Krovahn (04-12-2014)
I will miss his character on Report. I wish they just made that show an hour long.
Krovahn (04-12-2014)
jpx7 (04-14-2014)
Colbert is gonna flop like Katie Couric. I think he's talented, but his shtick precedes him too greatly IMO.
jpx7 (04-14-2014)
Haha it's a legitimate comparison. Couric did 'serious' daytime TV, but was never respected in a primetime news role (and don't say it was because she is a woman - Diane Sawyer ran all over her). Colbert owned an extremely nichey segment of late night, but that doesn't mean his crossover is going to be seamless ... I think late night audiences are absurdly picky.
Colbert hire seems like it was a hire to attract a younger audience. I think he'll fail too. He's to gimmicky.
If they had balls they could had gone after JT. Although his show would probably be a mirror image of Falons.
Remember the Medlen is better than JJ arguments that no one else agreed on? I don't want to get into another google debate but I don't think i was wrong there.
Colbert is a one trick pony with a gimmick. He's like Cohen. Only Cohen stays relevant by reinventing himself, colbert has one character.
I purposely only selected things involving trends, not involving other things. You're a very opinionated and sheltered person. You miss regularly on things becuause you like or don't like. Not looking instead at what people will like. Conan has also not even remotely reinvented himself. Hes very much true to what got him his giant audience.
Stockholm, more densely populated than NYC - sturg
I have nothing against Colbert, and I'm sure he'll do fine as Late Show host.
My issue is, he's probably the best tool the left has on TV to counter the insane propaganda on the right.
Nobody can pull off the character he's perfected. Stewart plays the liberal who shows how much non-sense goes on in the right. Colbert plays the "conservative" that makes you go wow you know they really do say and act this certain way.
It sucks seeing him go because this is the domain he perfected, and was definitely the best political satirist in the modern age.
Forever Fredi
I think everyone has to go back and watch Colbert's work on The Daily Show--where he wasn't a one-trick pony (or at least was a different-trick pony)--to see that there's more there than his schtick on The Colbert Report.
I don't know if he'll succeed or not. The market will determine that. But the guy is talented. Cut his teeth in improv and to succeed in that medium, you've got to be able to both write and perform. He'll have a top-notch writing staff at his disposal. All that said, he could flop miserably.
jpx7 (04-14-2014)
jpx7 (04-14-2014)
I don't think he'll succeed if he's overly partisan. So it will be interesting to see how he handles that. He should make fun of politics, but he'll alienate his viewer base if he sticks far left.
thank you weso1!