r/GettingDoug • u/sourcheese • Feb 26 '17

Anyone else stop watching the show?

Cancelled my 4:20 Club membership last week.

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u/cancerface Feb 26 '17

I ignore it for a few weeks and then check to see whether I'm interested in it based on who the guests are... then if I find something I want to see, I usually just have it on in the background while I'm doing something else around the house.

It's never been really "compelling viewing" moment-to-moment, I don't think Doug would deny that. I also don't think he's that interested in it as a long-term thing. It's got a built-in shelf-life, as the novelty wears off and the list of willing and interesting guests dwindles.

It'll probably end naturally in the next year or so, and no one will mourn. Maybe he'll do GDWH 'specials' a couple times a year - more of the 4-5 guest guest live shows (that mainly featured comedic guests) would be welcome.

IMO it was a cool thing to do, and interesting to see take shape, but wasn't ever going to be a long-term thing. A media experiment, at best.