MadLaughter
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I am very much pro-desk.
And this is not the Chris Hardwick OT, but I first saw him when he was hosting a bunch of the panels I was going to at San Diego Comic-Con. He's one of (if not the best) hosts there, because he knows not to ask questions the panels can't answer, he's cool to the fans, he gets everyone on the panel involved, and he seems genuinely excited about all that stuff. Over the decade+ I've been going, he's turned into the guy the long-time con fans cheer for almost as loud as Marvel or DC or Tom Cruise or whoever.
I eventually listened to a bunch of episodes of the Nerdist Podcast, and along with the live panel hosting, those are CH at his best. He gets to be more casual and natural, without anyone to answer to or looking over his shoulder. In all this stuff he comes off as humble and excited and genuine and very caring. He's very good in these podcasts at adjusting and guiding the conversation based on the guest. When I first listened to them, it was to hear celebrities tell stories. As it went on, I got more and more into noticing Chris Hardwick feeling out the guests, shifting gears flawlessly when getting stonewalled, opening up to people who were into it, and getting very professional when guests who were all business rolled by.
Reading between the lines on some of that stuff, it seems like the TV shows he does are not his passion as much as stand-up and his podcasts are, but he still won't take these jobs if he doesn't believe in them. I get the sense that there's an aspect of "If I do it it means they won't get some asshole." He does a LOT of different things, and seems like a really, really hard worker. I think because of how TV Networks are, he has to 'turn it up' a few notches for the cameras. I think @midnight is something he sees as valuable because it gives a stage to comedians, and is Chris trying to use his platform/connections to shine some light on some colleagues/friends/people he respects. Fancy guests fill the seats, which gets more eyes on people he wants to highlight.
Guy seems to have some genuine anxieties and can be a bit quick to defend himself, but having spent a few dozen hours hearing him talk, I don't think he's wholly 'fake'. It sucks that he has to 'turn it up' for TV, but thems the breaks.
And this is not the Chris Hardwick OT, but I first saw him when he was hosting a bunch of the panels I was going to at San Diego Comic-Con. He's one of (if not the best) hosts there, because he knows not to ask questions the panels can't answer, he's cool to the fans, he gets everyone on the panel involved, and he seems genuinely excited about all that stuff. Over the decade+ I've been going, he's turned into the guy the long-time con fans cheer for almost as loud as Marvel or DC or Tom Cruise or whoever.
I eventually listened to a bunch of episodes of the Nerdist Podcast, and along with the live panel hosting, those are CH at his best. He gets to be more casual and natural, without anyone to answer to or looking over his shoulder. In all this stuff he comes off as humble and excited and genuine and very caring. He's very good in these podcasts at adjusting and guiding the conversation based on the guest. When I first listened to them, it was to hear celebrities tell stories. As it went on, I got more and more into noticing Chris Hardwick feeling out the guests, shifting gears flawlessly when getting stonewalled, opening up to people who were into it, and getting very professional when guests who were all business rolled by.
Reading between the lines on some of that stuff, it seems like the TV shows he does are not his passion as much as stand-up and his podcasts are, but he still won't take these jobs if he doesn't believe in them. I get the sense that there's an aspect of "If I do it it means they won't get some asshole." He does a LOT of different things, and seems like a really, really hard worker. I think because of how TV Networks are, he has to 'turn it up' a few notches for the cameras. I think @midnight is something he sees as valuable because it gives a stage to comedians, and is Chris trying to use his platform/connections to shine some light on some colleagues/friends/people he respects. Fancy guests fill the seats, which gets more eyes on people he wants to highlight.
Guy seems to have some genuine anxieties and can be a bit quick to defend himself, but having spent a few dozen hours hearing him talk, I don't think he's wholly 'fake'. It sucks that he has to 'turn it up' for TV, but thems the breaks.
