“just as canned and artificial as Dave's ever were,”
I don’t have the vocabulary to express how much I disagree with this phrase. Dave was “canned and artificial”? Granted, he could occasionally phone it in when he was forced to interview the hunk/bimbo flavor of the month, who had nothing to offer other than “here’s a scene of me in my new movie.” But for most of second half of the Late Show run, starting from around the time of his heart surgery, Dave had grown into the best interviewer in late night (well, except maybe for Craig Ferguson)…on his best nights, better than Carson had ever done. Doug Fields Tampa, FL From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jon Delfin Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2016 5:04 PM To: tvornottv <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Clickbait on Colbert, But... I wish they were trying harder to avoid Dave's Late Show. I watch the comedy bits, but SC's interview segments are just as canned and artificial as Dave's ever were, even when they are (awkwardly) leading into prepared material. Oh, what I'd give for spontaneity. On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 4:45 PM, JW <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: > Maybe not enough people would like that, or maybe Stephen is just too tired > of that character? But I knowI would like that. I would also like to see > him interview at least selected guests, for at least one segment, as that > character. As I think about this, it seems clearer and clearer to me that there are two shows the Colbert people are trying to avoid: 1. The Report. It may well be that Colbert himself didn't/doesn't want to play the character any more, and they may have all felt that they took that idea as far as it will go. With the new show, everyone might have felt it best to make clear that the old one is over, and that they won't do anything to make anyone think that they're bringing the old character back. 2. Dave's Late Show. Not only is this a chance to "re-invent" the late night talk show, but I think there's also so much respect for what Dave did that Stephen and Company think they'll come off poorly by comparison. Conan had a similar policy on Late Night for a long time, and it really did help him when they loosened that up and started doing remotes and whatnot, although it also helped both generally and specifically that Conan had found his voice by then. Taking all that ground away leaves a pretty narrow strip, and Colbert hasn't found a spot in it where he's comfortable. Once (if?) he does, he and the staff will probably be more willing to add stuff that's reminiscent of their two predecessors, and they'll be a lot better off than they are now adding stuff that's reminiscent of their competitors. -- -- 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] <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[email protected]> . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com> Version: 2016.0.7640 / Virus Database: 4613/12447 - Release Date: 06/18/16 Internal Virus Database is out of date. -- -- 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.
