Leftist film maker, Michael Moore, will have a new show, “Live from the Apocalypse”, on Turner Network Television this fall. It will be interesting to see what level of success it achieves.

“Full Frontal, with Samantha Bee” is also left leaning and has been a success displaying a very surface level humor derived from insults supported by bleeped expletives and verbally captioned still photos taken out of context. It’s a little like candy, (not particularly clever but enjoyable, without the need for thought).

While Moore’s program promises to be considerably more thought provoking and talented, the question arises whether it will draw a large enough audience to be successful. Some audiences don’t fare well when being required to think. Moore won a Primetime Emmy for his show, “TV Nation”. Kevin Reilly, then an executive at NBC, worked on the show. That show didn’t last long.

I make no predictions as to Moore’s upcoming show or its ratings. I have no idea how well it will do. The same Kevin Reilly, now president of TNT and TBS, obviously has high expectations for this show’s potential success explaining he “was sold” on Moore’s idea “without even knowing what it was.”

I must note: There have been instances in the past when influential folks believed they knew the public’s likes and dislikes only to find out they weren’t exactly on the mark. In this case, horrible corporate America will answer the question with its promotional dollars.