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Subject: Re: [NEWS] CBS cancels "Late Show With Stephen Colbert"
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On Jul 18, 2025 at 8:17:22 AM PDT, "super70s" <super70s@super70s.invalid>
wrote:

> On 2025-07-18 12:46:53 +0000, shawn said:
> 
>>  On Fri, 18 Jul 2025 02:42:13 -0700, The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca>
>>  wrote:
>>  
>>>  On Fri, 18 Jul 2025 19:04:40 +1200, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
>>>  wrote:
>>>  
>>>>  "Financial decision" ...
>>>>  translation: greedy-ass Stephen Colbert wanted a lot more money and
>>>>  we're not paying.
>>>>  
>>>  So what's wrong with just saying "we wanted him but just couldn't come
>>>  to terms"?
>>  
>>  The timing is such that there may be more to it. After all CBS /
>>  Paramount came to an agreement with Trump in his lawsuit recently and
>>  now they are ending the show (though admittedly probably waiting till
>>  Colbert's contract is up.) So there's at least the possibility that
>>  this is another result of that lawsuit.
> 
> We can at least presume Colbert knew the ax was getting ready to fall 
> when he went on a rant against his corporate bosses on Monday.
> 
> Wonder what big moneymaker CBS has in mind after May 2026 -- CSI 
> reruns? A lot less overhead anyway.
> 
> I hope Kimmel gets his ass back in town next week, I think this is the 
> third week he's been away and I don't care about watching the guest 
> hosts at all. Usually I only watch the monologue plus the first guest 
> if it's someone interesting.

Do you cry along with him whenever he gets weepy over Trump?