I see parallels from when Jackie left the Stern show and Ant's departure from O&A.

0  2014-09-24 by ryanasimov

Anyone who remembers the early days following Jackie's departure might see this, too. Howard's show was staggeringly unfunny and without direction without Jackie's stream of jokes. Then Howard decided that the answer was to hire Artie Lang, a move that polarized the listeners. After it became apparent that Jackie wasn't coming back, everyone came to the grudging consensus that this was going to be a new show with a different feel and direction. I'm not a Howard fan, but as much as his persona is "Hey, I'm the originator of all radio entertainment" I think he's smart enough to know that he can't carry a show without talented on-air coworkers.

Anyway, I think Opie believes that people tune in to listen primarily because of Opie, but the truth is that Opie sucks. That's it. So... I called it in. End o' story.

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4  BeerCanThick 2014-09-24

It is closer to when Artie left. THSS stopped going for comedy to a point where Gary said the show was "like The View." The former show was gone. The chemistry was so out of whack and the show got weird and serious.

We are a few months away from a guest being confused like Roger Daltrey. I thought this was a comedy show.

"What's happened to the jokes today? I'm used to being on this show with jokes!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jyozw2igHg

2  CookieHaid 2014-09-24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4NJZPcEby8

4  Lackbear 2014-09-24

Anthony being forced to leave is like the Stern Show losing Jackie, Stuttering John, Billy West, and the Gary Puppet.

3  PrinceCharmin 2014-09-24

Eh. Kind of. Jackie had a different dynamic on that show than Ant did - Ant's not an instigator like Jackie was, Ant wasn't feeding Opie lines, and the funny on the show was primarily Ant and Jimmy trying to crack each other up. For the analogy to work, Opie would have to be the star of the show, which he never was.

Now, with Ant gone, Opie is heading down the stern road - that little shit sam is Robin, Erock is fred, and Jimmy is Artie, struggling to be funny in a room that's a comedy black hole.

3  freeponyrides 2014-09-24

I see it more like Nixon resigning and stupid Gerald Ford taking over the Presidency.

2  CookieHaid 2014-09-24

I bailed on Stern after Jackie left. That money-grubbing Stern couldn't make sure Jackie got the $$$ he deserved. This was actually a double-whammy since Billy West had recently left under similar circumstances. They were gold...it was the end of an era.

0  MrTimSmith 2014-09-24

Why do you see two lels do you need glasses or sumpthin? tsss tsss

-1  DianaKurlan5 2014-09-24

Who?