LSSC: Season Seven Episode Talk

[Victor the Crab]

6 hours ago, Annber03 said:

Plus, while I too am all for people using vibrators, that seems an awful lot of money to plop down for one. 

Considering it's from Goop, I'd say that's normal operating procedures from that overrrated, overpriced outfit of Gwyneth Paltrow's!

[Dewey Decimate]

On 5/7/2022 at 1:26 PM, Annber03 said:

Yeah, that "Picking up where my mom left off" line was...weird. That, and I think it's also the fact that it fits with the running joke of her selling stuff to stick up one's nether regions, like those weird egg things :p. 

Plus, while I too am all for people using vibrators, that seems an awful lot of money to plop down for one. 

Ten grand for Jason Momoa duct-taped to a cot in a sex dungeon/shipping container sounds like a steal to me, though.

[possibilities]

On 5/7/2022 at 1:26 PM, Annber03 said:

Plus, while I too am all for people using vibrators, that seems an awful lot of money to plop down for one. 

I missed the prices, but I'll take your word for it. Everything Goop sells is overpriced.

 

[mariah23]

On 5/6/2022 at 12:00 PM, Prairie Rose said:

I'm actually surprised that the show went on...and that the rest of Stay Human and the crew aren't quarantined. Jon had to postpone his Carnegie Hall performance, and his crew for that also tested positive. In any case, I hope all are well.

 Well guess what just happened

[Prairie Rose]

1 minute ago, mariah23 said:

 Well guess what just happened

Hooooo boy.

[SoMuchTV]

Can you guys give a quick summary for those of us  who can't click on links at the moment?

[Prairie Rose]

Just now, SoMuchTV said:

Can you guys give a quick summary for those of us  who can't click on links at the moment?

The show will be dark until further notice as Stephen is apparently going through a recurrence of Covid.

[lurkerbee]

18 minutes ago, Prairie Rose said:

The show will be dark until further notice as Stephen is apparently going through a recurrence of Covid.

 

[theredhead77]

2 hours ago, Prairie Rose said:

The show will be dark until further notice as Stephen is apparently going through a recurrence of Covid.

1) didn't know a recurrence so quickly was a "thing"

and 

2) FU COVID! Colbert was so, so careful for so long and he moved forward with the CDC guidance. He was the person that kept me going in my sea of isolation through the worst of it. He's vaxxed and boosted. Just move TF along.

I guess that cold wasn't actually a cold.

Sigh.

[JustHereForFood]

That sucks, hope they all get better soon.

And we better not see any hugging of guests for a long time afterwards!

[Prairie Rose]

Exactly. I hope Jon is healing nicely as well.

[Annber03]

Echoing everyone's sentiments. Stay safe and get well, Stephen and Jon!

[Raradra]

2 hours ago, Prairie Rose said:

The show will be dark until further notice as Stephen is apparently going through a recurrence of Covid.

Sigh, again? Hope he gets better soon. 

[DXD526]

According to the CBS schedule, the show will be back on Wednesday. That's the schedule as it stands at this moment, anyway. Five minutes from now it could be different. 

[possibilities]

Recurrances are a thing, unfortunately. There's been a problem with people to took Paxlovid having rebound infections soon after going off it. 

Also, the new variant is infecting people who have already had another variant, even recently. 

I also wonder if he's got long covid. They say he's experiencing symptoms. They didn't say he "tested positive". 30% of people who get covid get long covid, so it wouldn't be that surprising if he was one of them.

[Prairie Rose]

5 hours ago, possibilities said:

Recurrances are a thing, unfortunately. There's been a problem with people to took Paxlovid having rebound infections soon after going off it. 

Also, the new variant is infecting people who have already had another variant, even recently. 

I also wonder if he's got long covid. They say he's experiencing symptoms. They didn't say he "tested positive". 30% of people who get covid get long covid, so it wouldn't be that surprising if he was one of them.

Maybe he just came back too soon after testing positive last month. Hindsight is always 20/20, but maybe they should have waited another week or two before coming back. It's hard to say what the right thing to do is in this situation.

[Prairie Rose]

To tide us over until new episodes start up again...😁

[theredhead77]

21 hours ago, Prairie Rose said:

To tide us over until new episodes start up again...😁

Is that a sticker and how do I acquire one??

[Prairie Rose]

2 hours ago, theredhead77 said:

Is that a sticker and how do I acquire one??

