I just watched it. I suppose there were things I'd do differently (no Baldwins, for example) but he went out with a smile, perhaps more of a smile than when either Carson or Leno said their farewells. Some of the clips of vintage Dave made me think -- as I often think with classic Carson -- that there has to be a way to repurpose those moments, via social media or the Tube of You or elsewhere, to introduce Dave to future generations. Because I doubt you could explain to kids today that the guy who recently interviewed President Obama once dropped himself into a giant bowl of milk while clad in nothing but Rice Krispies. And I also doubt that you could explain a TV series capable of dropping gallons of paint off the roof of a theater (just for a cheap visual gag) is the same series where a terminally ill musician can tell us all to "enjoy every sandwich."
I still say I'll continue to miss Johnny more than Dave, but I suspect if I was neutral about it, Johnny stayed a little longer than he should have, whereas Dave left precisely when he needed to. As the media shifts, Dave didn't need to take part in that shift -- frankly, it would be beneath him to try. In my perfect world of 500 channels that actually feature unique branding and unique programing, I see a channel devoted to the lost art of the talk and variety show. A channel where Ed Sullivan, Jack Paar, Tom Snyder, Dick Cavett, Johnny Carson, Milton Berle, Jackie Gleason, Sid Caesar, Carol Burnett, Rowan & Martin, the Smothers Brothers, and the original "not ready for prime time" players could live on. Letterman's work is a worthy addition to that fictional channel. Somebody needs to turn that fiction into reality. #ThanksDave On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 12:23 PM, Diner <bwayst...@gmail.com> wrote: > The overnight ratings are in: Dave's last show drew 13.7 million viewers. > It's his fourth highest rated show ever, and his biggest audience since > February 1994 (in his sixth month at CBS). But just like most nights during > the intervening 21 years, he got beaten by Leno: Jay's farewell show last > year drew 14.6 million viewers. > > http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/22/business/media/david-letterman-finale-draws-almost-14-million-viewers-in-ratings.html > > -Tim > > > On Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 2:34:28 AM UTC-4, Doug Eastick wrote: > >> Julia on the top ten was great. >> >> I thought the whole show was great. >> >> While I didn't see the morning show often, I started watching on NBC. >> I even had a tshirt "there is no Off on the genius switch" >> > -- > -- > 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/d/optout. > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- 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/d/optout.
