This is by far the best version of the "Colbert is in trouble" article that I have seen. It lays out some of the real problems (finding his voice, the overwork, and the still not quite right revisions after the entrance of a show runner) without the overheated hysterics (the show is profitable for CBS, Colbert is still in the same position that Dave was, behind NBC but ahead of ABC).
Since I have been calling for the use of more TCR elements, I was very happy to see the return of the Colbert Character on Monday, and I hope they bring back a few other elements regularly. I still like him a low, and enjoy his show, but I have been disappointed that more often than not there is not much that is very distinctive or must-see about it - it is mostly a pleasant hour spent with a likable and intelligent host, which is not nothing, since there is so little of that in the mass media these days, but fewer days when I feel the inclination to post something to my FB page that he said or did, compared to TCR, when it was rare that a week would go by without at least one thing like that. I do get the impression that he is taking too literally the idea of "being himself" and doing a show that appeals to "everyone". I don't want him to be rude to his guests, or to be narrowly partisan or even political. But he does better when he has a little bit of an edge, maybe more than he has been comfortable sharing as his "real" self. On Sat, Jul 23, 2016 at 8:39 AM, Bob Jersey <bob.in.jer...@juno.com> wrote: > > Found with the help of the NY Daily News: A longform THR > <http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/stephen-colbert-republican-national-convention-comeback-character-more-2016-912341> > (link) chat with Stephen just after pre-taping the J-Stew bit. He addresses > the they'll-switch-him-and-Corden buzz. > > B > > -- > -- > 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 tvornottv@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > 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 tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
