On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 8:20 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]>wrote:
> The NBC programming chief said that he hoped that Big Jaw would continue > to be a presence on the network "like Bob Hope," who continued to appear in > specials until he could barely stand--and the Drudgie Leno asskissers > continue to suck up in the comments and refuse to accept that Leno's done: > > > http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/tca-nbcs-bob-greenblatt-hopes-jay-leno-will-stick-around-nbc-la-bob-hope-106416 > Greenblat saying this only makes even a little bit of sense if it is a pro forma attempt to be graceful and polite to Leno (and more importantly, his many fans that NBC hopes to retain) on his way out - that is, as an offer that is expected to be rejected. It makes zero sense as an actual proposal. The article notes that Hope had not been a host of a regular late night show, and that when Leno took over the Tonight Show his predecessor disappeared, but does not explicitly draw the relevant conclusion. Carson has the grace and class to leave the stage clear for Leno to make his own way; one wonders what might have happened if Johnny was doing a 10:00 primetime show the first 6 months of Leno's Tonight Show. If NBC, and Leno, are capable of learning anything from past experience, they will realize that they need to give Fallon a Leno-free environment and 12 to 18 months to find his own way with the show. If Kabletown really wants to still be in business with Leno, they should give him some kind of quarterly or, if necessary, monthly special on Bravo or something. Fallon could have him as a very special guest once a year; hell, in 5 years they could even have Leno come back and host a series of roasts for Howie Mandel and Pat Sajak and the like. But they must keep Leno off of NBÇ for at least 12 months, and never give him any kind of a regular show again. And if Leno had any class he wouldn't accept it if offered. -- -- 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.
