Of course, Steve Allen and Jack Paar were both "with." But for the second half of Paar's run, it became officially "The Jack Paar Show," so...
Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor [email protected] On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 7:40 AM, Diner <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tuesday, June 11, 2013 5:15:50 PM UTC-4, Mark Jeffries wrote: >> >> Yep, not "with." Just like Carson. Oh yeah, one of Fallon "Late >> Night"'s writers from the beginning, Amy Ozols, is the showrunner. Cue >> Leno apologists' comments on the link in 3..2...: >> >> http://www.thewrap.com/tv/**article/late-night-vet-amy-** >> ozols-produce-fallons-tonight-**show-96591<http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/late-night-vet-amy-ozols-produce-fallons-tonight-show-96591> >> > > > Jay mentioned on the show a few weeks ago that when he first got the job, > he told his mother he would be doing "The Tonight Show Starring Jay Leno," > but she thought that "Starring" was too ostentatious, so he changed the > word to "With." He sounded like he still wasn't happy with the decision, > and that he basically made the change to avoid embarrassing her. (She died > about a year after he took over.) > > I've always thought that Jay's run (and Conan's run too, for that matter) > would have been more successful had they kept "Starring." "With" makes you > think the show you're about to see is nothing special. "Starring" makes you > think what you're about to see is The Tonight Show. > > -Tim > > -- > -- > 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. > > > -- -- 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.
