On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 10:43 PM, M-D November <mdnovem...@gmail.com> wrote:
> (SNIP)That brings us back to the Late Show - assuming Ferguson doesn't > want 11:35, there isn't another experienced late night host with > established material ready to sit in Dave's chair. Oliver brings > experience in the medium through his time on TDS, but even if he > establishes himself with some signature pieces this summer, they won't work > in the variety show format. (Remember Dennis Miller's late night run? Not > the HBO show - his syndicated late night show. The 'Weekend Update' style > only goes so far in that format.) Any new host is going to need time to > establish themselves, and that means the network needs to commit to a > substantial pickup and get out of the way - and THAT works best with WWP > running the show. > I wonder if Dave at some point would consider going to something like a 3-day/week schedule, and having a guest host do Monday and Fridays with the idea of transitioning them into a permanent replacement? -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- 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 tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
