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From: dl@cs.uiuc.edu (Dave Landecker)
Subject: Re: Elle/Arsenio vs Claudia/Letterman
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Date: 2 Oct 92 00:36:50 GMT

cormierj@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Cormier Jean-Marc) writes:

>>Claudia Schiffer/David Letterman:
>>What is it with D.L.? "What's your name?", "Where do you live?"
>>"How old are you?"... With questions like that, the guy shouldn't
>>interview celebrities but work for the unemployment office.
>>Regarding CS's 1993 calendar the only thing he was concerned with
>>is the price!

>>Elle/Arsenio Hall:
>>On the other hand, Arsenio managed to get the best out of Elle.

golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Gerald Olchowy) writes:

>Letterman is a genius...Arsenio is a clown...Letterman created
>the postmodern talk show, and most everyone else is just a pale
>imitation or derivative.        

One thing, for sure, is that Claudia got far less time than Elle.
Actually, at the rate Letterman was going, I didn't think Claudia
was going to make on at all.  

My personal opinion, however, is that Arsenio is not funny and
is not a very good interviewer.  Half the time I wish I had a device
that would allow me to block out the right half of my tv screen
and his voice when he interviews.  His style is to ask a question,
pretend like he's listening, look down at his feet, say "yea",
try to think of the next question on his list and then ask it. Repeat.

His monologue just consists of him laughing at himself;
he seems to never do anything with that name he gives to the
portion of the audience off to his side.
At times the show seems to be a soapbox for pro-choice, democrats,
and others.  Don't get me wrong - It's good to get people thinking 
about such topics, but I don't want people to vote Democratic just
because it's *cool* to do so.

It's been repeated a number of times in alt.fan.letterman that
people watch Late Night to see Dave and not his guests.
Myself, I watch Arsenio only to see his guests.

Watch Letterman.  You have to watch it a few nights in a row to
catch the jokes carried over from previous shows and know the
personel (cameramen, directors, woman in the adjacent skyrise, etc).
Letterman will always get the laugh.  A standup comedian who has
spent months building up a routine may get a few laughs, but
when he/she sits down to talk with Dave, Dave will throw something
out there that will have the audience roaring.  Plainly: Any interview -
Letterman will make the joke.

I often see that someone who tunes into Late Night
to watch a specific guest will be disappointed.  Recently in
rec.bluenote there was a complaint that a jazz artist played,
but did not get interviewed.  There is often this type of complaint
- that a fan of a guest will be disappointed - , since there
is practically a half-hour of Letterman (top-ten, etc) and a half-hour
of guests.

Being a fan of Elle and Claudia, I admit I was disappointed in 
Claudia's interview.  But I don't know who's fault it was.
Dave simply didn't have much time.  Speaking to her in his obviously
lousy German didn't get much of a reaction from her;
asking her about how people in her home town took to her
popularity, didn't either.  Cut.  They were out of time.

Also, it appeared that Claudia was a bit apprehensive.
Guests usually know that Late Night is a bit crazy, but
Arsenio is quite "hollywood".  They know what to expect on
Arsenio.

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