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Stephen Colbert's New Show

Winkk — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 23:54:38 GMT

I really loved Stephen when he was on The Colbert Report so I was looking forward to his new show. I have watched the past two nights but I'm not impressed. I can't put my finger on what it is but he doesn't seem as funny. I wonder if he still has the same writers? I'm hoping it gets better.

Has anyone else noticed a difference?

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Wsmom — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 23:59:39 GMT

I just watched a bit here and there both nights. To me it seemed he was trying too hard and it was too hectic but I think in time he will settle into it.

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DiAnne — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 00:04:01 GMT

On his old show he was playing a character and now he is not. I haven't seen it yet but that is probably the difference.

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feline groovy — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 00:08:40 GMT

I think that most people are just used to Stephen's former exaggerated blowhard persona character.

Just give the authentic Stephen (who's also innately funny) - and the others - a while to settle in, etc.

8-)

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blackhole99 — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 00:14:05 GMT

I watched it about 10 minutes the first night he was on and he's just not my cup of tea. SC strikes me as someone who thinks they are the smartest person in the room. My husband thinks he's an a--hole.LOL

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Mmsfoxxie — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 00:17:33 GMT

I agree with OP. He's not that funny or ground breaking. I don't care much about who the guest were because I usually don't know them anyway. Oh, I knew Jeb and Clooney but I mean in general, I'm not familiar with most show business names in this decade.

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Tinkrbl44 — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 00:18:11 GMT

@DiAnne wrote:
On his old show he was playing a character and now he is not. I haven't seen it yet but that is probably the difference.

I thought CBS was taking a real chance there ...... the public knew him as that character, and now he has to be his real self, a person the public doesn't even know, and may not like. Sheesh.

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millieshops — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 00:32:34 GMT

Totally different skills needed as well as different writers.

I do think he needs to settle in to a bew routine and that could take a few weeks. Also, anyone expecting the character he played for all those Comedy Central years is bound to be disappointed.

I am hoping as he gets his footing, he will feel and act more comfortable in this new role. He's certainly talented enough and bright enough to make the transition; I hope we in the audience are, too.

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guatmum — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 00:40:21 GMT

I've never liked a new talk show host until they've been on a while. I think all of them need some time to adjust. I would never write someone off based on the first couple of shows or the first couple of weeks. I liked Stephen Colbert on his other show and I've enjoyed the interviews I've seen him do. I plan to give him a few months.

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Lila Belle — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 01:12:28 GMT

Well tonight's show should be very interesting with the VPOTUS.
Lord help me stay awake !

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DoneTryin — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 01:40:40 GMT

I watched the first night & thought the Oreo bit went on too long. He seemed uncomfortable, but I suppose that's to be expected. I usually watch Kimmel, only because they often do some very funny "man on the street" bits. Bottom line for me is that they are all mediocre. There'll never be another Johnny Carson.

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Another new name Sue — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 01:49:46 GMT

I watched until the first commercial and thought it was absolutely boring. Turned it off.

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Big Sister — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 01:55:26 GMT

IMHO, I never thought he was funny. Won't watch his new show.

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culebra — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 02:13:07 GMT

Colbert will be good. Once he gets into the groove.

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feline groovy — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 02:23:58 GMT

@guatmum wrote:
I've never liked a new talk show host until they've been on a while. I think all of them need some time to adjust. I would never write someone off based on the first couple of shows or the first couple of weeks. I liked Stephen Colbert on his other show and I've enjoyed the interviews I've seen him do. I plan to give him a few months.

Unfortunately, many people nowadays need to be immediately "impressed".

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circles — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 02:27:05 GMT

Could someone tell me what "character" Colbert played...I have never seen him on the show he was on before...and I keep reading or hearing he is out of character...

I personally do not like his new show...I have watched the last two nights...I will try to stay awake for tonight...hoping he gets better...

For right now he is boring...unfunny....dull...and plain stupid acting...childish like something you would see and hear in grade school....

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OnlyShopsOnline — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 04:30:59 GMT

I've always liked the "real" Stephen Colbert. Never liked his alter ego in the Colbert Report. But, I'm just not feeling it with this new show.

I do think it's going to take some time, and am willing to wait and see.

I grew up watching Johnny Carson, and he was the master. Tolerated the show, once in a while when Leno took it over. Never liked David Letterman's shows, or Conan O'Brien. And, I'm not fond of Jimmy Fallon's show either. I guess I'm hard to please, lol.

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ladyroxanne — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 04:37:07 GMT

i remember watching jimmy fallon's first night and he was so terrible that i wanted to turn it off. very nervous and out of sorts. given time he has really grown into his duties and is imo very, very entertaining.

i think colbert should be given a chance to calm down and get his bearings. he may well become very good at this job and give fallon a run for his money. he was hired because they thought he could do it, so i'm guessing he probably can and just needs to settle in. i'm sure there is a lot of pressure. i wish him well.

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MyGirlsMom — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 04:56:46 GMT

@Lila Belle wrote:
Well tonight's show should be very interesting with the VPOTUS.
Lord help me stay awake !

@Lila Belle

It was sad and moving.

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ThinkOutsidetheBox — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 05:33:18 GMT

Something is really off with Colbert on his new show so far. I watched Stephen Colbert for years on the Colbert Report. Only once in a while did he seem "spastic", and he usually was spot on with any bits he did. His interviews with his guests were very good. I have watched all three nights of this new "Late Show", and it is just horrible. Stephen NOW seems like he is acting. He seems frenetic, spastic wooden, and not at all like someone who is no longer playing a character. He is still very much playing some kind of character. I just don't know who or what. His skits are dumb, and audience members constantly chanting "Stephen, Stephen" take you right back to the Colbert Report, except this new show is nowhere near as smart or funny as the old show. His band is not very good either, and really, he does not need a band at all. I realize people need to settle into new roles. Unfortunately, I think CBS is grasping the reigns a little too tightly on this one. If they wanted someone more like Dave, they should have hired a typical talk show host and not a well-known satirist and comedian combined. He just comes off as looking like he has a lot he wants to say in his own words, but he doesn't want to disappoint dad (Les Moonves) or something. As of now, the timer is being deleted on my DVR for this show. If I hear has has gotten better, I will tune back in. And by the way, by "better", I do not mean he has to be like he was on the Colbert Report. I have seen him do some very serious interviews, and he is extraordinary. My problem with the show at the moment is he is unrecognizable to me in any real or characterized way. I don't know who or what I am watching, but it is are boring as heck.