They went after Trump hard on the show. No gloves. Oddly, right before the last commercial break they ran the bumper on how to get tickets. Maybe as a courtesy to sentimental types who might want to see the show this week? They also took some shots at the corporation for losing a black voice. Wilmore said their cancellation must mean racism is solved.
Sent from TypeApp On Aug 15, 2016, 5:30 PM, at 5:30 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >My impression is that CÇ has been benefitting most from its sketch >shows >(Schumer, Broad City, Key & Peele), which might be stoner, but I don't >think is low brow at all. > >And, while Imiss the Bugle, I think Oliver has one of the very best >shows >on all of television going, and I hope he keeps at it for a long time. > >On Monday, 15 August 2016, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A little over a year ago, I experienced a massive fatigue regarding >all of >> the political satire shows. I gave them up cold-turkey. It wasn't >that they >> were bad, but I had a "been there/done that" feeling. I also grew >weary of >> the "preaching to the choir" manner of the hosts who sometimes >confused >> applause with laughter... I greatly prefer the laughter (lloking >right at >> you, Bill Maher). I sometimes watch some of John Oliver's Last Week >Tonight >> segments on YouTube, but I still wish he'd go back to The Bugle >podcast. >> >> Am I wrong in sensing Comedy Central trending more towards so-called >> stoner comedy lately? They've always had a differing ratio of >highbrow & >> lowbrow fare, but it has seemed to be leaning more towards the >> guy-gets-hit-in-the-nuts/viral video sort of programing choices >lately. >> >> On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 11:11 AM, PGage <[email protected] >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: >> >>> So, Dave's Vulture note muddles the CC explanation (that they had to >>> cancel the show now because the contracts were up) a bit. What >Vulture >>> reported in 2015, as Doug says, was that the show had been renewed >through >>> January of 2017, which I guess may not be the same as the contracts >being >>> renewed (though that seems odd - what if Wilmore's ratings had >caught fire, >>> would he have had the option to walk away after Labor Day and hold >up CC >>> for a big fat raise?). >>> >>> What makes this strange to me is that CC emphasized that they have >>> nothing ready to take Wilmore's place, and really currently no plan >or idea >>> of what to do. Again, it seems like it would make so much more sense >to >>> carry the show through the election - unless perhaps CC did not want >to see >>> Wilmore make small but real ratings increases this Fall, making it >harder >>> to justify canceling the show in January. I have suspicions that >despite >>> their protests, they have some plan to get Amy Schumer into that >slot, but >>> the show would not be ready this Fall - or maybe the Kleper show. >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 10:40 AM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < >>> [email protected] >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: >>> >>>> I'll chime in on being disappointed. The report on Vulture ( >>>> http://www.vulture.com/2016/08/nightly-show-with-larry-wilm >>>> ore-canceled.html) notes that back in late 2015 CC had renewed the >show >>>> through January 2017 (http://www.vulture.com/2015/0 >>>> 9/nightly-show-with-larry-wilmore-renewed.html). >>>> >>>> As for the viral bits, there are several 'exclusive' bits on the CC >app >>>> for The Nightly Show, mostly "Keepin' It 100" segments. But they >do not >>>> seem to be available (or at least easy to find) on the YouTube. >>>> >>>> >https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD7nPL1U-R5r4rnyxaVvZyPRUecK_vWgV >>>> >>>> As for the timing, it looks like all the CC shows are scheduled to >start >>>> a pre-Labor Day 2 week hiatus. >>>> >>>> David >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From:* Jon Delfin <[email protected] >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> >>>> *To:* tvornottv <[email protected] >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> >>>> *Sent:* Monday, August 15, 2016 12:55 PM >>>> *Subject:* Re: [TV orNotTV] The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore has >>>> been canceled >>>> >>>> Another vote for "disappointed." Lately, thanks to the DVR, I've >been >>>> watching TNS before TDS. Still, looking at the bright side, it's >more time >>>> to do other things. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 12:27 PM, PGage <[email protected] >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I am disappointed to hear this, but I guess not surprised. I >thought >>>> Wilmore's show has progressively improved since its debut and had >hit its >>>> stride. Even so, while I DVR the hour of TDS/TNS, I probably only >watch TNS >>>> half the time. But frankly, a lot of that is because I often do not >really >>>> enjoy the 30 minutes with Noah, and either fall asleep or do >something else. >>>> >>>> The NYT has more info on the ratings (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/0 >>>> 8/16/business/media/comedy-cen tral-cancels-larry-wilmores- >>>> late-night-show.html?_r=0 >>>> ><http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/16/business/media/comedy-central-cancels-larry-wilmores-late-night-show.html?_r=0>), >>>> which do seem to support the cancellation. Colbert was getting >about 80% of >>>> TDS ratings, while Wilmore is getting only 60% (down from 71% the >first few >>>> months of the show). I also would have thought they would give him >through >>>> November to see if the elections could help him catch a spark (even >though >>>> the contracts expired this month, it seems like they could have >quietly >>>> done something like a 3 month extension, unless union rules >prohibit that), >>>> but the Times reports that Wilmore got no bump during the >Conventions >>>> either. >>>> >>>> There is a lot of mumbo jumbo in the release that I assume decodes >into >>>> Wilmore was not getting as many youtube and Facebook hits as they >want, >>>> which I guess is another way of saying that The Nightly Show was >too much >>>> of a grown-up show for CC (Wilmore will turn 55 in a few months). I >like >>>> the maturity of the show, but I guess TV does not turn on what >people in >>>> their 50s like. >>>> >>>> While CC seems to spend a lot of time protesting how much more they >are >>>> liking Noah's TDS (apparently the kids are tweeting him more than >Wilmore), >>>> I suspect that show is more problematic. CC can not really afford >to cancel >>>> it now, but that show needs to get better PDQ. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 8:41 AM, Tom Wolper <[email protected] >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: >>>> >>>> The final episode will air Thursday. The interim replacement will >be >>>> @midnight. The reason Comedy Central gave for the timing was that >Wilmore >>>> and about 15 staffers were coming to the end of their contracts and >CC did >>>> not feel the show was going to build the numbers to justify new >ones. >>>> >>>> http://www.hollywoodreporter.c om/live-feed/larry-wilmore-nig >>>> htly-show-canceled-919407 >>>> ><http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/larry-wilmore-nightly-show-canceled-919407> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -- >>>> TV or Not TV .... 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