Comments on: Bon Jovi Livin’ on NBC http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2009/11/09/bon-jovi-livin-on-nbc-as-artist-in-residence/ Responses to Media and Culture Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:35:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.5 By: Erin Copple Smith http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2009/11/09/bon-jovi-livin-on-nbc-as-artist-in-residence/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:23:24 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=154#comment-8 Ha! I was totally tempted to make the comparison that both NBC and Jon Bon Jovi seem a bit past their prime.

My favorite part of all of this is the fact that this wasn’t even NBC’s idea! It was Bon Jovi’s manager’s idea! And yet, when NBC heard it, they were like, “Oh hey! Yeah! That’s really smart! Where do we sign?”

This just has all the marks of something that, on the surface, seems like a logical business decision, but in reality is a really terrible idea (for a lot of reasons).

And yes–Bon Jovi on Inside the Actor’s Studio is incredibly laughable.

]]> By: Jonathan Gray http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2009/11/09/bon-jovi-livin-on-nbc-as-artist-in-residence/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:13:00 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=154#comment-7 How appropriate that this dying giant of a network would deputize a guy last known for the Young Guns II (perhaps the acting role he’ll be discussing on Inside the Actors Studio [though who do you put on after Bon Jovi? Some random kid whose in his high school production of Grease?!]) soundtrack as their Artist in Residence. I think it’s time that Jeff Zucker get an intervention (and hey, bonus! Intervention, as an A&E show, is co-owned by NBC Universal, so they can broadcast it!)

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