Replacing Jon Stewart

[East]

Hmmm...I can't imagine it happening......he is one of a kind....but good for him going out on top and on his terms

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/11/arts/t....html?_r=0

I think the secret is not to think of a "replacement"...maybe a "different direction" would be better....perhaps even retire his show and make a similar niche show in the same timeslot with a new name and vibe....

There are just some people that no one can replace.....

I think of Larry King that way...same with Barbara Walters...

[Rareboy]

My partner left a written note on my computer......I guess so that I wouldn't have a terrible shock when I went on-line. Kind of like finding out that a family member has been in an accident by watching TV.

We are devastated.

[Beaux]

My partner left a written note on my computer......I guess so that I wouldn't have a terrible shock when I went on-line. Kind of like finding out that a family member has been in an accident by watching TV.

We are devastated.

Same here

[East]

I was thinking...in football...they retire the number on the jersey of the greats...it is a sign of respect and a testament to their contribution and talent as an athlete....

I think the same of Jon Stewart and a handful of others. His talent is unique and brilliant...and with the success he has had and the impact on a few generations...I think they should just forget about replacing him. They can't. He is irreplaceable.

My top three commentators....Bill Maher, Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart. I am happy for him...but I think it is a great loss for the rest of us.

[ShiftyNJ]

Steven Goldstein, who helped make equality happen in NJ, said this:

"Two networks today announced anchor transitions. One anchor made a brilliant difference in reporting the news. The other anchor made a joke of his newscast. Those anchors, respectively, are Jon Stewart and Brian Williams."

I agree with [MENTION=18508]East[/MENTION]. Nobody can do what Jon does, so instead of that, they should do something different. Learn from him, but don't try to imitate him; that would be cheesy.

[CellarDweller]

He will definitely be missed

[Lexington]

Any chance NBC can hire Jon Stewart to take Brian Williams' place?

And yes, to misquote Thomas Jefferson, nobody can replace Monsieur Stewart - they can but succeed him. And it's tough to say who would do so, since the show would necessarily have to mold around the new host. So it's not easy to picture how the show would morph around each host, and how successfully.

One of the Daily Show's brilliant moves was to accurate ape (if sometimes exaggeratedly) our response to the sometimes mind-boggling realm of politics. So Jon would scream with rage, or pull his hair out, or look utterly bewildered, or munch on popcorn excitedly, or just sit there with a pained expression on his face. Because the Daily Show was the first American program to pretty much say "No, seriously, these are completely rational responses to what's going on in the world right now."

But the thing is - Jon Stewart did these things brilliantly. Other people on the show have done them well to varying degrees - Lewis Black perfected his blustering rage on the show, and Jon Oliver has mastered the "now, let me get this straight" routine. But I have trouble seeing Lewis do a whimper, or Jon getting worked up into incoherence. But in many ways, it's been part and parcel of the show, and I'd hate to see it go.

Because of that, for every name I hear fronted for the new host, I try picturing them rambling incoherently, or evilly saying "go on...", or all those moves that Jon does so well. And....well, not surprisingly, everybody's coming up short. So perhaps the show WILL have to adapt or perish.

Thing is - it's done it once before. There's precisely one person who longs for the earliest days of the Daily Show (and that one person, Craig Kilborn, has presumably put it out there that his calendar looks fairly open for the next fifteen years). And the show changed drastically when Jon was put into place. So let's hope they can find a host that they can mold the show around...and that the audience will give it time to adapt to being "not what it used to be".

Lex

[trywait]

very few can make us laugh.

even fewer can make us think and laugh at the same time.

good on jon stewart!

[Iceblink]

With his departure, it is time just to end it. We've seen what happens when shows try to replace the star of the show and it rarely works and is usually just embarrassing.

[Cody]

Jon's done?!? Great, there goes my next favorite for news next to Colbert. Dang it.