In a shocking move, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is ending in May 2026. “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will end its historic run in May 2026 at the end of the broadcast season.  We consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retire The Late Show franchise at that time.  We are proud that Stephen […]
  • The Cuuuuube ( Cube6392@beehaw.org ) English
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    1 year ago

    worth noting: this is the most popular late night show. paramount is making sure it’s clear this is not about the money, this is about getting in alignment with the fascist overlord. what the people want be damned. so fuck paramount. fuck cbs, fuck every single thing on their platforms. if there’s some legacy media made by paramount steal it now before they try to delete it. if you love star trek, in particular, now’s the time to lift it

  • Arghblarg ( Arghblarg@lemmy.ca ) 
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    1 year ago

    Anyone willing to bet this wasn’t a secret verbal clause agreed-to in order to greenlight the Paramount merger? ‘Kill that show that makes fun of me, or no deal’, said the fascist orange rapist and his goons.

  • memfree ( memfree@piefed.social ) English
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    1 year ago

    Subscription cancelled. Paramount+ never had much content I liked and this was just what I needed to get rid of them. Yes, they prompt you for why you want to cancel, and if you choose ‘Other’, you can explain that your reason is that with 60 minutes and now Colbert, they are acceding to a fascist bent on stripping the U.S. of everything that made it good: education, research, rule of law, and so on – and why? For the love of money rather than any interest in their customers’ welfare.