Re: [NEWS] CBS cancels "Late Show With Stephen Colbert"

On Jul 18, 2025 at 8:17:22 AM PDT, "super70s" <super70s@super70s.invalid>
wrote:
 

On 2025-07-18 12:46:53 +0000, shawn said:
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  On Fri, 18 Jul 2025 02:42:13 -0700, The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca>
  wrote:
 

  On Fri, 18 Jul 2025 19:04:40 +1200, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
  wrote:
 

  "Financial decision" ...
  translation: greedy-ass Stephen Colbert wanted a lot more money and
  we're not paying.
 

  So what's wrong with just saying "we wanted him but just couldn't come
  to terms"?

    The timing is such that there may be more to it. After all CBS /
  Paramount came to an agreement with Trump in his lawsuit recently and
  now they are ending the show (though admittedly probably waiting till
  Colbert's contract is up.) So there's at least the possibility that
  this is another result of that lawsuit.

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We can at least presume Colbert knew the ax was getting ready to fall
when he went on a rant against his corporate bosses on Monday.
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Wonder what big moneymaker CBS has in mind after May 2026 -- CSI
reruns? A lot less overhead anyway.
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I hope Kimmel gets his ass back in town next week, I think this is the
third week he's been away and I don't care about watching the guest
hosts at all. Usually I only watch the monologue plus the first guest
if it's someone interesting.

 Do you cry along with him whenever he gets weepy over Trump?