{"id":163,"date":"2010-07-29T21:45:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-29T21:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/\/?p=163"},"modified":"2011-02-11T07:11:40","modified_gmt":"2011-02-11T07:11:40","slug":"most-television-critics-and-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/most-television-critics-and-writers\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_cNCOHFRMcjY\/TEdklHQO8BI\/AAAAAAAAAtg\/yg8ttOF14IE\/s1600\/craig-ferguson-660.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496472458994053138\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_cNCOHFRMcjY\/TEdklHQO8BI\/AAAAAAAAAtg\/yg8ttOF14IE\/s200\/craig-ferguson-660.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>Most television critics and writers have good things to say about Craig and the Late Late Show and are willing to laugh at themselves, as evidenced by their reaction to Craig&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/entertainment\/tv\/2010\/07\/28\/14855546.html\" target=\"blank_\">telephone prank<\/a> early yesterday morning.\r\n\r\nCBS talked Wednesday with TV critics about the future of the network&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.broadcastingcable.com\/article\/455324-CBS_Opens_TCA_Touting_Success_Schedule_Moves.php\" target=\"blank_\">programs<\/a>.  Nothing specific about Craig was mentioned in that article but others report CBS execs say they&#8217;re happy to have both David Letterman and Craig doing what they&#8217;re doing.\r\n\r\nCraig had a fun twitter exchange with Carrie Fisher last night.  Carrie started with this before the show:  <span class=\"status-body\" style=\"font-style: italic;\"><span class=\"status-content\"><span class=\"entry-content\">On my way to do Craig Ferguson show. Pray for me.<\/span><\/span><\/span> To which Craig responded:  <span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"status-content\"><span class=\"entry-content\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">The spectacular @<\/span><a class=\"tweet-url username\" style=\"font-style: italic;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/CarrieFFisher\">CarrieFFisher<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"> on the show tonight. Pray for me.<\/span> Then after the show, Carrie said: <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"status-body\" style=\"font-style: italic;\"><span class=\"status-content\"><span class=\"entry-content\">hope I didn&#8217;t go to far.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"status-content\"><span class=\"entry-content\"> And Craig replied: <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"status-content\"><span class=\"entry-content\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Fair warning  Tonights show pretty dirty even by my standards. @<\/span><a class=\"tweet-url username\" style=\"font-style: italic;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/CarrieFFisher\">CarrieFFisher<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"> terrifies censors but delights me. I love you Carrie. <\/span> She is one of a kind.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\nCraig also posted this after the show:  <span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"status-content\"><span class=\"entry-content\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Listening  to R.L. Burnside very very loud. Have an almost uncontrollable urge to  rob a liquor store and ride my motorbike off of a cliff. <\/span> Ah, memories.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\nJosh Robert Thompson tweeted this late last night: <span class=\"status-body\" style=\"font-style: italic;\"><span class=\"entry-content\">Geoff Petersen IN-STUDIO on &#8220;The Kerri Kasem Podcast&#8221; #167! OH MYYYY!  <a class=\"tweet-url web\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/thekpod.com\/?p=2118\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/thekpod.com\/?p=2118<\/a><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\nRSA member nerdsrocket attended a taping of the Late Late Show and blogged about it:  <span class=\"status-body\" style=\"font-style: italic;\"><span class=\"status-content\"><span class=\"entry-content\">Read about my experience being &#8220;sexually harassed&#8221; by Craig Ferguson&#8217;s warm-up comedian <a class=\"tweet-url web\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/d37dIJ\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/d37dIJ<\/a> <a class=\"tweet-url hashtag\" title=\"#craigferguson\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23craigferguson\">#craigferguson<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span> Thanks to the RSA&#8217;s bgrhubarb for sending us the link.\r\n\r\nBack in 2009, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mensjournal.com\/exit-interview-craig-ferguson\" target=\"blank_\">Men&#8217;s Journal<\/a> conducted a brief but entertaining interview of interviewed Craig.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_cNCOHFRMcjY\/TEdd4HRrU-I\/AAAAAAAAAs4\/mu7g8GClL3g\/s1600\/1RWTD00Z.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496465088836228066\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 200px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_cNCOHFRMcjY\/TEdd4HRrU-I\/AAAAAAAAAs4\/mu7g8GClL3g\/s200\/1RWTD00Z.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>Stage and screen actress Mary Louise Parker and medical correspondent  Dr.  Sanjay Gupta will join Craig on tonight&#8217;s Late Late Show.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most television critics and writers have good things to say about Craig and the Late Late Show and are willing to laugh at themselves, as evidenced by their reaction to Craig&#8217;s telephone prank early yesterday morning. 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