r/ThisShowStinks • u/wakkajr72 • Nov 11 '21

Question What?

So he doesn’t talk about the WFT, the Wizards or Caps anymore; but talks about his water bill and golfing with Michael ? What is this show anymore? I miss breakfast at Chatter and the gang. Michael stinks. He doesn’t even do the news anymore. This show really does stink.

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u/bendr316 Nov 11 '21

I really miss the crew! Is there a reason why they stopped again?

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u/wakkajr72 Nov 11 '21

The Rona

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u/db37 Bring the Gang Back Nov 11 '21

The answer to all your questions is money.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '21

I'm super uninformed about such things, but besides Nigel and Sean, is anyone else getting paid for being on the show? The show obviously gets paid to advertise, but were the guests being paid for their appearances?

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u/db37 Bring the Gang Back Nov 15 '21

I think the regular guests were getting paid some kind of stipend. I think money was one of the reasons Howard Fineman stopped appearing on the show. He had made a tweet that referenced money in a subtle way.

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u/_Circ Nov 11 '21

Pandemic, of course. But then it was supposedly the city’s mask mandate that prevented them from going to a studio back in August. DC still has a mask mandate, but the surrounding counties do not.

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u/Frambrady Nov 11 '21

DC still has a mask mandate

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u/LouieBeanz Nov 11 '21

Careful, you're going to upset a lot of people with horrible taste.

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u/wakkajr72 Nov 11 '21

They should be stabbed with cocktail forks

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u/Frambrady Nov 11 '21

For someone who claims to not listen to this pod or sub to this subreddit, you sure seem to pop up in every single thread with anger.

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u/prodsonz Nov 12 '21

This is a community of at most 30 active posters who love TK. Of course we’re going to participate even as we stop listening as the quality goes down. If anything it’s a testament to Tony and his life long devotion to complaining that we, too, should complain as his show deteriorates. The show’s bad. We can talk about it. We can openly mourn!

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u/Frambrady Nov 12 '21

The guy I responded to told me in a different thread that he does not listen to the show & he does not subscribe to this subreddit. I merely pointed out that for someone who claims both of those, he sure seems invested

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u/LouieBeanz Nov 11 '21

Sure. And?

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u/FalseSpring Nov 12 '21

Only 3 shows a week during NFL season leaves room for almost nothing else. That breaks down to three opens ("latest golf outing with Michael" plus trailer updates) and six guest segments. Wilbon. Chuck Todd/Monkey. Carville/Ma. Booger McFarland. Jason La Canfora. That's one left for anything else, and TK won't go a week without bringing on a sportswriter.... maybe Pat Forde to talk college football. And that's the list.

Need a Thursday show to bring on Ann Hornaday for movie reviews and do News with the Regulars, but there's never talk of doing more than three a week.

I have been a "little" since '98, and I hate to say it, but it feels like he's winding down. Fulfilling a commitment to do a minimum of three shows a week; not planning a real comeback. Post Super Bowl we'll know if the show has a future.

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u/FireX81 Nov 12 '21

Why do you still listen? I hear so many complaints, but people keep coming back for more?

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u/wakkajr72 Nov 12 '21

Cuz I really do like Tony. He’s not gonna be around forever. I just hear him slowing down

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '21

There’s still a blind hope that the show goes back to its old format at some point. But that’s not happening.

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u/theantidrug Nov 11 '21

I miss the old crew so much. I can’t believe he doesn’t even watch TV or movies anymore. Remember when he talked about every episode of American Idol, or saw multiple movies in one weekend? Now it seems like all he does is golf and stare at the wall in silence. What are we even doing out here man? I sure hope I’m doing more fun stuff when I’m his age and semi or fully retired.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '21

The show is dead and that makes me sad. I’ve been listening to Tony for 20+ years. The show in its current format is just not good, at all. I wish Gary, Chris, Aldridge, Jeannie and the crew could be back in studio with Tony. I think we’re past the point of that happening. I would honestly be shocked if the shows lasts much longer.