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Post by Afgncaap5 on Mar 24, 2015 22:47:07 GMT -5
Well, I watched the first episode last night. The only really bad thing I can think to say about him is that he's not Craig Ferguson, and that's not really his fault. (And I'm grateful that it wasn't really awkward and slow like Seth Meyers' first night as a late night talkshow host was.) I especially liked the fact that it seemed to have a focus on musical stuff.
I dunno. Too soon to say for sure, of course, but I think he's off to a good start. I don't really watch much Late Night TV, but he may reel me in the way that Craig did.
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Post by GarrettCRW on Mar 25, 2015 7:56:48 GMT -5
He's actually doing the show differently than every other non-Craig host, so that's a big plus already. (Apparently, they're already having a little trouble getting guests who will agree to being on the couch together. Never mind that that used to be the norm when Johnny was still around.)
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Post by Mod City on Mar 26, 2015 12:19:20 GMT -5
I didn't mind what little I've seen so far, but he has a ways to go to seem relaxed and at home in the position. Or maybe this is how he'll always be, who knows? He's coming off as a reasonably likeable guy on the show, and since that's where my experience with him starts, that's what he'll appear to be until he does something to change that.
Something I've noticed is how much more fanfare and promotion Corden seems to be getting than Ferguson did when he started out. It seems to be a much bigger deal this time around. Maybe it has something to do with all the upheaval in late night television - Letterman stepping down, Fallon at the Tonight Show, Stewart retiring, etc. - that just makes it bigger news these days. Or maybe I'm altogether wrong and Ferguson got about as much press as Corden is getting.
He's different and obviously talented, but we'll see if he can hold me as a viewer.
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Post by nondescript spice on Mar 26, 2015 15:38:52 GMT -5
if the rest of it is as funny as the bit he did with tom hanks, i'm in.
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Post by GarrettCRW on Mar 26, 2015 18:48:32 GMT -5
Something I've noticed is how much more fanfare and promotion Corden seems to be getting than Ferguson did when he started out. CBS owns the show outright now, so that appears to factor in the decision to promote the show more than Craig got pretty much ever. |
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Post by Afgncaap5 on Mar 27, 2015 19:47:14 GMT -5
Something I've noticed is how much more fanfare and promotion Corden seems to be getting than Ferguson did when he started out. CBS owns the show outright now, so that appears to factor in the decision to promote the show more than Craig got pretty much ever. I wonder if it's an issue of need? Craig seemed to gradually draw a crowd over time without much need, and once people started watching him they'd generally stick around. Corden's only real weakness seems to be a lack of draw... he's likeable and funny and not mean or bitter like a lot of others are/pretend to be, but... at the same time, he's not well known. I mean, before this the only thing I'd seen him on were two episodes of Doctor Who and the musical Into The Woods, and I didn't even know it was the same guy until after I started watching his show. So, maybe they felt that promotion was more necessary this time around? Alternatively, maybe Craig made the show a bit more profitable, so they realized that the show could do well, and so they started putting more money into it with the hopes of a bigger return? Who can say? |
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