Just Google "Stephen Colbert is potato sticker" and take it from there!! I really need to order one of those T-shirts. 😁

[shapeshifter]

 

[Annber03]

Hooray :)!

[DXD526]

Nice to know, since the show is still generic on the schedule. I was wondering if they'd schedule Hugh Dancy again, he's been bumped twice!

[shapeshifter]

7 minutes ago, DXD526 said:

Nice to know, since the show is still generic on the schedule. I was wondering if they'd schedule Hugh Dancy again, he's been bumped twice!

Heh, or maybe decide Hugh Dancy is bad luck! 

[Prairie Rose]

42 minutes ago, shapeshifter said:

Heh, or maybe decide Hugh Dancy is bad luck! 

Or maybe Hugh Dancy...is potato. 🥔😉😂

[JustHereForFood]

Yay! Good for Stephen and I am looking forward to seeing him, there's been a shitload of stuff I wanted to hear his commentary on last week.

I hope Jon is OK too.

[Prairie Rose]

According to my DVR, Mark Esper and Judd Apatow will be on tonight's episode. I personally hope Stephen's questions will make Esper squirm, because I'm sick of members of the former administration being rewarded with book deals and cushy TV gigs. 

[Prairie Rose]

😂😂😂😂😂

[Annber03]

OMG, that "ADT ad" in response to that creepy Dr. Oz quote...XD. That was perfect. 

[Prairie Rose]

Speaking of Dr. Oz, this still cracks me up:

[Annber03]

"I'd love for any intelligence to take over."

Amen, Gervais. 

[kib]

On 5/16/2022 at 1:31 PM, Prairie Rose said:

According to my DVR, Mark Esper and Judd Apatow will be on tonight's episode. I personally hope Stephen's questions will make Esper squirm, because I'm sick of members of the former administration being rewarded with book deals and cushy TV gigs. 

Sadly Colbert treated Esper with a light touch. No squirming. Apatow, on the other hand, gave him both barrels much to the audience's approval. Really disappointed in Colbert. I don't think it's the host's job to be antagonist with a guest, but he treated Esper with kid gloves.  I think it needlessly makes Colbert appear as something of a softball interviewer, and to what end? It's not like Esper was some exclusive "get" and it makes Colbert look like all hat no cattle in terms of talking a good game in the monologue then going all teddy bear at the desk.

Edited May 18, 2022 by kib

[Prairie Rose]

7 hours ago, kib said:

Sadly Colbert treated Esper with a light touch. No squirming. Apatow, on the other hand, gave him both barrels much to the audience's approval. Really disappointed in Colbert. I don't think it's the host's job to be antagonist with a guest, but he treated Esper with kid gloves.  I think it needlessly makes Colbert appear as something of a softball interviewer, and to what end? It's not like Esper was some exclusive "get" and it makes Colbert look like all hat no cattle in terms of talking a good game in the monologue then going all teddy bear at the desk.

I know, and I was disappointed. Like you said, Stephen as the host should be polite, but he really let Esper off the hook. 😢😣 Too bad Sunny Hostin of The View wasn't doing the interview because she would have brought the fire.

[possibilities]

Colbert has gotten less and less interesting as an interviewer over time. I don't know what is going on but he comes across lazy and like he's not even trying.

[kib]

10 hours ago, possibilities said:

Colbert has gotten less and less interesting as an interviewer over time. I don't know what is going on but he comes across lazy and like he's not even trying.

I wonder if some of that comes from the departure of EP, Showrunner and all around wunderkind Chris Licht.  IIRC Licht's contract with CBS ended in April so I suspect he's not even in the building anymore.  Licht, BTW left "The Late Show" to take the position of president of CNN going back to his roots of being something of a news guy.

[shapeshifter]

I thought Stephen's interview with Ricky Gervais was more like his old self, and that was also the first time since he had Covid that his voice sounded normal. I'm annoyed that he was told to say he had "a head cold" and then later said something jokingly about how they're now calling it allergies. Apparently his returned symptoms and positive test can happen when treated with Paxlovid.

I appreciate that they discussed the awful box routine, about which I always felt intense revulsion like Rick Gervais.
May it never return.

Edited May 19, 2022 by shapeshifter

[Blergh]

17 hours ago, possibilities said:

Colbert has gotten less and less interesting as an interviewer over time. I don't know what is going on but he comes across lazy and like he's not even trying.

I think it could be that he caters to the studio audience more and more (which also explains his increasing crassness in his attempts at humor). 

