Too Much Today
Sep 17
Whose bright idea was it to have the Today Show on for 4 hours? When they went to 3 hours, it was too much, now it’s 4 hours of television time. Why? After 2 hours, the show is a snoozer. Heck, if you really wanna know, it should be cut down to an hour.
I mean I like Matt Lauer, Meredith Vierra, Ann Curry and Al Rocker, but collectively, they are duller than the shine on Flavor Flav’s grill. And if I’m not mistaken, at one time, Good Morning America was spanking them in the ratings. Gotta love the banter between Diane Sawyer and Robin Roberts.
I grew up on the Today Show. I can even recall my mother getting me dressed for kindergarten as a kid and the Today Show would be on as I dressed, so I have a warm spot in my heart for that show. But they are working my nerves with this 4 hour time slot.
By the 3rd hour, the show looks like an upscale public access show, just searching for topics. “Is your foot fungus preventing you from finding a decent date? Coming up after the break, on the Today Show.” I don’t want to see them go out like that. Cut back those hours!
Yeah four hours of anything on TV (say Roots) is just too damn much. And heck, even with Roots, someone had the great idea to break it up into smaller, digestible pieces.
I don’t like any of the news shows in the morning. And you’re right. Four hours is too long. I guess NBC didn’t do any daytime programming (talk shows, game shows, anything else)for the rest of the morning. Daytime tv is terrible.
I could deal with 4 hours of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert….Is Matt Lauer wearing the wrist strong bracelet? That won’t make me want to watch, I’m just curious.
4 is too much
I was thinking the same thing when they announced a 4th hour and the premier date. I’m thinking to myself, do they have anything else to talk about? All the interesting news is in the first hour. I’m sure they would come up with something.
I grew up on Good Morning America… I may have to switch back to that.
I can take about an hour. That’s it. 4?