The Charlie Rose is awesome thread

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:06 pm

Was he the dentist in Seinfeld? Tim What's-his-name?

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:28 pm

GaijinPunch wrote:Was he the dentist in Seinfeld? Tim What's-his-name?

You're thinking of the guy from Malcom in the Middle.... Bryan Cranston, I think his name is. He's also in a new show called Breaking Bad.

incognoscente · Post by **incognoscente** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:26 pm

I'm not sure I'm in the awesome camp. He never seems to be satisfied with any answer, and I can't figure out if that makes him a good interviewer or a jackass.

If it can be demonstrated that never being satisfied with an answer makes a good interview, then sign me up for awesome!

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:04 pm

incognoscente wrote:He never seems to be satisfied with any answer

I haven't watched much of him, but having experienced what I have of the press in recent years I was skeptical enough of this assertion to have a quick look around...imagine my lack of surprise when I found this on Wikipedia -

Rose is sometimes criticized for going too easy on his guests, with the suggestion that this is how he gets them to appear on the show. In the June 24, 2001 New York Times Magazine, Fox News Channel executive Roger Ailes said he had received written assurance from Rose that he would not be asked about politics during his interview.

There are other relevant links on that Wiki page, including an article on his (among others') treatment of Henry Kissinger...heck, maybe by today's standards he is a "tough" journalist, but that's saying remarkably little.

PROMETHEUS · Post by **PROMETHEUS** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:29 pm

Link us foreigners to Charlie Rose videos ;]

Macaw · Post by **Macaw** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:49 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EElyGVPhLac

I've been satisfied with all the interviews I've seen. And his theme music is awesome.

PROMETHEUS · Post by **PROMETHEUS** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:39 pm

I guess I vote for awesome too, I hate the theme music though -_-

incognoscente · Post by **incognoscente** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 4:37 am

Thanks for the link, Macaw.

I found the timing of this thread interesting as I had watched short clips from that YouTube account last week and my comment stemmed from those I had seen. I had not had the time to watch one of the full shows until today.

Early in the interview, Stallone finishes an answer and Rose can be heard to reply, "Good." That and the many bouts of laughter are what had been missing from the clips I saw before. Rose had not seemed to communicate to his guest that he enjoyed or appreciated their answers along the way. Certainly it will vary from guest to guest and it may have been the result of film editing, but when I saw no cases of him sharing a moment with a guest, I perceived it as a lack of empathy.

With that perception now put to rest, I am in the Charlie Rose is Awesome camp.

Koa Zo · Post by **Koa Zo** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:41 pm

PROMETHEUS wrote:Link us foreigners to Charlie Rose videos ;]

Charlie's official website is a phenomenal stockpile of intellectual discussion.
Official Site

PROMETHEUS · Post by **PROMETHEUS** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:02 am

Koa Zo wrote:
PROMETHEUS wrote:Link us foreigners to Charlie Rose videos ;]
Charlie's official website is a phenomenal stockpile of intellectual discussion.
Official Site

Nice, bookmarking that, thx~

Koa Zo · Post by **Koa Zo** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 5:03 am

So...
What is with Charlie Rose's newfound notoriety?
He has been doing the exact same show for at least the past 10 years.
Yet, in just the past 3 months I've been hearing his name dropped in the most unusual of places.
Just moments ago, a Saturday Night Live skit made a reference of Charlie being a celebrity crush. (truth be told, he's been at the top of my celebrities I'd like to meet list for at least 10 years...) (not that I really have such a list…)

I did notice, recently, that Google is now one of his primary funders. Are they to thank for his more widespread recognition (just like in the late 90's when USA Networks was a primary funder and tried changing the show into the typical late night infotainment (thankfully that only lasted a couple seasons)).

So. Macaw, (and others posting in this thread) how did you become aware of Charlie's unmatched discussion moderation?

incognoscente · Post by **incognoscente** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 5:33 am

I wanted a reminder of Henry Kissinger's voice and the Charlie Rose interview clips were readily available through YouTube. Afterward, I was curious who else Rose may have interviewed, so I took a brief look through the Youtube profile.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Macaw · Post by **Macaw** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 5:35 am

I was searching for interviews of various actors on Youtube and found a Charlie Rose one. I enjoyed it, and started watching heaps of his other interviews.

Being in Australia, I dont get to see his show on TV, which is annoying.

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:41 am

Acid King wrote:
GaijinPunch wrote:Was he the dentist in Seinfeld? Tim What's-his-name?
You're thinking of the guy from Malcom in the Middle.... Bryan Cranston, I think his name is. He's also in a new show called Breaking Bad.

Breaking Bad is incredible.

doodude · Post by **doodude** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 11:01 am

Never heard of him...

Who is he, whats he do & why does it matter?

Im jus' askin'!

Cool name though. Hi, Im Charlie Rose & youre not... Yeah, its gotta ring to it.

Koa Zo · Post by **Koa Zo** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:18 am

doodude wrote:Never heard of him...

Who is he, whats he do & why does it matter?

He's an intelligent, knowledgeable, and well-spoken discussion moderator.
He has hosted an hour-long show on Public Television for a long while.
The show is just straight talk about whatever the subject may be.

The number and types of people who have sat at his round table is just mind blowing. Check his official site for pretty much any topic that comes to mind and you'll probably find a video with notable people discussing the topic.

particle physics
Sean Penn
2007 Memorial
Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) Chair, House Financial Services Committee.
playwright and filmmaker David Mamet
architect Rem Koolhaas
Beverly Sills
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Alissa Rubin
Tony Hawk
Jim Jarmusch (f.f. 15 min in)

the comments posted by viewers often have a lot to add as well.

Koa Zo · Post by **Koa Zo** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:42 am

some pertinent discussions of late:
Bear Stearns buy-out
war in Iraq, continued
and furthermore:
George Packer of the New Yorker about the five year anniversary of the war in Iraq
5th Anniv. of Invasion
unrest in Tibet

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:37 am

Charlie Rose is his own producer, I believe.

I liked his interview (apparently from some years back) with Dick Cavett. Dick was pretty awed by the fact that you couldn't see the cameras...eh, won't spoil it, it's at the end of this segment (Google Video).

Koa Zo · Post by **Koa Zo** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:42 pm

Ed Oscuro wrote:Charlie Rose is his own producer, I believe.

I liked his interview (apparently from some years back) with Dick Cavett. Dick was pretty awed by the fact that you couldn't see the cameras...eh, won't spoil it, it's at the end of this segment (Google Video).

I've often wondered about the cameras. It really seemed nobody ever looks directly at them, now I know why.

Yvette Vega has been executive producer since the beginning afaik.

drboom · Post by **drboom** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:02 pm

Charlie Rose is perfect if you want to get tired in a hurry. I have never been able to enjoy his show without falling asleep. And I consider myself an intellectual.
That being said, I don't think there is a show with good, thourough interviews anymore. 60 Minutes in the late 1980's was very, very good, but is lacking curently.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:20 pm

Koa Zo wrote:Yvette Vega has been executive producer since the beginning afaik.

Maybe I was thinking of director. Hmm.

Koa Zo · Post by **Koa Zo** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:10 am

drboom wrote:Charlie Rose is perfect if you want to get tired in a hurry. I have never been able to enjoy his show without falling asleep.

That's too bad. But I know how it is. A lot of people have trouble listening to other people talk for more than 30 seconds at a time without lots of moving cg backgrounds (CNN, CNBC, etc) and artificial set-peices to distract your mind and make it think a lot more is going on.

Ed Oscuro wrote:Maybe I was thinking of director. Hmm.

He certainly does things his way.