On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 10:02 PM, Karla Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As I said earlier, I thought a news magazine would do well with this type of > schedule. If Leno changed up his show a bit, and allowed for a "Politically > Incorrect"-type of panel discussion segment or something, this could work > well. During the elections, Leno could have made a killing by staying > current on the campaign shenanigans. Think about a live remote with Tina > Fey as Sarah Palin, for example. > > I guess I'm just caught up in feeling this from Conan's perspective. I'd > seriously love to have been a fly on the wall of that conference room when > they broke the news that not only was Leno not going away, he was going to > air five nights a week, merely 35 minutes before he goes on. Yikes.
The problem with a news magazine on NBC is that has meant *Dateline*, which is embarrassing. Plus, didn't NBC come close to 5 mights/week of Dateline some years ago to less than great results? I would like to know what Conan thinks of this too - but I will be surprised if he is too pissed. I think his biggest worry would be that Leno would not be successful enough in prime time, and not give him a strong enough lead in. Or maybe I have missed something (I have not seen Leno since the strike, and only catch Conan sporadically). Do Conan and Leno have some bad blood going on between them? I didn't think Conan was being promised a Leno-free zone as much as the 11:3[5] slot. Leno at 10:00 will make Conan at 11:35 look hip and cutting edge even if he had to tone things down for the earlier slot. Of course, if Leno just does his godawful version of the Tonight Show at 10:00 and calls it the Primetime Show or the Evening Show or something, then I wouldn't blame Conan for being pissed. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
