On Dec 8, 9:40 pm, PGage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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?
> What needs to happen now is for Leno to make a real break from his > Tonight Show persona. As we noted during the strike, when Leno is > Leno, outside of the moronic trappings he has imposed on himself in > the Tonight Show, he is often tolerable and sometimes appealing. I > think he could easily morph his format into something approaching Bil > Mahr's show, with the first half hour filled with monologue and maybe > political and newsy extensions of his "Headlines" bit that would allow > him to stay topical (and, I guess, God Forgive him, variations on the > horrid "Jaywalking), then a second half hour with 1 - 3 guests, maybe > concurrent, who talk about the events of the day/week in addition to > pimping whatever project they are working on. He could mix it up with > some big name solo Hollywood guests, and maybe sprinkle in a few more > fairly serious newsy interviews than he currently does. I'd like to thank NBC for following in ABC's footsteps and allowing me to catch up on my backlog of books. That said, I think NBC could do a lot worse than renting either the Doolittle/Huntington Hartford/Ricardo Montalban or Henry Fonda Theatres in Hollywood, going live, and emulating Steve Allen's show and turning Leno and his guests loose on the tourist trade. ABC tried it for a while with Kimmel, but I think this would be right up Jay's alley. --Dave Sikula --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
