Ronan Farrow is the manic pixie dreamcaster MSNBC’s Phil Griffin has been looking for (Raw Story)

[eShirl]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/26/ronan-farrow-is-the-manic-pixie-dreamcaster-msnbcs-phil-griffin-has-been-looking-for/

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In Ronan Farrow, Phil Griffin sees the keys to Magic Land of The Coveted 18-49 Demo. Farrow is dreamy and smart and cool and young and fresh and perfect and everything everyone – including Griffin - wants to be. Ronan is the adorable Rorschach of Griffin’s dreams. He is Youth, and youth loves youth.

Except they really don’t.

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Two things are at play here.

One – Griffin seems to be counting on a generation that has never really watched TV news-talk shows to suddenly toss aside The Bachelor to watch the cute guy explain it all to them. But when cute, albeit smart, guy starts talking The Ukrainian Blues, well, there are lots of other channels full of attractive people saying stupid stuff that is entertaining in a calculated, focused group-approved way.

Secondly, and admittedly this was his first show: Farrow isn’t ready for prime time.

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[OKNancy]

1. that's really a snarky opinion. I disagree

I have enjoyed watching his show. I don't know how people can say he is not ready for prime time... the show is not in prime time and as of today, he has only done 4 shows. Give the kid time.
I don't care, as this author does, that he comes from privilege or that he is attractive.

[eShirl]

2. for the record, I agree with you. n/t

[hollysmom]

6. I just find him not at ease yet It is hard to carry a TV show.

I used to listen to Rachael on the radio each day, I actually liked her voice better on the radio, the show was several hours, so she talked slower and was relaxed and ad libbed a lot. that is good experience to have first. Ronan, just seemed dropped in out of no where. He needs some time, right now, I am not at ease listening to him. I have watched each show, but will be skipping them soon. A lot of the daytime schedule is light.

[Zen Democrat]

3. This is admittedly anecdotal, but

I don't know one Democrat or one young person who watches The Bachelor, but at my workplace the group that discusses this show in the lunchroom are all middle-aged Republicans, who take it SERIOUSLY! Like it's on the up-and-up or something, which helped me to understand that the Fox News audience is gullible, among other things.

[TuxedoKat]

4. I like his show

and I think he's doing fine for someone with so little experience in front of a camera. Really impressed with him so far.

[monmouth3]

5. With every show he will get better and better. The other pundits had slow starts

too. How many in that demo watch at noontime is another question but Ronan will be fine..

[GeorgeGist]

7. crappy story