverage, and Coldplay fans went back to take their naps.I always like Fey - I am not sure whey they had her on with Robbie; that felt awkward and forced to me, without much obvious chemistry. Seems like the movie would have been better served by Fey last night and a separate interview with Robbie later in the week (or are they not doing any new shows this week?). Colbert is not a sports fan (unlike say, Jimmy Kimmell) and it always shows. I get why they wanted to use that apparently huge audience to market the show, but I don't see doing it live to have been a critical factor, and I think they would have been better off doing a great show and using that to attract new viewers. If they had to do something live, better to put Colbert in Santa Clara, interviewing athletes and celebs and making fun of the hoopla.
The main thing that I was impressed with was the band, which I don't remember liking as much ever before. Was something different? On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 10:24 AM, Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > Mixed feelings about the show. > Overall, I liked the comedy. Even the taped bits on a live show. Tina Fey > was a solid A list talk show guest and seemed more comfortable with Colbert > than Letterman and even Fallon and Meyers. Margot Robbie is dense but solid > eye candy. > That satellite interview with the MVP was the biggest stumble of the show. > I imagine some exec thinking that up and using synergy a lot. > Will Ferrell was great. That may have been my favorite Ferrell appearance > on a talk show. > Key and Peele was also a winner for me. > Megyn Kelly was a disappointment. Maybe she's tired of talking about > Trump. > > Sent from TypeApp <http://www.typeapp.com/r> > > -- > -- > 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. > -- -- 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.
