‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’…The Debut Reviews Are In
“Safe” seems to be a key word in several of the pieces I’ve seen this morning. What did you think?
In his ‘Late Night’ debut, Seth Meyers is strong but plays it safe
On March 3rd, 2009, a 34-year old Jimmy Fallon stepped out for his first show as host of NBC’s Late Night, taking over for Conan O’Brien. Fallon, visibly nervous, paced left and right as he ran…
Director Jerry Foley…’The Late Show With David Letterman’ http://www.dga.org/Craft/DGAQ/All-Articles/0902-Summer-2009/Television-Directing-David-Letterman.aspx If you can imagine paving a road while staying ten feet in front of a car going eighty miles and hour, you get an idea of what Jerry Foley’s job is like. Jerry took over ‘Late Night’ directing duties from Hal Gurnee in 1995, but as […]
‘The Dean Martin Show’, Behind The Scenes Long time NBC cameraman Russell Ross ask for this, so here you go Russell. Before we start, here’s a must see 3 minute video that perfectly captures the mood and style of the show. In it, Dean fakes his way through a song and dance with Loyd Bridges […]
Remember Nipper? In 1898, three years after Nipper’s death, Francis Barraud, his owner and brother of his first owner, painted a picture of Nipper listening intently to a wind-up Edison-Bell cylinder phonograph. On February 11, 1899, Francis filed an application for copyright of his painting “Dog Looking At and Listening to a Phonograph.” Thinking the […]
The first NBC color coverage of a college football game was in Atlanta when Georgia Tech Yellowjackets played the Miami Hurricanes, September 17, 1955 at Grant Field. Not long after that, NBC went to Ann Arbor’s “Big House” for a Wolverine game. In the great video below showcasing RCA color and the first commercially available […]
Seth Meyers ain’t Jimmy Fallon! That doesn’t mean that he isn’t just as talented.
He needs to find his own style. The monologue was basically a ‘Weekend Update’ bit. Not to say it wasn’t funny. But, I think in time he will find his way.
who?
would like to see the flat lighting toned down and the “Password” style background muted so that it doesn’t complete with Seth’s closeup.
The wood on the set just needs either up lights or down lights lights with straw gel on them to warm things up a bit.
Biden? Who thought this was a good idea?