Re: [TV orNotTV] Review: The Nightly Show

2015-07-30 Thread Jon Delfin
in season. >>> Politically Incorrect was, to my recollection, never a single topic a day >>> show. If a celebrity wasn't up to speed on one topic, there were usually >>> 2-3 others they might chime in about. I think going more toward Real Time, >>> while

Re: [TV orNotTV] Review: The Nightly Show

2015-07-30 Thread 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV
>> while drawing from a different pool of experts, can be more effective. >> >> It seems clear that the show has better luck with panels on certain >> topics than others. I think it would be fine if they didn't do a panel >> every night. If they can't get

Re: [TV orNotTV] Review: The Nightly Show

2015-07-29 Thread Steve Timko
f experts, can be more effective. >> >> It seems clear that the show has better luck with panels on certain topics >> than others. I think it would be fine if they didn't do a panel every >> night. If they can't get the guests, skip the panel. If you can't find >>

Re: [TV orNotTV] Review: The Nightly Show

2015-07-29 Thread PGage
than others. I think it would be fine if they didn't do a panel every > night. If they can't get the guests, skip the panel. If you can't find > enough, throw in a correspondent if it makes sense. > > David > > ------------------ > *From:* PGage

Re: [TV orNotTV] Review: The Nightly Show

2015-03-07 Thread PGage
So I just watched the one on the legalization of marijuana, which is the prototype of a panel approach that does NOT work. They are stepping all over each other, and on Wilmore's punchlines, and the whole thing is an uninteresting and embarrassing mess. If they had done that show with the Columbia

Re: [TV orNotTV] Review: The Nightly Show

2015-03-06 Thread 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
d From: PGage To: "tvornottv@googlegroups.com" Sent: Friday, March 6, 2015 2:40 PM Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Review: The Nightly Show On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 8:12 AM, Steve Timko wrote: They have broken format routinely for the past week or so. Any guesses as to whet

Re: [TV orNotTV] Review: The Nightly Show

2015-03-06 Thread PGage
On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 8:12 AM, Steve Timko wrote: > They have broken format routinely for the past week or so. Any guesses as > to whether they are permanently going with the flexible format or are they > trying to see what sticks? > I have noticed that (though I am down to sampling the show on

Re: [TV orNotTV] Review: The Nightly Show

2015-03-05 Thread Steve Timko
his week. > >http://www.cc.com/shows/the-nightly-show/contributors  >David > > From: PGage > To: "tvornottv@googlegroups.com" > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 5:08 PM > Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Review: The Nightly Show > > > >I don't know what

Re: [TV orNotTV] Review: The Nightly Show

2015-01-23 Thread 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
tp://www.cc.com/shows/the-nightly-show/contributors  David From: PGage To: "tvornottv@googlegroups.com" Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 5:08 PM Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Review: The Nightly Show I don't know what will come of the round table segments - in general, I

Re: [TV orNotTV] Review: The Nightly Show

2015-01-23 Thread PGage
On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 8:15 PM, M-D November wrote: > I'm reserving judgement for a few weeks until Wilmore and his team have a > chance to work out the kinks. But so far I like what I see. > > Re: the act 1 "anchorlogue", it wasn't uncommon for Stewart and Colbert to > hit many of the same not

Re: [TV orNotTV] Review: The Nightly Show

2015-01-21 Thread 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
ing in under my radar.  I may not laugh as hard as with Stewart or Colbert, but I enjoy Wilmore all the same. David From: M-D November To: tvornottv@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 11:15 PM Subject: [TV orNotTV] Review: The Nightly Show I'm reserving judgement f

[TV orNotTV] Review: The Nightly Show

2015-01-21 Thread M-D November
I'm reserving judgement for a few weeks until Wilmore and his team have a chance to work out the kinks. But so far I like what I see. Re: the act 1 "anchorlogue", it wasn't uncommon for Stewart and Colbert to hit many of the same notes (if not tell outright identical jokes), so I'm not surpris

[TV orNotTV] Review: The Nightly Show

2015-01-21 Thread Steve Timko
No reviews of “The Nightly Show.” Isn’t anyone watching it? It looks okay coming out of the gate. I’m willing to give him a few months to get his bearings. Right now it’s a “The Daily Show” opening followed by a kind of “Politically Incorrect” second and third segments. I wonder if having the openi