Is Ferguson the only who ditches the walkout entirely? After the show intro graphics, it's pretty much right on Craig at his mark. I don't count the cold opens, where Scottish Conan Guy may or may not be on screen when they start.
Craig may have walked out in his traditional monologue phase right at the end of the song. I don't remember. David ________________________________ From: M-D November <[email protected]> I don't think there's anything necessarily wrong with Conan basking in the adulation of the crowd (for now, anyway) - it's got to be a stark contrast to when he started on Late Night, so I'm willing to chalk it up to indulgence. What is somewhat surprising, and a little offputting at times, is his initial entrance from backstage. When Ed McMahon introduced Carson, he'd step through the curtain almost immediately. Same goes (in principle) for Leno. In both cases, they were probably waiting on a mark right behind the curtain for their 'go' cue. (See also: any episode of the Larry Sanders Show.) Conan, on the other hand, waits for the large half-moon curtain to open fully, revealing the proscenium, before he enters from upstage left, adding at least 10 seconds to his entrance. Again, this is a bout of the familiar - this was Conan's entrance ritual from Late Night, except that Late Night didn't use a proscenium curtain, so Conan could walk on as soon as Joel finished the introduction. On the Tonight Show, the addition of the curtain and the increased depth of the stage, necessitating a much longer walk to the Sandals Resort Monologue Mark, drags out the entrance - and it's compounded by the fact that Max & the band are essentially hitting the last note of the theme music before Conan ever actually appears. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
