Yeah, anyone who tries to do Johnny's Tonight is doomed to failure. Only Johnny was Johnny. Conan was wise to pretty much stick to what brought him to the show and Jimmy seems to be thinking the same way.
I think it will serve him well. On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 8:42 AM, Darren Glass <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > *From:* Kevin M. <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 19, 2014 10:33 PM > *Subject:* Re: [TV orNotTV] Did Fallon need to introduce himself last > night? > > If your point is that NBC had nobody worthy of the legacy, I couldn't > agree more. What they had was Leno-as-placeholder, maintaining the top > ratings, but instead of taking time to find and cultivate someone, they > thought short-term (as usual with network executives) and signed Fallon. > Fallon is the result of a rush-job. Ask any plumber what the inevitable > result of a rush-job is. > > > I'm still trying to understand how someone could be much more "cultivated" > than Fallon is. If close to a decade as the star of one of the biggest > franchises on television and another five years as the host of Late Night > isn't "cultivation", then its hard for me to understand how your vision of > a podcaster with some guest-hosting gigs would be. > > I totally get why some people are worried that Fallon's strengths and > interests don't play to the kind of show that they want The Tonight Show to > be -- interviews are never going to be his strong suit, for example -- but > I think you are letting your dislike of his comedy make you say some pretty > illogical things against him here. > > d > > -- > -- > 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. > -- +++++++++++++++ Joe Coughlin http://www.twitter.com/inturnaround -- -- 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.
