David Letterman is Back

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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,909
    Really enjoyed the last show. Haven't watched much over the last few years, but used to watch Dave all the time back in high school, college, and early 20s. Staying up past 1030pm on a weeknight these days is quite the chore....getting old.

    As other have said in the thread...Dave is the king of late night. It's not even close when you compare him to Leno.
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    norm said:

    hedonist said:

    Is Chris Eliot making an appearance?

    he was on a few months back

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzMEPl7KKtE
    Ah, thanks norm.

    "Banana!"

    =)

  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    Growing up, I had a huge crush on Drew Barrymore. So I was lucky enough to be watching this live when it happened. It's probably one of my top 2 or 3 favorite Dave moments. I'm sure Dave has it ranked pretty high as well.

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  • fife
    fife Posts: 3,327
    I think Leno beat Letterman in the ratings for one reason, he stay in formula.

    Letterman in my option changed not only late night TV but also TV. I don't think you see shows like How I met your mother, parks and rec, 30 rock without Dave. he opened the path to what could be done in TV sitcoms and it didn't have to be all stuffy like some other more popular shows that went directly to the most common punchline
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    fife said:

    I think Leno beat Letterman in the ratings for one reason, he stay in formula.

    Letterman in my option changed not only late night TV but also TV. I don't think you see shows like How I met your mother, parks and rec, 30 rock without Dave. he opened the path to what could be done in TV sitcoms and it didn't have to be all stuffy like some other more popular shows that went directly to the most common punchline

    Norman Lear did the same and then some in the 70s :)
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,629
    13.76 million. Lower than what I hoped for.
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  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    igotid88 said:

    13.76 million. Lower than what I hoped for.

    I don't care if 13 million or 13 thousand people watched it. I know I got to watch it, so that's all that matters.

    But I do know what you mean. I expected more as well.
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,629
    http://nypost.com/2015/05/21/cbs-throws-david-letterman-set-into-dumpster/
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  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    igotid88 said:

    http://nypost.com/2015/05/21/cbs-throws-david-letterman-set-into-dumpster/

    Sad.
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    All things must pass (but damn, so quick!).

    On a light note, I'm reminded of that Seinfeld with the Merv Griffin set.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    fife said:

    I think Leno beat Letterman in the ratings for one reason, he stay in formula.

    and something called Must See TV.
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,629
    hedonist said:

    All things must pass (but damn, so quick!).

    On a light note, I'm reminded of that Seinfeld with the Merv Griffin set.

    I stopped by earlier to get a Late Show t shirt from the Hello Deli, Wish I had known so I could have taken something
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  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    I wish I didn't outgrow my Hello Deli t-shirt I got from my first NY trip in 2008. Rupert made me a cinnamon-raisin bagel, toasted with butter. I pretended like I didn't know who he was. I probably gave it away when I bought his shirt, though. But I felt I owed him since the deli sort of helped me get tickets to the Late Show.

    I totally lucked out on scoring Late Show tickets. I put my name in for tickets on the website and a couple of months later I got a call from someone at CBS. I had to answer a trivia question, which had something to do with the Hello Deli and I got it right. I ended up on this lady's "gold list" somehow and sat in the fourth row, right on the aisle, on Dave's side. All I could think of was both the Beatles AND Pearl Jam have played in this theatre. Surreal experience.
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    Another habit says its long overdue
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    hedonist said:

    All things must pass (but damn, so quick!).

    On a light note, I'm reminded of that Seinfeld with the Merv Griffin set.

    I just said the dame thing to my wife.

    "Burp"
    "We're back!"

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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    HughFreakingDillon said:

    hedonist said:

    All things must pass (but damn, so quick!).

    On a light note, I'm reminded of that Seinfeld with the Merv Griffin set.

    I just said the dame thing to my wife.

    "Burp"
    "We're back!"

    =)
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,629
    I wonder how different the world would be if Letterman got the Tonight Show?
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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    Wma31394 said:

    The Juggler said:

    fife said:


    just great, now don't know what to do with myself at 11:35.

    you can watch reruns of the mentalist.
    I'm sure you can find an episode of law and order SUV somewhere..
    actually the SVU marathon breaks from 11-midnight or 11-1 for modern family. The other channels have the news on at 11 as well.
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Watching Puscifer doing Conditions of My Parole on Dave.

    "Help me out of this.........Paul Shaffer!"

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bigVpjDEoCo
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,629
    hedonist said:

    Watching Puscifer doing Conditions of My Parole on Dave.

    "Help me out of this.........Paul Shaffer!"

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bigVpjDEoCo

    loved that performance. I had a download without the watermark. But can't find it
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,629
    http://nypost.com/2015/05/20/here-are-the-best-times-letterman-insulted-his-guests/
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