Love him or hate him, Conan did the noblest thing anyone could do in his situation. Rather than break a 56-year tradition to make room for the network's golden boy, he simply told them "No" and walked away from a dream he has held and worked for since he was a child. I can't even imagine how hard that must have been to turn his back on everything he ever wanted. That's some serious testicular fortitude, not to mention hardcore fucking honor, and my heart breaks for him.
Personally, I'm a huge fan of Conan and have been since I was about 14, when I first watched Late Night. His show is smart, off-the-wall, and not afraid to experiment with something stupid. He's not "edgy," but not afraid to do take a different angle. Hell, the years that he was with SNL and when he was Executive Producer for the Simpsons were the golden years of both shows as far as I'm concerned (not that the Weinstein Bros years of the Simpsons weren't damn good too). He's not afraid to tear down our idols. Not because it's the "popular" thing to do at the moment, but because it's funny.
Jay is alright I guess. I'm not as much of a fan of him as I used to be, mainly because I caught onto his "trying to be funny while playing it safe to keep grandma from changing the channel" bit long ago. I happened to see Jimmy Kimmel last night where he satired Leno, and it was spot on.
To NBC, I hope your happy. You tried to have your cake and eat it too, and in doing so tarnished the reputation of the longest running late night talk show in the history of television, which I'm sure will only cause you to lose more viewers, ratings, and (most coveted of all by networks) sponsors in the long run. May the spirits of Ed Sullivan and Johnny Carson haunt your homes for a hundred years.
Personally, I'm a huge fan of Conan and have been since I was about 14, when I first watched Late Night. His show is smart, off-the-wall, and not afraid to experiment with something stupid. He's not "edgy," but not afraid to do take a different angle. Hell, the years that he was with SNL and when he was Executive Producer for the Simpsons were the golden years of both shows as far as I'm concerned (not that the Weinstein Bros years of the Simpsons weren't damn good too). He's not afraid to tear down our idols. Not because it's the "popular" thing to do at the moment, but because it's funny.
Jay is alright I guess. I'm not as much of a fan of him as I used to be, mainly because I caught onto his "trying to be funny while playing it safe to keep grandma from changing the channel" bit long ago. I happened to see Jimmy Kimmel last night where he satired Leno, and it was spot on.
To NBC, I hope your happy. You tried to have your cake and eat it too, and in doing so tarnished the reputation of the longest running late night talk show in the history of television, which I'm sure will only cause you to lose more viewers, ratings, and (most coveted of all by networks) sponsors in the long run. May the spirits of Ed Sullivan and Johnny Carson haunt your homes for a hundred years.
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