I think there's room for a non-cynical, "old-fashioned" talk show, but that Fallon doesn't have the chops to do one (I think Colbert does, but won't).
The biggest problem with Fallon is that his stock in trade is his apparent likeability (I don't find him that way, but I'm not in the demo), and he can't/won't do anything that jeopardizes that. (Well, that and his overall lack of talent -- musical mimicry aside.) I'll give his TS credit, though. Their mission seems to be to create viral videos, and they've been successful doing that, even if the numbers are way down from what Leno was pulling -- and makes the decision to can Conan even more -- well, I was going to say "baffling," but Lorne is part of the equation, so it makes complete sense. Regardless, I'd always rather watch someone prickly and innovative than someone who's desperate to please, so I'm having nothing to do with either Fallon or Corden, who has somehow managed to become a bargain-basement Fallon. The lesson in both cases? Have someone powerful at the network love your work. --Dave Sikula On Sunday, May 10, 2015 at 3:41:21 AM UTC-7, JW wrote: > > > Not a bad analysis, > > Thank you. > > > but where I think it falls apart is Fallon's show.... > > HIs success is History's Most Baffling Mystery. > > Like you, I'm not much of a Fallon fan. I'm still amazed that they could > have the five Pythons on and do a segment which wasn't funny. I know there > are people on this list who disagree with us, and they're as entitled to > their opinions as we are. > > I wonder if after the years of shows with the "cynical" point of view that > started with Dave (or even Lorne and SNL), there was a substantial audience > for a show with a "Gee Whiz" attitude. It's something Fallon does well, and > many people may find it as refreshing as we found Late Night taking on the > pinheads in NBC management decades ago. > -- -- 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/d/optout.
