I was talking to someone over the weekend, and we were wondering if, now that Netflix and Worldwide Pants were collaborating, there would be any hope of some old Letterman episodes making their way to the streaming service. This seems to be a common phenomenon with reboots/business relationships, but I havent read anything saying why this was or wasnt a possibility. Do any of you have any insight?
On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 10:37 AM, 'Bradford Harvey' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > Slight correction: The interviews air once a month so the next one will > premiere in February. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Adam > Bowie > *Sent:* Monday, January 15, 2018 9:33 AM > *To:* tvornottv <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: "If you retire to spend more time with > your family, check with your family first." > > > > I suspect that talking too explicitly about the current President was just > out of bounds for Dave. > > > > Others can correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought it wasn't the "done > thing" to criticise the current incumbent if you're an ex-President? So the > closest you get is perhaps some allusion to current issues. The same was > true of Obama's interview with Prince Harry recently for the BBC. The > interview, which was recorded back in September, but played out over the > Christmas period, also managed to avoid mentioning Trump by name. Of course > in that circumstance, the Windsors would also have wanted Harry to tread > carefully. > > > > But let's face it, if you have been a political animal your entire life > leading up to becoming President, then you don't really suddenly lose all > interest in everything the second you leave the Oval Office. > > > > I generally enjoyed the episode and it's nice for an outlet to actually > show a one-on-one interview at length. And it's interesting that Netflix > are choosing to release them once per week rather than the usual > all-at-once pattern. I think that makes more sense, allowing each interview > room to breathe, and potentially gaining newsworthiness. > > > > But I do wish Dave would at least trim his beard a little! > > > > > > Adam > > > > > > On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 5:58 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Having watched it, I think I'd rather see the full unedited walk across > the bridge with Letterman and Lewis. There was nothing really wrong with > the Obama interview, but there was also nothing special or remarkable about > it. Obama admitted during his WTF interview with Maron that he doesn't get > nervous during interviews, that he can hold his own (and that he can > probably prop up even the worst interviewer). Obviously given the current > negative political climate, seeing and hearing Obama is a breath of fresh > air to people, and if that's what you need/want to get you through the day, > more power to you. But -- not that it would ever happen -- should I ever > get to interview any POTUS, even one I like and admire, there are serious > and hard questions that need to be asked of every commander in chief. Dave > lobbed softballs. Contrast that with Lewis, where they talked frankly about > the current President, the setbacks involving not just race but the nation > as a whole -- that to me was the Letterman I'd like to see in long-form > interviewing. Letterman and Obama telling stories about their families is > very sweet, but at the core of an extended length interview, there should > be some meat on the proverbial bone, you know? > > > > On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 6:49 PM, Darren Glass <[email protected]> wrote: > > I’m surprised there hasnt been more discussion of this today. > > > > I enjoyed it a great deal. Dave wasn’t at the top of his game, but I found > parts of it moving, parts of it quite funny, and I learned a few things. It > wasn’t hugely groundbreaking, but it was nice to see both Letterman and > Obama on my tv once again. > > > > dg > > > > > > > On 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. > > > > 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. > > > > On Jan 5, 2018 12:29, "'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV" < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Joe Hass, Aug 8th 2017: > > Dave's coming back on Netflix. Six episodes in 2018. > > > > https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/arts/television/david- > letterman-netflix-new-series.html?_r=0 > > > > His first guest will be some guy named Obama... the remaining ones are all > named in this Variety > <http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/david-letterman-netflix-series-barack-obama-1202654327/> > (link) piece. > > > > B > > > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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. > > > > -- > > Kevin M. 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