Conan all the way. I really miss his old show, they gave him tons of freedom on it and he was funny. I quit watching the Tonight Show after a few weeks.
If you miss the feedom he got last show you should be happy his show is moving up an half hour. As it is, he puts interviews on his backend, but if you watch a show like SNL, you know you put the riskier shit on the back end because you get away with more after 12. This isn't surprising, he show just isn't very good. He cycles through the same 5 safe bits every show, the only reason to watch is for interviews with comedians.
Conan of course. Jay Leno is an unfunny hack, and I loathe that they are considering kicking Conan off of the Tonight Show because Jay is bombing with his new piece of garbage.
Never cared for Leno but I really miss Conan during the writers strike when he was doing his own stuff, probably my favorite tv show at the time, I would never miss an episode. Once the writers came back though and since he changed time slots I just haven't been able to laugh at the show. Oh well, maybe a change of scenery would do him some good.
one would think with the BBC constantly trying to make an American Top Gear, they would ask Leno to host that, and finally let him fuck off from the late night slot. the dude is seriously unfunny, and while im sure his top gear would be lamer, the mans car collection is utterly righteous, and maybe i would hate him less if he was on a show talking about the thing he truly loves.
With max Weinberg and the Max Weinberg 7, and I'm Andy Richter, Now heres your host, Coooooooonaaaaaaan o'briiiiiiiiaaaaan! *trumpet* doie doie doie dooo! doooooooo doooo ooo! boom/crash!
Conan was way funnier in his previous schedule. Jay Leno was a better host of the Tonight Show, and Jimmy Fallon is just terrible hosting the Late Night Show.
Conan is way better but sometimes he's as cheesy/old school as Leno. The sketches are boring and repetitive. I think Fallon is doing better than both of them.
Only part of Leno I find funny is Headlines. However, I don't watch Late Night shows very much, unless they have an interesting musical guest or something.
Conan is pushed to midnight, which is too late for me. I have to do things in the morning. Just like Ferguson, I'll have to record him to watch him the next day.
(Conan) has “many options,” including a move to Fox, which for years has been looking to create its own late-night show. In fact, he has already spoken with Fox, The Wall Journal’s Web site reported last night. “This level of sh- - -iness was not expected,” one source said. “He’s done a great job for NBC. He moved his entire staff, he moved his family to LA. And five months later, they repay him like this?”
Looks like he may go to FOX. I'd watch him over Leno any day. Still it's shitty that they made him move across the country and then basically fire him because Leno has shitty ratings. I hope they go back to the way they were in New York, except keep Andy Ritcher on cuz I like him.
I read that he gets payed the difference of his NBC contract and whatever new one he would get by NBC. To give them a big fuck you, I would go sign at Fox for a small contract and tell them to put all the money they were going to pay me into the show. Then NBC basically has to pay him his contract while working at Fox. You get to work on a better product and NBC is paying you a big salary for working against them. How sweet would that be? It's what NBC deserves.
Jay Leno's best bit is Headlines, but he doesn't even has to write that, it's from other people messing up anyways. Conan appeals to a younger, 18-35 male demographic, and that's not the demographic that watches NBC late-night.
Honestly, I haven't watched any of these late-night show in years. When I did, it was always Letterman anyway. John Stewart at 11 Eastern, and Letterman afterward. But, if I had to choose between the two, I'd pick Conan, because I Jay just doesn't appeal to me much. I like the headlines bit he does, but that's about it. If Conan gets screwed over by NBC it wouldn't the first time the network did that. David Letterman was supposed to get the Tonight Show job following Johnny Carson's retirement, but the net-execs reneged on their promises and gave it to Leno. So, Letterman went to CBS where he's made millions more because he owns the show there. If Conan is smart, he'll dump NBC and go to FOX with the stipulation that he owns his show, too. Conan used to work for FOX anyway. He was a writer/director on the Simpsons before moving to Late Nite.
Nothing's been right with TV since Chevy Chase was canceled.
This whole thing really irritates me. I watched Conan all through high school and was really proud of everything when he took over the tonight show. He represents a more desirable demographic and obviously hasn't had enough time to settle in. It's his show. Give him time. But it doesn't look like he's staying. He ripped nbc and leno in his monologue today AGAIN:
http://tv.gawker.com/5445941/
Included:
"Ladies and gentlemen, please! You keep that up and this monologue won't start until 12:05." "Good evening, everybody. I'm Conan O'Brien, the new host of Last Call with Carson Daly."
" This whole thing really irritates me. I watched Conan all through high school and was really proud of everything when he took over the tonight show. He represents a more desirable demographic and obviously hasn't had enough time to settle in. It's his show. Give him time. But it doesn't look like he's staying. He ripped nbc and leno in his monologue today AGAIN:
http://tv.gawker.com/5445941/
Included:
"Ladies and gentlemen, please! You keep that up and this monologue won't start until 12:05." "Good evening, everybody. I'm Conan O'Brien, the new host of Last Call with Carson Daly." "
That shit was hilarious. Letterman was pretty good too.
Will changing Jay's time slot really bring in more viewers for his show? I feel the reason his ratings were soo low is that no one is watching his show, and they will continue not to watch no matter what time he's on.
Gonna have to go with Coco. Somewhere along the break between Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Jay Leno Show, Leno's style just grew stale with me. On a side note, I'm shocked at how Fallon went from a show I wouldn't even bat an eyelash at to the show I watch on my DVR before Conan.
" Get Leno off the god damn air. He took 5 hours a week away from quality shows because NBC is stupid. It was in insult to Conan then and moving him back before him on late night is another disastrous mistake. "
" Get Leno off the god damn air. He took 5 hours a week away from quality shows because NBC is stupid. It was in insult to Conan then and moving him back before him on late night is another disastrous mistake. "
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