Comments on: NBC Underscores Conan "Tonight" Plan

By: rheldenfels

rheldenfels — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:11:37 +0000

NBC has been elbowing Leno toward retirement for several years, ever since they were afraid Conan would jump when his contract was up, so they promised him "Tonight" down the road. And now we are down the road.

By: alan t.

alan t. — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:14:30 +0000

There won't BE a Triumph on the 11:30 show, or anything remotely edgy. Oh, they might do it once, and some other similar stuff early on, just to create the facade that it's the same show. But after that early grace period, forget it. And that was my point. It won't be the same show. Might as well replace the entire writing staff now.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:59:06 +0000

I was kind of hoping Conan would remain in New York. I think the location of the show has a lot to do with the 'vibe' too. The location – and the time of the show – will change what Conan has going for him on his show, and I don't think the change will be a good one, at least for fans like me.
As for Leno, he's the one who announced his retirement date. Is this going to be a Brett Favre-like situation?

By: rheldenfels

rheldenfels — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:51:58 +0000

It will be interesting to see how, say, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog plays at 11:30. And I should note that Leno showed up for the announcement, in reporter disguise a la Jimmy Kimmel. You can see a picture over at http://www.sepinwall.blogspot.com

By: Deb

Deb — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:29:05 +0000

I can't stand Conan, but Leno has gotten boring anymore, also!

By: alan t.

alan t. — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:27:30 +0000

The 11:30 start time is going to neuter and ruin O'Brien's show every bit as badly as the 11:30 start time neutered and ruined Letterman's show. Letterman's 11:30 show has been consistently bad from the very start, but nobody seems to notice or care. Years from now, I suspect the same thing will be said about O'Brien's 11:30 show.