And Funny or Die produced that pickleball special with Colbert. It all comes around eventually.
Mark Jeffries [email protected] On Thu, Feb 9, 2023 at 1:17 PM M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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