Topic: If George was ever to retire, who would you like to replace him?

[Centurion73]

I'm confused.  Do you want PRO Ian step-ins, or ANTI Ian step-ins?

Pro/anti - Ian is still a better person and broadcaster than Noory, It would not be c2c as Ian is not para-topic friendly.

KNAPP TIME!

I think we all agree with that and with you on that sentiment.

[EvB]

 It would not be c2c as Ian is not para-topic friendly.

I don't think that's 100% true - but it's true enough that as much as I admire & enjoy Ian I don't think he make a good full time c2c host.  But then, every time I say that - (and I've said it a few times) I have to think "would a major format change be worse than Snoory's total destruction?"

[Recovering Noorholic]

It would not be c2c as Ian is not para-topic friendly.

I'm glad it's not just me then, because I've definitely got the same vibe from him --- there are certainly topics to which Ian is open but there are also those that he shuts down totally to ... not that that's necessarily bad, because I enjoy a challenging or skeptical line of questioning and I also appreciate him not letting guests hijack the show, like when he shut-down the Giant dude.

When he did "Coast to Coast Live" before it got canceled it had a very obvious and unique feeling to it that was nothing at all like C2CAM and he's carried that over to his weekend shows. I thoroughly enjoy the topics about sci-fi, comic books, true crime, mainstream history, etc. but I'd almost prefer if Ian had his own national show devoted strictly to that (actually I'd really enjoy that show if it existed). If I'm in the C2C mindset when I turn on the radio, though, it can be disconcerting.

[11angeleyes11]

I wonder if this might be illuminating.  There was some sort of convention in Los Angeles, I am not sure what the name of it was, but it had to do with radio?  Anyway, Ian was out there and is in fact broadcasting from the Coast to Coast studios there.  Last night Ian, not George, was chosen to socialize with the PremRad, Men in Black.  Could this be the beginning of something bigger?  George was left to do Open Lines and talk about gemstones.  Ian was schooomzing with upper management.  Sorry, George, did they bring you a doggy bag? 

[Boomer]

If for any reason at all Punnett took over the show it would be a matter of time before he established his own format and we all know what that is. I've seen changes in Ian vs subject matter and I would suspect he was counseled by higher-ups to change his ways or there was no need for him  or destroying the original format of the C2C Show. If Ian were given the show, somewhere, sometime when he would feel the time is right he would take the show back to the way he had done it in the past. He would beatup guests, debate the subject matter rigorously until it fit him, kick guests off the air all the while spewing his religious bent. Punnett is the only person who has hosted C2C and pushed his religious crap on the audience. I would rather listen to Snoory for 7 nights in a row than to listen to Punnett for 1 hour. If the opportunity came for Punnett to take over the show and he swore up and down to Premier he would never push religion again that is utter Bullshit!
 
"YOU CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS!"
 
George Knapp or Art Bell are the only alternatives if Snoory should ever leave.
 
 

[Centurion73]

I don't think that's 100% true - but it's true enough that as much as I admire & enjoy Ian I don't think he make a good full time c2c host.  But then, every time I say that - (and I've said it a few times) I have to think "would a major format change be worse than Snoory's total destruction?"

I wish they would make a change because I am sure that Ian is the better of the two and should be in charge. C2C died when Art left (again) and to some on here I will shock them, I liked Ian's old show as it was his and he seemed more comfortable in that time slot and in what he was doing. Now they load him up like the weeknight infomercial or so it seems.

Yes, Angel, they sent the bright kid to the dinner with the big wigs, the kid who knows what a salad fork is for and chews with his mouth shut. I have to wonder would Noory have taken his fur thonged boy servant Tommy with him if he were chosen?

[Centurion73]

If for any reason at all Punnett took over the show it would be a matter of time before he established his own format and we all know what that is.
 
"YOU CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS!"

But the question is could you teach the dog to get hair plugs, lipo, botox and still look like



Gas + 02 + spark =?       

[EvB]

I wish they would make a change because I am sure that Ian is the better of the two and should be in charge. C2C died when Art left (again) and to some on here I will shock them, I liked Ian's old show as it was his and he seemed more comfortable in that time slot and in what he was doing. Now they load him up like the weeknight infomercial or so it seems.

I agree -- but I think the suits may have been thinking something like this:

"Hmmm . . . someone with a personality, and a brain, but with a spin not quite what we're used to . . . or a sock puppet who many seem to find pleasant and we can make PRETEND to be interested in anything--- okay, le't let the bland lead the bland."

And let's face it folks - in the rein of George - both the guests and the callers are pretty fucking BLAND.

[NoBama]

Maybe C2C could entice Rachel Maddow to come over from Air America . . .  She probably doesn't believe in UFOs, ghosts, angels or conspiracies, but it would sure be fun to hear her rip Corsi & Hoagland each a new one . . . 

who listens to Air America? that's worst than snoory!

[PhantasticSanShiSan]

who listens to Air America? that's worst than snoory!

hehehehehe.

When it comes to spoons, which is you personal preference? Wood, Metal, Ceramic, etc?

[Pirate King Atomsk]

who listens to Air America? that's worst than snoory!

Amen brother. I'd rather fork myself with a big wooden spoon from Phan's post than listen to that haze-induced dribble.

[PhantasticSanShiSan]

Amen brother. I'd rather fork myself with a big wooden spoon from Phan's post than listen to that haze-induced dribble.

PKA, in your twisted fantasies you are Janeane Garofalo's love dog.  You know this man!

[Pirate King Atomsk]

Actually, I found her mildly attractive in the 90's on the Ben Stiller show. After that, mmm..not so much. Especially when she opens her mouth on Politically Incorrect. Good lawd.  ;

[PhantasticSanShiSan]

Actually, I found her mildly attractive in the 90's on the Ben Stiller show. After that, mmm..not so much. Especially when she opens her mouth on Politically Incorrect. Good lawd.  ;

I kind of like her new bulimic-chic look.

[Pirate King Atomsk]

I kind of like her new bulimic-chic look.

Haven't seen her lately. Probably don't want to now that you say "bulimic"...*shudder* Nothing really sexy about spines and rib cages. 

[PhantasticSanShiSan]

She's not a walking anatomy model or anything, but she went through a "de-fatification" stage.  She used to have a cute yet somewhat dumpy emo-ish look, and with the weight loss/transformation which happened a couple years ago, she looks a little worn in the face.  Not sure what it is exactly, but I don't groove on it.