Is Jimmy Kimmel losing credibility? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 09-29-2013, 04:25 AM

http://entertainment.time.com/2013/0...ho-cried-meme/

Following his twerking prank, Kimmel is having trouble convincing some that the Kanye West rant isn't also a put-on.
Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#3hyDxz4kGlTD0Q6K.99

TMC · 11-16-2013, 04:36 AM

Is Kimmel jumping the shark?

Marvo301 · 11-16-2013, 05:19 PM

Wouldn't you have to have credibility in the first place in order to lose it??

TV Knowledge Fan · 11-16-2013, 10:03 PM

....it's about the amount of "in-house" promotion Jimmy does on behalf of ABC/Disney (his corporate "parent"). And these days, it often gets in the way of "genuine entertainment" he's supposed to be offering. Did anyone really ask for a "Modern Family Feud" segment, featuring cast members of that series? Did Jimmy HAVE to dress up as "Snow White" for the Halloween show?
No wonder he griped a few years ago that he was being paid in "Disney dollars"....

TMC · 08-13-2015, 06:01 PM

http://www.tvinsider.com/article/341...didnt-do-dave/

"The most element you can have in doing a late night show is kindness,” Leno says. "Because the show makes you arrogant. I think that’s Jimmy Kimmel’s problem. I think he’s a talented guy, I think he’s funny. But he has a mean streak, and it comes across. He does this thing where he takes Halloween candy from kids and the kids cry. What am I missing here? It is funny I guess, but it’s mean-based. I think that’s why he’s not higher in the ratings.”

Babalu · 08-20-2015, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by TMC

http://www.tvinsider.com/article/341...didnt-do-dave/

"The most element you can have in doing a late night show is kindness,” Leno says. "Because the show makes you arrogant. I think that’s Jimmy Kimmel’s problem. I think he’s a talented guy, I think he’s funny. But he has a mean streak, and it comes across. He does this thing where he takes Halloween candy from kids and the kids cry. What am I missing here? It is funny I guess, but it’s mean-based. I think that’s why he’s not higher in the ratings.”

If there's anything Leno is an expert in, it's doing a crappy late night comedy show.

cleverfun3000 · 08-20-2015, 05:10 PM

70s show watcher · 08-20-2015, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Babalu

If there's anything Leno is an expert in, it's doing a crappy late night comedy show.

leno was good in his first run as host of the tonight show it only turned into a crap/snore fest after nbc gave him the show back from conan and he began to think that he was irreplaceable and therefore turned lazy/disinterested

SitcomsOffline · 08-22-2015, 05:30 PM

Jimmy Kimmel may not be perfect, but he definitely has the better show out there relative to the competition.

Yong Fang · 08-23-2015, 09:53 AM

Personally, I just dislike the format, since Johnny and Ed went to the great cocktail lounge in the sky.

Here are all these shows in a nutshell.....

1. The host comes out and does "topical humor" usually political in nature, or just what is going on in the news. Probably now, Trump and Josh Duggar are being made fun of. The President is always fodder.

2. The host has his patented silly stuff they do. This is actually the best part. Letterman had his Top 10, Leno did news of the weird and typo bloopers from the paper, Carson used to do Carnac and some other (funny) but goofy characters.

3. Usually a celebrity is the guest, plugging some movie, or book or something.

Same crap every night and there are what, six of these shows? Jimmy Kimmel has always come across to me as a frat boy who never grew up. I do know on occasion that he lets the guests "party" a bit on stage, but Johnny, Ed and Doc were Old School guys who did the same thing.

I guess these shows make the networks money or they would not be on, but who in the hell stays up to 12:30 on a Tuesday morning to watch James Cordon or Seth Myers, who are basically doing the same show as the show they followed? Not that people have to watch it at 12:30 AM anymore, but why? These shows bore me silly.

Babalu · 08-24-2015, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by 70s show watcher

leno was good in his first run as host of the tonight show it only turned into a crap/snore fest after nbc gave him the show back from conan and he began to think that he was irreplaceable and therefore turned lazy/disinterested

I never thought Leno was good. I loved Johnny Carson and to me, Leno ruined the show. I remember being bored and and turning off his very first show. He was a good guest host and it seemed logical to give him the show but he changed the show when he took it over and it wasn't funny. He wasn't funny. Anything that was funny on the show he stole from Letterman or Howard Stern. I went to Letterman and never went back.

