> I wish they were trying harder to avoid Dave's Late Show. I watch the > comedy bits, but SC's interview segments are just as canned and artificial > as Dave's ever were, even when they are (awkwardly) leading into prepared > material. Oh, what I'd give for spontaneity.
Interviewing is traditionally the hardest thing for hosts to master. (Good interviewers without comedy chops become Charlie Rose.) The reality is that the easiest way to fill half of a show's five hours per week is interviews, even if most interviewees have nothing to say beyond "Watch my movie and/or TV show," and the best hosts will merely be a bit more adept at steering those guests into and out of their two almost-entertaining stories. Granted that even when Colbert has someone on who's capable of spontaneity, it helps to be a fan of Tolkien. But that should improve as time passes. -- -- 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 --- 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]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
