It seems pretty common to hear people say, "X celebrity is really weird." Tom Cruise is the first name that comes to mind. Even I'll admit the guy seems a little out there. However, these people are in the spotlight quite a bit and what garners more headlines and stories than strange incidents? As much as any of us would like to deny it, I have a feeling if we were in the spotlight as much as these celebrities, there would be at least one story or video clip which would get a few people muttering to themselves, "Wow, (s)he's weird, isn't (s)he?" Yup. Just like there's a link between smoking and cancer, between fast food and obesity, there appears to be a solid link between time spent in front of a camera and being perceived as weird. The more time one spends in front of the camera, the weirder he or she will appear to most.
After its first week, I gave The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore a B+ grade. While I didn't think the show appeared to be perfect by any stretch of the imagination, I also liked the Daily Show meets Politically Incorrect vibe I got from it, and thought, with the proper adjustments, the show would indeed provide a great fill-in for The Colbert Report . In the show's succeeding weeks, however, I've been less impressed by it and think that if it doesn't make certain adjustments, it could be in jeopardy of losing many long-time viewers of the show's time slot. One major issue I think the show's had to this point is a lack of direction. It's been unable to decide whether it wants to be a comedy show with serious conversation sprinkled in or a serious show with comedy sprinkled in. It's almost as if the show's writers want to give The Nightly Show a Real Time with Bill Maher feel. The problem with that idea or format is the fact Real Time is an hour lon...
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