[anna0852]

4 hours ago, Blergh said:

I think it could be that he caters to the studio audience more and more (which also explains his increasing crassness in his attempts at humor). 

I'll bet that's it. He very much Did.Not.Like his shows without the audience. Makes sense that now he jas the audience back, he wants to keep them happy.

[JustHereForFood]

Aand we are back to hugging guests again. Sigh.

 

I appreciated the interview with Secretary Blinked, he seems like a nice guy. Most of it was a "well, that is obvious" for me, but for people who don't follow the war 24/7 I'm sure it was informative, which is great. Plus, with all the disinformation and russian trolls out there, we apparently need to keep reminding some basic facts, like NATO being a defensive alliance, because even some moderately intelligent people seem to have problems with understanding that.

[Prairie Rose]

15 minutes ago, JustHereForFood said:

Aand we are back to hugging guests again. Sigh.

I know. Still no word about Jon. 😢

[Prairie Rose]

Look what I finally ordered today! 😂

[ebk57]

Patti LuPone is a national treasure.  As is Stephen Sondheim. 

[Annber03]

Can we play that clip of that rant she gave to those idiots in the audience on a loop where everyone can see it? Please? 

[shapeshifter]

8 hours ago, Annber03 said:

Can we play that clip of that rant she gave to those idiots in the audience on a loop where everyone can see it? Please? 

Here you go:

The clip of Patti LuPone's rant as shown on Colbert begins at this point:
youtu.be/MGhpamDQeEw?t=88

She talks movingly about Sondheim starting at about the 5 minute mark.😢

(and clip by itself on Twitter:
twitter.com/taradublinrocks/status/1524417330658172930)
I don't see any mention anywhere as to whether the woman was escorted out.

There are also videos of her ranting in 2009 about people taking pictures (cellphone?) in the theater in violation of policy. 

[Prairie Rose]

I liked Stephen's presentation of the newest game show, dealing with inflation:

[ebk57]

I just watched the Mike Myers episode.  And I have to give a major shout-out to the untuckit parody commercial.  I haaaaaaate those commercials so much (because the product is so stupid!!!) and Stephen captured it so perfectly.  

[Prairie Rose]

I'm glad the show taped in time yesterday for Stephen to address the tragedy in Texas. It was a bit of a catharsis, because Stephen was as angry and fed up as I am, and everyone else is. From there he went into the most biting and caustic monologue as he's had in a while, capped off with a visit from the NZ Prime Minister. Fantastic show.

[JustHereForFood]

21 hours ago, ebk57 said:

I just watched the Mike Myers episode.  And I have to give a major shout-out to the untuckit parody commercial.  I haaaaaaate those commercials so much (because the product is so stupid!!!) and Stephen captured it so perfectly.  

I don't get it. I mean the shirt, not the parody commercial. The same shirt can be worn both tucked and untucked. I wear them untucked most of the time. 

New Zealand's prime minister is one of my favorite politicians. She seems so cool and down to earth. I like that she mentioned that Stephen sent them an engagement gift.

[Annber03]

9 hours ago, Prairie Rose said:

I'm glad the show taped in time yesterday for Stephen to address the tragedy in Texas. It was a bit of a catharsis, because Stephen was as angry and fed up as I am, and everyone else is. From there he went into the most biting and caustic monologue as he's had in a while, capped off with a visit from the NZ Prime Minister. Fantastic show.

He looked to be about on the verge of tears when he first mentioned the news at the start of the show. I've no doubt he'll have plenty more to say about the tragedy and the response tonight. 

I adore New Zealand's Prime Minister. She's so smart and so compassionate and so thoughtful. I've long wanted to visit New Zealand as it is, and knowing people like her are in charge there just further adds to my interest in doing so. The people of that country are incredibly lucky to have her in charge. 

[MaryMitch]

58 minutes ago, Annber03 said:

I adore New Zealand's Prime Minister. She's so smart and so compassionate and so thoughtful. I've long wanted to visit New Zealand as it is, and knowing people like her are in charge there just further adds to my interest in doing so. The people of that country are incredibly lucky to have her in charge. 

I've been to 26 countries, and New Zealand is the only one that I said "I want to live here!".  It's a beautiful country, with many cultures - Native, European, Malaysian, Indian, Chinese -  that live together in harmony.

[Prairie Rose]

On 5/15/2022 at 8:47 PM, Prairie Rose said:

Or maybe Hugh Dancy...is potato. 🥔😉😂

He's scheduled to be on tonight!! Hopefully the third time will be the charm!!