On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 5:30 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> Kimmel knows how to play the game. During the WGA strike he and Leno > cross promoted (and appeared on) their respective shows. I do not > dislike Kimmel, though his humor is hit and miss. I just think it > serves his best interest to trash Leno and praise Dave, so that's why > he is doing it. That's how you play the game (it is how Leno played > the game two decades ago). But whereas Leno has been repeatedly proven > to be either duplicitous (or able to surround himself with people who > will be duplicitous on his behalf), I cannot shake the feeling that > Kimmel will -- assuming his career longevity reaches or exceeds Dave > and Jay -- one day be revealed to have double-dealed and two-faced his > way to late night success. > > That said, I'm fine with Kimmel moving to the earlier time slot > because I'm also fine with what is being called Nightline coming to as > quick an end as possible, because it is a shadow of what it was. I > view it the same way I view so many other flawed remakes of once great > shows -- using the name devalues the original brand. > I don't know what evidence there is that JK has double-dealed anyone. But I am convinced that his dislike of Leno is very, very real, as his is lifetime devotion to Dave. We have seen Kimmel in 2 or 3 interviews this year saying much the same time (I believe at least once with the F bomb). Was it on Maron that Kimell talked about how Leno tried to get all buddy buddy with him when there was some talk of him moving to ABC, and then dropped him like a dead fish when that fell through? I don't see how it serves his interests to bash Leno and praise Dave particularly, but whether it does or not I think he does it because that is how he really feels. Kimmel has actually grown on me over the years. I know it is blasphemy for many here, but I enjoy his show more than Ferguson's, though I only catch maybe one or two per month. -- 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
