I had just assumed it was a make-good on his scheduled appearance from last March (PPD due to COVID lockdowns), at which point he would have been promoting A Quiet Place II.
On Monday, February 1, 2021 at 3:06:00 PM UTC-5 PGage wrote: > Correct. But Peacock has been hyping the Hell out of getting exclusive > rights to The Office, and the Monologue was all about how much the only > thing getting America through the pandemic has been streaming The Office. > > Since Ryan is not due out any time soon, and he did not hype any other > project, it left the impression that the reason they cast him as the Host > was to push The Office on Peacock. > > On Mon, 1 Feb 2021 at 9:32 AM M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: > >> FWIW, "Jack Ryan" is an Amazon Prime original, not a Peacockening. >> >> On Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 1:19:56 PM UTC-5 PGage wrote: >> >>> It’s so much that it was significantly funnier than previous >>> installments this season (though I did laugh a few times), but the first >>> new SNL episode of the calendar year did seem fresher and more innovative, >>> and I appreciated that. A lot of this was simply being forced off the old >>> Trump props they have been retreading for so long, but it also felt like >>> they had brought in some new writers, or at least that the old writers had >>> gotten some sleep. >>> >>> It did feel like an extended commercial for the Peacock streaming >>> service, as there was no other discernible reason for the Host (Jack Ryan >>> presumably won’t show up for season 3 until the Fall at the earliest). >>> >>> I still don’t understand why they wear masks at the end; they all hug >>> and close talk, and the benefits of masking are significantly reduced >>> without social distancing. I just got my second Moderna a few days ago, and >>> they have drilled into us to continue masking and distancing even after the >>> two week wait for full 94% protection. I guess it’s just the social >>> learning (modeling), or that in the close they are near cast and crew they >>> otherwise are not near during the show (and maybe those from different pods >>> are not hugging and close talking). >>> -- >>> 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/98589719-3b4d-4553-9fbc-f52538259d6fn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/98589719-3b4d-4553-9fbc-f52538259d6fn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > 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/443eb9cc-451e-44f7-8a5e-89aa5d5196d3n%40googlegroups.com.
