On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 2:41 PM, Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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." > Kevin - I really wish you had been able to produce the prime time special they had for Dave a couple of weeks ago, because it was precisely the kind of juxtaposition you capture above that I found missing there. When they focus just on the Ed Ames type moments, Dave's career can stand with other Late Night Hosts - but what put him on an entirely different playing field was his ability to do the more thoughtful, sustained, serious pieces as well. As I have been thinking about it more and more since Dave announced his end date, that Warren Zevon show just grows more and more in its central important, not just for Dave, not just for late night, but for a shining example of what television of any kind can be at its best. -- -- 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.
