I think of Olbermann like I think of Jon Stewart and Bill Maher: an astute commentator 20 years ago but still around after his expiration date.
It’s laughable that CBS thought they would get out of the situation untarnished. In a fascist regime big businesses have a whole lot to gain by being on the regime’s good side and a whole lot to lose by going against it. So if a big corporation sides with the people it’s welcome but not expected. CBS will never admit to ending the Late Show as an act of appeasement and considering that they’re keeping the show going another 10 months means it’s not the deciding factor. What happened and the way it happened is a PR nightmare for CBS. I assume what happened is that Colbert is a year away from the end of his contract and his people went to CBS to start negotiating an extension. That’s when he was told the show would be ending. Then Colbert decided to broadcast it and now there’s nothing CBS can do to avoid looking awful. It’s a shame about the theater. I did a backstage tour in the Letterman days and the control room was very impressive. They invested a lot into bringing it up to HDTV standard. On Mon, Jul 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > Olbermann is more two-faced than the late Larry King, which is saying > something. He also has no personal knowledge to make any claims; his > speculation is (as it has always been) personally motivated and > self-serving. I discount him, as I would discount a pair of ill-fitting > skinny jeans. > > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > > On Mon, Jul 21, 2025 at 8:09 AM Jon Delfin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I listen to Keith Olbermann so you don't have to >> >> condensed greatly: >> >> IQ47 had nothing to do with the cancellation >> CBS has been wanting to get out of late-night for a long time (and has >> been trying to sell the Ed besides) >> they saw a way to kiss DC ass and solve their problem, leaving themselves >> mostly untarnished >> >> also, KO has a very low opinion of Colbert, but that's besides the point >> >> if you feel the need, >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdj9TyZoxBc&list=WL&index=13&t=2355s >> (1.25x or 1.5x recommended) >> >> -- >> 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 [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABCcf4c5155%2B%3D8TOCUQ2jbXOhsKOUHS3YbcLU2DT7NGRzoFn7Q%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABCcf4c5155%2B%3D8TOCUQ2jbXOhsKOUHS3YbcLU2DT7NGRzoFn7Q%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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4ALvqvhV7bJpwUPoGCJhH9Thb7B2DBVHt0XrZ2wekrQAA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4ALvqvhV7bJpwUPoGCJhH9Thb7B2DBVHt0XrZ2wekrQAA%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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiGOA_Scyc9FBKOO14urW5KgNudAp-HbmVKWkQ_zn-3kEw%40mail.gmail.com.
