formerlyfreedom April 4, 2014 Share April 4, 2014 Media! To start us off; The Wrap had an article in March on the show. Something more recent from The USD Vista. Seriously? The Hollywood Reporter has Chris Hardwick on their shortlist (well, 17, but he IS #3) for David Letterman's replacement? What would happen to Talking Midnight Dead Nerdist Bad??? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/
Kromm April 5, 2014 Share April 5, 2014 Media! To start us off; The Wrap had an article in March on the show. Something more recent from The USD Vista. Seriously? The Hollywood Reporter has Chris Hardwick on their shortlist (well, 17, but he IS #3) for David Letterman's replacement? What would happen to Talking Midnight Dead Nerdist Bad??? For a 12:30 slot, maybe. For an 11:30 slot, IMO Hardwick would never get the job in a million years. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-22732
April Bloodgate April 5, 2014 Share April 5, 2014 They also have Chelsea Handler as their #2 pick. I think she's way too crass to take over Letterman's audience. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-23254
LJonEarth April 8, 2014 Share April 8, 2014 Is there any way that list is in order? They have Chelsea, Kathy Griffin and Russell Brand really high on that list. There's no way they'd be okay for CBS at 10/11 pm. Not up against the Jimmys. I know for the Nerdist Podcast and from reactions to him during the first Season of Talking Dead, that there's something that turns people off about Chris. Kind of like that thing Anne Hathaway has (Chris's words, not mine). I think Chris is masterful at wrangling and hosting (Singled Out prepared him well), but I'm just not sure he's well-known enough for the gig. I'd put him behind Colbert and Seinfeld and slightly ahead of Craig Ferguson and Neil Patrick Harris. Kimmel and Stewart would be ahead of Chris, but they'd have to quit their current gigs, which seems unlikely. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-26372
Kromm April 8, 2014 Share April 8, 2014 Is there any way that list is in order? They have Chelsea, Kathy Griffin and Russell Brand really high on that list. There's no way they'd be okay for CBS at 10/11 pm. Not up against the Jimmys. I know for the Nerdist Podcast and from reactions to him during the first Season of Talking Dead, that there's something that turns people off about Chris. Kind of like that thing Anne Hathaway has (Chris's words, not mine). I think Chris is masterful at wrangling and hosting (Singled Out prepared him well), but I'm just not sure he's well-known enough for the gig. I'd put him behind Colbert and Seinfeld and slightly ahead of Craig Ferguson and Neil Patrick Harris. Kimmel and Stewart would be ahead of Chris, but they'd have to quit their current gigs, which seems unlikely. I like certain things about Hardwick, but his weaknesses include him being a bit of a "try too hard" at times, and also his voice at times goes to a range that isn't exactly soothing. That second thing actually worked to Conan O'Brian's advantage, because he had a similar problem at one point and made it work in a way, and Jimmy Fallon has an even WORSE version of try-too-hard-itus than Hardwick, but people seem to forgive him it, so... you never know. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-26377
ottomaddox April 10, 2014 Share April 10, 2014 Chris Hardwick seems a little too geek/internet centric to have the generic appeal needed for a network hosting gig... but who knows what networks are thinking sometimes? His quirks may be his greatest strengths. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-29820
LJonEarth April 10, 2014 Share April 10, 2014 It's Colbert to replace Letterman. I wonder if they will extend The Daily Show to an hour, extend the Daily Show and @midnight to 45 minutes a piece, or replace Colbert with something? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-29982
Monty April 10, 2014 Share April 10, 2014 It's a shame they can't just move @midnight to 11:30, but this is what they get for naming the show after its time slot. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-30380
Kromm April 10, 2014 Share April 10, 2014 It's a shame they can't just move @midnight to 11:30, but this is what they get for naming the show after its time slot. Theoretically the name could refer to the time the show ends, right? Or they could simply rename it: The Chris Hardwick Comedy Gameshow Jamboree. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-30643
LJonEarth April 11, 2014 Share April 11, 2014 It's a shame they can't just move @midnight to 11:30, but this is what they get for naming the show after its time slot. Good point. I The show doesn't air at midnight where I'm from or for the middle part of the country, so I don't think it's a big deal. It could be a running joke. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-30918
fastiller April 11, 2014 Share April 11, 2014 The Chris Hardwick Comedy Gameshow Jamboree That would be the name of the TV show that Hardwick would host that would talk about "@Midnight", and air right after @Midnight ended, wouldn't it? 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-31111
Skyfall April 20, 2014 Share April 20, 2014 Theoretically the name could refer to the time the show ends, right? Or they could simply rename it: The Chris Hardwick Comedy Gameshow Jamboree. Hardwick's Bad Ass Comedy Gameshow! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-42095
ottoDbusdriver June 28, 2014 Share June 28, 2014 The Ron Funches special on Comedy Central's 'The Half Hour' was pretty funny. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-161907
