On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:20:30 GMT, Dinglestains <dingle@stains.com>
wrote:
>In reply to "Shader" who wrote the following:
>
>> I'm getting tired of these 'crammed' shows with his (for the most part)
>> terrible interviews. I wish Howard wasn't trying to be so recognized and
>> respected now because it's obvious he believes the sycophants around him about
>> his interviewing prowess, and apparently he feels it's his path to legitimacy.
>>
>> Howard is just not a good interviewer; he has the advantage of having an hour
>> and a half with everyone, which we have to suffer through so he can glean one
>> or two interesting tidbits. The rest is his god-awful pop-psychology b.s.
>> where he tries to badger his own narrative to someone's story even if they
>> have no inclination to his premise; 'you must have felt angry/hurt/betrayed
>> with your (fill in the blank parent/situation) which lead to your (fill in the
>> blank talent/action)'. Even when people eschew his direction, he keeps
>> pushing til 9/10 the person just 'yeah yeah yeahs' to get through it. Will
>> must be overloaded with research as of late because Howard's also gotten a ton
>> of shit wrong about peoples careers and story. He tries to straddle the fence
>> and please his old fans by latching onto some boring, but maybe lascivious
>> detail, to which he'll call back a million times as if that's the edgy thing
>> to do (crosby's sperm anyone?).
>>
>> I just wish the people around him had the cojones to tell him that he's an
>> awful talk show guest (unless you're and A.D.D. third-grader) and interviewer.
>> He doesn't listen to anyone but Howard.
>>
>> That being said I still love pretty much everything else about the show,
>> especially the interactions with staff and even his first-hour banter. He
>> needs people around him that will help him improve, but at this point in his
>> career and with the money he's being payed to barely show up, his motivation
>> probably nil, especially when everyone around him seems to tell him he does
>> everything right.
>>
>> /rant over ;)
>
>I agree with basically everything you said above. I believe his show was unique
>for the comedic bits that he used to frequently have on the show. Now, I'm just
>listening and hoping one of those pop up, but it's nothing but boring
>interviews. The whole psychoanalysis thing he does is super boring. His
>interviews used to be funny because he would ask funny questions like who they
>were banging. Also, most of the interviews he thinks are big deals are
>irrelevant people in today's world. Bill Murray was his huge surprise last
>week. Who has had a thought about Bill Murray in the last 15 years? Same goes
>for Billy Idol and Joe Perry.
Isn't it true that you only say that because of the Oedipal desires
you had for your mother, which you transferred onto your therapist,
but he didn't much care for your idea of fucking him to end the
anxiety-producing conflict? And he fired you as a patient and now you
have nothing to do but post opinions to a newsgroup?
Wait... That's my story. So what's your problem?
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