Not for nothing, but you never hear ANYTHING like this about Craig Ferguson. Just sayin'. :)
On Friday, September 8, 2023 at 11:59:50 AM UTC-4 Mark Jeffries wrote: > The thing is, though, the fact that Fallon has had nine showrunners in > nine years. Carson only had three for 30 years--and Freddie DeCordova did > it for 20 years. Dave had three in 35 years, not counting Merrill Markoe. > Colbert has only had four in eight years, counting himself in the > beginning. If there's that much turnover--and if it's reflecting in other > staff positions--there's gotta be a problem. > > Mark Jeffries > [email protected] > > > On Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 8:57 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> How is that a news story? What they have is 30 anonymous workers saying >> they think their boss is a jerk. >> >> The implied news story is that he is an alcoholic who is often drunk or >> hung over at work, and so toxic he drove some to suicidal ideation and >> panic attacks. But they don’t over any specific allegation about behavior >> that would come close to justifying these claims, except stating that some >> reported they “think” they smelled alcohol on him in an elevator. That >> “think” is the kind of weasel word articles use when they don’t have the >> actual goods. >> >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> >> >> On Fri, 8 Sep 2023 at 2:34 AM JW <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> > I think the issue is that the writers of this article do not have it, >>> in >>> > the words of old school WaPo Editor Ben Bradlee. >>> >>> They have it. >>> >>> "*Rolling Stone* contacted more than 50 *Tonight Show* employees, past >>> and present, during the reporting for this story. After reaching out to >>> representatives for Fallon and NBC <https://www.rollingstone.com/t/nbc/>, >>> *Rolling Stone* reached out to an additional 30 current and former >>> staffers. While many of them praised Fallon’s immense talent and comedic >>> gifts, not a single one agreed to speak on the record or had positive >>> things to say about working on *The Tonight Show*. Nor would any of the >>> program’s nine showrunners since 2014 comment about the program’s namesake >>> on the record – they wouldn’t even give statements of support, as is common >>> in the entertainment industry." >>> >>> If NOBODY is willing to defend Fallon, be they from the show, the >>> production company, or network, there's a problem. >>> >>> -- >>> 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/CAKSNnOG2CzZ0xXpORQER2gPPrOzwdf2jVCJKJ3DQbgJ2n8qTcQ%40mail.gmail.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKSNnOG2CzZ0xXpORQER2gPPrOzwdf2jVCJKJ3DQbgJ2n8qTcQ%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/CAKGtkYKxucUuGjDZp_Dy3JoUXwmSfc7f%3DaVP5x2Ca13%3DHzcSyw%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKxucUuGjDZp_Dy3JoUXwmSfc7f%3DaVP5x2Ca13%3DHzcSyw%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/c82b9ef9-33d8-4c5e-a8a3-2a9c2d568050n%40googlegroups.com.
