[SamAdams76]

First impressions...(without reading anything that follows)

MSNBC is such a crappy channel. Low budget all the way. About the only good thing about them is that they split the ratings with CNN, allowing FoxNews to be number one.

Any network that would give a show to Phil Donahue is a waste of time. But I did tune in out of curiosity, being it was Savage's first show.

The set is dreadful. The show is basically Savage's radio show with video. I really have no desire to see a radio show on TV. I'd rather just listen to the radio while doing other things.

Personally, I think the show sucks, as does MSNBC as a whole. This is not a slam against Savage. I like the Savage radio show. But MSNBC is clearly not putting very much into this production.

[3D-JOY]

I agree that MSNBC did not do their best for him!

I am trying to remember that his show is reaching people who would never be exposed to him otherwise. That might make it worthwhile!!!

[Symix]

>The set is dreadful.

You sound like a a guy who after watching an opera commented that the buffet did not have Avian water - I think you missed the passion, the honesty (it is the first honest un-PC show I ever saw), the issues, the raw energy... on and on. I stopped examining the setup after the first 10 minutes - if anything he is going to get better at it - but the context!!! Oh my god! Hr called the spade the spade - I think this can change the tide of the politically correct media who propogate this "infintile" mood on America