I prefer Space Ghost to Craig Ferguson, honestly.
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David Letterman retiring (will be replaced by Colbert) (1 Viewer)
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northern exposure
Footballguy
Maybe I'm in the minority, but I like both Ferguson and Conan. If I had to pick between though, I prefer Conan.You and RN both have very good senses of humor, I'm surprised you don't like him. Then again I've never liked Conan, and many think he's funny. I guess maybe his delivery is not preferred, but I did like his older skits. Leno skits were terrible, I guess I'm all about the skits.Tough to argue humor.I don't get him I guess.He's a great interviewer, his guests love him. He gets them to talk more about themselves than any other host, all the promotion stuff is secondary."Humorless ####s" are the only guys who don't like Ferguson? He's that funny?
I leave the channel on after Letterman all the time and don't see the genius I guess. Seems like he's 100% shtick. I don't find him to be funny or a good interviewer.
Bruce Dickinson
Footballguy
I watched Late Night With David Letterman on NBC almost every night. The nights I missed, I recorded on my VCR and watched the next day. I was a big fan of the World's Most Dangerous Band.
But there is a better and more versatile house band on television right now: The Roots.
Eephus
Footballguy
Judge Smails
Footballguy
Liked Letterman, but he was getting tired in more ways than one. It is time.
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
Apple Jack
Footballguy
Love the Roots. And they obviously are versatile. My money's still on Sid, Will, Anton, and Paul.
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Yeah, I always really liked his show but he kind of lost me the past few years. Still a good show, but it seems like the right time to leave.
Apple Jack
Footballguy
mr fancypants
Footballguy
He actually won a Peabody award for his interview with Desmond TuTu a while back.He's a great interviewer, his guests love him. He gets them to talk more about themselves than any other host, all the promotion stuff is secondary."Humorless ####s" are the only guys who don't like Ferguson? He's that funny?
I leave the channel on after Letterman all the time and don't see the genius I guess. Seems like he's 100% shtick. I don't find him to be funny or a good interviewer.
mr fancypants
Footballguy
I'm with you DD on not really ever liking Conan on the late night circuit. I think it has more to do as he is a sketch comic relying on a script, while Ferguson and Leno are stand up improv guys who are used to being able to think quick on their feet.You and RN both have very good senses of humor, I'm surprised you don't like him.Tough to argue humor.I don't get him I guess.He's a great interviewer, his guests love him. He gets them to talk more about themselves than any other host, all the promotion stuff is secondary."Humorless ####s" are the only guys who don't like Ferguson? He's that funny?
I leave the channel on after Letterman all the time and don't see the genius I guess. Seems like he's 100% shtick. I don't find him to be funny or a good interviewer.
Then again I've never liked Conan, and many think he's funny. I guess maybe his delivery is not preferred, but I did like his older skits. Leno skits were terrible, I guess I'm all about the skits.
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Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
No kidding? I like his monologue, the stuff with the audience, Geoff, the horse, the Frisbees...all of it. But he gets good guests, a lot of them being hot chicks, and the banter is way better than the other shows IMO sans The Daily Show.He actually won a Peabody award for his interview with Desmond TuTu a while back.He's a great interviewer, his guests love him. He gets them to talk more about themselves than any other host, all the promotion stuff is secondary."Humorless ####s" are the only guys who don't like Ferguson? He's that funny?
I leave the channel on after Letterman all the time and don't see the genius I guess. Seems like he's 100% shtick. I don't find him to be funny or a good interviewer.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Yup. Still the best interviewer in the business, but the show has sucked for some time. I quit watching a few years ago.
I don't get the Craig Ferguson love, either.
Mjolnirs
Footballguy
irish eyes
Footballguy
Letterman is still on the air??? If you watch these late night shows you are seriously bored. NONE of them are remotely funny.
jamny
Footballguy
matttyl
Footballguy
Not to bring up bad memories, but I don't think anyone came back right after 9/11 with a better monologue that really helped the people of NYC, and America at large. I probably rewatch that intro about once a year or so, I'm not sure many people at that time could have come out and said what he did, how he did, nearly as well. Of course that was 15 years ago now.... I'll miss him, but he was getting a bit long in the tooth.
