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Bluenorthwest

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8. 99.9% of those opening guests would not sit on a panel, they want to be interviewed alone

Reply to northernsouthern (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 29, 2016, 07:35 AM

Apr 2016

and they are delighted to be 'left behind'. Opening guests tend to be either larger name political persons or people with an important idea to discuss unhindered by other guests. I suppose they could cut to some hyped up animated graphic sequence so you don't have to see Bill walk across the stage but to me that would seem artificial and very counter to the live nature of the show and even to the title which is 'Real Time' and not 'Canned Sequences'.

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*TONIGHT: THOMAS FRANK 'Listen Liberal' | HBO Real Time with BILL MAHER, Fri April 29 10PM [View all] appalachiablue Apr 2016 OP

I will give it a watch. northernsouthern Apr 2016 #1

Show should be interesting, Thomas Frank won't have much time appalachiablue Apr 2016 #2

Oh, is he the opening guest that vanished after a few. northernsouthern Apr 2016 #3

According to info. in the HBO link above, Pacelle of the Humane Society appalachiablue Apr 2016 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Apr 2016 #5

I watch it more ... northernsouthern Apr 2016 #6

99.9% of those opening guests would not sit on a panel, they want to be interviewed alone Bluenorthwest Apr 2016 #8

I want them to get up too and walk off. northernsouthern Apr 2016 #9

Tommy hopefully will bring up Bill Clinton's plan to privatize Social Security appalachiablue Apr 2016 #7

Frank: "the Democrats have made themselves a purulent abomination that gets many MisterP Apr 2016 #10

When did Maher say that? appalachiablue Apr 2016 #11

As a result of the initial transition of the Democratic Party from the New Deal appalachiablue Apr 2016 #12

ah, it's a joke about Maher's attitude to the party MisterP Apr 2016 #13

Alright. Maher made a big push to offer help to Bernie when he had him appalachiablue Apr 2016 #14

>. femmocrat Apr 2016 #15

There's at least one usually on every espisode I know. appalachiablue Apr 2016 #16

Yes, next week it's Ann Coulter. femmocrat Apr 2016 #17

Thank you. He's smart and good and I'm going to get his new book! Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2017 #18