- David Bianculli: Colbert planned to replace Letterman. ideal for CBS, risky for Colbert
- He says Colbert brings new late night Essentials: social-media savvy, buzz
- But Colbert could lose edge when he falls persona; asks fans who will follow him, he?
- Baker of the bet is that intelligent interviewers, as he himself probably do a Colbert,
Editor's Note: David Bianculli is the founder and editor of TVWorthWatching.com and teaches TV and film at Rowan University in New Jersey. He is also TV critics and guest host for NPR's "fresh air with Terry Gross." Opinions expressed in this commentary are the author's.
(AP) - just a week after David Letterman by 2015, step down surprised viewers CBS with his vow of on air by late-night TV in the year moved with breathtaking speed ointments and announced his successor: Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert.
Colbert, who "The Colbert Report" since 2005 in the tongue-in-cheek character of a pompous political conservative hosts who was cited by Bill Carter of the New York Times as saying on CBS as himself, not his comic alter-ego would appear. Signing of the Quotable and often controversial Colbert, is "Colbert Nation" social media fans, clearly a win for CBS with his Legion. But for fans of Colbert and Colbert himself, it is much more a risk.
The CBS thought process just to deconstruct.
Either in the network "Late Show" wanted the slot type, when it opened Craig Ferguson, who loyally worked in the time slot after it for as long as was "The Colbert Report" on cable or on someone else. 52 of next month - but Colbert Ferguson, also in the next month, turns 50, compared with ABC's Jimmy Kimmel and NBC's Jimmy Fallon, this year 46 and 40, or color. So, the question is so much age as not, maybe, buzz, with Colbert's social media savvy him the edge.
The question now, but how much rim can Colbert is up to CBS, especially without the once away antagonistic persona from his Comedy Central blowhard?
Bill Maher offended too many people, when he was on a late-night broadcast show, "Politically Incorrect", but same story has thrived and foot caught on the HBO cable. Walking in the opposite direction, how many edges does Colbert from sand to keep or increase a loyal audience on CBS?
Colbert is such a smart and funny interviewer that even from the role, he should be much better in this Department than either prove the late-night Jimmys in character in "The Colbert Report". However, when he that Kimmel and Fallon have so successfully presented Colbert can the same kind of viral videos that generated musical, most of them to compete.
Colbert is a very strong Sängerin--even Stephen Sondheim thinks so, and threw him in a concert version of "Company"-so that he could do such a thing. But still he wants?
And Comedy Central audience even followed him to CBS? Success in an arena not necessarily after a move to another location. Just ask Oprah.
I personally like what WINS CBS here. The potential for Colbert, who is such a phenomenal workhorse on his current show, a new show for CBS swung to tempting, and the unknown factor what he will bring to the program as he himself should generate plenty of advertising. Movement useful for CBS.
But for Colbert, that transplantation might be difficult.
Young viewers - and he has sicherlich--are capricious, and those which it on the more subversive Comedy Central not be inclined can see to change, the less CBS cool only, to follow him. And very many of them, like me, will miss "The Colbert Report". There's no show on television quite like it.
(The logical replacement for Colbert, think one step ahead, were former "Daily Show" correspondent John Oliver, but his new comedy for current events show, begins this month on HBO-, so that he year may or may not be available if the slot next opens.)
And in addition to "The Colbert Report," to lose viewers, are sure to lose "The late late show with Craig Ferguson", when his current contract abläuft-- so that two entertaining programs lose late in the night, where we are, just get a replacement for Letterman to get. Whether it all as a good replacement for the audience ends that depends on other replacement and how well the Colbert ends up being to play a previously unseen and untested role: himself.
My guess is that, as he himself, Stephen Colbert produce and indeed is the star in a very good show. But with the show on CBS in the multimedia environment by 2015, my concern is whether this is sufficient will prove.
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