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From: Shader <Shader@greyscales.org>
Subject: Re: Enough with the shitty interviews already
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On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 07:48:46 GMT, Shader <Shader@greyscales.org>
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>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.
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>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?).
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>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.
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>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.
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>/rant over ;)
actully howard is very good interviewer. you are probably just too
stupid to realize that. please dont take offense to me caling you
stoooopid.
howard left a telling clue last week why his show changed. they were
talking about breast cancer month and when howard had hot chicks in
the studio to check them. on st. patricks day he would do the
painting of the breast.
howard said to robin do you know why i dont to that anymore? robin
said why. howard retotrted that he wants to stay married. so now,
beth has him pussy whipped. forget about how he used to be and get
used to the new interviewing howard.
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Well you make a very reasoned and rational point. No shit the show has changed;the sophmoric 'girls in studio' bits, as well as the lions share of pre-recorded wacky morning shock-jock crap they aired... I was a boy when that era of the show was airing, and that stuff held my interest because I was stupid, and probably horny (pre-internet). Now I'm discerning and worldy enough to not call people names on the internet who have nothing intelligent to say, and as a more reasoned individual, I've also exposed myself to actual, professional, intelligent long-form interviews, in print, radio/podcasts, and television, where an interviewer reacts and interprets information, as opposed to the guest being forced to do so. People who havent ventured outside of Sterns world I suppose would think the new format is loftier and more high-minded, but Howard certainly didnt invent this wheel, and he pales in comparison to most everyone who is doing or has done it before him; I just want him to improve so I dont have to fast forward through most interviews, and I dont think he surrounds himself with people looking to make waves or assist him in that manner.
I know the show is constantly evolving, and I'm entitled to my opnion on it. My favortie era has to be the earlier Sirius years, where there was maybe one guest a day, and the focus would be on the staffs interactions. You'll notice that the bulk of the playback that stands the test of time is just that; gary's tape, the push-up contest, road stories, revelations, the lives of richard, sal, high-pitch mike, ronnie et al. The old pre-written bits, women degradation, and interviews are hyper-edited down if and when they even make a replay type special. When it's howard dealing with minutia and real people, that's the material that's been evergreen.
When Howard used to do his breast cancer awareness breast exams in studio, the st. patrick's day 'painting of the breasts', and bits of that ilk, he was not only married at the time, but had two to three young daughters he'd return home to daily. Sure maybe his attitude has evolved, but it's be in tandem with and overshadowed by his ever growing thirst for legitimacy. In the end, I guess if he has even a few people willing to rush to defend his current offering so vociferously, maybe I'm the only one twiddling my thumbs through dim interviews and cursing the rushed, frenetic pace that 3 hours of inerviews a day leaves for the early banter, and robin's news... Or maybe it's just pitiables feeling compelled to troll with unreasoned retorts because they lead a life bereft of meaning and dignity... but hey, a trolls $15 a month is just as good as my $15 a month.
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