Red Mosquito

wease wrote:Late Show with Colbert canceled. Trump wins again.

I don’t think this one is political. I don’t know anyone who watches late night tv anymore. This is just another victim of the current and future entertainment landscape. My kids (18 and 15) don’t know who he is and have never watched an episode of late night tv.

If there is one part of the industry this hurts, it’s stand-up comedy. They’re not gaining fans from doing sets on these shows, but I think it’s always been a significant marker in careers to get your first Tonight Show or Late Night spot.

If it wasn't the highest rated late night show and if it wasn't on CBS, I think a good case could be made that it's honestly, truly just a financial decision. But the Paramount settlement and the upcoming merger makes this thing fucking reek.

Currently rewatching all of Seinfeld via the 4K UHD Blu-ray boxset. Mildly bizarre to see a '90s sitcom in such incredible quality.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Currently rewatching all of Seinfeld via the 4K UHD Blu-ray boxset. Mildly bizarre to see a '90s sitcom in such incredible quality.

My nightmare

epilogue wrote:If it wasn't the highest rated late night show and if it wasn't on CBS, I think a good case could be made that it's honestly, truly just a financial decision. But the Paramount settlement and the upcoming merger makes this thing fucking reek.

Sadly this.

The current administration is attempting to silence every dissenting voice they can.

daft twat wrote:

wease wrote:Late Show with Colbert canceled. Trump wins again.

I don’t think this one is political. I don’t know anyone who watches late night tv anymore. This is just another victim of the current and future entertainment landscape. My kids (18 and 15) don’t know who he is and have never watched an episode of late night tv.

If there is one part of the industry this hurts, it’s stand-up comedy. They’re not gaining fans from doing sets on these shows, but I think it’s always been a significant marker in careers to get your first Tonight Show or Late Night spot.

It’s very much a political thing. CBS wanted to appease Trump, as if giving into his grift of a $16 mil settlement wasn’t enough, so they fired one of his most outspoken critics on their network. It all stems, of course, from the bullshit lawsuit Trump filed against CBS about the Kamala Harris interview on 60 MINUTES last year in the run up to the election. To get FCC approval for a sale of Paramount they settled and now they cancel the long-running series after Colbert called his network out on their terrible decision.

wease wrote:

daft twat wrote:

wease wrote:Late Show with Colbert canceled. Trump wins again.

I don’t think this one is political. I don’t know anyone who watches late night tv anymore. This is just another victim of the current and future entertainment landscape. My kids (18 and 15) don’t know who he is and have never watched an episode of late night tv.

If there is one part of the industry this hurts, it’s stand-up comedy. They’re not gaining fans from doing sets on these shows, but I think it’s always been a significant marker in careers to get your first Tonight Show or Late Night spot.

It’s very much a political thing. CBS wanted to appease Trump, as if giving into his grift of a $16 mil settlement wasn’t enough, so they fired one of his most outspoken critics on their network. It all stems, of course, from the bullshit lawsuit Trump filed against CBS about the Kamala Harris interview on 60 MINUTES last year in the run up to the election. To get FCC approval for a sale of Paramount they settled and now they cancel the long-running series after Colbert called his network out on their terrible decision.

The message just before 9:31 might have been the straw that broke the camel's back here...

I seriously doubt it was Trump related.

Apparently his show costs an insane $100 million per year to produce and was losing them $40 million a year. And it had something like 200 staff. Crazy.

I'm sure it was subsidized by the feds for when they wanted to push some propaganda, but with that money dried up now, it's not worth keeping on the air.

The only two memorable bits I can think of was:

- when he tried to shut Jon Stewart up about the origins of covid.

- the time Claire Daines mentioned intelligence working with journalists and he couldn't change the subject fast enough.

He was a disease watched by idiots and it's good that he's going. Great job to Trump if he was responsible.

At least we still have that weepy bitch on ABC to laugh at.

BurtReynolds wrote:What an absolute zero.

epilogue wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Currently rewatching all of Seinfeld via the 4K UHD Blu-ray boxset. Mildly bizarre to see a '90s sitcom in such incredible quality.

My nightmare

you're a dirty Friendshead, aren't you?

Of course he is.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

epilogue wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Currently rewatching all of Seinfeld via the 4K UHD Blu-ray boxset. Mildly bizarre to see a '90s sitcom in such incredible quality.

My nightmare

you're a dirty Friendshead, aren't you?

I'm meant having to watch ANY 90s sitcom in 4k UHD.

But, yes, Friends is great.

I’m in the camp that Colbert wasn’t funny at all

Colbert was fun to watch on the Colbert Report when he was playing a character, but seemed so toothless and weak when he took over the Late Show.

epilogue wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

epilogue wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Currently rewatching all of Seinfeld via the 4K UHD Blu-ray boxset. Mildly bizarre to see a '90s sitcom in such incredible quality.

My nightmare

you're a dirty Friendshead, aren't you?

I'm meant having to watch ANY 90s sitcom in 4k UHD.

Wait, why?

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

epilogue wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

epilogue wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Currently rewatching all of Seinfeld via the 4K UHD Blu-ray boxset. Mildly bizarre to see a '90s sitcom in such incredible quality.

My nightmare

you're a dirty Friendshead, aren't you?

I'm meant having to watch ANY 90s sitcom in 4k UHD.

Wait, why?

Don't be an ass

Wait, Colbert toothless? Unfunny?
I love you guys but wow.

Wow hilarious