isn't Hardwick under contract with NBC? it might be that simple On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 3:53 PM Jim Ellwanger <train...@ellwanger.tv> wrote:
> I'll admit that I liked it, too, although I only watched occasionally > (mainly when a comedian I really liked was among the "competitors"). > > I wonder if the new version is going to open with the host saying "It's > 12:36 and 59 seconds." > > > On Feb 8, 2023, at 11:21 AM, M-D November <mdnovem...@gmail.com> wrote: > > *raises hand* > > I know I'm in the minority here, but I really enjoyed the original run of > @midnight and was not happy when CC pulled it, so I'm glad to see it coming > back in some form. > > I do have concerns that having the show air on CBS will tone down some of > the humor, but I can see the panel remaining heavy on comedians - the > original tried a few episodes with less-comedically-inclined actor types > and the results were not great - although the key concern is going to be > who gets tapped as host. With Hardwick out of the picture (I thought he > got cleared of his accusations, since he was back on AMC, but...*shrug*), > finding someone who can manage the pace of the game and still keep up the > manic energy of a show that described itself as "Jeopardy but with dick > jokes" is going to be critical for the success of the show. > > And for what it's worth, #f**kspacekaren. > On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 9:22:40 PM UTC-5 PGage wrote: > >> Hard to believe anyone in the world has been crossing their fingers >> hoping for an @Midnight reboot. But this is exactly the kind of choice that >> makes sense: easy to produce, allows for stars of films to TV shows to >> serve as panelists to pimp projects (totally expect at least one non-comic >> chair per night) and, most of all, very cheap. From what I can tell Corden >> makes $9M/year. Whoever hosts this new thing will I suspect make no more >> than 10% of that. >> >> They could have made up a new format, but one is as good as another, and >> I guess they already own this one. Find a likable youngish host ( if this >> were NBC the host would be Bowen Yang, not sure if the Paramount Universe >> has anyone similar - maybe a TDS correspondent?). >> >> On Tue, 7 Feb 2023 at 5:23 PM Doug Eastick <eas...@eastick.ca> wrote: >> >>> Meh. >>> >>> I wasn't sure what to expect as a replacement, but that choice doesn't >>> give me much "I'll give that a try" feeling. >>> >>> So then, west coast late night shows for PR rounds of TV/movie people is >>> just Kimmel then? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 7, 2023 at 8:18 PM Jon Delfin <jond...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> https://tvline.com/2023/02/07/at-midnight-reboot-replacing-late-late-show-james-corden-cbs/ >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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+...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABCcf4emcUFL7g5TahMVcN5NsgcUZXnuL%2B-eNUqBHMQ3fdquow%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABCcf4emcUFL7g5TahMVcN5NsgcUZXnuL%2B-eNUqBHMQ3fdquow%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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+...@googlegroups.com. >>> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1Bptq2TRGayYarZeyz5-EQeMfcgL_RaWJc6DWL7EtJMwdQ%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1Bptq2TRGayYarZeyz5-EQeMfcgL_RaWJc6DWL7EtJMwdQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> > > -- > 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. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/0e956487-8781-45db-8d01-3a8f9b7124f6n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/0e956487-8781-45db-8d01-3a8f9b7124f6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- > 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. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/E5131CB2-9134-4160-9177-6CB5E36CEC7F%40ellwanger.tv > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/E5131CB2-9134-4160-9177-6CB5E36CEC7F%40ellwanger.tv?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. 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