Colbert martyr syndrome

[Missouri_Mike]

Sure, here you go.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/was-canceling-stephen-colberts-late-show-really-about-money-the-numbers-dont-entirely-back-it-up-4b100500

Paramount says its decision to cancel “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” despite it being the No. 1 late-night television program was “purely a financial decision.”

But there is little in Paramount Global Inc.’s recent earnings report to indicate that the finances of its television division had eroded so precipitously that jettisoning one of its trademark programs would be a necessary solution.

Executives even highlighted the show’s performance as the No. 1 late-night broadcast show.

Now, keep in mind, Paramount blew 80 - 120 million dollars on a Star Trek movie that released straight to streaming and almost no one watched. (The few hard-core Trekkies like myself thoroughly hated it.)

That’s not numbers. Late night shows all around aren’t doing well. Being the number one person in a losing genre isn’t a pass to keep going.

How is blowing 120 million on some movie a reason to keep losing money on a late night show? You think once they lose another 120 million on that then they can call it quits? Seems like they have hit that limit.

TV stations and movie studios have blown massive amounts of money on shit nobody is willing to pay to watch. That’s not our problem it’s theirs. Now I read they are going to do a Hercules movie, and the lead is of course going to be a black guy. It’s like they can’t stop shitting on themselves.

Maybe we have a chance to make late night shows and movies worth watching again. There’s no chance of that by keeping doing what has lost you hundreds of millions. At some point the woke starts depleting your bank account and you have to stop.

 

[Slyhunter]

That’s not numbers. Late night shows all around aren’t doing well. Being the number one person in a losing genre isn’t a pass to keep going.

How is blowing 120 million on some movie a reason to keep losing money on a late night show? You think once they lose another 120 million on that then they can call it quits? Seems like they have hit that limit.

TV stations and movie studios have blown massive amounts of money on shit nobody is willing to pay to watch. That’s not our problem it’s theirs. Now I read they are going to do a Hercules movie, and the lead is of course going to be a black guy. It’s like they can’t stop shitting on themselves.

Maybe we have a chance to make late night shows and movies worth watching again. There’s no chance of that by keeping doing what has lost you hundreds of millions. At some point the woke starts depleting your bank account and you have to stop.

Actually Gutfield is doing great. So are a variety of alternative sourced stuff on the internet. It's only Liberal late night mainstream crap that is having problems.

 

[HikerGuy83]

He will be able to name his price for his next gig.

And he will ridicule and condemn your beloved fuhrer for as long as he needs to.

And you'll have your lips firmly attached to his backside.

 

[Winco]

What a cry baby.

You guys realize that the things you just wrote describe trump to a tee.

Whiny little *****

Things don't go his way---play the victim card.

 

[Missouri_Mike]

Actually Gutfield is doing great. So are a variety of alternative sourced stuff on the internet. It's only Liberal late night mainstream crap that is having problems.

That’s the problem they have. Nobody was watching them and now that their government subsidies are gone they’re kinda fucked.

 

[Cellblock2429]

Stephen Colbert declares himself a 'martyr' and warns 'gloves are off'

The comedian's decade-long run as the host of The Late Show will end next May, with many speculating that the top-rated show was canceled because it was losing tens of millions of dollars.

www.dailymail.co.uk

By STEPHEN M. LEPORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
Stephen Colbert called himself a 'martyr' before firing off a crude message to Donald Trump, warning 'the gloves are off' after the president gloated over The Late Show’s cancellation.

The comedian's decade-long run as the host of CBS' late night flagship will end next May, with network insiders suggesting the top-rated show was canceled because it was losing anywhere from $40 to $100million per year.

The cancellation was announced just days after Colbert called CBS' parent company Paramount's $16million settlement with Trump over deceptive editing of a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris a 'big fat bribe.'

I am the martyr. There is only room for one on this cross. And the view is fantastic from up here. I can see your house!'

The Martyr Complex, Narcissism, and Conspiracy Theorists

The conspiratorial world can captivate narcissists by appealing to their pathological need for admiration.

www.psychologytoday.com

Comment:
Colbert believes that he is a martyr for the corrupt Democrat Party.
Colbert was a poor interviewer and a cringy comedian.
His show was losing $millions$ per year.
His unhinged psycho hate and anger was fun to laugh at.

/----/ Losers like him never even consider that they are the root cause of their failures.

 

[JoeB131]

Cost is only one factor, Income is the other. Income = Advertisers.

Except as late as last year, CBS was touting the good ratings of The Late Show as a source of income for them, so that doesn't fly.

In fact, the only reason why CBS's revenue went down in 2024 was because they didn't have the Super Bowl that year.

 

[JoeB131]

That’s not numbers. Late night shows all around aren’t doing well. Being the number one person in a losing genre isn’t a pass to keep going.

How is blowing 120 million on some movie a reason to keep losing money on a late night show? You think once they lose another 120 million on that then they can call it quits? Seems like they have hit that limit.

TV stations and movie studios have blown massive amounts of money on shit nobody is willing to pay to watch. That’s not our problem it’s theirs. Now I read they are going to do a Hercules movie, and the lead is of course going to be a black guy. It’s like they can’t stop shitting on themselves.

Maybe we have a chance to make late night shows and movies worth watching again. There’s no chance of that by keeping doing what has lost you hundreds of millions. At some point the woke starts depleting your bank account and you have to stop.

Your logic is faulty. There's no evidence that Colbert was losing money. In fact, CBS was reporting 70 million in income from that time slot. The show does not cost 110 million to make.

Now, it does make sense in that Paramount needs FCC approval to get that fresh infusion of cash from Skydance, because they are pissing away $120 million dollars on a Star Trek movie even Trekkies didn't want to watch.

So if cancelling Colbert appeases the Orange Man-Baby, and he lets the deal go through, then that might make sense, if you ignore the blatant abuse of power that is more akin to a third world dictatorship.

 

[Nostra]

Sure, here you go.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/was-canceling-stephen-colberts-late-show-really-about-money-the-numbers-dont-entirely-back-it-up-4b100500

Paramount says its decision to cancel “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” despite it being the No. 1 late-night television program was “purely a financial decision.”

But there is little in Paramount Global Inc.’s recent earnings report to indicate that the finances of its television division had eroded so precipitously that jettisoning one of its trademark programs would be a necessary solution.

Executives even highlighted the show’s performance as the No. 1 late-night broadcast show.

Now, keep in mind, Paramount blew 80 - 120 million dollars on a Star Trek movie that released straight to streaming and almost no one watched. (The few hard-core Trekkies like myself thoroughly hated it.)

Hard core Trekkie?

You’re no Spock.

 

[JoeB131]

Hard core Trekkie?

You’re no Spock.

Not my favorite character, anyway.

I kind of like Quark better.

 

[Nostra]

Except as late as last year, CBS was touting the good ratings of The Late Show as a source of income for them, so that doesn't fly.

In fact, the only reason why CBS's revenue went down in 2024 was because they didn't have the Super Bowl that year.

Links?