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Incorporating some quick Ferguson (the town, not the guy who follows) jokes into the show. Edgy.

 

Yeah, I hope they keep them up. The fact that the audience isn't going for them just makes it better.

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A little essay on a "rejuvenated" Dave:

 

http://screencrush.com/david-letterman-retiring/

 

That's for posting the link.  While it's a generally well reasoned piece, using the example of the Academy Awards streaker as the epitome of televised spontaneity was a poor choice.  Cursory research on the streaker, Robert Opel, seems to indicate the event, as well as David Niven's quip may have been foreshadowed if not out rightly staged.  For my money the gold standard for the truly unexpected television moment remains the Johnny Carson/Ed Ames ax throwing incident.  A true bolt of lightning divined from the clearest of skies.

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Scheduled guests for the week of September 8 - 12th, 2014

 

Monday: Bill Maher, Henrik Lundqvist, Spoon

Tuesday: Michael Strahan, Richard Branson, Interpol

Wednesday: Dr. Phil McGraw, Katharine McPhee, Death From Above 1979

Thursday: Jason Bateman, Billy Eichner, Ryan Adams

Friday: Mindy Kaling, Jake Johannsen, Maddie & Tae

 

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I think that's twice Tina Fey has come on this show and talked about her "psycho" second child . Hopefully we're exaggerating for comedic effect. Otherwise this is a celebrity scandal waiting to happen. "Know that kid who shot up that school. Guess who her mother is?"

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That Friday show was pretty exceptional. I'm usually pretty indifferent to the videos they play during the monologue, but that Clooney one was great. And then Dave spent the rest of the show bitching about the Eagles and plotting strategy with the staff about how to handle it. Having Dave, Paul, Nancy, Tony, Bill, and Jerry from the control room openly debating it like that made for some funny controlled chaos.

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Scheduled guests for the week of September 15th – 19th

 

Monday:  Kristen Wiig, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the New Pornographers (Repeat from  9/3/14)

Tuesday:  Tina Fey, Moody McCarthy, Kevin Drew (Repeat from 9/5/14)

Wednesday:  Michael Cera, dock diving dogs, Lyle Lovett (Repeat from  8/25/14)

Thursday:  Mike Myers, Bonnie McFarlane, John Fullbright (Repeat from 8/28/14)

Friday:  Michael Strahan, a Top Ten List presented by 2014 U.S. Open Men's champion Marin Cilic, Richard Branson, Interpol (Repeat from 9/9/14)

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Sheesh, how long has it been since I've watched an episode where the producer appears on screen? I don't remember seeing Nancy before. Is Barbara gone?

 

It's been Nancy for at least a couple years. Barbara's still there, but I think she works out of the control room now.

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Scheduled guests for the week of September 22nd – 26th

 

Monday:  Mark Harmon, Jack Hanna

Tuesday:  Denzel Washington, Lenny Kravitz

Wednesday:  Kelly Ripa, Jim Gaffigan, Paloma Faith

Thursday:  Jerry Seinfeld, a performance from Cirque du Soleil's "Michael Jackson ONE"

Friday:  Ted Danson

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Scheduled guests for the week of September 29th – October  3rd

 

Monday:  Neil Patrick Harris, Jamie Oliver, Aretha Franklin

Tuesday:  Rosie O'Donnell, Maggie Q, Bleachers

Wednesday:  Bill O'Reilly, Cristin Milioti

Thursday:  Johnny Galecki, Andre Benjamin, Delta Spirit

Friday:  Simon Amstell, Kandace Springs

 

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Oh, Aretha. There was a quick shot of her before Dave's introduction and she was tossing aside some sort of dress-matching cover up (clearly deciding she neither wanted it nor gave two shits how she looked without it). I thought the start of Rolling in the Deep was a bit rough (I may have been distracted by all of her uncovered self) but man, when she got rolling (no pun intended), you remembered why whoever is in second place is waaaay behind her. Extraordinary performance.

 

Dave also called out Cissy Houston among the backup singers in the intro and she (Cissy) looked none too pleased about that!

