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re: Letterman Final Show Thread
Posted on 5/21/15 at 9:03 am to Byron Bojangles III
Posted on 5/21/15 at 9:03 am to Byron Bojangles III
Listening to the radio folks talk about Letterman, someone saying that his legacy was in giving a boost to so many comedians.
I think that his biggest legacy is that, while Carson perfected the late night talk show, Letterman is the one who proliferated the genre. There are now two late night talk shows that were started, from scratch, by Letterman (and they've continued and will continue without him). Add to that the Late Late Show, which Letterman's production company started and ran for twenty years. Letterman showed that someone other than Carson could have a successful late night talk show, which paved the way for Arsenio and Kimmel and the rest.
I think that his biggest legacy is that, while Carson perfected the late night talk show, Letterman is the one who proliferated the genre. There are now two late night talk shows that were started, from scratch, by Letterman (and they've continued and will continue without him). Add to that the Late Late Show, which Letterman's production company started and ran for twenty years. Letterman showed that someone other than Carson could have a successful late night talk show, which paved the way for Arsenio and Kimmel and the rest.
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Posted on 5/21/15 at 9:44 am to Fewer Kilometers
After Losing To Jay Leno, David Letterman Lost His Soul
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It is not hard to trace the long, sad, bitter fall of David Letterman. In early 1992, Letterman lost “The Tonight Show” to Jay leno. Letterman believed Johnny’s chair was rightfully his (it was), that he was Carson’s heir apparent (he was), and that he had more to offer than Leno (he did).
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Letterman hadn’t lost his edge. On the contrary, he was more caustic than ever (more on that below). What he had lost was his cutting edge. After Leno won the ratings game, the air went out of Letterman’s ambition. He was beat, seemingly tired of trying and losing, and forevermore seemed satisfied to rest on his role as The Guy Who Was Cheated Out Of The Tonight Show. His audience was what it was — enough to make him fabulously wealthy, and suddenly he seemed satisfied with coasting on the legend.
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I haven’t changed. There isn’t a comedian from my youth I don’t still revere, including the left-wing George Carlin. Cosby, Seinfeld, Robin Williams, Dennis Miller, Pryor, the first five years of “Saturday Night Live” — still love all of it.
I didn't leave David Letterman, David Letterman left me.
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