For something real and not-so-sad from Kimmel, I'd point to when Stamos and Saget came on to remember Don Rickles. While not as raw as Jimmy's grief from the week before, the affection the three have for Rickles (and to a lesser extent each other) was evident and from where I sat quite genuine. This may be because I don't check in with any of the Jimmys on the regular, but the times I remember Kimmel coming across so openly were times of sadness. I think Conan's had more of these moments since moving to cable, though his last days at NBC were full of them. Then there's Craig. David
On Tuesday, May 2, 2017, 1:42:57 PM EDT, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:Agreed. And it doesn't have to be real AND sad. When Jon Stewart had on a crossword puzzle editor, you could tell how much he loved crosswords. When Letterman first told the story of a bear breaking into his home, you could see the childlike glee with which he shared this odd experience. Watching Jay Leno's YouTube channel and seeing him talk passionately about cars is infinitely better than he ever was as a Tonight Show host. Watching Johnny Carson genuinely elated when a new comic had a killer debut set on his Tonight Show, you could see the sparkle in his eyes and know that comic was gonna be a star. There is too much pretense in the business today. I'm not even sure Jimmy Fallon knows who he really is, let alone be able to be as open about his life as Kimmel was yesterday. On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 9:09 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: Exactly. This is what Dave at his best was so could at. And it's not easy to do. On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 12:07 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 12:00 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: This was stunning. We had a scare with birth of our first child, never came close to talking about it this honestly with even the small group of people I know. Yeah, and at the risk of sounding insensitive of these specific circumstances, seeing someone being so open and honest with what they are thinking and feeling and experiencing is incredible to watch. I understand why late night has to be all laughs and "watch my movie" and "buy my album," but when somebody is so true and so real... that is the power of the medium. I wish Kimmel and his family nothing but health and happiness, but I also wish we could see the real Jimmy Kimmel (the highs and the lows) on a more consistent basis. -- -- 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.
