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Post by Milkman Norm on Jan 16, 2010 21:37:54 GMT -5
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Post by Claw died on Jan 16, 2010 21:44:39 GMT -5
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Post by Rorschach on Jan 16, 2010 21:53:27 GMT -5
How can ANY of Leno's supporters watch that and NOT believe the man is a total and complete POS and a hypocrite?
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Post by ani on Jan 16, 2010 21:53:47 GMT -5
Funniest moment on Leno's Tonight show ever! ;D
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Post by Claw died on Jan 16, 2010 22:00:07 GMT -5
Anyone else gonna watch SNL to see if they do any Conan/Leno sketches?
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Post by toddpolt on Jan 16, 2010 22:01:41 GMT -5
Anyone else gonna watch SNL to see if they do any Conan/Leno sketches? I might. As I (think) said before, its interesting what with the chaos the network is in, that tonight's host....her father ran NBC once upon a time. Same guy was also responsible for two NBC programs still on TV: Today and Tonight Show. I don't remember if I already typed that but if I did, tell me and I'll wipe this redundancy off. EDIT - Apparently I did already.
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Post by Claw died on Jan 16, 2010 22:06:16 GMT -5
I think you did, but didn't specify what shows he created, so it's all good.
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Post by Jason Todd Grisham on Jan 16, 2010 22:09:35 GMT -5
It's a damn shame. He was funny, gracious, he got it. But of course that was all a lie. He wanted to jump ship to ABC. Funny how he tries to make it out like it was HIS decision to abdicate for Conan.
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Post by Milkman Norm on Jan 16, 2010 22:12:04 GMT -5
How can ANY of Leno's supporters watch that and NOT believe the man is a total and complete POS and a hypocrite? My question is who can anyone who has followed Leno since the early 90's NOT think he's a total hypocrite? He used his early apperances on Late Night with David Letterman and The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson to be named Carson permanent guest host in 1987. He leveraged offers from CBS and syndicators when he was Carson's guest host into getting a contract from NBC to name him Carson's succesor while Letterman was still respectfully with holding his desire to host The Tonight Show until Carson announced his retirement. He survived the battle for The Tonight Show with Letterman (barely) by not wanting control of his show, leading The Tonight Show to becoming the zone where comedy comes to die and setting up the situation where Conan can not take his characters with him. He announces that he's happy with the Conan deal in 2004 and later says he look forward to spending time with his wife. Then he announces his plan for a prime time show. His show fails and now he gets The Tonight Show back after Conan has had far less time to succed than he did in the early days. So yeah, he seems pretty hypocritical.
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Post by toddpolt on Jan 16, 2010 22:12:28 GMT -5
A note for younger crappers: The idea of Late Night with Dana Carvey sounded a lot cooler in 1993 then it does today. Fun Fact: A very younger Charlie Kaufman was a writer on Dana Carvey's short-lived ABC sitcom. Yes, that Charlie Kaufman.
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Post by Milkman Norm on Jan 16, 2010 22:34:16 GMT -5
A note for younger crappers: The idea of Late Night with Dana Carvey sounded a lot cooler in 1993 then it does today. Fun Fact: A very younger Charlie Kaufman was a writer on Dana Carvey's short-lived ABC sitcom. Yes, that Charlie Kaufman. Was that different than the Dana Carey sketch show that aired on ABC in 1996? I don't think so,but perhaps Carvey had a sitcom. His sketch show was a whos who of future stars. Bob Odenkirk, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert and Robert Smigel created the Ambigously Gay Duo for the show.
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Post by toddpolt on Jan 16, 2010 22:36:36 GMT -5
Was that different than the Dana Carey sketch show that aired on ABC in 1996? I don't think so,but perhaps Carvey had a sitcom. His sketch show was a whos who of future stars. Bob Odenkirk, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert and Robert Smigel created the Ambigously Gay Duo for the show. No that was the same one. Sorry for the confusion, I never saw it.
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Post by forgottensinpwf on Jan 16, 2010 22:46:36 GMT -5
The Critic hit the nail on the head about Leno even back in 94.
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Post by Jason Todd Grisham on Jan 16, 2010 22:52:22 GMT -5
No that was the same one. Sorry for the confusion, I never saw it. You can catch it on Hulu. It's actually pretty good. Which is what you'd expect with that pedigree. It was just a little weird for network television.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Jan 16, 2010 23:04:21 GMT -5
Has anyone seen the video of Letterman on Conan in I think 96 telling Conan not to believe any thing NBC promises him?
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Post by Error on Jan 16, 2010 23:32:15 GMT -5
Gee, wonder who Laurne Michaels supports?
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Post by biafra on Jan 16, 2010 23:34:59 GMT -5
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Post by G✇JI☈A on Jan 16, 2010 23:37:28 GMT -5
"He was a company man to the bitter end"
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Post by Janitor From Mars on Jan 16, 2010 23:52:12 GMT -5
Noooo!! Not Conando!!! No es bueno. Meet his half-brother, Armando!
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Post by Lazy peon on Jan 16, 2010 23:57:52 GMT -5
Noooo!! Not Conando!!! No es bueno. Meet his half-brother, Armando! Armando?!
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