Thanks especially for two things here: 1) I was confused about The Return episode, because I thought I had read something (probably here) that it had already happened. I wondered for a moment if the interview actually was a repeat and I had just missed it. Yet Harmon made a point of saying it was the Christmas episode, so that could not have been it. 2) what also made it feel old school was exactly what you reference; the entire first segment was just him telling his stories, with no real promo in sight. Colbert did hype the second segment with a promise of NCIS talk, but almost all of that first segment was like one of Johnny’s old pals dropping by to chat (not that I think Colbert and Harmon are friends).
On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 7:45 AM Paul Murray <[email protected]> wrote: > Nitpicking because I watch it: The “certain character” actually returned > earlier this season. If the episode description can be believed, Tuesday > night will wrap up the arc, IIRC. > > More to the point, I broadly agree with all of this. They were good > stories about legendary people. (I chuckled at his referring to Irwin Allen > as a screamer; that’s certainly consistent with Jonathan Harris’s telling > of how he was a “special guest star” for the entire run of Lost in Space.) > Harmon can indeed be an engaging guest when he wants to. > > Harmon used to make his annual appearance on Letterman at the beginning of > the new season. Hearing that he and Colbert has not met made me realize > that he has not been on since. (And this seems like an odd time, honestly, > since NCIS has been a mix of new and repeat shows. Why not wait until the > next sweeps period?) Perhaps someone thought it was best for him to lay > low until the backstage drama at NCIS was further in the past. Although > ISTR that he was on with British Jimmy, which is much easier for him from a > logistical standpoint. > > I miss the days when talk shows would book some engaging personalities > simply because they were so entertaining, and because they had something to > plug. Now get off my lawn... > > > -- > 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/83161d57-d41e-4284-a8b3-334ff9ff8fa4%40googlegroups.com > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- 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/CAKGtkY%2B_28Hroi0m2AxQeepGm-ekzSnAMMnxgm%2BJazh7R%3D2K%3DA%40mail.gmail.com.
