O'Brien out, Leno back in?
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To us, yeah. To Leno and Conan, though, it's their jobs, their livelihoods. It's about their status.
Think of it as two guys competing for a promotion if you want a comparison to most folks' lives.
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Here's an idea: put Leno back on The Tonight Show, Conan back on Late Night, and tell Jimmy Fallon to go suck an egg because he's not funny.
NBC was way better off with their old late night schedule and they managed to royally FUBAR it.
As for Letterman, I've never found that creepy old man even mildly funny.
NBC was way better off with their old late night schedule and they managed to royally FUBAR it.
As for Letterman, I've never found that creepy old man even mildly funny.
ET said today that NBC is welcoming pilots from big-time producers, including Jerry Bruckheimer, JJ Abrams and David E. Kelley (presumably for next season--this season is toast). So it sounds to me like NBC wants to be a player again.
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There have got to be a hundred people who work on these shows, though. It's not just about Leno and Conan.
Man, Letterman was on fire tonight about this. I especially liked the part about Carson Daly being the Pluto of talk shows.
His idea about Jay and Conan co-hosting the Tonight Show behind the same desk like it's the Today Show was brilliant, even though it'll never happen in a million years.
His idea about Jay and Conan co-hosting the Tonight Show behind the same desk like it's the Today Show was brilliant, even though it'll never happen in a million years.
Leno & Conan have two totally different comedic styles. It just wouldn't mesh. Plus, The Today Show is a longer show and more of the variety kind, whereas The Tonight Show is more of a talk-show with less time.
Not only was Letterman on fire, but so was Ferguson (he had a great line about NBC being once a great American network, and then basically saying, "Who the fuck cares?").
Leno was typically forward about all of this, but seeing Conan dish it out was truly captivating. He's usually pretty restrained when it comes to being brutally honest about stuff like this, unlike Leno, but for him to bash Leno and NBC in the capacity he did was pretty hilarious.
Not only was Letterman on fire, but so was Ferguson (he had a great line about NBC being once a great American network, and then basically saying, "Who the fuck cares?").
Leno was typically forward about all of this, but seeing Conan dish it out was truly captivating. He's usually pretty restrained when it comes to being brutally honest about stuff like this, unlike Leno, but for him to bash Leno and NBC in the capacity he did was pretty hilarious.
I'm sure they always have wanted to be a player, but with Zucker at the helm it's like heading into a hurricane in a skiff made of paper.
Agreed. At least whenever Conan and Max go back and forth, Max has funny facial expressions. Paul is just an old wax statue.
Meh, Letterman is my kind of humor. I loved him in high school when he switched networks and continued to enjoy him in college. I never found Conan all that funny. I was very much in the Dave instead of Jay camp.
But I will admit, Paul can get annoying at times.
Dave was great last night. Only major difference between now and when I used to watch all the time is the lack of Clinton and intern jokes.
But I will admit, Paul can get annoying at times.
Dave was great last night. Only major difference between now and when I used to watch all the time is the lack of Clinton and intern jokes.
I'm beginning to really love Craig Ferguson.
"Craig Ferguson, why are you driving a transvestite at 4am.."
Just awesome.
I really am a one-to-a-customer kind of guy. Usually.
Same here.