Samme · 08-24-2015, 11:47 AM

Leno didn't do a great show either but he's right about Kimmel. That Halloween candy bit is insanely stupid. Kimmel has a hard edge and it's in the wrong direction. And he talks too much about sappy reality shows. I've given up on his show.

Late night shows are very weak now. One problem is the hosts and the other is the celebrities are much worse than they were years ago. My guess is that Colbert will be better. I hope they are lots of different Carson reruns on Antenna TV. If they have lots of shows from those last twenty years it should do well. And Colbert and Carson should be better to watch than what's on now.

09-29-2013, 04:25 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 127,190	Is Jimmy Kimmel losing credibility? http://entertainment.time.com/2013/0...ho-cried-meme/ Following his twerking prank, Kimmel is having trouble convincing some that the Kanye West rant isn't also a put-on. Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#3hyDxz4kGlTD0Q6K.99

11-16-2013, 10:03 PM	#4
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	It's not about the credibility.... ....it's about the amount of "in-house" promotion Jimmy does on behalf of ABC/Disney (his corporate "parent"). And these days, it often gets in the way of "genuine entertainment" he's supposed to be offering. Did anyone really ask for a "Modern Family Feud" segment, featuring cast members of that series? Did Jimmy HAVE to dress up as "Snow White" for the Halloween show? No wonder he griped a few years ago that he was being paid in "Disney dollars"....

08-13-2015, 06:01 PM	#5
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 127,190	Jay Leno: Jimmy Kimmel’s “mean streak” is to blame for his low ratings http://www.tvinsider.com/article/341...didnt-do-dave/ "The most element you can have in doing a late night show is kindness,” Leno says. "Because the show makes you arrogant. I think that’s Jimmy Kimmel’s problem. I think he’s a talented guy, I think he’s funny. But he has a mean streak, and it comes across. He does this thing where he takes Halloween candy from kids and the kids cry. What am I missing here? It is funny I guess, but it’s mean-based. I think that’s why he’s not higher in the ratings.”
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08-20-2015, 05:10 PM	#7
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08-22-2015, 05:30 PM	#9
SitcomsOffline Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 03, 2013 Posts: 492	Jimmy Kimmel may not be perfect, but he definitely has the better show out there relative to the competition.

08-23-2015, 09:53 AM	#10
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,072	Personally, I just dislike the format, since Johnny and Ed went to the great cocktail lounge in the sky. Here are all these shows in a nutshell..... 1. The host comes out and does "topical humor" usually political in nature, or just what is going on in the news. Probably now, Trump and Josh Duggar are being made fun of. The President is always fodder. 2. The host has his patented silly stuff they do. This is actually the best part. Letterman had his Top 10, Leno did news of the weird and typo bloopers from the paper, Carson used to do Carnac and some other (funny) but goofy characters. 3. Usually a celebrity is the guest, plugging some movie, or book or something. Same crap every night and there are what, six of these shows? Jimmy Kimmel has always come across to me as a frat boy who never grew up. I do know on occasion that he lets the guests "party" a bit on stage, but Johnny, Ed and Doc were Old School guys who did the same thing. I guess these shows make the networks money or they would not be on, but who in the hell stays up to 12:30 on a Tuesday morning to watch James Cordon or Seth Myers, who are basically doing the same show as the show they followed? Not that people have to watch it at 12:30 AM anymore, but why? These shows bore me silly.

08-24-2015, 11:47 AM	#12
Samme Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 01, 2001 Posts: 679	Leno didn't do a great show either but he's right about Kimmel. That Halloween candy bit is insanely stupid. Kimmel has a hard edge and it's in the wrong direction. And he talks too much about sappy reality shows. I've given up on his show. Late night shows are very weak now. One problem is the hosts and the other is the celebrities are much worse than they were years ago. My guess is that Colbert will be better. I hope they are lots of different Carson reruns on Antenna TV. If they have lots of shows from those last twenty years it should do well. And Colbert and Carson should be better to watch than what's on now.