Skyfall June 29, 2014 Share June 29, 2014 The Ron Funches special on Comedy Central's 'The Half Hour' was pretty funny. Better than the one before it was, that's for sure. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-162857
Mindymoo July 2, 2014 Share July 2, 2014 I guess this sort of has to do with @Midnight, because it is an interview with everyone's favorite panelist, Ron Funches, on VICE. What a lovely man he is. http://www.vice.com/read/what-happens-when-you-die Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-170783
Lisin July 10, 2014 Share July 10, 2014 Guys? @Midnight just got nominated for an Emmy... Outstanding Interactive ProgramComedy Central’s @midnight • Comedy Central • Comedy Central, Funny or Die, Serious Business, Aloha Productions, Nerdist IndustriesComedy Central Funny or Die Serious Business Aloha Productions Nerdist IndustriesGame of Thrones Premiere – Facebook Live and Instagram • HBO • Facebook and InstagramSabrina Caluori, VP Digital and Social Media, HBOPaul Beddoe-Stephens, Strategic Partnerships TV, Facebook + InstagramJim Marsh, Digital and Social Media, HBOMichael McMorrow, VP Event Planning and Production, HBOMichael McMillian, HostThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Digital Experience • NBC • NBC Entertainment NBC Entertainment DigitalThe Voice • NBC.com • NBC Entertainment Digital, One Three Media, Talpa Media USA, Warner HorizonNBC Entertainment One Three Media Talpa Media USA Warner Horizon 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-189529
Uncle Benzene July 10, 2014 Share July 10, 2014 Guys? @Midnight just got nominated for an Emmy... POINTS! 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-189534
zxy556575 July 10, 2014 Share July 10, 2014 I had to look up what the hell that Emmy is: "The honorees in this category reflect the Television Academy's commitment to recognizing, fostering and celebrating not only traditionally formatted content, but second screen experiences and cutting edge "next generation" content produced by the major studios as well as independent creators." I'm happy the show is being recognized, but aside from the Hashtag Wars, I'm not seeing a lot of cutting edge interactivity. Maybe they counted Chris' jutting Adams apple. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-190058
Kromm July 10, 2014 Share July 10, 2014 "Interactive Program" is a weird one, to be sure. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-190092
trow125 July 11, 2014 Share July 11, 2014 Um... I guess there's the Thursday thing where each of the contestants "plays" for a Twitter follower? Though that seems kind of pointless. I think they gave away a prize one week, but the rest of the time, I suppose it's just for the glory of having your Twitter user name mentioned on national TV. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-190767
formerlyfreedom July 11, 2014 Author Share July 11, 2014 TBH, though, Hardwick has a mastery of social media, and uses it across the board with his Nerdist world. So I also look at how they integrate youtube and other social media, and I think @Midnight has figured out how to make stuff work better then anything else I've seen at this point. That said, 1) Interactive Program IS odd, and 2) I really not sure if I want to see 'Emmy-winning @Midnight' in the near future... Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-190781
biakbiak July 11, 2014 Share July 11, 2014 I think they gave away a prize one week, but the rest of the time, I suppose it's just for the glory of having your Twitter user name mentioned on national TV. Every week they send the winner a prize pack, it's similar to the goodie bags the guests gets but with an autographed photo of the panel and Chris. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-190862
ottoDbusdriver August 1, 2014 Share August 1, 2014 Per Twitter, Chris Hardwick is on 'Real Time with Bill Maher' tonight at 10pm. https://twitter.com/nerdist/status/495011077675954177 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-252849
biakbiak August 12, 2014 Share August 12, 2014 Renewed for a second season. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-282914
ottoDbusdriver August 12, 2014 Share August 12, 2014 Renewed for a second season. Awesome news. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-283606
formerlyfreedom August 13, 2014 Author Share August 13, 2014 Yay! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-285068
ABay August 13, 2014 Share August 13, 2014 (edited) The Creative Emmys will be held this weekend. I'd love to be able to watch them to see if Chris and @midnight win, but can't find news on whether they'll eventually show up on TV or stream live or what. Edited August 13, 2014 by ABay Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-287857
formerlyfreedom August 13, 2014 Author Share August 13, 2014 @ABay , it looks like they're going to be live on FXM. That's the link to see if you have it in your area... Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-288238
ABay August 14, 2014 Share August 14, 2014 Thanks, ! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-289375
ABay August 14, 2014 Share August 14, 2014 Frequent panelist Kurt Braunohler gets a show. Will Chris do a Talking Braunohler pre- or post-show? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-290028
trow125 August 14, 2014 Share August 14, 2014 Catching up with the renewal news -- I was surprised to see in the story linked to by @biakbiak that almost 70% of AM's viewership is male. I'm a female who never misses an episode, and I really like the fact that they have a lot of women panelists. I recognize the whole nerdy-Internet-guy stereotype AM sometimes plays to, but I think it's one of the funniest shows around. It never fails to cheer me up after the often serious news dealt with on "The Daily Show" (and, to a lesser extent, "Colbert"). 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-290607
