On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 2:56 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote:
> Kilborn was offered the job hosting the Late Late Show. He played > basketball with Rob Burnett. Is there much drama there? Considering how much drama there seemingly was in every other change in personnel behind the scenes of the show, one can assume there is an untold story or two > > On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 2:15 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > Semi-related, I bought the audiobook of the Oral History of the Daily > Show > > (not read by the people involved and not including clips from the > series... > > instead EVERYTHING is dramatically reenacted, which gets strange fast). > Lots > > of interesting stories about how Colbert's character came to be, how > close > > the spinoff series came to being a Meet the Press/Face the Nation parody > > hosted by another TDS correspondent, and not nearly enough about how > Kilborn > > left. > > > > Regarding interviews, the book covers what they claim was Stewart's worst > > interview, with Jennifer Love Hewitt, where he made her cry, but I cannot > > find it on the Tube of You (only clips of others describing the > interview). > > > > > > On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 2:04 AM JW <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> >> Does any late night host do this well? That's the structure of guest > >> >> interviews on all of the shows. I think Kimmel is a bit smoother at > it > >> >> but > >> >> it doesn't feel natural for anybody. > >> > > >> > TV's Craig Ferguson spoiled me for eternity. > >> > >> I found that a lot of SCG's interviews just lay there. When he had a > guest > >> who could/would go with him, it was great. But a lot of the celebrities > a > >> show has to book have very little to say beyond "Watch my project." At > least > >> with the segment producer getting two stories, the host can steer the > >> conversation to something marginally entertaining. > >> > >> > >> > But what I really want is for Bob Costas to resurrect his interview > >> > show. > >> > >> That would indeed be wonderful. Of course, those shows were the pinnacle > >> of advance research. > >> > >> -- > >> -- > >> 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. > > > > -- > > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > > > -- > > -- > > 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. > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- 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.
