Jack Carson

Today’s Squawk on the Street suffered without Karl to moderate. David is a poor moderator who doesn’t listen and always tries to one-up Jim, and when he gets control he drones on endlessly about stocks that don’t matter. When Jim talks, it is often about himself. When Karl and Jim are together with or without David, the show is good. Without David, the show is great: Jim talks, Karl listens, interjects smartly, and directs the conversation appropriately toward the market and stocks with interesting asides. I’ve watched the show most mornings at 6am pacific time, but won’t in the future if Karl is not there.

This may be a very good series, but the cinematography is so dark that virtually nothing is visible on the screen. We don’t watch in a darkened theater. Releasing this series around the longest day of the year assures we will have ambient light to contend with till about 10 pm. So will have to watch in the middle of the night, wait till winter, or find something else to watch.

Fed up! The magical moments created by the incredible talent on this show is constantly interrupted by flashing to the host, the judges, or the audience. Cut it out!