Why Stephen Colbert's Fans Still Aren't Celebrating (Yet)

On paper, Stephen Colbert taking over The Late Show from David Letterman in 2015 is a fan’s dream.

It means an hour of Colbert instead of a half hour, five nights a week instead of four. He’ll be out of character, which we love. And we’ll get to watch how he takes the traditional talk show format and make it his own.

But among his fans — the truly hardcore ones — the smiles seem forced. Even in online fan discussions these past few weeks, talk of the future is restrained and the unbridled exuberance usually displayed in honor of Colbert’s professional victories is absent.

When pushed, many of us will admit we’re “still processing,” unable to cite what, exactly, requires processing.

The standard TV show mourning checklist doesn’t provide the answers. Sure, it’s sad to lose a high-quality program and sad to lose a well-developed character, but those logical drawbacks still make this a worthy tradeoff.

So what’s our problem?

Full Article: The Huffington Post.