On Thu, May 18, 2023 at 4:20 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote:
> Only Chris knows the answer to that, and if he hasn't talked in depth > about it, we'll have to wait... B A producer doesn’t have to be a fan of or politically aligned with the content being produced. It’s probably easier to grasp that with music producers like Clive Davis who worked with artists of all genres and backgrounds. I could easily produce a high-rated reality TV series, and I despise the genre. Licht might make money for CNN, just as he did for Colbert‘s show, but he doesn’t have to like either. > > Mark Jeffries, to Tom Wolper, moi, and Kevin, in part, May 18th: > > The question is this: The right have been told for years and years by Fox > News how CNN is evil. Does Licht think he can get them to change their mind > when that's all they've heard for years--and unless they can get Tucker > Carlson to join them and maybe Hannity or Ingraham? I'll bet that if > Carlson joined them tomorrow, the right would be calling him a traitor. > > And let this be said: If Licht is so right wing, why did he stay with > Colbert so long? As much as us in the group didn't like what he did to the > Late Show, it still has to be said that Colbert wasn't a ratings hit on CBS > until LIcht took over. It's not exactly like Republicans came flocking to > guest on Colbert when he was a hit (and is--"Gutfeld!" is only successful > in the ratings when everybody else is on vacation or on strike, plus he's > on at 11 and has the built-in advantage of viewers who leave the TV on Fox > News all day and won't switch unless Meemaw wants to watch Andy Griffith > reruns on MeTV). > > -- > 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/dc5fd381-7cdf-41ab-b9b2-501b059200fdn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/dc5fd381-7cdf-41ab-b9b2-501b059200fdn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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/CAKgmY4CUus6bQngVp6EsaXmQ2yxmBvS4C8oM1ZQ2uc%2BwvUTeYw%40mail.gmail.com.
