I've watched a few minutes of this, but I'm not sure I can stomach the entire thing. What I would point out about the various British comedy panel shows - and we have a lot of them - is that there are a few things in making them good:
- They're mostly 30 mins, and not 60 mins. They record for much longer, and then get ruthlessly edited down to a tight 30 minute show. An episode of Have I Got News For You or QI might record for getting on for two hours. And unlike sitcom recordings, they're not repeating scenes with new dialogue lines. Yes - shorn of ads on YouTube, it's 39 minutes, but I'd still be looking for a 26 minute version of this with just the best material. - These shows usually only record one a week. That's because they' re not super-easy to do. - The ideal structure doesn't rely too much on obvious point-scoring meaning that you can edit around unfunny bits without viewers questioning how one team's score jumped from x to y for no reason. When I watched some previous episodes of After Midnight before, I couldn't work out why there was such an importance placed on point-scoring. It's not Jeopardy. Nobody really cares! If it's a straight gameshow then of course you want to see a contestant win some money/kudos/whatever. And with sports you have an affiliation with one team over another. But honestly, nobody really cares about the points in a panel show. The only exception to this is if there's a running joke about one side always losing. I'm not totally sure why this exists in this spot in the schedule. There's no obvious virality to it, and you've got to hope that it's being made for YouTube views as much as linear viewing. Having things in the news to bounce off is good, although obviously limits repeatability, but I think doing multiple editions per week is going to wear quickly. Adam On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 3:46 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > First episode free on YouTube > > https://youtu.be/3RI5tgjjwTA?si=Q9xIZx77zPaZU8c4 > > She’s a better host than the alleged sexual predator who was “cleared” of > wrongdoing by his own lawyer. > > The show is just not geared to me. If you watch any British panel TV show, > or listen to any British panel radio show, it’s agonizing to endure the > American equivalent. In the UK the panelists are just there amusing > themselves, and if the audience happens to laugh, fine. In the US, > panelists just so desperately want to be loved, like every answer to a > question should be followed up with a wink to the audience and the words > “am I right?!” screamed at full volume. > > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > > On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 6:57 AM Jon Delfin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I got a lot of reading done during the show. >> Not even Paul F. Tompkins will get me to watch ep #2. >> >> On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 8:04 AM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I couldn't watch it..The forced laughter was horrible. And I liked all >>> three panelists. >>> >>> On Sun, Jan 14, 2024, 1:31 PM David Risner <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> She’s one of my favorite comics. I think that it’ll come down to how >>>> good the writers are and how much the studio/producers/directors try to >>>> make her bland to try to attract the widest audience vs letting her be >>>> herself to attract a good core audience. >>>> >>>> -- David >>>> >>>> On Jan 13, 2024, at 6:52 PM, Dave Sikula <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> If the sample game Colbert played is any indication, there will be no >>>> jokes, so the work will be that much harder. >>>> >>>> --Dave Sikula >>>> >>>> On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 05:36:33 PM PST, 'David Bruggeman' via >>>> TVorNotTV <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> They don't even have a clip of the show on its Paramount + or Facebook >>>> pages. >>>> >>>> I have my expectations set about as low as they were for the Hardwick >>>> edition, so I'll probably like it. My only concern is whether it can >>>> really fill an hour. The show seemed to work best with a high joke volume, >>>> and that takes a lot of work. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> David >>>> >>>> On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 01:53:45 PM PST, Jeff Metzner < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> I was surprised they didn't have a clip of the show on Colbert. I know >>>> they probably won't film the premiere until the day of or the day before, >>>> but surely they must have made some test shows? >>>> >>>> Anyway, I also set a Season Pass. I wonder what percentage of current >>>> TiVo owners are in this thread? >>>> >>>> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 7:38:38 PM UTC-5 Doug Eastick wrote: >>>> >>>> I just watched her interview too. Meh. >>>> I have low expectations for anything after 1130pm. >>>> >>>> I have set a TiVo Season Pass. >>>> >>>> >>>> /Doug >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jan 12, 2024, 19:18 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Just watched "comedy superstar" Tomlinson's appearance with Colbert >>>> last week, and my initial impression is that she's unfunny and bland enough >>>> that she won't distract from the guests. >>>> >>>> I had expected gameplay similar to the original version ("Points!"), >>>> but the examples she provided Colbert indicate that Tuesday will be a >>>> one-off for me. 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