Set will be similar but not the same... no radical changes, just a fixed desk/interview section and a separate performance/monologue area... and the wings/sides of the set might actually be attached because they will have a backstage area instead of needing to fly bits of the set in and out to move stuff around
On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 11:23 PM, David Bruggeman <[email protected]> wrote: > Kevin, > > Glad you were able to go, it's really a painless experience. An interesting > game to play is to see what gets cut (if anything) between taping and > broadcast. Sometimes it's whole segments, sometimes it's bits of interview > (and you can't always notice it unless the cuts are censor-motivated). > > I'm not sure how serious SCG was, but he made noise either tonight or last > night about the show going to a new studio, but not getting a new set. > > David > > ________________________________ > From: Kevin M. <[email protected]> > > Subject: [TV orNotTV] Late Late Show taping > > A friend and I went to Studio 58 in TV City today to watch the > Scottish Conan Guy. Today was the last day in 58 -- they move to the > bigger space in Studio 56 after this run of shows has aired. We > watched the show featuring Ariel Tweto who I first saw when Craig did > his week of shows in Scotland. It is scheduled to air tomorrow. > > The show taping was lightning fast (no band so no set redressing > needed). They paused for less than a minute between segments -- > sometimes the pause lasted less than 10 seconds. Craig spoke to the > audience a bit, but we didn't see him until he walked out to do the > monologue (cold open was pretaped). The warmup comic "Chunkie D" was > innocuous (might have been "Chucky D") -- he has a horrible job to do > and he does it. I stopped judging warmup comics after working as a > crew member; at least I don't vocalize my judgments anymore. > > The side walls off-set looked to have been decorated with what was Tom > Snyder's LA skyline during his tenure as Late Late host. If so, cool. > If not, looked similar enough to fool me. > > I know not everybody on the list is a Craig fan, but I felt more of a > creative energy at that taping vs. the Tonight Show tapings I attended > over the years. While the show does have a set running order, there > always seems to be a sense that you don't know quite what is going to > happen -- you might not like what is going to happen, but whatever it > is will be a surprise. Last time I was surprised on Leno's show was > when he brought Kevin Smith on board to do a series of short films and > travelogues -- that was a decade ago. > > Overall an easy show taping experience. You're in and you're out. > > -- > 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 [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
