Hardwick sold Nerdist Industries to Legendary Entertainment about a decade ago, and he stepped down from any executive position back in 2015, well before the 'unpleasantness'.
IIRC, Funny or Die was involved with production of the original @midnight, so it makes sense that they'd retain the rights. Tom Lennon was also an EP, although I don't really if he'd be involved with the reboot. On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 7:46:42 PM UTC-5 Steve Timko wrote: > I was also a fan of @midnight and I’m even a fan of Chris Hardwick. I > liked @midnight for the same reason I liked Lights Out With David Spade. It > gave me a chance to see a bunch of new comedians. > Hardwick’s company helped produce @midnight. It was part of his empire > that included his podcast and Nerdmelt. I wonder if he couldn’t do that at > CBS. > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 1:13 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 11:21 AM M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> *raises hand* >>> >>> I know I'm in the minority here, but I really enjoyed the original run >>> of @midnight and was not happy when CC pulled it, so I'm glad to see it >>> coming back in some form. >>> >>> I do have concerns that having the show air on CBS will tone down some >>> of the humor, but I can see the panel remaining heavy on comedians - the >>> original tried a few episodes with less-comedically-inclined actor types >>> and the results were not great - although the key concern is going to be >>> who gets tapped as host. With Hardwick out of the picture (I thought he >>> got cleared of his accusations, since he was back on AMC, but...*shrug*), >>> >> >> Hardwick was cleared by his family’s personal attorneys, so if you >> believe the people he paid to defend him were fair and impartial, he was >> cleared. If you take literally anybody else at their word, Hardwick is a >> sleazebag who should be daily kicked in the gonads. >> >> >> finding someone who can manage the pace of the game and still keep up the >>> manic energy of a show that described itself as "Jeopardy but with dick >>> jokes" is going to be critical for the success of the show. >>> >>> And for what it's worth, #f**kspacekaren. >>> On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 9:22:40 PM UTC-5 PGage wrote: >>> >>>> Hard to believe anyone in the world has been crossing their fingers >>>> hoping for an @Midnight reboot. But this is exactly the kind of choice >>>> that >>>> makes sense: easy to produce, allows for stars of films to TV shows to >>>> serve as panelists to pimp projects (totally expect at least one non-comic >>>> chair per night) and, most of all, very cheap. From what I can tell Corden >>>> makes $9M/year. Whoever hosts this new thing will I suspect make no more >>>> than 10% of that. >>>> >>>> They could have made up a new format, but one is as good as another, >>>> and I guess they already own this one. Find a likable youngish host ( if >>>> this were NBC the host would be Bowen Yang, not sure if the Paramount >>>> Universe has anyone similar - maybe a TDS correspondent?). >>>> >>>> On Tue, 7 Feb 2023 at 5:23 PM Doug Eastick <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Meh. >>>>> >>>>> I wasn't sure what to expect as a replacement, but that choice doesn't >>>>> give me much "I'll give that a try" feeling. >>>>> >>>>> So then, west coast late night shows for PR rounds of TV/movie people >>>>> is just Kimmel then? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Feb 7, 2023 at 8:18 PM Jon Delfin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> https://tvline.com/2023/02/07/at-midnight-reboot-replacing-late-late-show-james-corden-cbs/ >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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/CABCcf4emcUFL7g5TahMVcN5NsgcUZXnuL%2B-eNUqBHMQ3fdquow%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABCcf4emcUFL7g5TahMVcN5NsgcUZXnuL%2B-eNUqBHMQ3fdquow%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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/CAK5Q1Bptq2TRGayYarZeyz5-EQeMfcgL_RaWJc6DWL7EtJMwdQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1Bptq2TRGayYarZeyz5-EQeMfcgL_RaWJc6DWL7EtJMwdQ%40mail.gmail.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/0e956487-8781-45db-8d01-3a8f9b7124f6n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/0e956487-8781-45db-8d01-3a8f9b7124f6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> Kevin M. 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