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Last Night Of "Nightly" (For This Set, Anyway)

Huffington Post   |  Rachel Sklar   |   October 19, 2007 09:51 PM

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Tonight Brian Williams closed off the NBC Nightly News by bidding farewell to the old Nightly studios and offering a preview of the new set...sort of. What he actually offered was a preview of the comedic stylings he'll bring to "Saturday Night Live":

Astute viewers will note that at the end of the clip BriWi bids goodnight...and turns to go into the new studio. Either he ran smack into a locked door, or he had a key the whole time! What a kidder. We'll upload a view of the new studio featuring Keith Olbermann's giant head shortly, for those of you who can't wait 'til Monday.

Update: Woot! Here's a story featuring a promo video of the new studios, plus interviews with all sorts of important NBC News types. Including a dude named Jeff Sucker. That's what it says!

Update, Monday: It said "Sucker" in the article, — bolded — but they fixed it. You're welcome! Also, those new studios are technically not the Nightly studios, which are at the very end of the newsroom on the other side of the main studios, behind a glass wall. Special! Here, we have what may be the VERY FIRST PICTURE of what was hidden behind those locked doors (if indeed those were the doors to the new studio at all - oh Brian, how can we ever trust you again?) but in any case, they showed a glimpse on "Morning Joe" this a.m., so, voila:

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My guess is it'll look different on the air tonight.

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- broadsword I'm a Fan of broadsword permalink

In case you thought the Chinese wall between business and editorial interests still exists at any MSM outlet...look no further than a hairdo glibly introducing the 'new look and feel' of their set.

Fresh off his SNL appearance, 'Hollywood Brian' tries to write his own gags.

I'm wondering if Ed Murrow ever cut a promo spot for the new set? Cronkite? Chancellor?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:22 PM on 10/21/2007
- ming099 I'm a Fan of ming099 7 fans permalink
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...........HEY....why you all hatin' on Brian?......... :o).....

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:33 AM on 10/21/2007
- CharlesD I'm a Fan of CharlesD permalink

Who's Brian Williams?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:21 AM on 10/21/2007
- VivaZapata I'm a Fan of VivaZapata 64 fans permalink
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They don't need no stinking new news studio. They need news. Real news. In depth news. Fuggedaboutit!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:04 AM on 10/21/2007
- Dejack I'm a Fan of Dejack 5 fans permalink

Exactly...like who gives a f**k about their new studio????????????

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:37 AM on 10/21/2007
- Dejack I'm a Fan of Dejack 5 fans permalink

This is NEWS????

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:13 PM on 10/20/2007
- Maxx61 I'm a Fan of Maxx61 8 fans permalink

bwahahahahaha, stop it please NBC....my stomach is hurting. Boy was that locked door ever a hoot.



Don't quit your night job Brian, you're no Chris Farley.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:50 PM on 10/20/2007
- Durango I'm a Fan of Durango 150 fans permalink

But now does jon Stewart and the Daily Show have to upgrade their set?
Since they have stolen their set idea straight from NBC, including the giant head of Brian Williams, where does it leave Stewart?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:02 PM on 10/20/2007
- Galvestonians for Dr. Ron Paul I'm a Fan of Galvestonians for Dr. Ron Paul 26 fans permalink

Lets see.....
The whitehouse has a new spin zone that was built for the pentagon called the "war room".
MSNBC has redone the today show studio.
CBS did their studio and now NBC nightly did thiers.

Wonder what they are all getting ready for.

Brian Williams is in the top 3 biggest sell outs on Television Today.
Gregory and Couric are 1 and 2.

http://southpark.comedycentral.com/video_by_episode.jhtml?episodeId=111250

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:58 AM on 10/20/2007
- TurgidCaterwauling I'm a Fan of TurgidCaterwauling 29 fans permalink

Riveting news. Thanks for the update. I'll probably spend the rest of the day watching CNN to get a more complete picture.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:54 AM on 10/20/2007
- truthyguy I'm a Fan of truthyguy 42 fans permalink

with the obscene amount of money this arrogant asshole is paid, does anyone think Williams cares about the studio. He would broadcast from a sewer if they told him to - as long as he could wear a nice suit and have proper lighting to show his smarmy smile.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:38 AM on 10/20/2007
- strifeknot I'm a Fan of strifeknot 14 fans permalink

Slow newsday at HuffPo? An anchor gets a new studio. Whoop-di-friggin'-doo.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:39 AM on 10/20/2007
- Libsrule I'm a Fan of Libsrule 21 fans permalink

I'll be waiting.

Brian seems to have learned to have a sense of humor. Now if we can just get him to start giving the truth about what he reports on instead of trying to straddle the fence all the time.

Sometimes the TRUTH is the real news, not just who spins what.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:20 AM on 10/20/2007
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