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18Jun4 Replacements For Tim Russert

As you well know, Tim Russert sadly passed away this week.  He was a determined interviewer that made politicians squirm while sitting face to face with him on Meet The Press.  He leaves an enormous vacancy for NBC to fill.

TVDeuce is glad to throw our 2 cents into who should replace Tim Russert.  So here are our four Russert Replacements.


KURT LODER
Russert had some tough interviews.  Presidents, Prime Ministers and he had to have James Carville sit near him on occasion.  Those are great resume builders.  But did Timmy have to interview a doped up Courtney Love?  Did Russert ever have to try and interview the Wu Tang Clan?  Kurt Loder has.  To me, Loder is a great pick because he can handle politicians.  Interviewing music stars that have a false sense of entitlement and intelligence is a great apprenticeship for handling our nation’s elite in an interview.  Plus, when he’s on vacation they can have the eternal 23 year old John Norris fill in with his wacky haircuts and boot-licking personality.


COLIN QUINN
If you were one of the 29 people that watched Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn, then you know that he can easily fill the void.  His experience from Remote Control and Saturday Night Live also help seal his credentials.  His gruff exterior and smugness give him an edge that will translate well on Sunday mornings.  Also, they could make the chair smash through the wall like on Remote Control if he thought somebody was giving him the run around.


SERENA ALTSCHUL
Once an MTV news correspondent and now doing CBS Sunday Morning pieces, Serena brings something that Russert never could; hotness.  Man is she cute.  She could use that for her benefit by lulling politicians into a false sense of security and then hit them with the big question.  An interview with Bill Clinton could get very interesting.


FRED & BEN SAVAGE
Why not.  These two brothers already have our trust, so why not let them have at it with the most powerful people in the world.  The only problem I could foresee is the two of them getting into an argument with somebody like John Kerry or Dan Quayle over who’s career tanked quicker and how the networks have “black balled” the two of them because their acting skills aren’t quite on par with Matthew Fox.  Their tag line could be “If its Sunday, its the bros Savage.”

So who would you get to take over the Meet The Press spot?

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19Mar5 People I Miss On TV

I was just running through the old noodle on the way home from work thinking about 5 people I miss seeing on TV. Here are my 5, then you can add your own.

JIM LOUDERBACK (Fresh Gear)

If you were one of the 23 people that tuned into ZDTV/TechTV a few years ago then you knew who Jim was. He was the straight talkin’ review guy on Fresh Gear. He told you what to spend your gadget money on and what was going to become the next Apple Newton. Then Tech TV had to go turn itself into a video game channel (and an awfully sh*tty one at that). Now Jim is off doing bigger and better things, but why he couldn’t be the Tech Reporter for some Nightly News program is beyond me. He was cool geek that wasn’t actually all that geeky.

THE MUPPETS

Why can’t they bring back the Muppet Show? Seems to me, that it always had a “Shrek Type Humor” where kids got some of the jokes and the adults got the other half. The Muppets on NBC at 8pm on a Sunday would be gold. Who wouldn’t watch that? Maybe people with a phobia of puppets or communists, but other than that it would have to succeed. Seems to me if Hank Hill can be on Sundays, so can Professor Bunson.

MATT PINFIELD (120 Minutes)

Remember the bald headed dude on MTV late nights that looked like he’d kill your sister for a nickel, but wouldn’t because he was do busy figuring out who opened for Duran Duran at the Oklahoma State Fair in ‘83. Sure he was about as attractive as Mr. Clean’s illegitimate son, but the man knew music. When you listened to him you always took him and his musical picks seriously. They should resurrect that Pepsi Smash show and put him in charge of booking acts and hosting the show.

MARIO VAN PEEPLES

He may actually still be on television, but I think his name could make a show a star. For instance, if I said “Hey Billy, do you wanna watch Miss Guided?” Chances are Billy will say no. However, if I say “Hey Billy, Miss Guided, Staring Mario Van Peeples is on, do you wanna watch?” There is a 12.3% better chance that Billy will say yes. C’mon, it’s Mario Van Peeples!

DANA CARVEY

Remember when he was like the funniest guy on TV?  Now, he’s relegated to buying box-sets of SNL when they hit DVD.  The shame of it is, is that he was persecuted for doing the Dana Carvey Show, which bombed.  However, if you go and YouTube it, you’ll see that he had Steve Carrell and Colbert as part of the cast.  So in essence, Carvey was a revolutionary.  I bet he could create a pretty successful show for HBO, where higher class humor is appreciated.

So those are the 5 that I miss, who are you aching to see back on the air? 

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