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Cissy Houston is always pissed off about something though. I didn't know it was her at first, but I noticed the grumpy looking backup singer not dancing (which considering her age is understandable).

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Scheduled guests for the week of October 6th – October 10th

Monday:  Aziz Ansari, Tom Dreesen, Jackson Browne

Tuesday:  Robert Downey Jr., Sarah Paulson, Lizzo

Wednesday:  Gina Rodriguez, Hatsune Miku

Thursday:  Robert Duvall, Elle Fanning, Rival Sons

Friday:  Chelsea Handler, Keegan-Michael Key& Jordan Peele, Angaleena Presley

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I hate it when Bill O'Reilly is on the show and sounds half-way reasonable, but the questions bit was fun (I especially liked yes or no).

 

WHat happened to Rosie O'Donnell?  I used to enjoy her appearances, waaaay back in the day.

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That Duvall interview was fun. Reaching an age where you no longer give a shit while still having your full mental faculties should be everyone's goal in life. Him taking a potshot at Colbert was hilarious.

 

It reminded of a couple years back where he was participating in some roundtable interview with a bunch of younger actors. The young guys were giving rather safe, generic answers only for Duvall to pipe up with (paraphrase), "Let me tell you something about Stanley Kubrick. He was great filmmaker, but he couldn't director actors for shit."

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I enjoyed seeing stuff get dropped off the roof again, even if the cue cards one was lame as all hell. It seems like an audience member specifically requesting an old bit during the pre-show Q&A is the best way to have one happen. This is least the second time it's happened.

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I was thinking they should always have a supply of good stuff to throw off the roof, just in case!

That Black Sabbath song was awesome. I think it might have been the first time I understood the words.

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I'm not sure I like the product placement for Ford, with Dave asking for a free Mustang .I have a Mustang myself, and I love it, but Dave makes millions of dollars every year and  can afford any car he wants, so it comes across as shilling for  the sponsor of the show.  He won't be there too much longer, so why start now?

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Okay, who was the new announcer guy? That was weird, yet kind of cool

 

That was Mike McIntee, a show staffer. He's the guy that writes the Wahoo Gazette. He's usually the guy that replaces Alan when he's gone or, in this case, required to be offstage for a comedy bit.

 

Loved the Keaton interview.

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I'm not sure I like the product placement for Ford, with Dave asking for a free Mustang .I have a Mustang myself, and I love it, but Dave makes millions of dollars every year and  can afford any car he wants, so it comes across as shilling for  the sponsor of the show.  He won't be there too much longer, so why start now?

On the off chance Ford actually ponied up a Mustang (excuse the lame wordplay) I think Dave has already mentioned, like the time he made a pitch to be given a VW Golf GTI,  it would donated to a charity for auction.  In any event it would never get that far since the FCC has absolutely no sense of humor about on-air personnel receiving solicited gratuities.  

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Bill Murray and Foo Fighters tonight. Is tonight the last show?

That's the lineup I would expect for the final show, but Murray has a new movie he's pimping and Foo has been there all week.  My heart did skip a beat thinking wouldn't that be just the cherry on the cake to have Dave call in to say "Daddy's not coming in anymore starting tonight after the show"  At least that's a fresher take than Leno's "I'm gone, I'm back, I'm gone" shtick. (and apparently "I'm back" once again, getting ready to do some car show for CNBC) 

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With Colbert's announcement on Monday of only 32 shows left I went to the LSwDL ticket site and there's only 27 taping days left this year. !!!!

 

I have NOT planned at all -- but I was hoping to make it to NYC (I'm in CA) and see the show once. Gotta get something figured out.

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With Colbert's announcement on Monday of only 32 shows left I went to the LSwDL ticket site and there's only 27 taping days left this year. !!!!

 

I have NOT planned at all -- but I was hoping to make it to NYC (I'm in CA) and see the show once. Gotta get something figured out.

 

I would assume they just haven't gotten around yet to adding 2015 to the online ticket form. If Dave was leaving in December, they would've announced so by now. The general consensus (albeit unconfirmed) is that he'll remain until May.

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