I agree with you about a road show. Real Time could become a phenomenon, if HBO, and Bill Maher, expanded it's season's, and shortened the breaks. Imagine a place, with real people of intellect, intelligence, and experience, hack out the "issues" of the day. A place where people are encouraged to speak their mind, pull no punches, take no crap. Not to diminish Bill Maher's popularity, but this show could work, on the road, with Guest Commissars, and, depending on who the "host" was, crazy ratings! Guest hosts would have a three or four city tour, then open with a new host, in a different cities. Bill could go on a vacation, do stand up, take a break....the show can go on! I like the idea and format of this show so much, that I think HBO should run it ten months in a row, with small breaks to make it last the year, then off for two months while production crews geared up for another year. BobbyG1

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Edited by bobbyG1 at 10/16/2009 9:52 PM PDT