I liked Tomlinson as a host, and I think she’ll find a rhythm as the show goes on.
I think it could be a great half-hour show. Unfortunately it’s an hour. It is better than 10-year-old Byron Allen repeats, so it has that going for it, which is nice. John — John Edwards "You can insure against the weather, but you can't insure against incompetence, can you?" - Phil Tufnell On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 10:46 AM Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> wrote: > First episode free on YouTube > > https://youtu.be/3RI5tgjjwTA?si=Q9xIZx77zPaZU8c4 > > She’s a better host than the alleged sexual predator who was “cleared” of > wrongdoing by his own lawyer. > > The show is just not geared to me. If you watch any British panel TV show, > or listen to any British panel radio show, it’s agonizing to endure the > American equivalent. In the UK the panelists are just there amusing > themselves, and if the audience happens to laugh, fine. In the US, > panelists just so desperately want to be loved, like every answer to a > question should be followed up with a wink to the audience and the words > “am I right?!” screamed at full volume. > > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > > On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 6:57 AM Jon Delfin <jondel...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I got a lot of reading done during the show. >> Not even Paul F. Tompkins will get me to watch ep #2. >> >> On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 8:04 AM Steve Timko <steveti...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I couldn't watch it..The forced laughter was horrible. And I liked all >>> three panelists. >>> >>> On Sun, Jan 14, 2024, 1:31 PM David Risner <da...@risner.org> wrote: >>> >>>> She’s one of my favorite comics. I think that it’ll come down to how >>>> good the writers are and how much the studio/producers/directors try to >>>> make her bland to try to attract the widest audience vs letting her be >>>> herself to attract a good core audience. >>>> >>>> -- David >>>> >>>> On Jan 13, 2024, at 6:52 PM, Dave Sikula <davesik...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> If the sample game Colbert played is any indication, there will be no >>>> jokes, so the work will be that much harder. >>>> >>>> --Dave Sikula >>>> >>>> On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 05:36:33 PM PST, 'David Bruggeman' via >>>> TVorNotTV <tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> They don't even have a clip of the show on its Paramount + or Facebook >>>> pages. >>>> >>>> I have my expectations set about as low as they were for the Hardwick >>>> edition, so I'll probably like it. My only concern is whether it can >>>> really fill an hour. The show seemed to work best with a high joke volume, >>>> and that takes a lot of work. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> David >>>> >>>> On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 01:53:45 PM PST, Jeff Metzner < >>>> jmetz...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> I was surprised they didn't have a clip of the show on Colbert. I know >>>> they probably won't film the premiere until the day of or the day before, >>>> but surely they must have made some test shows? >>>> >>>> Anyway, I also set a Season Pass. I wonder what percentage of current >>>> TiVo owners are in this thread? >>>> >>>> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 7:38:38 PM UTC-5 Doug Eastick wrote: >>>> >>>> I just watched her interview too. Meh. >>>> I have low expectations for anything after 1130pm. >>>> >>>> I have set a TiVo Season Pass. >>>> >>>> >>>> /Doug >>>> eas...@mcd.on.ca >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jan 12, 2024, 19:18 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < >>>> tvor...@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Just watched "comedy superstar" Tomlinson's appearance with Colbert >>>> last week, and my initial impression is that she's unfunny and bland enough >>>> that she won't distract from the guests. >>>> >>>> I had expected gameplay similar to the original version ("Points!"), >>>> but the examples she provided Colbert indicate that Tuesday will be a >>>> one-off for me. 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