They could probably persuade Whitney Cummings to take over for Fallon. Not sure how her E! show is doing, but it has a very similar format to Chelsea's.
We're assuming Carson Daly will stay with his show, which now resembles those weekend lifestyle shows that follow SNL, just with guests that some people actually know. David >________________________________ > From: Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 3:35 PM >Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Fallon Replacing Leno? > > >I would assume that Chelsea Handler is on NBCU's list of Fallon replacements >if Fallon replaces Leno, but I personally am not sure if she would want to >give up the gig at E! for a more conventional format at NBC (although I assume >that she would want to move the panel discussion segment with her, she would >probably have to do a more topical joke monologue than the single-subject >monologue she does now at the top of her show). > > >Mark Jeffries >Saints Spotlight Editor >[email protected] > > > >On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 1:59 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >"Especially because of that, the pool of potential successors to Letterman >seems worryingly small to me." >> >> >>Honestly, who's in this pool in the first place? Assuming CraigyFerg doesn't >>want the gig, who's up next on the list of succession? In a perfect world >>you'd say "Jon Stewart" but I wonder if he could switch gears and do a >>guest-driven show instead an issues-driven one. Colbert can "act" like a >>talk show host for his 3-4 minute interviews, but the fact that he's playing >>a part has never been conducive to legitimate give-and-take, so who knows how >>he'd do if he dropped the "Steven Colbert" character on a network show? >> >> >>In these days of almost never using guest-hosts, it's hard to get a picture >>of who would even be willing to take the gigs when Dave and Jay retire, much >>less who might have an actual chance of success. >> >> >>Doug Fields >>Tampa, FL >>-------- Original Message -------- >>>Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Fallon Replacing Leno? >>>From: David Lynch <[email protected]> >>>Date: Tue, December 18, 2012 1:51 pm >>>To: [email protected] >>> >>>On 18 December 2012 12:23, Dave Sikula <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>> I get the feeling he's perfectly happy with 12:35 and would stay there >>> >>> >>>Hasn't he said, more or less directly, that he'd rather stay at 12:35 >>>if/when 11:35 opens up, succession clause in the event of Letterman's sudden >>>departure notwithstanding? >>> >>> >>>Especially because of that, the pool of potential successors to Letterman >>>seems worryingly small to me. >>>-- >>>David J. Lynch >>>[email protected] >>> > -- 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
