innairobi wrote:Bad idea! Some promotions are premature and lead to self-destruction. He is a non-American and has a non-American accent. The shows ratings will plunge and he will suffer the same fate as Piers Morgan. I will be right here waiting to say 'I told you so!'
Very huge boots to fill.
I wish him all the best but as you say, his odds are not looking very good. But then again people play and win lotteries with worse odds!
But as you say, TV programming is cut throat in the US. We have seen bigger names fall or moved from prime time slots (and later dropped). He has to bring his A game.
In my opinion, they should have hired an American pro Democrats comedian. I loved watching The Daily Show and The Colbert Report back to back. Jon Stewart on the Democrats side and Stephen Colbert on the Republicans side. The best would be when there was some trending news and you watch Jon Stewart's take on it and immediately after watch Colbert's take (most probably opposite) on the same. Freakin hilarious!!!
Hats off to Jon Stewart. Keeping The Daily Show funny and relevant from 1999 - 16 years! - is no joke! We'll sure miss him! But if I survived the end of 'Friends' (which I was totally addicted to!) I will survive this one too.
Never count on making a good sale. Have the purchase price be so attractive that even a mediocre sale gives good returns.