Late Night Shake Up
Jay Leno wants to move his show to the Tonight Show’s time spot, bumping Conan a half hour into the next day (12:05). In wonderfully well-written letter, Conan O’Brien Says He Won’t Host ‘Tonight Show’ After Leno - NYTimes Media Decoder Blog:
Have a great day and, for the record, I am truly sorry about my hair; it’s always been that way.
I enjoy both Leno and Conan (additionally, Jimmy Fallon’s show could mature into a great asset). But NBC has royally screwed up their entire late night schedule. If Leno wasn’t ready to retire, they should’ve let things be for a while… Leno at 11:35, followed by Conan… and then they chould have put Jimmy Fallon on after that. But this quagmire looks like it is going to kill off the institution of ‘The Tonight Show’, Conan’s career, and poor Jimmy Fallon’s show (still in its infancy). What a mess.
Comments
John
Yeah, Jay Leno is a jerk. He isn’t Michael Jordan, he isn’t Brett Farve. Once a TV host retires, they should stay retired. Too bad if you miss it; it is a business, not sports.
Dan McKeown
I have always been a big fan of Conan and no huge supporter of Jay Leno. I always found him to be annoying and not very original. If NBC sticks with Leno and bumps Conan I can promise that I will only be watching Letterman (infidelity and all) and Craig Ferguson.
Markoe +1
There has actually been quite an outcry on the “interwebz”. A lot of people seem to feel the same way as Dan and John do.
Apparently they feel strongly enough that they’ve even created a really cool poster thingy!
http://19.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw5kvfQ3AA1qa6r1fo1_500.jpg
I’m with Coco!
Alexander Micek
I, too, stand in solidarity with Coco!
Current rumor: Jaw Leno got “The Tonight Show” back. That was originally a typo, not a clever quip… but I’m leaving it.
Dan McKeown
To be fair, John, professional sports are most certainly businesses as well.