AA Breaking News: (Please Dear God No!) FOX Is Considering A Weekly Late-Night Show Hosted By Joe Buck

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 AA Breaking News:  (Please Dear God No!) FOX Is Considering A Weekly Late-Night Show Hosted By Joe Buck
I don't even have words to describe how depressing this is, so I will just pass along what I've learned. FOX wants to give our friend Joe Buck a Late-Night Talk Show. Not only that, but they've already completed the pilot to pitch to FOX execs. According to sources close to the situation the idea recently came about when noodling on Jay Leno's retirement and Conan's move to the 11pm slot. ... [link]

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  • hero to most hero to most
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    Please Dear God Yes!  Unlike the ubiquitous play-by-play Buck, a late-night talk show Buck is completely avoidable.
    Posted 10/8/2007 [reply] [flag]
  • mmiracle mmiracle
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    I think he should try to be exactly like Arseno Hall, same band same bad clothes and same bad jokes.

    Oh yeah, and he has to dress like a clown too.  

    Posted 10/8/2007 [reply] [flag]

Links (9)

Look Out, Letterman: Joe Buck Could Get Late-Night Comedy Show
Published 10/8/2007 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
... : ...

JOE BUCK IS EQUIVALENT TO A DRY HAND-JOB
Published 10/8/2007 by Mike at the Pig Pen
... I come to you on this ugly Monday morning as a desperate man. A desperate man who woke up this morning not knowing the absolute horror FOX was instilling inside sports' fans across this great country. News out of AA tells us that the bastards at FOX are considering giving every body's favorite anus-scratcher, ...

OH HELL NO
Published 10/8/2007 at With Leather
... (Thanks to Becky. Also see: Awful Announcing) ...

Joe Buck: Velvet and Peanut Butter May Be Coming to a Late-Night Show Near You
Published 10/8/2007 at FanIQ Blog
... Via AA, Broadcasting & Cable informs us that ...

Keep Jimmy Fallon Away From Your Team
Published 10/8/2007 at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... . • AWFUL ANNOUNCING makes room for Tim McCarver on the guest couch, as sportscaster Joe Buck may be hitting the late-night airwaves . • Walt Whitman has nothing on the NATION OF ISLAM SPORTSBLOG, who stanzas out with their heartwarming " ...

Fox Doesn't Get Everybody Hates Joe Buck
Published 10/9/2007 by Balk! at Walk Off Balk
... Late Night with Joe Buck [Awful Announcing] ...

Morning Paper: Tiger, Family Man?
Published 10/9/2007 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... Joe Buck to compete with Letterman on late night TV? [Awful Announcing] ...

FanHouse: Tue AM 'Heat Didn't Kill Marathon Runner?' Edition
Published 10/9/2007 by JCN at John Clifford Ness
... My guess is that this will be somewhat more successful than Chevy Chase or Magic Johnson, but not nearly as successful as Joan Rivers. Awful Announcing is hoping this will keep Buck out of the booth, but if it's only a half hour once a week, I don't see that happening. If anything, it just means we can expect to see a lot of promotion for it while we're watching sports. ...

Must Read: Interview with Bull Durham Director Ron Shelton
Published 6/20/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (John Fitzgerald) at Playing for Peanuts Blog
... on the field and we get to hear him talk about a wide range of topics ranging from Backman's suspension, his sore hamstring, Quest-Tech and his displeasure with the umpire's strike zone. There is absolutely no point to the sequence, but it happened that way and it simply works. The sequence is alot like baseball - it is meandering and interesting if you're willing to enjoy it. No car chases, love interests, gunfights or any of the needless distractions that have become synonymous with Fox's Joe Buck Baseball Vaudeville Show. ...

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