OT: Movies/TV Shows

[Leafyblue]

That said, how far with Colbert go against Trump now?

I would guess that all the bits now will have to go through CBS censors. Even when Norm was fired from SNL for making jokes about OJ, he wouldn't say a bad thing. Letterman had to drag it out of him.

 

[LeafGm]

Oddly, I feel like the new Superman will require a rewatch to really give it a proper review. It jumps right into the action and doesn't really let up. Some good twists, interesting choices...

This definitely threw me off.

I completely avoid trailers and spoilers as best I can for movies I’m interested in, so I went into the movie almost completely blind about the story.

I’m not sure what I expected, but it absolutely wasn’t that they’d just dive right into the middle of the action right from the first scene, with Clark three years into being Superman, already established as a star reporter, already in a relationship with Lois, already Lex Luthor’s archenemy and never look back from there.

I think I like that choice though. Kind of like the MCU skipping the origin story for their Spiderman—the story’s been told and re-told so many times that everyone knows it, and skipping it and going with a more established Superman lets you hit the ground running.

And all in all, the movie was good, but the cast was great and Gunn really nailed the most important characters (Superman, Lois, Lex). Bodes well for future instalments. And I’m also really looking forward to Milly Alcock as Supergirl, since she was one of the few really good parts of “House of the Dragon”.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Watching Fallon fake his way to a laugh is cringe worthy enough.

That said, how far with Colbert go against Trump now?

He has nothing to lose.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Fallon is like #3 in the ratings. Not relevant at all. Colbert and Kimmel are way ahead.

But I’d wager Fallon has better numbers with the key younger demographic and I’m sure his short form stuff on socials obliterates the other two.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

But I’d wager Fallon has better numbers with the key younger demographic and I’m sure his short form stuff on socials obliterates the other two.

You're probably the only person I know who watches or even admits to knowing who Jimmy Fallon even is.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Because you’re fucking 90 and a fucking donkey.

I forgot to block you. I’ll handle that now.

 

[Pwner]

Meh, CBS started to neuter Colbert around the 2nd year or so. I stopped watching his monologue because, meh.

Just have him host The Daily Show with Stewart or bring back the Colbert Report. That's the ticket.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

He was bad from the beginning. He was also too political, which made him very predictable and boring. He should’ve followed Carson’s approach and not gone so heavy into it. Kimmel is the same, but at least more interests funny about it and not trying to pass off a terrible impersonation every night. People want to watch a talk show and have fun, not have it turn into a lecture.

 

[Leafyblue]

People want to watch a talk show and have fun

Fallon

 

[MindzEye]

He was bad from the beginning. He was also too political, which made him very predictable and boring. He should’ve followed Carson’s approach and not gone so heavy into it. Kimmel is the same, but at least more interests funny about it and not trying to pass off a terrible impersonation every night. People want to watch a talk show and have fun, not have it turn into a lecture.

Something to remember is that Colbert is being cancelled due to back channel political pressure, not ratings.

 

[leafman101]

Late night talk shows are dead. But it’s so disappointing that Colbert turned Letterman’s show into the Tonight Show considering how irreverent the Colbert Report was.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

Something to remember is that Colbert is being cancelled due to back channel political pressure, not ratings.

CBS settled a lawsuit with Trump and Colbert criticized them.

This is the long and short of the cancelation

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Late night talk shows are dead. But it’s so disappointing that Colbert turned Letterman’s show into the Tonight Show considering how irreverent the Colbert Report was.

I was super pumped to see what he'd do on the larger stage and it was a massive, massive letdown.

It's sort of unwatchable. The monologue is always dull and lame. The skits are terrible. His interviews are okay, but nothing like the prior CR interviews. Just watered down, pandering, unfunny garbage.

 

[mbow30]

Ya agreed the firing was cause he is shit not cause of trump

 

[MindzEye]

I've never watched it, but the ratings were still solid (2.42 million avg for a late night show is good in 2025) and would almost crack the top 10 among all shows. Which is pretty pretty okay for a show that is on every night and not in prime time. Beating Kimmel 650K, and Fallon by more than double.

Lots of shows are dogshit and don't get cancelled because all that matters is ratings, and now in 2025, ratings and not making fun of the President of the United States.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Hilariously, I think Gutfeld has destroyed them all, with something like 3.2M viewers. Talk about unfunny and unwatchable.

 

[manny]

Gutfield is what Americans want. Mean, ignorant, crybaby, faux-tough guy, pandering to insecure people.

 

[MindzEye]

Hilariously, I think Gutfeld has destroyed them all, with something like 3.2M viewers. Talk about unfunny and unwatchable.

Fox is a different beast though. Fox could put anyone in that slot and it would do similar numbers. They've proven this a bunch of times over the years now....oh no, how will they replace Bill Oreilly? There's no way Tucker can fill his shoes. Oh noes, Tucker is leaving there's no way Jessie Watters can carry a show, that guy is a lightweight, so and and so forth. The worldview is the product on Fox. Network TV is competing with multiple other networks basically doing the exact same thing in the exact same timeslots as the others.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Well, that's why it's hilarious. It sucks so bad.

 

[mbow30]

LoF not enjoying gutfield is surprising tbh