[Netflix] My Next Guest Needs No Introduction ( with David Letterman)

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction
With David Letterman
ON NETFLIX

I used to stay up late ONLY to watch David Letterman's Late Show on NBC, then when it moved to CBS. He was probably the only one whom I thought could bring witty and insightful interviews with folks, keeping it lighthearted and humorous, while at the same time moving fast and allowing for a lot more like short demos, small skits, interaction with his audience, and the usual outside-the-show (physically) shenanigans.

Fast forward to this year, and he has a show again, but this time in a one-on-one, Inside-The-Actors-Studio face-to-face question and answer format, unlike in his other show.



Anyone seen this new show? Looked for a thread, didn't find one.

I saw the first episode (there is only one). Here is my review and brief synopsis, based on my own point of views, opinions, etc. Please don't let my opinion influence your watching, if you plan on doing so or have. SPOILERED so you can leave it closed until you watch, if you want:

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I don't think his show will be getting more than three seasons. Had it been less about bashing and politician stuff... maybe. I guess I expected it to be almost like the old show but it's "meh" in the Netflixish style that appeals to the current viewership of Netflix of what I believe is millennials and just overall youngsters. Maybe he will appeal to a lot more folks than I think, but I am expecting most of his viewership to be from my generation.

I don't see it lasting. I'm glad to see his candid wit and his ability to get his guests to talk AGAIN, but it seems drawn out and boring to me.

7/10 - same old Dave, funny and witty, but doesn't fit this format so well. I thought it would change from the Obama interview, but it didn't.



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Not sure if you noticed how I described what I remember from the show, but I never said he was funny. To me it wasn't about that at all, although most of the times, he was funny. I don't think he changed. Maybe with age, he couldn't do the same things he was doing before... but... I still liked it and watched it until the end.

 

I find some comedians from different eras funnier than others. It's not as simple as "comedy has changed" to me. I mean, I like Louis CK right now, and I liked

Again, I didn't watch Letterman for the comedy but he was funny. To me it was the way he was very knowledgeable, had seen and read about a lot before he interviewed someone, and he wasn't confused when his guests talked about some remote thing that nowadays confuse other talk show hosts.

Fallon is too much of a kid laughing along with the guests like if they were at a bar or a pizza parlor. He has too many skits and silliness and twitter and instagram this, and not a lot of insightful and smart interview at all.

Letterman was there for more than thirty years for a reason.