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From: inc@fluke.UUCP (Gary Benson)
Newsgroups: net.tv,net.misc
Subject: Re: More on NBC "Overnight" cancellation
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Date: Sat, 12-Nov-83 20:38:52 EST
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Posted: Sat Nov 12 20:38:52 1983
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I wonder if usr0/lauren has noticed that she is the only person making
any commenatary whatsoever about the loss of this program?  NBC Overnight
really is a fine program, and I watch it frequently, being a late-night
kind of guy, but I swear, I can't take Linda Ellerbe's abrasive and
sarcastic personality. It's not that I mind sarcasm, but it just doesn't
seem to work right for Ms. Ellerbe. She doesn't seem *quite* able to pull
it off or something... It's hard to define, but it's like she's always
assuming that I feel the way she does about the topic being "sarcassed".
Admittedly I do frequently, but it's grating that she assumes my
agreement. 

To make matters worse, her new partner seems to have picked up her
attitudes, and appears to be copying her mannerisms, speech style, and word
usage. He reminds me of some insecure little kid who doesn't know who he
is yet, and just fixated on the nearest figure that impressed him as
powerful. 

All that aside, the show is put together well, and really is directed to
an intelligent audience. I for one will not call or write in support of
its continuance, but I urge others to check it out, and give a call if
you're at all concerned about the state of TV news. "Overnight" is almost
a visual translation of NPR's "All Things Considered", one of the truly
great radio news programs of all time. These are models of intelligent
formats for informing the public.

Gary Benson
John Fluke Mfg. Co.
Everett, WA
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