ABay August 17, 2014 Share August 17, 2014 @midnight lost the Emmy to Jimmy Fallon. I trust there will be fun made when the show returns. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-296876
biakbiak December 19, 2014 Share December 19, 2014 Not really the media but Chris announced the show will be airing at 11:30 for two weeks in January before The Nightly Show premieres. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-664272
ottoDbusdriver December 19, 2014 Share December 19, 2014 (edited) The Jeopardy Twitter account sent a message to @Midnight today announcing that there is a category on the Friday Dec. 19 Jeopardy episode about ... midnight. https://twitter.com/Jeopardy Edited December 19, 2014 by ottoDbusdriver Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-665406
biakbiak December 20, 2014 Share December 20, 2014 There was also a second homage with a category named "POINTS!" 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-666076
ottoDbusdriver July 7, 2015 Share July 7, 2015 Renewed for Season 3 -- Points !!!! http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/07/07/midnight-with-chris-hardwick-renewed-for-season-3-by-comedy-central/427335/ 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-1301535
formerlyfreedom July 9, 2015 Author Share July 9, 2015 Nice piece in NPR's Monkey Sees blog... 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-1308087
ottoDbusdriver July 16, 2015 Share July 16, 2015 @Midnight picked up one Emmy nomination for Outstanding Interactive program -- which is funny because it is up against Talking Dead in the same category. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-1330345
Uncle Benzene July 16, 2015 Share July 16, 2015 @Midnight picked up one Emmy nomination for Outstanding Interactive program -- which is funny because it is up against Talking Dead in the same category. Hardwick: God dammit!!! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-1330360
trow125 August 19, 2015 Share August 19, 2015 Comedy Central press release: NEW YORK, August 19, 2015 - It's a time warp! On Tuesday, September 8, Comedy Central's Emmy®-nominated "@midnight with Chris Hardwick" moves to 11:00 p.m. ET/PT, followed by all-new episodes of "The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore." The series returns to its regular slot of Midnight ET/PT on Monday, September 21, following "The Nightly Show." Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-1428319
trow125 September 16, 2015 Share September 16, 2015 Frequent @midnight guest Steve Rannazzisi is in the news for fabricating a story he told about his whereabouts on 9/11. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-1510964
Dewey Decimate September 16, 2015 Share September 16, 2015 Wow. I'm not even a football fan, but enjoy The League. This kind of scumbaggery from a lead, though, will likely make me quit that show. DVR's getting too full anyway. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-1511145
biakbiak March 16, 2016 Share March 16, 2016 The show was a clue on tonight's Jeopardy. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-2056832
fastiller April 7, 2016 Share April 7, 2016 (edited) From the NY Times: Chris Hardwick, King of the Nerds, Is Expanding His Empire ETA: source Edited April 7, 2016 by fastiller Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-2125436
zxy556575 April 7, 2016 Share April 7, 2016 (edited) Thanks, fastiller. My first thought on seeing the link title was, "Oh, jeeze," but the article was interesting. My only contact with Chris is through this show, but I still think he needs to calm the hell down. There's keeping busy, there's being a workaholic, and then there's "how huge of an emotional hole are you trying to fill?". Edited April 7, 2016 by lordonia 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-2125703
fastiller April 7, 2016 Share April 7, 2016 There's keeping busy, there's being a workaholic, and then there's "how huge of an emotional hole are you trying to fill?". Sublimating one 'aholism' for another. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-2126125
ABay April 7, 2016 Share April 7, 2016 So it would be better for him to return to alcoholism? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-2126368
fastiller April 7, 2016 Share April 7, 2016 So it would be better for him to return to alcoholism? Oh, not at all. I wasn't meaning that one bit. (This is where typing falls short - doesn't allow for tone. Also - not sure if you were addressing me.) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-2126507
weightyghost April 8, 2016 Share April 8, 2016 What's strange is that Hardwick talked about Lydia being good for him because she calmed him down and taught him to take vacations and not throw himself into work, but then it seems like he's working even harder now than he was. Though Nerdist has taken on a life of it's own independent of him and the podcasts he does are limited to once a week now. And TD is once a week, so really it's only @Midnight that is time consuming. But still, for a guy who claims he takes more vacations, he sure seems to work a lot.. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-2127511
ABay September 11, 2016 Share September 11, 2016 Congratulations to @midnight. Did everyone else know that Chris D'Elia is a producer? I feel like the last one to find out. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3806-midnight-in-the-media/#findComment-2557436
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