Also, didn't Samberg host the last time NBC had the Emmys? (I seem to remember a backlot-spanning opening number wherein he tried to ingest all of peak TV.)
On Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 10:54:47 PM UTC-4 David Bruggeman wrote: > With Brooklyn 99 heading off to reruns-only, Samberg may in a position to > say no. > > Not sure if he'd want to, but Nick Offerman is co-hosting an NBC reality > competition show (Making It). He might not make a hash of it. > > David > > On Wednesday, September 22, 2021, 07:43:56 PM PDT, [email protected] < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > While I think Kenan is pretty much the only good thing on SNL, I've never > bothered with his own show. What he does on Saturday nights is incompatible > to the needs of sitcom acting. > > As for a host, they also have Queen Latifah and Keegan Michael Key, either > of whom would have been more entertaining and preferable. > > I'm just glad (and surprised) we didn't get Corden. > > NBC has the next show? I don't know who they can plug in. They've got no > sitcoms on the prime time schedule, so I guess we're looking at Fallon, > Meyers, or Samberg, unless they want to drag Poehler out of the swamp > again. Knowing my luck, they'll use Maya Rudolph and let her do her usual > "people think this is funny?" shtick. > > --Dave Sikula > > On Wednesday, September 22, 2021, 09:04:23 AM PDT, M-D November < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > For the record, Apple TV+ is only $5/mo, and there's almost always a free > trial. The catalog is more limited than other services at similar price > points (Hulu at $7/mo, Disney+ at $7/mo by virtue of a pre-launch > multi-year offer), but Apple has been aggressively adding originals and > buying films to fill out the library. > > I watched a few episodes of "Keenan" S1; I really like Keenan, and was > willing to give the show a shot, but it never landed for me - possibly > because it's too sitcom-formulaic, possibly because it's just not very well > written, possibly because putting Keenan in the lead role of a modern > sitcom doesn't give him opportunity for those "[KEENAN REACTS]" moments > he's famous for from SNL. Either way, we didn't stick with it, but I was > happy to see Keenan getting recognized. > > Cedric was a bad host. There's no need to sugarcoat it. His jokes didn't > land, he kept calling Reggie Watts by the wrong name, and the majority of > his pre-tapes weren't funny (although I did like the No-Emmy support > group...at least until Dr. Fraud walked in.) I get that he's a pillar CBS's > comedy lineup, but they've also got WAYNE FRICKING BRADY on the network - > how do you not recruit him for this? > > > -- 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/4652b05b-e5aa-4d1c-8c5f-03327b35aff7n%40googlegroups.com.
