The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Yeh, Batiste was a strange choice. He is more of a jazz scholar than a "TV Band" leader. Does appear to be a fish out of water.
The best part of the show is the opening sequence. That technique that forces reduced focus makes it look like a miniature stop-motion set they built.
It may turn out that the written bits continue to work better than the interviews. After nine years of Colbert's alter-ego, it feels like the guests are confused by the real Steven.
I want to know why everybody is still wearing suits and ties? Steven had to in the CC gig to promote the conservative aspect, but here he needs to be more relaxed and let his guests relax, too. I think we're past the Mad Men dressed to the nines at work era.
Do people still dress in a suit and tie to go to work?
It may turn out that the written bits continue to work better than the interviews. After nine years of Colbert's alter-ego, it feels like the guests are confused by the real Steven.
I want to know why everybody is still wearing suits and ties? Steven had to in the CC gig to promote the conservative aspect, but here he needs to be more relaxed and let his guests relax, too. I think we're past the Mad Men dressed to the nines at work era.
Do people still dress in a suit and tie to go to work?
Many do. Just about every late night host does. Kimmel claims his ratings went up significantly when he srted wearing suits and ties.
Banter with Leno did look bad no matter who the band leader was.
So Colbert needs to loosen up with the interviews, is is way to serious. Letterman had a way to take a tough subject and inject humor. I don't know if Colbert just can't do that or isn't opening up more. He also needs to at least talk to his band leader or someone as a sidekick.
Any chance that we see Rupert anymore?
I think I have had enough of the show. I will only watch relevant highlights from it on other shows as necessary. It simply isn't my cup of tea and it certainly isn't a replacement for Letterman.
I will say the Joe Biden interview was some of the most moving television I've seen. But I can understand that what worked for Colbert on Comedy Central is falling flat on CBS. I wonder how long Moonves will keep that Big Red Switch in the "Late Show" position and not throw it back to "Mentalist"?
All depends on where you work and what place in time. Over the 29 years in my office I had a t-shirt with pictures of the great places I had visited in the USA. Then, when I went to meetings in the early years 200 people in the room had suits on. You could find about three or four that did not. I had mine on. By the end of that 29 years the only ones that had a suit on were on the stage. Time changes everything.....
After the second week the show is getting more comfortable. The Tim Cook interview went well, and the schtick of "The Hungry for Power Games" worked perfectly with the dome overhead showing the Tribute to the Fallen, with Rick Perry the Tribute from the Texas District.
when's letterman coming back?
seriously, colbert just isn't working for me. i had really hoped cbs had picked jon stewart to replace dave, not steven!
seriously, colbert just isn't working for me. i had really hoped cbs had picked jon stewart to replace dave, not steven!
This week I just watched the 3 minutes that UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon was on the show.
I guess I´ll just watch depending on who will be on his show.
I guess I´ll just watch depending on who will be on his show.
They are actually better than Letterman. Still not beating Fallon.
The show is improving slowly, I just don't know if he can hold on to the Colbert Report format much longer. He needs to open up his comedy away from politics.
