John Oliver has highlighted a similar 60 Minute move with devastating effect, though in that context it is the reverse (the interviewer includes a desired push quotes at the end of the question, and the subject repeats it back).
On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 5:22 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 7:18 PM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Netflix has posted a clip from the Obama episode, which is embedded in >> this Deadline article. >> >> >> http://deadline.com/2018/01/david-lettermans-netflix-series-first-look-barack-obama-dad-moves-prince-1202240144/ >> >> Someone on this board mentioned a while back about a verbal crutch that >> Dave leaned on in his later years: repeating a guest's answer back as if to >> buy time for his brain to come up with something. He does it twice in this >> clip alone. And it's one thing when you've got a Paul who can cover a >> little bit and not make it so obvious, but even Obama inadvertently catches >> him on it the second time. >> > > That's something I associate more with 60 Minutes. It's something that > Scott Pelley repeatedly does and it stands out to me as annoying. But then > I saw Lesley Stahl do it and then Steve Kroft did it. At some point 60 > Minutes was showing legacy footage and there was Mike Wallace responding to > a response by repeating it. In the context of 60 Minutes I think it is a > tool to emphasize the response, directing the viewer to pay attention to > it. In the context of Dave's interview I think he is using it as > placeholder talk to keep him in the conversation without interrupting or > just saying, "uh-huh" over and over. > >> >> And it hit me after watching it that Dave (70-year-old Dave) is >> attempting to host a single-guest interview show for a full hour. Yes, this >> ain't rocket science or brain surgery. And Dave has done really well in the >> drips and drops we've seen him in since 2015. But I have to admit that >> there's a part of me that is hesitant now that this may not turn out as >> well as I'd hoped. >> > > Using a sports metaphor, he might need more reps to find his groove. > > -- > 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. > -- 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
