Christoph Waltz/Ari Melber/Sarah Isgur

What the heck was going on with this episode? That Christoph Waltz interview might have been one of the worst one in the history of Real Time, and one of the worst on HBO ever, with both Bill and Waltz not really being prepared or doing anything resembling a professional interview.

This is how it went:

MAHER: "From looking at the trailer, THE CONSULTANT is really about how generational gaps exist in the workplace, right?" (Maher, admitting he didn't see the series, any of the synopsis, any reviews, or had anyone on his team actually watch the darn thing, misses the whole point of the series, which is a thriller about the end of a startup when the capital stops flowing in.)

WALTZ: "Yeah, well, I don't know (inaudible laugh)" (Not sure what was going on with Waltz, other than him not being prepped by anyone.)

Just a terrible effort by Maher's people having Waltz on for no real reason, and then a total lack of preparation by Bill and his team to interview Waltz or double check to make sure he could actually go on the the stage. Just a big time lack of effort and interest all around in terms of Bill and his staff which has been beyond apparent this season.