> My problem with Fallon is he has never demonstrated that he is up to the > task. Say what you will about Leno, but you cannot deny there was a time when > he was emulated, respected, and often copied by comics across the country. He > was edgy and hip and a huge part of the stand-up boom in the late 1970s to > the early 1980s. Leno ceased being that decades ago, of course, but at least > at one point he had something Fallon never had.
I'm not really sure there is any point in debating it with you -- I am a Fallon fan and you are clearly not -- but I would certainly say that the time that Fallon has put into both SNL and Late Night (where I think he has done an excellent job) puts him far ahead of where Conan, Ferguson, Jon Stewart, Kimmel or Colbert were when they were given their late night shows. You can argue that none of those were the Tonight Show, but I would even say that Fallon has "demonstrated" as much as Conan did when he took over five years ago. But I will also admit that the 'legacy of the Tonight Show' aspect of these debates is one that is not very interesting to me. I just want a funny show, and for my tastes Fallon delivers more often than not. - dg -- -- 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.
