It's a shame because I think the show was finally finding its footing (and was starting to attract a better class of panelist than they were able to pull in the early days). I still believe that the 1-hour format hurt the show in the long-run; one of the reasons the original format worked as well as it did was that the half-hour format didn't leave a ton of room for a 'talk show' segment or other weird away-from-the-podium games. (The fact that Chris Hardwick's hosting style could best be described as 'hamster on speed' helped as well.)
On Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 11:48:21 AM UTC-4 Tom Wolper wrote: > The real weakness of the show was recruiting quality panelists. On the > rare occasion they had veteran comedians on the show could reach its > potential. I’m all for giving emerging talents a national showcase to show > what they’ve got and make a name for themselves, but the usual panelists > they got seemed to come from open mics and that’s where their future is. I > thought over time they would tinker with the format to make a better show, > and they did, and also to develop a roster of talent that would be reliably > funny. But that never happened. > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM Doug Eastick <eas...@eastick.ca> wrote: > >> I had set my DVR to record it regularly. I never watched a whole >> episode -- heck maybe never more than 5 mins a few times. I did see a >> few clips on youtube. >> >> On the other hand, I have listened to Craig's interviews on his podcasts >> more often. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM Mark Jeffries <spotl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Taylor Tomlinson wants to return to standup full-time, so the reboot of >>> the former Chris Hardwick Comedy Central panel game will end in June, with >>> CBS not planning any first-run replacements at 12:37 a.m., something Byron >>> Allen must be ecstatic about: >>> >>> https://www.thewrap.com/after-midnight-taylor-tomlinson-canceled-cbs/ >>> >>> BTW. Google Groups wouldn't let me put the title of "@fter Midnight" as >>> styled in the subject line. >>> >>> -- >>> 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 tvornottv+...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/a4336e79-77af-4dc2-891e-449cdf68c53en%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/a4336e79-77af-4dc2-891e-449cdf68c53en%40googlegroups.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 tvornottv+...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1BqT15tUKY6Z2ZYiM5W9ajXurmbmg%2Bf8FVkA14k9o26FEA%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1BqT15tUKY6Z2ZYiM5W9ajXurmbmg%2Bf8FVkA14k9o26FEA%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 tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/121176e2-a679-4fc6-8a83-dd6810013e6fn%40googlegroups.com.
