Comment on How come late night hosts always seem to think every guest did good shit whether a movie or book or whatever? Why not just be honest and say I thought this sucked. And get in a real discussion.?

• jerkface@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Okay but you’re presumably retired to a one room apartment and late night talk show hosts have millions of dollars.

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  • Patnou@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Not to be a dick but don’t really understand the question. I really don’t …no ill will in that. So they have millions and the guest has millions then why should we listen or watch a mutual finger bang of each other? Wouldn’t you admire a person more if they were just brutally honest? Not being mean just honest. Because the best TV was made when the guest or host seemed uncomfortable. Case in point Jay Leno’s interview with Hugh Grant after being picked up with a prostitute his first question was straight forward blunt and to the point. What The Hell Were You Thinking? At this time he was married to Elizabeth Hurley. Or the one were Jauqin Phoenix made David Letterman uncomfortable. want me to keep going? They may lose some viewers but 10 to 1 those viewers will be just lap dog’s but will keep a good chunk for at least this day in age have even a remote glimpse of honesty even if it’s brutal from someone. These people aren’t middle class anymore, or poor, so now that they are well off why do they still pull punches?

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    • jerkface@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Presumably if they wanted your admiration, they wouldn’t be a fucking talk show host, which is by definition and by design a shill for corporate products and messages. There was that one time that one guy said something cool and the other time that other guy said that thing to that famous person, but come on; that’s not their job. Earning your admiration is not the job. A talk show is not the personal platform of the host, any more than a role in a movie is the personal platform of the actor.

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