rant · moment 20 of 24
The Death of TV and Streaming Flops Like Quibi and Peacock
from #220 - Hail Mary | The Tim Dillon Show · #220
4 min
Tim discusses the embarrassment of having a TV show today, mocking failed platforms like Quibi and NBC's Peacock, and reflects on how the show itself (studio, videos, guests) is really the only stable thing left in a collapsed industry.
- Quibi was an app that made you download it to watch shows in seven-minute increments.
- NBC keeps launching streaming services with dumb names like Peacock.
- The name Peacock sounds like a gay bar.
- Tim: the show itself is determined entirely by what he and his team decide to make it—no external components.
- He has a bleak view of the future of mainstream television and his place in it.
- LA isn't worth living in without those reasons—the beach is okay but the cost is too high compared to places like Austin.
- Tim doesn't think LA will remain the hub of comedy.
- New York has a lot of pain ahead and he's not moving back there with de Blasio.
- The idea of New York becoming gritty again with talented artists moving back is nonsense—there's no David Byrne caliber talent, just hacks.
- Most comedians right now should be locked at home; there should be contact tracing for comedians to see who they've been around.
- He's not too impressed with New York comedy at the moment.
New YorkQuibiBill de BlasioLos AngelesPeacockDavid ByrneCBGBAustin