TCM hosting Dennis Miller? Really? Yes.

[Miigwech]

WTF ... please boycott his show. My one place to go to get away from political stress and now, for who knows why, this asshole is going to get his own show. Makes me sick.

[Nature Man]

1. He always had

the kind of face I'd like to punch.

[Miigwech]

2. Punch or not, his face should never be on TCM

[Mike Nelson]

3. My cable took TCM off...

... now, I'm glad!

[lapfog_1]

4. hey... he could always have victoria jackson to co-host - n/t

[Miigwech]

5. lol

[Poiuyt]

6. I would hope that he would keep his show nonpolitical

[wcmagumba]

7. I find it disgusting too...

He has apparently been hosting off and on for a few years, some special series here and there....I'll still watch the movie if it interests me but not his segments. Here's a link showing him guest hosting as far back as 2009 https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2009/08/21/Dennis-Miller-named-TCM-guest-programmer/87251250890771/ ...yuk... I've been trying out the Criterion Channel...kind of pricey at $11 monthly but they have a couple of thousand classic movies, often with extra features on demand...gets me some of the classic movie fix I need...

[sop]

8. I was surprised by the "friends" who came on to chit-chat with Miller.

[virgogal]

9. So don't watch it.Problem solved.

[dameatball]

10. Oddly enough I watched Liberty Valance last night and didn't notice who the host was. On second

thought maybe I was on a different channel. I was enjoying the movie and wondering how my dog can catch potato chips in the dark, so it isn't my fault.

[PSPS]

14. No guest last night. They played John Ford movies, all great

The Battle of Midway -- A WWII propaganda film entirely by John Ford. What more does one need?
Liberty Valance -- Jimmy Stewart, John Wayne and Lee Marvin. What more does one need?
Grapes of Wrath -- Henry Fonda, cinematography by the renowned Gregg Toland. What more does one need?
The Searchers -- John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond. What more does one need?
Cheyenne Autumn -- Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker and Karl Malden. (Ford's last film.) What more does one need?

The last two above were shot in Monument Valley. What more does one need?

They sure don't make directors like Ford anymore.

[dameatball]

16. Glad I wasn't imagining things. I always loved the...what...?...cinematography?...in "The Searchers.

Was that Monument Valley?

[PSPS]

21. Yes. Ford loved Monument Valley and always gave lots of work to the Navajos there.

[rockfordfile]

20. Never cared for John Ford he was extremely antisemitic

Lauren Bacall had some interesting story about him in the past.

[PSPS]

25. Don't know about that but he made good movies.

Speaking of Rockford Files:

ROCKY: Had Dinner?
JIM: Now that you mentioned it, no.
ROCKY: Want to do the lobster?
JIM: At three o'clock in the morning? Everything's closed.
ROCKY: Oh, don't worry. I know a place.
JIM: Yeah? What kind of place?
ROCKY: You'll like it. It's a nice place.
JIM: They got lobster?
ROCKY: Why, sure!
JIM: What kind of lobster?
ROCKY: Lobster lobster.
JIM: Rocky?
ROCKY: Lobster bisque?
JIM: Canned?
ROCKY: Fresh canned.

LOL. Miss those guys.

[lpbk2713]

26. Ford was a grumpy old curmudgeon.

He was anti-everybody.

[LuvNewcastle]

11. Clean the house. Cook a healthy meal. Check on your mom.

Call an old friend.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

12. Pisses me off too. Won't watch.

[NCLefty]

13. Old People Channel picks conservative host... story at 11. :p

[PSPS]

19. "Old People Channel"

LOL. I suppose you're right that a lot of "old people" watch, but there are plenty of young people too. Their cruises and special events are packed with people of all ages. The channel runs no advertising so there is no demographic measurement of the channel alone.

[philly_bob]

15. END CANCEL CULTURE.

Miller is mean and not funny. Miigwech's call to boycott the show is reasonable.

But Dennis Miller's obnoxious self-satisfied right-wing humor doesn't mean he should be booed off the stage or that the network that gives him a show should be pressured to drop him.

This is something I don't like about post-2000 progressivism. "I don't like it so it shouldn't exist." We have Colbert, John Stewart, etc., so in any one-to-one matchup on humor, the left wins. Be satisfied with that.

[Joe941]

23. Wrong we can use our voices to battle those we disagree with.

[philly_bob]

33. To battle them, NOT to silence them.

The market will silence them...

[Joe941]

35. We can silence them if we have enough voices!

[philly_bob]

36. I don't want to silence dissenting voices.

I want to dispute them, make fun of them, marginalize them, shame them, disprove them...

but I don't want to silence them. Because someday you or I may be the dissenting voice.

[TheRealNorth]

27. To be fair to TCM, Ben Mankiewickz was once a host on TYT

And I think he still does some movie-related podcasts for the TYT network.

I don't think this is the same as ESPN giving Rush Limbaugh a seat on Monday Night Football.

Interestingly, it looks like Dennis Miller did some color commentating for MNF for ABC also. I Don't recall any controversies at that time. ESPN also has Keith Olbermann, and Olbermann did Sunday night football for NBC too.

[Skittles]

28. nonsense

are you seriously equating Colbert and Stewart with DENNIS FUCKING MILLER?

[philly_bob]

32. Comparing, not equating. Coming to much the same conclusion as you do, Skittles,

Colbert & Stewart are far superior

[Skittles]

34. they are in no way to be compared to the fascist asshole Miller

NO WAY

[philly_bob]

37. Dictionary: "Compare": Note similarities and differences between two things

Similarities: English-speaking comedians

Differences: Colbert & Stewart are consistently funny, Miller is rarely funny.

See, you CAN compare them.

As you can see, I sympathize with your point of view.

[Skittles]

38. OK

*done here*

[Corgigal]

17. He was smart once.

Really. He had a smart HBO show and it pulled in good ratings.

Then he went nutty. He threw it away.

[PSPS]

18. He doesn't do politics on TCM

His segment is called "Dennis Miller & Friends." The "& Friends" part brings on one additional guest to banter with about the movies. I think last week was Martin Short, so they're probably mostly comedians. His selection of movies is mediocre and then they talk about them briefly in between. The banter isn't very cerebral and the humor is forced but not quite cringeworthy. Nevertheless, I think most TCM viewers like me tune in primarily for the movies without regard to who does intros and outros.

There are many exceptions, though. The segments with Ben Mankiewicz and a "guest programmer" are always worthwhile because he will always have someone who is as devoted to movies and the craft of making them as he is. He sometimes has comedians in this role too. Letterman did segments with him for a while that were absolutely fascinating because, in addition to enjoying Letterman's remarkable wit, it revealed how knowledgeable and insightful he is about movies and the stories they tell.

[Marie Marie]

22. I guess that this is all that is left of his career.

[lunatica]

24. Unless he got funny lately

his show won’t last one season. If he gets twitter his ass is grass.

[appalachiablue]

29. That's along way from Robert Osborne who I miss.

Love TCM, old person and proud!

[Digger]

30. Holy shit!

Talk about a turd in a punch-bowl...damn! Didn't he actually do a short stint on Monday Night Football at one time, or am I crazy? Or both.

[path97]

31. Remember Monday Night Football on ABC??

This is the clown who's incessant babbling ruined Monday Night football when it was on ABC way back when. The mere sound of his voice makes me vomit in my mouth a bit.