Bill Maher Reverses Decision to Host Show During Writers Strike
Bill Maher Reverses Decision to Host Show During Writers Strike
Bill Maher announced Monday that he will not, in fact, return to work on his HBO show Real Time With Bill Maher while the writers strike is ongoing.
And yet, I still hate Bill Maher.
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Bill Maher and Drew Barrymoore retracting the show does not undo their intent to host the shows during the strike. Yes, they should stop their plans, but they never should have announced or put the shows in motion in the first place.
That is why this does nothing to improve my dislike of Bill, and should still be a net negative for him. Drew saying she canceled the plans after listening to feedback still means she didn't listen to the union saying not to try in the first place.
You know who should get credit for listening? All the people who did not announce and then retract shows that are end runs around the strike by trying to skirt the intent of the rules.
I'll give Drew a mulligan if she truly about faces and proves she's not just reacting to the backlash (although currently I'm sure that is why), that's only because I've never seen her be cruel or mean to someone, maybe she has, and I just missed it. I know her family is Hollywood royalty, so it's possible she really does suck. But I've never seen it myself.
Bill Maher could sacrifice his life for the strike, and I'd probably still hate him because over the course of his career he's never been anything besides a self-righteous prick.
Drew already said it was due to listening to people after the announcement, aka the backlash.
Should've said that better, I mean whether she is being genuine and had an actual change of heart and supports the strike now, as opposed to being told what the consequences of not doing so would be for her pocketbook and image
But she also argued that she didn't need to cancel her show because she doesn't hire writers, which is fair.
You know who should get credit for listening?
John Oliver. If you think that Hollywood writers aren't making enough money, then this guys is doing it right.
Still as a moderate it is nice to hear someone well-known on the left give a balanced opinion. Someone needed to at least say some of the things Maher has, even if he didn't actually convince any of his primary audience.
The fact that they had to backpedal means they pedaled with intent and effort. We've been seeing too much of this tone-deaf behavior, damage control and media spin from too many places lately.