Comment by agumonkey
4 years ago
I felt this on 80s french shows too. Its as if 1h back then was longer than 1h now. It's super odd. People were probably happier deeply because all of the new spaces to play on, without much structure and productivity. Things were to be invented. Whereas today, TV shows are long term businesses who have to hold market shar, ensure the same thing every day. No time for stepping aside, laugh or listen.
Probably a difference in human and emotional education. Times were slightly rougher in the 60-80s.. people may have had thicker skin and more social skills.
All in all it might just be a natural cycle of sclerosis, not help by the internet amplifier.
ps YouTube suggested some letterman shows with meg parsont (a random employee working in front of the studio building) I felt Dave was a bit intrusive if not bullish on her. Made me feel conflicted, as I hold the dude and show very high in mind.
I wouldn't hold any celebs too high in mind. Dave is a funny comedian but who knows what he's like in his personal life? Lots of celebs are either assholes or terrible people. Rule of thumb: if you don't know them personally, never put them on a pedestal. Even then, don't do it.
He did assholery, publicly known too. Other than that he seems averagely balanced as a human.
> He did assholery, publicly known too. Other than that he seems averagely balanced as a human.
Never followed Letterman's work as I never found him funny and it always felt like a used car salemen's type shtick, I was more likely to watch Jay Leno due to him being in LA and loving cars. Honestly Simpsons or Married with Children re-runs were more entertaining than both to me...
But, I watched that Comedy Store documentary from last year and heard from guys like Chris Rock in other interviews throughout the years that Letterman was generally known to be a total miserable grump when not on stage.
His persona and his real life demeanor were 180s of each other, which kind of makes sense the more you learn about how messed up psychologically and emotionally comedians often are and given how much time the spent on Freddy Prince's suicide, it really drove the point home that they are often just broken toys with a narrow focus on doing something to east their deep pain. And Letterman was from that era of comedians and was around the store back then.
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Not to mention liberal too with televised broadcasts like Le Narcisso Show