> Too true, but that might not be the case with Fallon. Remember, he's done > the 90min format before (SNL), and given his propensity to include sketches > and games, the extra time might serve him well. (Also, some of the 12:30 > block could be handed over to an extended musical guest.)
Filling five hours a week is hard enough. Another two and a half is unlikely to improve anything. SNL is a different enough animal that it doesn't really apply here. Others have mentioned the authors, raconteurs, and other guests who'd fill the other half-hour. As Joe points out, television's different now, and there are many alternatives for viewers who aren't interested in those guests, or in the music act. There are probably economies of scale in extending a late night show to 90 minutes, but the likely loss of audience will make it much less attractive. I should note that Leno didn't mention anything about the future of the show tonight before he brought out his first guest. He did have a standard monologue joke about trying to bring NBC back from the dead. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
