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...seminar applications and fulfilling newspaper duties, it was after midnight. People don't walk alone down the dark streets behind the Quad that late at night. And people certainly can't convince other people to accompany them five blocks out of the way during the middle of David Letterman...
...David Letterman undoubtedly has the best showout there on TV," Crystal said...
Stand-up comics can get chewed up fast in TV. First they are squeezed dry of material by Letterman, Leno and the other talk-show bloodsuckers. Then, if they grow popular enough, they are plucked from their solo job and awarded a sitcom. There, major pitfalls await them. Some are exposed as Johnny-one-notes (Kevin Meaney in Uncle Buck); others are simply unable to make the transition from joke telling to character building (Richard Lewis in Anything but Love). Only a few -- Roseanne Arnold, Tim Allen -- succeed without selling...
...Leno for unspecified crimes against him. The two shows' staffs charge each other with demanding first dibs on the most desirable stars. Dennis Miller, whose talk show was canceled after six months of low ratings and C-list guests, blames The Tonight Show for strong-arm booking tactics. David Letterman, NBC's later- night wit who couldn't conceal his chagrin at being snubbed for Johnny Carson's job, now has other networks and syndicators strewing his restless passage with blank checks. NBC has already retained Saturday Night Live's Dana Carvey as Letterman's potential replacement...
...predicts that the next Olympics will have a far more sophisticated array of viewing options. "I think the technology will be in place to offer the programming on a timed basis, like a toll call. You turn on your television set, and then a meter starts running." And if Letterman is still around, he'll have a field...