TV: Late Show - Letterman retiring May 20; Colbert debuting Sept 8 (post: 248)
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Now that the Tonight Show has moved to New York,it does make some sense to have the CBS show back in California, which would be a point in Craig Ferguson's favour.
One name people have not mention but Dave and Regis have talked about this replacement. Dave and this replacement have talked about it, don't rule out Brian Williams from NBC News making the transition from anchorman to host.
Quite frankly, I'd be perfectly happy with either one of these guys.
One name people have not mention but Dave and Regis have talked about this replacement. Dave and this replacement have talked about it, don't rule out Brian Williams from NBC News making the transition from anchorman to host.
Quite frankly, I'd be perfectly happy with either one of these guys.
Jerry Seinfeld would be the ideal replacement to cover a late-night TV show, IMO.
He has the look of a late night talk show host.
He seems well liked in the world of celebrity.
His jokes suck well enough for late night TV.
At least in my eyes anyway I don't find Seinfeld really funny.
He has the look of a late night talk show host.
He seems well liked in the world of celebrity.
His jokes suck well enough for late night TV.
At least in my eyes anyway I don't find Seinfeld really funny.
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A big reason why the Tonight Show was moved to New York is because of the tax breaks NBC got for the show. No way CBS is going to move the Late-Show to California without tax-breaks.
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More and more production over the years of anything is done outside of California because of the tax breaks.
http://articles.latimes.com/2014/jan/02/business/la-fi-ct-onlocation-20140102
No problem btw.
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The stuff he was doing/saying in the late 80's early 90's remains unsurpassed. For whatever reason though he's been a shadow of his former self for the better part of 20 years now.
The stuff he was doing/saying in the late 80's early 90's remains unsurpassed. For whatever reason though he's been a shadow of his former self for the better part of 20 years now.
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Sad to see Letterman go even if he's past his prime, he's a living legend.
I think Conan will be on the short list, but personally I hope he stays on TBS, they seem to let him do whatever he wants and I love the show, CBS may hold him back a little.
I can't really see Craig Ferguson or Louis CK get it, my guess would have to be Jerry Seinfeld, I think he'd be a great fit for that format of show.
I think Conan will be on the short list, but personally I hope he stays on TBS, they seem to let him do whatever he wants and I love the show, CBS may hold him back a little.
I can't really see Craig Ferguson or Louis CK get it, my guess would have to be Jerry Seinfeld, I think he'd be a great fit for that format of show.
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Dave likes Conan very much, was very supportive of him when Conan took his show after he left and of course during the Tonight show fiasco. I could see him supporting Conan as his successor as well. Now whether Conan would be willing to take the show back to New York again(I wish he would), is another matter. Conan turns 51 this year (if he isn't already) so I think he could do the show 10 years max.
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I loved Letterman for a long time. No one could ever touch Johnny Carson of course. But Letterman was great in the early days. The Late Night Monkey Cam is still one of the funniest things I've ever seen. The show would be going on, and every once in a while you'd see a chimpanzee casually roller skate by on a track wearing a helmet cam. Then after a while Letterman's show slowed down. And then it slowed some more but I still watched and liked him. But in 2008 he started using his show to campaign for Obama and I lost all interest and haven't watched it since. I don't really care much who follows him because I consider them all unwatchable. Conan seems like a nice guy but he's not funny. Leno desperately pretends to be a nice guy and he was never funny. I've seen a couple of minutes of Ferguson here and there and I just don't get it. Jimmy Kimmel is the only one I can actually say that I like but I'm so out of the habit of watching late night TV I never bother to see it.
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Considering how CBS got Letterman from NBC, it would be a real slap in the face to NBC if they tapped Conan to replace him.
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