Monday
Jan182010
The new, now cancelled, Jay Leno Show
Finally I found someone expressing what I have been thinking about the fracas about NBC, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien etc. etc. And while I didn't know then what I know now, I did eagerly tune in for the first Jay Leno @ 10:00pm show, hoping to see the payoff to all the hype that preceded that first episode. Do you remember all the promos and the hints and speculation? Then, on that first night:
True, true. I think Jay Leno in the end is the reason why he didn't do well at 10:00, not NBC, not Conan, not 'life the universe an everything." Sorry Jay - I used to be a fan.
"What would Jerry Seinfeld -- Jay's good buddy -- do with five hours of prime time real estate? How about some TV producers, Mark Burnett or Jerry Bruckheimer or Nigel Lythgoe? You think they would have simply recycled old material or would they have used the opportunity to innovate? Jay had the chance to reinvent himself. He didn't have to do a tired, watered-down version of The Tonight Show. He didn't have to do what he's always done before. He had the opening, if not the wherewithal, to break out of the mold." (from TV Squad)
True, true. I think Jay Leno in the end is the reason why he didn't do well at 10:00, not NBC, not Conan, not 'life the universe an everything." Sorry Jay - I used to be a fan.
Monday, January 18, 2010 at 2:25PM 
Reader Comments (1)
I watched Conan on tour last week and it was awesome. I can't wait for his new show to come to TBS. It will be the beginning of a new chapter in late night television.