Apple Jack
Footballguy
saintfool
Dead sexy
dave, wait!
kidding aside, he could have retired at anytime in the last 5-10 years. i don't think he's been mailing it in but it's time. he's a throwback to a different kind of era in television history. i always appreciated the respect that he and carson had for one another.
kidding aside, he could have retired at anytime in the last 5-10 years. i don't think he's been mailing it in but it's time. he's a throwback to a different kind of era in television history. i always appreciated the respect that he and carson had for one another.
The Duff Man
Footballguy
Timberlake?
He wouldnt go against his buddy though.
He wouldnt go against his buddy though.
saintfool
Dead sexy
among those likely successors, i would love to see Jon Stewart. he has the interviewing skills as well as the comedic skills. he doesn't rely on "bits" per se, like Conan or Fallon, to be funny. i don't know that he wants to seque from behind one desk to another, especially when he's really the tent pole for the CC in many ways. he's interested in doing other things, obviously, but his ability to interview guests of every stripe would be a real asset.
i want to say that Letterman's best years were clearly with NBC. it was as exciting a bit of subversive network programming as you could find. it was random, funny and helped define a comic sensibility that was unknown up that point. every night was kind of a thrill even when nothing happened.
i want to say that Letterman's best years were clearly with NBC. it was as exciting a bit of subversive network programming as you could find. it was random, funny and helped define a comic sensibility that was unknown up that point. every night was kind of a thrill even when nothing happened.
Apple Jack
Footballguy
I think the perception of Stewart is too tied to his political affiliation for a spot that has a large built-in audience of people who would be bothered by that.
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
I can't imagine Stewart doing a late night show like that. Plus, his shtick probably wouldn't be funny to a lot of people, and him getting away from it to do more traditional "network-friendly" humor would take away from who he is, IMO. Besides, The Daily Show is too awesome to mess with.
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saintfool
Dead sexy
he's been doing a fake news show for, what, 15 years? he's really a skilled and engaging interviewer. personally, i don't think the network cares about the perception of his political leanings. they stood by dave over a couple of scandals.
here's the thing and it has been mentioned elsewhere: there is no format to rest on. CBS and his successor can do whatever format they like. the traditional models are ripe for tweaking - look at conan defecting to TBS, fallon simply moving his show up an hour - and someone like stewart could build easily handle that. personally, i don't think Jon will do it despite the temptation because he's not planned his exit yet from TDS and CC. he's not going to take the job and abandon CC because he's nostalgic.
The Jon Stewart show was a late night talk show and was one of the best of all time, IMO. But, it was on MTV when MTV didn't completely suck.
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Buck Bradcanon
Footballguy
EYLive
Footballguy
I tried watching Conan on multiple timeslots and networks. Not funny. He runs jokes into the ground and you can see comedian guests thinking "oh please just stop, can we please move on?"
considering you're about the only person in here who doesn't like Letterman, I'm not sure what to tell you. Late Night talk shows might just not be your thing. Who do you like?
Joe Summer
Footballguy
Stewart's talk show started on MTV but the next year it was picked up by Paramount and syndicated nationally. It did not last very long, though.
SpaceBat
Footballguy
Letterman has had a greater impact on conversation than any person in modern history. Bait-and-switch sarcasm was functionally absent from the average American mouth until he came along. Deconstruction is complete, the chat form as an arbiter of outlook likely dies with him. Thx, Dave.
jamny
Footballguy
Scoresman
Footballguy
This would be awful. The retired crowd who probably comprise the large majority of his fanbase are all in bed at 11:30.
Apple Jack
Footballguy
I thought he killed himself like ten years ago.
Eephus
Footballguy
His CBS late night show in 89-90 was terrible. But unlike the Magic Johnson and Joe Buck debacles, Sajak was terrible in a dull way.
northern exposure
Footballguy
Yes it was.Aaron Rudnicki said:
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shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
But he actually had a late night show before, and it was funny. And I don't remember it being political.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
I doubt anyone would argue. I'd go as far as saying that Letterman's NBC was the best talk show ever.
saintfool
Dead sexy
i don't know. those very early CBS years were pretty damn good. it was a departure from the wackiness of the NBC gig in favor of him being carson-esque. he might have lost the battle of succession with johnny's departure, but it certainly felt like he won war with the new show. he basked in the public adoration for a time.
