FWIW, I switched over to Not Safe at 10:30 on Comedy Central. Two comics feeding lines to porn actors was, minute for minute, a better way to pass the time. And like Kevin, I'm not in his demo. An additional annoyance - the name of the special is misleading. It's not exclusively Carpool Karaoke, and in the two segments of CK in the first half hour, one was a compilation. It's really a First Anniversary Special (just six days after the actual date, even). There's nothing wrong with that, and I suspect it was the network's way of hedging its bets. Name the special after what Corden's been most successful with online, and throw in other out-of-the-studio pieces to see what sticks. As for the panels, I'm frustrated that Corden comes across just as breathless and rushed in month 13 as in month 1. He's had plenty of practice but still lacks Graham Norton's relative calm and ease. David
From: Kevin M. <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 10:33 PM Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Does any TV critic hate Corden more than this guy? I've reached the conclusion that he is probably good at what he does, but what he does attracts an audience that does not include me. Personally, I think it is waste of talent to have major recording stars sing along to a stereo in an acoustically imperfect car. I don't mind panel interviews, but I think a key difference between UK and US attempts is the hosts in the UK seem to better manage guests talking over each other. I hoped Corden being from the other side of the Atlantic could wrangle the group better; instead it sounds like the host-chat segment of The View. But at the end of the day (forgive the phrase, been rewatching Scrubs), I grow weary of all the late night hosts who care more about creating a viral meme than actually conversing with their guests. I know Ferguson wasn't everybody's favorite, but in recent years he was the only one who regularly expressed an interest in the words coming out of his guest's mouth (Stewart sometimes did as well, but his emphasis seemed to be more on making a political point instead of having an entertaining exchange). I agree with David that a "best of" program filled with his memes makes little sense. Johnny Carson was probably the last host who could really get away with it. Letterman seemed to despise the idea of a prime time special. I did record Leno's 5th and 10th, but I don't think I watched them since they aired, except to digitize them. On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 7:13 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV <[email protected]> wrote: In commemoration of Mr. Corden's primetime special this evening, WaPo TV critic Hank Steuver unloaded both barrels at the man he considers a much more annoying Jimmy Fallon. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/is-there-anything-worse-than-taking-a-karaoke-ride-with-james-corden/2016/03/28/170eb7de-f2c4-11e5-a61f-e9c95c06edca_story.html I am sympathetic to Steuver's perspective that Corden's late night persona is an attempt to out-Fallon Fallon. To put it in terms that Geoff Peterson might use, James Corden is the Jimmy Fallon fly with a British accent. Seriously, thought, a primetime special that is a repackaging of (mostly) clips that have been online for months makes much less sense that a comparable special for any of the previous generation of late night programs. David -- -- -- 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.
