On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 4:05 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > Conan will probably beat Stewart and Colbert (what are that > woman's ratings like, and what station is she on?) and be the most popular > talk show on cable, as opposed to ther 3rd (or 4th) place talk show on > broadcast. Not too shabby.
And if you can find a kind-hearted TV critic other than Aaron to report it that way, you may have a point (though it is debatable that Conan on TBS can beat Stewart/Colbert). But, most likely, you're going to see stories about Jay's ratings being X and Conan's ratings being less-than-X. On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > Conan's going to have to deal with a vastly reduced budget, staff, and > crew for the TBS show, as well as a more difficult time recruiting top > line guests. It is a massive step down with the alternatives being in > constant conflict with Fox for affiliate clearances and more budget > money, or being an ex-talk show host. I am again reminded of the scene from Sorkin's "Studio 60" where Matthew Perry's character said how much he hated LA, but he had to live there because anywhere else he is unemployable. Why is the story being approached as if Conan's only option was to host another late night talk show? When Jack Parr left "The Tonight Show" (the second time), he went on to produce a series of prime time travelogues featuring he and comedians like Buddy Hackett going all over the world (intellectual property be d*mned, the thought of Conan, Andy, and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog standing atop the Great Wall of China makes me smile). Jon Stewart was a talk show host, but after he got sh*tcanned, he turned around and became host of "The Daily Show," a hybrid of several concepts. Howie Mandel went from talk show host to game show host. Why not a game show (I still think he'd have made a fantastic host of "Match Game)? Or a cutting edge daytime show? Or (he wrote tongue-in-cheek) a talk show at 10pm? Or why not an altogether new format of show? Conan O'Brien made his mark in Hollywood first as a writer ("Not Necessarily The News," "The Simpsons," and "Saturday Night Live," to name but a few). While he has been a late night host for several years, I saw no reason for him to continue down that path. He and his team of writers are creative -- why put Conan behind another desk holding his Eisenhower mug when he could have pioneered something original? -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! 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 To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
