Steven Colbert ( an actor who portrays an exaggerated caricature of talk show hosts) "got fired" this week. Leaving aside that he's a multimillionaire, and that the "firing" doesn't happen for months, I fail to see a reason for the hysteria. Late night shows in general are experiencing declining ratings, and Colbert's show was losing tens of millions of dollars, so really the only question is why CBS didn't do this sooner or why they want to lose more money. The hysterical ASPL crying about how this is Colbert's punishment for saying bad things about Trump are clearly unaware of the fact that the bulk of the entertainment industry has been saying bad things about Trump for years. Just as clearly, they've never watched The View.
The reality is that Colbert will have multiple opportunities to do his shtick elsewhere and even of he didn't he'd be just fine. He can podcast, go on SXM, or any of the multitude of streaming services. The show will likely live on in syndication and keep the paychecks coming. His staff will all find other jobs and move on as well. They may have to relocate, but welcome to the real world.
In short this is the biggest pile of hysterical ASPL bullshit over nothing we've seen in a minute, but it'll die down in 36-72 hours and they'll find something else to whine about.
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Couldn't have happened to a more deserving guy...though Kimmel should go next.
I agree that Kimmel should be gone as well. The absurdity of the ASPL argument (that Colbert is being punished for mocking Trump) rises to the level of insanity. If that was the case, why is he staying around until next May? Now why CBS is willing to continue to lose money until then is a mystery, although contracts and buyouts probably play a role. The notion that this will "silence" Colbert is also insane. He'll likely have a new show or podcast and be making millions before his final CBS show.
Strangely enough Carson, Letterman, and Leno managed to have long fruitful careers without the partisan bullshit and mostly by staying away from politics entirely. This notion that entertainment must be crammed full of political propaganda is part of what makes the NFL and NBA hard to watch.
This is simply a matter of CBS not wanting to continue to produce a show that loses money, and low numbers in the demographics that advertisers want, that's all.
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