That's about what I was thinking. How does Conan go about booking guests? How the hell will the writers coordinate the jokes?
Come to think of it, there's a similar situation over at Comedy Central, what with Colbert directly following Stewart. They seem to coordinate very well. The key difference, of course, is the fact that both Conan and Leno are one hour, and they both follow the more standardized talk show format. Is it possible that Leno will be doing something radically different than what he's done before? If I'm Conan, I'm rereading my contract to see if there's an out.... KR -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin M. Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 9:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Leno to stay at NBC On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 6:18 PM, Karla Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For years, I've expected a network to go with a newsmagazine for five nights > a week. This is a bit surprising. I wonder how Conan feels about this.. I think it cuts Conan off at the knees. He still follows Leno, al-be-it with a 35 minute news break in between (so much for the seamless transitions between shows NBC and the other networks have been attempting). What is currently "The Tonight Show" won't be going away, which means its audience can easily follow Jay 95 minutes earlier and fall asleep that much faster, leaving Conan high and dry. Logistically, this is a mess. A new theater in Universal City is being built specifically for Conan, but Jay's studio is being demolished in a few months. Will Jay move to New York, or will he stay in LA (in a less lavish studio) and directly compete for guests with Conan? With less programs to promote, what will the average guest lineup look like? I hope CBS execs are taking notes on this. So far, Jimmy Kimmel would seem to be the only one coming out of this smelling like a rose. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
