Tim Russert Died

innerSpaceman · 06-16-2008, 09:41 AM

Well, I'm hardly surprised if TV made a big issue of one of TV's greats dying. I'm sure if someone on the LoT died, it would be a big deal on this message board, no?

I didn't see any of the coverage, though I did watch the so-so tribute on Meet the Press this past Sunday.

scaeagles, I think the ESSENCE of Russert's success is that he refused to accept the bullsh!t answers and yet did not become a rabid attack dog. He had to balance the need to get the big-time pols on his show with not making his show a mouthpiece for their mouthcrap.

I think he balanced this tough act better than anyone I've ever seen, and I simply don't believe he's going to be well replaced on television's longest running show.

Don't feel it personally if you don't. But I do. For one, he was tragically young, which always gets to me (especially as I near the tragically young but increasingly common death age range) and he was someone who's talents I enjoyed on an almost weekly basis for decades. I didn't cry or anything, like he was someone I went to cemetery screenings with ... but I felt great sadness that the cemetery is the only place left to see him.

06-16-2008, 09:41 AM	#19
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Well, I'm hardly surprised if TV made a big issue of one of TV's greats dying. I'm sure if someone on the LoT died, it would be a big deal on this message board, no? I didn't see any of the coverage, though I did watch the so-so tribute on Meet the Press this past Sunday. scaeagles, I think the ESSENCE of Russert's success is that he refused to accept the bullsh!t answers and yet did not become a rabid attack dog. He had to balance the need to get the big-time pols on his show with not making his show a mouthpiece for their mouthcrap. I think he balanced this tough act better than anyone I've ever seen, and I simply don't believe he's going to be well replaced on television's longest running show. Don't feel it personally if you don't. But I do. For one, he was tragically young, which always gets to me (especially as I near the tragically young but increasingly common death age range) and he was someone who's talents I enjoyed on an almost weekly basis for decades. I didn't cry or anything, like he was someone I went to cemetery screenings with ... but I felt great sadness that the cemetery is the only place left to see him.
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