My mother calls earlier today and says 'Well, David...I see you didn't get
the Tonight Show again'...
On Thursday, April 4, 2013 4:26:32 PM UTC-4, PGage wrote:
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Letterman discussed things during his desk
Letterman discussed things during his desk segment following the first
commercial break, and his Top 10 list was Things we'll miss about Jay
Leno. Worth a look-see.
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On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote:
Letterman discussed things during his desk segment following the first
commercial break, and his Top 10 list was Things we'll miss about Jay
Leno. Worth a look-see.
He also had a few monologue jokes about it, and in
I've known him 38 years, he said. I've known Jay Leno for 38 years,
thank you. I don’t know what aspect of that you’re applauding, but thank
you. ... So now he’s out again, but going out on top. So congratulations to
Jay, a job well done. ... But good luck to Jay. I know he’ll be out on the
road,
Carter at the
NYThttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/03/business/media/jimmy-fallon-said-to-have-extended-nbc-contract.html?ref=media_r=0says
a contract extend for Fallon has been finalized... and a source
confirms same to
I have to say, at this point, it is the network who cried wolf. I've
ceased having any interest in Leno and Fallon. What does tick me off,
however is the move to New York, though not for any reasons provided.
When Conan was given the Tonight Show, his Late Show crew either
stayed to work with
While I agree that lots of people are affected by decisions like this and
not just the multimillionaire hosts, I think you are assuming several
things that, at least as far as I have read, have not been said. In
particular, while it seems reasonable to guess that Fallon will keep much
of his
They will have just under a year to get their ducks in a row then.
That's pretty good lead time anywhere else. Few of them are contract
players, so if they find something, they can jump.
I know production in LA is slowing down, so I feel for those who will
have a problem finding a job in Burbank.
On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 11:25 AM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote:
I have to say, at this point, it is the network who cried wolf. I've
ceased having any interest in Leno and Fallon. What does tick me off,
however is the move to New York, though not for any reasons provided.
When
I appreciate your concern for Burbank and the Tonight Show staffers, and I
think at this point in US history all of us know at some level the
devastating impacts of losing a job. Without minimizing that, the move to
NYC will also be a welcome boon to roughly the same number of people, in
the same
On Tuesday, March 26, 2013 12:20:49 AM UTC-4, Joe Hass wrote:
On Mar 25, 2013, at 11:03 PM, Greg Diener skyki...@yahoo.comjavascript:
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On Monday, March 25, 2013 6:29:40 PM UTC-4, Joe Hass wrote:
I cruised along fine until the last graf:
“I do think it will be a challenge to keep
On Tuesday, March 26, 2013 12:20:49 AM UTC-4, Joe Hass wrote:
On Mar 25, 2013, at 11:03 PM, Greg Diener skyki...@yahoo.comjavascript:
wrote:
On Monday, March 25, 2013 6:29:40 PM UTC-4, Joe Hass wrote:
I cruised along fine until the last graf:
“I do think it will be a challenge to keep
On Tuesday, March 26, 2013 12:20:49 AM UTC-4, Joe Hass wrote:
On Mar 25, 2013, at 11:03 PM, Greg Diener skyki...@yahoo.comjavascript:
wrote:
On Monday, March 25, 2013 6:29:40 PM UTC-4, Joe Hass wrote:
I cruised along fine until the last graf:
“I do think it will be a challenge to keep
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 6:51 AM, Greg Diener skykid3...@yahoo.com wrote:
Wow what a jerkoff. If you want to see someone who can handle how to do
handle those sorts of topics, just look at Ferguson or Dave's great 9/11
monologue on how to handle serious situations. More proof Big Jaw couldn't
Not trying to defend Leno, but this notion that he can't handle those
topics seems a bit off. I would state he very consciously chooses not
to handle them, for which he can be criticized, but not that he can't.
In interviews, Leno has stated he doesn't view the Tonight Show as a
place for
I fear I've done some derailing I didn't mean to. My attack was on the
original quote in the article, and then to answer Greg's answer. I think
we're all pretty much in agreement the idea that a late night host has to
have some sort of gravitas is a load of crap.
My apologies.
On Tue, Mar 26,
A longer piece from
Carterhttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/25/business/media/nbcs-fallon-for-leno-tonight-shift-is-a-bet-on-future.html?pagewanted=all_r=1;from
Thursday... note who the real king of late-night is in the seventh
graf... -- BOB
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Wait - so THIS guy is going to be the new host of Tonight?
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On Monday, March 25, 2013 10:42:58 AM UTC-4, Bob in Jersey wrote:
A longer piece from
There are so many things wrong with this Howard Kurtz article about Jay
Leno, I don't know where to start.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/25/opinion/kurtz-jay-leno/index.html
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You could have stopped the sentence after Kurtz.
David
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On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 9:42 AM, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.comwrote:
A longer piece from
Carterhttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/25/business/media/nbcs-fallon-for-leno-tonight-shift-is-a-bet-on-future.html?pagewanted=all_r=1;from
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You could have stopped the sentence after Kurtz.
The horror The horror
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On Monday, March 25, 2013 6:29:40 PM UTC-4, Joe Hass wrote:
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A longer piece from
On Mar 25, 2013, at 11:03 PM, Greg Diener skykid3...@yahoo.com wrote:
On Monday, March 25, 2013 6:29:40 PM UTC-4, Joe Hass wrote:
I cruised along fine until the last graf:
“I do think it will be a challenge to keep the Leno ratings,” said a
longtime executive who has worked with several
If the CBS morning show can be taken as a model, 90 minutes of network
time is about 45 minutes. I thought Letterman had the worst ratio of
program time to ad time, but I think the morning show is even worse.
However you slice it, the 90-minute slot requires 150% as much content
as the
Too true, but that might not be the case with Fallon. Remember, he's done
the 90min format before (SNL), and given his propensity to include sketches
and games, the extra time might serve him well. (Also, some of the 12:30
block could be handed over to an extended musical guest.)
Filling five
Back in the '60s, the lead star on the show would be scheduled to
appear within that last half hour. Basically to keep the viewers
watching all 90 minutes.
On Mar 20, 11:24 pm, Mark Jeffries spotligh...@gmail.com wrote:
Well, considering that the usual guests in the last half-hour of 90 minute
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