Livestonth
I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
Neive Bellamy
Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.
Arianna Moses
Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
DKosty123
This one happened because Letterman was young and talented and he was being mentored by johnny Carson. since Carson was much more modest and shy too those he helped had to have the talent to make it on their own. Letterman turned out as a Cum Laud graduate. Carson wanted to name David as his replacement and World Wide Pants was actually a production company associated with Carson directly.The reason NBC did not make Letterman the new tonight show guy was an NBC exec was still angry they had to really give Carson such a generous contract. NBC had to really open the vault to give Carson all he asked for but that money is on of the reasons this got started.Letterman did the rest and created a late night that would not create an empty space when Carson retired. He did it very well and would go on to fill the Empty Ed Sullivan Theater as well.
hnt_dnl
Many younger viewers don't realize it, but the current CBS version of David Letterman is not the REAL David Letterman! The Late Show is nice and Letterman still has remnants of his funny persona left, but the REAL David Letterman is when he was NBC's LATE NIGHT WITH David LETTERMAN from 1982 to 1993.LNWDL was cutting edge and in reality is a huge reason that talk shows of the modern era do some of the crazy, interesting, fun things that they can do. Personally, I'm glad that Dave never got the Johnny Carson show because I felt that show was too uppity for him. Better than it go to that overrated, boring Jay Leno. I never could get into that show after Carson left. Carson had a perfect blend of wisdom, class, and humor that made that show work. Leno was dullness personified! But even in the waning years of Carson, LNWDL was a great-follow up to the more dignified, classy Carson show. While Carson had big movie stars, past and present, and up-and-coming comedians, Dave had more of B-listers (and sometimes C and D listers!) as his guests. But they rarely disappointed. Dave would have these off-the-wall skits with Larry "Bud" Melman, Chris Elliott, with regular assists from Dave's hip right-hand man, bandleader Paul Schaeffer, who stayed with Dave when he went over to CBS. Then his "B-list" guests would include the likes of Andy Kaufman, Sandra Bernhard, Teri Garr, Richard Simmons, all of whom were in on the joke during the no-holds-barred interviews, in which Dave (nor his guests) would pull any punches. And when Dave did have A-listers, like Cher or Madonna or some other big name, he and/or his audience would more often than not antagonize them, mainly as a way of bringing them down to the level of his show, which to me is a good thing! Dave for an eternity tried to get Oprah on his NBC show, but ironically she never appeared until CBS. Safer, milder atmosphere! And even Cher and Madonna seem to have buried the hatchet and regularly appear on his CBS show. In retrospect, I think a lot of people see the genius of Dave when he was on NBC. Back then, Dave was fresh, young, energetic, enthusiastic, sarcastic, and witty. He still holds those last 2 qualities, but he's much more laid back and picks his spots more. On NBC, he was uninhibited and we're all the better for it! Whether or not Dave or Carson is the best is debatable, but they are #1 and #2. Leno, Conan, Ferguson, Fallon, Kimmel, and the up-and-coming Colbert (who is to take over Dave's CBS show) are all competing for a distant 3rd!
mm-39
Late Night with David Letterman at one time was after Carson. Letterman was on a worse time slot, had a lower budget, and b team guests, In order to survive, Letterman had creative, and innovative skits. Letterman survived on some cutting edge humor. The show was better back than. Like Carson, Letterman in his later years has become crazy-glued to his chair. Dave rests on his past successes. The humor has always been a bit on the extreme; sometimes funny, other times too much. I give the show a 6 out of 10. Not bad, but not good either. I loved the new skit by Martin Short. I hope Dave keeps this up. Conan is getting more like Letterman every year by becoming more glued to his chair. Don't forget what got you there guys!
prionboy
People today take for granted the style of humor that is so common today on late night TV. Don't forget that in the 1980's no one was doing that "anything goes", "screw those executive weasels", "hey, it's only TV, let's have some fun" type of show except Letterman. Dave Letterman spawned an entire generation of pale imitators such as Conan and Leno and many others. Letterman showed just how funny remote segments could be if perform with wit and disregard for consequences. Tom Green has only the latter, Leno has neither. Letterman showed that you could do a celebrity interview show without sucking up to the guests and that most celebrities actually have a sense of humor about themselves if given a chance. Letterman also turned the cameras on regular people with no special performance talent, showing that they could be as funny as anyone in the right situation. Chris Elliott and Calvert DeForest are still getting mileage out of their appearances. Fans of the old show will never forget Al Frisch, Jimmy Fitzgerald in "Technician's Corner", Gerard Mulligan, or Chris Elliott as the guy under the seats. No one could have made "Stupid Pet Tricks" and "Stupid Human Tricks" fly like Letterman could because Dave can take any silly situation and improve upon it with his quick wit. That is truly the mark of a great talk show host and no one is better than Dave. I could go on and on about all of the great comedy bits Letterman has done over the years and a couple of them may seem relatively tame by today's standards, but no one has ever improved upon the standard that Dave has set over the last 20 years. His current show isn't as anti-establishment or daring as his NBC show, mainly because there are no more barriers to break down. But the fact remains that if you want to watch a talk show that relies on cleverness and wit as opposed to smarmy pandering or mindless obnoxious behavior, The Late Show with David Letterman on CBS is the only place to go.
