Last episode of Daly’s show is tonight. And looking at my Facebook and Instagram feeds, apparently I knew several people who worked on Last Call... and have never mentioned it on their social media until today.
On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 10:22 AM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > If you're trying to do something a bit different these days, don't you > just skip broadcast altogether and do it online? I don't know if NBC or any > of the other networks do anything online only that isn't behind a paywall, > but surely that would be the way to go? > > It's far from perfect, but the BBC closed down the linear youth oriented > channel BBC 3 and made it online only. Some stuff does get an outing on > regular TV in a later slot, but much of it exists online only. You're not > stuck just trying to fill a 30 or 60 minute slot. And frankly you can do > much edgier material. Plus it can be a great way to keep hold of talent who > might otherwise head off somewhere else. > > Experiment quickly and cheaply, and it could well end up paying dividends > down the line. Just make it fully accessible - ie don't require a cable > login or whatever. > > > Adam > > > On Wed, 13 Feb 2019, 17:50 Kevin M. <[email protected] wrote: > >> As far back as the ‘90s when I was an NBC Page, I was lobbying hard for >> NBC to transform the post-Late Night time slot into a place to broadcast >> experimental programming. As South Park was a pop culture hit at the time, >> NBC lamented their prime time lineup had no room for edgy programming. Then >> as now, I think 1:30am would be a great place to try new things. But new >> things scare networks, so they’ll find another white guy to wear a suit and >> host a cookie cutter show. >> >> On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 9:37 AM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 6:42 PM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm all for the snark about Carson "I am a complete tool" Daly (tm >>>> Jimmy F). I mean, it's so much easier for him to host a show when he >>>> doesn't have to be in the same place to produce it. >>>> >>>> But I will note that Last Call has made a point to showcase musical >>>> acts much more than other late night programs. In it's current iteration, >>>> there are typically two songs from a lesser known act. For a 30 minute >>>> show that's big. Sure, they can do it because they just tape the act when >>>> it comes through LA or NYC and broadcast it later. With Conan now music >>>> act free, and at least Colbert not doing a music act every night, I will >>>> miss this part of the show. >>>> >>>> Should NBC want to continue broadcasting in that spot, they might >>>> consider Jameela Jamil, known to US readers from her role on The Good >>>> Place. She's had a recurring segment on the program these last few months. >>>> >>> >>> In the snark I was thinking more along the lines of "Carson Daly still >>> has a show?' >>> >>> Any heat a show airing at that hour is going to generate is going to >>> come from later viewings on YouTube. The network might want to keep a show >>> in that slot to sell commercial time but it wouldn't surprise me if they >>> turned it over to the stations for reruns or infomercials. When one of the >>> Later hosts left NBC put SCTV reruns in the slot and they drew the same >>> ratings as new Later shows. >>> >>> As for finding new music, when Letterman announced he was ending his >>> show, one thing I realized was that was the only place I heard new >>> musicians and bands. I got out of the habit of watching late night shows >>> daily and radio playlists have become so short that I'm not going to >>> discover new music there. >>> >>> -- >>> 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) >> >> -- >> 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. >> > -- > 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) -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DkKc0qQ4--PG6skPfLfYS74ncLN8j8L_FwLq7zOiXVGw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
