I get the impression that Carson Daly would still be a douche whether or not there were a writers' strike.
Wesley: All right. I'm going to let you all in on something you may have trouble comprehending. I assure you however-- Gunn: Vampires are real. Wesley: I was telling!
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Tom Scola - Nov 27, 2007 10:14:30 am PST #8497 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 27, 2007 10:18:48 am PST #8498 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Probably true, but I wonder if he's actually the person who calls the shots regarding his eponymous show? I have no doubt that the buck stops with Letterman and Leno, but I'm not entirely convinced Carson is doing anything more than filling out his contractual host obligations as some behind-the-scenes producer like Lou Perlman yells "Dance, monkey, dance!"
brenda m - Nov 27, 2007 10:20:51 am PST #8499 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
What's Ellen's excuse? I hadn't heard she was back on.
askye - Nov 27, 2007 10:23:09 am PST #8500 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
Ellen never went off did she? Or she only went off for a day and then went back on the air but without any kind of monolouge so it's just talking to guests.
Polter-Cow - Nov 27, 2007 10:27:34 am PST #8501 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
She went off for one day.
Vortex - Nov 27, 2007 10:53:01 am PST #8502 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Daly always seemed like kind of a douche. But, if he's not a member of the WGA, he's not really doing anything wrong, I guess.
CaBil - Nov 27, 2007 11:09:09 am PST #8503 of 10001
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
Well, Carson could get banned from the WGA, but considering how he makes his money (as a host/on-air personality) he may not care.
As for the rightness of it or not, I think that neither party, the host and the guest, can use scripted material. No skits, no jokes that was written by staff. no funny stories that the publicity team helped punch up for the actor flogging his movie, nada.
Which of course means how can you do an interview without planning out beforehand the questions...?
Amusingly, a local radio station has been doing Hollywood minutes. Since when actors gone on TV to flog their movies, they tend to tell the same stories, the local radio station has been editing radio interviews of various actors on the interview circuit together into short pithy funny little bits. They are calling it "Late Night Talk Shows, the good parts"
Polter-Cow - Nov 27, 2007 11:09:53 am PST #8504 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Daly always seemed like kind of a douche.
But he did invent karma.
Wolfram - Nov 27, 2007 11:16:40 am PST #8505 of 10001
Visilurking
Well, Carson could get banned from the WGA, but considering how he makes his money (as a host/on-air personality) he may not care.
Why? He's not a writer and he's not writing. Lots of people in the biz are working. Should reality contestants get banned if they decide to turn into writers? Should newscasters?
Vortex - Nov 27, 2007 11:28:40 am PST #8506 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
But he did invent karma.
har.